Michelle Styles:
Warm, Witty and Intimate Historical Romance.
The blog of a Harlequin Mills and Boon Historical Romance Author based in the North East of England -- her ups, downs and in betweens as she juggles life with her fiction.
Monday, January 08, 2024
Friday, October 23, 2020
Cover reveal
My latest cover (out March 2021:
Back cover copy: A wounded Viking warrior
Must keep his enemies close…
Left for dead by a mysterious attacker, Viking warlord Kal Randrson comes around with a deep head wound and a hazy memory, yet he instantly recognizes his rescuer—captivating Lady Cynehild, whose life he turned upside down years before. Although she’s his enemy, they agree to a fake betrothal to expose his attacker. But is the capable, intriguing Cynehild’s mission to help him, or has she another intention entirely?
From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
Vows and Vikings
Book 1: A Deal with Her Rebel Viking
Book 2: Betrothed to the Enemy Viking
You can do an online jigsaw of the cover here.
Sunday, July 12, 2020
Saturday, June 27, 2020
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
A Deal with Her Rebel Viking is published
My latest Harlequin Historical, A Deal with Her Rebel Viking has been published!
Her terms: free her family
His terms: seduction?
Defending her home, Lady Ansithe captures outlaw Viking Moir Mimirson. The prisoner will be the ideal ransom for her father, who’s being held hostage by the Danes. Yet Moir’s flirtatious negotiations exhilarate practical Ansithe as much as they surprise her… Can she be sure that this hardened warrior will work with her and not betray her? And what of his stolen kisses—can she trust those?
It is the first book in a planned trilogy (I am hard at work on the second book)
You can read the start of the book for free here.
In other news: my part of the exciting Sons of Sigurd saga coming to Harlequin Historical in 2020 has been accepted.
Conveniently Wed to the Viking will be released in July 2020.
This is my unofficial blurb:
Her terms: free her family
His terms: seduction?
Defending her home, Lady Ansithe captures outlaw Viking Moir Mimirson. The prisoner will be the ideal ransom for her father, who’s being held hostage by the Danes. Yet Moir’s flirtatious negotiations exhilarate practical Ansithe as much as they surprise her… Can she be sure that this hardened warrior will work with her and not betray her? And what of his stolen kisses—can she trust those?
It is the first book in a planned trilogy (I am hard at work on the second book)
You can read the start of the book for free here.
In other news: my part of the exciting Sons of Sigurd saga coming to Harlequin Historical in 2020 has been accepted.
Conveniently Wed to the Viking will be released in July 2020.
This is my unofficial blurb:
Scotland, 876 AD
A resourceful lady
To escape her stepmother’s murderous marriage plot, Ceanna
of Dun Olliagh believes she must enter her aunt’s convent with a pretend
vocation.
A warrior dedicated to revenge
After the raid on his family’s home in Norway, Sandulf
Sigurdson lives only to fulfil the quest
his eldest brother gave him — find the assassins who killed his brother’s wife.
A dangerous liaison
When her guide goes missing, Ceanna obtains the services of
the mysterious Viking warrior. Confronted with the determined Pictish lady,
Sandulf’s heart is touched. While Sandulf is willing to offer her his name and
a place in his bed, will he be able to keep her safe from the trained killers
who now threaten them both?
Conveniently Wed to the Viking is the third book in the
exciting Sons of Sigurd saga which is coming to Harlequin Historical in 2020.
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
A blast from the past: A Noble Captive reviewed
The UK cover for A Noble Captive which I prefer |
One of the great things about writing Historical Romance is that sometimes the books last a little longer and don't become as dated.
Basically how I approached a story in 2005 is not necessarily how I would approach a story these days. The themes which interest me are different.
So when Lynn Spencer tagged me that she had read A Noble Captive and reviewed it for her TBR challenge, random dip for the All About Romance site. I read the review with some trepidation. ANC was my 2nd book for HH and it was a Roman set one.
It came out in January 2007 in the UK but wasn't released in the US until 2010.
I was pleased Lynn got some of the subtleties. She did miss the fact that it takes place on a island a few miles north of Crete and not on Crete itself. It was a far smaller made-up island. A minor quibble.
I was pleased that it still worked for her.
She said If you love historical fiction but sometimes find yourself wary to take a chance on a book that might not have an HEA, this novel may be right up your alley. The romance is very much central to the novel’s plot, but the backstory is so well-developed and rich with detail that I think it will appeal to readers of historical fiction as much as readers of romance.
I should point out that ANC does have a HEA. It is a Harlequin Historical after all.
And it is lovely to see a review after all this time.
Thursday, August 15, 2019
A Deal with Her Rebel Viking cover reveal
Her terms: free her family
His terms: seduction?
His terms: seduction?
Defending her home, Lady Ansithe captures outlaw Viking Moir Mimirson. The prisoner will be the ideal ransom for her father, held hostage by the Danes. Yet Moir’s flirtatious negotiations exhilarate practical Ansithe as much as they surprise her… Can she be sure that this hardened warrior will work with her, and not betray her? And what of his stolen kisses…can she trust those?
Buy info:
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NB The cover model's name is Carson and he is repped by Sutherland Modelling agency so I can tell you that he is 6' 2", blonde and blued eyed with a 31" inch waist.
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