If anyone was feeling particularly eagle-eyed when looking at my last post about my Clippykit bag, you would have noticed the covers for my new book, due to be released in September - Invitation To The Boss's Ball.
This book is part of the In Her Shoes mini-series - modern-day Cinderella stories for the 21st century reader. Mine has a downtrodden heroine, a suitably remote prince in his high tower, a ball and even a fairy godmother who completes a transformation on the heroine with a wave of her (mascara) wand...Alice Morton ends up having to organise a charity ball and fashion show for tycoon Cameron Hunter after his event planner elopes and leaves him in the lurch. She's a wannabe vintage fashion retailer who never, ever wears anything glamorous, and he's the boy she had her first crush on, aged sixteen, who has always been out of her league. But as the night of the ball approaches and Alice and Cameron start working closely together, magic begins to sizzle. Will Cinderella make it home with both her shoes? And will her prince come looking for her when she disappears into the night? You'll just have to read it to find out!
As you can see, in the UK, Mills & Boon are trying something new with the Romance line. From August, the books will be 2-in-1s, and have a brand new look. I'm sharing the pages with Nicola Marsh, whose Trip With The Tycoon is set in exotic India and is part of the Escape Around The World mini-series. I think the cover is very pretty and I'd been interested to hear what you think of it compared to old-style pink Romance covers. Will this look be less embarrassing to read on the train or in the coffee shop, or will die-hard M&B fans just not care?
6 comments:
Hi Fiona!
Invitation to the Boss's Ball looks like another wonderful read! I can't wait to read it!
I must admit that I am in two minds about the new covers. On one hand, I am biased against them because I am not a particular fan of 2 in 1s and I hate the fact that you can hardly see who wrote the book and what the title is, as the M&B rose takes over half the book. I have to say, though that that cover is absolutely gorgeous!
It is an excessively pretty cover, isn't it? It may be my favourite out of all the new style ones I've seen.
Sounds delightful, Fi. And your cover is lovely. Big improvement on the first months, imo.
Fi, have you actually got a book in your hands? Is it still larger print? Someone asked me.
No yet, Liz. Maybe in the next week or so, though.
Fiona-can't wait to read your Cinderella story (I'm a sucker for those and yours sounds golden!)
The new covers: I have to confess I do love the old style and many are faves. But...I do like the muted colours on the newbies and getting 2 in 1s is a great idea for those of us who have to take a stack to the checkout.
Looking forward to getting them in my grubby hands. Even though a part of me hankers for a clinch portrait. jx
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