This message from Mills & Boon popped into my in-box this morning:
Dear Ms McKinley,
Thank you for sending A Whisper of Sin.
We shall read it with close attention and let you know our decision in due course.
Please keep a note of the above reference number, should there be a query.
Best regards, Editorial
Any one who's received that message before knows what a long, anxious wait I'm in for!