One of the loveliest bits of news towards the end of last year was the impending launch of Choc Lit‘s new women’s fiction imprint, Ruby Fiction. And the news became even lovelier when they announced that Caroline James, one of my favourites, would be one of their first three authors. The Best Boomerville Hotel will be published as an e-book on 13th March, and I’m really thrilled today to be taking part in the cover reveal – and isn’t it just perfect? I’m so looking forward to joining Jo and Hattie again…
Let the shenanigans begin at the Boomerville hotel …
Jo Docherty and Hattie Contaldo have a vision – a holiday retreat in the heart of the Lake District exclusively for guests of ‘a certain age’ wishing to stimulate both mind and body with new creative experiences. One hotel refurbishment later and the Best Boomerville Hotel is open for business!
Perhaps not surprisingly Boomerville attracts more than it’s fair share of eccentric clientele: there’s fun loving Sir Henry Mulberry and his brother Hugo; Lucinda Brown, an impoverished artist with more ego than talent; Andy Mack, a charming Porsche-driving James Bond lookalike, as well as Kate Simmons, a woman who made her fortune from an internet dating agency but still hasn’t found ‘the One’ herself.
With such an array of colourful individuals there’s bound to be laughs aplenty, but could there be tears and heartbreak too and will the residents get more than they bargained for at Boomerville?
Here are those all-important pre-order links:
Amazon | Kobo | Google | iBooks
And I’m delighted to tell you that I’ll be sharing a review of this one on publication day – I can’t wait!
About the author
Caroline James has owned and run businesses encompassing all aspects of the hospitality industry, a subject that features in her novels. She is based in the UK but has a great fondness for travel and escapes whenever she can. A public speaker, consultant and food writer, Caroline is a member of the Romantic Novelist’s Association and writes articles and short stories and contributes to many publications.
Her debut novel, Coffee, Tea, The Gypsy & Me is set in North West England, at the time of a famous gypsy horse fair. The book went straight to number three on Amazon and was E-book of the Week in The Sun.
So, You Think You’re A Celebrity…Chef? was runner up the Winchester Writers festival for best TV Drama and takes a light-hearted look at the world of celebrity chefs as they battle it out for fame and fortune. Coffee, Tea, The Caribbean & Me was runner up at The Write Stuff, LBF, 2015 and is an Amazon best-seller and top recommended read by Thomson Holidays. Jungle Rock, a romcom novella set in Australia, revolves around a TV game show.
In her spare time, Caroline can be found trekking up a mountain or relaxing with her head in a book and hand in a box of chocolates.
Caroline has an excellent website, and can also be found on Twitter.
Anne, thanks so much for hosting the cover reveal today and your ongoing support, so thrilled that you like this cover as much as I do xx
Always a pleasure, Caroline – and that cover is just perfect (bet the book will be too…)! xx
Very cute cover indeed.