You can find out more about Lorna Peel and Only You by visiting her website, Twitter or Facebook. Will the horrors of total war bring Kate and Charlie together or tear them apart? Private conflicts and personal doubts are soon overshadowed. Should he allow his heart to rule his head and fall for a nineteen year old Irish girl while there is a war to fight? But when he meets Kate his resolve is shattered.

Should she ignore all the warnings and get involved with a ladies man whose life will be in daily danger?Ĭharlie Butler has no intention of getting involved with a woman. When she meets Flight Lieutenant Charlie Butler sparks fly, but he is a notorious womaniser. Into this turmoil steps Kate Sheridan, newly arrived from Ireland to live with her aunt and uncle, and look for work. London on 3 September 1939 is in upheaval. My current project is an historical romance called Into The Unknown and is set in England and Ireland during World War Two. You have to be stubborn, grow a very thick skin, keep believing in yourself and your writing and never give up.Īre you working on anything else at the moment and if so, can you tell us? Outwardly, she seems mousey and quiet but she’s got real backbone and isn’t afraid to stand up for herself.ĭo you have any tips for readers who are looking to become published writers? I love the freedom of getting the first draft written and it took me about two months. Editing, grammar, spelling and filling in any plot holes all come later. Which part of Only You did you enjoy writing the most? The amount of research which goes into her books must be huge but her novels never suffer from info-dump-itis!

I love Sharon Kay Penman’s historical novels, especially The Sunne in Splendour and her Welsh trilogy. I don’t have a favourite book but I definitely have a favourite author.

It’s a predicament and it’s why I created Jane Hollinger so she can try and work it out.Īnywhere warm with a comfy chair where I can type away on my laptop! Being famous is fantastic, with parties and premiers, and having your picture in the papers and gossip magazines.īut is it? I wanted to explore what it would 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 that person enough to be able to put up with all the invasions of your privacy? In today’s celebrity culture everyone, it seems, wants to be famous. Tell us about your latest novel in 15 words or less.Ĭan Jane handle living - and loving - in the spotlight? In Only You, divorced evening-class teacher Jane finds herself unexpectedly interested in one of her students, who turns out to be a well-known actor. Lorna Peel, author of new novel Only You, stops by today to tell us more about the book and her inspiration behind it.

Only You by Lorna Peel