I’m back!

I know, it’s been a (long…) while! But lots has been happening.

Most significantly, I had a gorgeous baby girl just before the New Year. Little Baby Ashton is now ten weeks old and doing brilliantly (and seems huge compared to her little 6 pound 4 ounce self when she arrived). It’s been a crazy, wonderful, exhausting time, but I wouldn’t change a thing.

Less significantly (everything else is!), I found out on Valentine’s Day that Secrets & Speed Dating won Best Harlequin Romance in the Cataromance Reviewer’s Choice Awards! This was most unexpected, and very exciting. Here is my cool winner’s shield thing:

In other news, my editor was very lovely and has seriously extended my revision deadline for my fourth book, as Baby Ashton arrived a little early. I’m now madly trying to get my revisions done, which can be a bit tricky as bub isn’t really into sleeping during the day, and while I am very lucky she sleeps well at night, her bed time is a lot later than I’d like! Oh well – that book is coming together, and it has a tentative release date of November.

And – my third book is out now! My sister spotted Why Resist a Rebel? on the shelf in Sydney yesterday:

Why Resist a Rebel in Australia

(It’s the red cover with the girl laying on the ground – it’s in a duo with the very cool Fiona Harper).

Right, I think that covers everything :) So, what have I missed while I’ve been gone?

The Next Big Thing

I was invited to take part in The Next Big Thing by the very talented Michelle Diener. This meme (am I the only person who reads this as “me me”?) has been around for a few months now, but the idea is it’s a great way to find out more about author’s upcoming books. I…

Excerpt now available for Why Resist a Rebel?

Hooray – my fourth book is now with my editor I do expect this one to need revision (as all my books have) and I’m looking forward to my editor’s insights on how to make the book stronger. I’m also now on maternity leave – I had all these plans of things I want to…

Oooh, my own Youtube video! Plus other bits and pieces…

If you’ve liked my Facebook page (hint, hint ), you may have already seen THIS – a Riva “love bite” all about A Girl Less Ordinary, from lovely Mills & Boon editor, Anna. Somehow, I forgot to also put it on my own site, but that has now been rectified: In other news, I’ve finally…

Release week! Hooray! And SYTYCW. And Nappies.

My second book, A Girl Less Ordinary, is out this week in the US, and has hit the shops in the UK (exclusively at WH Smith’s) after a month for sale on the Mills & Boon UK web site. It’s also now available in eBook format (including Kindle) in the UK or US – so…

RWA Conference 2013 – plus my movie star moment!

Last month was one of the highlights of my year – the Romance Writers of Australia conference! This year it was held at the Gold Coast, at the extremely funky QT Hotel. My roomie was the fab Nikki Logan, and I also got to catch up with many of my amazing writer friends – who…

An update on all things Leah Ashton :)

Obviously I have failed at the blogging thing yet again! However, I have been very busy: I’ve had my third book accepted, hooray! I don’t have final confirmation on a title, but it should be out early/mid 2013. It will be published as a Riva in the UK and a Kiss in the US. Very…

The Lucky 7 Meme

The gorgeous Rachael Johns tagged me, so I’ve decided to join in The Lucky 7 Meme Rules Go to page 77 of your current MS/WIP Go to line 7 Copy down the next 7 lines–sentences or paragraphs–and post them as they’re written. No cheating. Tag 7 authors Let them know Now, given that I know…

Two absolutely beautiful covers!

Oh my, it’s been a while, hasn’t it! Sorry! But, at least I have popped back to my neglected blog for something (I think is!) super exciting. This week I saw the covers for Secrets & Speed Dating (US release) *and* my new story, A Girl Less Ordinary (UK release) for the first time! As…

Using Google Reader to manage the romance (and other!) blogs you visit

I read a lot of blogs – almost exclusively romance-related – romance reading (review sites like Smart Bitches and Dear Author), romance writing (Ramblings of a Romance Writing Mama, Romance University) and author blogs that may or may not be about writing (LoveCats Down Under, Pink Heart Society). All up I follow (conservatively) more than 60…

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