Highland Storms
by Christina Courtenay
Price: $2.99 USD. 100130 words.
Published by Choc Lit on November 1, 2011. Fiction.
Who can you trust?
Betrayed by his brother and his childhood love, Brice Kinross needs a fresh start. So he welcomes the opportunity to leave Sweden for the Scottish Highlands to take over the family estate. But there’s trouble afoot at Rosyth in 1754 and Brice finds himself unwelcome.
WINNER OF THE 2012 BEST HISTORICAL ROMANTIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD (RoNA).
Member Since: Oct. 14, 2010
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Christina Courtenay
Biography
Christina lives in London and is married with two children. Although born in England she has a Swedish mother and was brought up in Sweden. In her teens, the family moved to Japan where she had the opportunity to travel extensively in the Far East.
Christina is a committee member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association. She won the Elizabeth Goudge Trophy for a historical short story in 2001 and the Katie Fforde Bursary for a promising new writer in 2006. Her short story was published in ‘Solander’, the magazine of the Historical Novel Society. She has three novellas published by DC Thomson’s ‘My Weekly Pocket Novel’ series and a fourth to be printed soon!
Her first Choc Lit novel, Trade Winds was published 30 September 2009, her second The Scarlet Kimono will be released in March 2011.
Christina is a committee member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association. She won the Elizabeth Goudge Trophy for a historical short story in 2001 and the Katie Fforde Bursary for a promising new writer in 2006. Her short story was published in ‘Solander’, the magazine of the Historical Novel Society. She has three novellas published by DC Thomson’s ‘My Weekly Pocket Novel’ series and a fourth to be printed soon!
Her first Choc Lit novel, Trade Winds was published 30 September 2009, her second The Scarlet Kimono will be released in March 2011.
Where to find Christina Courtenay online
Website: http://christinacourtenay.com
Twitter: PiaCCourtenay
Twitter: PiaCCourtenay
- PiaCCourtenay: @youngjacqueline And you Jacqueline :)
- PiaCCourtenay: @TripFiction Thank you very much - so glad you enjoyed it! @ChocLituk
- PiaCCourtenay: @empowellauthor I think I'll end up with brownies - not quite as ambitious :) You'll have to post a photo!
- PiaCCourtenay: @alison_morton Haven't started, still trying not to! Waistline would be grateful if I didn't bake anything :D
- PiaCCourtenay: @DebsCarr Many thanks for the RT :)
Where to buy in print
Books
The Scarlet Kimono
by Christina Courtenay
Price: $2.99 USD. 102670 words. Published by Choc Lit on March 18, 2011. Fiction.
Abducted by a Samurai warlord in 17th-century Japan – what happens when fear turns to love? England, 1611, and young Hannah Marston envies her brother’s adventurous life. But when she stows away on his merchant ship, her powers of endurance are stretched to their limit. Then they reach Japan and all her suffering seems worthwhile – until she is abducted by Taro Kumashiro’s warriors.
Price: $2.99 USD. 102670 words. Published by Choc Lit on March 18, 2011. Fiction.
Abducted by a Samurai warlord in 17th-century Japan – what happens when fear turns to love? England, 1611, and young Hannah Marston envies her brother’s adventurous life. But when she stows away on his merchant ship, her powers of endurance are stretched to their limit. Then they reach Japan and all her suffering seems worthwhile – until she is abducted by Taro Kumashiro’s warriors.
Trade Winds
by Christina Courtenay
Price: $2.99 USD. 111590 words. Published by Choc Lit on October 14, 2010. Fiction.
(2.00 from 2 reviews)
Marriage of convenience – or a love for life? It’s 1732 in Gothenburg, Sweden, and strong-willed Jess van Sandt knows only too well that it’s a man’s world. She believes she’s being swindled out of her inheritance by her stepfather – and she’s determined to stop it. Shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists' Association's Pure Passion Award for Best Historical Fiction 2011.
Price: $2.99 USD. 111590 words. Published by Choc Lit on October 14, 2010. Fiction.
(2.00 from 2 reviews) Marriage of convenience – or a love for life? It’s 1732 in Gothenburg, Sweden, and strong-willed Jess van Sandt knows only too well that it’s a man’s world. She believes she’s being swindled out of her inheritance by her stepfather – and she’s determined to stop it. Shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists' Association's Pure Passion Award for Best Historical Fiction 2011.