tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107051402024-03-08T04:07:36.250+00:00Kate JohnsonAuthor of adventure stories with a shot of romance; romantic novels with a serving of humour; funny books where dark things happen. Often all three at once.Kate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.comBlogger941125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-41606103952845738422022-09-28T22:17:00.000+01:002022-09-28T22:17:07.689+01:00Hex Appeal: out 1st October!Just in time for spooky season, my new witchy romcom Hex Appeal is here! Featuring witches, talking glass parrots, the most confusing house in the world, a dreadful villain and a very horny conservatory…
Hex Appeal
It’s all just a bunch of hocus pocus…
Essie Winterscale lives in a huge and ever-changing house in the village of Good Winter, in deepest, darkest Essex. She lives with various Kate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-16774435995225033712021-02-01T20:54:00.000+00:002021-02-01T20:54:16.029+00:00Death Comes to Cornwall shortlisted for RNA Award I’m very excited to announce that Death Comes to Cornwall has been shortlisted for the Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller of the Year Award! The winners will be announced in March, and even though we’re staying at home I’ll be putting on some glam and chilling the bubbly. Or maybe a pint of Cornish Doom Bar...?Kate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-54447273438391536062020-12-25T03:17:00.004+00:002020-12-25T03:17:54.404+00:00A Nativity, 2020This came from some Twitter speculation about the Virgin Birth, and about Joseph’s acceptance of it, and from a year where hope has seemed in very short supply.A Nativity, 202020th March 2020“Congratulations Mary! You have been selected to receive a very special present!”Mary marked that email as spam and slipped her phone into her locker. An infection risk, these days, and nobody wanted to be Kate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-5733754928388555632020-01-29T02:20:00.003+00:002020-01-29T02:20:50.830+00:00Death Comes to Cornwall
Announcing a brand new cosy mystery series!
‘If you're a mystery lover then don't miss this one.' NetGalley reviewer
The perfect holiday destination. The perfect place for murder...
Molly Higgins never expected to be caught up in a murder investigation. All she'd hoped for this year was to work hard, save enough money to open her very own café on the Cornish Kate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-6042831210335277262019-09-15T19:16:00.001+01:002019-09-15T19:16:25.099+01:00Max Seventeen: Empire of Dirt
Max Seventeen: Empire of Dirt
The explosive finale to the award-winning sci-fi action trilogy
Charlie is running. From the stinking Theta Empire, from its cruel Emperor, and from a terrifying red-haired enforcer.
Max is tired of running. Not only does she have family to contend with, but she seems to be in charge of a brothel and deep into a serious relationship. Her days of carefree Kate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-79954911607366732122019-04-17T20:20:00.002+01:002019-04-17T20:21:52.303+01:00Join us in Leeds
Authors North: Writing Romantic Fiction
Join our Authors North group for a day of defying conventions, historical romance, diversity and representation in romantic fiction and lots more!
I'm heading to my birthplace, Leeds, on 11th May 2019 for an Authors North event in partnership with the Romantic Novelists' Association. Hear from authors, agents and publishers offering their practicalKate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-66069514366403707002019-02-21T18:49:00.003+00:002019-02-21T18:49:51.973+00:00Out now: Not Your Knight in Shining ArmourThe final Royal Weddings book is out today! Not your Knight in Shining Armour is probably my favourite of the series, so I really hope you love it too.
Award-winning author Jan Jones called it,
"A great, glorious smile of a book," adding, "As with all Kate Johnson's books, there are dark themes and surface
difficulties, but what comes over most strongly in "Not Your Knight in
Shining Armour"Kate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-83957251967820907122018-12-03T10:00:00.001+00:002019-02-20T03:53:14.910+00:00Sandringham, pt1Not Your Royal Christmas, my festive novella featuring characters from Not Your Cinderella and Not Your Prince Charming, will be out in ebook (paperback coming soon) 4th December.
Annemarie loves her husband. And her husband loves her. Those are two
things she’s certain of. A third thing she’s certain of, is that he
also loves someone else...
Seven years ago, Countess
Annemarie married Kate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-50861353526583786982018-12-03T10:00:00.000+00:002018-12-03T10:00:08.471+00:00Sandringham, pt 2The first post was getting a little long! Here are the rest of the photos and snippets I leanred about Sandringham; this time, mostly featuring the church.
The gate to the church (turnstile for visitors; beyond this is public access). It's about two or three minutes' walk from the house (maybe more in heels!).
The lych gate to the church, less than 100yds from the gate to the house.
The Kate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-91437979651145282082018-11-27T08:30:00.000+00:002018-11-27T08:30:00.374+00:00A Christmas novella and a new look!Ahead of the release of NOT YOUR ROYAL CHRISTMAS, I’m unveiling a fresh new look for the whole series—including the final installment, NOT YOUR KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOUR, which will be out in the Spring.
NOT YOUR ROYAL CHRISTMAS will be released 4th December and is available to order now.
Annemarie loves her husband. And her husband loves her. Those are two things she’s certain of. A third thingKate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-3843735542442489662018-10-31T02:03:00.000+00:002018-10-31T02:03:03.216+00:00Out TODAY: Little Haunting by the Sea
The Ghost Book is finally here!
He's a mess. She's a mess. That one's a ghost.
Everyone has that one friend who interferes in their life. Jen’s just
happens to be a dead Victorian. And that’s only the start of the secrets
she’s keeping.
Quinn doesn’t believe in ghosts, but there’s more
than one way to be haunted by the dead. When his twin died, Quinn lost a
piece of himself—literally.
Kate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-63202096066400905012018-09-09T01:32:00.000+01:002018-09-09T01:32:01.024+01:00The Ghost Book is nearly here!
He's a mess. She's a mess. That one's a ghost.
Everyone is haunted by past mistakes, although not as literally as Jen. But who is the little Victorian ghost who follows her everywhere, and why didn't she save Jen from the worst thing that ever happened to her?
Quinn always thought being the identical twin of a famous heartthrob was bad, but after the bomb that took his brother and left him Kate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-85838803191524759722018-05-15T20:44:00.004+01:002018-05-15T20:47:43.777+01:00Not Your Prince Charming available to pre-order!
The sequel to NOT YOUR CINDERELLA will be out in June!
She’s not your usual princess. This isn’t your usual royal courtship. And he’s certainly not your Prince Charming...
Princess
Eliza would much rather be doing the things normal girls do, like going
to parties and meeting unsuitable men, but instead she's surrounded by
bodyguards 24/7. Until she makes her escape...and disaster Kate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-84734033111770469382018-04-18T02:40:00.000+01:002018-04-19T00:48:26.634+01:00Not Your Cinderella is on sale now!
Perfect for fans of The Crown and Royal Weddings!
He’s a prince. She’s a barmaid. It’s never going to work.
All Jamie wants to do is finish his PhD and live a life of quiet academic obscurity, but since he’s actually Prince Jamie of Wales, that’s not likely to happen. All his family wants is for him to find a suitable bride, but the local pub probably isn’t the place he shouldKate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-84339869053058939292018-03-24T21:20:00.002+00:002018-03-27T00:57:09.249+01:00Except from NOT YOUR CINDERELLAHe’s a prince. She’s a barmaid. It’s never going to work.
All Jamie wants to do is finish his PhD and live a life of quiet academic obscurity, but since he’s actually Prince Jamie of Wales, that’s not likely to happen. All his family wants is for him to find a suitable bride, but the local pub probably isn’t the place he should be looking.
Clodagh shouldn’t be falling for a prince. She’s Kate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-27763940044121738562018-01-19T00:52:00.002+00:002018-01-23T01:58:52.695+00:00Coming soon: Not Your Cinderella, a royal wedding romance
You are invited to a royal wedding...
He’s a prince. She’s a barmaid. It’s never going to work.
All Jamie wants to do is finish his PhD and live a life of quiet academic obscurity, but since he’s actually Prince Jamie of Wales, that’s not likely to happen. All his family wants is for him to find a suitable bride, but the local pub probably isn’t the place he should be looking.
Clodagh Kate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com79tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-63027426390422986802017-10-09T11:40:00.004+01:002017-10-09T11:40:54.153+01:00Blog Splash: Rhoda Baxter's fabulous Girl In Trouble!The wonderful Rhoda Baxter has a new book out today called Girl In Trouble, and I can't wait to read it. Rhoda writes fantastic smart characters--and I mean really smart, with PhD's and stuff, as well as being quick-off-the-mark with a hot retort.
To celebrate the release, I'm going to answer one of Rhoda's blog splash prompts...
Walter thinks hydrothermal vents are beautiful, but no one else Kate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-33308174377919049672017-04-18T02:41:00.001+01:002017-04-19T16:19:22.481+01:00Max Seventeen: FirebrandSo...
There's going to be a sequel to Max Seventeen. And it's going to be called Firebrand. And it's going to be out in July.
You're welcome.
Sequel to Rona award winning Max Seventeen: Firebrand continues Max and Riley's story...
Max has always eaten life in very small bites. Now it's coming at her in great big mouthfuls.
Riley used to have very short Kate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-23943352341702225172017-03-14T12:39:00.001+00:002017-03-14T12:40:08.926+00:00Max Seventeen is the Paranormal Romantic Novel of the Year!I only went and bloody won it, didn't I?
The trophy has my name on it. It doesn't even say Moonlight or anything.
Yes, Max triumphed at the RoNAs, winning the inaugural Paranormal award and also being the first ever self-published book to win a RoNA!
I'm still in something of a daze, and can't really remember an awful lot of the evening (I thought I was okay until I sat down and tried to Kate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-41974622357360444532017-03-02T01:18:00.000+00:002017-03-02T01:20:18.190+00:00Why I won't be attending RWA 2017Three years ago, I attended RT Booklovers Convention in New Orleans for the first time, which I loved. I loved the city, but I also loved the convention itself, the buzz that readers and writers always generate around the books they love. Along with my good friend JT Bock, I presented a workshop for writers based on the work of my favourite auteur, Joss Whedon. It was so successful we were Kate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-38979635332101197642017-02-09T16:15:00.001+00:002017-02-09T17:40:22.809+00:00Max is going to the RoNAs!I can't tell you how delighted I am to announce that Max has been shortlisted for the Goldsboro Romantic Novel of the Year Awards!
For the first time ever there is a paranormal category, and Max is shortlisted alongside Jan Jones's An Ordinary Gift, Christina Courtenay's The Velvet Cloak of Moonlight and Hywela Lyn's Beloved Enemy.
There are five other categories: Contemporary (the Untied Kate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-56908877483579627102016-11-29T06:00:00.000+00:002016-11-29T12:24:25.657+00:00Worth A Shot: coming soon!An early Christmas present for you!
The first Luke Sharpe File, Worth A Shot, will be released 13th December 2016. This is a little companion novella, running alongside I, Spy? but from Luke's point of view. After all, he can't just sit around waiting for Sophie to get into trouble: he's got a life of his own!
Luke Sharpe is a spy. And he's good at what he does. He's smart, he's brave, he'sKate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-64629359938541944812016-11-01T14:57:00.001+00:002016-11-01T14:57:45.727+00:00Max Seventeen is on sale NOW!Yes, Max is finally here! And to celebrate I thought I'd answer a few questions about it...
Is the glitch fixed?
Yes! If you buy Max now, you'll get a lovely properly formatted file. If you've already got the wrongly formatted file (you'll know when you see it) Amazon should be issuing an update soon. If you really can't wait, let me know (details below) and I'll sort you out.
Now, back to our Kate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-48827732857520696482016-10-31T09:56:00.001+00:002016-10-31T09:56:29.620+00:00Minor glitchHi everybody,
It's come to my attention that some devices are displaying formatting glitches in the Max Seventeen file. I literally only discovered this less than two hours after the file had gone live, when I was looking at it on my Paperwhite.
I had of course proofed and previewed the file in every way Amazon KDP allows, but somewhere along the way it seems to have become corrupted and the Kate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-77605072200207364952016-10-31T00:59:00.003+00:002016-10-31T00:59:40.980+00:00Max Seventeen is on sale NOW!Yes, Max is finally here! And to celebrate I thought I'd answer a few questions about it...
What inspired you to write Max Seventeen?
Tom Hopper's amazing arms.
No, not really. Inspiration's a hard thing to pin down, but my major influences at the time were Black Sails and Mad Max: Fury Road. One is a drama about the Golden Age of Piracy that's full of sex and violence. The Kate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.com0