Michelle Styles:

Taming His Viking Woman has been translated into Italian. I believe the new title roughly translates as The Warrior Wife. It works for me.

Recently I saw that some readers believe all my Vikings to be linked into one giant mini series. Unfortunately not. I am not that organised. The first three Taken by the Viking, Viking Warrior, Unwilling Wife  and The  Viking's Captive Princess are linked. Return of the Viking Warrior and Summer of The Viking are linked but the others stand alone.

My editor currently has the latest Viking which is set on Islay in Scotland. I am expecting revisions.

I was really pleased to discover that 2 more of my books are going into Italy in January.

First of all there is the Italian version of An Impulsive Debutante -- IL VALZER DELLA DEBUTTANTE
or Waltz of the Debutante which I think is a lovely title.

The blurb reads likes this:

Inghilterra, 1847

Lottie Charlton è ansiosa di andare a Londra per partecipare alla sua prima stagione mondana. Sua madre si aspetta che trovi un ricco gentiluomo con cui convolare a nozze e lei ha tutte le intenzioni di accontentarla, ma il suo comportamento avventato la porta dritta tra le braccia dell'affascinante Tristan Dyvelston, la cui reputazione è stata fortemente compromessa molti anni prima. Per evitare lo scandalo, dunque, Lottie è costretta a sposarlo, anche se lui non possiede un titolo nobiliare. O almeno questo è quello che le fa credere Tristan, determinato a vagliare il carattere e la sincerità di cuore dell'incauta fanciulla sottoponendola a una serie di dure prove. Saprà l'impulsiva e viziata debuttante superarle? E soprattutto, saprà perdonare al marito quel piccolo inganno a fin di bene?



And you can find out how to get it here.


Then I have my first Harmony Historical release which is where the Regency ones go. A Question of Impropriety becomes UNA PROPOSTA SCANDALOSA or A Scandalous Proposal.

The blurb is:
Inghilterra, 1813
Diana Clare è tornata nel Northumberland dopo una parentesi londinese che ha segnato profondamente il suo animo e la sua vita, e per cinque anni ha cercato di dimenticare ciò che è accaduto nella capitale. Poi Brett Farnham, l'attraente Conte di Coltonby, si trasferisce nella tenuta confinante e, suo malgrado, la costringe a ricordare quanto sia piacevole essere lusingate, corteggiate e amate. Diana però non vuole più soffrire, e soprattutto non ha intenzione di affrontare ancora il rischio di uno scandalo. Anche perché Brett, almeno in un primo momento, la desidera come amante e non come moglie...

And you can find out more here.

Fingers crossed that it means Impoverished Miss,Convenient Wife will also be going.

In Mice in the basement news:

The traps were sprung and mice obviously caught but they managed to wriggle free. There are mouse droppings all over the traps.
I shall try again.

The bookcase is now in and looks good. It has opened up the room no end. However, I still want to hang on to my Ikea bookcase...

Yes, STC may be didactic, BUT it makes you think.Because the joiner put the bookcase in my study yesterday, I decided to a beat sheet for my wip. I continued to work on it when I was waiting for my dd's performance to begin. Suddenly I realised that chapter 3 ended in the wrong place. It had to end on a turning point. It is sort of why parts have felt a bit awkward aand missing a beat.
Thus I will now work through the various parts of the STC. I am not entirely convinced about the story board though. It is more the thought of using index cards...
We will not go into the Index Card Incident and why I gave them up...Suffice it say they constrain me far more than liberate. I like my Moleskine notebooks.

In case anyone is not aware, Francesco de Mosta is back on BBC 2. on both Tuesdays and Wednesdays. That voice. The passion he brings to his subject. I thought it was just Tuesdays and luckily had set Sky box up to record the series or otherwise I would have missed yesterday's episode. They are always so well done. We will not mention the leather log book. Or the beauty of the boat. Or the captain's potential as a hero. It is just wonderful entertainment. I would hate to miss an episode...