I'm excited to announce that my manuscript Reunited with the Millionaire is among the top three finalists in the Pages From The Heart contest in the Short Contemporary Novel category. This contest is run by From the Heart Romance Writers, a chapter of Romance Writers of America. Entries consisted of the first 6,000 words.

Congratulations to all the finalists!

My short story Loving Nalini is to be published in Hawkeye Books' new anthology Allsorts, a collection of jolly good tales that celebrates diversity in Australia. Allsorts features 43 short stories that were submitted to the inaugural Sydney Hammond Memorial Short Story Competition. The guidelines for this competition needed to fit the theme 'Together in Diversity' where the main character needed to cross paths with somebody who was different to them.

Loving Nalini is a romantic short story about Brad, a white Australian medical student who is struggling with his feelings for his Indian best friend Nalini, whose father expects her to return to India with her medical degree and enter an arranged marriage. Rachel is proud to be part of this socially important anthology along with many talented writers.

I'm thrilled to announce that my manuscript Almost a Princess has won the 2018 RWA's Emerald Award for Best Unpublished Romance Manuscript. After taking into consideration feedback from a manuscript assessment at the 2017 conference, I believe that this is proof of how dedication and focus can make dreams come true.

Read more on the blog - The Writing Journey.

I'm proud to announce that my rural romance manuscript has made it to the final round of RWA's Ripping Start contest!