Thanks for having me here, Nas.
People often ask writers where they get
their ideas and I thought this was a good opportunity to share.
My new release with Destiny Romance, Outback Bride, takes place in the big
sky country of outback Australia. Three years ago we were travelling in the
outback when the heavens opened. Drenching rain quickly turned the dirt roads
to mud; dangerous and almost impossible to drive. Luckily we were not far from
a tiny one-pub town.
It was Derby Day, a major horse-racing day
in Australia, and the pub was full of people from surrounding properties. They
were holding a sweep and we were just in time to get the last horse. When it
won, we shouted the bar.
We met so many wonderful people that day,
but the person who remained vividly in my mind was a young woman from an
outlying sheep station. As the rain kept pouring, we settled in over a couple
of beers. She told me that she was about to go off wool-classing but that she’d
rather have stayed and run her family property, a place she loved deeply. Her
father was automatically passing it onto her brother and there was so much disappointment
and anguish in her that my heart was breaking.
I wondered what it would be like to love
your home so deeply but be denied the right to it because of gender. In Outback Bride, Lara is in exactly this
position. Years after her departure, and after creating a new life for herself
in the city, she’s suddenly called back home. Here’s the blurb:
“Legal star Lara Burke has worked hard to
escape her country past and is finally on the way to being made a partner at
her city law firm. At the worst possible time, her former flame Jake Forester
arrives, bringing tragic news from home.
Forced to return to her family property,
Jindaburra, Lara must confront her past at the home she loved and lost. But
big-sky country and bittersweet memories are not all that await her at
Jindaburra.
As Lara's past and present collide, old
passions are rekindled and new connections are formed. And as her visit comes
to an end, how will Lara choose between the city life she's grown to love, and
the life she left behind?”
You can
find me at:
Website: www.louisereynolds.com.au
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouiseHReynolds
Outback Bride can be
purchased here:
Sounds like a great backdrop for a story! Nice to meet you, Louise!
ReplyDeleteHi Karen. Nice to meet you too! I'm so glad I could tell Lara's story.
DeleteI loved reading the story that led into The Outback Bride. What a great premise-
ReplyDeleteThanks, Shelly :-)
DeleteLove the sound of the story!! It's great how random encounters can develop into awesome ideas! :)
ReplyDeleteSo true, Jemi. The memory of that girl stayed with me until I just had to write the book. I hope she's found some happiness.
DeleteI love that this story was inspired by a true story, Louise. I can't wait to read The Outback Bride. It is waiting for me on my iPad.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jen! Hope you enjoy it.
DeleteLove how you brought a real life story into the creation of this--sounds awesome!
ReplyDeleteHi Meradeth! Thanks. It's lovely to have something real-life to tie your story to. Somehow it makes it more personal in the telling.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful story this promises to be. You'd want to hope that the brother loved the property just as much.
ReplyDeleteHi Mary,
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting!
Sounds like a great story and the cover is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHi Darlene, I have some serious cover love for this title. Actually all the Destiny books have good covers. Here's my first one which I also adore http://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=Her+Italian+Aristocrat&search_type=books&search%5Bfield%5D=on
DeleteThanks for commenting!
Well, that didn't work, lol. Anyway, it's also a beautiful cover :-)
DeleteAustralia has its pull on me. It's the one place I most want to visit - a great setting for a story. I also like the way the author got the idea for Outback Bride.
ReplyDeleteGood luck, Louise. Enjoy the ride.
xoRobyn
Hi Rawknrobyn! Love your name and thanks for commenting!
DeleteInteresting to read about your inspiration for the book. It sounds like a good one!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sherry!
DeleteSuch a moving story from the girl you met in the outback. No wonder she inspired a book.
ReplyDeleteHi Dora! We often talk about her. And in that strange way of the outback where everyone knows everyone even at extraordinary distances we have had news of her.
DeleteI like it when past and present collide. I think many people can relate.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a memorable story set in a gripping setting. Look forward to reading it.
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