Christina Courtenay - Photographic Gallery

Tiger Porten (Trade Winds)

Storm över Högländerna

Vientos Alisios (Trade Winds)

Tormentas en las Tierras Altas

Nieblas Mónzonicas

El Beso Secreto de la Obscuridad

El Suave Susurro de los Sueños

El Kimono Escarlata

The Inspiration behind Trade Winds

Iinspiration for The Secret Kiss of Darkness

The Inspiration behind Monsoon Mists

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Suzannah with Brigid Coady at the RoNAs, 2013

Sue Moorcroft with Suzannah & Brigid Coady at the RoNAs, 2013

2013 RT Booklovers Convention Kansas City Poster

The Silent Touch of Shadows Background

Inspiration for Highland Storms

Inspiration for the Scarlet Kimono

Chiyonofuji Mitsugu

Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, 58^th Yokozuna of Sumo

Hina Dolls Lady Attendant

Raglan Castle seen from its highest viewpoint

Raglan Castle, the new gate

Raglan Castle, the oriel window

Plymouth Merchant's House

The Nice People in Plymouth Gave Me a Musket to Hold

How to Correctly Hold a Pikestaff

Meeting Highland Cattle with my Daughter

Tokyo Street Scene

Asukasa Temple

Himeji Castle

Dejima Main Street, Looking towards Nagasaki

Me with Model of Dejima

The Götheborg Moored at West India Dock, London

The Götheborg's Beautiful Aft View

Me on the deck of the Götheborg

The Rampant Lion Figurehead of the Götheborg

Viking Research image: Rune stone feaguring Odin's eight-legged horse, Sleipner

Viking Research: Longboat in Roskilde Viking Museum

Viking Research: Viking Museum Ribe - Denmark

Viking Research: Me standing next to a rune stone

Viking Research: Gold Torc, Historical Museum, Stockholm

Writing Magazine Feature: Adventurous Heroines

2011 Big Red Read Awards Ceremony

Can't Keep Up!

Rochdale Gargoyles look down on Byron's Birthday Celebration

Suzanne, Organiser of this Celebration of Byron's Birthday

With Sarah Mallory in Rochdale

Dancers in Costume

Regency Musicians

I Want One of These!

The Impressive Courtroom

Courtroom Windows

Costume Demonstration

Greyhound Motif on the Walls

Clog Dancing

Fans of Japanese Anime Dress the Part

Cooks Get Down to Business at All Things Japanese

Japanese Little Guy Made of Mochi and Strawberry

Official Photo by Martina Lundby Rekaa

RONA Awards Flowers

Group photo from the RONA Awards

With Fellow Choc-Liteers, Kate Johnson & Jane Lovering

London Book Fair 2012

RNA Summer Party

Evonne Wareham at the 2012 RNA Summer Party

Scenes from the Forest of Ae in Scotland Where We Spent a Lovely Weekend

Guest - Margaret James

New Auhor Pics!

Special Guest - Carol Hedges

Characters in Costume helped to set the scene at the 2012 HNS Conference

Welcome to the 2012 HNS Conference

My Certificate of Long Listing from the HNS

The Silent Touch of Shadows Awarded Best Historical Read at Festival of Romance 2012

With Sue Moorcroft, Last Year's Winner, Receiving Award for Best Historical Read

The nominees (from left) - me, Liz Harris, Nicola Cornick, Jenny Barden, Jean Fullerton and Charlotte Betts, plus Sue Moorcroft

1,2,3 (from left) - Me, Liz Harris, Nicola Cornick, Jenny Barden

Receiving the Award for Best Historical Read at the FoR from Sue Moorcroft, Last Year's Winner

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2013 RT Booklovers Convention Kansas City One Sweet Ride

2013 RT Booklovers Convention Kansas City Decorated Lift Door

2013 RT Booklovers Convention Kansas City Part of the Choc Lit Team

2013 RT Booklovers Convention Kansas City Christina's Favourite Delegate, Milo

At Club RT, a chance to meet readers

Tights!

CJ Hollenbach

Chocolate Fountain - Heaven!

A chance to wear my red slippers

The Choc-Liteers

Cinderella

Signing at the giant book fair

Heather Graham and Bobbi Smith

At the Harlequin party

Giant Book Fair

Freaky Friday Party Girls

Freaky Friday Party Table 2

Freaky Friday Party Table 1

Call Nurse Millie by Jean Fullerton

Character Inspired Bookmarks for New England Rocks

RNA Conference 2013 GIft Bags - All filled by our own fair hands

Fourteen Chocliteers - Photo by Liie Lamb

Elilzabeth Gouge Finalists - Kate Hall, Kate Johnson (winner) and Jacqui Cooper

RNA Conference 2013 - Snacks in the kitchen before the Gala Ball

Some Young Adult Readers from Heartlands High School

Thrice daily live interview with Lotta on the EA stage

Christina with Henri Nassjo

Book signing here!

Zombie on the loose!

Radio interview overlooking Gothenburg harbour

Being interviewed on the EA stage

The EA stand was by far the most outstanding one there.

The EA stage

Chilling with Rebecca Chance

Chrster Nylander

Lill-Babs (Babro)

Hentiette Guyland

Christina with copies of Tiger Porten

Christina with Jonas

Visitors on the EA stand

One of the Beautiful Rune Stones

Viking Treasure

Part of Visby Town Walls With Sea Outside

Lill-Babs Here on Thursday

View of Kalmar Harbour

My clan chilling with Lill-Babs

The Fab Bar at Hotell Wisby

The Old House of a Vilby Merchant

A Cobbled Street in Visby

Me with My Friend Annika

Nicer Than Your Average Do Not Disturb Sign

Literary Wraps for Dinner

View from Hotell Tylösand

My Favourite Swedish Food - Chocolate Kisses!

Book Signing Tonight!

Amazing Glass Bar

Glass Bathroom

Swedish Bedside Lamp 2

Alison Morton

Shortlistees for Best Historical Read

Saying thank you on behalf of the RNA

With Liz Harris and Adrienne Vaughan at the fair

With Sue Moorcroft and Jane Lovering at the fair

With Liz Harris at the fair

Getting in the spirit of historical reading, wearing my 1640s costume

Jenny Barden, Liz Harris and John Jackson

My historical reading

Lifetime achievement award presented to the RNA

Accepting an award on behalf of the RNA

Author panel led by Louise Graham

At the Romance Fair

My historical reading

Regaional variations in Swedish national costume

With my new friend Lucky

The lovely Camilla

More stalls inside the Swedish Church

Stalls inside the Swedish Church

Christmas Fair stalls outside the Swedish Church

Regional costumes from the county of Darlarna

Torgny, Christer and Stefan

Christina in traditional Swedish dress

Pru from the Regency Bookshop in Surbiton, Surrey looked after us brilliantly

Me, aged about 3 celebrating the festival of St Lucia

The Gilded Fan is a Winner!

Me with Darcy Bussell

Me with Dr David Hessayon

Group photo of all 2014 RoNA winners with Darcy Bussell

Presenting flowers to the lovely Katie Fforde

A Rose for me!

Vientos Alisios (Trade Winds)

With Laura

At the Libros de Seda stall

Rosa, Maria Jose and I

Gordo the adorable dog

Me at the Libreria Maite Stand

One of the many historic buildings in Barcelona

Laura and I

Rosa at the Libros de Seda stand

I want to live in this lovely yellow house

Gorgeous windows

A sunny courtyard to relax in

Old and new street signs

Love this gargoyle

Lizards(?) crawling down Sagrada Familia

Strange Sofa

Me with Alison Morton and Sue Moorcroft

The Koi Pond mat

Korea was the featured country at the London Book Fair this year

Voodoo Queen?

Alligator Bites!

Even dogs were allowed to dress up

Heroes and Villains Party

Place setting at the heroes and villains party

Getting Ready for the Choc-Lit Tea Party

Me with the fab winner of my raffle goodies hamper

The muddy waters of the Mississippi

The Mississippi by Night

The Mississippi in daylight

Me with Liz, Kate and Beverley

Me with a dragon friend!

With Sue Moorcroft and a Storm Trooper in a bar (of course)

Voodoo Doll

Lovely balcony seen from inside the restaurant

Mimosa Tree

Streetcar

Mississippi Paddle Steamer

Caf&ecute; du Monde

Cheeky Sparrow

Graveyard

Tomb of Voodoo Queen

Mardi Gras Beads

Inside a Bourbon Street Jazz Bar

Bourbon Street at Night

A Bourbon Street Balcony

Bourbon Street at Night

Beignets

Alison surveys Rome where much of her research is done

Alison Morton and Christina at the London Book Fair

A buzzing goods shed

Nurse Jean Fullerton in very authentic costume

Alison Morton and the Roman Colliseum

Regency authors Nicola Cornick and Anne Stenhouse

Regency ladies, Romy Gemmell and Annie Burroughs

The lovely Mary Nicholls

The seriously cool Liesel Schwartz

Kate Johnson in her gorgeous steampunk outfit

Suffragette Juliet Greenwood

Freda Lightfoot in her lovely outfit

Carol McGrath as a 12^th century lady

Jenny Barden and Janet Gover at Wellington Library

Welcome and keynote speakers at the HNS Conference 2014

Scenes from and friends in the book tent at the Festival of Romantic Fiction 2014

With my childhood friend Chicki at JÃ¶nkÃ¶ping

Book signing here!

Varberg Fort courtyard

Varberg Fort - back entrance?

An Ancient Swedish fortified wall

Varberg Fort/FÃ¤stning

My youngest fan? The lovely Astrid!

Meeting fellow author Ewa Klingberg in EksjÃ¶ was a highlight!

Me and Gustave in JÃ¶nkÃ¶ping

At EksjÃ¶ Bokhandel

Signing at GÃ¶ranssons Bokhandel

EA FÃ¶rlag offices and owner Eva

Ulla Gabay, me and Gustave Lund

Autumn in England, My favourite season.

Cover of The Last Gatekeeper by Katy Haye

The collection of my Regency Novellas reached #1 in the Amazon Regency Kindle chart

Reveiwer's Choice Award

Making a speech at the 2015 RoNAs in the Gladstone Library

With fellow Choc-Liteer, Alison May at the 2015 RoNAs in the Gladstone Library

The Young Adult Books being launched by Gill, Anne-Marie, Katy and Me in Scotland

Aurelia by Alison Morton gives an intriguing insight into an alternative Europe

Under a Cornish Sky by Liz Fenwick

Liz Fenwick loves Japan where she recorded this street scene

Liz Fenwick loves everything about Japan - nearly! Some of the food was a bit challenging.

The Wild One is the latest book from Janet Gover

The Missile Graveyard

Somewhere in Australia, a huge truck delivers a mysterious cargo…

Sue Moorcroft writes romantic fiction. The Wedding Proposal is her latest book.

Gilly Steward chose South Africa as her favourite destination. Her new book, Sunshine through the Rain would be a great read on the flight.

Alison May chose Hawaii as her favourite travel destination. Her latest book, Midsummer Dreams would be a great read on the plane.

The Graham Saga series of novels by Anna Belfrage

Do Opposites Attract? The latest book from Kathryn Freeman

Exotic Travel Locations - Kathryn Freeman picked Waikiki

Some Veil Will Fall is the latest book by Kirsty Ferry, who chose Norfolk as her favourite travel destination

Kirsty Ferry Chose Norlfolk as her favourite travel destination

The ancient washhouse seen from beneath a bridge leading into Bevagana

A cobbled alley opening on to a lovely view

All Cats are Grey by KC Aaabbott

Viper Venom, a new thriller from KC Abbott

Koreans use silver chopsticks in order to detect if their food is poisoned

Korea has its own phonetic alphabet called Hangul, it was developed in the 15^th century

The tangchong style of decorating exterior woodwork makes for spectacular street scenes

Fancy knot work for court dress is dying out but the results are astonishing

Korean Celadon ceramics are highly sought after and command high prices.

The flower crown dance with wonderful, elaborate costumes

Male Korean traditional dress is seldom seen

Korean national dress is very different to Japanese and Chinese

With Alison Morton and Gill Stewart

With Catriona Robb and Giselle Green

Brigid Coady â€“ winner of the Joan Hessayon Award at the RNA party

Swedish cinnamon buns, my favourite food!

With Gill Stewart, Janet Gover and Joss Stirling

What happens when we have to go home â€¦

Some of the conference first-timers looked after by Katy Haye

With fellow ChocLiteer Laura E James

With the lovely Sue Moorcroft â€“ my talk â€˜partnerâ€™

And three of the Paisley Piranhas â€“ myself, Gill-Marie Stewart and Katy Haye

All the Choc Lit authors who attended this yearâ€™s conference (minues one)

An 18th century Jewish cemetery in the middle of the campus â€“ interesting!

Katrina Power (and her megawatt smile) with Carol Townend and others

Gill-Marie Stewart and Sue Moorcroft chilling

Lucie Wheeler and Katrina Power trying on â€˜zoriâ€™ and â€˜getaâ€™ (with tabi socks)

â€¦ and Liz from behind

Liz Fenwick looking like a princess!

Our two volunteers in â€˜uchikakeâ€™ kimono robes

Relaxing with Ann Ankers, organiser of the RNA Marcher Ladies

Caroline Sheldon, Hannah Ferguson, Carole Blake and Tim Bates (with Eileen Ramsay and Jan Jones behind them)

Fabulous prizes to be won in the Jade Lioness competition

Another view of the amazing roof on the airport in Madrid

The ultra-modern airport in Madrid has a fantastic roof

Madrid has very narrow streets

Another narrow street in Madrid

The Prado Museum in Madrid

Signing Books

With some lovely Spanish readers

With Alex and Maria Jose

Me and Merche

Me and Laura

The beautiful table decorations

The Gladstone Library

Me with fellow ChocLiteers Melanie Hudson, Alison May, Linn Halton and Angela Britnell

Fern Britton and compere Jane Wenham-Jones

The Awards Shortlisted Book Table

After three days of walking around, some hot chocolate was needed

A rather strange attendee

These fantastic blue orchids were on display throughout the halls â€“ loved them!

Jeffrey Archer giving an amusing talk

Meg Roscoff being interviewed

Selfie with Sue Moorcroft and Adrienne Vaughan

Not quite Boticelli

Obligatory tourist selfie

At the Natural History Museum

A knight before shining armour

Here be dragons!

You get dragons

From dragon eggs

All the panellists (courtesy of Nicola) â€“ from left to right â€“ Teresa, Alison, Louise, me, Jean and Nicola

Alison Knight - organiser extraordinaire

Me and Rosemary Ann Smith

The Librarians

One of the wonderful doors on St Anne's college where we were staying

Part of St Anne*#39;s College where we were staying

Detail from a Dutch painting in the Ashmolean Museum

I could not resist the pre-Raphaelite paintings

I loved this fierce Egyptian bird

Detail from a Japanese silk painting

A lovely Japanese inro in the museumâ€™s collection

Another gorgeous jewel

The Ashmolean Museum

Ut! Ut! Ut Ut!

One of the very knowledgeable Regia Anglorum re-enactors (Anglo-Saxon)

Shield Maiden? I wish!

And finally, my hat!

The Royal Children

The oldest pub in England. It must be, the sign says so.

Part of the castle walls

Quirky house opposite the castle

The plaque commemorating the raising of the royal standard

Looking down - eek!

â€¦ and looking up (better!)

The view over the city from the castle grounds

A fantastic model of what the castle originally looked like

Part of the castle walls

Statue of Robin Hood â€“ not modelled on Kevin Costner!

My very own shop!

This is where it all started!

Sue Moorcroft signing books for readers in Nottingham

My book table with Japanese memorabilia at Ystryd Mynach Library

The lovely Ystrad Mynach librarians

Librarian Helen from nearby Oakdale library

Chris, Evonne and me

Chris in sailing gear

Tiny photographic print of the grandmother of Kirsty Ferry

Photographic plates with corresponding prints

Old photographic plate

Detail from the lovingly restored Bacton Altar Cloth

There is strong evidence that points to the Bacton Altar Cloth being made from a dress worn by Queen Elizabeth I in the famous Rainbow Portrait

Detail from the lovingly restored Bacton Altar Cloth

And shoes to match!

You need special conference nails â€¦

At the gala dinner with Henriette

The Piranhas in our glad rags

Claire and Gill-Marie heading off to the gala dinner with Henriette Gyland

The Paisley Piranhas - Claire, Gill-Marie, me and Katy

Anna with a member of our audience

Anna Belfrage, Claire Watts and Gill-Marie Stewart

Winner of the 2021 RNA Fantasy Romantic Novel Award

2006 Katie Fforde Bursary

2011 Big Red Read

2011 Pure Passion Awards

2012 Festival of Romance

2012 HNS Short Story Award

2012 RNA Best Historical Award

2014 RoNAs Winners

2021 RNA Fanasy Award