As Jane Hollinger puts it bluntly herself, she’s the wrong side of thirty, teaches Adult Education Classes, and is divorced. So why is she more concerned about the “Badly Blond Bloke” who enrolled so late for her family history evening classes that she doesn’t even know what his name is yet, than finding a new man on the dating website her sister, Mags, and best friend, Carol, have subscribed her to? Why does she have a nagging feeling that she thinks she’s seen him somewhere before? And why is it that Mags is the journalist on a fashion magazine and gets to interview sexy actors and pinch designer clothes and not her? Life can be such a bitch sometimes but for Jane that’s all about to change…

What genre is it?
Contemporary romance.

What kind of readers will it appeal to?
Only You will appeal to readers who want something a bit different from the  average romance novel – who enjoy a good plot, good characterization, and a mystery.

Complete this sentence for us: if you like _________________, you’ll love Only You.
A perfect light read-in-bed or on the beach novel you’ll enjoy so much you won’t want it to end!

Introduce us a bit more to Jane and the “Badly Blond Bloke”
Jane Hollinger lives a quiet life as a genealogy teacher and debates whether she wants to be in a relationship with ‘the sexiest man in Britain’. We’d like to think we’d jump at the chance so it’s hard to understand why she’s hesitating but Jane’s self-esteem and ability to trust a man again is still at rock bottom following her divorce and her ex’s immediate re-marriage.

Jane is also embarrassed by her lack of dating experience as she and her ex had been college sweethearts, so she’s intimidated at the prospect of going on dates with men from the dating website she’s been unsubtly subscribed to by her sister and best friend. Because she hasn’t dealt with any of these issues yet, she really puts herself through the wringer.

Actor, Robert Armstrong isn’t used to having to chase and almost beg a woman to go out with him. It’s not that he’s vain, he’s just never had a woman actually run away from him before! Like Jane, he also has personal issues he hasn’t dealt with and he’s not very good at accepting advice. Trying to deal with his feelings for Jane brings out the worst in him, which he hates, and it doesn’t help that it all takes place inside and on the covers of Britain’s many celebrity gossip magazines.

Have you written any other books that we should read next?
Yes, it’s a short holiday romance called On Your Own?

What’s it about?
For the first time Meggie Joyce goes on holiday on her own. In Malta, she meets the mysterious Edward Rowley. He has the same name as the hero from her favourite television series – and is just as handsome. Could this be a coincidence which leads to romance? Meggie hopes so. Until she finds out why Edward has also been holidaying alone…

Tell us about yourself.
I was born in England and lived in North Wales until my family moved to Ireland to become farmers, which is a book in itself!

I now live in Ireland, where I write, research my family history, and grow fruit and vegetables. I also keep chickens (and a Guinea Hen who now thinks she’s a chicken!).

I’ve had some pretty varied jobs, including Tour Guide, Professional Genealogist, Bookseller, and Census Enumerator, but I think I’m going to enjoy being an author best of all!

Have you got a website?
http://lornapeel.com

What about social media?
@PeelLorna
https://www.facebook.com/LornaPeelAuthor.

What’s next?
My current writing project is called Into The Unknown and is set during World War Two. Kate Sheridan is an Irish emigrant facing up to the hostility towards the neutral Irish during World War Two. Charlie Butler is a newly-promoted RAF pilot, struggling to come to terms with his growing love for Kate and the horrors the war will bring to them both.