London on
3 September 1939 is in upheaval. War is inevitable. Into this turmoil
steps Kate Sheridan, newly arrived from Ireland to live with her aunt
and uncle, and look for work. When she meets Flight Lieutenant
Charlie Butler sparks fly, but he is a notorious womaniser. Should
she ignore all the warnings and get involved with a ladies man whose
life will be in daily danger?
Charlie
Butler has no intention of getting involved with a woman. But when he
meets Kate his resolve is shattered. Should he allow his heart to
rule his head and fall for a nineteen-year-old Irish girl while there
is a war to fight?
Private
conflicts and personal doubts are soon overshadowed. Will the horrors
of war bring Kate and Charlie together or tear them apart?
Lorna Peel is an author
of contemporary and historical romantic fiction. Her first novel,
Only You, a contemporary romance, was published in 2014. Into The
Unknown, an historical novel set during WWII, was published in May
2015.
Lorna was born in
England and lived in North Wales until her family moved to Ireland to
become farmers, which is a book in itself! She lives in rural
Ireland, where she write, researches her family history, and grows
fruit and vegetables. She also keeps chickens (and a Guinea Hen who
now thinks she’s a chicken!).
http://lornapeel.com
http://twitter.com/PeelLorna
http://www.facebook.com/LornaPeelAuthor
http://pinterest.com/lornapeel
https://plus.google.com/+LornaPeel
1. If you could
work with any other author, who would it be and why? I
prefer to write alone but if I had the chance, it would be Sharon Kay
Penman. I absolutely love her historical novels, especially her Welsh
trilogy. The amount of research which goes into her books must be
phenomenal but it never shows.
2. What would be
a typical working day for you? When and where do you write? I’m not a morning
person so I write in the late afternoon and evening. I like to be
comfortable when I write so I tend to do most of my writing on the
sofa in the living room. The TV is off but I might listen to music,
depending on what I’m writing.
3. What is the
hardest part of the writing for you? Finding
the time in Summer to write. Winter isn’t so bad, with long, dark
evenings, but Summer is harder with chickens and a garden to look
after but I always make up for the lack of Summer writing in Winter.
4. When and why
did you first start writing?
I was nineteen and hadn’t been encouraged to do any creative writing
at school, so once I was free of school, I wanted to see if I could
put my imagination to good use and actually write a full length novel
from start to finish.
5. How did you
come up with the idea for the book? I wanted to show World
War Two from a different perspective—from one of the many Irish
people who joined the allied forces—so I created Kate. She needed a
contrasting love interest, so I created Charlie.
6. Are you a big
reader? If so, what are you reading now? I don’t have time to
read very much in Summer, but I make up for it in Winter, so I
have quite a few books on my combined electronic and print TBR pile.
Some at the top are: Heartstone by C.J. Sansom, Jeremy Poldark by
Winston Graham, Faithful Place by Tana French and The Secrets of Pain
by Phil Rickman.
7. Do you have
any advice for other aspiring writers? Never give up. Be
stubborn and grow a thick skin. Don’t allow anyone to put you or
your writing down.
Amazon UK
- http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00UAY719Y
Amazon US
- http://amzn.com/B00UAY719Y
iBooks UK
- https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/id974054282?mt=11
iBooks US
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/into-the-unknown/id974054282
Smashwords
- https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/525040
Nook UK -
http://www.nook.com/gb/ebooks/into-the-unknown-by-lorna-peel/2940046616323
Barnes and
Noble - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1121346684
Tirgearr
Publishing -
http://www.tirgearrpublishing.com/authors/Peel_Lorna/into-the-unknown.htm
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