Helena Fairfax writes contemporary romances with strong
heroines and heroes she’s secretly in love with. Her novels have been
shortlisted for several awards, including the Exeter Novel Prize, the Global
Ebook Awards, the I Heart Indie Awards, and the UK’s Romantic Novelists’
Association New Writers’ Scheme Award.
Helena is a British author who was born in Uganda and came to England as a
child. She’s grown used to the cold now, and these days she lives in an old
Victorian mill town in the north of England, right next door to the windswept
Yorkshire moors. She walks this romantic landscape every day with her rescue
dog, finding it the perfect place to dream up her heroes and her happy endings.
Interview with Helena Fairfax
Why did you write
this book?
A couple of years ago I submitted a short story for an
anthology of romantic suspense. The only guidelines we were given was that the
story should be set “somewhere hot”. I normally write contemporary
romance but as soon as I saw the call for submissions I was hit with an idea for
a suspense that I just had to write.
Sadly the anthology didn’t go ahead but the agent involved
loved my story, and she suggested I expand it into a novella.
I was more than happy to return to my hot bodyguard hero in
the Mediterranean :) – and so that’s how Palace of Deception, the first novella
in this present trilogy, came about. Once the novella was finished, I kept
wondering what would happen to my Mediterranean bodyguard when he came to live
in the heroine’s home in chilly Scotland. I had to find out – and so I wrote a
second novella called The Scottish Diamond.
Both novellas now form this present release – A Year of
Light and Shadows – along with a short story that rounds off the hero and
heroine’s year of mystery and romance.
What is your favorite
genre to read?
Besides loving contemporary romance, I also read lots and
lots of other genres – literary fiction, crime, thrillers, sci fi, even graphic
novels. I just love to read!
Who is your favorite
character from fiction (not including your own)?
Wow, that is a really, really hard question. I love
Georgette Heyer and so I think I’ll pick one of her heroines. So many great
ones to choose from, but I’ll plump for Kitty Charings from Cotillion. She’s
funny and spirited and generous, and goes from scrape to scrape, and her
long-suffering fiancé is one of my favourite heroes ever.
What are you working
on at the moment, and will see from you in coming months?
I’m back to working on a contemporary romance. I have a
novel set in a hotel in the beautiful Lake District in the north of England
which I hope to release next year.
Please tell us about your latest book.
A Year of Light and Shadows
From the heat of the Mediterranean….
When the Princess of Montverrier goes missing, Lizzie Smith takes on the acting
job of her life. Alone and surrounded by intrigue in the Royal Palace, she
relies on her quiet bodyguard, Léon. But who is he really protecting?
Lizzie…or the Princess?
To the heart
of Scotland…
Home in Scotland, Lizzie begins rehearsals for Macbeth and finds danger
stalking her through the streets of Edinburgh. She turns to her former
bodyguard, Léon, for help…and discovers a secret he’d do anything not to
reveal.
A story of mystery and romance…
The approach of Hogmanay in Edinburgh means a new year and new resolutions.
Lizzie and Léon have put their year of danger behind them. But something is
still troubling Léon, and Lizzie fears the worst…
About A Year of Light and Shadows
Genre Romantic Suspense
Author Helena Fairfax
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG
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