My name’s Phillipa Ashley and I write feelgood romantic comedies with witty heroines and sexy heroes.

My first novel, Decent Exposure won the Romantic Novelists Association Joan Hessayon New Writers Award and is currently being made into a TV movie by Fox to be shown on the Lifetime channel in December 2009.

My latest release is It Should Have Been Me, in March 2009. You can read an extract here.

When I’m not writing novels I work as a freelance journalist and copywriter so I’m always writing. Or talking. Or both.

There’s nothing I enjoy more than hearing from readers, so please drop me a line any time.

Or check out my blog to find out what - and who - is distracting me from my work today.

Love,

Phillipa x

• 05/28/2009

  

  Well, I woke up to the shock of my life, literally, when I found out this morning that Fox has annouced that their adaptation of Decent Exposure is going to be its flagship Christmas movie on the Lifetime channel in December 2009.

  It's going to be called The Twelve Men of Christmas - great title - and is set in the Rocky Mountains.
  There's more news on quite a few entertainment sites but here's a bit here :

  Tony Award winner and Emmy nominee Kristin Chenoweth (Pushing Daisies) melts the holiday snow in Twelve Men of Christmas, an all-new Lifetime Original Movie set to premiere as part of the Network's annual "Fa La La La Lifetime" programming event in December 2009. Based on the popular novel Decent Exposure by Phillipa Ashley, the romantic comedy tells the story of a down-on-her-luck public relations executive who uses her media savvy to generate some sizzle in a small Montana town. The casting announcement was made today by Tanya Lopez, Senior Vice President of Original Movies, Lifetime Networks.

  I can't describe how I felt when I saw this in my inbox. Thrilled and delighted don't even come close! I'd honestly put this to the back of my mind as the most unlikely thing to happen.

  I haven't seen any of the lovely Kristin Chenoweth's work ( mustbe the only person who hasn't!) but I hear she's gorgeous, hugely talented and very famous - so I'm off to order West Wing, Ugly Betty and Pushing Daisies from Amazon.

  I just can't believe this has happened and I really, really hope more good news follows it.

  And I can't wait to see who is cast as Will!

• 05/12/2009

  

  The Book Depository has It Should Have Been Me on its current Girls Night In promotion. This site is a great place to get LBD books, especially if you live outside of the UK as they offer free worldwide delivery.

• 01/20/2009

  Nell Dixon and I are planning a joint launch for our LBD's, It Should Have Been Me and Animal Instincts. We'll be at Waterstones, Merry Hill, Dudley on March 7th between 12 and 2 pm. Come and say hi!