1–What is the title of your latest release? CODENAME CHARMING 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? When a bright and bubbly personal assistant finds herself embroiled in a tabloid scandal, with the papers claiming that she’s having an affair with her royal boss, the palace PR team come up with an immediate and horrifying solution. To divert attention from the false rumors, Pet will fake a temporary romance with Matthias, the royals’ massive, silent, brooding bodyguard. Even though he’s consistently ignored her attempts to befriend him and barely says a word to her, unless they’re clashing over their very different ideas on how to look after their well-meaning, accident-prone boss. No potential for disaster at all—and they’d definitely never fall in love for real… 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Codename Charming (and the previous book, Battle Royal, where the hero and heroine meet briefly for the first time as secondary characters) feature protagonists who work for a fictionalized British royal family, so an excellent excuse to set them in London, one of my favorite cities in the world. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely. I think…

I’ve always been fascinated by the spectacle of celebrity, particularly as a backdrop for romance stories. The place where the fantasy of fame meets the hard realities of the spotlight is rife with dramatic and comedic possibilities. Plus, there’s that thrill of getting to peek behind the VIP barricade and/or stage door to see how the sausage is made (so to speak). And let’s not forget the tropes! Celebrity romance stories are tailor-made for so many of my favorites—fake relationship, forced proximity, fish out of water, rags to riches, reformed rake, taming the beast, and so many more. Given all that, it’s no surprise I love to read them as much as I love to write them. Below are five of my top five celebrity romances written by some of my favorite authors, plus a brand new one written by me! Act Like It by Lucy Parker This is the first book in Parker’s excellent London Celebrities series, focusing on the West End theater scene. When a stage actor and notorious misanthrope finds himself in need of an image boost, he reluctantly agrees to a faux-mance with a resilient up-and-coming stage actress, leading to two of my favorite romance tropes—grumpy/sunshine…

1–What’s the name of your latest release? My new release is called HEADLINERS, and it’s the fifth book in my London Celebrities series. 2–What is it about? Rival TV presenters Sabrina Carlton and Nick Davenport have been trading barbs on their respective shows for years, but the competition between them soured into full antipathy after Nick broke Sabrina’s family scandal on his show. With both their careers potentially on the rocks, their only chance to salvage their jobs is to (reluctantly) agree to co-host the network’s struggling live morning show. They have a limited deadline to lift the ratings, but have to contend with an unknown person on set who’s determined to see them fail. In order to make things work, they’re going to have to put the past behind them and pull together as a team. But when it becomes clear that the chemistry between them is not solely antagonistic, the road to true love is as rocky as the path to higher ratings. 3–What word best describes your heroine? Determined. Sabrina has a strong work ethic and she’s determined to make the best of things, and to not let her personal problems with Nick jeopardise her career any…