tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64303194726327727032024-03-12T18:07:42.507-07:00Georgina Troy, Writer - The Jersey Scene SeriesGEORGINA TROY, WRITER - THE JERSEY SCENEGeorgina Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14303824950067128529noreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430319472632772703.post-12048408670890483052017-02-08T10:29:00.001-08:002017-02-08T10:29:41.501-08:00Chatting to Charlie - BBC Radio Jersey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Last Sunday - 5 February - I was invited to chat to Charlie McArdle on his BBC Radio Jersey show about my live, writing and my books. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I had a great time talking about my four published <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Georgina-Troy/e/B00ELR5ALW/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1486578526&sr=8-1">Jersey Scene</a> books and telling the listeners a little about A Jersey Sunda<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e</span>, book 5 in the series, and A Jersey Christmas, my first Christmas novel out this December.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was also chatting about my WW1 historical romance, <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Broken-Faces-Deborah-Carr/dp/0992786576/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1486578503&sr=8-1&keywords=broken+faces">Broken Faces</a> and why I write under my own name, Deborah Carr, and my pseudonym, Georgina Troy and also why I chose my pseudonym.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There was great feed back from the listeners when I mentioned that I was looking for suggestions of settings for A Jersey Sundae. I had a great time and looking forward to going back on the show again at some point.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you want to hear me <strike>waffle on</strike> chat to Charlie, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04pn8h9">here's the link</a> - I'm about 2hrs 18mins into the show. Happy listening!</span></div>
Georgina Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14303824950067128529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430319472632772703.post-70173310148207216012017-02-02T10:55:00.000-08:002017-02-02T10:56:35.284-08:00Busy Bee & Books<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">January was a
busy writing month with edits to book 9 and chatting to my cover
designer about the covers for A Jersey Sundae (book 5) and A Jersey
Christmas (book 6). I should have some news about them soon followed in a
couple of months with a cover reveal.</span><br />
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was also lucky enough to be invited to promote to BBC Radio Jersey's
Afternoon Show to promote a library talk I was giving about my Georgina
Troy books and especially my Deborah Carr book, <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?_encoding=UTF8&field-keywords=Broken+Faces&node=341677031">Broken Faces</a>, at the Local History Fayre.</span><br />
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now February and on Sunday, I'll be appearing on the Charlie McArdle
show on BBC Radio Jersey at 11 - 12noon talking about my life as a
writer and my books. So, if you're close enough and wish to hear me
chatting please listen in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2017 is here and I've made my writing To Do list for the year, which is:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. Finish editing a psychological drama I've written in another pseudonym.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. Finish writing an historical romance novella, Beautiful Faces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. Write book 5 in my Jersey Scene series, A Jersey Sundae... plans are underway and I can't wait to get to the actual writing part.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4. Write book 6 in the Jersey Scene series - and my first Christmas novel - A Jersey Christmas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That's a lot of writing to keep me busy, but with my daughter at uni and son about to go travelling, again, I have a lot of time to enjoy my writing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Have you made your writing plans for this year? If so, what are they?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Georgina Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14303824950067128529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430319472632772703.post-50925142241848555212016-11-28T08:27:00.000-08:002016-11-28T08:29:13.518-08:00Christmas is Coming...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I don't have any presents bought as yet but do have this gorgeous Christmas banner from my publishers, Accent Press, so I thought I'd share it with you. I love the cover for my most recent book in the series, <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jersey-Bombshell-Georgina-Troy-ebook/dp/B01DYDGHDS/ref=pd_sim_351_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=7V9W4DT1GRPA5NCDF22W">A Jersey Bombshell</a>, and was thrilled to see it in this banner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's been a very busy year, so I'm hoping to have a few days over the Christmas period doing as little as possible and catching up with the books on my 'To Be Read' pile before it threatens to topple over.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've bought quite a few Christmas themed books to get me in the mood for the build up to Christmas and after that will probably be reading books that remind me of holidays, or maybe a few historicals to sweep me off to another era. Either way, books will be on my present wish list.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How about you? What will you be doing over the Christmas holidays apart from the usual getting together with family and friends?</span></div>
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Georgina Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14303824950067128529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430319472632772703.post-32768802851210457152016-11-14T22:30:00.000-08:002016-11-14T22:30:04.081-08:00New Book Alert! The Amulet by Effrosyni Moschoudi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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office job, a gypsy woman hands her an amulet for good luck.</span></span></em><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <em><span style="font-style: normal;">Next, she gets hired as hotel receptionist </span></em>on
the Greek island of Sifnos and everything seems perfect, except for the
overbearing hotel owner, Mrs. Matina. One of the guests, heart-stoppingly
handsome Aggelos, keeps saving the day whenever Katie needs help. As she falls
in love, she grows all the more intrigued by him and his quirky friends,
including a little girl who keeps turning up on her own. Add a psychic, half-mad
elderly woman into the mix and you’re in for a few laughs. Things are not what
they seem in this small, family hotel and get even more complicated when the
gypsy woman shows up again. Will Katie ever work out that Aggelos is a guardian
angel that came with the amulet? And if she does, will she be able to keep him?
It may take a miracle. But on an island as magical as Sifnos, anything is
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When Katie arrived back at
Hotel Asimi the sun was slowly gliding towards the horizon against a
pastel-coloured sky. She was strolling past the hotel’s thatched umbrellas,
making her way towards the entrance when her jaw dropped. Sitting on the bottom
step was Aggelos. He was holding an orange juice carton, drinking through a
straw thirstily.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katie put her hands on
her hips and gawped when she stopped to stand before him. ‘Aggelos! How did you
do that?’<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aggelos beamed at her and
pulled a long tendril of silky hair back from his brow. ‘How did I do what?’<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">‘How did you get here
before me? It was a good five kilometres out of Asimi where I left you. Did you
hitch a ride?’<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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feet. ‘Yes. On those babies.’ He chuckled and winked. ‘I’m a fast walker.’<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">‘But . .</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> .’ She scratched her
head. ‘You can't be faster than the scooter I was on, surely.’<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aggelos stood and
scrunched up the carton, then hopped up the few steps to the bin. He tossed it
inside and shrugged when he returned to her at the bottom of the steps. ‘Nah,
you’ve been gone ages. I bet you wandered around the village and lost track of
time.’<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">‘I did buy an ice cream .
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aggelos tilted his head. ‘See?
Not Superman, after all.’<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">‘I never said you’re
Superman. But, I <i>have</i> noticed you
tend to save the day.’<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aggelos put up a finger. ‘Now,
that’s a compliment and a half! Thank you, Katie.’<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Katie heard the sound of
her name on his lips again and it made her knees weak. Earlier, when he was
drinking his refreshment she couldn’t take her eyes off his pouted lips around
the straw. She’d tried to imagine there and then how it would feel to kiss
them. Now, as he gazed at her, his wide smile exposing perfect pearly whites,
she shifted her weight from foot to foot, wondering if she had it in her to ask
him out. She decided it was too soon. After all, she’d never done this sort of
thing before. As she contemplated all that, Aggelos was telling her about the
beauty of the places he’d explored that day. She kept nodding and making the
odd comment and, all the while, marvelled at his perfectly sculpted features.</span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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published novel, The Amulet. What is it about?</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">First of all, thank you
so much for inviting me to your blog. I am excited to be here! The Amulet is a
romantic comedy with angels that is set on the enchanting Greek island of
Sifnos. The story has romance, intrigue, humor and a touch of drama – so a bit
of everything really. I also made sure to tantalize my readers again by
describing Greek dishes, like I often do in my books. One of my beta readers
reported she had to put the book down at some point and go get something to
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open at the moment for Team Effrosyni members. What is the team about? And can
you tell us more about the giveaway? My readers are book lovers and they may
want to enter</span></span></b></div>
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of playing Santa with my fans! Anyone is welcome to join and it’s all free.
Every time I release a book, I’ll be giving all the members a FREE advance
reader’s copy to read without any obligation. Members are also able to enter
occasional giveaways that are open exclusively to them. For the one I created
to mark the launch of The Amulet, there are tote bags up for grabs as well as a
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screen that will disclose the giveaway link so they can enter. It’s that
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to work on my back list for a while before writing another novel. The Necklace
of Goddess Athena has popular themes (mythology and family drama) for Greek
readers and I want to try marketing it in my country too. I’ve started
translating it into Greek and hope to finish it in 2017. I also plan to change
the covers of my romance trilogy, The Lady of the Pier. Other than that, I intend
to write a couple of short non-fiction books, but it’s still too early to say
more about that. On the subject of novels, I have ideas for a couple more
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Moschoudi was born and raised in Athens, Greece. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As a child, she loved to sit alone in her
garden scribbling rhymes about flowers, butterflies and ants. Today, she writes
novels with Greek lovers in mind. She lives in a quaint seaside town near
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is a proud member of the writer's groups eNovel Authors at Work, ASMSG, and the
Fantasy & SciFi Network. Visit her website for free excerpts, book
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've decided to take part in NaNoWriMo 2016 to give myself a deadline for Beautiful Faces, a novella and prequel to <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Broken-Faces-Deborah-Carr-ebook/dp/B019G1FAE4/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1478451839&sr=1-1">Broken Faces</a>. This novella will introduce readers to the characters whose lives I've written about in Broken Faces and what happened to them from November 1914 - November 1918. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I wanted to write the novella because I loved the idea of revisiting two of my main characters, Lexi and the man she loves, Freddie. Freddie only sees her as his friend's younger sister, and the story runs from early June 1914 to just before the start of the Great War, where Broken Faces continues their story and NaNoWrimo seemed like the perfect way to get me to finish that first difficult draft.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've taken part in NaNo several times before and actually finished writing the 50,000 words in the time frame given three times. I think the first time I completed NaNo was when I finished the first draft of Broken Faces, the second time was when I wrote my one and only YA novel - that's still sitting in a laptop somewhere - and the third time was to help me finish the second book in my Jersey Scene series, A Jersey Affair. NaNo is great fun, you have writing buddies whose word count you can see each day and that and the stat graphs are a great incentive to help you keep going each day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That said, I'm sitting here writing this when I've only actually done 435 words out of my required 1,667 today... So, I'd better get going and get on with it, otherwise Beautiful Faces certainly won't be ready for my January publication date.</span></div>
Georgina Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14303824950067128529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430319472632772703.post-83595288900194886382016-09-25T05:33:00.001-07:002016-09-25T05:33:15.636-07:00Jersey Festival of Word 2016<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From Anne Sebba, Alison Weir, Michael Morpurgo, Louise Doughty, Antonia Hodgson and Rachel Abbott to Kelly Clayton, Claire Boscq Scott, Sophie Cousens, Simon Scarrow, Victoria Hislop, Paul Darroch and Ian Ronayne and many, many more, it's difficult to fit in all the talks/workshops, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also at the moment is my book, Broken Faces, written as, well, me, Deborah Carr has been reduced for a short time (until 4 October) to 99p \ 99c on <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Broken-Faces-Deborah-Carr-ebook/dp/B019G1FAE4">Amazon</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Broken Faces is set in WW1 in both Jersey, Shropshire, France and Belgium. It's the story of the hallowed privilege who believed
life was always going to be golden. It's also the story of two young men in love
with the same woman and of thousands of broken men who returned from the Front
with masks over their faces to hide the irreparable damage. These men were
expected to live a “normal” life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a picture of the book in front of Jersey's PoW camp from WW1, Les Blanches Blanques and <a href="http://www.greatwarci.net/home/pow-j/pow-j1a.htm">here's a link</a> to discover more and see a few pictures of the camp.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; line-height: 150%;">Mainstream religions have
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Great Mother and is sworn to celibacy, but his love for Riga, a Black Shaman, a
magical assassin, caused him to break his vows. After being imprisoned apart
from each other for three years, Iamo accepts an offer to earn them both a
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other larvae constantly dropping from it. His mouth hung slack, showing his
sharp carnivore’s teeth. Even from this distance I could smell his breath, like
a blast of hot air from an abattoir. He was a walking irony of knightly valour
in armour made from the nails of his victims. His helmet was a priest’s head,
the expression of horror still fixed on it and the eyes still moving. His hands
were claws that grasped and pulled everything towards him, he was the
embodiment of greed. Nothing that anyone else possessed was safe, especially
their souls. His eyes emitted a black luminescence
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clearly, only to walk towards the inevitable death and enslavement he promised.
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knocking Iamo sideways and took the full force of the black fireball on my
chest but a pale blue lightning bolt leapt between Iamo and the site of the
hit, bouncing back towards the Demon Prince, who staggered and fell. The other
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Today I'm reviewing The Magic of Ramblings by Kate Field.</span><br />
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<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Running away can be the answer if you run to the right place…</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">When Cassie accepts a job as companion to an old lady in a remote Lancashire village, she hopes for a quiet life where she can forget herself, her past and most especially men. The last thing she wants is to be drawn into saving a community that seems determined to take her to its heart – and to resuscitate hers…</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Frances has lived a reclusive life at Ramblings, a Victorian Gothic mansion, for over thirty years and now Barney is hiding away there, forging a new life after his medical career ended in scandal. He doesn’t trust the mysterious woman who comes to live with his rich aunt, especially when she starts to steal Frances’ affection – and maybe his own too…</span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Kate Field lives in Lancashire with her husband, daughter, and a recently arrived Russian Blue kitten, who may prove so distracting that she never has time to write again. The Magic of Ramblings is her first published novel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When Nicola changes overnight from a bright, happy young child into a sullen, rebellious girl, ceasing to show interest in anything or anyone around her, her parents struggle to understand why. As she develops into a difficult, troubled, hostile teenager they put it down to hormones, believing it will pass. Yet Nicola goes from bad to worse and no matter how much her mother tries to reach out to her, it seems she is hell bent on self-destruction. When she leaves home at seventeen, rushing into the arms of a man ten years her senior and quickly becoming pregnant, her despairing mother almost gives up on her. A decade later, the events that stole Nicola’s childhood and changed the course of her life threaten finally to destroy her. She knows if she is to cling on to her sanity she must tell her mother the dreadful secret she has carried all these years, but her fear that she will be met with disbelief, hostility and branded an evil liar drives her to the edge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A heart-rending story of betrayal, secrets and gripping fear.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Publication Date:</b> Saturday 3rd September</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am from Yorkshire, but have lived in several different locations including, Suffolk, Surrey and Holland. Today, I live on one of the beautiful volcanic islands of the Canary Isles with my husband and our two gorgeous rescue doggies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Years ago I gained a BA (Hons) degree from the Open University, today I spend my time writing fiction. I have five books published, plus a 20 minute short festive story. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My passion is to write about events that happen in life and change everything for those involved as well as those caught up in the maelstrom. I want my characters to sit at your side, steal your attention and sweep you up in their story. Stories that will bring tears to your eyes, have you laughing out loud and sometimes, what they share with you, will stay in your hearts for a very long time.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Genre: Magical Realism / Religion</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Release Date: 27th January 2014</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A world without war? </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Professor Sawhele Fielding stumbles across an invention that would change the world; something so monumental, it could spell the end of environmental disaster and conflict. With the help of her father, a shadowy figure in the world of international banking, she begins to set into motion the biggest upheaval the planet has seen. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But in a changed world, dark forces are threatening the fragile peace. Where modern technology is proving useless, old magic from a bygone era might just save the day. Adrian Oliver, expert in ancient religions is skeptical until faced with incontrovertible proof that ancient evil is abroad once again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How could a Utopian dream of free fuel and peaceful co-existence turn into a nightmare? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Iamo, a priest of the Mother Goddess and Riga, a Black Shaman assassin captain, are thrown together – reluctantly at first – to face a threat that nobody could have imagined before “The Changes”. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ALCHEMY is the prequel to Shaman's Drum which features the adventures of Iamo and Riga through their world in the near future, where the established religions of our own days had been banned. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Daniel stood beside me, pointing out the “Who’s Who” of this august gathering. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>“The guys in leather are the Odinists, old Norse religion. Obviously, the chap with the sickle is </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>the Chief Druid, yes, that is a fox-head he’s wearing as a headdress. Now, that one there, the </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>shaven-headed one in a kilt-type thing. He’s the High Priest of the Egyptians. I think they have a few sub-divisions but… oh yes, here comes the High Priestess of Isis, she’s his female counterpart.” </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>By this time my jaw was dropping. The lady in the wig, smothered in jewellery was like </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>something straight out of a Cleopatra movie and eye-wateringly gorgeous. Daniel nudged me again and I thought for a moment that a Christian monk in traditional brown robes had sneaked in. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>“That tall woman in white. That is Lady Solus, she will probably try to take over. She’s a bit of a tartar and that young man with her is her assistant. Bright chap by all accounts. Oops! Looks like </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>one of the Dianics is going to make a fuss.” I had no idea what one of those was but just made sure the camera was running, kept my mouth shut and watched. A woman with a shaven-head and a bow slung across her back stood up and pointed at the painfully thin monk-like youngster. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>“Abomination!” she hissed. “He leaves!” </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The priestess indicated to me as Lady Solus turned very slowly and gave her a glare that would </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>have frozen water in two seconds. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>“He stays. I do not argue with stray cats.” </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The young man in question had said nothing, remaining two paces behind his boss. I caught his eye and thought there was something vaguely familiar about him. Although his face remained impassive, a pair of bright blue eyes fixed me and very slowly one eyelid dropped in an almost imperceptible wink. I was too busy to think about it then but I would have to remember where I had seen him before. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Loving this hot August weather! </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm making the most of it by sitting in the sunshine and plotting the fifth and final book in my Jersey Scene series! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I even know what happens... It's a new story, like all the others, but I'll also be tying up any lose ends regarding the eight protagonists in the first four books. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's a bit of a thrill to see the first four books in my Jersey Scene series standing side by side. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To think that when book 1, A Jersey Kiss was initially published in 2013, I was hoping that one or two people - <i>other than my family</i> - might buy it. Now there are the four published books with another two outlines completed. I'm happy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love sharing bits of this pretty island in the series and if you've visited anywhere in Jersey that you think should be included in the next two books please don't hesitate to let me know.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, I'd better go and work on book 5.</span>Georgina Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14303824950067128529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430319472632772703.post-19912315358517531552016-07-03T15:52:00.003-07:002016-07-03T15:52:46.097-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy 4th of July to all my American friends and to my husband who always celebrates in honour of his American grandfather.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm delighted to be taking part in the Brook Cottage Books cover reveal for Janey Travis's book, <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/I-Need-Doctor-Janey-Travis-ebook/dp/B01GW4UIJU/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1466954817&sr=1-1&keywords=i+need+a+doctor">I Need a Doctor</a> and can't wait to read it when it's published on 15 July by Thornhill Print. </span><br />
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curse; that is until she is cursed and her looks begin to fade just a week
before the most important photo shoot of her career. In her attempts to get
un-cursed, she finds herself taking part in a rather unconventional funeral,
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Retired journalist, freelance copywriter and copy editor Lesley Tither writes under various pen names for different genres. Already well known for travel memoirs as Tottie Limejuice, Lesley also writes crime fiction under the name L M Krier.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lesley's first crime thriller, 'Baby's Got Blue Eyes', was published in February 2015, followed by 'Two Little Boys' in June 2015. Books 3 and 4 in the DI Ted Darling series, 'When I'm Old and Grey' and 'Shut Up and Drive' are now available and Book 5 in the series will appear later in 2016.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Sell the Pig" is the first in a series of travel memoirs describing how Lesley, writing as Tottie Limejuice, decided to make the move from the UK to France to start a new life, taking with her an 89-year-old mother suffering from vascular dementia. The story continues in three further books, 'Is That Billinge Lump?', 'Mother, Was It Worth It?' and 'Biff the Useless Mention'. A fifth book in the 'Sell the Pig' series is scheduled for release later in 2016.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Her first children's fiction book, writing as L M Kay, will be published later in 2016. 'The Dog with the Golden Eyes' is an exciting children's crime thriller.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lesley also writes under the collective pen name of Jilli Lime-Holt, together with authors Jill Pennington and Janet Holt. Their first joint book, Take Three Birds, was published in December 2014.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lesley is a former journalist, working as both a criminal court and coroner's court reporter. She also worked as a case tracker for the Crown Prosecution Service, and for a firm investigating irregularities in offshore finance. Her other jobs have included owning and running a holiday riding centre and acting as a 'charity mugger', lying in wait to sign up shoppers for a wildlife charity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lesley's interests centre around nature and wildlife and encompass dogs, wild camping and organic gardening. She lives in the Auvergne region of Central France and holds dual French/British nationality. Her current dogs are two rescued border collies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><b><i>Release Date: April 16, 2016</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><b><i>Publisher: King Park Press</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Hillcrest House is one such place.
Perched on a cliff in the picturesque town of Angel Falls, there is more to
this Victorian mansion than meets the eye. When referring to the house, the
locals use the word haunted on a regular basis. Strange
visions appear in the windows, especially the second-floor ones over
the side porch. Even stranger events take place within its four walls.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Rumour has it, the original owners,
Asher and Maggie Hargrave, never left their beloved home. They claim the couple
and their family are responsible for driving people away. Over
the years, Hillcrest House has changed hands numerous times. No one stays long.
Renovations begin then stop and the house is once more abandoned. The latest in
this long line of owners is Jessica Maitland.</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Will
Jessica be the next one to succumb or will she unravel The Secret of
Hillcrest House?</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><i>Melanie Robertson-King's latest novel serves up a delightful blend of the supernatural and spicy romance, Lynn L. Clark, author of The Home Child, and Fire Whisperer & Circle of Souls: Two Novellas of the Supernatural, & The Accusers</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><i>Intrigue, dark buried secrets, hot romance and a neat twist in the tale make this riveting reading, Sheryl Browne, MA Creative Writing, Choc Lit Author</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><i>A fun read that keeps you guessing right up to the surprise ending, Dayna Leigh Cheser, Author of Janelle's Time, Moria's Time, Adelle's Time, & Logan's Time.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">When Jessica Maitland, newly single and learning to live with a tragedy, buys a beautiful but rundown Victorian house, she expects to have a bit of work to do to the place. What she doesn't expect is to discover that there's far more to Hillcrest House than she'd expected.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">She arrives in the picturesque town of Angel Falls to find that although her belongings have been brought to her new home, there is no way she can move in with it in its present state. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">She's helped by a local cop, Andre, who takes her to check in to Mr and Mrs Bell's guest house in the town. They kindly store her furniture for her in one of their out-houses leaving her to begin the enormous task of renovating her new home and make her very welcome.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The locals seem wary of the place Jessica was hoping to make her forever home and when strange things begin happening to her whenever she's at Hillcrest House, she soon begins to wonder if she's made the right decision to invest her money in this run-down property.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Jessica discovers that she's not the only one trying to overcome a loss and her past pales into the background when she begins the renovations</span></span><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> on her house. She</span></span><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> soon realises she's not alone but is there anything she can do to make Hillcrest House her own? Who were the previous tenants of the old Victorian house and what was their story? </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Has Jessica got the guts and determination to see this project through to the end, or will she decide that dealing with the secrets encased in this once beautiful home is too much of a challenge for her?</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The most ominous thing for me was the insidious crow and its determination that Jessica shouldn't be moving into the house. I love a good ghost story and a romance and this book gave me both. </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I thoroughly enjoyed The Secret of Hillcrest House. Melanie Robertson-King keeps a good balance between the romance - loved Andre, the eeriness and downright creepiness with a wonderfully constructed ending.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">5* from me and I look forward to reading her next book!</span></span></div>
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always been a fan of the written word. Growing up as an only child, her face
was almost always buried in a book from the time she could read. Her father was
one of the thousands of Home Children sent to Canada through the auspices of
The Orphan Homes of Scotland, and she has been fortunate to be able to visit
her father’s homeland many times and even met the Princess Royal (Princess
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I'm welcoming the very lovely Jenny Kane to my blog today to tell us more about her latest book, Another Glass of Champagne.</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many thanks for inviting me along today to talk about
my latest novel, Another Glass of Champagne.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is with a sense of excitement, tinged with sadness,
that I celebrate the launch of this book. Obviously I’m excited because the
publication of any novel is a very special moment. To see the words you’ve
woven together, that you’ve sweated over, sworn at, caressed, and loved, take
their final form is a thrill that never fades. In a world where it is
increasingly difficult to find a publisher that will risk its expenditure on
printing your book, rather than leaving it as eBook only, the sense of joy is
even greater.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the touch of sadness? Well, that is because this
will be the very the final instalment in the Pickwicks Coffee House adventures,
and I’m going to miss Amy, Kit, Jack, Megan, Peggy and the crew. They have
lived with me, in my head for five years now, and – at the risk of sounding a
little unhinged- they have become my friends. (Obviously I don’t actually talk
to them- really...OK, I do, but only a little bit.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is to Amy, and the Pickwicks crew, that I now raise
a glass of bubbly. It was the interaction of those main characters that
appealed to my editor enough to have my first contemporary fiction novel taken
up. If that hadn’t happened, I would never have continued writing as Jenny Kane.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Glass of Champagne</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> follows on from my (bestselling!), novel,
<i>Another Cup of Coffee</i>, and the
seasonal Christmas novella’s <i>Another Cup
of Christmas, Christmas in the Cotswolds,</i> and <i>Christmas at the Castle</i>. (You don’t need to have any of these
earlier tales to enjoy <i>Another Glass of
Champagne</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A warm-hearted,
contemporary tale about a group of friends living in a small corner of busy
London, by bestselling author Jenny Kane. <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fortysomething Amy is
shocked and delighted to discover she s expecting a baby not to mention
terrified! Amy wants best friend Jack to be godfather, but he hasn’t been heard
from in months. When Jack finally reappears, he s full of good intentions but
his new business plan could spell disaster for the beloved Pickwicks Coffee
Shop, and ruin a number of old friendships... <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meanwhile his love life
is as complicated as ever and yet when he swears off men for good, Jack meets
someone who makes him rethink his priorities...but is it too late for a fresh
start?<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Author Kit has problems of her own: just when
her career has started to take off, she finds herself unable to write and there
is a deadline looming, plus two headstrong kids to see through their difficult
teenage years...will she be able to cope? <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A follow-up to the
runaway success Another Cup of Coffee.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My affection for Amy, Kit and Jack comes, not just
from the fact I have lived with their unique voices in my head for so long, but
because each of them is based on a real person. When I wrote <i>Another Cup of Coffee</i>, it was with a
sense of trepidation. If those whose essence I’d used to create the three lead
characters in the book hadn’t liked the story, I would never have sent it to a
publisher to be considered for publication in the first place.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luckily for me, they were- and still are- incredibly
supportive of me and my words. I am blessed to have friends who are willing to
have their lives expanded into fiction on the page. In fact, it has been
immense fun chatting with the ‘real’ Jack and seeing which direction he’d like
his ‘on page’ persona to travel. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you’d like to discover how the real ‘Jack’ would
like to live in the realms of fiction, then you can find <i>Another Glass of Champagne</i> in all good bookshops and via online
retailers (in paperback and e-format).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sticking
her head out of the bedroom window, Amy took a huge lungful of fresh air. Even
though her morning sickness had passed with merciful speed, the aroma of the
paint she and Paul were decorating their spare room with was making her
decidedly queasy. <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">‘I
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<i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">‘It
is.’ Paul smiled at his wife as he put down the yellow paint-covered roller. ‘Why
don’t you take a break? There’s not much left to do now.’ <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Amy
leaned against the windowsill. ‘I’m fine – and anyway, it’s my own fault. I
should never have got on my hands and knees to paint the skirting board. Thank
you for not saying “I told you so,” by the way.’ <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sinking
onto the chair Paul had placed in the middle of the decorating chaos, Amy
rubbed a palm over her bump in wonder. It seemed to be getting bigger by the
hour, never mind by the day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">‘Have
Phil and Rob managed to make any contact with Jack yet?’ <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">‘Not
a word.’ Paul scraped the remains of the paint from the roller tray onto his
brush and dabbed at a patchy place on the wall. ‘Rob hasn’t had any replies to
his texts and emails. He reckons Jack is probably somewhere really remote with
no Wi-Fi.’ <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">‘Hmmm.
Well, I hope he resurfaces soon, or I’ll have had this baby before he even
knows I’m expecting one.’ <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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stretched his arms above his head to loosen the muscles cramped from painting.
‘He’ll turn up sooner or later. Jack always does...’<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jenny spends a large part
of her time in the cafe’s of Mid Devon, where she creates her stories,
including the novels <i>Another Glass of
Champagne</i>, (Accent Press, 2016), <i>Abi’s
House </i>(Accent Press, June 2015<i>),
Romancing Robin Hood </i>(Accent Press, 2014), the best selling contemporary
romance <i>Another Cup of Coffee</i> (Accent
Press, 2013), and the novella length sequels <i>Another Cup of Christmas (</i>Accent Press, 2013), <i>Christmas in the Cotswolds</i>, (Accent Press, 2014), and <i>Christmas at the Castle</i>, (Accent Press,
2015). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her next full length
novel, <i>Abi’s Neighbour</i>, will be
published by Accent Press in Summer 2017. She is also working on a short
historical novel, which will be published in November 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jenny Kane is also the
author of quirky children’s picture books <i>There’s
a Cow in the Flat</i> (Hushpuppy, 2014) and <i>Ben’s
Biscuit Tin</i> (Hushpuppy, 2015).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Georgina Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14303824950067128529noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430319472632772703.post-90524052506935647612016-06-25T05:53:00.001-07:002016-06-25T06:00:39.497-07:00Finding my muse for Gabe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you look up the term 'muse' one of the definitions is this: '<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><i>a woman, or a force personified as a woman, who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist'.</i> Well, my muse for Gabriel (Gabe) in A Jersey Bombshell certainly wasn't a woman!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">I can't - </span><i style="color: #222222;">or maybe won't</i><span style="color: #222222;"> - begin writing a novel until I have two things, apart from the plot line, and these are the name of the main characters and my muse for the hero. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I'm often asked who the muse was behind Luke, Sebastian and Ed. Oddly enough Ed was inspired by the picture of a farmer I discovered while flicking through one of my mother's magasines. My muse for Gabe in A Jersey Bombshell was the marine biologist and shark scientist, Ryan Johnson. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I discovered Ryan when researching about being a marine explorer to write Gabe's character in the book and happily he was exactly what I'd pictured Gabe to look like - <i>lucky that, don't you think?</i> I was fascinated by what he did but - <i>confession time</i> - the poor man has no idea that an author living on a small island thousands of miles away from Africa has written a novel with a character based on her imaginings of what he's actually like. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">You can buy A Jersey Bombshell and find out more about Gabe <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jersey-Bombshell-Georgina-Troy-ebook/dp/B01DYDGHDS/ref=pd_sim_351_3?ie=UTF8&dpID=51U5h%2BgsGRL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_OU02_AC_UL160_SR100%2C160_&refRID=42WE8HAQ9C66ARAYCGC4"><b>here</b></a></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Now to find the muse for my hero in book 5...</span></span>Georgina Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14303824950067128529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430319472632772703.post-88709015030409950322016-06-23T22:00:00.000-07:002016-06-23T22:00:02.671-07:00Discovering Souper Mum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Welcome Kristen!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tell us a little about your debut novel,
Souper Mum, published by Accent Press on 16<sup>th</sup> June – love the cover
by the way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #5f497a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thank you for having me! Souper Mum is the story of mum-of-four Jools
Campbell and her misadventures in motherhood and minor celebrity after she
becomes embroiled in a feud with TV chef, Tommy McCoy. I hope it's an honest
modern look on family, life and love. With her name being Campbell....that's
pretty much how the title and the cover came to be... thank you for the
comments on the cover art, I love it too!<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You have a fabulous blog full of interesting
posts. Can you tell us a little about your inspiration behind this book?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #5f497a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Like my blog posts, my novels always
try to capture aspects of modern day family life and run some humour through
them. I really wanted Souper Mum to be based around the current preoccupation
with celebrity foodie culture as well. As an extraordinarily bad chef, I do
find there is often little out there for us non-foodie/bad cook types to relate
to!<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There’s so little free time for a mum, do you
have a daily writing routine and if so, can you tell us a little about it?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #5f497a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I never write in the day – the kids
are far too much of a distraction! So I spend the day plotting, scribbling down
notes and rearranging chapters in my head. Walking the dog is a good way for me
to clear my head and sort out my ideas. Then when everyone is in bed and the
house is quiet, I usually pop on some headphones and can write solidly for
four-five hours of an evening. <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Can you tell us about your route to
publication?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #5f497a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Souper Mum has taken about six years
to get to print. It had been bouncing around agents and editors but it never
found a real home and in between having babies and real life, I did neglect her
thinking in the back of my mind that maybe she wasn't meant to be. But then one
day, I entered her into the Accent Writing Competition run in association with
Woman Magazine. To my delight, it placed second and they asked to see the full
manuscript. A few months later, they agreed to sign it – I was over the moon!
They will also publish its sequel later in the year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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of advice would you give to an unpublished author writing their first novel?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #5f497a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Start small. Trying to write a novel
can feel like an epic task so if you’re new to writing, perhaps give short
stories a go? I started out writing these and it was probably the best
education I could have as a writer. I learnt so much about brevity, dialogue
and how to edit my work judiciously. I submitted these to competitions with
varying levels of success but it really set me up for novel writing and gave me
a good insight into how to submit my work professionally and working to
deadlines.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #5f497a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is and always has been Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. I just remember it being the first
book that really spoke to me as a child. It was just overloaded with
imagination; lyrical, inventive and completely insane. I read it over and over
again.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #5f497a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Probably all the ones that prevent
me from writing in the evenings! So that'd be Jaffa Cakes, a nice gin and tonic
and box sets on Netflix. I'm a terrible binge watcher whether it be Game of
Thrones, House of Cards or Orange is the New Black, I'm very impatient so need
to watch everything in one go!<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #5f497a;">I'm an eternal optimist so I have to
go Monty Python here....always look on the bright side of life. Publishing, motherhood: they can be
especially tough lines of work so it’s always important to smile and keep going
</span></i><i><span style="color: #5f497a;">J</span></i><i><span style="color: #5f497a;"> <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mother-of-four, gin-drinker,
binge-watcher, receipt hoarder, hapless dog owner, enthusiastic
but terrible cook. Kristen lives in
Fleet, Hampshire and has had short fiction published in several publications. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">She writes a weekly blog about being
a modern mother. That and more can be
found at her website: <b><a href="http://www.kristenbaileywrites.com/">www.kristenbaileywrites.com</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/kristenbaileywrites"><b>www.facebook.com/kristenbaileywrites</b></a></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's celebrations all round in the Troy household! Today is publication for <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jersey-Bombshell-Georgina-Troy-ebook/dp/B01DYDGHDS/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1465134249&sr=1-1">A Jersey Bombshell</a> - book 4 of my Jersey Scene Series!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Spending years facing my laptop writing, rewriting and then rewriting again, it's difficult to imagine actually enjoying a day like today when my fourth book with <a href="https://www.accentpress.co.uk/georgina-troy">Accent Press</a> is being published. Well, it's not difficult to imagine, but I never truly expected it to happen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Writing is a solitary craft. It can be fun, fascinating and also disheartening when you don't get signed up. But you come to realise you have two choices: stop, or carry on writing. Even when at times I wondered why I was kidding myself that anyone would want to publish, let alone read my books, I decided that I enjoyed storytelling and so pressed on. Today, I'm celebrating the hours I've spent alone in my imagination as I wrote/rewrote/edited... This is the ninth book I've finished, although I started several others along the way. I just hope others enjoy reading A Jersey Bombshell as much as I loved writing it.</span><br />
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years abroad to help his aging showbiz parents revive their failing Art Deco
hotel. This proves to be something of a challenge, especially as his singer
father and actress mother are more concerned with staying in the limelight than
keeping track of the cash-flow. Gabriel isn’t going anywhere fast … <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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receptionist is the girl he fell in love with years earlier in Vietnam, and
someone who is tied to Jersey is the last thing she needs …<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">X</span>Georgina Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14303824950067128529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430319472632772703.post-80796980458865462912016-06-06T22:00:00.000-07:002016-06-06T22:00:00.821-07:00About - The Flower Seller by Ellie Holmes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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could BELIEVE IN.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jessie Martin believes that when
it comes to love there are three types of people: the skimmers, the bottom
dwellers and the ones who dive for pearls.
Jessie is a pearl diver. She had thought her husband William was a pearl
diver too. But when William leaves her for a younger woman, it’s not just
Jessie’s heart that is broken, her ability to trust is shattered too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Refusing to retire from the
battlefield of life, Jessie resolves to put her heartache behind her. She
doesn’t want to be that woman who was too scared to love again. There has to be
another pearl diver out there; all she has to do is find him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When fate brings handsome flower
seller Owen Phillips into her life, Jessie believes he may be the one but is
her fragile trust about to be shattered all over again?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>The Flower Seller</i> is a warm, engaging read about love, deceit,
betrayal and hope.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It had been her
daughter Hannah’s idea to put an advert in the <i>Abbeyleigh Gazette</i>. ‘It’s time to take yourself out of your comfort
zone, Mum. Why don’t you get Anne to give you a hand with the ad?’ <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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vortex of her daughter’s enthusiasm, Jessie had agreed before she could talk
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">‘So, what have
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">‘Newly single
brunette, slim, attractive, early forties, non-smoker, good sense of humour,
would like to meet man thirties/forties for friendship and maybe more,’ Jessie
read aloud.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anne pretended
to fall asleep and Jessie slapped her arm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">‘Bit dull,
sweetie!’ Anne said with a smile. ‘For starters, you should put early thirties.
Everyone knocks a few years off. And do you really want to say slim? It’s
practically shorthand for flat-chested and you’re not. How about “great figure”
instead?’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">‘That’s a bit
conceited, isn’t it?’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anne threw her a
look. ‘It’s an advert, Jessie. You’re meant to be selling yourself.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">‘Blimey! I’ll
just get some fishnets and a red light, shall I?’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">‘You know what I
mean. You should put something in there about being outgoing. That usually
leads to some interesting propositions.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">‘But I’m not
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">‘For goodness’
sake, outgoing just means you’re up for a bit of fun. I’m not suggesting for a
moment that you put “open-minded”. Now that would lead to some replies that
would make your hair stand on end. And obviously your WLTM has to be a man in
his late twenties or early thirties.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">‘Has to be? This
is my advert, remember? Not yours!’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anne smirked.
‘So you’d prefer “Recently dumped flat-chested brunette, early forties, lives
life with the handbrake on, would like to meet man forties/fifties for visits
to the library”?’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">‘I’d prefer not
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anne squeezed
her hand. ‘I know, sweetie. And you can stick another pin in your effigy of
William when you get home but right now we need to get you back out there
before life passes you by.’</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: #921e79;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ABOUT
ELLIE HOLMES</span></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ellie Holmes writes commercial
women’s fiction and romantic suspense. She takes her inspiration from the
beautiful Essex countryside and the sublime Cornish coast. The Flower Seller is
Ellie’s first full-length novel. Ellie
is a member of the Alliance of Independent Authors and the Romantic Novelists’
Association. To find out more please
visit <a href="file:///C:/Users/GreenShutter/Downloads/www.ellieholmesauthor.com">www.ellieholmesauthor.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><em>Today I'm welcoming Rachel Brimble to my blog to chat about her new book.</em> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">My latest contemporary
romance/romantic suspense is <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hometown-Redemption-Superromance-Templeton-Stories-ebook/dp/B00Z71DPD6?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0">Her Hometown Redemption</a>. Although it’s book five
in my ongoing Templeton Cove series (Harlequin), all the books can be read
stand-alone so readers can jump in wherever they fancy! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Her Hometown Redemption is
a second-chance/reunion story between lawyer, Liam Browne and Tanya Todd, a
woman returning to the Cove hoping for forgiveness from the people she has
upset in the past. Working together, Liam and Tanya set out to find the man who
hurt Tanya’s sister and in the meantime, trying to reconcile their very special
love.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was your inspiration behind this book?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The inspiration came from
the book about Tanya’s sister, What Belongs To Her (Templeton Cove book 3). As
I wrote this story, it became clear that, although off stage, Tanya had a story
of her own to tell. Once I mentioned it to my editor, she was on board with the
idea straight away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you have a daily writing routine and if so, can you tell us a little about it?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I am lucky enough to be
able to write full-time so I work from 8.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday, with
a lunch break and couple of dog walks in between. At the weekends, I sneak in
as much time at the computer as possible…without upsetting my husband and kids!
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I started out writing
short stories and once I won a few prizes and got published online, I decided
to pursue my dream of becoming a published novelist. I put my first book
through the fabulous New Writers Scheme (Romantic Novelists Association) and it
was accepted and published a year later by The Wild Rose Press. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Since then, I have had at
least one novel published every year and currently write romance and romantic
suspense for Harlequin Superromance and Victorian romance for eKensington.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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end…and give yourself permission to write a crappy first draft. This was the
best advice I was ever given. Get the whole story down, push through the hard
parts and enjoy the easier parts, but continue to write through to The End.
Once you’re there, leave the book for a while and then dive into the next
draft. You’ll be surprised how much you have to work with and then submit.
Writers who want to be published but are too scared to share their work with
others will never be published. Simple! (unless you go down the self-publishing
route, of course!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">One of my favourite quotes
is from life guru/spiritualist, Iyanla Vanzant, “Set it up the way you want it
to be.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">This sums up my philosophy
perfectly – if you don’t like something in your life, do all you can to change
it. If something brings you joy, do all you can to keep and cherish it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is the most fascinating person you’ve ever met? <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I’ve met lots of
fascinating people, but I think Nora Roberts will always be fascinating to me.
Not only am I a HUGE fan of her work, but her output, stories, generosity of
experience and encouragement are second to none. Someone I would very much like
to be my mentor!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">If
you weren’t a writer, what would you be? <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">
</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I’d love to work with
animals, especially dogs. I adore animals and could quite happily spend day
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">When Tanya Todd returns to Templeton Cove, she knows better than
to expect a warm welcome. She burned a few bridges on her way out of town, and
making amends won't be easy. First on her list is the man whose heart she carelessly
shattered, Liam Browne. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is interested in more than just Liam's forgiveness. As they work together to
bring the man who hurt her sister to justice, the attraction between them sizzles.
Suddenly Tanya's second chance could include a future with Liam…<em>if</em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>she can prove she's changed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Georgina Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14303824950067128529noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430319472632772703.post-46300930156451075122016-05-26T10:30:00.000-07:002016-05-26T10:30:13.022-07:00Beauty and the Recluse by Ellie Gray<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Beauty and the Recluse by Ellie Gray is a contemporary romance published in February this year by Tirgearr Publishing. Here's a little bit about the book:</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><em><span style="font-style: normal;">Following the recent death of her
father, and in need of both a job and somewhere to live, Kiya takes a
housekeeping job on the spur of the moment. She soon finds herself living in a
beautiful but neglected mansion, working for a strange and reclusive man.</span></em><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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past, both physically and emotionally, and is determined to live out his life
alone. They are two very different people, drawn to each other almost against
their will, but can Kiya convince St. John that he is not the monster he
believes himself to be</span></em><em><span style="font-style: normal;">?<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Singing softly to herself, Kiya was halfway into the room before she
realised that she was not alone. From the corner of her eye, she saw St. John
O’Neill spin around in surprise and she gave a startled cry, the vase slipping
through her fingers to smash on the floor by her feet. He was a very tall man,
easily 6ft. 5ins, broad-shouldered and muscular. His thick black hair, although
clean, was long and unkempt, and his beard did not quite hide the vivid scar
that ran from high on his right cheek down to his mouth. Incredibly bright blue
eyes bore into her and, despite the scar and his rough, dishevelled appearance,
Kiya was breathlessly aware that he was an incredibly attractive man. He
continued to stare at her, radiating an aura of menace, and Kiya gave an
unconscious shiver.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">‘Seen enough?’ he asked coldly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Blushing furiously, aware that she had been staring, Kiya quickly bent
to pick up the pieces of shattered vase.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">‘Leave it.’ His words were clipped.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">‘I’m sorry, I didn’t realise what time it was. I’ll just clear…’ she
babbled, nervously.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">‘Dammit, I said leave it.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Her hand jerked at his unexpected ferocity and she gave a yelp of pain
as the sharp edge of the broken vase sliced her palm. She stood quickly,
lifting her hand to check the severity of the cut, and felt a wave of nausea
wash over her at the surprisingly profuse amount of blood pouring from the
wound. She heard St. John mutter an explicit curse and looked up to see him
striding quickly towards her, his expression furious.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">ABOUT ELLIE
GRAY<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #222a35; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128;">Ellie lives in the
beautiful East Riding of Yorkshire with her partner, David, and two children,
Joe and Abbie.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222a35; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128;">Ellie is a contemporary
romance author, published with the lovely Tirgearr Publishing, and is a proud
member of the Romantic Novelist Association.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222a35; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128;">Her debut novel, Beauty
and the Recluse, was published in February 2016 and her second novel, Love on
the Nile, is due to be released in the Summer of 2016. Inbetween working
full-time in public services and studying for an MSc in Public Management,
Ellie is currently working on her third novel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222a35; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128;">A few random pieces of
information about Ellie:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222a35; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Favourite
TV shows – The Walking Dead, The X-Files, Nashville, Dr. Who, The Great
British Bake-off!<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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Music – I’m an 80’s girl!, country, sixties, Elvis, classical (when I’m
writing)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222a35; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Favourite
Food – Indian, tapas, crisps, cheese<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222a35; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Favourite
Drink – black coffee – copious amounts when I’m writing, Sauvignon blanc
when I’m not.</span></li>
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<b><span style="color: #222a35; font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128;">Facebook: </span></b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/elliegrayauthor"><b><span style="font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif;">Ellie
Gray Author</span></b></a><b><span style="color: #222a35; font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222a35; font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128;">Twitter: </span></b><a href="https://twitter.com/elliegray58"><b><span style="font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif;">@elliegray58</span></b></a><b><span style="color: #222a35; font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222a35; font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128;">Goodreads: </span></b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14900908.Ellie_Gray"><b><span style="font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif;">Ellie
Gray Author on Goodreads</span></b></a><b><span style="color: #222a35; font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Gray Author on Instagram</span></b></a><b><span style="color: #222a35; font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Goole Plus</span></b></a><b><span style="color: #222a35; font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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