Having a Plan B is always a good strategy in life
Aug 24, 2023 10:22 am
Between the Pages
Hi
In August of each year, the Romance Writers of Australia holds its annual conference. This year, it took place in Sydney and I made the most of the opportunity to visit the city where I lived a couple of decades ago. The hotel was close to the harbour, so of course I walked around the Quay.
The area is buzzing at night. Yes, that's the bridge in the background, locally known as the coat hanger.
The conference was inspiring, as always and a great opportunity to catch up with friends from around the country. I also had the opportunity to pitch a new crime story to a couple of publishers. Stay tuned. Next year's event will be in Adelaide, so I won't have to travel as far.
Emily
What's in today's newsletter?
- Plan B: Secret Donor Baby
- The Dragon Prince's Rejected Mate
- Totally Pucked
- Street Team
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Plan B: Secret Donor Baby
It's twelve months since this book baby became available. The story partly arose because of experiences in my own life, and partly because of project work I was undertaking in my last employment in Melbourne, where this story is set.
I'd love to hear what you think of it. (Rowena Wylde is a pen name.)
Pyper had long dreamed of the family she wanted to have. It takes two to tango, and when she hadn’t met the man of her dreams, she took matters into her own hands. South Coast Fertility Clinic came to her rescue and a last-minute fling with Charlie Jordan confirmed she’d made the right decision.
The Gods must have been laughing. She was barely 6 weeks pregnant, when her dream job came up. Of course, she applied. She could worry about logistics later. If she dressed carefully, she could hide her pregnancy for a while, until she had proven her worth at least.
Beecham Constructions was all that she hoped. Well almost. The Project Director was the last person she ever expected to work with. Not only did she have to hide her bump, she also had to conceal her secret liaison, not helped by his antagonistic attitude.
Pyper didn’t book the accommodation, so it wasn’t her that put them in the same room. She would hardly have done that, when she was hiding her growing bundle. Then she discovered she wasn’t the only one with a secret. There was a surprise of his own in Charlie’s past.
Available from all major eBook retailers.
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Some releases from writing colleagues...
The Dragon Prince's Rejected Mate
by Amelia Wilson
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I wanted a night of freedom before I moved away from home. I never imagined I’d find it with the man who would turn out to be my boss—and so much more!
BROOKE
“It’s his eyes that capture me, though. Gray and piercing, they seem to stare through my soul, and the calm self-assurance in his gaze contributes to the general air of command he exhibits.
He’s handsome. He’s breathtaking. He’s perfect.
And he’s heading my way.”
I have hit the jackpot.
Straight out of law school, I get to work for one of the wealthiest men on the planet.
To celebrate my success, I look for a one-night stand.
I meet the perfect man for my night of fun.
Then I meet him again in his private jet.
The man I sleep with is my boss, Aiden Vipera.
What follows is an unplanned but very fulfilling affair.
Then I learn that there’s much more to him than I initially think.
He’s a dragon! Not only a dragon, the heir to the throne!
He’s promised to another, and the fate of his people depend on it.
But how can I let him go now that I have him?
Brooke Patterson is a young lawyer with a bright future made even brighter when she’s hired by the Viperas to represent their family. The job requires her to spend four years at the Red Aerie, Aiden Vipera’s estate in Europe. She is eager to advance her career, but she never imagines that she will play a far bigger role in history than that of a simple lawyer! As she learns more about her mysterious lover, she begins to understand that their romance is not a simple tryst. They are fated to be so much more! Find out the truth in The Dragon Prince’s Rejected
Mate, the first tale in the exciting new series Fated Mates and Shifting Royalties!
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Totally Pucked
by Paris Wynters
Hockey god Wyatt “The Hammer” Clanton has one goal—hold onto his spot in the NHL. After one too many reckless fights, his team captain suggests he rebuild his image. The solution? Coach a kids’ hockey team. He never expects Nora, the one-night stand who rocked his world, to show up with a kid of her own.
Struggling single mom Nora Thoma is finally putting the pieces of her life back together after ditching her ex. One scorching night of passion with a pro athlete was supposed to be a risky escape, right? Wrong. Because now the man who gave her a toe-curling taste of paradise is volunteering as an assistant coach for her son's hockey team.
Wyatt's fighting to keep his hockey career and Nora's fighting to give her son the life he deserves. But behind closed doors, their red-hot chemistry is out of control. When a photo leaks and secrets come tumbling out, Nora’s left with two choices: run from her past...or trust Wyatt to fight for the family he never knew he needed. Wyatt’s ready to risk it all to protect the woman and boy who thawed his frozen heart. Because this time, he’s playing for keeps.
Game on!
Totally Pucked is a single mom, he falls first hockey romance perfect for fans of Meghan Quinn, Hannah Grace, and Emily Rath!
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Street Team
Would you like to join my street team? What's that you ask?
A street team is comprised of readers who share in the writing/reading journey. They may receive draft chapters and be asked to comment on them. Their involvement can help improve the book. A copy of the final edited version will be available so that the reader can read an entire story without interruptions, and of course point out any errors before a finger hits the Publish button.
On release day, you are asked to post a review. The street team participation is a two-way street. If this sounds like something you would enjoy, email me at.
Kind regards
Emily Hussey - Author, Poet, Coach
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