Writing Illicit Italian Nights by Melanie Milburne

 Author Melanie Milburne dropped by to share how she wrote her new book...

I think the most surprising thing about writing Illicit Italian Nights  was I’d been forced to take almost a year off from writing four books a year to writing none due to having to have my fifth back surgery and I was worried I might not be able to write again. 

Even after writing so many books, the self- doubts and negative voices set in. 

I had to work through that and rediscover the joy of writing. I did 500 words a day and gradually built up and it was euphoric to type The End!

The challenges I face now are like any other woman juggling work and family. I’m constantly time poor. 

And because I have spinal issues, I can’t spend all day writing like I used to do. But for me, a lot of my “ writing” gets done away from the computer. 

Writers need dreaming time, allowing their thoughts to float freely. It’s tempting to scroll on social media but it’s actually better for me to do mundane things when I feel a bit stuck on a book. 

Ironing, sorting out my wardrobe or simply cooking a meal will free up my thoughts and I can get back to my characters with new ideas and perspective.

About Illicit Italian Nights...

Illicit Italian Nights is about when godparents Ludovic and Addison are asked by their godchild’s parents to take over from the nanny until  they can get back from a destination wedding after a severe weather event has them stranded abroad. 

Addy has had a crush on Vic from the first moment she met him at her brother’s engagement party to Vic’s half sister. Looking after a toddler with Vic shows Addy a new side to him that makes it impossible not to fall in love. 

But Vic is not the settling down type and while he offers her a short fling, she knows it’s for now, not forever. Will he fall for Addie or break her heart like it’s never been broken before? 

Melanie Milburne writes modern romance stories for Harlequin Mills and Boon. Her love affair with romance novels began when she read her first romance at the age of seventeen and it inspired a dream to one day become a romance author. But even as a child she knew she wanted to of be a writer and enjoyed writing stories from the age of five. With nearly 100 novels in print and several industry awards and nominations for her work, Melanie enjoys crafting contemporary romance stories from her home in Hobart in beautiful Tasmania, where she lives with her husband and fur family of two cheeky toy poodles. 

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Illicit Italian Nights

She’s off-limits… 

And the Italian is unraveling! 

When her baby niece needs her, Addison Featherstone has no choice but to turn to Ludovic Jacobetti for help. Not only is he the infant’s godfather; his private jet can take them to Italy. There’s just one complication: playboy Vic has long been the object of innocent Addie’s deepest desires… 

As his friend’s sister, Addie is entirely forbidden to Vic. Yet when they're alone in Lake Como, he’s forced to acknowledge she’s more alluring than he’s ever allowed himself to notice… And once the sun sets, their chemistry doesn’t simply become intoxicating—it’s irresistible!  

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