A trip to London...

If you'd like to dip into what it was like to be at this year's Romantic Novelist's Association's annual awards lunch in London, go over to Fiona Harper's blog.
Apart from seeing a pair of mega-glamorous red shoes owned by Penny Jordan and modelled by my editor, Meg Lewis, you'll find out about some lovely new books. (Avert your eyes to the reference to eating guinea fowl.) I'm off to The Book Depository next. I especially like the sound of the winning book Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts by Lucy Dillon, as well as The Nearly Weds by Jane Costello.
When the abandoned strays from a local dogs' home are matched with brand new owners, it turns out it might not just be the dogs who need rescuing. Rachel's aunt has left her a house, a Border Collie and, despite knowing nothing about dogs, crowded kennels. But since her life has collapsed she's not sure she can deal with any more lost souls.
Zoe's ex-husband has given their children a puppy. The kids are in love, but she's the one stuck training Toffee the impossible Labrador. She's nearly at the end of her tether -- until Toffee leads her to a handsome doctor...
Meanwhile Natalie and Johnny's marriage hasn't been easy since they started trying for a baby. But is a fridge-raiding, sofa-stealing Basset hound like Bertie really the child substitute they're looking for? As the new owners' paths cross on the town's dog-walking circuits, their lives become interwoven. And they -- and their dogs -- learn some important lessons about loyalty, companionship and unconditional love ...