Food for Love

... I'm talking about it over at Tote Bags today...

I love it when someone goes to the trouble of cooking me a special meal... it is such a treat!!!

Double Book Giveaway!!!

I'm giving away signed copies of my UK and US April releases over on Tote Bags'n'Blogs today - come on over and tell me your favourite games to play :)

Happy April Days!

Hey everyone - sorry have been absent from the blog a bit (blame the deadline). But we're into April already and that's a super exciting month for me because I've got double releases - WALK ON THE WILD SIDE hits North America, while THE END OF FAKING IT is on the shelves in the UK.


WALK ON THE WILD SIDE features my snowboarding super stud Jack and covered-up chameleon Kelsi - here's what some Amazon UK reviewers have said:


The characters of Kelsi and Jack were well developed and any dialogue between them, well written. I found I understood them both and rooted for them too. I was especially impressed by the fact that Kelsi wasn't your conventional stunning beauty, but had a freshness and quirkiness about her which was endearing.  - Lizzie


Walk on the Wild side is a classic Mills & Boon type of romance, but unlike many of the genre its characters are really realistic and likeable. ..It's a feel good sort of book; it takes only a few hours to read and would be ideal for a long train journey or flight or just curling up with in front of the fire. I'd certainly recommend it both to anyone who's curious about what Mills & Boon are really like, and to die-hard fans alike. - Imreallyanelf 


With a heroine who has some deep seated inadequacy issues and a hero afraid to stop having fun, this opposites attracts story is fun, hot and oddly sweet. Whether it's Kelsi's amazing array of contact lenses, or Jack's attempts to see the real her and make her believe she is beautiful, this tale is quirky and adorably feel-good. Even with both of them too defensive to take an emotional risk, this never wallos in self-pity or repetitive inner monologues, and the ending is adorable... Relax and enjoy the romance!  - Book Gannet


You can grab a copy from stores in a week or so, or online now!





Meanwhile, THE END OF FAKING IT hits UK stores this month too. More reviews are to come - but here's what one reader said on the Mills & Boon website:


"What can I say other than another great read... Wonderfully written and Carter is such a great character and a perfect foil for Penny.  A really enjoyable and racy read.  More please!!"


This book will also be out on the shelves in Australia and New Zealand next month, but you can get it direct from M&B Australia now - and best of all, it's in a new duo format with THE MAN SHE LOVES TO HATE by the fabulous, RITA nominee Kelly Hunter!


So I've been busy meeting one deadline and am getting stuck into something new now, but please be sure, sure, sure to come find me at my Facebook page - I'm hanging there most often these days and as soon as my next box of author copies arrives (hopefully any day now) I'll be doing a snap giveaway of a bunch of them. So come and get connected so your name can be one of the ones pulled :)

Mmmmmmm Monday!

Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2011 brings you lots of love and laughter. How are you getting on with your resolutions already? Did you make some?

I didn't actually - I have some goals already in place and am already working on them so didn't feel the need to revisit just yet. One of them is losing the last of my post baby weight (as my eldest is now 8, and my youngest are 4, it really is beyond time). I'm well over halfway there but of course it's those last couple of kg that are always the hardest, right?

Fortunately in NZ it is summertime and that means copious amounts of FRUIT. I've been vegetarian for over 21 years now and seriously, there's nothing nicer than fruit - not even the chocolate I have an on-off addictive/abusive relationship with! My current favourite breakfast is fresh pineapple and frozen blueberries (for some reason I prefer them frozen to fresh) - the pineapple is the best though. Just delicious! So I'm off to go munch on some of that, then continue with the 'summer-clean' the kids and I are attempting (actually, it's more of a major declutter mission), then maybe hit the beach because it's another stunner of a day here and we have to make the most of it. And of course, I'm working on the wip - slowly, slowly, slowly this thing will be fixed!

Hope you've had a great start to the new year too!

Shiny New Cover Alert!!!!!

Ooooh - this just in - here's my first ever RIVA cover. WALK ON THE WILD SIDE (about my super gorgeous snowboarding hero) is out in the UK in February next year and here's a sneak peek at the cover. As you can see, it's also been selected as the Book of the Month for Mills & Boon for that month which I'm dead chuffed about. So what do you think of the new style cover???

Also, don't forget to go and 'like' my Facebook page and/or sign up for my newsletter to be in the draw to win the November Party Prize!

November Party Prize

Here we are heading into party season and it is beyond time to have a giveaway! It’s been forever since I last did one and as we’re all heading into the festive chaos, wouldn’t it be nice to have a treat land on your doorstep just for you?

My November prize pack includes: signed copies of my duo – CAUGHT ON CAMERA WITH THE CEO and UNBUTTONED BY HER MAVERICK BOSS (which is being released in the US as REBEL WITH A CAUSE in February), plus a Harlequin bookmark, some chocolate from a very famous-in-New-Zealand company and a set of pewter wine glass charms. The charms are pure Kiwiana – based on New Zealand flora including fern, kowhai, flax plus pretty beads and baubles, so you’ll have pretty decorations for your wine glasses at party time!

The competition is super easy to enter – all you have to do is be a newsletter subscriber (fill in the box on the right there) OR a ‘liker’ on my Facebook page. If you're both a subscriber and a liker then you've double the chance to win :) I’ll draw the winner on November 30!

I’m flat tack getting my next book finished before Christmas and very much looking forward to holding my first ‘Riva’ – this is the new branding of our books in the UK and they’re very glam – I’ll put a cover pic up as soon as I can.

But for now I’ll leave you with a little teaser from CAUGHT ON CAMERA WITH THE CEO (out in the US in December) – because there’s nothing like a first kiss, even just a little one…
Poor claustrophobic Dani is stuck in a lift and freaking out – maybe a little distraction would help calm her fears? What if distraction comes in the form of her gorgeous new boss…


'We never have trouble with these lifts.'
Oh,yeah? Well, they were now.
'You probably confused it by making it wait so long with its doors open,' she said. The spark of anger pushed the bile back down.
'It's a machine. Machines don't get confused. Only people do that.'
She was confused now—her body wanting to run, her brain wanting to shut down altogether, her stomach wanting to hurl its contents.
'You're new here,' he said. 'I've seen you in the office.'
Distraction. Excellent.
'Yes,' she said, barely controlling the wobble in her voice. And after another stumbling beat she looked from the doors to him.
His eyes were very wide and very green and filled with a painfully gentle concern.
He took a step towards her. 'My name is—'
'I know who you are,' she cut him off. She couldn't think enough for conversation.
'You do?' His eyes narrowed and his smile twisted, bitterness thinning his sensual lips. 'Then you're one up on me.' He took the last step closing the gap between them. 'I have no idea who I am.'
The bitterness surprised her, blasted the smothering fog from her head. She looked closer at him. 'You're Alex. And you're stuck in a l-lift.'
She glanced at the walls; they were nearing her again. The fear crept back up. She gulped in air. Were they running out of oxygen already? And had she just whimpered?
'There's no need to be afraid.'
Wasn't there? Didn't she know exactly how frightening it was to be stuck in a small place for too long
'Hey.' He put his hands on her shoulders. 'It's going to be fine.'
At his touch she looked back into his face. Green eyes gazed at her, deepened by the dark lashes that framed them. Everything else in the world receded again. Yes, she'd look at him, focus on him, forget everything but green eyes. The colour swirled, the black centre spread. His gaze flickered, dropped to her mouth. Made her realise it was dry. She touched her tongue to the corner of it and then she found she was looking at his. It was extraordinarily fine, with lips that were currently curved up in a smile.
'You OK?'
She couldn't take her eyes off him. She couldn't answer.
'Sweetheart?'
Funny how just one word, said in just the right way, could change everything.
She gazed at him, feeling that restlessness inside roar, and her chin lifted.
His hands moved, dropping to circle round her waist.
'It's going to be just fine,' he said. And then slowly, so slowly, giving her all the time to turn away, he lowered his head.
But she didn't turn.
His lips were warm, firm but not forceful, not invasive, just gentle.
He lifted his head a millimetre and his green eyes searched hers. 'See?'


Excerpt from CAUGHT ON CAMERA WITH THE CEO by Natalie Anderson. Harlequin Mills & Boon, Presents Extra, December 2010
(ISBN-13:978-0-373-52796-0)