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How a film inspired The Nordic Heart Romance series

July 20, 2017 by Helena Halme Leave a Comment

Have you ever wondered what inspires authors to write their stories? I find this a fascinating subject, especially as no one author, or story, is the same in this respect. My books are inspired by several things: memories, places I visit, other novels or just something I've overheard. I often also … [Read more...]

Tagged With: An Officer and a Gentleman, Books, Casablanca, film, romance, Royal Navy, The Englishman, The Good Officer, The Navy Wife, writing

Time Sensitive Book Offer

July 10, 2017 by Helena Halme 2 Comments

I thought I'd let you know of a quite amazing book offer. Between 10th and 16th July THE ENGLISHMAN BOXED SET is on a very short and rare promotion. The price will be JUST $0.99/£0.99/€0.99 for the six days. As you probably know, this is a huge discount. The boxed set contains the first … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Books, ebook, offers, The Englishman, The Good Officer, The Navy Wife

Faslane Naval Base Peace Protests and The Nordic Heart

June 29, 2017 by Helena Halme Leave a Comment

It's interesting to see that the peace protests are going ahead outside the Faslane Naval Base again. According to Helensburgh Advertiser, the local Scottish newspaper, talks are being held in advance of a temporary protest camp near Coulport where the warheads for the Trident nuclear submarines are … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Books, characters, romance, Royal Navy, The Englishman, The Good Officer, The Navy Wife

Writing over Easter

April 16, 2017 by Helena Halme 2 Comments

Over this Easter weekend, I've been busy writing the next novel in The Englishman series. Or trying to! Although I imagined I had the plot all sewn up, I've realised during these less busy days of Easter that there was something missing from the story. The plot just didn't click with me. Until … [Read more...]

Tagged With: advice for new writers, romance, The Englishman, The Good Officer, writing, writing tips

The Good Officer is out today!

November 18, 2016 by Helena Halme Leave a Comment

It’s Publication Day! My new novel, the fourth book (but also a standalone read) in The Englishman series, THE GOOD OFFICER, is out today! Hurrah! These are early reviews I’ve had so far: Another winning combination of romance in a recent historical setting, with culture clashes between Finnish … [Read more...]

Tagged With: ebook, Kindle, romance, Royal Navy, The Englishman, The Finnish Girl, The Good Officer

Writing Sex by Patsy Trench

November 17, 2016 by Helena Halme 1 Comment

My latest novel, The Good Officer, which is out tomorrow has more sex in it than any of my previous books. The reason for this (without giving too much away) is that my two heroes, Kaisa and Peter, are estranged and so meet other people – and the obvious happens. While writing the novel, I struck up … [Read more...]

Tagged With: advice for new writers, Books, romance, The Good Officer

The Englishman is now FREE!

November 3, 2016 by Helena Halme Leave a Comment

To celebrate the publication on 18th November of The Good Officer, the first novel in my contemporary Nordic romance series, The Englishman, is now FREE to download. Tap the picture or go here for the US Amazon page to download the book now. But hurry, this offer ends on Sunday 6th November! A … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Books, ebook, offers, romance, The Englishman, The Good Officer

Reading in Finland

October 26, 2016 by Helena Halme Leave a Comment

On 20th January I will be reading from THE GOOD OFFICER at FinnBrit Language Centre in Helsinki I'm visiting Finland this week for the Helsinki Book Fair. It all starts tomorrow, but I arrived here early to have time to visit my father in Tampere, but also to finalise plans for a literary evening … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Author Interview, Books, Finland, The Good Officer

The Good Officer Pre-order Offer

October 23, 2016 by Helena Halme Leave a Comment

'The Good Officer is a terrific read with lost of drama. Halme's best work to date' – Jessica Bell, author of STRING BRIDGE and THE BOOK I hope you've enjoyed reading my previous novels and are eagerly awaiting the latest book in my series of Nordic contemporary romances. If so, I have good news … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Books, ebook, Finland, romance, The Good Officer

Are you doing NaNoWriMo?

October 27, 2015 by Helena Halme 3 Comments

What is NaNoWriMo you ask? Well, it's the National Novel Writing Month, which takes place each year in November, when thousands of authors, or aspiring novelists, challenge themselves to write 50,000 words (I know, not quite a full-length novel, but nearly) in 30 days. That means exactly 1,667 words … [Read more...]

Tagged With: advice for new writers, Books, characters, MA Creative Writing, Nanowrimo, romance, The Good Officer

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