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Anyone who knows me will tell you I've always wanted to write.  It just took a while to get here...   

For me it started in Primary School with what we knew as 'Creative Writing'. When I was 10yrs old or thereabouts I had a rather inventive teacher who came up with a star rating system for home-works. The more stars you gained the closer you were to cashing them in for a night off. As I was truly awful at Mathematics, Creative Writing homework was my best way of earning stars. And hence a lifelong passion was born...

By the time I discovered Mills & Boon in my late teens I was determined I would end up writing for them. I would tell anyone who'd listen that it was what I'd do one day. Then at 18yrs old I took a 'year out' and wrote, the old fashioned way - with pen and paper. But I never had the guts to send anything away so real life took over and I embarked on a long career of careers: you name it, I've done it! Well, pretty much.

Somewhere between teaching small children to sit on ponies and travelling as a Show Groom I went back to a manuscript I'd started when I was eighteen. I discovered the eharlequin boards, learnt everything I could about submitting to Mills & Boon - and I took the plunge. That first submission became my first sale and The Bridal Bet (published in 2003) went to the US and Canada in 2005 and won my first award - The Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Best First Series Romance of 2005! Suffice to say, it's been a very very lucky little book for me...

I now write for Harlequin Mills & Boon's Romance and Modern Heat lines. I have sixteen books in print, have been published in roughly 22 countries in 18 languages and have sold in excess of one million copies. As of July, I'm working on my 19th title for the London Offices while Rescued: Mother-To-Be has won the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Best Harlequin Romance of 2007, Bride Of The Emerald Isle has won a Cataromance Reviewers Choice Award and finalled in the EPPIE Awards and Breathless! is a finalist in The Bookseller's Best Award!

Living the childhood dream? Oh yes indeed-y! And if I can do it... then anyone can!!! So never give up I say. I now look back on all the careers I had, on all the experiences along the way, and I can honestly say it was all good training for what I do now. I guess we all end up where we're s'posed to be in the end...

Thank you for visiting the site, and if you get a chance, I hope you'll pop over to my Blog to see what I'm up to. I love hearing from friends and readers so feel free to drop me a line when you get a chance!

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Pictures from Trish's Travels

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To Lincoln, England in June 2007 Pt 1

To Lincoln, England in June Pt 2

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To New York, United States in July 2007 Pt 1

To New York, United States in July 2007 Pt 2

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To Washington DC, United States in July 2007 Pt 1

To Washington DC, United States in July 2007 Pt 2

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My chum Kate Walker (Presents) & Me in Dublin

The stunningly beautiful Jane Porter (Presents) & Me in Dallas at the RWA Conference 2007

Fiona Harper (Romance), Me & Jennie Lucas striking a pose at Nationals in Dallas 2007

Mills & Boon gals invading the amazingly wonderful Sandra Marton's (Presents) hotel room at the RWA Conference Dallas - from left to right - Fiona Harper, Melissa McClone (Romance), Me, Olivia Gates (Medicals), Jennie Lucas and Sandra

Fiona Harper, Me, Jenna Bayley-Burke (Modern Extra) and Michelle Willingham (Historicals) glamming it up at the RITA Awards in Dallas

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