Like The Minxes? - AND URGENT, BREAKING NEWS!!!

The Minxes of Romance have had a facebook page for the last few years, but have concentrated more on our blog...anyway, we've noticed that people are visiting blogs less over the past while, and are visiting facebook more, so for those who like the minxes, but haven't liked our facebook page, hop on over and give us a like to keep up to date with what we're all up to, and chat!

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URGENT, BREAKING NEWS!!

I'm updating this post at 3.06 because 6 minutes ago Mills & Boon announced that there are 3 finalists in their #24HoursInM&B contest, and...

MINX CATHERINE COLES IS ONE OF THEM!!

All us Minxes are beyond excited! The next stage of this medical romance competition is for people to read and vote on their favorite, and I'm posting the link to Catherine's below, and I know she'd appreciate it if you could spread the word far and wide! Details of the other two finalists are trickling in via Twitter as I type - congratulations to all three! More details of the competition and the finalists are here http://www.millsandboon.co.uk/social/thefeed

To read Jo's chapter, leave her a message, and vote for her, please click on the title below to go to the page set up for her story :

A Doctor, A Daddy...A Husband?

by Catherine Coles

The Joys of Social Media

I have to admit when I started using Facebook and Twitter properly I was nervous they would be a time suck. I saw it as a chore, something I had to do if I was going to be a writer. Yet I've been pleasantly surprised to find how much pleasure it can actually bring and how many new friends I've made. 
Being mostly homebound and fairly isolated socially I'd already experienced the joys of connecting with people online by finding the Minxes :-) My Minxy sisters have become very close friends as well as critique partners and an important part of my support structure. But now I've been making lots of new friends too and since the publication of 'Confessions of a Chalet Girl' I've found a lot of pleasure in the Facebook messages, especially the ones sent  from readers saying they couldn't put my book down and were waiting for the next in the series (always a fab pick-me-up on a Monday morning and a spur to keep writing!). 
I enjoy the random conversations on Twitter or the chance to take a peek into my favourite writers' worlds. I tend to only use social media during lunchtime or when I'm in bed so it doesn't really eat into my writing time.Now I know how much pleasure it brings I've started tweeting authors if I've particularly enjoyed their book.
There's so much attention given to trolls and the unpleasant, scary side of social media but rarely do people focus on the positives. Let's turn the tide and spread a little love today - if you've just finished or you're enjoying someone's book then tweet or Facebook message them to tell them so! :-)

I also wanted to share news about the end of summer sale currently running on Amazon UK - There are quite a few big titles as well as lots of lovely Harper Impusle titles at only 99p, including 'Confessions of a Chalet Girl'. 

Kindle BARGAIN!
'An End of Summer Affair' promotion running from 6th-19th September - all titles are £1.99 or less. All Harper Impulse Titles in the sale are 99p. 
Included in the sale are:
Lorraine Wilson 'Confessions of a Chalet Girl'
Rae Rivers The Keepers: Archer
Mandy Baggot 'Do You Remember?' 
Wendy Jones 'The Songbird and the Soldier'
Charlotte Phillips 'Your Room or Mine?'