Miranda Dickinson's Fairytale of New York

Miranda Dickinson's Fairytale of New York shot into the Sunday Times best-sellers list in 2009 just weeks after it was released and to date it has sold more than 106,000 copies.

It was also selected for the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s romantic novel of the year award earlier this year - and now it has caught the eye of a top Hollywood  producer who has worked with 'Mr Blockbuster' Jerry Bruckheimer (producer of action flicks such as The Rock, Top Gun and the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise).

Miranda, of Richardson Drive, Wollaston, said: "He contacted me via email and told me his wife loved the book and it's not even on general sale in America. I was  surprise."
The 37-year-old novelist said the movie big wig told her Hollywood is yearning for a new romantic comedy that could show as big at the box office as the likes of classic chick flicks Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail.
And it seems Miranda's Big Apple based tale, about English florist Rosie Duncan and her love issue with New York and its inhabitants, has all the right ingredients.
The LA based film guru even has actresses in mind for the role of Rosie, whose story unfolds over cups of coffee with her quirky set of American friends.
Miranda, however, has her own thoughts on who could play Rosie - and top of her list would be British actress Carey Mulligan (star of An Education).
in the meantime Miranda is toasting the success of her second book, Welcome To My World - about the life and loves of a desk-bound travel agent, which has also become a best-seller.


She is also busy penning her third offering It Started With a Kiss, which she believes will be her best yet.
Set in Birmingham and the Black Country, it centres on wedding band singer Romily Parkes and her quest to identify a mystery man whom she fleetingly falls for after he rushes to her aid when she falls in a busy shopping mall.
Miranda hopes the light-hearted read, which she is also penning the soundtrack to, will put the Midlands on the map and show book editors and film directors the area can rival world class locations such as London and New York when it comes to providing the perfect backdrop for a good, old-fashioned romance.