Catherine Chant's Blog

New for 2018! Flying by the seat of your pants to write the first draft for your book feels so freeing. It’s a time to play, to experiment, to try out new ideas. What fun! But diving into a project as big as a novel without any plan at all often means a lot of extra work after the draft

Calling all YA fantasy fans! I’m excited to be part of the blog tour to announce the release of Minstrel’s Call (The Minstrel’s Song Book 4) by Jenelle Schmidt, available now from Amazon.com, plus a chance to win some great prizes from the author (see details below). About the Book War threatens. The game board is set. But the Minstrel

Just in time for Valentine’s day comes a touching collection of short stories about love and unique relationships, including the bestselling “Lucent Sylph,” from author RJ Conte, weaver of deep, emotional fiction. I’m excited to help unveil the cover for A Bottle of Glass Hearts, available for pre-order now from Amazon.com, and a chance to win a print or e-book copy

Today I’m excited to help unveil the cover for Deception So Dark, the second installment of Clara Kensie’s super-romantic YA paranormal thriller Deception So series. Without further ado, here is the cover, designed by Key of Heart Designs:   Dark as a starless night and black as a cavern of coal… With no more secrets to keep them apart, Tessa

SOUL MATES BOOK 1, young adult time travel romance She’s out of place… He’s out of time… In 1956, clever spin doctoring and a string of pre-fab hits turn Joseph Temporelli into Joey Tempo, the biggest sensation to hit Memphis since Elvis Presley. Within twelve months he’s gone–killed in a transatlantic plane crash. 55 years later, Callie Reinard diligently plans

I’m so excited! NOTHING STAY THE SAME is the WINNER in the Young Adult category of the Colorado Romance Writers “Rocky Mountain Cover Contest.” A huge “Thank you!” to everyone who voted for my cover.

Today is our last day of sightseeing and we saved a biggie for the end. Hampton Court East Molesey, Surrey We arrived early to try to beat the crowds. TIP: You are better off parking in one of the lots near but not at Hampton Court. Our lot cost only £6 for the whole day while Hampton Court parking charges

The Hawk Conservancy Trust Andover Today we drove down to Andover to a wonderful place filled will all sorts of birds of prey. Check them out on Twitter for more photos of what you can see here. I only have room on this page for a few. This is a place where you’ll want to show up at opening time

Today we had two fun adventures! First stop… Stonehenge Near Amesbury, Wiltshire Have that song stuck in your head now? We sure did. And it helped pass the time in the car while queuing to get in. Queuing you say? Oh yes, there was queuing! And not just at the monument itself. This sign on the A303 wasn’t lying ====>

Today we enjoyed another trip back in time. Blenheim Palace In all the years I’ve been visiting England, I never visited this one, so I made sure to put it on our itinerary for this summer. Blenheim Palace is the birthplace of Winston Churchill and the home of the 12th Duke of Marlborough. First impressions: This place is massive! And