‘Carrie goes off the Map’ launch party today!
December 1, 2011
Last night, I was checking out Amazon to see if Carrie Goes off the Map was available (it is!) and suddenly caught my breath.
No matter what the ups and downs of a writer’s life these days I just had one of those moments when I saw my book on amazon.com and thought : “I’m actually an author and I still can’t believe it.’
So let the party start!
The blurb
Carrie Brownhill, recently dumped by her fiancé, is determined to get away from men forever. Yet she finds herself stuck in a VW camper van careening through the English countryside with the intriguing Matt Landor, MD, and he seems to be just what the doctor ordered for a broken heart…
The idea for Carrie came to me one morning when I heard Radio 2 play the old Yvonne Fair song, It Should Have Been Me. That’s the song where the jilted bride stands up in the church and objects when her ex tries to marry another woman! I wondered what sort of heartbreak could drive a woman to crash her ex’s wedding in such a dramatic way and how would she ever pick herself up from there? Then I hit on the idea of having her take a real journey… and a road trip in a tiny campervan seemed the perfect way to do it.
In the book, Carrie ends up sharing the ‘cosy’ space with the gorgeous, enigmatic and infuriating Dr Matt Landor but I asked my lovely husband to take me on a campervan journey for research – in March, in England – and he agreed. Now, that might be true love… or madness. We had a fantastic time and the research changed the course of the book. I’ll be blogging about how and why later.
There will be chances to win a copy of Carrie Goes off the Map from now until Christmas during my Off the Map blog tour. One of them is at The Romance Studio today. Click HERE to enter the prize draw and read an extract of the book.
Carrie Goes off the Map is available in US stores and on line from Amazon.com, B&N and all good online retailers. It was previously published in the UK as It Should Have Been Me.
Posted by Phillipa @ 5:42 am | Leave a Comment
Rachel Lyndhurst Says:
I lurrvvve this book! XX
Stevie Carroll Says:
Happy Release Day! I’m planning to give a copy to Mum for Christmas.
I have fond memories of VW Campervans: at one point we had club meetings (all three of us members!) in the dormer part of one while our parents were busy with motor racing stuff.
Phillipa Says:
Rachel – thank you. 🙂
Stevie – thanks for reading the book. Now three people in that dormer roof would be *very* cosy indeed. Mr Bennet’s feet stuck into the canvas and got wet at one point!
Phillipa Says:
PS TRS isn’t live yet – waiting for them to wake up!
Julie Cohen Says:
*brings in a crateload of champagne*
I love the cover and the title you’ve got in the US. And know that wonderful feeling of seeing your Real Book too (even if it’s online).
Congratulations!
Phillipa Says:
Oh, champagne, dahlling – thanks, Julie. Today is a Really Good One!
Debs Carr Says:
Happy release day.
I loved this book so much!
Diane McIlmoyle Says:
Hurrah! And excellent! 🙂
Nell Dixon Says:
Happy Release day!
Hilary Says:
Great news, great day! Congratulations! (Actually, I like the comment above – ‘Happy Release Day’ – for both of us!
Hilary xxx
Felicia Says:
Congratulations and best of luck on the release! I absolutely LOVE this book, Matt is my favorite hero. I’ll be giving several away for Christmas gifts!
Phillipa Says:
Thank you SO much,everyone all over the place for your support.
Have been out at a quiz but back tomorrow – thanks again!
Jane Odiwe Says:
Congratulations, Phillipa! I hope you’re celebrating!!!