tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61534081411002965132024-03-19T00:31:48.763+12:00Romance ReaderRomance Reader http://www.blogger.com/profile/10633164931292182035noreply@blogger.comBlogger221125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153408141100296513.post-29606482019266694692024-03-15T08:38:00.000+12:002024-03-15T08:38:25.949+12:00Intro on: Dani Collins & Marrying the Nanny<p> <span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #646464; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">This week our Intro on Author: Dani Collins. She has a new book out, Marrying the Nanny.</span></b></p><p></p><p class="yiv2610247811MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvn9FXckJD4eJP2rIvWICXhJkUBJVq0qeVZnsVMpww4U5wrbzijex27zF0b5pUQchxSLnNhu1jdr3b-XU2FJ8X9KMDzH1cvevnyrfAlrwF_8VCwBgRzgr3-5OyA4Nuq8Wm9Y-ssz6KBNo_Zrr-lqZEz1_1NDUIY5sBm7u7DQPlQ7r1YSl3r_1rHjqELQo/s960/Dani%20Collins%20Headshot.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="639" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvn9FXckJD4eJP2rIvWICXhJkUBJVq0qeVZnsVMpww4U5wrbzijex27zF0b5pUQchxSLnNhu1jdr3b-XU2FJ8X9KMDzH1cvevnyrfAlrwF_8VCwBgRzgr3-5OyA4Nuq8Wm9Y-ssz6KBNo_Zrr-lqZEz1_1NDUIY5sBm7u7DQPlQ7r1YSl3r_1rHjqELQo/s320/Dani%20Collins%20Headshot.jpg" width="213" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling author Dani Collins thrives on giving readers emotional, compelling, heart-soaring romance with laughter and heat thrown in, just like real life. While she is best known for writing contemporary romance for Harlequin Presents and Tule Publishing, she also writes historical and erotic romance. When she’s not writing—just kidding, she’s always writing. Dani lives in Southern BC, Canada with her high school sweetheart husband.</span><p></p><p class="yiv2610247811MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Stay current with Dani’s new releases by joining her </span><a href="http://eepurl.com/rE0MT"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">newsletter</span></a><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> or visiting her here:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p class="yiv2610247811MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.danicollins.com/"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Website</span></a><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> | </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/DaniCollinsAuthor"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Facebook</span></a><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> | </span><a href="https://twitter.com/DaniCollinsBook"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Twitter</span></a><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> | </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6572063.Dani_Collins"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Goodreads</span></a></span></b></p><p class="yiv2610247811MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b><br /></b></p><p class="yiv2610247811MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b><br /></b></p><p class="yiv2610247811MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b><br /></b></p><p class="yiv2610247811MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b><br /></b></p><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="outline: none !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div style="outline: none !important;"><div id="yiv9896000406" style="outline: none !important;"><div style="outline: none !important;"><div class="yiv9896000406WordSection1" style="outline: none !important;"><div style="outline: none !important;"><div style="outline: none !important;"><div style="outline: none !important;"><p class="yiv9896000406MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none !important;">Do you have unpublished or half-written manuscripts?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 12pt; outline: none !important;"></span></p></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><p class="yiv9896000406MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none !important;"> </span></b></p><p class="yiv9896000406MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;">I do! Not many. I’ve self-published a lot of books that otherwise haven’t found a home, but I have at least one Harlequin Presents that got side-tracked at one point and I haven’t gone back to it. I also have a two rom coms that need homes. They both need some rewriting before I can put them out into the world and my time has been tight lately. I’ll get there!</p><p class="yiv9896000406MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"> </b></p><p class="yiv9896000406MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"> </b></p><p class="yiv9896000406MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"> </b></p><p class="yiv9896000406MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none !important;">What kind of research do you do and for how long before you write a book?</span></b><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none !important;"></span></b></p><p class="yiv9896000406MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"> </p><p class="yiv9896000406MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;">It really depends. If it’s historical, I do a lot more, but I prefer to do most of it while I go. For Marrying the Nanny, I wanted to physically be there, which helped a lot with the actual setting. With a historical, I often stop what I’m writing and look things up as needed – eg. when were can openers invented?</p><p class="yiv9896000406MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"> </p><p class="yiv9896000406MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;">If it’s a Harlequin Presents, I regularly google things like ‘red carpet gowns’ and ‘engagement rings’ and ‘super yacht’ as I’m writing.</p><p class="yiv9896000406MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"> </p><p class="yiv9896000406MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"> </p><p class="yiv9896000406MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"> </p></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><p class="yiv9896000406MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none !important;">Tell us about your book...</span></b><span style="font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 12pt; outline: none !important;"></span></p></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><p class="yiv9896000406MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 12pt; outline: none !important;"> </span></p></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><p class="yiv9896000406MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><i style="outline: none !important;">Marrying the Nanny</i> is the first in my new Raven’s Cove trilogy, available Mar 5.<span style="font-size: 12pt; outline: none !important;"></span></p><p class="yiv9896000406MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"> </p><p class="yiv9896000406MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;">The working title was Three Men and a Baby on an Island and that about sums it up. Three half-brothers have to go back to the fly-in fishing resort after their dad passes, leaving them with custody of their infant half-sister. Emma is the nanny and the eldest brother, Reid, suggests they marry so that Emma can finally become a mom.</p><p class="yiv9896000406MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"> </p><p class="yiv9896000406MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;">If you love small towns, nature, gruff men with babies and families knitting themselves back together, you’ll love this one!</p><p class="yiv9896000406MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><br /></p><p class="yiv9896000406MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAPN83-tdBJ6ADiY9-rcT-0Pc18mKfVYLgJxl-4XH0Dl9vUbvMO7ToKMaqr215jghUl2J_d8IlMfwnXgwB5GZhKD325Bgmqn-Db7wysXWeg2v1p2tITbz5-XenYah3dkfWlh6gjbc-PE8EGB8Wfn5EdDdI3xYyqEUagdquf_ArhrOSD_JBlcOAmsykv9h/s1200/Marrying.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAPN83-tdBJ6ADiY9-rcT-0Pc18mKfVYLgJxl-4XH0Dl9vUbvMO7ToKMaqr215jghUl2J_d8IlMfwnXgwB5GZhKD325Bgmqn-Db7wysXWeg2v1p2tITbz5-XenYah3dkfWlh6gjbc-PE8EGB8Wfn5EdDdI3xYyqEUagdquf_ArhrOSD_JBlcOAmsykv9h/w321-h482/Marrying.jpeg" width="321" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>When infant Storm is orphaned, nanny Emma Wright, on a work visa and still reeling from a painful divorce, yearns to adopt her but must relinquish Storm to her three adult half-brothers. They remind her of a pack of wolves–protective, but not prepared to care for a baby. Alpha male Reid is especially aloof and intimidating.</p><p>Like his younger brothers, Reid Fraser left the Westcoast village of Raven’s Cove at eighteen and never looked back. Now a successful corporate consultant who rescues failing businesses—which is what this fly-in fishing resort has become, Reid must rally his brothers to save Storm’s inheritance, but he and his estranged brothers barely get along. They can’t deal with an infant, too. They need the nanny.</p><p>As Emma coaches Reid through midnight feedings and teething, they try to ignore the sexual pull between them. Then they learn Storm may have family who could take her from them. Reid proposes a marriage of convenience, but will it be enough to keep this fractured family together?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C95P69GS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Amazon Kindle</span></b></a></p><p><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/marrying-the-nanny-dani-collins/1143697276?ean=2940160866758" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Nook</span></b></a></p><p><a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/marrying-the-nanny/id6450614753" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Apple</span></b></a></p><p><a href="https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/marrying-the-nanny" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Kobo</span></b></a></p><p><a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Dani_Collins_Marrying_the_Nanny?id=RY7kEAAAQBAJ&hl=en_US&gl=US" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">GPlay</span></b></a></p><div><p><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Watch for:</b></span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Book 2: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CSFJLKNJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Forgiving Her First Love</a>, Jul 16, 2024</b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7DotsOyUOWWZdNW5KsqcIq-A9ez__KywzhchgBcQaXAm2zctJun3us-KjfPi8gWQ3LMbcPFgVfdrxlK3rP84jHEFY_sJcV1DnTFdwKnaaYKwSj_hLaI0Wyg_8Y000Y3XQPH-gr3xkqFZacHdM6Tsedu-v98HlegK0ufDpQIKaImSMqCkHStBS51rkt0/s900/Forgiving.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7DotsOyUOWWZdNW5KsqcIq-A9ez__KywzhchgBcQaXAm2zctJun3us-KjfPi8gWQ3LMbcPFgVfdrxlK3rP84jHEFY_sJcV1DnTFdwKnaaYKwSj_hLaI0Wyg_8Y000Y3XQPH-gr3xkqFZacHdM6Tsedu-v98HlegK0ufDpQIKaImSMqCkHStBS51rkt0/s320/Forgiving.jpeg" width="213" /></a></span></div><span style="color: red;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b>Book 3: Oct 1, 2024</b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><br /></b></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Nashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153408141100296513.post-90300598659730357562024-01-26T10:16:00.001+12:002024-01-26T10:16:23.096+12:00Intro on Author Dani Collins and The Baby His Secretary Carries<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <b style="background-color: white; color: #646464; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span style="color: red;">This week our Intro on Author: Dani Collins. She has a new book out this month, The Baby His Secretary Carries. </span></b></span></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #646464; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="yiv2610247811MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvn9FXckJD4eJP2rIvWICXhJkUBJVq0qeVZnsVMpww4U5wrbzijex27zF0b5pUQchxSLnNhu1jdr3b-XU2FJ8X9KMDzH1cvevnyrfAlrwF_8VCwBgRzgr3-5OyA4Nuq8Wm9Y-ssz6KBNo_Zrr-lqZEz1_1NDUIY5sBm7u7DQPlQ7r1YSl3r_1rHjqELQo/s960/Dani%20Collins%20Headshot.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="639" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvn9FXckJD4eJP2rIvWICXhJkUBJVq0qeVZnsVMpww4U5wrbzijex27zF0b5pUQchxSLnNhu1jdr3b-XU2FJ8X9KMDzH1cvevnyrfAlrwF_8VCwBgRzgr3-5OyA4Nuq8Wm9Y-ssz6KBNo_Zrr-lqZEz1_1NDUIY5sBm7u7DQPlQ7r1YSl3r_1rHjqELQo/s320/Dani%20Collins%20Headshot.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling author Dani Collins thrives on giving readers emotional, compelling, heart-soaring romance with laughter and heat thrown in, just like real life. While she is best known for writing contemporary romance for Harlequin Presents and Tule Publishing, she also writes historical and erotic romance. When she’s not writing—just kidding, she’s always writing. Dani lives in Southern BC, Canada with her high school sweetheart husband.</span></p><p class="yiv2610247811MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Stay current with Dani’s new releases by joining her </span><a href="http://eepurl.com/rE0MT"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">newsletter</span></a><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> or visiting her here:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p class="yiv2610247811MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.danicollins.com/"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Website</span></a><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> | </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/DaniCollinsAuthor"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Facebook</span></a><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> | </span><a href="https://twitter.com/DaniCollinsBook"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Twitter</span></a><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> | </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6572063.Dani_Collins"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Goodreads</span></a></span></b></p><p><br /></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;"><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 18pt; outline: none !important;">Wh</span></b><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 18pt; outline: none !important;">en did you decide to become an <span style="outline: none !important;">author?</span></span></b></span></p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"> </p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;">I was always drawn to writing. I found romance in high school. Once I realized there were all these emotional, sexy stories with the guaranteed happy endings, I knew this was what I wanted to do for a living.</p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"> </p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"> </p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"> </p></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;"><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">How long did it take you to publish<span style="outline: none !important;">?</span></span></span></b><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-size: 12pt; outline-color: initial !important; outline-width: initial !important; outline: none !important;"></span></span></p></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;"><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 18pt; outline: none !important;"> </span></b></p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;">Twenty-five years. Publishing was going through a major contraction when I started. Self-publishing wasn’t really a thing. I wrote my first manuscript on a rented typewriter!</p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"> </p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;">When I finally sold, I think my family was even more relieved than I was and I don’t think any of them imagined I would have 55 Harlequins twelve years later, but I do! THE BABY HIS SECRETARY CARRIES IS MY 55<sup style="outline: none !important;">th</sup>!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigA3YoUlObPh35h_OXSBbV5WnjwJyrHpSywZ2eQhHzHVGvsAiHWYjVN1QtiXexZnJhcVHmtyxzX6MFOWjxAxvFLQx4_EFi58MagLAPBWW7z50rthAFlN_iY3fkHUg1Diuw6-AjCG0jlqix0AgAc6cp9OAQAFqV5rko-5O_PPvfyHFwnwdn4-Jo-ViDoMk/s1080/Harlequin55.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigA3YoUlObPh35h_OXSBbV5WnjwJyrHpSywZ2eQhHzHVGvsAiHWYjVN1QtiXexZnJhcVHmtyxzX6MFOWjxAxvFLQx4_EFi58MagLAPBWW7z50rthAFlN_iY3fkHUg1Diuw6-AjCG0jlqix0AgAc6cp9OAQAFqV5rko-5O_PPvfyHFwnwdn4-Jo-ViDoMk/s320/Harlequin55.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><br /></p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"> </b></p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 18pt; outline: none !important;">What </span></b><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 18pt; outline: none !important;">writing advice would you offer to a new author<span style="outline: none !important;">?</span></span></b></span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-size: 12pt; outline-color: initial !important; outline-width: initial !important; outline: none !important;"></span></span></p></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;"><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 18pt; outline: none !important;"> </span></b></p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;">Hang in there. Take chances. Make mistakes. You won’t know unless you try.</p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"> </p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;">Also, embrace the joy of writing. The writing is yours and no one can take it away from you. Publishing is a business. It can and will make you doubt yourself, but no amount of rejections can make you stop writing. If you want to write, write.</p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"> </b></p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"> </b></p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"> </b></p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></b></p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 18pt; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Tell us about your book...</span></span></b><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-size: 12pt; outline-color: initial !important; outline-width: initial !important; outline: none !important;"></span></span></p></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;"><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; outline: none !important;"> </span></p></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;"><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; outline: none !important;"> </span></p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;">Gio is your average Italian hero who is sexy and confident and *loves* his grandfather. (His parents are horrendous people.) He runs the family company and is about to offer a promotion to one of his assistants when gets the news his Nonno is on his death bed.</p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"> </p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;">Molly desperately wants to accept the promotion she’s offered. Work with the head of the company? It’s a dream come true, especially because she secretly has a crush on him. The problem? She’s also secretly carrying a surrogate baby!!</p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"> </p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;">Gio can’t figure out why Molly refuses the promotion, but then he *does* figure out she’s pregnant. Surely she wants a father for her unborn baby? The solution is a win-win: he’ll marry her, thereby reassuring his grandfather that he has a wife, and he will take care of Molly, who he thinks is destined to raise her baby alone.</p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"> </p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;">Of course ALL of these secrets spill out all over the pages sooner or later. It’s messy and dramatic and sexy and fun! I hope you enjoy!</p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"> </p><p class="yiv9756149231MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"> </p></div><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jhf278r84AEj2CUBgEk7sYDBtuyGmFQwBMBHpowtw-yNG1n6YnqwhbHrepRnVJzTOlk6fLxRvCkhJRLK85Mf7xTi_nIuHeePch-ba90C4zfiASBc-GWSV0w06IcnITIdQT1yFPL5rSlS5SbFEDa38xpbbj7yUnI-Qo8Wv1oUpQVmHJXuP_8ljtAsb6o/s400/TheBabyHisSecretaryCarries%20US.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="253" height="511" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jhf278r84AEj2CUBgEk7sYDBtuyGmFQwBMBHpowtw-yNG1n6YnqwhbHrepRnVJzTOlk6fLxRvCkhJRLK85Mf7xTi_nIuHeePch-ba90C4zfiASBc-GWSV0w06IcnITIdQT1yFPL5rSlS5SbFEDa38xpbbj7yUnI-Qo8Wv1oUpQVmHJXuP_8ljtAsb6o/w323-h511/TheBabyHisSecretaryCarries%20US.jpeg" width="323" /></a></div><p class="yiv2610247811MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><br /></p><p></p><p><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">The Italian boss’s proposal…<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">The secretary’s secret!</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Faced with a hostile takeover, tycoon Gio must strengthen his claim on the Casella family company with a fake engagement. He’ll never commit to a real one again. Despite his forbidden attraction, his dedicated PA, Molly, is ideal to play his adoring fiancée. The only problem? Molly is pregnant!<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Secretly carrying a surrogate baby, Molly can’t reveal the truth of her pregnancy. But knowing Gio’s protecting his legacy, she agrees to the ruse </span><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">temporarily</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">. Until pretend passion becomes red-hot reality! Will innocent Molly walk away from Gio unscathed or forever burned by his irresistible touch…?</span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Buy on:</span></b></span></p><p></p><div><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1335593187" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0a14b1; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Amazon Kindle</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Secretary-Carries-Bound-Surrogate/dp/1335593187/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Paperback </a></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1335593187" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0a14b1; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Amazon UK </a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/1335593187" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0a14b1; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Amazon Aust</a></span></b></span></div>Nashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153408141100296513.post-3014392506495010122023-11-03T09:43:00.000+12:002023-11-03T09:43:06.171+12:00Intro on Author: Kate Hardy & The Body at Rookery Barn<p><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">This week our Intro on Author: Kate Hardy. She has a new book out this month, The Body at Rookery Barn. </span></b></p><div style="outline: none;"><p class="yiv2266647785MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><br /></p><blockquote style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 8px;" type="cite"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div class="yiv4015377306ydpe1c996b3yahoo_quoted" id="yiv4015377306ydpe1c996b3yahoo_quoted_3684098112" style="outline: none;"><div style="color: #26282a; outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div id="yiv4015377306ydpe1c996b3yiv3143198608" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div class="yiv4015377306ydpe1c996b3yiv3143198608yqt2246847587" id="yiv4015377306ydpe1c996b3yiv3143198608yqtfd20208" style="outline: none;"><blockquote style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 8px;" type="cite"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div class="yiv4015377306ydpe1c996b3yiv3143198608ydpd0c75aedyahoo_quoted" id="yiv4015377306ydpe1c996b3yiv3143198608ydpd0c75aedyahoo_quoted_3118574350" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div id="yiv4015377306ydpe1c996b3yiv3143198608ydpd0c75aedyiv3302232845" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNMtZPnT9P-iTehJiqTtyL4fSOw_faJHH0usr2YahkI8g7EFsr-v0AheG_NDzqvS2rwo42nu9DY3w1-3Bn9qhT9qNwBFJKGQcdzLlE6v7nvQ59z72_7KpgIrCgVn8EtNlD27ASHIXkcYK0cJLHmx1RjKicBNqR0Dp2k8h8Ij1vaaAQFnrWXRpkT4_H2Hei/s142/Kate%20Hardy%20.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="142" data-original-width="142" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNMtZPnT9P-iTehJiqTtyL4fSOw_faJHH0usr2YahkI8g7EFsr-v0AheG_NDzqvS2rwo42nu9DY3w1-3Bn9qhT9qNwBFJKGQcdzLlE6v7nvQ59z72_7KpgIrCgVn8EtNlD27ASHIXkcYK0cJLHmx1RjKicBNqR0Dp2k8h8Ij1vaaAQFnrWXRpkT4_H2Hei/w233-h250/Kate%20Hardy%20.png" width="233" /></span></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Kate Hardy lives in Norwich with her husband, two grown-up children, two spaniels and too many books to count.</span> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 8px;" type="cite"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div class="yiv4015377306ydpe1c996b3yahoo_quoted" id="yiv4015377306ydpe1c996b3yahoo_quoted_3684098112" style="outline: none;"><div style="color: #26282a; outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div id="yiv4015377306ydpe1c996b3yiv3143198608" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div class="yiv4015377306ydpe1c996b3yiv3143198608yqt2246847587" id="yiv4015377306ydpe1c996b3yiv3143198608yqtfd20208" style="outline: none;"><blockquote style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 8px;" type="cite"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div class="yiv4015377306ydpe1c996b3yiv3143198608ydpd0c75aedyahoo_quoted" id="yiv4015377306ydpe1c996b3yiv3143198608ydpd0c75aedyahoo_quoted_3118574350" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div id="yiv4015377306ydpe1c996b3yiv3143198608ydpd0c75aedyiv3302232845" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She’s won three Romantic Novelists’ Association awards for her romantic fiction – and is thoroughly enjoying her new life of crime! When she’s not writing or researching, she’ll be out at a gig or the theatre, at ballet class, doing cross-stitch, taking photographs of the sunrise while persuading the spaniels to stay still for one second, fossicking around on a beach or in archives, or exploring ancient buildings.</span> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 8px;" type="cite"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div class="yiv4015377306ydpe1c996b3yahoo_quoted" id="yiv4015377306ydpe1c996b3yahoo_quoted_3684098112" style="outline: none;"><div style="color: #26282a; outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div id="yiv4015377306ydpe1c996b3yiv3143198608" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div class="yiv4015377306ydpe1c996b3yiv3143198608yqt2246847587" id="yiv4015377306ydpe1c996b3yiv3143198608yqtfd20208" style="outline: none;"><blockquote style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 8px;" type="cite"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div class="yiv4015377306ydpe1c996b3yiv3143198608ydpd0c75aedyahoo_quoted" id="yiv4015377306ydpe1c996b3yiv3143198608ydpd0c75aedyahoo_quoted_3118574350" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div id="yiv4015377306ydpe1c996b3yiv3143198608ydpd0c75aedyiv3302232845" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She loves learning new things, which is why you’ll always discover something different in a Kate Hardy book…</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br /><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Kate Hardy on the web:</b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.katehardy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/katehardyromanceauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/katehardyauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/katehardyauthor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@katehardyauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tiktok</a></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://stormpublishing.co/portfolio/kate-hardy/?portfolioCats=74" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Storm Publishing</a>. <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/profile/kate-hardy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BookBub</a></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="color: red; text-align: left;"><b>What is your writing Kryptonite?</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Repetition! I think it stems back from a former editor who used to like the ‘tell them what you’re going to tell them, tell them, tell them what you’ve told them’ model – it’s years, now, but I still have that bad habit! (And I am very, VERY grateful to the editors who pull me up nicely). I also have a couple of phrases I overuse, but unfortunately it changes with every manuscript and I can never see it myself!</div><div style="color: red; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: red; text-align: left;">• <b>Do you have unpublished or half-written manuscripts?</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Definitely – it’s the book of my heart. It’s based on a certain Shakespeare play, and every time I casually mention it to an agent or editor they stare at me, their jaw drops, and then they say ‘that’s not commercial enough’. I need to find a better way to pitch it </div><div style="color: red; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: red; text-align: left;">• <b> What kind of research do you do and for how long before you write a book?</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Because I write for two Mills and Boon lines as well as Storm, I tend to overlap books and I have quite tight deadlines. Sadly I don’t have the luxury of spending months on research (which is my very, very favourite part of the writing process), so I tend to work out what I need to research when I write the outline, and get as much of it done as possible before I start.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">How I do it – haha, it worries people now that I write crime, but I’m a ‘Method’ author in that I like to be quite hands-on. So when I wrote a book set in the world of ballroom dancing, I talked my husband into going to ballroom dancing lessons with me. And for the one I’m working on now, set in an icehouse, we’ve been visiting various icehouses and working out the logistics for murder. (He did point out I was saying things that might get me arrested if people didn’t realise I was an author!) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Other research might be at my desk – poisons and antidotes, for example. And with The Body in Rookery Barn, I wanted to know how hazardous waste is disposed of; my son’s an analytic chemist, so I asked him and he was very helpful!</div><div style="color: red; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: red; text-align: left;">•<b> Tell us about your book...</b></div><div style="color: red; text-align: left;">It’s a cozy crime with a few bits of quirkiness and a bit of a romance going on. And there’s a spaniel in it at the end, because my edit-paw-ial assistants wanted a walk-on part (and I’d worked out a dog would be very useful for books two and three). It’s about friendship. About love. About accepting the past and moving on. And about just deserts. Oh, and did I mention the Shakespeare I sneaked in? Watch out for more of that…</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKPgGcjvoWK5oMKnVjO6TIZACnsrMuYkErsR44Zxwwtj-wceJbNa1vaNmNNWwND914D1tyGUdwKn1o5_b44xf7HF2b1OcMRzb6M3-BXPUL_uE8pPQ7QQAjF5OZKJuOvligIaaJOK9BJi33zCG7B469iHU-rOCznCpkoP_cSDbOYo5_wOV04PgPictvsU/s480/editpawial%20assistants.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKPgGcjvoWK5oMKnVjO6TIZACnsrMuYkErsR44Zxwwtj-wceJbNa1vaNmNNWwND914D1tyGUdwKn1o5_b44xf7HF2b1OcMRzb6M3-BXPUL_uE8pPQ7QQAjF5OZKJuOvligIaaJOK9BJi33zCG7B469iHU-rOCznCpkoP_cSDbOYo5_wOV04PgPictvsU/s320/editpawial%20assistants.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My edit-paw-ial Assistants</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="color: red; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: red; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Body at Rookery Barn: A totally gripping cozy mystery (A Georgina Drake Mystery Book 1)</b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-weight: 700;">Outside, Rookery Barn glows in the mid-morning sunshine while fat bees flit lazily between the forget-me-nots. Inside, a body lies dead…</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Widowed </span><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-weight: 700;">Georgina Drake</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;"> has no regrets about moving to beautiful, sleepy Little Wenborough in rural Norfolk. Until she opens the door to her rental property and </span><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-weight: 700;">finds the dead body of her latest guest</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;">, irritable university professor Roland Garnett. And on top of that she’s suddenly hearing a woman’s voice through her hearing aids.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrmTpB0KT3cSwUwMilBXqR5JAuqztVUpVxJC48l6i8dh8hVaziWj2laCAs7uUOrXE8OSep42xgYhVcLETaa-4A9WulsLDgmwgYCsw17SpbQMv20byLwow1y5e2mQofl_amBPzyHD5m9ChPa6a9lTtNm9xEmAg9ttVvI7oe7Hy5D7ZMMzewUwAL6ZkfGM/s500/The%20Body%20at%20Rookery%20Barn.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="326" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrmTpB0KT3cSwUwMilBXqR5JAuqztVUpVxJC48l6i8dh8hVaziWj2laCAs7uUOrXE8OSep42xgYhVcLETaa-4A9WulsLDgmwgYCsw17SpbQMv20byLwow1y5e2mQofl_amBPzyHD5m9ChPa6a9lTtNm9xEmAg9ttVvI7oe7Hy5D7ZMMzewUwAL6ZkfGM/w285-h436/The%20Body%20at%20Rookery%20Barn.jpeg" width="285" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Completely shaken by the discovery, Georgina can hardly believe it when the police conclude that <span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-weight: 700;">Professor Garnett was poisoned, with a dinner delivered by Georgina</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;"> herself. </span><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-weight: 700;">Is she about to be accused of murder? </span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;">Georgina needs to pull herself together, try to ignore the distracting voice, and clear her name!<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Asking around, it seems Roland Garnett offended half the village during his three-week stay and made unwelcome advances to the rest. But who was provoked enough to poison him? Georgina’s best lead is the deadly oleander found in Roland’s system. Her gardener, Young Tom, had access to the plant, but before she can talk to him Tom becomes the killer’s next victim.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />As the crimes mount up, so do the clues, but does Georgina have what it takes to follow them to their conclusion? Even when her amateur sleuthing puts her next in the killer’s sights…?<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-weight: 700;">An addictive and completely gripping cosy crime novel. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Faith Martin and </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700;">Midsomer Murders</span><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-weight: 700;">.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Buy on:</span></span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://geni.us/86-al-aut-am" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Kindle</a></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0CDC7WVCD/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Aust</a></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CDC7WVCD/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></b></span></p></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Nashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153408141100296513.post-52289285134656061792023-10-27T07:13:00.001+12:002023-10-28T06:51:11.318+12:00Intro on Author: Kandy Shepherd & Mistletoe Magic in Tahiti <p> <b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">This week our Intro on Author: Kandy Shepherd. She has a new book out this month, Mistletoe Magic in Tahiti.</span></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyPmGtLlNhNsHB_KB0Oku3h_xzbX9djgY1QG0QoGxhlYc-XZyq1vcP2xkevC0n_AhKagvp1u0CRFbtopmmS52EjzB93Mgo-9RmQpoGoh82NBEMXYHD1MlaG-NFi87iNzDm_naSsyenmjc6SELSUGI2Hj9fGL1pOC3AoKRq9oI0CLfhUtR2buU-7_FhSo/s172/Kandy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="172" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyPmGtLlNhNsHB_KB0Oku3h_xzbX9djgY1QG0QoGxhlYc-XZyq1vcP2xkevC0n_AhKagvp1u0CRFbtopmmS52EjzB93Mgo-9RmQpoGoh82NBEMXYHD1MlaG-NFi87iNzDm_naSsyenmjc6SELSUGI2Hj9fGL1pOC3AoKRq9oI0CLfhUtR2buU-7_FhSo/w279-h279/Kandy.jpg" width="279" /></a></b></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #373e3e; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">Kandy Shepherd is a best-selling, award-winning author of contemporary romance. Her heartfelt, passionate stories are set in exciting locations around the world and are published in multiple languages. Kandy believes in love-at-first-sight and real-life romance—she and her husband of many years decided to spend their lives together after three days! She loves it when readers tell her that her books make them laugh and make them cry. Kandy lives near Sydney, Australia with her husband and numerous four-legged friends.</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #373e3e; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.3333px;"><br /></span></p><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b style="color: red; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;"><b style="color: #4c4c4c;"><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; line-height: 20.7px;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Connect with Kandy Shepherd over the web:</span></span></b></b></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b style="color: red; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;"><b style="color: #4c4c4c;"><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; line-height: 20.7px;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></b></b></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b style="color: red; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;"><b style="color: #4c4c4c;"><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; line-height: 20.7px;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></b></b></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b style="color: red; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;"><b style="color: #4c4c4c;"><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; line-height: 20.7px;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://kandyshepherd.com/" target="_blank">Website </a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Kandy-Shepherd-Author-Page-110212515728580/?fref=ts" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/KandyShepherd" target="_blank">Twitter </a></span></span></b></b></div><div><b style="color: red; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;"><b style="color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 20.7px;"><br /></span></b></b></div><div><b style="color: red; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;"><b style="color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 20.7px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kandyshepherd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><br /></a></span></b></b></div><div><b style="color: red; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;"><b style="color: #4c4c4c;"><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 20.7px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kandyshepherd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@kandyshepherdauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a></span></b></b></div><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="outline: none !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div style="outline: none !important;"><div id="yiv9582249889" style="outline: none !important;"><div style="outline: none !important;"><div class="yiv9582249889WordSection1" style="outline: none !important;"><div id="yiv9582249889mail-editor-reference-message-container" style="outline: none !important;"><div style="outline: none !important;"><div style="outline: none !important;"><div style="outline: none !important;"><div style="outline: none !important;"><p class="yiv9582249889MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="yiv9582249889MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="yiv9582249889MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none !important;">What is your writing Kryptonite?</span></b><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none !important;"></span></b></p><p class="yiv9582249889MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; outline: none !important;"> </span></p></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><p class="yiv9582249889MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxdkqU2G23mCn6ac9n4gZWlIPbP5D7MvCuijyiw1jT8CKtGfznYS8jYniFHjMzNIGPihxR4eq_VwcWz3HbL_3IF-khi9KSe1FL1KtF2WtkdbY_sJcpiU_8BEgnxytBJJnjKbGf2v8pA946ZvSbYWSr4YRo-c1Kap6ef8oXNm20gmaygotj5btz0EN_94/s461/Mistletoe%20Magic%20Aust.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="293" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxdkqU2G23mCn6ac9n4gZWlIPbP5D7MvCuijyiw1jT8CKtGfznYS8jYniFHjMzNIGPihxR4eq_VwcWz3HbL_3IF-khi9KSe1FL1KtF2WtkdbY_sJcpiU_8BEgnxytBJJnjKbGf2v8pA946ZvSbYWSr4YRo-c1Kap6ef8oXNm20gmaygotj5btz0EN_94/s320/Mistletoe%20Magic%20Aust.jpeg" width="203" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 11pt; outline: none !important;">I have to have peace and quiet to write—no music, no TV, no interruptions. I need to be alone with my creative thoughts for the writing “magic” to flourish. (Of course, my cats totally disregard my need for no interruptions!)<br /></span><p></p><p class="yiv9582249889MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "New serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none !important;"> </span></b></p><p class="yiv9582249889MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none !important;">Do you have unpublished or half-written manuscripts?</span></b><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "New serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none !important;"></span></b></p><p class="yiv9582249889MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; outline: none !important;">I have a few half-written manuscripts I’d like to revisit and finish. In fact, I’m looking at one right now!</span></p><p class="yiv9582249889MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; outline: none !important;"> </span></p></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><p class="yiv9582249889MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none !important;">What kind of research do you do and for how long before you write a book?</span></b><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none !important;"></span></b></p><p class="yiv9582249889MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; outline: none !important;">For my Harlequin Mills & Boon books, I often have to research the setting. Even if I’ve been to that place recently, I want to be sure I’ve got the details right. Another thing I research is the names of my characters—I like them to have names that were popular at the time of their birth and in the country they come from. In my new release, <i style="outline: none !important;">Mistletoe Magic in Tahiti</i>, I tried to ensure the names of the hero Kai’s extended family would be right for a Tahitian family. I often do the research as I’m writing the book. That way I know exactly what I need and don’t spend too much time researching, fascinating as that research can be. As far as characters and plot goes, I spend a few weeks just thinking about my characters, their back story and what makes them tick. By the time I start writing, I like to think I know them well. Of course, I get to know them even better as the story progresses.</span></p><p class="yiv9582249889MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="yiv9582249889MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none !important;">Tell us about your book...</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgz-bWMfwvYSFeS-YagUDo2SeAAjUlWHmslTqKgAahAbu8CpNSKXW1a55Nyf5vnYetRg2ds4mGZBcmDejC2cTbs0rCsZw39yoqbj945XOBBQyR2i_ZH6h3sSXMBK7v9o6LIC3JAOxBCvSuxKbjofkGt9RSjHVsHsRfcuqYyjEeoFarmf14zBK3pNNgFI/s2339/Mistletoe%20Magic%20in%20Tahiti%20UK.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgz-bWMfwvYSFeS-YagUDo2SeAAjUlWHmslTqKgAahAbu8CpNSKXW1a55Nyf5vnYetRg2ds4mGZBcmDejC2cTbs0rCsZw39yoqbj945XOBBQyR2i_ZH6h3sSXMBK7v9o6LIC3JAOxBCvSuxKbjofkGt9RSjHVsHsRfcuqYyjEeoFarmf14zBK3pNNgFI/s320/Mistletoe%20Magic%20in%20Tahiti%20UK.jpeg" width="207" /></a></b></div><b style="outline: none !important;"><br /></b><p></p><p class="yiv9582249889MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><i style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="yiv9582249889MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><i style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="yiv9582249889MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none !important;"><i style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; outline: none !important;">Mistletoe Magic in Tahiti</span></i><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; outline: none !important;"> is the first book in <i style="outline: none !important;">The Christmas Pact</i>, a three-book series written by three different authors. Three sisters find their usual Christmas plans disrupted when their parents plan to go away by themselves for Christmas. The sisters then decide to go away themselves, on their own, each sister to a different location. The twist is that each sister doesn’t know where she’s going until she gets to the airport! My heroine, Sienna, finds herself on the Tahitian island of Bora Bora. Lucky Sienna! Not only does she land in paradise, she also meets gorgeous billionaire Kai. Still reeling from a nasty divorce, Sienna isn’t looking for love. Kai has to consider not only himself but his adorable toddler daughter, Kinny. But the chemistry between Sienna and Kai sizzles. There are ups and downs before these two realise what they’re sharing could be so much more than a holiday fling. This is a warm, feel-good romance where family is important. (The next two books in <i style="outline: none !important;">The Christmas Pact</i> series tell the stories of Sienna’s sisters—<i style="outline: none !important;">Cinderella’s Costa Rican Adventure</i> by Scarlet Wilson and <i style="outline: none !important;">Snowbound Reunion in Japan</i> by Nina Milne.)</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="outline: none !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div class="" style="outline: none !important;"><div style="outline: none !important;"><div class="qtd-body" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 8px;"><div class="yiv9582249889yqt1161466107" id="yiv9582249889yqtfd97333" style="outline: none !important;"></div></div><div class="qtd-body" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 8px;"><div class="yiv9582249889yqt1161466107" id="yiv9582249889yqtfd88387" style="outline: none !important;"></div></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><div class="qtd-body" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 8px;"><div style="font-family: roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h1 class="a-spacing-none a-text-normal" id="title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span class="a-size-extra-large celwidget" data-cel-widget="productTitle" data-csa-c-id="8tc737-el0vmn-hkf02x-lhl0gf" id="productTitle" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">Mistletoe Magic in Tahiti: Curl up with this magical Christmas romance! (The Christmas Pact Book 1) </span></h1></span></div><div style="font-family: roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_QJ7WzSleR8GLFIlQqYW9BQB-Qg8xUIv29oxOyG6PMbDlKbpRvxMFF4XE1lBIfEYmdlnX7yuIA2n4xQ7pWsZoLB6Z1-5YmGyYSZpmKNSO8OCg2T-F3EQPsAhRijLOVdrca2jojRbrMArFJMToszAvMUubuyLggEm32MX7kzKOo4xZz67FS-gxdaXKMPq/s1709/Mistletoe%20Magic%20in%20Tahiti%20US.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1709" data-original-width="1080" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_QJ7WzSleR8GLFIlQqYW9BQB-Qg8xUIv29oxOyG6PMbDlKbpRvxMFF4XE1lBIfEYmdlnX7yuIA2n4xQ7pWsZoLB6Z1-5YmGyYSZpmKNSO8OCg2T-F3EQPsAhRijLOVdrca2jojRbrMArFJMToszAvMUubuyLggEm32MX7kzKOo4xZz67FS-gxdaXKMPq/w269-h426/Mistletoe%20Magic%20in%20Tahiti%20US.jpeg" width="269" /></a></div><br /></b><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">Healed…<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">by a mistletoe kiss?</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />After a bitter divorce, Sienna is spending Christmas on a Tahitian beach! First stop on her "</span><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">new me</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">"</span><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;"> </span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">journey? Surf lessons with blazing-hot water-sports magnate Kai—and quickly adding </span><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">fling</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"> to her itinerary! But Sienna hadn’t factored in falling headfirst for the cautious single dad and his adorable daughter. She knows she can’t stay, but will she walk away from a magical future—together?<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">From Harlequin Romance: </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700;">Be swept away by glamorous and heartfelt love stories.</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">The Christmas Pact</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">Book 1: </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700;">Mistletoe Magic in Tahiti</span><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;"> by Kandy Shepherd<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Book 2: </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700;">Cinderella's Costa Rican Adventure</span><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;"> by Scarlet Wilson<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Book 3: </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700;">Snowbound Reunion in Japan</span><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;"> by Nina Milne</span></span></div><div style="font-family: roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: roboto, sans-serif;"><span style="border: 0px; 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font-size: 12pt; outline: none !important;"></span></div></div><div class="qtd-body" style="background-color: white; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 8px;"><div class="yiv9582249889yqt1161466107" id="yiv9582249889yqtfd41548" style="outline: none !important;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Nashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153408141100296513.post-20323436845292885302023-07-28T18:43:00.000+12:002023-07-28T18:43:27.518+12:00Intro on Author: Dani Collins, Awakened On Her Royal Wedding Night <p> <b style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Let's welcome author <u> Dani Collins</u></b></p><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoR3uInOWKwYn19nOhT_7FHUGzMcK75qDdfJbPIJAE4AJKGJxOxxF-edZoLM43ZMHEQ61MV0lHhrm_Va0PvuUG9eOI42TgZTtCAea_wyw4XRJVDQIUeLBd9BKAdTVABXU7ukB0X6QwNo/s1600/Dani+Collins+Headshot.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoR3uInOWKwYn19nOhT_7FHUGzMcK75qDdfJbPIJAE4AJKGJxOxxF-edZoLM43ZMHEQ61MV0lHhrm_Va0PvuUG9eOI42TgZTtCAea_wyw4XRJVDQIUeLBd9BKAdTVABXU7ukB0X6QwNo/s400/Dani+Collins+Headshot.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling author Dani Collins thrives on giving readers emotional, compelling, heart-soaring romance with laughter and heat thrown in, just like real life. While she is best known for writing contemporary romance for Harlequin Presents and Tule’s Montana Born, her latest release is The Prospector’s Only Prospect, a Western Historical romance from Entangled Amara. When she’s not writing—just kidding, she’s always writing. Dani lives in Southern BC, Canada with her high school sweetheart husband.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Stay current with Dani’s new releases by joining her </span><a href="http://eepurl.com/rE0MT"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">newsletter</span></a><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> or visiting her here:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><b><a href="http://www.danicollins.com/"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Website</span></a><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> | </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/DaniCollinsAuthor"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Facebook</span></a><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> | </span><a href="https://twitter.com/DaniCollinsBook"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Twitter</span></a><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> | </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6572063.Dani_Collins"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Goodreads</span></a></b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div style="outline: none;"><div id="yiv3626798127" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div class="yiv3626798127WordSection1" style="outline: none;"><div id="yiv3626798127ydpf8cecc21yahoo_quoted_7578124011" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div id="yiv3626798127ydpf8cecc21yiv1962872589" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div id="yiv3626798127ydpf8cecc21yiv1962872589ydpe1a116dyiv3552772416" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><ol start="1" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; outline: none;" type="1"><li class="yiv3626798127MsoNormal" style="color: #26282a; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_CrGFa05XN3bdmTRL6wopTkRnjGpHSo1oHwpQKHHnoBRLnrBo3N2VLXDpxJO077DKRJVC7UA32bemhZ2pvKWsAJ1cSIbNNX_uLHD5UlV7wrGshjIbzxQh3r1tDx-Zy2m29NvbrBv3K1BReQ90XlZ7C2UDXfORIumF_3dC4UIh8_jG0p-9cLdjhPqvx0/s648/Awakened-on-Her-Royal-Wedding-Night%20Aus.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="410" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_CrGFa05XN3bdmTRL6wopTkRnjGpHSo1oHwpQKHHnoBRLnrBo3N2VLXDpxJO077DKRJVC7UA32bemhZ2pvKWsAJ1cSIbNNX_uLHD5UlV7wrGshjIbzxQh3r1tDx-Zy2m29NvbrBv3K1BReQ90XlZ7C2UDXfORIumF_3dC4UIh8_jG0p-9cLdjhPqvx0/s320/Awakened-on-Her-Royal-Wedding-Night%20Aus.jpeg" width="202" /></a></div><b style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;">What is your writing Kryptonite?</span></b><span style="font-family: "New serif"; font-size: 12pt; outline: none;"></span></li></ol><p class="yiv3626798127MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none;">Are you asking what can derail my writing? Lack of goals. Whenever I catch up to my deadlines and don’t have a bunch looming, I feel a little lost. I need to have the big decisions made on what comes next, then I keep my head down and keep doing the work.<br /></p><p class="yiv3626798127MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"> </p><ol start="2" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; outline: none;" type="1"><li class="yiv3626798127MsoNormal" id="yiv3626798127ydpf8cecc21yiv1962872589ydpe1a116dyiv3552772416ydp3d415390yiv9618595764ydp195032a4yiv1327744908ydpb1d6f4f7yiv8976084501ydp11292e2ayiv9037815726yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1546761842733_101472" style="color: #26282a; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;">Do you have unpublished or half-written manuscripts?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 12pt; outline: none;"></span></li></ol><p class="yiv3626798127MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none;">I have a couple. When I first sold to Harlequin Mills & Boon, I had several completed manuscripts that weren’t a good fit for Presents/Modern. They were small town, fantasy and erotica so I self-published them. I’ve been working on something that is more Women’s Fiction for a while, so it’s merely a Work In Progress, not ‘unfinished.’ I have another Single Title that I’m considering self-publishing. I don’t like to sit on completed works. If I’ve written a book, I want it available to readers <span style="font-family: Color; outline: none;">☺</span></p><p class="yiv3626798127MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"> </p><ol start="3" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; outline: none;" type="1"><li class="yiv3626798127MsoNormal" id="yiv3626798127ydpf8cecc21yiv1962872589ydpe1a116dyiv3552772416ydp3d415390yiv9618595764ydp195032a4yiv1327744908ydpb1d6f4f7yiv8976084501ydp11292e2ayiv9037815726yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1546761842733_101474" style="color: #26282a; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;">What kind of research do you do and for how long before you write a book?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyee3aGsAxwi5st4NobLs5LRf1PQqZaYBud9HvCA_pL2GdkEvGN07A0yEnylzrrRym2h_tslIaTIqChCNfM8u8nvwS1Mq_ZxhN1_PGOtFoqPJDzomkpvqA2xjhpfFXzGfP3VzgJ2eFL0NKpRFqdhHiwvGKKYlazs37l981RRRo4XIhooedH2JWAIrtLFQ/s1024/Awakend-on-Her-Royal-Wedding-Night-UK.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="662" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyee3aGsAxwi5st4NobLs5LRf1PQqZaYBud9HvCA_pL2GdkEvGN07A0yEnylzrrRym2h_tslIaTIqChCNfM8u8nvwS1Mq_ZxhN1_PGOtFoqPJDzomkpvqA2xjhpfFXzGfP3VzgJ2eFL0NKpRFqdhHiwvGKKYlazs37l981RRRo4XIhooedH2JWAIrtLFQ/s320/Awakend-on-Her-Royal-Wedding-Night-UK.jpeg" width="207" /></a></div><br /></span></b><span style="font-family: "New serif"; font-size: 12pt; outline: none;"></span></li></ol><p class="yiv3626798127MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none;">The type and amount of research depends on the book. For a Harlequin Presents, I pop online as I go, looking at images of private jets and yachts and red carpet gowns. If the setting is real, I’ll read up on it for inspiration. I can easily get lost for a day in learning about wine-making, then cut the scene where they walk through the vineyard, so I try to stick to finding exactly what I need to know and get back to my word count.</p><p class="yiv3626798127MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none;">I’ve also written Historical so that’s a different animal. In that case, I spend more time digging for all sorts of fodder. For <i style="outline: none;">The Prospector’s Only Prospect</i>, I found newspaper clippings from the time and got inspiration from that. I also try to be accurate around clothing and other details like what sort of canned foods were available and how did they make beds? With Historicals, I tend to write until I need to know something, then stop to search for the answer, then carry on.</p><p class="yiv3626798127MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"> </p><p class="yiv3626798127MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"> </p><ol start="4" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; outline: none;" type="1"><li class="yiv3626798127MsoNormal" id="yiv3626798127ydpf8cecc21yiv1962872589ydpe1a116dyiv3552772416ydp3d415390yiv9618595764ydp195032a4yiv1327744908ydpb1d6f4f7yiv8976084501ydp11292e2ayiv9037815726yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1546761842733_101476" style="color: #26282a; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;">Tell us about your book...</span></b><span style="font-family: "New serif"; font-size: 12pt; outline: none;"></span></li></ol></div><p class="yiv3626798127MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><i style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 12pt; outline: none;">Awakened on Her Royal Wedding Night</span></i><span style="font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 12pt; outline: none;"> takes place in the fictional island kingdom of Nazarine, but for this one I researched beauty contests and dueling with swords. Claudine escapes danger by diving off a boat and washes up on Crown Prince Felipe’s private beach. For sexy plot reasons, he persuades her to marry him, but he has an evil twin who threatens Claudine’s life.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 12pt; outline: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmUFMXk-6u57xxuP_PUwkpcf1wT41Ofi7tqKKCETK0gh0VhTyOhlDKVadZTYpy0J5xC1n2FVrsQ9wWgJ-hhH1flk_9Igh5rDo4yikls2YXEe1WrHZqp5a9PrLKDCvDL5jMean3fBn12nInwzqMCjturQvheOImPPdVxGWbdy0dElXsA07njNQxijoOAk/s1024/Awakened-on-Her-Royal-Wedding-Night%20US.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 12pt; outline: none;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmUFMXk-6u57xxuP_PUwkpcf1wT41Ofi7tqKKCETK0gh0VhTyOhlDKVadZTYpy0J5xC1n2FVrsQ9wWgJ-hhH1flk_9Igh5rDo4yikls2YXEe1WrHZqp5a9PrLKDCvDL5jMean3fBn12nInwzqMCjturQvheOImPPdVxGWbdy0dElXsA07njNQxijoOAk/s1024/Awakened-on-Her-Royal-Wedding-Night%20US.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="647" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmUFMXk-6u57xxuP_PUwkpcf1wT41Ofi7tqKKCETK0gh0VhTyOhlDKVadZTYpy0J5xC1n2FVrsQ9wWgJ-hhH1flk_9Igh5rDo4yikls2YXEe1WrHZqp5a9PrLKDCvDL5jMean3fBn12nInwzqMCjturQvheOImPPdVxGWbdy0dElXsA07njNQxijoOAk/s320/Awakened-on-Her-Royal-Wedding-Night%20US.jpeg" width="202" /></a></span><p></p><p class="yiv3626798127MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 12pt; outline: none;"> </span></p><p class="yiv3626798127MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 12pt; outline: none;">The men settle things in the courtyard with antique ‘schiavonas’, which are cut-and-thrust swords. I chose them because it was the type of sword with a fancy pommel with a basket guard for the hand which I could then inlay with gemstones—something that I thought would be owned by royalty and displayed for centuries.</span></p><p class="yiv3626798127MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"> </p></div><div style="outline: none;"><p class="yiv3626798127MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 12pt; outline: none;">I won’t tell you who won, but if you love a wounded hero who fights for the honor of the woman he loves, and makes sacrifices that ultimately win her heart, you’ll enjoy this one.</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div class="qtd-body" style="background-color: white; 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font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 8px;"><br /></div><div class="qtd-body" style="background-color: white; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 8px;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Nashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153408141100296513.post-9305829538773500312023-07-08T07:52:00.003+12:002023-07-08T07:52:57.633+12:00Intro on Author Beth Prentice<p><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Our Author Intro is on Beth Prentice. </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5V4t9eCNP9jQiUs1eZg92NxFTg2cX4DOwrcGans_fVjJv5MvIW6PDQwV0lYRR-OT-ZXNcB80VLj7lr6Jy59vJIvQDNpbjI7GYqxtWh_HVu02JuFLK89_tRuDzjmIRlwvZUjfhHeluMtwWUh7lV3BNXK6qwJoADKb4z81AT9TL2ldSwOKp6h3JOTISkYs/s480/Beth%20Prentice.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5V4t9eCNP9jQiUs1eZg92NxFTg2cX4DOwrcGans_fVjJv5MvIW6PDQwV0lYRR-OT-ZXNcB80VLj7lr6Jy59vJIvQDNpbjI7GYqxtWh_HVu02JuFLK89_tRuDzjmIRlwvZUjfhHeluMtwWUh7lV3BNXK6qwJoADKb4z81AT9TL2ldSwOKp6h3JOTISkYs/s320/Beth%20Prentice.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="font-size: medium;" /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I’m Beth and I live on the gorgeous Sunshine Coast in Queensland. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I write funny, romantic mysteries (aka cosy mysteries), paranormal cosy mysteries, and the odd rom com because two of my favourite things are romance and mystery. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">When I’m not writing you can find me lost in a good book, passively watching documentaries (my hubby loves them and seems to have gained full control of the remote) or scrolling Instagram dreaming of perfect hair. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Oh, and I do love a good chat so feel free to reach out to me anytime! I can’t wait to meet you all!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">xoxo </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span face=""amazon ember" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Connect with Beth Prentice:</b></span><br /><b><span face=""amazon ember" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;"><a href="http://bethprentice.com/" target="_blank"><br /></a></span><span face=""amazon ember" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;"><a href="http://bethprentice.com/" target="_blank">Website </a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/%20beth.prentice.54" target="_blank">Facebook </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/%20PrenticeBeth" target="_blank"> Twitter</a></span></b><br /><b><span face=""amazon ember" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span face=""amazon ember" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/%20bethprenticenovels/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/%20author/show/6472534.Beth_%20Prentice?from_search=true" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://amazon.com/author/bethprentice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Amazon Author Page</b></a>. <b><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/beth-prentice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookbub</a> </b><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/bethprenticeauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Smashwords </b></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">What is your writing kryptonite</span></b> – real stresses in life. When they come up it takes a lot of focus to get in to the mindset to write.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">Do you have unpublished, or half written manuscripts?</span></b> – Yes! At present I have twelve other stories that I’ve written a few chapters in, scribbled the idea down, and have never gotten back to. One day it will write those stories, but even those I won’t write scenes/characters can be used in the books that do get finished.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">What kind of research do you do and for how long before you write a book? </span></b>I research whatever topic comes up in my book, but only as I’m about to write about it. For instance, when I write In High Spirits there is a garden called the Lethal Garden. Every plant within it has the ability to kill or harm the person who contacts it in one way or another. As I’m not a gardener, I did a lot of research on the plants within that garden. Do I remember a lot of that once the book is finished? Not really lol. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">Tell us about your book</span></b> – Dangerous Deeds is the first book in a funny, romantic mystery series. It introduces us to the character of Lizzie who often jokes that she’s writing her own book titled 101 Ways to Embarrass Yourself as that seems to be the tagline of her life. Deciding to buy an old house and renovate it, her hunky handyman Riley discovers a bundle of love letters and an engagement ring and together they try to track down the person it truly belonged to. Only not everyone wants them to learn the truth. 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Sure, they weren’t necessarily talking about old houses at the time, but that’s the story I’m sticking with. And I like that theory a whole lot better than the one about me losing my mind.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />I knew that buying a fixer upper I’d be stumbling into an unknown abyss of demolition, dust and unfathomable costs, but I never expected to find an engagement ring and letters of forbidden love hidden under the attic floorboards. Nor did I expect the lazy cat, or the drop-dead gorgeous handyman. And I definitely didn’t predict the stalker.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />As the renovation begins and the house starts to slowly return to its former glory, the letters dog my dreams. Who is the mysterious penman? Why was their love forbidden? And who is trying so hard to keep me from learning the truth about it all?<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Working alongside my hunky handyman Riley is proving to be quite the distraction, but I’m determined to solve the puzzle of the long-lost love affair. Only can I restore the house to its former glory, and solve the mystery before my stalker catches up with me? Or will I lose everything...including my life?<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic !important;">Dangerous Deeds</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> is the first book in this light-hearted romantic mystery series. If you like crazy families, fun engaging reads, and a sweet romance, all tied together with a ribbon of danger then you’ll love this first book in The Westport Mysteries.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><div><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Buy Links:</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074V5PXSW/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Kindle</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Deeds-Westport-Mysteries-Lizzie/dp/0648130614/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Paperback</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B074V5PXSW/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Aust</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"></span></p><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B074V5PXSW/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a> </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>Nashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153408141100296513.post-32850715726749230342023-06-30T07:38:00.000+12:002023-06-30T07:38:36.442+12:00Intro on Author: Suzanne Gilchrist, Under an Outback Sky<p><b><span style="color: red;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Let's welcome author Suzanne Gilchrist.</span></span></b></p><p class="yiv2685166496MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: Old serif;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><b> </b></span></span></p><p class="yiv2685166496MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: Old serif;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Old serif;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSBnTbF4dJbblhwl61XeMJ9WV6UvwC8OkEvuaeT3q9idJTcIIuTyejJn3MJqI9sW1jeqg2T5Bjo-DXL7YPFbBbA6dSqete49N0vyYW4Vhj9ySctScmeMZlfdl2HWzZIoP8KUR9yFtteYDG-gL98eIQiWcHawzSbwDemkTltkksq6Cvgaw_AfWezohY/s1783/Suzanne%20Gilchrist.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1783" data-original-width="1184" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSBnTbF4dJbblhwl61XeMJ9WV6UvwC8OkEvuaeT3q9idJTcIIuTyejJn3MJqI9sW1jeqg2T5Bjo-DXL7YPFbBbA6dSqete49N0vyYW4Vhj9ySctScmeMZlfdl2HWzZIoP8KUR9yFtteYDG-gL98eIQiWcHawzSbwDemkTltkksq6Cvgaw_AfWezohY/s320/Suzanne%20Gilchrist.jpg" width="212" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: Old serif;"><b><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Suzanne Gilchrist can't remember a time when she didn't have a book in her hand. Now she dreams up stories where her favourite words are … 'what if' and 'where'? Writing as both S. E. Gilchrist and Suzanne Gilchrist, she loves combining romance with adventure and suspense across many different genres including science fiction/space opera, apocalyptic, and contemporary small towns. </span></b></div></b></span><p></p><p class="yiv2685166496MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Old serif;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><b> </b></span></span></p><p class="yiv2685166496MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: Old serif;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><b>S. E. takes a keen interest in the environment, anything to do with space, and loves walking her two dogs and spending time with her family and friends. She co-runs the Hunter Romance Writers group and is the organiser behind the multi-author writing ventures: the best-selling Bindarra Creek Romance series, the Deadly Forces series, and the Mindalby Outback Romance series.</b></span></span></p><p class="yiv2685166496MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: Old serif;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><b> </b></span></span></p><p class="yiv2685166496MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Old serif;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><b>Suzanne Gilchrist on the web:</b></span></span></p><p class="yiv2685166496MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Old serif;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p class="yiv2685166496MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Old serif;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><b><a href="http://www.segilchrist.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> </b></span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: Old serif;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><b> </b></span></span><b style="color: red; font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 24px;"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@segilchrist/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tiktok</a></b><b style="color: red; font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 24px;"> </b><b style="color: red; font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 24px;"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/segilchrist.19/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook </a> <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/suzanne-gilchrist" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookbub</a></b></p><p class="yiv2685166496MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Old serif;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p class="yiv2685166496MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Old serif;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><b><a href="https://twitter.com/SEGilchrist1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6587665.S_E_Gilchrist" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Goodreads </a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/segilchrist_author/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></b></span></span></p><p class="yiv2685166496MsoNormal" style="font-family: "New serif"; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="yiv2685166496gmail_default" style="outline: none;"><p class="yiv2685166496MsoNormal" style="font-family: "New serif"; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="yiv2685166496MsoNormal" style="font-family: "New serif"; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;"><br /></span></b></p><div class="yiv6212702114gmail_default" style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none;"><p class="yiv6212702114MsoNormal" style="font-family: "New serif"; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;">What is your writing Kryptonite?</span></b></p><p class="yiv6212702114MsoNormal" style="font-family: "New serif"; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;">Unfortunately, I have more than one! My major kryptonite would have to be procrastinating, especially when a bright and shiny idea for a new story bursts into my head and I’m pulled in a different direction. I usually jot down that idea then force myself to return to my current wip. My second would have to be being too wordy; having my character waffling on a subject that really adds nothing to the overall plot. My third is motivation; especially if the sun is shining and I’m drawn outside into nature for a walk or swim.</span></b><span style="color: #222222; outline: none;"></span></p><p class="yiv6212702114MsoNormal" style="font-family: "New serif"; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;"><br clear="none" style="outline: none;" /></span></b></p><p class="yiv6212702114MsoNormal" style="font-family: "New serif"; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;">Do you have unpublished or half-written<span class="yiv6212702114gmail-apple-converted-space" style="outline: none;"> </span>manuscripts?</span></b><b style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;"><span class="yiv6212702114gmail-Apple-converted-space" style="outline: none;"> </span>Oh gosh yes! Yes! Yes! I have a sci-fi/apocalyptic romance where I received my rights back from a publisher and I have yet to revise and do another edit so I can self-publish. I also have three half-written manuscripts and a couple of series that need to be completed.<span class="yiv6212702114gmail-Apple-converted-space" style="outline: none;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Old serif"; outline: none;"></span></p><p class="yiv6212702114MsoNormal" style="font-family: "New serif"; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;"><br clear="none" style="outline: none;" /></span></b></p><p class="yiv6212702114MsoNormal" style="font-family: "New serif"; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;">What kind of research do you do and for how long before you write a book?</span></b><b style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;"><span class="yiv6212702114gmail-Apple-converted-space" style="outline: none;"> </span>My research will depend on the genre I’m writing and also the book’s setting. For a sci-fi/apocalyptic story I can spend weeks delving into star systems, what kind of environments would develop under different kinds of suns, new and future inventions, environmental disasters and impacts on humans, animals and plantlife – that kind of thing. For settings here on planet Earth, the research doesn’t take as long (and I tend not to get too carried away!). What I research here are: landmarks, what local fauna and flora grow in the area, weather, what industries/services are or could be available, population and sometimes any recent historical event that I may decide to weave into the story. For Under an Outback Sky I described the jump-up tors, the desert and also touched on a First Nation people’s legend of how the Sturt Desert Pea came into being.<span class="yiv6212702114gmail-Apple-converted-space" style="outline: none;"> </span> </span></b><span style="color: #222222; outline: none;"></span></p><p class="yiv6212702114MsoNormal" style="font-family: "New serif"; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;"><br clear="none" style="outline: none;" /></span></b></p><p class="yiv6212702114MsoNormal" style="font-family: "New serif"; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;">Tell us about your book...</span></b><b style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;"><span class="yiv6212702114gmail-Apple-converted-space" style="outline: none;"> </span>Under an Outback Sky is the story of how two people don’t realise what is missing from their lives until they meet. For Maggie there are family expectations holding her back and for Jace a past tragedy has shattered his family dynamics. They soon realise however that they are two halves of the same whole and look forward to a new and different future together. Under and Outback Sky is a sweet and wholesome romance set in the far western corner of Outback NSW.</span></b><b style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;"></span></b></p></div><div class="yiv6212702114gmail_default" style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none;"><br clear="none" style="outline: none;" /></div><p class="yiv2685166496MsoNormal" style="font-family: "New serif"; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;"></span></b></p><div class="yiv6212702114gmail_default" style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none;"><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px; outline: none;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMjOUO-xUC8wnNl9StMZ5wNODiBFCl2srrB5X5nsMhchOdJ6gRYq9ZnvSvaAVVwbmbptKQOkKUnvAEo6PQUEBLEEfw1kZNT26O63gp_lwz9svLmCB--Wb4HVz2iEktEQ81GC77dkOBDd-TcOHBIDWaWPQ0Gs1Gj2SDwArBr8mebDn7YBcWZBqhQG2/s2560/under%20an%20outback%20sky%20.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1740" height="676" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMjOUO-xUC8wnNl9StMZ5wNODiBFCl2srrB5X5nsMhchOdJ6gRYq9ZnvSvaAVVwbmbptKQOkKUnvAEo6PQUEBLEEfw1kZNT26O63gp_lwz9svLmCB--Wb4HVz2iEktEQ81GC77dkOBDd-TcOHBIDWaWPQ0Gs1Gj2SDwArBr8mebDn7YBcWZBqhQG2/w460-h676/under%20an%20outback%20sky%20.jpeg" width="460" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">Is he her enemy or her future?</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />When a handsome stranger arrives in a remote outback town, Maggie Hayes’ almost forgotten dreams are re-awakened. For too long, she’s denied her adventurous spirit and now suddenly her future is filled with wonderful possibilities. At least it will be if only this intriguing man isn’t her beloved town’s enemy.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />A past tragedy has led Jace de Haven to live without the complications of family or companionship. Yet when he meets small-town Maggie, her big heart and vibrant community spirit show him what he’s been missing. Can he find it in his soul to forgive and allow old wounds to heal?<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />But to have the future they crave, Maggie and Jace will need to take a leap of faith - together.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />***<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Under an Outback Sky is a love story and the fourth book in the Edge of the Outback series. The book is about forgiving the past and finding the courage to forge a new direction in life. If you love reading about small towns, country and rural communities (like Bindarra Creek romances) then you’ll love this series – similar to books by Barbara Hannay, Bella Andre, Melody Grace, Nora Roberts, Maisey Yates, Sarah Williams, Susanne Bellamy, Annie Seaton, Fiona McArthur, Heidi McLaughlin.</span></p><p><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div style="outline: none;"><div class="yiv2685166496gmail_signature" dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 13px; outline: none;"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div class="yiv2685166496gmail_default" style="outline: none;"><p class="yiv2685166496MsoNormal" style="font-family: "New serif"; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;"> Buy on:</span></b></p><p class="yiv2685166496MsoNormal" style="font-family: "New serif"; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="yiv2685166496MsoNormal" style="font-family: "New serif"; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7CP4BDH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon US </a> <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C7CP4BDH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></span></b></p><p class="yiv2685166496MsoNormal" style="font-family: "New serif"; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="yiv2685166496MsoNormal" style="font-family: "New serif"; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #cd232c; font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0C7CP4BDH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Aust</a></span></b></p></div><p class="yiv2685166496MsoNormal" style="font-family: "New serif"; margin: 0cm; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: "Old serif"; font-size: 18pt; outline: none;"><br /></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="yiv2685166496MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; outline: none; text-align: left;"><br /></p></div></div>Nashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153408141100296513.post-36587507350242064772023-06-23T08:54:00.001+12:002023-06-28T10:05:36.914+12:00Intro to Author: Melanie Milburne & One Night in My Rival's Bed #Giveaway <p><b style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Our Intro on Author is on <a href="http://melaniemilburne.com.au/" target="_blank">Melanie Milburne</a>. She has a new book out this month, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHJBVX4N" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">One Night in My Rival's Bed.</a></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0f1111;"> </span><b><span style="color: red;">And there's a kindle copy giveaway to two readers!</span></b></span></p><b><br /></b><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;">Melanie Milburne writes modern romance stories for Harlequin Mills and Boon. Her love affair with romance novels began when she read her first romance at the age of seventeen and it inspired a dream to one day become a romance author. With over <b>95</b> books in print and several industry awards and nominations for her work, Melanie enjoys crafting contemporary romance stories from her home in Hobart in beautiful Tasmania, where she lives with her husband and fur family of two dogs and two cats. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphf9n1hYgSOx5aFYwWhSABrSjKnk6OZmuCBzLulFMt2FdXHMATkNFDeKBxx3NEd5BMSeMVhzE-Sc9LkQ1xKkqayEWpNzcFIotEdA6OEo_GQ8KBo6KdFfD965EtPhphSXjHmu_0QzuqJbu/s1600/Melanie+MilburnePic.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphf9n1hYgSOx5aFYwWhSABrSjKnk6OZmuCBzLulFMt2FdXHMATkNFDeKBxx3NEd5BMSeMVhzE-Sc9LkQ1xKkqayEWpNzcFIotEdA6OEo_GQ8KBo6KdFfD965EtPhphSXjHmu_0QzuqJbu/s320/Melanie+MilburnePic.JPG" width="229" /></a></div><span style="color: red;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 20.7px;"><span style="color: red;">Connect with Melanie over the web:</span></span></b><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 20.7px;"><br /><br /><a href="http://melaniemilburne.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Website</span></a></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 20.7px;"> </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 20.7px;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Melanie-Milburne/351594482609" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Facebook</span></a></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 20.7px;"> </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 20.7px;"><a href="https://twitter.com/MelanieMilburn1" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Twitter </span></a></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 20.7px;"> </span></b><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 20.7px;"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@melaniemilburne/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tiktok </a></span></b><div><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 20.7px;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "bookman old style", "new york", times, serif; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="outline: none;"><b style="color: #646464; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; outline: none;"><span style="color: red; outline: none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEM8SjX8hWwll0S56Sl-q4jJ_aYMYxoAcxho8zJA8eK2h8vxJLcpz-5f_w_FcfiVKjm5BNbrwC9Zv8ZL3gBXaDjkrHWEYdTyMPta_OmZXvcIxG-Dekz9hP3s7z0DEluPQM6bBJyZePkmSUGzdNYwVM7IRWSI9uKEG-99fz6Nm97eB5rG_QW7H_UkoHos/s5053/One%20Night%20In%20My%20Rivals%20Bed%20Aust.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5053" data-original-width="3200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEM8SjX8hWwll0S56Sl-q4jJ_aYMYxoAcxho8zJA8eK2h8vxJLcpz-5f_w_FcfiVKjm5BNbrwC9Zv8ZL3gBXaDjkrHWEYdTyMPta_OmZXvcIxG-Dekz9hP3s7z0DEluPQM6bBJyZePkmSUGzdNYwVM7IRWSI9uKEG-99fz6Nm97eB5rG_QW7H_UkoHos/s320/One%20Night%20In%20My%20Rivals%20Bed%20Aust.jpeg" width="203" /></a></div>What are a few things we would find in your office?</span></b></span><br clear="none" style="outline: none;" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "bookman old style", "new york", times, serif; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="outline: none;"><b style="color: #646464; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; outline: none;"><span style="color: red; outline: none;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "bookman old style", "new york", times, serif; outline: none;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228;">At the moment I have an unfinished book! It’s taken me ages to write my 97th book for a whole lot of reasons. I also have photos of the family, my grandmother’s clock, my writing awards and the ashes of five pets. I like having them close. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "bookman old style", "new york", times, serif; outline: none;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "bookman old style", "new york", times, serif; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><b style="color: #646464; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; outline: none;"><span style="color: red; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;">When did you start writing and why?</b></span><br clear="none" style="outline: none;" /></span></span></b></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "bookman old style", "new york", times, serif; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><b style="color: #646464; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; outline: none;"><span style="color: red; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><br /></b></span></span></span></b></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "bookman old style", "new york", times, serif; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><b style="color: #646464; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; outline: none;"><span style="color: red; outline: none;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400;">I started writing stories as a child. It was a burning desire so strong in me that I always knew I’d be a writer one day. </span></span></b></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "bookman old style", "new york", times, serif; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><b style="color: #646464; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; outline: none;"><span style="color: red; outline: none;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; font-family: "bookman old style", "new york", times, serif; outline: none;"><span style="color: #26282a; outline: none;"><b style="color: #646464; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; outline: none;"><span style="color: red; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="outline: none;"></b></span></span></b></span><div style="outline: none;"><div style="color: #26282a; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="color: red; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: large;">Share something about your writing process that no one else knows?</span></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #26282a; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="color: red; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #26282a; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="color: red; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG13CuRiarhmyG3APX4s6-ccWh6HcGIvRcLWeiLE9EYpp8fOpgpWfetTLvZJcB576f1Zt9-6KoD7jd94uCiC5_W15zj9nemwwQRDCLANKTHKoMDGMiBwz3Epww6RzzRErfBu-PQDdR8IDuPEG8vfk7v6HKOTsIilmxsNf9r0c2UQbk6swhP8nY5nY3AGo/s1490/One%20Night%20UK.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1490" data-original-width="985" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG13CuRiarhmyG3APX4s6-ccWh6HcGIvRcLWeiLE9EYpp8fOpgpWfetTLvZJcB576f1Zt9-6KoD7jd94uCiC5_W15zj9nemwwQRDCLANKTHKoMDGMiBwz3Epww6RzzRErfBu-PQDdR8IDuPEG8vfk7v6HKOTsIilmxsNf9r0c2UQbk6swhP8nY5nY3AGo/s320/One%20Night%20UK.jpeg" width="212" /></a></div><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400;">My writing process has changed a bit since the start of my career. I do a lot more planning these days. The thing most people don’t realise is I often write scenes when I’m not in front of my computer. It’s often when I’m doing ironing or cooking or walking the dogs.<br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #26282a; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="color: red; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #26282a; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="color: red; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tell us about your book...</span></b></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #26282a; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><br /></b></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #26282a; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="color: red; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400;">One Night in My Rival’s Bed is about two business rivals who feel they have to do everything in their power to stop their disabled siblings from rushing into marriage. But of course, they end up falling in love with each other!</span></b></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #26282a; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="color: red; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fFJOGtVDZkos6y-eXN3U6Y3oXKt6ree0U6GbkYxC27r8WFqeQbU3D3sfCntC2IHKLGKnoBKUerFmEAq1goKLsCPDqPvZeTbgJUxJ8OFOu5Ctuple-b3fekp6aUUYd9vTu3m9HGpvQRGPYBi3U0Jsgj3jQOVtdXBx4wVnnJSk5lr3Pbhl8SeqiK3HDV4/s404/One%20Night%20in%20My%20Rivals%20Bed%20US.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="256" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fFJOGtVDZkos6y-eXN3U6Y3oXKt6ree0U6GbkYxC27r8WFqeQbU3D3sfCntC2IHKLGKnoBKUerFmEAq1goKLsCPDqPvZeTbgJUxJ8OFOu5Ctuple-b3fekp6aUUYd9vTu3m9HGpvQRGPYBi3U0Jsgj3jQOVtdXBx4wVnnJSk5lr3Pbhl8SeqiK3HDV4/w218-h344/One%20Night%20in%20My%20Rivals%20Bed%20US.jpeg" width="218" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">One Night in My Rival's Bed</span><br /><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #26282a; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #26282a; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;">He’s forbidden to me <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400;">So why can’t I resist him?</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Grayson Barlowe has always been my enemy. We were taught by our warring families to compete on the business battlefield. But everything changes when we’re forced to work </span><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400;">together!<br /></span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />I have never been immune to his devilish good looks. But as I learn about the pain that Grayson keeps hidden from the world, it becomes obvious he’s not just a playboy. Yet a truce seems impossible, until I find myself in the place I vowed I’d never be: between my enemy’s sheets!</span></b></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #26282a; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #26282a; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #26282a; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; 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font-size: large; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #26282a; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #26282a; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div></div></div></div>Nashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153408141100296513.post-33749723840197881462023-05-05T06:21:00.000+12:002023-05-05T06:21:17.650+12:00Intro on Author: Dani Collins, A Baby to Make Her His Bride & The Prospector's Only Prospect<p> <b style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Let's welcome author <u> Dani Collins</u></b></p><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoR3uInOWKwYn19nOhT_7FHUGzMcK75qDdfJbPIJAE4AJKGJxOxxF-edZoLM43ZMHEQ61MV0lHhrm_Va0PvuUG9eOI42TgZTtCAea_wyw4XRJVDQIUeLBd9BKAdTVABXU7ukB0X6QwNo/s1600/Dani+Collins+Headshot.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoR3uInOWKwYn19nOhT_7FHUGzMcK75qDdfJbPIJAE4AJKGJxOxxF-edZoLM43ZMHEQ61MV0lHhrm_Va0PvuUG9eOI42TgZTtCAea_wyw4XRJVDQIUeLBd9BKAdTVABXU7ukB0X6QwNo/s400/Dani+Collins+Headshot.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling author Dani Collins thrives on giving readers emotional, compelling, heart-soaring romance with laughter and heat thrown in, just like real life. While she is best known for writing contemporary romance for Harlequin Presents and Tule’s Montana Born, her latest release is The Prospector’s Only Prospect, a Western Historical romance from Entangled Amara. When she’s not writing—just kidding, she’s always writing. Dani lives in Southern BC, Canada with her high school sweetheart husband.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Stay current with Dani’s new releases by joining her </span><a href="http://eepurl.com/rE0MT"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">newsletter</span></a><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> or visiting her here:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><b><a href="http://www.danicollins.com/"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Website</span></a><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> | </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/DaniCollinsAuthor"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Facebook</span></a><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> | </span><a href="https://twitter.com/DaniCollinsBook"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Twitter</span></a><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> | </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6572063.Dani_Collins"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Goodreads</span></a></b><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">What are a few things we would find in your office?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Author copies (of course!) How many? Gosh… three or four hundred if I added them all up, probably. I really need to make another donation to local libraries!<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Carpet rolls (leftovers from recent flooring project. It’s a bit of a Persian market in here at the moment. We don’t have anywhere else to store them!)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">A three-by-five foot mirror with a gilt frame that belonged to my grandmother – same again about not having anywhere else to store it<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">A wall full of whiteboards and dry erase calendars and other notes (I always think this will make me feel organized, but the feeling only lasts a few minutes…)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Empty boxes because I keep telling myself I’ll ‘organize’ and ‘dung out.’ I should probably just take away the empty boxes. That would tidy things up considerably!<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>When did you start writing and why?<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">I began reading romance in high school and almost immediately wanted to write it. I love the happily ever after. I’m addicted to hope and that’s what these books deliver. I also love the intimate workings of relationships. I love exploring that as I set up characters at odds, then help them find a way to come together.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Share something about your writing process that no one else knows?<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hate talking about my works in progress! Once a book is done, I’m fine, but while I’m writing I can easily fall into self-doubt so I tend to keep my projects locked down until I feel like I know they’re solid.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lately I’ve been working on a quartet for Harlequin Presents. The first two are done and dusted, but I still don’t want to talk about the over-arcing premise because two still have to be written.</span></span></div><p class="yiv1946889918MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />A Baby to Make Her His Bride</b></span></span></p><p class="yiv1946889918MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p class="yiv1946889918MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">The reason that they will meet at the altar? Their baby! Fall in love with this pregnancy romance from USA TODAY bestselling author, Dani Collins. </span></span></p><p class="yiv1946889918MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="yiv1946889918MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><i>Unexpectedly pregnant…</i></span></span></p><p class="yiv1946889918MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-d5UgT-N24Ebfbthxk3ePDKApL8OU9DZGjWhVg6805djPAM8ljYz61ceJI6TYHFD7xCiJGeU-fmyE-E818DbfCqGIUW-bq-SSt0p--1k9vKLTHlhzdTEpLETCTRMANNfyhDSQMYCGelbOb4XYrt_TsVz7x5U2Kx1sGQZATQt02URA8ohnaJ69eBP/s500/A%20Baby%20to%20Make%20Her%20Bride%20US.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="316" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-d5UgT-N24Ebfbthxk3ePDKApL8OU9DZGjWhVg6805djPAM8ljYz61ceJI6TYHFD7xCiJGeU-fmyE-E818DbfCqGIUW-bq-SSt0p--1k9vKLTHlhzdTEpLETCTRMANNfyhDSQMYCGelbOb4XYrt_TsVz7x5U2Kx1sGQZATQt02URA8ohnaJ69eBP/w249-h360/A%20Baby%20to%20Make%20Her%20Bride%20US.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><i>Scandalously wed!</i></span></span><p></p><p class="yiv1946889918MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="yiv1946889918MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Fleeing her very public divorce, socialite Vienna is shocked to find her private hideaway already occupied. Gruff and brooding Jasper was presumed dead—just like Vienna’s love life. So her instant connection to him is unexpected, yet completely undeniable…</span></span></p><p class="yiv1946889918MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="yiv1946889918MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">One night is all Jasper can offer Vienna. The people closest to him always get hurt. Then scandal strikes, forcing them to fly to Chile as a couple for the whole world to see! But when Jasper learns Vienna is carrying his baby, he must take things one step further to protect them both…with his diamond ring!</span></span></p><p class="yiv1946889918MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="yiv1946889918MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">From Harlequin Presents: <i>Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.</i></span></span></p><p class="yiv1946889918MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="yiv1946889918MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Read all the Four Weddings and a Baby books:</span></span></p><p class="yiv1946889918MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="yiv1946889918MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"> Book 1: Cinderella's Secret Baby</span></span></p><p class="yiv1946889918MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Book 2: Wedding Night with the Wrong Billionaire</span></span></p><p class="yiv1946889918MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Book 3: A Convenient Ring to Claim Her</span></span></p><p class="yiv1946889918MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Book 4: A Baby to Make Her His Bride</span></span></p><p class="yiv1946889918MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><br /></p><p class="yiv1946889918MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="yiv8713413242MsoNormal"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="yiv8713413242MsoNormal"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Buy on:</b></span></p><p class="yiv8713413242MsoNormal"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7S637K1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Kindle</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Make-Bride-Four-Weddings/dp/1335739262/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Paperback</a></b></span></p><p class="yiv8713413242MsoNormal"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0B7S637K1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Aus </a> <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B7S637K1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></b></span></p><p class="yiv8713413242MsoNormal"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="yiv8713413242MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="yiv8713413242MsoNormal"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>The Prospector's Only Prospect</b></span></p><p class="yiv8713413242MsoNormal"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="yiv8713413242MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZimLAhHR9k2krbAURdMruh12MQkuNDQSbt73c9E10DHrI2wDGrD1g4ju9PtfRgBJkHWpQUeNLEm9u8xvkKGa5govZzfeInn4V6JZ-JscNOwto5lk99qkuTEEOeQUSVPi36fjXhjpP5NkoSGYtbpKiAyINauJXpb6inIAiAe5WesK7_PGTK-8PErvv_Q/s500/The%20Prospector's%20Only%20Prospect.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZimLAhHR9k2krbAURdMruh12MQkuNDQSbt73c9E10DHrI2wDGrD1g4ju9PtfRgBJkHWpQUeNLEm9u8xvkKGa5govZzfeInn4V6JZ-JscNOwto5lk99qkuTEEOeQUSVPi36fjXhjpP5NkoSGYtbpKiAyINauJXpb6inIAiAe5WesK7_PGTK-8PErvv_Q/s320/The%20Prospector's%20Only%20Prospect.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">The Prospector’s Only Prospect is a steamy and emotional historical romance wherein Marigold heads to Denver as a mail-order bride. Grumpy, single-dad Virgil knows she’s not the bride he ordered, but he has three children who need minding while he runs his gold-mining operation. If you like banter, swooning, and found family, add this to your TBR. </span></span><p></p><p class="yiv8713413242MsoNormal"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;" /></span></p><p><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Buy on:</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Prospectors-Only-Prospect-Dani-Collins-ebook/dp/B09Z94J5S5/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Kindle</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Audible-The-Prospectors-Only-Prospect/dp/B0C31Y8CXQ/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Audible</a></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Prospectors-Only-Prospect-Dani-Collins-ebook/dp/B09Z94J5S5/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Prospectors-Only-Prospect-Dani-Collins-ebook/dp/B09Z94J5S5/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></span></b></p><p><br /></p><p class="yiv8713413242MsoNormal"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><p><br style="background-color: white;" /></p><br />Nashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153408141100296513.post-17769997107358634312023-02-21T08:37:00.000+12:002023-02-21T08:37:44.284+12:00Introducing Dani Collins & Seduced Into The Greek's World!<div class="MsoNormal">
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wrote for twenty-five years before selling to Harlequin Mills & Boon in May
of 2012. Since then, she’s turned in more than a dozen titles to Harlequin
Presents, two erotic romances to HarlequinE and four sexy, small-town novellas
to Tule’s Montana Born. She has even found homes for some of her previously
rejected manuscripts, including indie-publishing her single title romantic
comedy, Hustled To The Altar and signing with a small press for her medieval
fantasy, The Healer. </span></div>
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She’s too busy writing. Her current releases include, Seduced Into The Greek’s
World, a June print and ebook from Harlequin Presents and His Blushing Bride
from Montana Born, an ebook that can be found on most major platforms. </span></div>
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<br />Nashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153408141100296513.post-62745331987258816392022-02-25T09:53:00.001+12:002022-02-25T09:53:29.730+12:00Intro on Author: Lucy Monroe & The Cost of His Royal Fling<p> <b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">This week our <i>Intro on Author</i> is on Lucy Monroe! She has a new book out, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09CZ8K24R/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Cost of His Royal Fling.</a></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlrAdvmHns_5w9zrr2xAGwN7v4RJKluVsE5HGimCwD6ATfsDJdVzXRu0ImYzijeZ_ZgC3T9OCGRPwekBRU7NqZnqkRFSZ7h1ok6TfmtUN7rSBwLSJpdniwlRLSpHuVPit5yPVRTezXE3I/s662/Lucy+Smiling+headshot.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="433" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlrAdvmHns_5w9zrr2xAGwN7v4RJKluVsE5HGimCwD6ATfsDJdVzXRu0ImYzijeZ_ZgC3T9OCGRPwekBRU7NqZnqkRFSZ7h1ok6TfmtUN7rSBwLSJpdniwlRLSpHuVPit5yPVRTezXE3I/s320/Lucy+Smiling+headshot.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>With more than 8 million copies of her books in print worldwide, award winning and USA Today bestseller Lucy Monroe has published over 75 books and had her stories translated for sale all over the world. While she writes multiple subgenres of romance, all of her books are sexy, deeply emotional and adhere to the concept that love will conquer all. A passionate devotee of romance, she adores sharing her love for the genre with her readers.<br clear="none" /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Connect with Lucy:</b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LucyMonroe.Romance" target="_blank">Facebook </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/lucymonroe" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lucymonroebooks/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> </b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22369.Lucy_Monroe" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> <a href=" https://www.instagram.com/lucymonroeromance/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKy3TgCmeJH2t7J9K0zFXAA" target="_blank">YouTube</a></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div dir="ltr" style="color: #26282a; font-family: "old times", serif; font-size: 16px;"><b style="color: #646464; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;">If you didn’t write, what would you do for work?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-v10gzhf_jMqpj_HQXTK2HKXv2-TzR3y_64k68ot6Ilas93RiNLsXIasM4tnAVcXcQ8uUTWTORTo0QHGPkWso-PvLBA1X47ryXqgpCpPpQJrSHB86J7lFS6qx_nTwRmcdLshs8NYfC2h0j1rOwiejrMkoIQLdhuT6J0AgKgyNGRdC6opFGCuY9pl-/s463/The Cost of their Royal Fling Aust.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="293" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-v10gzhf_jMqpj_HQXTK2HKXv2-TzR3y_64k68ot6Ilas93RiNLsXIasM4tnAVcXcQ8uUTWTORTo0QHGPkWso-PvLBA1X47ryXqgpCpPpQJrSHB86J7lFS6qx_nTwRmcdLshs8NYfC2h0j1rOwiejrMkoIQLdhuT6J0AgKgyNGRdC6opFGCuY9pl-/s320/The Cost of their Royal Fling Aust.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><br /></span></b><br clear="none" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #26282a; font-family: "old times", serif; font-size: 16px;"><b style="color: #646464; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Hmm...I've often said I think I would be a university professor as I love to learn and to share my knowledge with others, but I also love to travel and if I wasn't a writer, maybe I would be a travel Vlogger. I just think that would be such an amazing thing to do.</span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #26282a; font-family: "old times", serif; font-size: 16px;"><b style="color: #646464; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;">Do you read your book reviews? How do you deal with bad or good ones?</span></b><br clear="none" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #26282a; font-family: "old times", serif; font-size: 16px;"><b style="color: #646464; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="font-family: "old times", serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "New serif"; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: inherit; color: black;">I don't read reviews that have less than 3 stars and honestly rarely read them at all. I've found that the adage you cannot please everyone is especially true when writing a book. Of course I love hearing from readers, but reviews are not written for the author. They are written to help other readers of like mind choose books. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "old times", serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "New serif"; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: inherit; color: black;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #26282a; font-family: "old times", serif; font-size: 16px;"><b style="color: #646464; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="color: #646464;"><span style="color: red;">Do you hide any secrets in your books that only a few people will find?</span></b><br clear="none" /></span></b></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #26282a; font-family: "old times", serif; font-size: 16px;"><b style="color: #646464; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="color: #646464;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></span></b></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Sure. I love finding an easter egg in a book, so including them once in a while is a lot of fun. It's usually the inclusion of a character from a previous book whose connection is not mentioned on the back cover. :)</span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #26282a; font-family: "old times", serif; font-size: 16px;"><b style="color: #646464; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="color: #646464;"><span style="color: red;">What was your hardest scene to write?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2RvCyCaUhZoOxEdoPeRaZ_RPdJIkC_pxA6vMuTNBxtyNlZFGrjAni7daV3akDyizkWjIag8-blqvSZPTCJvIhgnTBijenvoSoKc356j4jpMIu6yzKKyiK-AejhStvVhmoApE47YJqOJblNqx_ZnDvZ0MYoxeF_ZJsDC4fI5rHkNRC4cAmP0I4h9y/s572/The Cost of their Royal Fling UK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2RvCyCaUhZoOxEdoPeRaZ_RPdJIkC_pxA6vMuTNBxtyNlZFGrjAni7daV3akDyizkWjIag8-blqvSZPTCJvIhgnTBijenvoSoKc356j4jpMIu6yzKKyiK-AejhStvVhmoApE47YJqOJblNqx_ZnDvZ0MYoxeF_ZJsDC4fI5rHkNRC4cAmP0I4h9y/s320/The Cost of their Royal Fling UK.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><br /></span></b><br clear="none" /></span></b></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #26282a; font-family: "old times", serif; font-size: 16px;"><b style="color: #646464; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="color: #646464;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></span></b></div><div style="font-family: "old times", serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "New serif"; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: inherit; color: black;">I'll be honest. This book flowed in a really beautiful way and I enjoyed writing all of it. Although there was lots of emotion, I was really into it and reveled in writing what I could see happening in my head. By and large though, the moment when one or the other of the characters has lost trust in the other is always the hardest moment for me to write in a book. Trust is such a key thing for me and knowing my characters have a tough road ahead to reestablish it tugs at my heart every time.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "old times", serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "New serif"; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: inherit; color: black;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #26282a; font-family: "old times", serif; font-size: 16px;"><b style="color: #646464; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;">Tell us about your book...</span></b></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #26282a; font-family: "old times", serif; font-size: 16px;"><b style="color: #646464; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "old times", serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "New serif"; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: inherit; color: black;">The Cost of Their Royal Fling is a friends to lovers romance (which I love to read and rarely write). Jenna is a little older than Dimitri, which makes for an interesting dynamic with our alpha hero, who is no less so for his younger age. I loved doing the research for the setting in Abu Dhabi and Seattle (one of my favorite cities) as well. These two are off limits to each other, but that doesn't dampen the hot passion that burns between them one little bit.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "old times", serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "New serif"; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: inherit; color: black;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><h1 class="a-spacing-none a-text-normal" id="title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 400 !important; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span class="a-size-extra-large" id="productTitle" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px !important; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">The Cost of Their Royal Fling (Princesses by Royal Decree Book 3)</span></h1><div style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "old times", serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-lFoGYLR6NASUdYNgCBi6it_35UfitkGg4RHixC91ytqz8PnCblat06GQcVTRt86HYE0OTlWcXo5gALEvR3sKHOszc5P8m-Em8XD8YZVHB2XLti7LCwuiSUxYoigoKfG_31vVhH9qwzyDZW443V2iCRL1FLNK4l7_CSZ763eJ20koY2jLTGnYKmI/s404/The Cost of their Royal Fling US.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="257" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-lFoGYLR6NASUdYNgCBi6it_35UfitkGg4RHixC91ytqz8PnCblat06GQcVTRt86HYE0OTlWcXo5gALEvR3sKHOszc5P8m-Em8XD8YZVHB2XLti7LCwuiSUxYoigoKfG_31vVhH9qwzyDZW443V2iCRL1FLNK4l7_CSZ763eJ20koY2jLTGnYKmI/w311-h488/The Cost of their Royal Fling US.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><span class="a-size-extra-large" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px !important; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">In this enchanting royal romance by <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">USA TODAY</em> bestselling author Lucy Monroe, what starts as a no-strings arrangement becomes extremely complicated…</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The only man to tempt her?</em><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">A prince!</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Jenna Beals put love to one side and worked hard to achieve her dream career as a fashion journalist. So when she’s catapulted into an incendiary fling with gorgeous Prince Dimitri, she knows it has an expiration date—she’s not looking for a crown!</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Dimitri’s mission to discover who’s leaking palace secrets led him to Jenna, but their passion-filled tryst reveals someone who sees him for more than his royal title. As their connection deepens, could the truth cost him the only woman who could truly be his?</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">From Harlequin Presents:<em style="box-sizing: border-box;"> Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.</em></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">Read all the <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Princesses by Royal Decree</em></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">books:</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Book 1: </span><em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Queen by Royal Appointment</em><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Book 2: </span><em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">His Majesty's Hidden Heir</em><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Book 3: </span><em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Cost of Their Royal Fling</em></span><br /></div><div><span class="a-size-extra-large" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px !important; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Buy on:</b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="a-size-extra-large" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px !important; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09CZ8K24R/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Kindle</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Their-Royal-Fling-Princesses-Decree/dp/1335568484/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Paperback</a></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="a-size-extra-large" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px !important; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09CZ8K24R/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon UK </a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B09CZ8K24R/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Aust</a></b></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "old times", serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="a-size-extra-large" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px !important; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><br /></span></div></div></span></div>Nashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153408141100296513.post-13519343535695251732021-11-05T07:11:00.000+12:002021-11-05T07:11:16.784+12:00Intro on Author: Janice Lynn & Wrapped Up in Christmas Hope<p> <b style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">This week we are introducing author Janice Lynn. She has a new book out this month, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VJNH2KM/" target="_blank">Wrapped Up in Christmas Hope</a>.</b></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaHtvLYc6EtM-jD3pxAkP7enabHrDzs8NVIik-cbDZ_C47zj75FfB1ffxN7qKpQe_r115RzSl22fg4bJysvQa06zo7MIusPBAeEgYr53szkQfamCa07SdWHoWja3Xo7HfR6qWiogwQMOR/s2048/Janice+Lynn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1682" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaHtvLYc6EtM-jD3pxAkP7enabHrDzs8NVIik-cbDZ_C47zj75FfB1ffxN7qKpQe_r115RzSl22fg4bJysvQa06zo7MIusPBAeEgYr53szkQfamCa07SdWHoWja3Xo7HfR6qWiogwQMOR/s320/Janice+Lynn.jpg" width="263" /></a></b></div><p class="yiv2759011126MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">Janice Lynn</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 12pt;"> is a USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. Janice writes sweet romances for Hallmark Publishing and writes contemporary Medical Romances for Harlequin. Her books have won numerous awards, including the National Readers' Choice Award, the Golden Quill for Best Short contemporary Romance and for Best First Book, Romantic Times Magazine's American Title, and the Holt Medallion Award of Merit. Janice lives in Tennessee with her Prince Charming, their seven kids, her vivid imagination, and an adorable Maltese named Halo who's the true princess of the house. In addition to writing romance, Janice is a nurse practitioner, a quilter, an exercise queen, a military mama and a member of and an avid supporter of the Quilts of Valor Foundation. Just kidding on the exercise queen.</span></p><p class="yiv1930832765MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">For more information, please visit </span><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_-8529981325646319597_REDACTED" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc;">www.janicelynn.com</span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif">. You can also connect with the author on social media at: </span><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_-8529981325646319597_REDACTED" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc;">https://www.facebook.com/janicemarielynn</span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif"></span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">or </span><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_-8529981325646319597_REDACTED" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc;">https://www.instagram.com/janice.lynn.author/</span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif">.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>If you didn’t write, what would you do for work?</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><span face="Arial, sans-serif">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I can’t imagine not
writing, but I’m blessed in that I have two careers—writing and nursing. I love
losing myself in my stories, but I enjoy my nursing career, too. Most of the
time. I’ll admit 2020 was a difficult year to be in the health care field. 2021
has been almost as difficult. Regardless, I love my patients, my coworkers, and
knowing that I’m making an effort to make the world a better place by helping
where I can to help others have a healthier life. If I wasn’t an author or a
nurse….maybe mission work. I volunteer at a few things from time to time and
truly enjoy doing so. Not nearly as exciting as saying astronaut or secret
agent, but much more accurate. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Do you read your book reviews? How do you deal
with bad or good ones? </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Yes.
I read them. I get a lot of smiles from them…and sometimes I get one that makes
my stomach hurt. Logically, I know that not every reader connects with every
story, but my heart doesn’t seem to care much about logic. When I write a
story, there’s a lot of me there because I’m one of those writers who pours
myself emotionally into each book. What I am feeling is what’s there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Do you hide any secrets in your books that only a
few people will find?</b> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">That’s
a great question. I have been known to hide secrets in my books. Usually it’s
little things such as I gave a secondary character in Wrapped Up in Christmas
Joy the name of “Andrew Scott”. That’s my nephew’s name. That secondary
character stole my heart and needed a happy-ever-after of his own and now I
have Wrapped Up in Christmas Hope with a hero named after my firefighter
nephew.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>What was your hardest scene to write? </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Black moments tend to
be the hardest for me to write. I immerse myself into my stories to the point
that when I am working on the black moment I actually feel tense and cranky, as
if I’m ready to fight with my hubby at any moment. He’s a great person so I don’t
like being that way and write my black moments when I know he’s going to be
away form the house for several hours. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Tell us about your book..</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Wrapped Up in Christmas Hope is the latest release in
my ‘Wrapped Up’ series from Hallmark Publishing. Each book is stand alone so
that it doesn’t matter if readers haven’t read the first two books, but each is
also a revisit to Pine Hill, Kentucky and the folks who live there. In Wrapped
Up in Christmas Hope, my hero, Andrew Scott, is a dare-devil firefighter who
aspires to become a smokejumper. My heroine is a widowed single mother who
likes playing it safe. They’re thrown together helping with a Quilts of Valor
Sew-in and with the town’s Christmas festivities. My Butterflies are there, a
group of big-hearted, but meddling older women. Unlike with the writing the
black moment, I laughed out loud several times while writing their scenes and I
gave one Butterfly a happy-ever-after in this story. I hope you enjoy Andrew
and Morgan’s story and another visit to Pine Hill. Happy Reading! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq37DVLtxmgWQAce7bviPlWTF5f7i7g9ZgWnLP5BlciIYlG6luvFqZGB226mvuOWsrYSKAA2Q5RylUyOwdxKlzSCNa-TsFK5LeZIJuU3eQ2RZr2IpMy1wIkGxRkRxuWXtTLvgxOgDcy_E/s500/Wrapped+Up+In+Christmas+Hope.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq37DVLtxmgWQAce7bviPlWTF5f7i7g9ZgWnLP5BlciIYlG6luvFqZGB226mvuOWsrYSKAA2Q5RylUyOwdxKlzSCNa-TsFK5LeZIJuU3eQ2RZr2IpMy1wIkGxRkRxuWXtTLvgxOgDcy_E/w240-h361/Wrapped+Up+In+Christmas+Hope.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Wrapped Up in Christmas Hope is available at the
following places:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">AMAZON:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://amzn.to/3j7r67C"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">https://amzn.to/3j7r67C</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">B&N: </span><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wrapped-up-in-christmas-hope-janice-lynn/1138726067"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wrapped-up-in-christmas-hope-janice-lynn/1138726067</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">APPLE: </span><a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/wrapped-up-in-christmas-hope/id1551652022"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">https://books.apple.com/us/book/wrapped-up-in-christmas-hope/id1551652022</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">WALMART: </span><a href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Wrapped-Up-in-Christmas-Wrapped-Up-in-Christmas-Hope-Paperback-9781952210419/202682082"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">https://www.walmart.com/ip/Wrapped-Up-in-Christmas-Wrapped-Up-in-Christmas-Hope-Paperback-9781952210419/202682082</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">KOBO: </span><a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/wrapped-up-in-christmas-hope"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/wrapped-up-in-christmas-hope</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">SIMON&SCHUSTER: </span><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Wrapped-Up-in-Christmas-Hope/Janice-Lynn/Wrapped-Up-in-Christmas/9781952210419"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Wrapped-Up-in-Christmas-Hope/Janice-Lynn/Wrapped-Up-in-Christmas/9781952210419</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /></span><p></p>Nashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153408141100296513.post-18501150303447726852021-10-28T21:46:00.001+12:002022-03-29T19:38:06.273+12:00Intro on Author: Lucy Monroe & His Majesty's Hidden Heir<p><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> This week our <i>Intro on Author</i> is on Lucy Monroe! She has a new book out, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XMM2YHY/" target="_blank">His Majesty's Hidden Heir.</a></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlrAdvmHns_5w9zrr2xAGwN7v4RJKluVsE5HGimCwD6ATfsDJdVzXRu0ImYzijeZ_ZgC3T9OCGRPwekBRU7NqZnqkRFSZ7h1ok6TfmtUN7rSBwLSJpdniwlRLSpHuVPit5yPVRTezXE3I/s662/Lucy+Smiling+headshot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="433" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlrAdvmHns_5w9zrr2xAGwN7v4RJKluVsE5HGimCwD6ATfsDJdVzXRu0ImYzijeZ_ZgC3T9OCGRPwekBRU7NqZnqkRFSZ7h1ok6TfmtUN7rSBwLSJpdniwlRLSpHuVPit5yPVRTezXE3I/s320/Lucy+Smiling+headshot.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>With more than 8 million copies of her books in print worldwide, award winning and USA Today bestseller Lucy Monroe has published over 75 books and had her stories translated for sale all over the world. While she writes multiple subgenres of romance, all of her books are sexy, deeply emotional and adhere to the concept that love will conquer all. A passionate devotee of romance, she adores sharing her love for the genre with her readers.<br clear="none" /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Connect with Lucy:</b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LucyMonroe.Romance" target="_blank">Facebook </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/lucymonroe" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lucymonroebooks/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> </b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22369.Lucy_Monroe" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> <a href=" https://www.instagram.com/lucymonroeromance/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKy3TgCmeJH2t7J9K0zFXAA" target="_blank">YouTube</a></b></span></div><div><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /></div><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #646464; font-family: "New serif";"><span style="color: red;">If you didn’t write, what would you do for work?</span></b><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I would probably work at a nonprofit that focused on something important to me like social justice, serving children or youth at risk or providing food for those who need it.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b style="color: #646464; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;">Do you read your book reviews? How do you deal with bad or good ones?</span></b><br clear="none" /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b style="color: #646464; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I read certain reviews, but I don't read one and two star reviews ever. I'm not one of those people who thinks you can find something useful in even the worst review. I don't have such a big ego that I think my books are going to please every reader, nor do I need them to. I write for those readers that love the same kind of stories I do. I'm happy to interact with my readers online and have worked hard to build a community where loyal readers know their viewpoint is listened to. I love to share good review quotes on my social media and am always grateful for the time reviewers spend reading my books, regardless of whether they loved them, or not.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b style="color: #646464; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;">Do you hide any secrets in your books that only a few people will find?</span></b><br clear="none" /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b style="color: #646464; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Sometimes, I do include characters and references to previous books but don't mention it. As I a reader, I love that and know many of my readers feel the same.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b style="color: #646464; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;">What was your hardest scene to write?</span></b><br clear="none" /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b style="color: #646464; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It really depends on where I'm at mentally. After my mom died, I cried through every scene that even referenced death. Sometimes, I'm in a such a happy space, I really struggle writing the crisis point scenes and sometimes they just flow from my fingertips. In HIS MAJESTY'S HIDDEN HEIR, the hardest scene to write was the ending. I wasn't ready to let the characters go and I wanted to get that final scene just right, so I could.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br clear="none" /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b style="color: #646464; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;">Tell us about your book...</span></b><br clear="none" /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br clear="none" /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1r05qRDmb1xphK7-Aie_crc-D9bW7Tv4uOmLoB7ePJ2KIKYS_DozPayScF99DjoDGpPcACe1FK8QlkApEH5bhX8nRhP7a0XKVBMWYB5FG4DyyITGxUjRwANTqdQYf7gCAKBKjcPZ2mtg/s2048/His+Majesty%2527s+Hidden+Heir+US.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1294" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1r05qRDmb1xphK7-Aie_crc-D9bW7Tv4uOmLoB7ePJ2KIKYS_DozPayScF99DjoDGpPcACe1FK8QlkApEH5bhX8nRhP7a0XKVBMWYB5FG4DyyITGxUjRwANTqdQYf7gCAKBKjcPZ2mtg/w268-h425/His+Majesty%2527s+Hidden+Heir+US.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">HIS MAJESTY’S HIDDEN HEIR</span><br /><p></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br clear="none" /><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px;">The prince is in for a shocking revelation in this secret baby romance by USA TODAY bestselling author Lucy Monroe!</span><br clear="none" /><br clear="none" /><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px;">The mother of his child…</span><br /><br clear="none" /><br clear="none" /><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px;">…and wearing his crown?</span><br clear="none" /><br clear="none" /><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px;">Prince Konstantin can’t forget Emma Carmichael, who vanished after a wedding contract forced him to end their relationship. A surprise meeting five years later shocks Konstantin—Emma has a son. Unmistakably his son.</span><br clear="none" /><br clear="none" /><div style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px;">Emma wants Konstantin in their son’s life—yet she’s wary. She’d had no choice but to walk away; his family hadn’t deemed her worthy of being his princess. But as their reunion stokes the flames of their passion, can she trust that this time their bond is strong enough to prove them all wrong?</div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px;"><br clear="none" /></div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px;"><br clear="none" /></div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px;"><br clear="none" /></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: red;"><br clear="none" /></span></div><div><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Buy on:</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XMM2YHY/" target="_blank">Amazon Kindle</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Majestys-Hidden-Princesses-Royal-Decree/dp/1335568107/" target="_blank">Amazon Paperback</a></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08XMM2YHY/" target="_blank">Amazon UK </a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B08XMM2YHY/" target="_blank">Amazon Aust</a></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><br clear="none" /></span></b></div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div></div>Nashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153408141100296513.post-4404181875100055962021-06-14T11:01:00.000+12:002021-06-14T11:01:56.229+12:00Intro on: Mickey J Corrigan & "Girlfriends on Demand"<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhKMjwBeKMHRWbnwbu4WmUJOV9H-h0Y6TFJmqMBbgQAkQUWqjPm5qfQv6mNtYzKAaQ2_0na601s2Q8ID2PnJk0tQOLYSRJAuCUXeh0CzBFNc5d6ow6X3XskuGPt_9-pk8hexy6ZzWkFbe/s1563/Mickey+J.+Corrigan-001.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1563" data-original-width="1172" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhKMjwBeKMHRWbnwbu4WmUJOV9H-h0Y6TFJmqMBbgQAkQUWqjPm5qfQv6mNtYzKAaQ2_0na601s2Q8ID2PnJk0tQOLYSRJAuCUXeh0CzBFNc5d6ow6X3XskuGPt_9-pk8hexy6ZzWkFbe/s320/Mickey+J.+Corrigan-001.JPG" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Originally from Boston, Mickey J. Corrigan writes tropical noir with a dark humor. Novels include <i>Project XX</i> about a school shooting (Salt Publishing, UK, 2017) and <i>What I Did for Love</i>, a spoof of <i>Lolita </i>(Bloodhound Books, UK, 2019).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Social media links:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.mickeyjcorrigan.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">www.mickeyjcorrigan.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://mickeyjcorrigan.tumblr.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://mickeyjcorrigan.tumblr.com/</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/Mickey_J_Corrigan"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://www.goodreads.com/Mickey_J_Corrigan</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;">1. If you didn’t write,
what would you do for work?</span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">I have a fulltime job which pays the bills (luckily) but if I didn't
write books I would have more free time. And how would I fill that time? I've
been a writer all of my adult life and spend most of my days at the computer or
reading. I'm married to a writer who does the same. If I cut out the writing
entirely, I might find myself feeling lost. It would be an interesting
experiment to spend a few months NOT writing to see what I would do. Because to
answer the question, I really have no idea!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;">2. Do you read your
book reviews? How do you deal with bad or good ones?</span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">I do read my reviews. They are interesting and thought provoking.
Occasionally embarrassing or infuriating, but mostly informative. I want to
know what people think and how they interpret what I have to say. I'd like more
reviews, actually, and am sorry that so many people do not understand how much
authors want to hear what their readers think. The "bad" reviews are
sometimes good for a laugh, usually worth considering at the very least. I try
not to let them bother me.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;">3. Do you hide any
secrets in your books that only a few people will find?</span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">No, not really. I do include personal information sometimes, and quotes
or lines that hold a lot of meaning for me but might not for others. So much of
my work is satirical, and should not be taken too seriously. I like to poke fun
at the things we are afraid of, and dive deep into the topics we'd prefer to
avoid. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;">Tell us about your
book...</span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Girlfriends
on Demand</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">
is an updated version of my novel <i>Sugar
Babies</i>. Things have changed in the last few minutes—I mean the last few
years. If you have the money, you can buy yourself a girlfriend online, pay her
by the month or with an apartment, clothes, trips and such, or simply pay off
her tuition if she's a college student. And it's all legal…as long as she's of
legal age. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">One of our more publicity-seeking politicians
here in the US is currently under investigation for repeatedly using an online girlfriend
service—possibly with campaign money and possibly with underage girls. So
there's much public interest right now in the weird world of sugar daddies and
sugar babies. My novel is a cautionary tale. The story shows how the sugar life
works and how it doesn't work through the eyes of three young women. And
through the eyes of the man they all love, and who ruins each of them in turn.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Happy reading!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Champagne Books has provided a reboot of the contemporary thriller <i>Sugar Babies</i>, including an update on online arrangements for sexual relationships. In light of all the attention one Florida politician is getting, the insights into the sugar life may be of interest to curious readers. Is agreeing to sex for pay (in the form of rent money, tuition payments, or travel and gifts) the same as prostitution? Or is it just what we do in economically unequal partnerships?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ3_x3bWXfLImX_Ch1E0Hw2VP7KJgnK1Mys1k83mKTTK8OeXSJ_wuHqOOEVbfUuXXnde-cmavoE9kBWqSMK1v3nRMEL3kc7-u6XIke-a2w60zL6FvgZJ1ic5R6Oi34gQkt_tlOzc3jOkw/s2048/Girlfriends+on+Demand.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1280" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ3_x3bWXfLImX_Ch1E0Hw2VP7KJgnK1Mys1k83mKTTK8OeXSJ_wuHqOOEVbfUuXXnde-cmavoE9kBWqSMK1v3nRMEL3kc7-u6XIke-a2w60zL6FvgZJ1ic5R6Oi34gQkt_tlOzc3jOkw/w266-h426/Girlfriends+on+Demand.png" width="266" /></a></div><p><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p></p><p class="Body" style="text-indent: 36pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;">Three women: I broke one’s spirit, I broke another’s neck, I married the third.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="Body" style="text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;">This is how a mysterious narrator begins his story of three working women in their 20s living in a contemporary tropical city. He shares the intimate details about Maire, Esme, and Niki, smart girls using their bodies and their wits to pay and play their way to a better life.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;">Maire O’Rourke works as a girlfriend on demand for a Coconut City multimillionaire. But Maire has bigger plans: she’s about to launch an international business to help others seeking to trade sex for funding.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;">Southern gal Esme Grant came to Coconut City in order to find herself a rich man willing to fund her—as well as her hometown boyfriend and their Mayberry-gone-bad dreams.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;">Niki Stephanopoulos is a grad student and multicultural artist who struggles with guilt, poverty, and anxiety/depression fueled by her economic woes. She reaches out to Esme and Maire for help.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;">Niki, Esme, and Maire want what every woman wants: romance, safe shelter, a decent future. In the tropical paradise of Coconut City, one becomes lost, another faces desperate odds, while the third falls in love with the wrong man—over and over again.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">Available from <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Girlfriends-Demand-Mickey-J-Corrigan-ebook/dp/B093G5SG2H/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=girlfriends+on+demand&qid=1620133718&s=books&sr=1-1">Amazon</a> and <a href="http://champagnebooks.com/store/home/874-girlfriends-on-demand-9781771553483.html">Champagne Books</a>.</span></span></b></p>Nashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153408141100296513.post-6072326688255016802020-11-20T21:57:00.002+12:002020-11-20T22:05:41.492+12:00Intro on: Cheryl Rosario & Betrayed Hearts<p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b> Our Intro on Author is on Cheryl Rosario and her debut book, Betrayed Hearts. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHT5S_wfVtCxlk2XoWkoUIHgZJr2hUp5c-GoHwIPg6UHp7WcojqoKBb8qUsP-03AkqEBpfK2MD8DwUdm1KktKtyikOwK_l_OdUe6wtOw0IvwuKjC2sXQ-GaOtFESnIMVcQ2As1exgzxY/s505/Cheryl+Rosario.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="357" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHT5S_wfVtCxlk2XoWkoUIHgZJr2hUp5c-GoHwIPg6UHp7WcojqoKBb8qUsP-03AkqEBpfK2MD8DwUdm1KktKtyikOwK_l_OdUe6wtOw0IvwuKjC2sXQ-GaOtFESnIMVcQ2As1exgzxY/s320/Cheryl+Rosario.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;">Cheryl lives in a picturesque town just out of Melbourne, Australia with her husband, two adult children, two Border Collie babies, an old bath tub of gold fish, newly acquired chickens, the local birdlife and one rather cantankerous cat. When she’s not at her desk writing or at work you’ll find her walking, reading, doing a jigsaw puzzle or two, on the ride-on mower or occasionally weeding the garden. She loves getting up early and taking photos of the sunrise.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This was a trek of discovery. Pushing herself beyond the norm and out of her comfort zone. Never in Cheryl’s wildest dreams would she have considered achieving this goal a reality. But instead found a determination hidden among the fears and hurdles of life. By following her dream, Cheryl unearthed a love of story and self-development which now feeds her curiosity daily.</span></span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" lang="EN-AU" style="color: #535a62;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Social Media Links<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" lang="EN-AU" style="color: #535a62;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" lang="EN-AU" style="color: #535a62;">Facebook - </span><span lang="EN-AU"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/cherylrosariowriter">https://www.facebook.com/cherylrosariowriter</a></span></span><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" lang="EN-AU" style="color: #535a62;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span lang="EN-AU"><br /></span></b></span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Twitter - </span></b></span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://twitter.com/cherylrosario23">https://twitter.com/cherylrosario23</a></b></span></span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" lang="EN-AU" style="color: #535a62;">Instagram – </span><span lang="EN-AU"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/cheryl.rosario.18/?hl=en"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif">Cheryl Rosario Writer</span></a></span><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" lang="EN-AU" style="color: #535a62;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"></span></b></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" lang="EN-AU" style="color: #535a62;">Website – </span><span lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.cherylrosariowriter.com/"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif">Cheryl Rosario Writer</span></a></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 7.1pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -7.1pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Symbol;">·</span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><b><span style="color: red;">If you didn’t write, what would you do for work?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -36pt;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 14.2pt;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">My
day job is working as a Learning Support Officer in a primary school. I work in
classrooms with children who have specials needs. A challenging and rewarding
profession. But if I could I’d love to be a gardener. Growing fruit and vegies
to feed the family as well as creating beautiful, quiet garden rooms for us to
enjoy and get lost in. Our own piece of paradise.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 7.1pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -7.1pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><b><span style="color: red;">Do you read your book reviews? How do you deal with bad or good ones?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 14.2pt;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 14.2pt;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Not
as yet. My book has only been out a short time, but eventually I think I will
pluck up the courage to see what people think of my work.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">·</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></span></b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">Do you hide any secrets in your
books that only a few people will find?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">No
I haven’t discovered the art of foreshadowing to that extent as yet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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most difficult scene for me to get my head around was when Jack and Lindy go
away for the weekend. He plans to surprise her with a getaway and a proposal
but that plan comes unstuck when her ex-husband contacts her while they’re at
dinner. Lindy discovers Jack’s jealous nature and his refusal to be open and
transparent with his feeling. Discovering Jack and Lindy’s limits and pushing
them both towards them proved to be a difficult place for me to write. This
conflict sets in motion their first real fight and one where she gives him an
ultimatum. Leaving Jack fully aware of what Lindy is nonnegotiable for their
relationship if there’s any chance of a life together. This scene took a long
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A history of deceit. Can a chance meeting lead to true love?</span></strong><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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the children are left shattered by his drug addicted wife’s temper,
Jack’s hell-bent on starting again. With a little
help, he’s determined to save his children from any more heartache,
no matter the cost to himself. It’s time to find a new normal for his family.</span><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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an anonymous letter, Lindy discovers her husband’s appalling deceit. She ends
her marriage and takes swift action to safeguard herself. Her children, who are
now young adults, lose contact with their mother, forcing Lindy to face the
harsh reality of their rejection. Busying her overactive mind, Lindy directs
her energy to helping others.</span><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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Jack and Lindy work to find a way forward. But having to face the past wasn’t
part of their future until they no longer had a choice. She is determined to
protect the innocent now. But will she ever see her own children again?</span><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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Heart, is the first book in the Chester’s Run series of small-town sweet
romance. If you like sweet romance with a touch of suspense and a chance
meeting then you’ll enjoy the first book by Cheryl Rosario</span></em><em><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" lang="EN-AU" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">. </span></em><em><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></em></span></p>
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<b style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">This week <i>Intro on Author</i> is on: Karin Baine and her new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Reunion-Surgeon-Princess-Harlequin-Medical-ebook/dp/B082449YRB/" target="_blank">Reunion with His Surgeon Princess</a>. </b><br />
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my Kryptonite is me. I am the procrastination Queen. I only write in very short
bursts because I get distracted very easily. Generally, when I’m working I’m
also watching TV, which isn’t very productive. Then there are the trips to
coffee shops, the kitchen, or basically anywhere which takes me away from my
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most interested in but I do try to put my own spin on them. For example, I
wanted to write a royal romance but rather going down the route of rich man
courts naïve young woman I turned it on its head. Kaja is the princess, the one
calling the shots and Seth is the one feeling out of his depth in her world. I
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Reunion with His Surgeon Princess is set in a fictional sovereignty where Kaja Alderisi is a princess with a troubled personal life. She traded in her family connections for a normal life in England where she worked as a medical professional and was in a romantic relationship with colleague, Seth Davenport. He knew nothing of her background until he proposed and she fled back to her home land. After five years apart, their lives are very different but when Kaja’s father is seriously ill, there’s only one man she trusts with his life. Seth. They both think they’ve left their heartbreak in the past but when they’re reunited there’s no denying the attraction is still burning bright. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: serif; font-size: 14pt;">No. I wouldn't answer to another name, but my own. However, in my non author persona I have a different last name. I don't use my married name, but Amy is my first name.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: serif; font-size: 14pt;">Writing category and brand building means you're keeping a promise to your reader and delivering what they know and expect from you with key elements, hooks, tropes, but I do try to put my own spin on my category writing. The keep to individuality in writing is your spin on it, but when you're writing category, there's a certain promise to the reader that editorial delivers. </span></div>
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<strong><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 18pt;">His secret: he’s a prince!</span></strong><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 18pt;"><br /><br /><em><span style="background: white;">Her secret: she’s carrying his baby!</span></em><br /><br /><span style="background: white;">After ER doc Lev Vanin shared one unforgettable night with gorgeous Dr. Imogen Hayes, he never expected to see her again. He couldn’t tell Imogen he’s actually a prince! But when a revolution at home forces Lev into hiding, he ends up working in Imogen’s hospital and his secret is out! Plus, Lev’s life is about to be turned upside down once again…because Imogen’s pregnant with his heir!</span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">This week we have author Annie West sharing about her processes. She has a new book out, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XWNF4Z3/" target="_blank">Contracted to Her Greek Enemy. </a></span></b></div>
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Australian Annie West loves writing passionate, intense romances and not just because it gives her a chance to ignore housework! She is a USA Today Bestselling author, published in 25 languages. Annie writes contemporary stories about charismatic heroes and strong heroines. She loves being in contact with readers as far apart as Brisbane, Bremen and Bermuda. When not writing and avoiding housework she can be found walking, enjoying good food and good company, travelling and reading.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><strong><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Connect with Annie via:</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b> <a href="http://www.annie-west.com/" target="_blank">Website </a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/anniewest.author" target="_blank">Facebook</a></b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Being away from my
story for an extended time. It might be for positive reasons like a lovely
holiday or an extended visit from friends or family, or for negative reasons
such as ill health. Whatever the cause, if I don’t visit the story (opening the
manuscript and getting back into the minds of my characters), it’s incredibly
tough recapturing the feel of the story. I end up second guessing what I’m
writing and worry that I’m disconnected from the story. That’s when I have to
dive deep, read my way back into the story and connect with my hero and
heroine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">I do take breaks
from writing through the day though they are usually short, except for lunch
when I try to turn my mind to other things. As for refreshment, I’ll often get
up to do some small chore for ten minutes so I’m not sitting too long, then
make my morning or afternoon tea or coffee and bring it back to my desk, using
that as the spur to get back into writing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">I tend to write the
story that appeals to me. Of course I aim not to cover ground I’ve covered
before, or maybe deal with a loved theme in a different way, but no matter how
original the idea or how much readers might like it, it has to be a story that
moves me. If I’m not passionate about the book then I’ll find another project
that excites me. I’d love to think I can deliver what readers want and yes, I
do get some wonderful feedback. At the same time I’ve learned that what works
for one reader won’t appeal to another. It might be the theme, the setting, the
way a character responds to a situation or even a character’s name! I write the
best story I can and hope for the best.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Imagine cruising the Greek islands on a private yacht with a hunky
billionaire… Damen offers Steph two million dollars to play the part of his
girlfriend and, despite her instant urge to refuse (because she’s already
learned how much he can hurt her), circumstances make that impossible. This
fake relationship isn’t for personal gain but to protect someone. The trouble
is that Damen and Steph then find themselves in close quarters with the one
person in the world who gets under their skin and makes them feel far too much
for comfort. Soon Damen isn’t so concerned about the reasons for their pretend
relationship as he is about making it real. I love it when a hero’s plan comes
so spectacularly undone!</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">The story came about because Steph and Damen appeared in ‘Wedding
Night Reunion in Greece’ last year. As soon as that book came out I started
fielding queries about whether they’d get their own story. That sparked an idea
for what I’d hoped would be a Christmas short story exclusively for my
newsletter readers but in the end it grew too big for a short so I found myself
writing this enemies-to-lovers book. The idea grabbed me immediately. As soon
as I began writing the characters sparked off each other and seemed to leap off
the page. The setting was so inviting I looked forward to writing every day and
I loved the happy ending Steph and Damen found together.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Our </span><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Intro on Author</span></i><span style="font-size: large;"> is on: Leah Kinninmont. She has a new story out "</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Homecoming</span><span style="font-size: large;">" in the anthology by <a href="https://www.gumnutpress.com/product-page/paw-prints-of-love" target="_blank">Gumnut Press</a> "</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Paw-Prints-Love-P-L-Harris-ebook/dp/B08426FL5Z" target="_blank">Paw Prints of Love</a>".</span></b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Leah
Kinninmont lives in the coastal tourist town of Busselton, Western Australia,
where she was born and raised. As middle child of five, she spent her childhood
immersed in books. It was here she found her love of the world of make believe,
writing short stories for entertainment. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Writing
and reading are both still passions that she fits in around her work at the
local hospital. She currently lives with her own blue point ragdoll, Whiskey.
Homecoming is her first published work.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> It
was an introduction at a young age into the worlds of massive sweeping epics
known as fantasy. It is an easy read, but still a story that has outlasted so
many others.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">because at a time when the hero’s where male, we
met a young girl who was different, scared of it and how she grew into it. As a
girl I felt different myself as one who spent so much time in stories and was
not very good at social interaction, Elspeth was a character I could really
relate to.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> I cannot separate these two.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Dickens the cat needs a new home. In
finding one he reconnects a woman unwillingly with her high school crush. He
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Anthology Authors- Lisa Knight, Fiona Greene, Teena Raffa, Susan Dunn, Helen Walton, Leah Kinninmont, Jenny Lynch, Lisa Wolstenholme, Carolyn Wren and P.L. Harris.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Love can call on us in the most unusual places. In this fictional seaside town of Stonecrest Bay, love is on the horizon and the one place you’re sure to run into the unexpected is The Funny Bone, Dee Chambers’ dog grooming salon.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">A solo-dad comes to Stonecrest Bay to start a new life with his young son. A four-legged pastry loving friend causes havoc in more ways than one. A house-sitter finds herself in a hair-raising chocolaty situation. A man bent on finding a replacement farm dog finds more than he planned at the town fair. A woman gets more than she bargained for when she comes face to face with her ex. A new resident arrives with hidden secrets. And a pro surfer finds unexpected romance.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">From reignited high school crushes to unexpected birthday surprises, readers will be swept up in these stories of young love blossoming, heartache and healing, old lost loves rekindled, and of new hearts connecting in Stonecrest Bay where the unpredicted could stroll around the next corner. There’s a story for everyone in this light-hearted collection of sweet romantic stories reminding us that it’s all for the love of dogs.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Enjoy this collection of stories from ten different Australian authors set in the fictional seaside town of Stonecrest Bay.</span></span></div>
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Nashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153408141100296513.post-82151683837688191442020-04-03T06:38:00.000+12:002020-04-12T09:27:40.938+12:00All Kinds of Love with Jemi Fraser <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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comes in all kinds of variations. Romantic love. Family love. Friendship love.
Chocolate love. (Yes, it’s a thing!)</span></div>
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normally a romance writer. I like knowing there are Happy Endings ahead. I like
watching characters learn more about themselves as their relationships develop.
I like seeing them grow stronger and learn to love themselves as they learn to
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nonfiction book is very different from contemporary romance. But, surprisingly,
this one is just as focused on love.</span><span style="font-family: "palatino" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 110%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "palatino" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 110%;">Romantic
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<span style="font-family: "palatino" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 110%;">My dad
died more than 20 years ago. Mom found new love again with a man who loved
music as much as she did. He played, she danced (thus the title). Many of the
titles in the book share titles with songs and their love shines through in
some of the stories.</span><span style="font-family: "palatino" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 110%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "palatino" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 110%;">Family
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<span style="font-family: "palatino" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 110%;">This is
probably the most obvious in the book. We’re a small immigrant family and have
always been close. Making sure Mom knows/remembers she is loved despite the
dementia clouding her brain and her memories is our #1 priority. It shows up in
the mantra we needed for a while: Safe First, Happy Second.</span><span style="font-family: "palatino" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 110%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "palatino" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 110%;">Mom has
always been a good friend to others. She continues this in the nursing home. At
first she even performed official Volunteer duties in the home and had the
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<b><span style="font-family: "palatino" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 110%;">Chocolate
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<span style="font-family: "palatino" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 110%;">Over the
past few years, favourite foods have helped us help Mom through some extremely
difficult times. Even now, Mom can get sad when we leave the nursing home. Having
a treat for her (dark chocolate is her favourite!) as we leave lets us leave
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Dancing With Dementia, you’ll see all these kinds of love throughout the
stories in the book. You’ll see our family members learn more about each other
and grow stronger and closer as the disease progresses.</span><span style="font-family: "palatino" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 110%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "palatino" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 110%;">So,
while dementia doesn’t have the same kind of happy ending as the romance
stories I write, it’s still filled with the most important ingredient in life.
Love.</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "palatino" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 110%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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lives of millions around the world, but so much is still unknown.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 110%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 110%;">As first-generation Canadians, we didn’t
recognize the early warning signs. We didn’t know the differences between
regular aging and the early stages of dementia. We’ve made mistakes but we’ve
learned a lot.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 110%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 110%;">DANCING WITH DEMENTIA will help you:</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 110%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt;">Jemi Fraser writes both fiction and
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her family. Her fiction work varies from contemporary romance to suspense and
flash fiction. Years as a teacher have taught Jemi that life is short and that
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Nashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153408141100296513.post-68084493832480636452019-12-13T15:35:00.000+13:002019-12-13T15:35:42.066+13:00Intro on Jane Godman, Colton 911: Family Under Fire<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19.26px;">JANE GODMAN is a 2019 Romantic Novelists’ Award winner and 2018 Daphne du Maurier Award finalist. She writes thrillers for Harlequin Romantic Suspense/Mills and Boon Heroes and paranormal romance for Harlequin Nocturne/Mills and Boon Supernatural and St. Martin’s Press Romance. She also self publishes her historical and gothic stories.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19.26px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams. Given as a Christmas gift to a young boy, the Velveteen Rabbit lives in the nursery with all of the other toys, waiting for the day when the Boy will choose him as a </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For me, the hardest part is staying on track. My characters really do come alive and start doing their own thing. I have to pull them back and remind them of the plan!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've read that it's a good idea to Google yourself once a month but I often forget. There are so many other ways of finding out what people think of my books (Twitter, Facebook etc.) that it's easy for reader sto connect with me. Having said that, I'm going to Google myself right now...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Family Under Fire is part of the Harlequin's Colton 911. It is set in the fictional Arizona town of Cactus Creek. It's Christmas time and FBI agent, Everett Colton is back in his home town to investigate a murder. He's feeling less than festive and his mood is lowered even further when he comes face-to-face with the woman who dumped him four years earlier. But when the reason for their reunion becomes clear, he finds himself with a new family...and a dangerous stalker. </span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /><strong>An unexpected family</strong><br /><br /><strong>A once-in-a-lifetime reunion in danger…</strong></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /><br /><span style="background: white;">After a bitter breakup, FBI agent Everett Colton never expected to see his ex-girlfriend, Alyssa Bartholomew, again. Suddenly, tragedy reunites them—and makes them guardians of an orphaned baby girl. Everett suspects that her parents’ deaths were anything but innocent. When his instinct for danger proves correct, it’s his job to protect the child he’s grown to love…and the woman he never forgot.</span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Nashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153408141100296513.post-37972683688999489232019-10-11T06:53:00.000+12:002019-10-11T06:53:59.131+12:00Intro on: Linda Charles, No Looking Back, Bindarra Creek~ A Town Reborn<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">My Kryptonite is to waste time. I think it is a hangover from a busy childhood where you feel you're wasting time if you sit still and think. </span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">I get pleasure from reading every day. Writing takes time and enthusiasm to study and learn, and it’s very easy to become discouraged. For me reading is not only pleasurable, it sparks my imagination and re-invigorates me to keep writing.</span></div>
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I do write under a pseudonym and use my first name and changed my surname. I’ve found it works well.</div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">A little bit of both. I think romance readers know what works in a romance story and I try to deliver on that in terms of tropes. I like to be original in terms of giving those tropes a modern twist to acknowledge the current social habits of finding love.</span><br />
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Nashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153408141100296513.post-90672534911329934032019-08-23T07:18:00.001+12:002022-03-29T19:33:36.208+12:00Intro on: Suzanne Gilchrist, Take Me Home (Bindarra Creek A Town Reborn)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">This week our <i>Intro on Author</i> is on: Suzanne Gilchrist and her new book, Take Me Home (Bindarra Creek A Town Reborn).</span></b><br />
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Gilchrist lives in the Hunter Valley, Australia with her family and pets and is
the author of over twenty books, several of which have finalled in writing
contests. As S. E. Gilchrist, she writes science fiction, ancient historical,
apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic romances and romantic suspense. As Suzanne
Gilchrist, she writes women’s fiction and contemporary small-town romances,
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family and friends and walking her dogs. She co-runs </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="http://hunterromancewriters.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-AU" style="border: none 1.0pt; color: #8b681c; font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; padding: 0cm;">Hunter Romance
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">I do write under a pseudonym! Two actually. As S E Gilchrist I write sexy and adventurous sci fi and apocalyptic romances as well as romantic suspense. As Suzanne Gilchrist I write women’s fiction and sweet, small-town romances. The main reason I decided on a pseudonym was that I’m divorced and preferred to write under my maiden name. The reason I decided on a new pseudonym (ie Suzanne Gilchrist) was that I wanted to differentiate between the genres I write.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #333333;">Take Me Home, is the first book in a group writing venture I organised. We have nine members including myself and each romance is set in the fictional town of Bindarra Creek. For inspiration on the setting, we looked to the small town of Manilla NSW which is on the western slopes of the New England Tablelands. The community includes both farmlands and the township, a river, a creek and there is a national park close by with gorges and rapids which I use in my story. My heroine, Abby Taylor is estranged from her husband, Roman, and has made a new life for herself, alone. But all that changes when a friend elicits her help in providing a temporary home for two homeless boys. Part women’s fiction and part romance, Take Me Home, also has a suspenseful climax.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white;">After his marriage fell apart, Roman Taylor has
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Introducing author Juanita Kees and her new book, Fast Lane (Calhoun Customs Garage Book 2 ).</span></b><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Juanita escapes the real world by reading and
writing Australian Rural Romance novels with elements of suspense, Australian
Fantasy Paranormal and Small-Town USA stories. Her romance novels star spirited
heroines who give the hero a run for his money before giving in. She creates
emotionally engaging worlds steeped in romance, suspense, mystery and intrigue,
set in dusty, rural outback Australia and on the NASCAR racetracks of America.
When she’s not writing, Juanita is mother to three boys and has a passion for
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">That’s an ongoing debate in the writing world. When I started out I was conflicted about what I wanted to write. At the time, it was suggested that if you wrote different genres, you should have different pen names for each genre. I started out writing an erotic romance as Seanna Smythe with a novella called <i>Never on a Sundae</i>, published in an anthology. When I received my rights back on the book, I rebranded it as Finding Evie under the name Juanita Chavez, but it gets hard maintaining so many identities, so now I just write different genres under my real name.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fast Lane is book 2 in the Calhoun Customs Garage series inspired by my love for racing and custom-built cars. I’ve gone behind the scenes and pit garages to explore the people who wear those racing suits. In the over-arching plot of the series, ex NASCAR race king, Marty Calhoun, has built a legacy for his family, and now it’s time to round them up and bring them home to claim it. Each of his five children have hearts in need of overhauling. They all have hard lessons to learn. The one thing Marty wants most is to see his children find happiness and love at Calhoun Customs Garage. In Fast Lane, it’s youngest sibling, Trinity, who finds her perfect match in paramedic, Reece Balmain. But like all good romances, they have a few hurdles to get over before they can find their HEA.</span></div>
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hot rod drag strips outside of town. It’s there she meets paramedic and
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Nashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153408141100296513.post-35167717719738522052019-07-26T08:24:00.000+12:002019-07-29T09:36:34.089+12:00Intro on: Rania Battany & Fleeting Moments <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Our Intro on Author this week is on Rania Battany. She has a new book out this month. Fleeting Moments is available to buy now. </b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Rania Battany lives with her husband and three
children in the beautiful Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia. When she isn’t
getting her hands dirty in the garden, frolicking with her chickens or dog, or
chasing after her three young children, she is writing contemporary romance
novels that tug at the heartstrings or curled up with a cup of tea and a book.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Repetition of a character trait. In my first book,
‘This is Kaylah’, everyone breathed deeply, took in a deep breath, and sighed
heavily. In my second book, ‘Fleeting Moments,’ everyone spoke in a particular
tone of voice. I am very thankful that my editors picked these up as it allowed
me to reconsider my characters and how they would behave. When re-editing, I
ensured each character had unique traits, so they didn’t lose their
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use. In the end, I decided to use my birth name for a few reasons: Firstly, <i>Rania
Battany</i> is super unique. I wanted something unique for when a fan looked me
up. I didn’t want anyone coming across multiple authors with the same name.
Secondly, I had built a presence on social media and within my local community
as myself, and I wanted to use that as a leverage point for when I released my
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second book, ‘Fleeting Moments’, is an example of that. I took a risk with
creating a completely different kind of heroine—a heroine that is flawed and
troubled. But it paid off, and the feedback has been amazing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">Maya is in a difficult part of her life.
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years has left her for another woman. She reaches rock bottom, unaware that she
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">Sam’s attitude to life is infectious. He
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">FLEETING MOMENTS is a tender and heart-wrenching
exploration of the difficulty in dealing with grief and loss. This story is a
reminder that, by being brave enough to connect deeply with others, we might
glimpse the light during the darkest times of our lives. It gives hope that we
might learn to live in the light, despite the shadows that remain.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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