Erica James
Erica James - Author of twenty-five bestselling novels. An Ideal Husband is now available to buy in hardback.
Another week ... and it's essentially another week of rain! Although the rain held off on Wednesday when I was in London for the legendary HarperCollins Author Party held in the garden of the V & A Museum. While it didn't rain, it was on the chilly side so it was certainly a cardie night! I didn't take many photos but the first one below shows me with Georgina Moore whose book The Garnet Girls is current out in paperback and is just right for the summer as it's set on the beautiful Isle of Wight.
July might have got off to a soggy start, but the sporting calendar is jam-packed full of things to enjoy. Wimbledon got off to a good start but I doubt there was a dry eye on centre court when Andy Murray was interviewed by the excellent Sue Barker after playing doubles with his brother, Jamie, a match which turned out to be his last at Wimbledon now that he's retired.
I really don't know the first thing about football but I always seem to get caught up in footie fever when it's a big tournament - is that even the right word? If you're an England supporter no doubt you were cheering like I was last night when our team overcame the ghosts of the past when it came to penalty shoot outs and we're now set to play the Netherlands in the semi-finals.
Today we have three - yes three! - British drivers out in front when the lights turn green at Silverstone this afternoon. Mercedes have finally got things working and George Russell is P1 with Lewis and Lando P2 and P3 respectively. I just hope they don't do anything silly in the opening lap, other than keep Max behind them - sorry to all my Dutch readers for being so biased!
What else to report? Well, after a few hours of sun earlier this morning it's now business as usual with the rain coming down. A lot has grown like crazy in my garden but other things are sulking and refusing to perform until the weather improves. And who can blame them!
Anyway, time to throw some lunch together before sitting down to watch the Grand Prix. Enjoy your Sunday and hopefully wherever you are, you're being spared the endless rain!
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Pinch and a punch for the first day of the month! Can it really be July already? June was certainly a lovely time for me as I was lucky enough to spend part of it with my family in LA followed by a road trip to Dorset, Devon and finally the Cotswolds where I met up with some lovely Australians I met at Burgh Island last year - thank you Doreen and Tony for a splendid stopover!
I did actually do some work while I was languishing in luxury at the Burgh Island Hotel last week but now it's back to work with a vengeance and I'm happy to share that the ebook of An Ideal Husband is a mere 99p today, so if you haven't read it yet, snap it up now while you can as tomorrow it will be back to its normal price.
Before I go, here's a little snapshot from my recent travels.
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I soooo want to stay at Burgh Island! I have managed to borrow An Ideal Husband from the library (I was about 16th on the list when I reserved it 😅) so am looking forward to starting that this week x
Reading an ideal husband at the moment - it’s the fastest I’ve read a book in ages, a real page turner. Thank you.
Yes, l am number 42 on the waiting list at my Library,for your latest book....An Ideal Husband...🤩
It's been a while since I last said 'hello!' but here I am. It's been a busy but hugely enjoyable time for me recently as I went to LA to see my son and family and that included a couple of days in Palm Springs and a quick trip to Las Vegas where I'd never been before. Vegas is absolutely nuts, and I mean that in the nicest way. I'm not sure what I expected, but I didn't expect Vegas to be so big or so busy. Or so hot! Which is stupid as it is in the middle of a desert. The day we left the temperature hit 42c and I swear, if one felt so inclined, you could fry an egg on the pavement.
A few days after returning home I was then packing my case again, because as everyone knows, one always needs a holiday to recover from a holiday! So I tootled off to Dorset which was a stopover before coming on here to Burgh Island in Devon. You might remember I stayed here last summer and loved it so much I treated myself to another visit. And before you start rolling your eyes and tutting at my woefully hedonistic ways, while the rest of you in the UK are enjoying a heatwave, a sea mist is cooling the temperature considerably here on Burgh Island and blocking out the sun. Maybe I should rename the place as Brrrugh Island!
If it makes you feel any better about me not being at my desk at home, I am planning on writing while here in the peace and quiet. There, that's my conscience completely cleared!
Toodle pip for now!
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My one and only trip to Vegas was 45 years ago, and I was totally unimpressed back then. It certainly looks different now. I much preferred Palm Springs! Burgh Island looks delightful. Enjoy!! 🥰❤
Oh sounds fab, lovely. You have to enjoy it all while you can. Work hard play hard. Looks like you’re having terrific fun 🤩
I was in London last night for the Romantic Novel Awards. My novel A Secret Garden Affair had been shortlisted for the category of The Historical Romantic Novel Award but the victor was Sarah Mallory with her Mills & Boon novel The Night She Met the Duke, so huge congratulations to her.
Anton du Beke was giving out the awards and he was wonderfully charming, quite the gentleman and very funny, just as he is on Strictly.
Stupidly I didn't take many photos at the award ceremony and the ones I did take aren't very good, I'm afraid. But London was looking fabulous!
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Near to the end of ‘An ideal husband’ - loving it and can’t decide how it will end! Loving my growing up places featuring! Love Suffolk 🥰 And Norfolk too 🥰
Wow well done Erica what a fantastic evening and you look great. As I did my shopping the other day I spotted your book in Sainsburys and treated myself as the paperback due in Nov is far to long to wait for 😊 great reading so far 🥂🥂
Disappointing for you. But you"ll smash it nxt time. Your still my favourite ♥️
A hurried note to let you know that my new book An Ideal Husband is now 50% off on Amazon. It's a limited offer and I have no idea how long the promotion will last, so best to snap up the bargain while you can. Apologies to all of you who paid full price, please don't shoot the messenger!
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I paid full price and got a hard back as a present to myself I love your books they are going on my bookcase just in case I want to read again my partner thinks I am crazy about not getting rid of them but it is my bookcase in my workroom my space so there you have it 😁 I love you work all the characters and observations ❤️
I so enjoyed the book, couldn’t put it down. Thank you for your wonderful stories xx
I paid full price and it was absolutely worth it. For those getting it at half price it’s a bargain and worth every penny.
What a lovely weekend it's been here in Suffolk, hopefully the same is true for everyone else where ever you live. It was particularly lovely for me to spend time in the garden after my mini book tour which took me from Southwold to Lowdham in Nottingham, to Kirkham in Lancashire and then Heswall on the Wirral.
I met so many wonderful readers along the way including some of you here from FB, so thank you so very much for coming to listen to me chatter on and for buying a copy of An Ideal Husband. By now many of you will have read the book and I hope it's met with your approval. Annoyingly I missed making it into the Sunday Times Top Ten by just fifty copies. Hey ho!
Now I'm home and it's back to work on Book No.27 as well as pottering in the garden while the good weather holds!
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Finished your book last week! A fantastic read from start to finish as usual 😊 can’t wait for the next book xx
Back from my holiday and sadly the airport didn't have the book. I've been into Waterstones in Grimsby and they'd run out so I've ordered one! Can't wait to read it. 😊 Enjoy your garden it looks beautiful. Xx
My Mum and I loved seeing you in Reydon X