The Midwife’s New-Found Family

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Every day brings a miracle…

Release dates
UK – April 2009. Buy The Midwife’s New-Found Family on MillsandBoon.co.uk now
Australia – May 2009. Buy on eHarlequin.com.au

The single dad’s midwife bride.

When Misty saved the life of Dr Ben Moore she knew she would never forget the brooding single dad and the moment of tenderness they shared.

So the midwife locks their brief encounter away in her daydreams and sets off for a new life in Lyrebird Lake, where she meets the new locum…and looks into familiar blue eyes!

Struggling to cope with his daughter alone, Ben has also moved to Lyrebird for a fresh start. In this magical setting Misty and Ben rekindle that brief special moment they once had – something they wish they could hold on to for ever… And together they make Ben’s family complete.

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April Showers

Hello again, and the year is flying past at an alarming rate.  THE MIDWIFE’S LITTLE MIRACLE is out in North America this month, and thanks to Sheryl from Cataromance for my four star review. check it out on Cataromance.    http://cataromance.com

And this month Lyrebird Lake’s new midwife can be found in THE MIDWIFE’S NEW-FOUND FAMILY, out in the UK, and to be quickly followed in May in North America so readers can link the books . Misty and Ben’s story was something different. Misty is quite a ‘mystical’ person and one of my favourite heroines and revisiting Lyrebird Lake gives the reader a chance to see how Montana and Andy are going .

At home, the floods of last month are drying up but we’re still seeing a lot of water on the paddocks and even  Sydney spent mornings rainwashed when I was down there.

Have had the busiest, but amazing March, hence the late web update. I had a fabulous visit from medical author Alison Roberts. I dragged her all over the North Coast in my friend Carolyn’s snazzy red sports car showing off the beautiful Macleay Valley and Dorrigo. Here’s a photo of us at South West Rocks.

Then spent some time in beautiful Coogee with a group of wonderful friends and I think myself very fortunate. What do you think? The company, the view, the warmth of a wonderful friends.  The picture tells it all.

To make it even more special while  I was there I finished my Kimberley book on a high and loved it so much I’m off to visit the area in a couple of weeks in preparation for my next book which will be linked.

I can’t wait to share some of the spectacular scenery of the Kimberley region of Australia with you when I get back.

I could become addicted to linked books. It’s so wonderful to revisit old friends in a new setting and from a different view point. What do you think?

My midwifery has been busy with lots of beautiful babies born and my own grandbabies have birthdays at this time of the year. Sophie, who’s six, early this month and Simone, our premmie will be four, early next month. It doesn’t seem so long ago that I was posting their photos every month.  I’llslip one in for this month for the birthday girls.

That’s all for now. Wishing everyone a happy and safe Easter, and happy holidays. If you’d like to see last months news just click on blog in the side bar.

warmest regards

Fiona

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Water, water, everywhere except where they needed it.

Goodbye to a February that caused much heartache and grief in Australia and hello to the fresh beginnings of March. The extremes of the land down under have been well illustrated in the devastating heat and fires of Victoria as well as the terrible floods of far north Queensland and NSW, alongside so many uplifting stories of the joys.

Amongst the grief and tragedy, such tales of heroism, mateship, and the helping hands of millions of people have highlighted the amazing resilence and warmth of the good side of human nature.

In Romance Writers of Australia, the committee and members have rallied to send their own books, new books and children’s books,  to the fire affected victims in Victoria who lost their homes, their schools and their libraries. Hundreds of books are pouring into one heroic person’s house, (go – secret heroine doing all the work!!) lounge room, bedrooms, bathroom, you name it, she has books. Send her more!

The books will be sorted and packaged for distribution to communities affected as a small reassurance that they are in our thoughts and we’d love to do something to even briefly lighten the load. For a reader, imagine not being able to lay your hand on one uplifting book or a story to read to your children that would allow you to escape for just a short time from the reality of starting again.

If you would like to send a book token to the Romance Writers of Australia Book Appeal send them to RWA Bushfire Book Appeal

c/ – 89 Rennie Street, Thornbury, Victoria 3071 – Our book collector says “Feel free to pop a note inside or if an author, to sign it.”

Speaking of books, thank you to all the people who have contacted me about my first Lyrebird Lake book, The Midwife’s Little Miracle, still to come out in North America in April. I’ve never had as much wonderful feedback as I’ve had for this book. You’re fabulous. Thank you.

I’ve just recieved the cover for Book two of the series, isn’t beautiful, which will be out in the UK and North America in May, and Australia/New Zealand in June.

The Midwife’s New Found Family is Misty and Ben’s Story as they both find the magic of Lyrebird Lake. More on them and a new competition next month.

And to close I’d like to share some of my own flood photos, (thank you to Suz and the RWAus group who were worried about how much water I was sitting in <G>).

We live on the Pacific Highway between Sydney and Brisbane and the land at the front of our house runs out to the hills. You can see how different it looks when it’s all under water. We were high and dry so could only enjoy our special water views. It took only four days of rain to lift the flood level up about seven feet and I could still kayak around nearly two weeks later.

I’m still having a fabulous time researching the far north Western Australian Kimberley area for my new book. What a road trip my midwife heroine, Kate, and the dashing paramendic, Rory, are having. More on them later.

Keep well, keep safe and happy reading

with  warmest regards

Fi

w/a Fiona McArthur

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Valentine’s Day is here again

2008 was an amazing year, so many wonderful memories for me, and it seems incredible that we are already into February 2009.

There’s a lot to look forward to this year.

Two more Lyrebird Lake books to come out after this one,  four days kayaking up the mighty Macleay River in March, five days in Coogee with writing friends in April, Romance Writers Australia conference in Brisbane in August, Melbourne Cup cruise in November to celebrate milestone birthday (just like Barbie), and probably a few midwifery conferences in between.  Woohoo. You may ask, ‘When am I going to write?’ Little and often, at the very least, ’cause I’m planning on three more books this year.

Plus I’m researching my latest book set in the Kimberley’s, far north Western Australia. If I was a good penny saver I’d fly up there and see what I’m researching because it looks and sounds absolutely stunning. If you’ve been along the Gibbs River Road to Derby  then drop me an email, please. I’d love to hear of your experiences. The best fact or anecdote wins a book.

So to Valentine’s Day. It’s coming around to one of the most romantic times of the year, when you take time to show and tell your special someone, again, that you love them.  Romance is good, it’s wonderful, and so much more fun than being sad. Make sure you make someone smile on February 14th because the world will smile with them.

It was Valentine’s Day eight years ago since my first book was on the shelves and ten since I was first accepted by HM&B. So Valentine’s Day is special for me in many ways.

Apart from celebrating with my darling husband, the most romantic man I know, another thrill this year is the first of my Lyrebird Lake Maternity books hits the shelves in Australia this month. Check out the full description in my 25th November Blog.

Lastly, the winner of last month’s copy of  The Midwife’s Little Miracle, goes to Debra Guyette. Send me another mail, Deb, as I need your postal address.

Wishing Love and Romance to all in February 2009

Fiona McArthur

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