Lizzie Chantree

I would like to welcome Lizzie Chantree to my blog today. Lizzie is in the middle of a busy blog tour, and I’m delighted that she’s joining me here

I can’t wait to read the new novel; If You Love Me I’m Yours promises to be every bit as good as Ninja School Mum – we’re all in for a real treat!

5 jobs, other than writing, that Lizzie has done before:

1. Inventor. Lizzie was one of the Female Inventors of the Year 2000, chosen by Fair Play London and The Patent Office.

2. Graphic designer. Lizzie used to work in a design company and designed street basketball wear for Converse.

3. Retailer /Wholesaler. Lizzie had two retail outlets and a wholesale business for over fifteen years.

4. Jewellery designer. Lizzie designed the Swarovski crown for Miss Southend-on-Sea, for the Miss UK final.

5. Business mentor. Lizzie was a judge on the Shell LiveWire, Grand Ideas Award after being a LiveWire winner years previously.

‘If you love me, I’m yours…’

Maud didn’t mind being boring, not really. She had a sensible job, clothes, and love life… if you counted an overbearing ex who had thanked her, rolled over and was snoring before she even realised he’d begun! She could tolerate not fulfilling her dreams, if her parents would pay her one compliment about the only thing she was passionate about in life: her art.

Dot should have fit in with her flamboyant and slightly eccentric family of talented artists, but somehow, she was an anomaly who couldn’t paint. She tried hard to be part of their world by becoming an art agent extraordinaire, but she dreamed of finding her own voice. 

Dot’s brother Nate, a smoulderingly sexy and famous artist, was adored by everyone. His creative talent left them in awe of his ability to capture such passion on canvas. Women worshipped him, and even Dot’s friend Maud flushed and bumped into things when he walked into a room, but a tragic event in his past had left him emotionally and physically scarred, and reluctant to face the world again.

Someone was leaving exquisite little paintings on park benches, with a tag saying, ‘If you love me, I’m yours’. The art was so fresh and cutting-edge, that it generated a media frenzy and a scramble to discover where the mystery artist could be hiding. The revelation of who the prodigious artist was interlinked Maud, Dot and Nate’s lives forever, but their worlds came crashing down. 

Were bonds of friendship, love and loyalty strong enough to withstand fame, success and scandal?

Author Bio:

 Award-winning inventor and author, Lizzie Chantree, started her own business at the age of 18 and became one of Fair Play London and The Patent Office’s British Female Inventors of the Year in 2000. She discovered her love of writing fiction when her children were little and now runs networking hours on social media, where creative businesses, writers, photographers and designers can offer advice and support to each other. She lives with her family on the coast in Essex. Visit her website at www.lizziechantree.com or follow her on Twitter @Lizzie_Chantree https://twitter.com/Lizzie_Chantree.