Bøger af Rachel Rowlands

The next purrfect enemies-to-lovers instalment from Rachel Rowlands

A cosy festive romance perfect for fans of The Pumpkin Spice Cafe and Sarah Morgan's Snowed In for Christmas.

Fiction editing is an increasingly popular field, but one that can be daunting to a new editor or even an experienced editor who has only ever worked on nonfiction. This guide is aimed at copyeditors, whatever their experience, who want to know more about the nuts and bolts of fiction editing. It will also be useful to those who proofread fiction, to help understand what the editor should have considered.Getting Started in Fiction Editing explains how to work with both publishers and independent authors and examines how their needs might differ. It also explores the various types of editing that a fiction manuscript might need, as well as what editors need to be aware of, such as continuity, the importance of style sheets and the risks of over-correction. The guide concludes with a list of resources for further reading and a glossary of fiction terms.

Kyra's sister is dead - and it's the human prince's fault.Mermaid Kyra is devastated when her sister dies as a result of the human Prince Rhydian's betrayal. Driven by her grief, Kyra strikes a dangerous bargain with the sea witch to kill him: she will become human and infiltrate the Whitecliff Estate as a handmaiden to Rhydian's new fiancée.Moving into the estate, Kyra is forced to confront Lord Nicholas Turner, the gorgeous young man she once rescued from a shipwreck. With her identity hanging in the balance, she tries to resist her growing feelings for him to keep her plan - and her true nature - from being compromised.But as humans begin to die mysteriously around the estate, Kyra and Nicholas uncover darker schemes with lacings of dark magic that could threaten both land and sea. And Kyra must decide whether her thirst for revenge is more important than following her heart.This novel is part of the Nethervale series of standalone fairytale retellings. The Wicked Prince is a retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid with a revenge arc, a sweet closed-door romance, and a splash of darkness and adventure.

An ancient god with cosmic powers has awoken, threatening to destroy his home.Hugo Strand dreams of seeing the world, becoming a travel writer, and making something of himself. But with little money, a fragile mother to care for, and the memories of his drowned father to haunt him, he fears he'll be stuck on Shale Island forever - a place where storms and churning seas fuel whispers of the sea gods, said to awaken every thousand years.When a sea monster attacks and destroys the sea-train, cutting Shale off from the mainland, what was once myth becomes reality. Teaming up with archaeologist Alma Merneith, Hugo sets out to investigate a strange affliction driving the islanders to madness and death.But their search uncovers a force beyond imagining, and proof that the sea gods are more monstrous than the residents of Shale could have dreamed. Hugo must battle his lifelong fear of the sea, and Alma must put her archaeological knowledge to the test, to overcome a monstrous legend wearing a crown made of bones...