Liz Martinson
Author of unputdownable books with
romance, adventure and suspense.
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About Me
I am an author of seven contemporary novels and one historical novel, all of which are on Amazon.
All have a strong thread of romance running through, but also contain life events and adventure, and sometimes even a little suspense.
I use research and my own extensive experiences to fuel my writing and in my spare time enjoy a wide range of activities which include cycling, photography and reading, as well as cooking, music and travel. I also have extensive experience as a hill-walker and considerable experience as a kayaker but find I'm more limited in those activities these days.
I live in the Yorkshire Dales with my husband and two cats, and have non-identical twin sons long since grown and flown.
My books
After top journalist and soon-to-be single mother Liz meets Marc, a reclusive star of stage and screen, they find themselves deeply attracted to one another.
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When tragedy hits Liz's estranged husband and her small daughter, Liz will need to learn to trust Marc not only with her heart, but with the life of her child.
But will they ever belong to each other and find happiness?
After silencing her doubts about the Earl of Ullandale, Kate finds her dream job at an upmarket Scottish castle hotel. Bitter experience has taught her to distrust the privileged elite. Her career plans are compromised by Euan, the estate's good-looking factor. He seems to be everywhere; helpful and hardworking.
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But what is Euan's relationship with the late Earl's daughter, and where is the mysterious new Earl? Soon, jealousy and danger test them to their limits. But will it break or make their relationship?
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A retro romance set in 1979 - The story of a disillusioned rock star looking for what seems to be the impossible - a woman who doesn't know who he is - and a shy classical pianist who has little idea of what the rock world is about except it's all bad.
A chance meeting and their worlds collide.
He doesn't intend to fall in love, but she's a lovable person and he feels protective. She distrusts his secretiveness, seeing it as a cover for possibly criminal activities.
There comes a time when he desperately needs her comfort and help and their tentative love becomes stronger.
Each realises their own worlds aren't that far apart and the most important aspect is their love for each other.
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Beautiful Jude Drayton, acting EO for Aurora Technology, turns the ailing computer firm into a resounding success and is shocked when she's sacked by the new owner, who has reservations about the firm.
Richard Blake's memories of the company aren't happy ones, and he's arrived full of contempt for Jude, because he believes she's been his father's mistress, and he intends to close Aurora down.
But everything about Jude, and the company, makes him question his decisions, and his hate gradually turns into admiration and love.
However, someone is working behind the scenes, setting Jude up for a catastrophic fall from grace.
Will her hidden enemy succeed, or will Jude and Richard find a way through the lies to reach their happy ever after?
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Emily is all business from the top of her well-groomed head to her painted toe-nails, until she sees sexy surfer Jake, with the wild hair and a body to die for.
Their connection is immediate, and neither can deny the searing attraction that crackles between them. But Emily doesn’t do short-term flings, and Jake never commits to anything longer than a weekend.
And what about the inconvenient fact his café is in the crosshairs of Emily’s business deal, the very reason that she’s in Solhaven?
As the relationship progresses, Jake’s refusal to commit to long-term wavers, while Emily fears she’s fallen in love, and hurt is rapidly heading her way.
Then there’s the fall-out from the terminated business transaction to deal with as well…
A shocking betrayal by his ex-wife sends artist Daniel to Solhaven for some much-needed peace and solitude, and a place where he can paint without distractions. He’s done with love, done with relationships. Done with women.
Claire, the new gardener at the hotel, isn’t looking for love, but when love finds her, she can’t let it go. Daniel might be surly, and rejects help at every turn, but she sees something different. She knows his pain is deeper than his anger and she wants to soothe it.
Daniel might feel attracted to the sunny Claire, but can he ever learn to trust again?
And can Claire give him the space he needs to heal?
Or will each one’s headstrong determination crush the first tender buds of love?
Unable to effect the changes he feels his country needs, Prince Maximilian leaves Mondorra to live the useful life he craves. But he cannot forget the haunted eyes of a ballerina he once met at a palace reception. Now working as a gardener at the Haven House Hotel, and calling himself Anton, he is astonished to see this very woman walking up the hotel’s stairs.
Lizzie has also never forgotten her encounter with the “sad man,” as she’s always called him. She is struggling to reclaim her former glory as a principal dancer after leaving her abusive partner, and this outreach program in rural Wales seems the very way forward. But what is the sad man doing here? And why won’t he tell her who he is?
The peaceful surroundings of the hotel lead them on the first tentative steps to love, but Anton’s secrets and the shadow of Lizzie’s former lover loom over them. When the truth is revealed, will Lizzie be able to make the leap, or will the swan princess refuse the crown of Mondorra forever?
Can a duke fall in love with Cinderella, or is it all just a fairytale?
Can feisty Cinderella consider a complete change of her plans, just for love?
The last thing Lucien, Duke of Linton, wants is to attend a tiresome house party. However, a certain lady among the guests catches his eye, and it might be fun to mingle incognito, for after all, what better way to avoid his stepmother's matchmaking machinations?
Blanche Morgan, daughter of a tea merchant, would rather spend time with her beloved horses than waste days doing the pretty at her aunt's request. When she encounters Lucien in the guise of a poor relation, they form an unexpected alliance and hatch a plan to avoid his meddling stepmother.
But Lucien's stepmother also has plans, and she sets them in motion. As the couple struggle to cope in the aftermath of a near disaster, their hearts awaken to a possibility neither of them has considered.
A marriage of convenience will give Blanche the freedom to breed her beloved horses and rid Lucien of his conniving stepmother.
Can their practical alliance change to one of love?
To find their happily ever after, Blanche and Lucien must work together to thwart the Dowager Duchess's malevolent plotting.
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