Many thanks to . . . Babs of Book Escapes for mentioning my books and those of fellow author Adrienne Vaughan in her latest blog.

https://bookescapes.home.blog/2023/12/31/2023-a-bookish-year-in-review-or-how-i-got-to-meet-so-many-wonderful-people-in-the-space-of-a-year/

Babs will be featuring Dark Highland Skies on her blog in February when it is the book’s ‘birthday’. I sent her a copy of the book after meeting her at the RNA Industry Awards when I was voted Indie Champion 2023. I hope she has enjoyed it. I’m trying to get back in to the writing groove after a fabulous Christmas as I have the sequel to Dark Highland Skies to write. However, there are unopened packets of mincepies and remnants of New Year’s Eve’s trifle trying to distract me with their siren call. I’d better resist otherwise nothing will fit me !

As well as the shout out on Bab’s blog I was super pleased to learn that Anne Williams had selected Dark Highland Skies as one of her favourite reads for 2023. She even posted her review of the book on her blog- https://beinganne.com/2023/03/review-dark-highland-skies-by-lizzie-lamb-lizzie_lamb-newrelease-scottishhighlands-romance-respectromfic-darkhighlandskies/

Adrienne was singled out for her latest novel Secrets of the Shell Sisters on Anne’s blog, too. Do check it out as I think it is one of her best novels so far. As I said in my review: The adventures of the Morgan sisters and the secrets they shared but kept to themselves kept me hooked right to the end

As Scot by birth, heritage and blood, New Year’s Eve or Hogmanay is always special to me. Usually, we have a houseful but this year it was just Dave and me as everyone has one form of the lurgy or another. However, he manfully donned his kilt and Leicester Tiger’s shirt and we toasted in 2024 with Nytimber and pizza! Sometimes, it only takes two to tango.

Just for fun I produced these two romanticised portraits of Dave and I through Photolab. If you’re a writer or blogger the site is worth exploring as it offers easy ways of making your book(s) look enticing to prospective readers. The tartan I have over my right shoulder is the Lamont – the Lambs claim kinship with that clan. We have Burns Night to look forward to at the end of the month and I hope my friends will have shrugged off their germs and will join us to hear Dave giving the Address to the Haggis (vegetarian, of course).

So, I’ll say farewell for now. But keep your eyes peeled for updates to the blog I hope to organise some prizes and giveaways once I shrug off a winter cold and Christmas excesses. Have a great day and keep reading.

About Lizzie Lamb

I write contemporary women's fiction mostly based in Scotland with hot heroes, feisty heroines and always a happy ending. Along with three other authors - Adrienne Vaughan, June Kearns and Margaret Cullingford - I formed the New Romantics Press under which our books are published. I have published seven novels since 2012, the latest being Dark Highland Skies. I am currently working on #8 which I hope to publish in 2024. In the meantime, do check out my Amazon page: viewAuthor.at/LizzieLamb and click 'FOLLOW' to keep up to date with my news.

Posted on January 2, 2024, in Lizzie's Scribbles and tagged , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 12 Comments.

  1. 2023 has been a brilliant year for you, and I hope 2024 is even better. Keep writing those fantastic stories. Cheers to you and Dave. x

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  2. Thank you for including me on your lovely blog. Definitely looking forward to featuring you in February x

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  3. Another fabulous blog, Lizzie – and thanks so much for highlighting Secrets of the Shell Sisters, so thrilled for us both to be in the line up of Anne William’s Best Books of 2023. I just adored Dark Highland Skies, as you know, so well deserved.
    And how lovely to have met Babs and make a super new chum. 🙂 There maybe be downsides to this writing lark, but good friendships like ours are surely the very BEST bit!

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  4. Back at you chumette!
    So many happy memories such as … Thelma & Louise ride again … I’m Greer, no I’m Greer! and OMG the house is about to explode!!! Ah, it’s only my toothbrush/blender …call off the Armed Forces 🙂

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  5. Jessie’s right, it has been a great year for you and I’m hoping 2024 will be even better. Jo xx

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