tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89657088225776191602024-03-15T05:19:34.500+10:30SARA - Sassy in the SouthNews and views by the members of South Australian Romance Authors (SARA)Eleni Konstantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965708822577619160.post-60269963378774593122018-02-06T15:20:00.000+10:302018-02-06T15:44:44.501+10:30SARA News - The Kicking-Off 2018 Edition<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dear readers, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Happy New Year! We here at SARA hope you saw in 2018 with a glass of something bubbly in your hand and possibly wearing someone else's t-shirt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Let's face it though, there's a good chance you were cleaning your teeth in your PJ's at 11:50pm, gave everyone a quick smooch at midnight, then raced off to bed to get to that book!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Or was that just me...?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The last few months since our previous post, the SARA's have been busy whilst making plum puddings and repainting the ceilings after the champers corks hit the roof on December 31st. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://tesslesue.com/">Tess LeSue</a> is on fire. <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Bound-Eden-Tess-Lesue-ebook/dp/B01E83Q5BC/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1517890588&sr=1-1&keywords=bound+for+eden">Bound for Eden</a></i>, the first novel in the <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/FH1/a-frontiers-of-the-heart-novel">Frontiers of the Heart</a> series, is available now. The second, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Bound-Sin-Frontiers-Heart-novel-ebook/dp/B07831ZHYW/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1517890617&sr=1-2">Bound for Sin</a></i>, is due for release in September. Get pre-ordering...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">When Georgiana Bee Blunt advertises for a husband, she’s not looking for a handsome man, or a smart man, or a charming man. What she wants is a brute. A no-nonsense, capable backwoodsman who won’t trouble her with talk of love; she just wants someone to get her and her fatherless children safely to California. Matt Slater seems to fit the bill perfectly. The man looks like he could wrestle a bear and not even break a sweat. The only problem is he doesn’t want a wife. Well, not the only problem…</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Truth be told, Georgiana has more problems than she knows what to do with. Left holding a gold claim by her not-so-dearly departed husband, Georgiana finds her eldest son held ransom by the sinister Hec Boehm and his henchmen, and herself facing a journey of more than two thousand miles to rescue him. With four children in tow. And no nanny.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">All Matt Slater wants is to be left alone. He’s spent most his life on his lonesome in the wilderness, and he’s comfortable that way. But then a widow with big blue eyes and the tenacity of a buffalo turns his entire life upside down and before he knows it he’s playing caretaker to a pack of kids…and trying not to succumb to their mother’s charms.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.virginia-taylor.com/">Virginia Taylor</a> has a new release!<i> Golden Opportunity (Romance by Design)</i> is now available where all good eBooks are sold.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Did the South Aussies amongst us happen to catch our <a href="http://www.clareconnelly.com/">Clare Connelly</a> in the Sunday Mail recently? Check out this <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5342681/Mills-Boon-set-release-sizzling-new-romance-series.html">Daily Mail article</a>, too. Go Clare!</span></div>
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Emmeline Lockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10398543962808655906noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965708822577619160.post-79828109058494876722017-09-07T12:52:00.000+09:302017-09-07T12:52:49.851+09:30SARA News - the Sassy September Edition<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dear SARA Readers, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The daffs are flowering, the sun is stirring, the trees are leafing! Spring is sprung!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What better way to bring in everyone's favourite season than with a book about a heiress garden designer and her sexy new neighbour, titled <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MZ5L6NC/ref=series_rw_dp_sw">Perfect Scents </a></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">(see what the author did there?)</span>?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You're in luck, because SARA's own <a href="http://www.virginia-taylor.com/">Virginia Taylor </a>has a book just like that due out before the end of the month! We just love books set in our home town.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">From the moment Kell takes her in his arms, he knows Calli is more than just a fling. Then the blue collar bachelor learns he’s not sharing his bed with just any woman, but the wealthy daughter of the man who could make Kell’s construction business a success—and Kell the kind of well-heeled man worthy of Calli’s love. But he’ll have to be careful his ambitions don’t trip up his heart . . .</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Calliope Allbrook takes a job in lovely, sunny Adelaide, Australia, hoping to lose herself in her work as a balm for her broken heart. And if it weren’t for the handsome hunk renovating the house next door, Calli would never even have looked up from the garden she is designing for her latest client. But rugged Kellen Dee is just the cure the beautiful heiress needs. After all, he has no idea who she is, so he certainly won’t see her as a meal ticket. Then there’s the fact that Kell’s deliciously sexy—</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">incredibly good with his hands . . .</span></span></i><br />
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<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OtyIOWHuzdw/WbC5J_n4njI/AAAAAAABMLs/XCtEbbK-xaE2pkT6yfWKahicS8oeJxPcgCLcBGAs/s1600/Sets%2BAppeal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OtyIOWHuzdw/WbC5J_n4njI/AAAAAAABMLs/XCtEbbK-xaE2pkT6yfWKahicS8oeJxPcgCLcBGAs/s320/Sets%2BAppeal.jpg" width="213" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you just can't wait that long to really get your Spring on, check out book one in Virginia's '<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074PYP1ZY?ref=series_rw_dp_labf">Romance By Design'</a> series.</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">In the cosmopolitan coastal city of Adelaide in South Australia, two theater lovers create a little drama of their own . . .</b></span></i><br />
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<i style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Twenty-seven-year-old divorcée Vix Tremain finally has her first job—as a theater-set painter—and is ready to leave the past behind. What better way to get her confidence back than a fling with a handsome stranger? She isn’t looking for anything emotional, she’s had enough heartbreak. Rugged Jay Dee, the set construction manager, fits the bill for no strings fun perfectly. What Vix doesn’t realize is that Jay is not exactly a stranger . . .</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Jay would recognize wealthy, spoiled Vix anywhere. After all, she’s the ex-wife of the man who destroyed his career. Naturally, Jay wants a little sweet revenge—at first. To his surprise, Vix is far from the ice princess he expected, and spending time with her changes everything. Soon he realizes he’s actually falling for the vulnerable beauty. But becoming entangled with her will mean revealing who he is—and opening them both up to more pain. With their dreams at stake, is their connection strong enough to weather the truth—and take center stage?</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Emmeline x</span>Emmeline Lockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10398543962808655906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965708822577619160.post-58842268848918522372017-08-02T11:12:00.000+09:302017-08-24T22:58:06.480+09:30SARA News - The 'Whoa, is it August already?!" Edition<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dear SARA readers, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Welcome to the latest edition of the well-overdue news! Grab a glass of your favourite winter beverage and maybe a tim tam or two, and dive into the latest SARA happenings!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.robbydennisromance.com/new-book-release">ROBBY DENNIS </a>has released her first book in the last few days. <i>Love in Speranza</i> is available now from <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/d/Love-Speranza-Robby-Dennis-ebook/B074DZDLDM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501634517&sr=8-1&keywords=love+in+speranza">Amazon AU</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #333333;">When passion and culture collide, secrets from long ago are revealed, forever changing lives in the sleepy town of Speranza.</span><br style="color: #333333;" /><br style="color: #333333;" /><span style="color: #333333;">Australian author Gabby Craven travels to Speranza, Sicily, immersing herself in its culture. Enchanted by its beauty and friendly people, she quickly becomes entangled in their colourful lives. Especially that of the town’s sexy doctor Nic Ravisi. He’s the complete package, sending her temperature soaring. If only he didn’t keep retreating from her…</span><br style="color: #333333;" /><br style="color: #333333;" /><span style="color: #333333;">Dr Nic Ravisi is driven by his duty to care for the people of his home town. Turning his back on a promising career as a surgeon in the city, he chooses to live a humble life, costing him his first love. Despite the underlying pressure to marry from the well-meaning community and his mother, it’s the last thing on his mind. </span><br style="color: #333333;" /><br style="color: #333333;" /><span style="color: #333333;">When his path intersects with Gabby’s, he finds it hard to concentrate on his priorities. She’s too hard to ignore. What good can come of a short-term fling?</span><br style="color: #333333;" /><br style="color: #333333;" /><span style="color: #333333;">After a chance meeting with a mysterious older woman, Gabby uncovers a tale of lost love and a secret that could turn lives upside down. Can Gabby help her to reveal the truth and set into motion the destiny that awaits, before she returns home?</span><br style="color: #333333;" /><br style="color: #333333;" /><span style="color: #333333;">Love in Speranza takes you on a journey of love in its many forms. Love, hope and second chances. </span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://sarahgates.com.au/">SARAH GATES</a> talks about her 'dream run' and everything you need to know to win a grant at <a href="https://thewritersbloc.net/win-grant-get-published">The Writers Bloc</a>. This is the story behind her 2016 release, <i>Love Elimination, </i>and her winning the Carclew Colin Thiele Scholarship. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sarah is also excited to tell us that her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/277851472667131/?hc_location=ufi">Writing for Publication and Peace of Mind Workshop</a> Series at the Cove Civic Centre is SOLD OUT! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://lianaskrzypczak.com/">LIANA SKRZYPCZAK </a>has just had a short story accepted in the spring edition of <a href="https://meanjin.com.au/">Meanjin</a>, entitled "Leaden Heart". We look forward to checking it out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://aislinnkearns.com/">AISLINN KEARNS</a>' <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/d/ebook/Station-Alpha-Soldiering-1-Aislinn-Kearns/B01HYJGJB8/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1501635627&sr=1-1&keywords=Station+Alpha%3A+%28Soldiering+On+%231%29">Station Alpha</a> is just 99c now at Amazon AU.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With the mysterious villains still pursuing Christine, Paul whisks her away to a Soldiering On safe house. There, passion flares between them, hot and undeniable. And they are powerless to resist its lure, even as the villains get ever closer to finding them…</span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Check our <a href="http://www.victoriapurman.com/">VICTORIA PURMAN'S</a> latest Tule Publishing novel, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Long-Summer-Aussie-Knights-Book-ebook/dp/B06ZYZ5J7N/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492675008&sr=8-1&keywords=victoria+purman+long+hot+summer">Long Hot Summer</a> (Hot Aussie Knights Book 3)</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>It's going to be a long, hot summer in Reynolds Ridge… <br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Hannie Reynolds has returned to the town she grew up in because no other place feels quite like home. But living in the stunning Adelaide Hills comes with risks--from the threat of bushfires that destroy everything in their path to the heart-stopping return of her high school crush. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Firefighter Dylan Knight has come home too, and old memories flare when he sees Hannie again. Have they waited too long to rekindle their love? </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">When they discover they were driven apart by a lie, they’re more determined than ever to fight for their second chance… until a bushfire threatens to destroy all they might share together and the very foundations of Hannie’s life in the hills. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Has she lost everything … and has Dylan lost her forever?</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Speaking of Knights, take a look at <a href="http://www.trishmorey.com/">TRISH MOREY</a>'S latest,<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/d/Burning-Love-Aussie-Knights-Book-ebook/B06ZZBJ7H2/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1501636691&sr=1-1&keywords=trish+morey"> <i>Burning Love</i></a><i> (Hot Aussie Knights Book 4) </i>from Tule Publishing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.carlacaruso.com.au/">CARLA CARUSO</a> has welcomed a new book baby in recent times. <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/d/B06W2JGV5Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1501637390&sr=1-1&keywords=carla+caruso">Run For The Hills </a></i>comes to us from Escape Publishing.</span><br />
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<i>Bridie Porter is wearing her Vera Wang gown and veil in the back of her wedding limo when she receives a compromising text about her hotelier groom. Panicked, she tells the driver to keep going and she flees from Melbourne to the small town of Balkissoch in the Adelaide Hills.</i></div>
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<i>After the rush and adrenaline of his job as an LA paparazzo, the last place Cody Belshaw wants to be is back in the small town where he grew up. But thanks to a clause in his father’s will that amounts to blackmail, Cody and his two brothers are stuck running a wedding business for at least a month. If there’s one thing that he’s learned in LA, however, it's to keep business and pleasure very, very separate. Which makes his new admin employee the definition of temptation.</i></div>
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</span>Emmeline Lockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10398543962808655906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965708822577619160.post-3996257576379135792017-02-18T17:05:00.000+10:302017-02-21T09:25:05.600+10:30New Release from Sandy Vaile, Combatting Fear<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="margin: 0px;">How far would you go to save a child that wasn’t
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="margin: 0px;">Mild-mannered kindergarten teacher, Neve
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="margin: 0px;">But something far more sinister than a
cheating estranged wife, is lurking in rural Turners Gully, and it has its
sights set on little Rowan’s inheritance. It turns out there <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">is</i> one thing Micah and Neve can agree
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glimpse beneath one another’s guises, and realise that falling in love could be
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="margin: 0px;">Hi, I’m Sandy
Vaile, and I’m not content with a story unless there’s a courageous heroine and
a dead body. </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="margin: 0px;">When I’m not devising horrible things to
do to fictional characters, I write procedures for high-risk industrial
activities, mentor new writers through the Novelist’s Circle critiquing group,
judge romance writing competitions, present literary craft workshops, and write
the odd articles and blog. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="margin: 0px;">The South Australian Romance Authors group
has been a source of information and support over the years, so it’s great to
be here to give readers a peek behind the scenes with the hero and heroine of
my new book, “Combatting Fear”</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="margin: 0px;">.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="margin: 0px;">Neve Botticelli’s life changed by a tragic
car accident when she was twelve. She was pulled to safety while her mother and
brother died. It meant having to live with her war-traumatised father on an
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begrudge giving up any chance of finding love, to care for him. Besides, she
gets to interact with the real world, and enjoy a simulated motherhood, while working
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="margin: 0px;">Micah is used to getting his own way. He
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="margin: 0px;">Their potent attraction had taken him
completely by surprise, and no matter how much she denied it, he knew she felt
it too. It was a magnetism that set his skin on fire and clouded his mind, but
it had developed into so much more for him. She was everything he had never
known he wanted: independent and fragile, stunning without the least bit of
effort to flaunt it, she fought for her fundamental beliefs, and would
challenge him on every level, but most importantly, she loved Rowan. </span></i></div>
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<span style="background: white; margin: 0px;">I
subscribe to Steve Job’s adage of “Bite off more than you can chew and then
chew like crazy”, and always </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="margin: 0px;">have lots of projects on
the go. This year I am presenting five workshops, with the first, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Show Don’t Tell is a Layer Cake</i>,
starting on 27<sup>th</sup> February. Bookings via the <a href="http://www.sandyvaile.com/events--services.html"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Romance Writers of
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="margin: 0px;">In April I’ll be attending the Salt
Festival in Port Lincoln. In May I have a glorious week-long writing retreat at
a secluded beach, where I plan on writing the first in an erotic novella series
called “Coastal Connection”. And hopefully by the end of the year I will make a
start on another romantic suspense novel, about a bodyguard and a woman who
runs a Riding for the Disabled centre.</span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Maggie Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00731314805887837603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965708822577619160.post-78509326975982051862016-06-08T18:12:00.001+09:302016-06-11T10:45:03.176+09:30SARA News - Releasearama!<div style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.7em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here at SARA, we are fully cognisant of the fact that releasearama isn't a word. We work in good, socially acceptable words all the time. <i>Releasearama</i> isn't one of them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But for today, releasearama is our word of choice which we will use to describe the cavalcade of new releases that is spilling out of SARA right at this very moment. We're drunk on creative power! We're taking creative license! We've lost our minds! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As you will, when you see the wordy goodness that SARA is serving up to you, our beloved readers, in the near future. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://tesslesue.com/">Tess LeSue</a>, Amy T Matthew's alter ego, is releasing her first historical romance, <i>Bound For Eden, </i>coming out for Harlequin/MIRA next month. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 30.6px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fleeing from the murderous Grady brothers with a stolen fortune hidden in her luggage and her younger brother and sister in tow, Alex disguises herself as a boy to join a wagon train headed West … a wagon train captained by the irresistible Luke Slater.</span></span></i></span></span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></i></span></span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Alexandra Barratt has found the perfect man – it’s a shame he thinks she’s a boy. </i></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>At first, Alex can’t believe the way every woman in town falls at Luke’s feet, including her suddenly flirtatious sister. But when she sees him naked in the bathtub, she finds herself swooning over him too. If only she could wash the muck of her face and show him who she really is…</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Pre-order it now: </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;"> </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bound-Eden-Tess-LeSue-ebook/dp/B01E83Q5BC?ie=UTF8&redirect=true&tag=harleqenterpa-20" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #8b681c; line-height: 30.6px; margin: 0px; outline: dotted thin; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;">Amazon</a><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">, </span><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/id1103551808?mt=11" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #8b681c; line-height: 30.6px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;">iBooks</a><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">, at </span><a href="http://www.booktopia.com.au/ebooks/bound-for-eden-tess-lesue/prod9781489210661.html;jsessionid=vAW4lZxBErvCETBHwFh6g1qF.undefined?clickid=U1s1l3yqSVnd1ZTyOyQqsQiqUkSQVQW-x3xhyA0&utm_campaign=Harlequin+Enterprises&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=APD" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #8b681c; line-height: 30.6px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;">Booktopia</a><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">, </span><a href="https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/9781489210180#.Vz0_kTfbu-s" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #8b681c; line-height: 30.6px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;">Dymocks</a><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">, </span><a href="https://store.kobobooks.com/en-au/Search/Query?q=Bound+For+Eden+Tess+LeSue" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #8b681c; line-height: 30.6px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;">Kobo</a><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">, </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/search?q=9781489210661" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #8b681c; line-height: 30.6px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;">GooglePlay</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you're that way inclined, you might like to head to Tess' book launch. Details <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/878432982283293/">here</a>. It's at the Exeter Hotel. Say no more, sistah. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://victoriapurman.com/">Victoria Purman </a></b><span style="font-weight: inherit;">is also welcoming a new book baby!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>The Three Miss Allens</i><span style="font-style: inherit;"> is being brought by the stork in October (okay, by Harlequin Australia), and you can find out the details of the baby shower (aka book launch) </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1587489321578971/" style="font-style: inherit;">here</a><span style="font-style: inherit;">. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>In 1934, the three Miss Allens - Ruby, Adeline and Clara - arrive in the seaside town of Remarkable Bay for their annual summer holiday. It’s the last time they’ll spend summers as a family. Adeline is engaged, Ruby is weighing up an offer, and Clara is just eighteen and about to start her life. But by summer’s end, the lives they have known will change irrevocably and a mysterious secret will tear the family apart.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Eighty-two years later, Ruby’s great-granddaughter Roma Harris moves to the now sleepy Remarkable Bay, retreating from tragedy. Roma’s distant cousin Addy arrives too, fleeing a life with too much drama. It’s only when the women discover an old guest book that they start asking questions about the mysterious third Miss Allen. Who was she? Why has she disappeared from the family’s history? </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; line-height: normal;"><i>If they solve this mystery from their past, could it change the women’s futures?</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "open sans" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25.5px;">If you want to get your copy as soon as it’s released, pre-order now from </span><a href="http://apple.co/1TqSztU" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25.5px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">iBooks</a><span style="font-family: "open sans" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25.5px;">, </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Three-Miss-Allens-Victoria-Purman-ebook/dp/B01E83Q634/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462514303&sr=8-1&keywords=the+three+miss+allens" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25.5px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Amazon</a><span style="font-family: "open sans" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25.5px;">, </span><a href="http://bit.ly/1XbxN7B" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25.5px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Google Play</a><span style="font-family: "open sans" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25.5px;">, </span><a href="https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/the-three-miss-allens" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25.5px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Kobo</a><span style="font-family: "open sans" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25.5px;">, </span><a href="http://www.harlequinbooks.com.au/product/9781489210746" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25.5px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Harlequin Australia</a><span style="font-family: "open sans" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25.5px;"> or </span><a href="http://bit.ly/1QTBU0s" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25.5px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Booktopia</a><span style="font-family: "open sans" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25.5px;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="font-style: inherit;"><a href="http://www.bellabucannon.com/publications.html">Bella Bucannan</a></b><span style="font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-style: inherit;"> also has her debut Harlequin novel arriving July 1st. </span><i>Releasearama</i><span style="font-style: inherit;">!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can pre-order it now here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bound-Unborn-Baby-Harlequin-Romance-ebook/dp/B01B1HXZQG" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 28px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 200ms linear;" target="_blank">Amazon US</a>, </span><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bound-Unborn-Baby-Surprise-Cherish/dp/0263920011" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 28px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 200ms linear;" target="_blank">Amazon UK </a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 30.6px;">, </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Mills-Boon-Bound-Unborn-Baby-ebook/dp/B01G6L3ODQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464866074&sr=8-1&keywords=bella+bucannon" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 28px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 200ms linear;" target="_blank">Amazon Aus</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 30.6px;">, </span><a href="http://www.harlequin.com/storeitem.html;jsessionid=315D22244D79227F9FFD74D019CEB7FC?cid=&iid=65289" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 28px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 200ms linear;" target="_blank">Harlequin US, </a><a href="https://www.millsandboon.co.uk/p50402/bound-by-the-unborn-baby-bound-by-the-unborn-baby---his-surprise-son.htm" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 28px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 200ms linear;" target="_blank">Mills & Boon UK</a>.<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 28px;"> </span></div>
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<i>Anna is a reluctant fill-in coerced onto the show by her sister, a producer. She dreams of owning her own dessert café; a dream that has taken years of hard work and strict saving. She knows reality TV is a big, manipulated lie — and gorgeous leading man Luke Westwood can’t possibly be for real. Can he?</i></div>
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<i>Olympian snowboarder Luke Westwood thought he had retired from competition. Now he’s starring in the cutthroat world of Love Elimination, with twelve beautiful women vying for his attention against the backdrop of a tropical paradise. With cameras in every corner, why is it only Anna — careful Anna with her bills and budgets — who Luke feels he can be himself with, at long last?</i></div>
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<i>All Anna wants is a quick elimination, but with each date she is more reluctant to relinquish Luke to the conniving contestants — or even to the women who are starting to become friends. It doesn’t help when Luke insists on using the limitless television budget to indulge her heart’s desires. Or that the moments they’ve stolen, alone and away from the cameras, have sizzled with passion. As the dates wear on the evictions become more brutal and the contestants’ secrets are exposed. Will the pressure get too much? Or will love close in on Luke and Anna?</i></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans" , "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 28px;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Mmm. Let's face it. We probably will. Sorry in advance. <3 </span></i></span></div>
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Emmeline Lockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10398543962808655906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965708822577619160.post-72344042619543374192016-04-07T14:15:00.001+09:302016-06-08T18:02:26.603+09:30SARA News - The "It's a real gem" edition.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hullo, intrepid readery friends!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We do hope you've all been well and are enjoying a stellar beginning to 2016. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Please, grab a coffee and a Tim Tam, and immerse yourself in the luminous, glowing sparkly wonderful that is the REAL GEM edition of the SARA News.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We begin with the news that both <a href="http://www.romancesa.com/emily-hussey.html">Emily Hussey </a>and <a href="http://www.emmelinelock.com/">Emmeline Lock</a>'s short Sunstone stories have won places in the <a href="https://romanceaustralia.wordpress.com/2016/03/06/little-gems-2016/">2016 Romance Writer's of Australia's Little Gems Contest</a>, and will be published in both print and ebook format later in the year. Check that fab cover from Sheridan Kent, who has won the cover contest a whopping FIVE times. Ah... Makes me want to crack out the banana lounge. What a gem!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.khloewren.com/AboutKhloeWren.html">Khloe Wren</a> recently achieved a FIVE STAR review from T<a href="http://erotic.theromancereviews.com/viewbooksreview.php?bookid=16478">he Romance Reviews </a>for her Erotic Vampire Romance, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Scarred-Perfection-Khloe-Wren-ebook/dp/B01BH8IGMW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1460003086&sr=8-1&keywords=scarred+perfection">Scarred Perfection</a> </i>from Evernight Publishing. It's a Top Pick, too! Read more <a href="http://erotic.theromancereviews.com/viewbooksreview.php?bookid=16478">here</a>. It's a gem!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bronwynstuart.com/blog">Bronwyn Stuart</a> has a shiny new release! <i><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mixing-Business-Pleasure-Bronwyn-Stuart-ebook/dp/B01CHBY1Z4">Mixing Business With Pleasure</a></i> is out from Escape Publishing, and by Bronwyn's own admission, it's "hot, hot, hot!"</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.4px;">"As far as everyone's concerned, Alina, this child is ours." </span></span></i><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.maggiemundy.com/">Maggie Mundy</a> has two new releases out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One is <a href="http://www.amazon.com.au/Scarred-Protector-Midworlder-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B017KQ0KGK/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1452745091&sr=1-1&keywords=scarred+protector">Scarred Protector,</a> which is the second book in the Midworlder Trilogy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You’ll also find her book <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">World Change</i> in a Rogue Phoenix box set
called<a href="http://www.amazon.com.au/Perceptions-Love-Boxed-Set-Novels-ebook/dp/B018GWJ2RA/ref=sr_1_6?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1452745059&sr=1-6&keywords=perceptions+of+love"> <u>Perceptions of Love</u></a>, featuring six full-length novels that
challenge convention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other authors
featured include Angela Castle, Tamsin Baker, JL Addicoat, CL Kramer and
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>representatives on Earth. An Angelic Midworlder called Heath goes to the aid of Evie who is </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>about to be attacked by Demonics. He soon discovers she can see the angels and demons </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>around her and is in grave danger. He is captivated by Evie who has physical and mental </i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">scars like him. They are tortured souls who are deeply connected by his past. There is an evil </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lurking inside Evie that could kill them both.</span></i><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You might recall that late last year <a href="http://lianaskrzypczak.com/">Liana Skrzypczak</a> won a spot in the Hachette Mentoring Program with her dystopian YA, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gold</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Well, just in case that wasn't stupendously clever enough, she’s gone and
done it again, this time receiving a Carclew Professional Development Grant to
work with NY Times Bestselling author Sean Williams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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recipients.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Liana is going to be a busy
little writer this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Go you,
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finally, <a href="http://www.virginia-taylor.com/">Virginia Taylor</a>’s new book <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Charlotte</i>, with be published on February
2<sup>nd</sup> by Kensington Books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
is the third in the South Landers Series, following <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Starling</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ella</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Virginia's on a roll!</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Emmeline Lockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10398543962808655906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965708822577619160.post-1259524529971293252015-11-09T19:39:00.000+10:302015-11-09T19:52:23.337+10:30SARA News - The "we're still here!" edition.Hello dear SARA readers,<br />
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We'd like to thank you.<br />
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Here at SARA, we are actual people. I know, right? Epically amazing. We have soccer-mum cars, mortgages, dust bunnies under the bed and 'it's a bit small' pay packets. We're people you see on the street, likely wearing trackies and sporting something lunchy on the fronts of our t-shirts, as we ate at the computer. <br />
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We're extremely normal. <br />
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Well, except for the fact that we're constructing steamy sex scenes in our heads about sixteen hours of the day, and a further four hours are spent wondering where to leave the body that became dead in chapter two so that the hero can find it, thus perform consequent heroic deeds and ergo, get the girl. <br />
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That leaves four hours for sleeping, toting kids to sports (and reading whilst waiting in the car!) and writing blog posts. <br />
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You may have noticed we haven't posted good news for a while, a phenomenon we can link back directly to the fact that there are sadly only twenty-four hours in a day. It's not because AWESOME THINGS haven't happened...<br />
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But thanks for sticking with us. We love you for it. No-one said it better than Sahvage: truly, madly, deeply. <br />
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So, we are very pleased to bring you NEWS!!<br />
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<a href="http://lianaskrzypczak.com/">Liana Skrzypczak </a>is one of our newer members, and hel-lo!, girl be making WAVES! Liana is very excited to have been awarded the shared-winner gong for the Hachette Mentoring Program for her dystopian YA manuscript, <i>Gold, </i>along with another Adelaide writer, Rose Hartley. <br />
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Congratulations, Liana! Check out her super-cute blog at the link above. <br />
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Harlequin author <a href="http://www.elizabethrolls.com/">Elizabeth Rolls</a> has a new book coming out in February <u>In Debt To The Earl</u>. <br />
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Beach romance more your swag? <a href="http://victoriapurman.com/">Victoria Purman</a> is pleased to let you know that her fourth Boys of Summer book, <u>Hold On To Me</u>, is due out mid-December. Get your banana lounge and your cooler bag ready, 'cos you'll be unable to put this one down this summer! Key words here... YOUNGER MAN!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Can she learn to trust him and love again? Stella wasn’t looking for love and especially not from a younger man…</span> When Stella Ryan’s successful life in Sydney crumbled, she returned flat broke and broken hearted to the beachside town she’d once called home. Five years on, she’s opened a boutique and rebuilt her life in the tourist haven of Port Elliot. Luca Morelli has been working flat out to establish his own building company in the city and doesn’t have time to be driving back and forth to the beach to do a small job in a shop that was almost destroyed in a fire. But he soon changes his mind when he meets the glamorous owner. Before long, Stella and Luca find that a working relationship isn’t the only thing developing between them. But the closer they get, the ghosts of Stella’s past come back to haunt her once more. Can she ever believe a man again? And if she can, is the much younger Luca Morelli the man she can trust with her heart? </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.lillianarose.com/blog">Lilliana Rose</a> has been a busy writer/poet! Not only has she recently released<u> Soul Dancer</u>, but she's also had a cover nominated for Best Cover at the AusRom Reader's Choice Awards for <u>Chasing Dust Storms</u>. Vote for it <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AusRomToday/timeline/story?ut=43&wstart=0&wend=1448956799&hash=-7138798145024589333&pagefilter=3&pnref=story">here</a>...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Finally, I leave you with a familiar set of... eyeballs. Our very own Erotic Fiction author <a href="http://www.adelaidehillsmagazine.com.au/kyoko-church?utm_campaign=Adelaide%20Hills%20Magazine&utm_content=24033102&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook">Kyoko Church talks to the very swanky Adelaide Hills Magazine about sex and shame. </a></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Emmeline. x</span>Emmeline Lockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10398543962808655906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965708822577619160.post-63234570955995353312015-06-28T11:38:00.001+09:302015-06-29T06:29:09.319+09:30The Suspense Sisters On Sassy in the South<!--[if !mso]>
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<span lang="EN-US">28/06/15, SARA blog – Sassy in the South, <a href="http://romancesa.blogspot.com.au/">http://romancesa.blogspot.com.au/</a> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The Suspense Sisters</span></h1>
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<span lang="EN-US">The Suspense Sisters are two Adelaide
authors who have teamed up to provide entertaining and informative workshops for
writers of all levels, and author talks in conjunction with some of Adelaide’s
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">We specialise</span><span lang="EN-US"> in courageous heroines and pacey suspense.</span></div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rYr1lRpvI1w/VY9VbWox3qI/AAAAAAAAAbA/u4e7XcVn4h4/s1600/sandy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rYr1lRpvI1w/VY9VbWox3qI/AAAAAAAAAbA/u4e7XcVn4h4/s400/sandy.jpg" width="223" /></a><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sandyvaile.com/"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Sandy Vaile</span><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> </span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">is a motorbike-riding daredevil, who isn’t
content with a story unless there’s a courageous heroine and a dead body. With
an eclectic background as a chef, lead auditor, and graduate of Fiona
McIntosh’s Master Class, she is now published by Crimson Romance, judges
competitions for Romance Writers of Australia and America, and coordinates the </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://novelistscircle.weebly.com/"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Novelist’s Circle</i></a></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">writing
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Recently
Sandy participated on a panel of inspirational women at the Festival Fleurieu
at Normanville, and presented a back story workshop to the Seaside Writers
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<span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rowenaholloway.com/">Rowena
Holloway</a> is a book reviewer, interviewer and writer of short stories and </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">novels, which have
won and placed in numerous competitions. As a former tenured academic, she
holds a PhD in Business and has extensive experience in face-to-face and online
teaching at a tertiary level. Fiction is her first love. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Rowena has been writing for twelve years and been mentored by
award-winning author Carol LeFevre and is a graduate of Fiona M</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">acIntosh’s Masterclass. She has
published two novels through by Fractured Press.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Catch
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Tribe FM radio interview on Thursday 2<sup>nd</sup> July, 3.30 pm (91.1FM
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Book signing on Friday 17<sup>th</sup> July, 1 pm, at Collins Bookshop, Castle
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Author talk and book signing on August 27<sup>th</sup>, 2-4 pm, at the Hamra
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">We are
offering three workshops to suit all levels of writing skills.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Avoid your
story being abandoned partway through. Hook your readers and them keep them
hanging so they are compelled to turn the page. This workshop proves suspense
is for everyone, no matter the genre.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Stir the pot: treat back story like a pungent spice</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Back story is
like a flavour you can’t quite pick, lurking in the layers of your curry. You
know it’s there and it enhances the experience, but it’s intangible and
fleeting. Learn how to infuse back story without sacrificing pace or suspense.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Courageous heroines</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Have you ever
wondered why some female characters intrigue, while others make you toss the
book at the wall? This workshop will show you how to create inspirational and
courageous heroines your readers will admire and want to read about.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></div>
Maggie Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00731314805887837603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965708822577619160.post-71218754933824935732015-03-15T17:19:00.001+10:302015-03-15T17:31:35.554+10:30SARA News - The Audio EditionEver wondered if <a href="http://www.carlacaruso.com.au/">Carla Caruso </a>is a schmexy in real life as she is is print? *<br />
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Well, beloved readers, wonder no more!<br />
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Here's an interview Carla did recently with the South Australian Writers Centre...<br />
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Find out Carla's favourite authors and Rom Coms, what she's working on now, and bonus points if you can pick the well-timed drop of other SARA stars' names!<br />
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And don't forget to check out <a href="http://www.theunitalianwife.com/">The Un-Italian Wife</a>.<br />
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* Answer: HELLS, YEAH. :)Emmeline Lockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10398543962808655906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965708822577619160.post-68676617144304898112015-03-04T06:30:00.000+10:302015-03-04T06:30:01.802+10:30Reading Adventures during the month of lurrrrv....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://twitter.com/lianaskrzypczak" target="_blank">Liana Skrzpczak</a></span></b><br /><br />My February reading has consisted of <b><span style="color: #a64d79;">White Fang </span></b>by <a href="http://www.jacklondons.net/index.html" target="_blank">Jack London</a> and <span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>The Road to Ruin</b></span> by SARA's very own <a href="http://bronwynstuart.com/" target="_blank">Bronwyn Stuart</a>, both of which I'm absolutely loving! Although White Fang isn't a typical 'romance', I guess it could be considered a romance about the relationship between master and companion. :)<div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.jacklondons.net/index.html" target="_blank">Sandy Vaile</a></span></b></div>
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<br />Wow! I highly recommend this fast-paced, unique romantic suspense. Jack is a born protector who is struggling to keep his head above the water of failure. Molly is feisty and tenacious and doesn’t take kindly to being accidentally kidnapped, even if her assailant is gorgeous. She’s convinced he’s the perfect big break story, until she’s embroiled in a mess of falsehoods and terrifyingly twisted minds. But who is pulling the strings in this perverted puppet show? Jack vows to protect Molly until he finds out the truth, but the forces conspiring against them may prove too powerful.<br /><br /> <div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.emmelinelock.com/" target="_blank">Emmeline Lock </a></span></b></div>
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Rated 5 stars to <b><span style="color: #a64d79;">The Perfect Match</span></b> by <a href="http://www.kristanhiggins.com/" target="_blank">Kristin Higgins</a>, and 4 stars to <b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Club Shadowlands</span></b> by <a href="http://www.cherisesinclair.com/" target="_blank">Cherise Sinclair</a></div>
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Gave 4 stars to <b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Be My Baby </span></b>by <a href="http://www.lauragreaves.com/" target="_blank">Laura Greaves</a></div>
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Gave 5 stars to <b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Viper Game</span></b> (Ghost Walkers #11) by <a href="http://www.christinefeehan.com/" target="_blank">Christine Feehan</a></div>
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5 stars to <b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Fake</span></b> by <a href="http://becknicholas.com/" target="_blank">Beck Nicholas</a></div>
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"Although I read books in every genre, Fake is the first Teen Romance I’ve read. I don’t know what I was expecting, but I got a beautifully written, gorgeous story about a girl who isn’t tattooed, doesn’t smoke or drink, and isn’t trying to have sex with the school’s best male athlete. She’s smart, thoughtful, and a loyal friend. </div>
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Shifting to my audio - I listened to <b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Shakespeare's Champion</span></b> (Lily Bard #2) by <a href="http://www.charlaineharris.com/" target="_blank">Charlaine Harris</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today we have the wonderful Sandy Vaile with us. Mya from her new release has agreed to have a little chat with us.She sounds like a great character with a lot of sass so she is perfect for Sassy in the South</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #c00000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Mya Jensen from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Inheriting
Fear </i></span>by Sandy Vaile</span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Character
Questionnaire</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What
do you do best? <span style="color: #c00000;">Take care of myself, because there
has never been anyone else.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How
would you describe yourself in one sentence? <span style="color: #c00000;">Don’t
mess with me or I’ll knock you on your arse!</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What
do you like least and best about the person you are? <span style="color: #c00000;">There’s
nothing wrong with me. Who said there was? Okay, if I’m honest with you, I may
be a bit of a control freak, but if you’re a woman who needs protecting from an
abusive man, then you’ve come to the right place.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Where
do you call home? <span style="color: #c00000;">I thought moving from one side of
Adelaide to the other would be far enough to out run my past. I was mistaken.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What
makes you laugh out loud? <span style="color: #c00000;">Luca when he’s all
bashful and gentlemanly. What a spunk!</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What
makes you really angry? <span style="color: #c00000;">Men who beat women.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How
do you feel about authority figures, like the police?<span style="color: #c00000;">
They’re necessary in the community, but the law didn’t keep my mum safe. They
always let Jack Roach back out of the lockup.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Who
do you wish you were closest to? <span style="color: #c00000;">Doing the
horizontal tango with that hot detective from down the road would have to be at
the top of my list.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Do
you have a secret? <span style="color: #c00000;">The list is long, but they’re
not really secrets if they’re no-one else’s business, right? I figure that if I
keep to myself, the world will let me be. Pity it doesn’t seem to work that
way.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What
is your greatest regret? <span style="color: #c00000;">Not getting Mum out of
Jack Roach’s house.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What
is your most prized possession?<span style="color: #c00000;"> My Triumph Speed
Triple motorcycle. It’s black and red, loud and full of grunt. Riding it and
feeling the wind on my face gives me a sense of freedom.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On
what occasion would you lie? <span style="color: #c00000;">Maybe you should ask
when I wouldn’t. Nah, just kidding. I don’t much reason to fib, but I’m not one
to volunteer information unnecessarily, either. A girl has to look after number
one you know. You can take me at face value. </span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What
is your greatest achievement? <span style="color: #c00000;">Dragging myself out
of the gutter I grew up in.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What
is your greatest fear? <span style="color: #c00000;">Letting my guard down long
enough for a man to get under my skin.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">15.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tell
us a memory of childhood? <span style="color: #c00000;">When I was in primary
school, I bought Mum a glossy, black jewellery box from a second hand shop. She
said it was the best birthday present ever and we used to imagine visiting the
menagerie of African animals painted on the lid. We imagined daring to get so
close to a lion that the hairs on the backs of our necks stood on end, and looking
up at a strange giraffe with its long lips, doe eyes, and not-quite horns.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">16.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Have
you been in love and had a broken heart? <span style="color: #c00000;">There’s no
past tense, my heart is still broken from losing Mum.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">17.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Do
you believe in luck? <span style="color: #c00000;">There are no silver spoons in
Croydon. I make my own way in the world through blood, sweat and tears.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">18.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What
would you do to save someone you love? <span style="color: #c00000;">Throw myself
under a bus, if I knew it was coming… And therein lies the problem with saving
someone.</span></span></span></div>
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is your idea of happiness? <span style="color: #c00000;">A gourmet meal made with
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello, dear readers, and welcome to the first 2015 instalment of the very sasstacular SARA News!<br />All of us at SARA trust you have had an excellent start to this brand new year, and we KNOW it's going to be full of fabulously excellent reading.<br />Oh, the excitement!</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What better way to start news for 2015 than with a few tasty tidbits from <a href="http://www.lillianarose.com/?cat=9">Lilliana Rose</a>? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lilliana has a novella coming out mid-March, called<a href="http://www.lessthanthreepress.com/books/index.php?main_page=product_bookx_info&cPath=106_131&products_id=853"> <b>The Clockwork Heart</b></a> from<a href="http://www.lessthanthreepress.com/books/"> Less Than Three Press</a>. Want to know the bestest part? If you pre-order it now, you save!</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><i>Haunted by a past lover and left with scars so deep Libby gave up her life as an explorer, she spends her days trying to avoid bad memories by training ruthlessly with Helen, the woman she hired to teach her self-defense. Helen is beautiful, appealing, and could be what Libby needs to climb out of her past once and for all.</i></span></div>
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In other very marvellous news, Lilliana is also on film! Well, not her, precisely (actually, I can't be definitive about that... :)), but a script that she has penned:</div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The TAFE SA students have made my short script into a short film; Collection. (I was one of four scripts selected to make into a film, from over 50 entries).</span></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">It was exciting seeing the film and the students did an excellent job capturing the essence of what I had written. </span></span></i></div>
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The film is about a young girl, Tammy with an over active imagination and the adventures she conjures when she has to take out the rubbish, down a very long driveway!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In our second piece of newsiness, <a href="http://www.sandyvaile.com/index.html">Sandy Vaile</a> has recently signed a contract...</span><br />
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<i>Luca's professional boundaries blur after an unexpectedly, sizzling interlude with Mya. She is sexy, feisty and so many kinds of wrong, but he can't stop thinking about her. The problem is that her name keeps popping up in relation to his case.</i></div>
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<i>Mya is threatened by an anonymous foe who is hell bent on revenge. Will she try to fight her way out of this one, or put her faith in Luca to avoid becoming the next victim?</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333300; line-height: 18px;">A romantic suspense story published by </span><a href="http://www.crimsonromance.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #3b71b2; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">Crimson Romance</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333300; line-height: 18px;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333300; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Stay tuned for pre-order info.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333300; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Until next time, happy reading.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">Well it's the end of January now, but since we've been on a break, I would like to say 'Happy New Year!!' Did everyone have a little bit too much bubbly and food over the holiday period? I know I certainly did - the food not the bubbly. Well not much anyway :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">This was meant to be the last edition of 2014 however... (sorry, life!)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">Welcome to our first edition of Reading Adventures for 2015. What did SARAs have on their reading pile for the holidays? </span><br />
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What an amazing book. Beck Nicholas is one talented writer. Loved the voice and this story of revenge and secrets. I would have loved this book as a YA. Looking forward to more from this amazing author!"</div>
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River Road</span> </b>by<b> </b><a href="http://www.jayneannkrentz.com/" target="_blank">Jayne Ann Krentz</a><br />
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<b><span style="color: #a64d79;">A Dance with Dragons, Part 1: Dreams and Dust</span></b> by <a href="http://www.georgerrmartin.com/" target="_blank">George RR Martin</a></div>
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Re-reading <a href="http://www.noraroberts.com/" target="_blank">Nora Roberts'</a> <b><span style="color: #a64d79;">The MacKade Brothers</span></b> bundle. </div>
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I am looking forward to settling down with I selection of 'new to me' <b>Betty Neels</b> books I scored from Book Depository. These have been saved up for my 'Christmas Treat' which means lying in bed during daylight hours and reading and not feeling the least bit guilty about it!<br />
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Eleni Konstantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965708822577619160.post-22091226442630141242014-12-16T19:55:00.001+10:302015-01-15T00:54:21.191+10:30Southern Speak and the release of Jardine by Leesa Bow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Today we are so lucky to be featuring the new adult release of Jardine by Leesa Bow. The cover is gorgeous and Jardine just draws you in with his eyes. To discover a bit more about this young man, read the character interview she did with him for us. </b><br /><div class="MsoNormal">
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<b>JARDINE:</b></div>
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you believe in luck?</span></b></div>
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believe the only way to get anywhere in life is through hard work,
perseverance, and commitment. Some people are lucky, but when it comes to the
crunch, especially in sport, you need more than luck to be on top of your game.</span></div>
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Two things really. When my girlfriend, Ava, has moments of
self doubt and talks herself into a panic attack. She is one of the most
intelligent and level headed chicks around, and it frustrates me that she
doesn’t see it. But I don’t let her see my frustration. I only offer her the
support she deserves.</div>
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The second is the hold my father has over me. At times I
want to live my life the way I want but then he reminds me of the Hindu way and
what is expected of me as a man. </div>
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I was born in Sydney then moved to Adelaide for my father’s
work as an orthopaedic surgeon. My family are talking about relocating back to
Sydney. If Ava remains in Adelaide so will I, as nothing will tear me away from
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If I make the Australian cricket team, then we’ll find a way
to make it work since I’ll be spending many months of the year touring
overseas.</div>
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My grandfather Sanjay Kumble was a famous spin bowler for
India. He moved to Australia after meeting the Aussie girl of his dreams. As a
young boy he used to teach me all his tricks about cricket, and having the eye
of the tiger when bowling to intimidate the batsman. He would take me to the cricket
nets on ovals after school, and teach me what to do—and what not to do—little
secrets other coaches are unaware of. As it turned out I was more like him than
my father, except I became a fast bowler. </div>
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Jardine released as part of a new adult anthology, Love
Addiction on the 15<sup>th</sup> December 2014.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #10131a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Website: </span><a href="http://www.leesabow.com/"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">www.leesabow.com</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #10131a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></div>
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<b>Blurb for Jardine:</b></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #181818; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">At eighteen, Ava is sure she has found her soul
mate in Jardine. Convincing their friends and family that what they have is
more than just a crush, however, is an entirely different story. Jardine's
parents have his life mapped out with plans that don't include Ava. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Their plans to get into med school and start
their future together crumble when cricket sensation Jardine is selected to
play for the Australian team and expected to spend most of the year touring
internationally. Ava knows since they agreed to follow their dreams, no matter
the cost, she has to let Jardine go.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Ava also discovers a new inspiration to move on
with her life. But can she keep it a secret from Jardine? If he discovers the
truth, everything between them could be destroyed</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="background: white;">Thanks for giving us an incite into Jardine's world. This collection looks great. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">A Romance with Books</span></b></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">My
romance with books is about to end…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Gasp!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Let me
explain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Moving
homes is one of the most stressful things we can do in our lives. And once
again I've moved house (I'm hoping that I don't have to do this ever again but
of course I probably will). My books have survived three different moves in
recent years, some of them now have bent or torn covers (I'm internally crying).
I'm one of those book owners who wont even dog ear a page (who would do that?),
let alone mark the book with pen or highlighter (off with your head!).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Settling
into my new home, I've finally been able to start unpacking boxes upon boxes of
books that had been in storage for the last 18 months. It's like getting
reacquainted with long lost friends. I'm remembering the worlds that the
stories took me too, and revelling in emotions evoked from the journey the
books took me on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">What has
changed for me during this particular move is that I should have about another
5 or more boxes of books, but I haven't because I've been purchasing ebooks.
The main reason I've done this (which I'm reminded as I nearly break my back
moving another box of books) is because of the lack of space. My bookcase is
over flowing with wonderful words and information that I love to dwell in. But
I need room to live in my home as well!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">There
are also other reasons. My books have collected a lot of dust over the years,
and I've got a packet of tissues nearby and have dosed up on anti-histamines
(unpacking books can be dangerous to your health). And with the thought of
moving again I'm tempted to give my books to the Salvos and let them have a new
owner. (I don't want to keep them in storage)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">What is
wrong with me?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I can't
believe that I would ever think this. I must be sick. Don't worry I haven't
departed with my book-friends, but some of them have been marked to go to new homes,
which I am saddened by, but times have changed. I already have a lot of 'stuff'
to take with my when I move and I just want to lessen the material wealth that
I've gathered over my lifetime. I love my books, but the reality is that I'll
never read most of them again, because there isn't enough hours left in my life
time, plus there are new books to get to know and to have an affair with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">At the
same time I'm torn. My heart is broken from this unexpected break up, which is
made worse when I look at my bookcase, and the memories flow from the stories
it holds, because there are also other memories evoked in me. Presents from sisters,
parents, friends. There are my books from childhood (I'm keeping these) and there
are books that have helped me when studying or show a journey of whatever theme
I was obsessed in researching at a particular time in my life. I'm not sure I
want to part with these friends. They are still gems to be held, and I like to
glance my eyes over their wonderful features, check out their spines, smell
their musky scent – something that I can't be done with ebooks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">However,
this is where I find an unexpected advantage of having an ebook. While I can't
view them on a bookshelf as I wander past cleaning the floor, or looking for
one that I haven't read (so many of these!) by simply standing and staring at
the shelf because ebooks are tucked away. But what's become a necessity for me
is that ebooks only take up electronic space, at which I have so much more of
compared to the physical space. Plus they don't take up heaps of box space, or
near break my back when moving, or give me hay fever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">With
sales of ebooks slowing, and print sales holding their own in the market, I've
stepped across the line, gone past the point of no return, and electronic books
are my preferred option when buying a book.</span></div>
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still have romances with books, it's just to a slightly different tune; the one
of cyber space.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">What
have you done with your loved books? Have you kept them? Will you always keep
them? </span></div>
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<![endif]-->Fantastic article Lilliana. My bookshelves are overflowing too.<br />
Now you can learn more about Lilliana's book. Love the cover<br />
<b><i><b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Change of Heart</span></b></i><b><i><br />
</i></b>by Lilliana Rose<br />
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around the world. ‘Change of Heart’ is her latest publication in the steampunk </span></b>Maggie Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00731314805887837603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965708822577619160.post-90560667614696363832014-11-23T00:37:00.000+10:302014-11-23T00:37:30.548+10:30So long (sort of) and thanks for all the fish<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've been website mum since inception and blog mum for a while now but the time has come for me to hang up my hat.<br />
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It's been a great ride with some ups and downs in my personal life making SARA online fraught with twists and turns. Great fodder for a novel, I suppose.<br />
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Through it all the SARA members have been a wonderful support.<br />
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I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all who have helped with the blogging in the last few years - especially the amazingly talented and hilarious Emmeline Lock, who has graciously taken up the role of blog mum. So I leave this baby in good hands!<br />
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Thanks also to Maggie Mundy, Carla Caruso and Khloe Wren for help with the blog, to Bronwyn Stuart for her work on the Facebook page, and once again thanks to Emmeline for being the Twitter guru.<br />
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I wanted to also thank all of <i>you</i> readers who have visited the blog, and another thank you to all who took the time to comment over the years. On behalf of SARA, I have appreciated all your support. Please continue to keep that support up.<br />
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We have a wonderful band of SARA members who are doing amazing things and this blog is one of the places to support them - the others being <a href="http://www.facebook.com/SAusRomA" target="_blank">FB</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/SAusRomA" target="_blank">Twitter</a> of course.<br />
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I sat watching a wonderful slide presentation by Trish Morey and Bronwyn Stuart at our last meeting and was so proud of everyone's achievements in 2014! It's one of the reasons I have loved being the blog and web mum - I got to put all those achievements up for the world to see.<br />
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I will still continue to support everyone from the sidelines and will keep in touch with SARA reading in the Reading Adventures column, so I'm not riding off into the sunset.<br />
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Yia sou,<br />
Eleni!<br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">First cab off the rank today is NA author</span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"> </span><a href="http://leesabow.com/" style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Leesa Bow</a><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">.</span></div>
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Leesa's latest release was in September with<span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"> <b>Charming the Outback</b> </span>- the second NA story in the series that begins with <b>Winning the Player</b>. Although there is a mild sport theme the main theme is rural theme combined with the emotion of NA. Like <b>WTP</b> its a story about second chance love.<br />
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When jaded city girl Maddy McIntyre packs up and leaves Adelaide for a new job in the country, it’s not only a chance at a fresh start. Six months ago, the first guy she’d ever loved shattered her heart before moving home to Broken Hill. Deep down inside, Maddy is hoping that living in the same town will give her an opportunity to prove to Luke that she’s one temptation he can’t resist.<br />
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As Maddy learns more about Luke’s family and background, she begins to understand that his mixed messages are caused by balancing what’s expected of him with what he really wants. Maddy gave Luke her heart long ago and, despite their differences, she knows she’ll only ever be happy with her hot country boy. But how can she convince him that she’s the risk he needs to take?<br />
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| <a href="http://www.destinyromance.com/products/9781760140434/charming-outback">Destiny Romance</a> | <a href="http://smarturl.it/Charmingtheoutback">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B00LNSTXJW">Amazon AUS</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/charming-the-outback/id897765202?mt=11">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Leesa_Bow_Charming_the_Outback?id=MFv8AwAAQBAJ&hl=en">Google Play</a> | <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/en-AU/ebook/charming-the-outback-1">Kobo</a></div>
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But that's not all, Leesa also has a book releasing a NA bundle with seven (count them, 7) other NA authors! And it's Leesa first indie published work. </div>
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Jardine will be released 15th December and has a cricket theme (how's that! :) ) It's the first book in a two book series. Boot two, Caught Out, is expected to be out in early 2015.</div>
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At eighteen, Ava is sure she has found her soul mate in Jardine. Convincing their friends and family that what they have is more than just a crush, however, is an entirely different story. Jardine’s parents have his life mapped out with plans that don’t include Ava.<br />
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Their plans to get into med school and start their future together crumble when cricket sensation Jardine is selected to play for the Australian team and expected to spend most of the year touring internationally. Ava knows since they agreed to follow their dreams, no matter the cost, she has to let Jardine go.<br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><i>Busy busy busy for</i> <a href="http://khloewren.com/" style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Khloe Wren</a></span><br />
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Khloe was offered a contract on a new stand alone novella <b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Tigers Are Forever</span></b>, which is due for release in December this year.</div>
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<b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Tourmaline Truth: Gemstone Vampires Book 2 </span></b>was released on the spooky date of 31st October!</div>
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Vampires are real... as is the fact they will only ever take one woman, their Eternal Bride. When Barret sees Sharon, he’s excited to have finally found his Bride, until they meet and he learns Sharon knows nothing of Vampires and is scared of him. Once he seduces her into accepting his claim on her, Barret falls asleep…only to wake to find her gone. Sharon had snuck out while he slept and ends up in the hands of the enemy. His rescue attempt ends badly and they are both caught by the evil Nobles. Twenty-seven years later they find themselves finally free. As they both struggle to adjust to the outside world, Sharon is on a mission to rescue the sons she birthed in captivity. Barret wakes to find Sharon has, once again, slipped away while he slept. Will history repeat itself?<br />
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Get your copy now at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tourmaline-Truth-Gemstone-Vampires-Book-ebook/dp/B00P0DRK14/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1414717711&sr=8-1&keywords=tourmaline+truth" target="_blank">Amazon</a> and <a href="https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-tourmalinetruth-1659005-140.html" target="_blank">All Romance Ebooks</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://virginia-taylor.com/" target="_blank">Virginia Taylor's</a></b> </span>upcoming release, <b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Starling</span></b>, has a new cover. It's the first in <b>The Southlanders Series</b> and will be released in April 2015 from <b><i>Kensington's Lyrical</i></b>. </div>
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An aspiring dressmaker, orphaned Starling Smith is accustomed to fighting for her own survival. But when she’s offered a year’s wages to temporarily pose as a wealthy man’s bride, she suspects ulterior motives. She can’t lose the chance to open her own shop, but she won’t be any man’s lover, not even handsome, infuriating Alisdair Seymour’s… <br />
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To prevent his visiting sister from parading potential brides in front of him, Alisdair has decided to present a fake wife. He lost his heart once, and had it broken—he doesn’t intend to do it again. But stubborn, spirited Starling is more alluring than he bargained for, and Alisdair will risk everything he has to prove his love is true… <br />
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Check details now at <a href="http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/book.aspx/31133?category=313090">Kensington Books</a></div>
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Virginia also has two more in the series (<b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Ella</span></b> and <b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Charlotte</span></b>) expected in 2015 and 2016! </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://helzkatdesigns.com/" target="_blank">HelzKat Designs</a> </span></b>(aka Eleni Konstantine) has been busy with her latest design for horror author, <b><a href="http://www.jmthorne.com/" target="_blank">J.M. Thorne</a></b>.</div>
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Okay first up, <b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Amy T Matthews</span></b> will be at the SA Writer's Centre for a workshop.<br /><br /><br /><b>The Interview<br /> 25 October, 2pm - 5pm</b><br />with Amy T Matthews and Gillian Dooley<br /><br /><br /> This workshop will explore the art of interviewing and being interviewed – a crucial component of a writer’s career.<div>
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A silent achiever in the SARA ranks is <b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://becknicholas.com/" target="_blank">Beck Nicholas</a></span></b>, whose debut YA novel, <span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><b>Fake</b></span>, was released by Harlequin Teen on the 1st October! </div>
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Raffy Fortuna knows all about luck, and she's not interested in pushing it. But sometimes luck pushes you to the places you least expect. Sassy Italian-Australian newspaper reporter Raffy has been ultra-superstitious ever since her ex-fiance saw her in her bridal gown before they got hitched - and left her at the altar. But as luck would have it, one of her new assignments at Press Publishing is a feature series challenging some of the most common superstitions in the lead-up to Friday the thirteenth. It's her worst nightmare - not helped by the grumpy, yet annoyingly handsome cameraman accompanying her to film the daily online videos for the newspaper's site.</div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><i>But life kind of imploded for me and for other members of the blog. I have to thank <b>Emmeline Lock</b> for keeping us going with those Reading Adventures! </i></span><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i>Also I'd like to thank our two regular bloggers, <b>Carla Caruso</b> and <b>Khloe Wren</b> who are leaving the blogging team (I will not cry, I will not cry). We'll still bring you their news but they are off being busy little bees.</i></span><br />
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Kyoko will be launching <b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Diary of A Library Nerd</span></b> tomorrow!<br />
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Where: <b>Dymocks Adelaide</b><br />
Location: 135 Rundle Mall, Adelaide, South Australia 5000<br />
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When: Thursday 25th September<br />
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<b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.carlacaruso.com.au/" target="_blank">Carla Caruso</a></span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><i>Carla is wearing a new hat</i> </span>- editor in chief. Well, technically co-editor in chief as she has become the co-editor of <a href="http://romanceaustralia.com/" target="_blank">Romance Writers of Australia'</a>s monthly journal, Hearts Talk.<br />
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Carla appeared in the <b>Sunday Mail<i> </i></b>in June... with model in tow!<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span>
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If you love amateur sleuths, from TV shows <i>Devious Maids </i>(where a Latina maid goes undercover) to <i>Castle</i> (about a crime-solving mystery novelist in the vein of <i>Murder, She Wrote</i>), then you might just like Carla's new one, <span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><b>A Pretty Mess: An Astonvale Novel # 1</b> </span>(HarperCollins/Harper Impulse)<br />
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The first in a series, it’s set in the fictional well-heeled South Australian suburb of Astonvale, known for its infinity-edge pools and Wimbledon-worthy tennis courts (inspired by Adelaide’s real inner south, including Unley Park and Springfield!)<br />
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The second book also takes the characters on holiday to Robe, dubbed “The Hamptons of South Australia”.<br />
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The series follows a neat-freak professional organiser – Celeste Pretty – who gets caught up in messy mysteries with a sexy builder (Lenny Muscat)!<br />
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<i>From Carla:</i><br />
Some of it’s a little inspired by my own experience. I’ve moved to the inner south from the far south – Seaview Downs – went to a public school, live in a renovator’s delight, and until recently drove a fourteen-year-old Holden Astra, like Celeste. So it provides that outsider’s perspective while still displaying a fondness for the area. </div>
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Sometimes, to come clean, you've got to get your hands dirty ... Celeste Pretty, a self-confessed neat freak, has found the job she was born to do: a professional organiser, de-cluttering people's homes and workplaces. Her new business gets off to a cracking start when she lands her first client, health and fitness guru Natalia Samphire, in the well-heeled suburb of Astonvale. But things get messy at Natalia's mansion when Celeste finds a blackmail note and other mysterious items. And then there's Lenny Muscat, the sexy builder renovating the place, whose constant presence is muddling Celeste's usually organised brain. When things get decidedly suspicious at the mansion, she and Lenny have to team up to investigate. But will Celeste emerge with her heart and professional reputation unscathed? This is the first in the <b><i>Astonvale series</i></b>.<br />
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You can pre-order your book <a href="http://www.harpercollins.com.au/books/Pretty-Mess-Carla-Caruso/?isbn=9781460704103" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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This is the second in the Astonvale series, called <b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Pretty Shore</span></b>, and is due out by <b>Penguin</b> in December. Ah, it is indeed a pretty Shore..<br />
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Suzie and Pattington were in the <b>Adelaide Hills Magazine</b>.<br />
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Peta loves her life in the desert and wants her fiancée Alex to experience her love and passion. As a photographer, he loves the colour and diversity of life, but an encounter with a snake leaves not only his life in the balance, but their future. - <a href="http://alfiedog.com/products-page/suzie-hindmarsh-knights/run-from-the-sun-suzie-hindmarsh-knights-3000-words-adventure-romance/#sthash.R7b3yR5U.dpuf" target="_blank">See more at AlfieDog</a></div>
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Khloe has been a busy busy author with four books in her best selling <b><i>Dragon Warriors</i></b> series hitting the an e-reader near you! </div>
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Out now from <b>Evernight Publishing</b> are these smoking hot menage reads!</div>
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Book 1: <b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Enchanting Eilagh</span></b> - <i>Dimitri, Max & Eilagh</i></div>
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Book 2: <b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Binding Becky</span></b> - <i>Drake, Savren and Becky</i></div>
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Book 3: <b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Claiming Carina</span></b> - <i>Denver, Phelan, Hart and Carina</i></div>
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Book 5: <b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Believing Binda </span></b>-<i> Baxter, Zane & Binda</i><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://virginia-taylor.com/" target="_blank">Virginia Taylor</a></span></b></div>
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Virginia has been offered a contract for two more historical romances by Kesington's <b>Lyrical Press</b>. They are titled <b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Ella</span></b> and <b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Charlotte.</span></b></div>
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"It was amazing to watch how the relationship between Bree and Sam developed. From jilted lovers to friends with a lot of unresolved sexual tension between them, to utterly in love with each other – all written in a way that made it natural, believable and a delight to follow. Their relationship progressed smoothly and at a pace that made it possible to watch them develop deep feelings for each other, without it being too drawn-out."</div>
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Claire's latest release, <b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Down Among the Dead Men</span></b>, is out now from <b>Entangled Ignite.</b></div>
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Caitlyn needs to find her estranged father or her mother will be thrown out of the home she loves, so Caitlyn ventures into the rough, tough world of the Australian opal fields. After rescuing a teenager from an attempted assault she learns that the girl, Max, is her half-sister.<br />
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Emmeline's short story has been published in <b>Sci Fi Quarterly</b>. Check out <b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.scifiromancequarterly.org/get-the-current-issue/" target="_blank">Liberating Clemency</a></span></b>. </div>
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Assassin Clemency is on a mission to find the Herz des Mondes, a moonstone of great and mysterious power, which will help her get her life on track. When she is out-thieved by the appealing mercenary L'Arc, is she beaten, or will they both reap the stone's rewards of the heart?</div>
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Anne has a new release this month from <b>HM&B</b> with <b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">The Party Dare. </span></b></div>
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When beauty therapist Breanna Black encounters the sexy new owner of the house next door, she's attracted, but she's more concerned his intended renovations will impact on her heritage home. His curt manner when she questions him doesn't disguise the hot desire she sees beneath his cool demeanour.<br />
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<i style="color: #674ea7;">Finalist Trish!!!</i></div>
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<b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">A Price Worth Paying</span></b> was a finalist in the <i>Short Sexy category</i> in Romance Writers of Australia's <b>Ruby Awards</b> held in Sydney in August.</div>
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Franco Chatsfield never lived by his family's rules, and he isn't going to start now. But The Chatsfield's new CEO needs Franco to secure a partnership, and he can't say no. He'll seal the deal and leave. But one woman stands in his way…. <br />
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Beck Nicholas' <b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Fake</span></b> is here from <b>Harlequin Teen</b>.<br />
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Seventeen-year-old Kath McKenny has a date to the end-of-term party with her since-forever crush. He publicly messaged her to confirm, but there’s been a recent status update: he’s taking the new girl — giggly, pretty, well-developed Lana Elliot — instead.<br />
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Asher is a Lifer, a slave aboard the spaceship Pelican. A member of the lowest rung of society, she must serve the ship’s Officials and Astronauts as punishment for her grandparents’ crimes back on Earth. The one thing that made life bearable was her illicit relationship with Samuai, a Fishie boy, but he died alongside her brother in a freak training accident.<br />
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Dr Anna Morelli rarely makes mistakes. But this one is big, bordering on huge. Somewhere between sunset and sunrise at the simple beachside wedding of two old friends, she’s cried in the ladies bathroom, danced to too many ABBA songs and survived the best, knock-your-socks-off one night stand in recorded history. Has she gone crazy? She’s supposed to be running from the disasters in her life, not creating more.<br />
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James Trelissick, Marquis of Lasterton, has but one plan: to get his sister and mother back from the notorious pirate who stole them from their ship bound for the Americas, without creating the scandal of the season. After months of fruitless searching, his family name and his sister’s reputation hang dangerously by a single thread. So, taking matters into his own hands, he kidnaps the one woman who must hold some of the answers: the daughter of the pirate captain.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(To be honest, authoring is a very solitary and sometimes, ahem, <i>boring</i> pursuit, so if we use words like ADVENTURE and FUN and SPARKLY and WINE (often those last two together) it makes it sound like a party in here.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Which, of course, it totally is.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While <a href="http://www.virginia-taylor.com/">Virginia Taylor</a> has been partying solidly like a rockstar since the recent release of her books <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dr-No-Commitment-Random-Romance-ebook/dp/B00EJ6AJAM/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1409481650&sr=1-1&keywords=virginia+Taylor">Dr No Commitment</a>, and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Losing-Patients-Random-Romance-Virginia-ebook/dp/B00JP1AP3W/ref=sr_1_4?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1409481650&sr=1-4&keywords=virginia+Taylor">Losing Patients</a>, she has found time (obviously, she doesn't sleep, just like all rockstars) to give us this review gem:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Untamed</i>, by Anna Cowan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rated with five stars from me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-czQIFT1agbk/VAL9AOmDvdI/AAAAAAAAD-I/8bvB-IOoHis/s1600/17877553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-czQIFT1agbk/VAL9AOmDvdI/AAAAAAAAD-I/8bvB-IOoHis/s1600/17877553.jpg" height="200" width="131" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m not going to
tell the story of Untamed because that’s not what I do. I read for the whole
experience, the prose, the characters,<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">
and</i> the stories. Often I don’t buy a book because the story told by the
reviewer isn’t one I might be interested in, whereas if reviewer simply gave
the impression of the story and why she liked/disliked it, I would look for
myself. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As it happens, a
five star review did interest me enough to go to Amazon and look. I always read
the first couple of pages online. I saw some fairly ordinary editing and that
Untamed was ranked at about 700,000 by Amazon. At that stage, I didn’t
understand the Amazon author rankings or how many books a writer needed to sell
to suddenly get a good ranking, which had been happening to me. So, with
selfish experimentation in mind I bought the book. At 700,000 I could assume
that I would probably be the only buyer in a 24 hour period. In case anyone is
interested, the sale dropped her to about 200,000 and I didn’t start reading
right away because I was pretty sure I wouldn’t want to read too much. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Somewhere in the
middle of the first chapter I read a sentence that made my heart sing. The
prose was simply stunning. Of course I read on and was not only lost in some
beautiful words -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which I can’t show you
- because my Kindle won’t let me get back into the story unless I go backwards
page by page from the end to the beginning and I don’t have time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, trust me. Anna Cowan is a fantastic
writer. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One reviewer
said ‘you either like this book or you hate it.’ This means the story is
powerful. Other reviewers thought the story was about a boyish girl and girlish
boy finding a strange connection that they didn’t want to know about.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m a Dorothy
Dunnett fan and so I don’t see interesting characterisations quite so simply.
This is a story about two damaged people who deal with their problems in their
own way, and each needs the strengths of the other. This is what romance is
about. Love, redemption, happy endings, and finding the ‘one.’ <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The heroine
isn’t a boyish girl - she is a strong, caring woman, and easily the best
heroine I’ve read for a very long time. The hero isn’t a girly boy. He was a
renaissance man, that is, a man who has exceptional talents. Not only women
fall in love with him, but men. If you can understand that a woman who is just
as brilliant but not quite as beautiful can love him, which of course you can,
you will love the book as much as I did. It’s a thrilling, clever story, and
wonderfully written. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ulAvxXTT03M/VAL9BgX5IAI/AAAAAAAAD-Y/Tb2-YiFSw2o/s1600/43884.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ulAvxXTT03M/VAL9BgX5IAI/AAAAAAAAD-Y/Tb2-YiFSw2o/s1600/43884.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fw6qbvAH9PM/VAL9CtltmOI/AAAAAAAAD-o/Ha5ZvaXWhX4/s1600/8345110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fw6qbvAH9PM/VAL9CtltmOI/AAAAAAAAD-o/Ha5ZvaXWhX4/s1600/8345110.jpg" height="200" width="126" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here's some further gold from <a href="http://www.maggiemundy.com/">Maggie Mundy</a>, who has been going crazy and celebrating like a Eurovision finalist, because the first book of her Midworlder Trilogy, <i>Unknown Protector</i>, is out THIS WEEK from Soul Mate Publishing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To be honest, Maggie, that cover makes me feel a little like swinging from a chandelier, too. Cover win!</span></div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XF38e8nPNOk/VAL-nwFXviI/AAAAAAAAD_U/4x2MC_qV40I/s1600/22733242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XF38e8nPNOk/VAL-nwFXviI/AAAAAAAAD_U/4x2MC_qV40I/s1600/22733242.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">This is a menage romance and I have to say the first one that I have read. It is a ScFi romance that has everything from spaceships to dragons in it. A group of girls get taken to another world where there is little technology. They are dressed in clothes that would resemble the Edwardian era. There is no way back to Earth so the girls will have to make the best of their lot. In this book Chelsea is rescued by two sexy dragon riders called Tarkin and Ari. She will find a new home, love and some great sex. The atmosphere of the book reminded me of Firefly by Joss Whedon. I think I would definitely be persuaded to read menage again.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Thanks, Maggie! More to add to the TBR...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you exhausted your supply of firewood yet, as we have, spending July sitting in front of the fire with your trackies on, a good book and a glass of your favourite? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can feel the hammock/book/glass of something cold combo coming on! Yay! My favourite reading position!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beck: This YA contemporary romance was a perfect summer beach read, for the middle of winter. I laughed and I cried and it was fun with a dash of romance and a lot about the heroine, Belly, growing up. I loved her transformation from oblivious and self-absorbed at the beginning to having a little more understanding of those around her. It’s told around the summer she’s 16 but there are regular flashbacks to other summers to show us her history with the summer house she’s visiting and the people she sees only in the summer. I really liked this one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And just who is Beck Nicholas, you might ask?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She's the author of <i>Lifer</i> (coming out in December) and a SARA!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>On the other side of the universe, an alien attack has left Earth in shambles and a group called The Company has taken control. Blank wakes up in a pond completely naked and with no memory, not even his real name. So when a hot girl named Megs invites him to a black-market gaming warehouse where winning means information, he doesn’t think twice about playing. But sometimes the past is better left buried.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>As Asher and Blank’s worlds collide, the truth comes out—everyone has been lied to. Bourne Identity meets Under the Never Sky in this intergalactic tale of love and deception from debut novelist Beck Nicholas.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Coming December 16 from <a href="http://www.month9books.com/">Month9Books</a>.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Until next time, happy reading!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Emmeline. xx</span></div>
Emmeline Lockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10398543962808655906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965708822577619160.post-74031138718243173892014-07-11T00:00:00.000+09:302014-07-11T00:00:00.392+09:30UP-CLOSE with short story queen Suzie Hindmarsh-Knights!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>You’ve had a lot of success with your short stories on the <a href="http://alfiedog.com/">Alfie Dog Fiction</a> site. Why do you think they’re so popular?</b><br />
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I think the Outback content and horse scenes grab attention. Rosemary Kind (Managing Director – Alfie Dog) tells me I write them well, so I can only go by her feedback. Short stories help me on the journey to becoming published.<br />
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<b>You once worked on a racehorse property below Victoria’s Great Dividing Range and lived in Hong Kong in the ‘90s. How did these experiences come about, and have you ever drawn on them in your writing? And… what made you move from the UK to Australia?</b><br />
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I left the UK when I was seventeen to work on a racehorse property north of Whittlesea. I was looking for adventure and when the opportunity presented itself, I jumped at the chance. I was a typical young girl in love with horses, in fact, I love all animals, but I had this crazy dream, about working with racehorses. <br />
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It was the hardest job I’ve ever done - 5am starts and 8pm finishes and physically demanding. I was pretty fit in those days. I definitely use my experience of the racing industry and our Outback travels in my books. <i>Desert Wind</i> and <i>Desert Storm</i> are based around the racing industry.<br />
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Hong Kong was an amazing five-year adventure. I attended my first creative writing class while living there. I became involved with the Belgian Society and wrote their newsletter. When we joined the South China Scuba Diving Club, I was voted as the “member's member”. <br />
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One of my roles was to write the newsletter. I had great fun with this as I was allowed a certain amount of creative freedom.<br />
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<b>For your first manuscript, <i>El Alto</i>, you spent many hours researching the Peruvian revolutionary organisation, the Shining Path, and South America. What made you want to write about this particular area?</b><br />
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The Shining Path (<i>Sendero Luminoso</i>)... well, there’s quite a story behind my interest in this organisation. My husband’s family went to live and work in the Peruvian oil fields after the war and had many fantastic adventures while travelling through the Andes. <br />
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They were geologists, looking for oil for a UK company. Their two boys were born there and went to a Spanish school in Lima. They’ve told me so many interesting stories that it aroused my interest. <br />
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The Sendero were extremely violent especially towards women, so there are many dark moments in this story. I loved researching their history and have woven their beginning in the first book to an incident where the Sendero take over the prisons in the second book. It’s an adventure love story that spans more than ten years. <br />
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When I wrote the first book it must have been well over two hundred thousand words. I’ve got it down to one hundred and ten thousand now; the sequel was the same. I hope one day they will get picked up. I feel it’s a story that needs to be told. I’m told by those who have read it, it would make a fantastic movie… I live in hope with that one!<br />
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<b>What do you get up to in a typical day? Do you still ride or own horses?</b><br />
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I have a day job which curtails my writing at the moment. I make time in the evenings and on the weekends to write. I no longer ride. Although I often get the urge, my body isn’t up to it any more. <br />
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I’ve been one of those people who have pushed their body beyond what is probably reasonable: horse riding, wind-surfing, snow skiing, scuba diving, running, gym work, aerobics, kick-boxing… the list is endless, but I have no regrets. I feel I’ve done more than a lot of people and am grateful for that.<br />
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<b>How long have you been involved with the South Australian Romance Authors group and why do you enjoy it?</b><br />
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I joined SARA over four years ago now. I was introduced to <a href="http://www.trishmorey.com/">Trish Morey</a> who invited me along to a meeting. I was struggling alone with my writing, and still am to a certain extent. Learning the craft has been the hardest thing for me; telling a story is the easy part. <br />
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I can see the development of my writing style since I first started but it’s sometimes a real slog getting past the over-writing, especially when you’re a wordy person. <br />
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I’ve found the group to be a fabulous support network and really there shouldn’t be any reason why we should struggle alone.<br />
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<b>A birdie told me you were recovering from a knee replacement op. Not horse-riding-related, was it? And does it mean you’re getting lots of writing done while you’re ‘laid up’? </b><br />
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Now, I wonder who that was? ;) Yes, unfortunately I seem to be prone to bone problems. Horse-riding probably hasn’t helped. I’ve had many falls over the years, but then I’ve thrashed my body in many ways and I guess it’s payback time. <br />
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I had a major neck operation a couple of years ago and seem to have been in the wars ever since. The knee is improving, slowly. <br />
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I must admit the first few weeks after the operation I couldn’t think, what with all the drugs. But the last couple of weeks I’ve been working on changes to <i>Desert Wind</i> and I must say it’s lovely having the daytime to write rather than slogging away during the evening when I’m tired.<br />
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<b>Finally, tell us a little about the famous Paddington!</b><br />
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OMG… how long do you want this? Paddington, where to start with him? Well, first off he’s a Bearded Collie with attitude. Actually I’ve never met a Beardie that didn’t have attitude. He comes from a champion line of herders, although he has no idea how to herd, unless it’s humans along the beach. <br />
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Cows, nope, he doesn’t like cows! Sheep - well, he was bred to herd them, but as I said he only seems to like herding people. Paddington thinks he’s a bit better than his herding parents. If you can herd a bunch of humans, that’s pretty good in his eyes.<br />
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As you are probably aware he has his own blog on my website (<b><a href="http://www.suziehindmarshknights.com/">www.suziehindmarshknights.com</a></b>); he writes a diary of his adventures. He has quite a following around the world and I forever have to ask him for the next chapter. He’s the only Bearded Collie to travel the Outback as a puppy. <br />
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He wanted to cross the Simpson Desert with us, but, alas, we weren’t allowed to take him. He’s seen ghosts in the Outback. Scary stuff, he tells me.<br />
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Paddington is one hell of a character. He’s driven by food and wakes me every morning, nose in my face demanding breakfast. He doesn’t really care what he eats as long as it’s something I would eat. Dog biscuits are fine but not as tasty as an Anzac cookie. <br />
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He runs the house with precision. He thinks he’s in charge but he only manages to boss Pete around. I think he realises I’m the alpha bitch – so to speak! Or perhaps he lets me think that!<br />
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Paddington is a book waiting to happen. But until then, he demands I post his pictures on Facebook, keep his blog going and give him the love he deserves.</div>
Carlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475316937751544459noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965708822577619160.post-21595963955675108752014-06-13T00:00:00.000+09:302014-06-13T00:00:01.045+09:30UP-CLOSE with long-time SARA member Harriet Jarvis!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Tell us about your writing journey.</b><br /><br />I have always enjoyed reading and plotting stories in my head and can’t remember when I didn’t. I progressed from children’s adventure and horror to romance and murder mystery. Occasionally I’d write poetry or short stories but didn’t have the discipline to pursue it. <br /><br /> After retiring I spend a lot of time reading romance and decided to buy a computer and have fun trying to make sense of the random scenarios in my head. <br /><br />I’ve written a few category novels - most of which need drastic editing and have a few more in progress. I have entered <i>Little Gems </i>10 times over four years and love the feedback. I find most criticism justified when I check it against my writing. Favourite comment: ‘This was my favourite entry. I would love to read more from this author.’ In 2013 I finalled with 'Stealing the Detective’s Heart'. Holding a copy of your published story ranks right up there with jumping from a plane. <br /> </div>
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<b><br />Is it true your husband critiques all your manuscripts?</b><br /><br /> Leith has read and critiqued all of my <i>Little Gems e</i>ntries and a reasonable amount of the novels. He’s listened to hours of plots and scenes, given constructive advice (i.e. Aussie men don’t say that), helps out with technical stuff and willingly does research for me. He’ll also act out a scene with me to check whether it’s practical. <br /><b><br />Who are your favourite authors?</b><br /> I don’t have favourite authors. I tend to skim-read and if the story grabs me I’ll reread it. I have some I keep and reread passages or the whole book just for the enjoyment of the story. ‘<a href="http://www.amazon.com/All-Man-Can-Ask-Silhouette/dp/0373272677">All a Man Can Ask’ by Virginia Kantra </a>(2003), <a href="http://www.amazon.com.au/Perfect-Morning-Marcia-Evanick-ebook/dp/B007OLTGG2">‘Perfect Morning’ By Marcia Evanick</a> (1989) and ‘<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Uneasy-Alliance-Famous-Firsts-Krentz/dp/0373200056">Uneasy Alliance’ by Jayne Ann Krentz </a>(1984) can always grab me. I also love intrigue if the story and the love interest are believable and strong. <br /><br /> <b>Finally, what’s something people might be surprised to learn about you? </b><br /> We love travelling now we have time and can afford it and have visited and helicoptered over the three great waterfalls of the world. Relaxing and writing on a cruise boat is special. <br /><br />Whenever the opportunity arises I love to try something risky. I’ve white water rafted, hot air ballooned, abseiled, skydived and in Zimbabwe crawled to the edge of the African rift to see a waterfall hundreds of metres below in the valley. <br /><br />I’d like to be able to swim but after a few strokes I sink. In an emergency I’ll just have to hit bottom and run like heck – which with my arthritic hip and knee doesn’t promise much hope!</div>
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