Summer Spotlight Author Jasmine Aherne

Jasmine Aherne has been making up stories since she can remember. She delights in creating everyday heroes and heroines and exploring their challenges in life and love.

She has a BA in Creative Writing from Chichester University and is currently studying for an MA in Novel and Poetry Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jasmine lives in Cardiff with her partner Alex, a python called Fish, and mountains of books. When she isn't writing she likes baking cakes, salsa dancing, reading, buying hats, and eating too much Chinese food.

I was paired with her to write book review blog entries and I found her to be engaging, warm and extremely gifted. Here is what she'd like to share with you.

Q: Describe the genre in which you do most of your writing.
Contemporary romance – heat level sensual to very sensual. I’ve dabbled in the paranormal and historical, but contemporary is what I love – showing how falling in love can transform out often busy and mundane everyday lives!

Q: Who has influenced your writing the most?
My favorite authors are Nora Roberts, Robin T Popp, James Patterson, J.D Robb, and Kathy Love. I’d say they’ve all had a hand in it somewhere!


Q: How many books have you written so far?
Stranded – Pink Petal Books, released May 7th.
When a holiday to New York goes awry, Londoner Rachel turns to a handsome stranger for help, and stumbles into unexpected love.
Between the Lines – Wild Horse Press, released June 23rd.
Scarred writer Aaron Cooper loves globe-hopping because it means he can avoid commitment. But when he finds his muse in New York, can he finally hang his hat up for good?
Uprooted – Pink Petal Books, to be released November 1st.
Landscape Gardener Mari Dawson will need all her nurturing skills when she falls for a single father who needs parenthood pointers.

Q: Do you write every day? How much time do you spend on your writing?
I try to write every day, in my lunch hour at work and for an hour or so in the evenings. At weekends I’ll often write for three or four hours.

Q: What will your next book be about?
I’m working on a contemporary about a woman who’s dumped by her fiancé on Valentine’s Day. She ends up being commiserated by a handsome stranger she meets in a bar. They have a wonderful night, but nine months later the stranger will get the biggest surprise of his life… I haven’t got a title yet. I also just finished a free, short & steamy read called Magic at Midnight which will be released later this month (June) by Pink Petal Books.

Q: If you couldn’t be a writer, what else would you do?
I love Dinosaurs, so I like to think I might have been an archaeologist. I also wanted to be a vet, but I have a terrible fur allergy, so I guess that’s out the window!



To find out more about this wonderful author, please visit Jasmine's website at www.jasmineaherne.com. She is also on MySpace and Twitter and you can check out her All Romance E-Books page at http://www.allromanceebooks.com