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Welcome to my website and thanks for visiting – I hope you’ll have a royally fabulous time looking around. Here you’ll find out all about Model Under Cover – plus my brand new series, Royal Rebel, which will be published in the U.K. in January 2019! Be sure to check out my writing tips, favourite books, and more.

Have fun! Carina x

Royal Rebel is my new series for tweens and it combines so many of my favourite things: girl-power, palaces and ponies, queendoms and comedy, dogs, secret turrets – plus a sparkly dollop of DIY fashion. So start polishing your tiara and get ready to meet Her Royal Highness Princess Lily of Waldenburg, heir to the throne of the world’s only queendom!
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Carina Axelsson MUC 2

Icelandic translation of MUC 2…

Hi all! Another Icelandic translation coming up… I normally don’t write about upcoming translated editions of my books here but I’m SUPER excited to have found out that Model Under Cover book 2 – Stolen with Style – will be published in Iceland by my wonderful Icelandic publisher, Bókaútgáfan Tindur ! My lovely translator, Svava Jonsdottir, will be translating it, just as she did book 1, A Crime of Fashion, for Tindur. This picture is taken by my lovely translator, Svava Jonsdottir, at her desk as she’s bringing the Icelandic translation of Stolen with Style to life! YAY! So why am I so excited? Because I LOVE Iceland! I had the most interesting and exhilarating book tour there last year when A Crime of Fashion came out. Everywhere I went I was met by warm-hearted readers, big landscapes and charming teachers and librarians. In case you missed my blog post, click here to read all about it. Well, I’m going to keep this short and sweet…but any Icelandic readers can check back here to find out when Stolen with Style’s publication date will be. Carina x Read more.

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Carina Axelsson Rodean School

World Book Day and International Women’s Day

Hey everyone, How did you all celebrate World Book Day and International Women’s Day? Did you head over to your favourite bookseller for some new books? Or visit your local library? Or maybe you started rereading an old favourite? Time has flown by in a haze of writing and editing since my last post, but here’s what I’ve been up to this week… World Book Day at Hogwarts (almost!)… I couldn’t have asked for a better way to celebrate World Book Day than by spending the day with readers at stunning Rodean School in Sussex, on the cliffs overlooking the English Channel. I had a blast meeting new readers – and hanging out in the school’s absolutely stunning, Hogwarts-like library (check out the pics below and you’ll see what I mean!). I even got to help judge the WBD costumes at the school’s WBD fashion show. One of my favourites was a fabulous and glitzy vintage-vibe outfit consisting of flapper dress and pearls. The student dressed as Daisy Buchanan from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby – and she looked amazing! (She also won one of the prizes – no surprise!) Feeling the Hogwarts vibe – this school’s library is stunning! Loving this spiral staircase… International Women’s Day in London… Two days later I went to London to see my friend, YA (and adult) author Holly Bourne, talk all things feminism at an event at the Piccadilly branch of Waterstones bookstore. At events like these I always really enjoy listening to the audience questions. And one of my favourite’s at this event came from a (male) school teacher who asked the panel of YA authors how they thought it best to bring feminism into the classroom. Good question, don’t you think? I had a blast listening to my writing bud Holly Bourne discuss feminism at her IWD Waterstones event. Wishing you all a fabulous World Book Day and International Women’s Day – and an awesome weekend filled with good books and girl power! Carina x Read more.

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CarinaAxelsson Royal Rebel BBC Breakfast Show

Royal Rebel Book Tour!

Hey everyone, Here are some of my favourite images from my Royal Rebel book tour! I kicked off the launch of my new series (book 2 will be published in June) with a television appearance on the BBC’s Breakfast Show. From there I had a royally amazing blast as I buzzed around England meeting loads of fabulous readers, and a ton of enthusiastic librarians and booksellers. Meeting readers is something I always appreciate because nothing can replace the live contact and interaction that school visits offer. I love hearing directly from readers what they think, like (or don’t like!), and seeing how readers respond to what I’ve written. It’s honest feedback and I get a real buzz from sharing my writing with them. So a million royally huge thanks to all of the lovely readers I met! Touring also dishes out the opportunity to meet booksellers and librarians. Their passion for books and stories really fires me up and I’m so thankful that we have so many hard-working and passionate librarians and booksellers, sharing their enthusiasm for books with everyone they meet. PLEASE use your local libraries! Message to readers: PLEASE remember to visit your local libraries and use them! In addition to some of the newest titles and wonderful out-of-print books that can’t easily be found elsewhere, libraries often have an awesome variety of magazines and audio books that you can borrow, too. Also, most libraries have a cosy reading area tucked away somewhere, a place where you can enjoy a book without distraction (i.e. like a parent telling you what you need to do or a brother or sister annoying you!). Don’t forget my fab Royal Rebel comp! Also, in cased you missed my last post, don’t forget to join in my publisher’s Royal Rebel competition. All you have to do is draw your very own coat of arms then post your drawing to my publisher, Usborne, for your very own Royal Rebel patch! They are SUPER CUTE! Click here to get your very own patch. Check out these pics from my Royal Rebel book tour: Here are a just a few of the exciting things I did for my Royal Rebel book launch: In Manchester, at BBC HQ, I kicked off my Royal Rebel book tour with a chat on the BBC Breakfast Show. Charlie and Louise were super kind with newbie me and helped me keep the jitters at bay. It was fun! It’s kinda weird seeing yourself being advertised on TV. I took this pick while drying my hair for the interview later that morning. Weird…but good weird. At fabulicious Foyle’s bookstore in London, signing my new book babies! I love all bookstores – teeny-tiny ones included. Kew Bookstore just near Kew Gardens is a favourite. Great selection of all kinds of lovely titles, booksellers who love what they do – and it’s the cutest shop! I love all bookstores – teeny-tiny ones included. Kew Bookstore just near Kew Gardens is a favourite. Great selection of all kinds of lovely titles, booksellers who love what they do – and it’s the cutest shop! I love Waterstones booksellers – all of them! My Royal Rebel squiggle… I signed Model Under Cover books, too… On the table at Waterstones on Kings Road, London. My very first Royal Rebel school visit! At Myton Park in Stockton-On-Tees. Meeting my readers is the BEST thing ever! Talking girl power with Kids Fun Radio in London. Read more.

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Reviews

‘There are plenty of plot twists to keep you gripped to the end of this exciting and highly entertaining first story of a new series’
Primary Times
‘Well written and engaging, Model Undercover: Paris...takes us into the world of fashion and modeling... A light-hearted, fast paced, and clean page-turner, it would make a great summer read...If the author keeps developing Axelle's many complexities, she could become quite a healthy role model.’
Sahar's Reviews
‘Sometimes it’s rather nice to just fall into the enjoyment of a story that carries you along, and for teen fiction this definitely delivered that’
Mama and More
‘Carina Axelsson kept me on my toes and had me guessing about the culprit until the very end. I really enjoyed the friendship between Axelle and Ellie, who showed that models are more than just pretty faces...I would recommend Model Undercover: Paris for those who enjoy mysteries as a fun read, especially for summer.’
The Young Folks
‘I will definitely be reading Axelle’s next adventure, which I’m sure will be as entertaining and riveting as this one’
Nayu’s Reading Corner
‘Humour, fashion, drama and intrigue prove the perfect combination in this high-flying and immaculately stylish new series.’
Lancashire Evening Post
‘Compelling and very enjoyable, are you ready to be transported to Paris? Because this book will do just that. Model Under Cover will consume your brain, and you'll find it hard to do things in your day-to-day life until you've finished the book and got to the bottom of the mystery. I highly recommend this to MG and YA readers alike!’
The Mile Long Bookshelf
‘Full of suspense and mystery. You couldn't write a better detective tale.’
Lovereading4kids
‘An entertaining, solid mystery with a resolution that will please most detective fans...not only is Axelle evolving into a deeper personality by the end of this book, but the cast of supporting characters-from the police chief's son, Sebastian, to Hervé, the model booking agent-are fun to spend time with and well drawn.’
VOYA Magazine
'Perfect for Holly Smale and Ally Carter fans.'
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