We ran a Love to Write writing competition in conjunction with Prima magazine. The winner will get their book published by Mills & Boon and the first chapter of their book published in Prima’s September issue. We received a huge amount of very high level content. Our fabulous judges reviewed the submissions to find the next Mills & Boon bestseller. Now the judges have whittled down the entries to the fabulous top 8!

Meet Johanna McGuigan

… We fell for her carefree hero!

Name: Johanna McGuigan

Location: Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland

Occupation: Marketing Manager

Why I love to write: I have loved reading and writing for as long as I can remember. As a little girl I used to go missing for hours on end and my parents would find me curled up in a corner reading. I was lost in the worlds of the March sisters, of Anne of Green Gables and Roald Dahl. My mum loved to tell her friends how I read “Gone with the Wind” when I was 11, and I have always been inspired to write stories because I love losing myself in new characters and places created by my imagination. I believe that your imagination is one of the greatest gifts you could ever receive. And as a very proud and blessed mummy of two incredible children, I love watching their little imaginations develop and thrive.

You can follow Johanna on social media:

Facebook: Johanna McGuigan

Twitter: @JohannaMcGuigan

To keep up with the latest news on the Love to Write competition make sure to check our blog. You will be able to find out the winner at the beginning of August – exciting times ahead!

By The Mills & Boon team