Tonight I celebrated the launch of JILTED with the people of Goomalling (the awesome small town where I’ve only lived 18months). Considering we’ve only been here a short time, the local Community Resource Centre went all out with absolute gourmet nibbles! Seriously… watch out Masterchef, the Goomalling CRC ladies will give you ALL a run for your money. And with Bubbles supplied by my fabulous publisher Harlequin Australia, I couldn’t have asked for more.
The local Shire President John Bird and his lovely daughter Nat introduced me! Again considering I’ve only been a resident of their town a VERY short time, they were so kind and flattering 🙂 After that I rabbited on for about ten minutes about my writing journey – WHY and HOW I came to write books. I talked about the crazy people that live inside my head – or rather I’m crazy for thinking they’re real. And I talked about ROMANCE books and why I’m a LOUD AND PROUD reader and writer of them.
Then I read the opening pages of JILTED. I ummed and ahhed for a bit about what section to read but I think this was the right one. Everyone rushed to my signing table after and bought a copy, saying they really wanted to know what happened next. Some even bought TWO copies.
I am truly blessed to live in such an awesome place and to finally have achieved my dream! Now it’s time for a new dream and guess what that is?
TO KEEP DOING WHAT I’M DOING! To keep writing books in the hope that my publisher will love them and thus readers will have the chance to love them too. That’s why I couldn’t resist including this pic hubby snapped of me just before I headed out to the launch. That’s me taking a quick peek at my new baby – the only-recently started work-in-progress 🙂
I’m going to stop gushing now and leave you with some more photos from MY night!!
xo
Rach!
It looks like an awesome night. Congratulations!!! 🙂 🙂
Congrats on a great launch Rachael! Looks like it was fab. 🙂
Huge congrats, Rachael! What a wonderful day for you 🙂
Congratulations Rachael that’s wonderful! Looks like it went off splendidly.
Congrats! How fabulous to have the support you do. I’m looking forward to reading Jilted!
How completely excellent! Big congrats!!
Well done Rach – how wonderful!!!!
Congrats on your book launch, may it be followed by many more 🙂
Congrats Rach! And strangers bought your book – yeah!! Makes up for the book signing 🙂
Well done. Thanks for sharing your night.
Cath
How fabulous, Rach. Sounds like you have a great community to live in.
So fabulous, Rach!!! So stoked for you. Looked like you had a great night and all those people buying Jilted are in for a great read!!
Bella, you look gorgeous and it looks like it was a marvellous evening.
Fabulous rach, only wish I could have been there x
Thank you so much gals – I wish you could all have been there too 🙂
Congratulations on your book launch Rachael.
Looking forward to reading my copy of Jilted
I’m sure this is just the beginning may you publish Many many more.
Looks like it was a great night! And you looked fab, love that colour on you 🙂
Hope you get heaps of sales rolling in!
Congratulations Rach! Wish I could have been there! Can’t wait to get my hands on your book.
May this be the first of many many book launches. Congratulations!
Look how gorgeous you are! So proud of you, Rach. Jilted is going to go gangbusters!
That gave me chills Rach! (Good ones!) Congrats on a fabulous launch – Jilted is on my TBR list!!
I like good chills Kez 🙂
Fantastic! Congratulations on your launch and looking forward to seeing Jilted on the shelves.
Oh my gosh! RACH! Was just flicking through Big W’s latest catalogue and there is your book! Hugest congratulations.
I know – amazing!!!! Thanks for popping by here. x
Thank you thank you thank you EVERYONE!! xox
Yay fantastic stuff, Rach! Congratulations on the release and the launch. You look and the book look fab. 🙂
Congratulations, Rach, looks like you all had a fabulous evening. Nothing like a new book to make an author smile 🙂
Thanks Eleni and Helene – certainly one of the best nights of my life!!