Ros Clarke: romance novelist

Pretending it’s not winter

Jan 202013

At least in this corner of my house, it’s spring. The vases were 49p each from IKEA a couple of weeks ago. I’d intended to buy fabric, but they had sold out of the purple velvet I was after. But IKEA is one of those places I find it impossible to come home empty handed from. These vases were irresistible. They are curved so they form a lovely shape when you stand them next to each other. They were a bit plain, but I have tarted them up by gluing ribbons and buttons on, and now they are gorgeous. I [read more]

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Lying for the Camera

Jan 192013

A serial romance, published here on the blog. Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8

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All I Want For Christmas

Jan 192013

Last night, Anna Gardner was the life of the office Christmas party—right up until she threw herself at gorgeous advertising executive playboy, Hugh Munro. Again. Last year, Hugh let her pretend their passionate kiss never happened, but this year he’s determined to make Anna admit she wants him as much as he wants her. Except, Hugh doesn’t know the office party is the only night of the year his friend lets her hair down. That every hour she’s away from the office is spent caring for her sickly mother. That her mother’s condition, early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, is hereditary. When Hugh [read more]

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The Oil Tycoon and Her Sexy Sheikh

Jan 192013

His duty, her dreams, undone by their desire… In the male-dominated oil industry, executive Olivia McInnes plays a careful game – she’s cold, uncompromising, and ambitious as hell. Once she seals the deal to drill in the clear waters of Saqat, she’ll finally prove herself worthy to take the reins of her father’s oil company. Her only obstacle is marine biologist – and Saqat’s royal heir – Sheih Khaled Ibm Saqat , who’s determined to protect both his people and his country from environmental devastation… It’s not long before Olivia’s icy cool exterior is shattered by the intelligent and wickedly [read more]

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New bedroom!

Jan 182013

The Grand Tour: The pictures aren’t perfect. The wall beside the bed is a really dark, rich purple. The gold paint on the walls is metallic and shimmering, not orange. The whole thing looks incredible at night, especially with the candles lit, but that’s impossible to photograph if you are me. But hopefully you’ll get the idea. New bedlinen was my greatest extravagance but I love it. The pillowcases are from one set and the duvet cover is from the second set which arrived today despite the snow. Headboard is squares of MDF covered in batting and fabric. The mini [read more]

January 18, 2013 6 Responses »

Table for One

Jan 182013

When food critic Claudia Thomas gets dumped on Valentine’s Day, she finds herself occupying a table for one at London’s hottest new restaurant. If her job wasn’t on the line, she’d skip the whole affair, but her editor’s waiting for a review—and with luck, an interview with sexy chef Ward Nicholls. Ward, intrigued by the single woman in a restaurant full of couples, sets out to tease her palate. Claudia has never tasted anything so luscious as the special meal Ward prepares for her, but when the seduction moves from the restaurant to his bedroom, Claudia discovers the only thing [read more]

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Twelve Days

Jan 182013

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… a flashmob proposal. All Kevin wants is to spend the rest of his life with the woman he loves. He’s been planning the perfect proposal for months. He never planned what would happen if she said ‘no’. On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… a diamond ring. The last thing Laurel wants or expects for Christmas is a big flashy diamond ring. She’d been hoping for a pile of books or perhaps a cashmere sweater. In her experience, marriage is the quickest way [read more]

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Lying for the Camera: chapter 5

Jan 172013

Chapter FiveOf all the ridiculous things Tom had made her do, this was the one she felt self-conscious about? Hattie knew she was being ridiculous. All he’d asked her to do was straddle a chair backwards and lean on her arms. “Relax,” he said. “Can’t,” she told him. He stood up and looked at her directly. “Is your shoulder hurting?” There was concern in his voice, but mostly guilt. Hattie was getting a bit fed up with the guilt, to be honest. He was in charge of the shoot, so technically it was his responsibility. But if she could recognise [read more]

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Lying for the Camera: chapter 4

Jan 172013

Chapter FourHattie didn’t sleep well. Tom’s cold, emotionless voice telling her he planned to shatter her kept ringing in her head. She’d brushed it away in the moment. She had no intention of letting him know how vulnerable he made her feel. He did not need to know that when he looked at her, she felt as though he saw straight through her carefully constructed image to the inner workings of her heart. He made her want to confide him, to trust him with all the secrets she barely admitted even to herself. On that first night, she’d told him [read more]

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Lying for the Camera: chapter 3

Jan 172013

Chapter Three “Hold it there. Just a bit more. Eyes on me. Focus, Hattie.” She fixed her gaze on Tom and tried to concentrate, but it was easier said than done, what with the carpenter hammering nails into a board just inches from her head. Hattie hadn’t known quite what to expect of the shoot but it certainly wasn’t this. Tom had whisked her off to a crumbling stately home on the Northumbrian coast where it rained every single day and the windows didn’t shut properly. She’d been cold for the past forty-eight hours and not just because of the [read more]

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