Only You - Lorna Peel (Q&A)

Welcome back to Lorna Peel tor the second of her guest blogs, a Q&A session about her debut romantic suspense novel, Only You  :)

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Hi Lorna! Tell us a little bit more about yourself.

I live in Ireland and when I’m not writing, I’m tracing my family tree or growing my own fruit and vegetables. I love chickens and I have four hens, one cockerel, and one Guinea Hen, who now thinks she’s a chicken!

Only You is your debut novel. What teasers can you share with us about the plot, characters etc.?

Jane Hollinger has just turned thirty-one and teaches adult education classes. Her self confidence is low, as she hadn’t known her ex-husband was cheating on her. Jane’s sister and best friend buy her a subscription to a dating website but little do they know that the man of Jane’s dreams is waiting for her in her family history evening class!

Is it the first novel you’ve written?

No, I’ve been writing since I was nineteen so I’ve written quite a few over the years. Some I’m very proud of and some will never see the light of day!

What do you enjoy most about being a writer, and the least?

I love writing the first draft, as I just write and write - without stopping to edit - from beginning to end, to get the whole story down. 

Like Jane, I’m quite a private person, so I find promoting myself without cringing takes a bit of getting used to!  

What books/authors have influenced your writing?

I love the Merrily Watkins mysteries by Phil Rickman. He writes very natural dialogue, which I try and do, too.

Do you ever suffer from writer’s block and if so, what strategies do you use to overcome it?

Thankfully, I’ve never suffered from writer’s block as I make an effort to write or edit something every day, even if it’s only as little as one paragraph.

Tell us about what you are writing now.

My work in progress is a romance called Into the Unknown and is set in England and Ireland during World War Two. It is a prequel of sorts to Only You.

Thanks Elizabeth, for having me on your blog!

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It was great having you, Lorna and I look forward to reading Only You :)

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Only You - Lorna Peel

Today I'm delighted to welcome guest blogger Lorna Peel to talk about her debut novel, Only You, published by Entranced Publishing.


In the first of two guest posts, Lorna tells us about what inspired her to write Only You.  But first, here's the blurb...


Jane Hollinger is single, divorced, and the wrong side of thirty – as she puts it. Her friends are pressuring her to dive back into London’s dating pool, but she’s content with her quiet life as a genealogy teacher.

Robert Armstrong is every woman’s fantasy: handsome, charming, rich and famous. When he asks her to meet him, she convinces herself it’s because he needs her help with a mystery in his family tree. Soon she realizes he’s interested in more than her genealogical expertise. Now the paparazzi want a piece of Jane too.

Can Jane handle living – and loving – in the spotlight?

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Wouldn’t it be fantastic to be in a relationship with someone famous? Wouldn’t it be great, with parties and premiers, and having your picture in the papers and gossip magazines?

But what would it be really like to be in a relationship with someone famous but you wish they weren’t because you are a private person who likes a quiet life? Could you love them enough to be able to put up with all the intrusions?

It’s a dilemma and it’s why I created Jane Hollinger so she can try and decide.

Poor Jane. Her self esteem is in the gutter because her husband left her for a client. She lives alone with her books and huge DVD collection and doesn’t know if she ever wants to date again. It’s been so long since she’s dated that she’s not even sure she remembers how to do it properly and the prospect of going out with someone from the dating website her sister and best friend subscribed her to fills her with dread. Why can’t they just leave her alone? She does go out in the evenings – but it’s to teach family history evening classes at the Local Education Centre. Little does Jane know that romance will strike when she least expects it. But will she be able to cope with being in a relationship with a man she’s only dreamed of and the British press?


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Thanks Elizabeth, for having me on your blog!

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Thank you, Lorna :)  Only You sounds an intriguing read and I look forward to finding out more in your second blog post here on 8th April.