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Tara Moss
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We recentlycut payments to single parents, saying they were being ‘grandfathered’. And now we have cut some assistance to stay at home parents by changing the Baby Bonus. Those negatively affected by these changes are young children and their parents. Many of the parents who will be worse off, thanks to these changes, are single women and women who are not in paid work and therefore do not qual...
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Fetish (Makedde Vanderwall, #1)
— published 1999 — 23 editions |
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The Blood Countess (Pandora English, #1)
— published 2010 — 8 editions |
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Split (Makedde Vanderwall, #2)
— published 2003 — 16 editions |
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Covet (Makedde Vanderwall, #3)
— published 2004 — 13 editions |
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Hit (Makedde Vanderwall, #4)
— published 2006 — 12 editions |
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The Spider Goddess (Pandora English, #2)
— published 2011 — 9 editions |
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Siren (Makedde Vanderwall, #5)
— published 2009 — 9 editions |
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Assassin (Makedde Vanderwall, #6)
— published 2012 — 7 editions |
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The Skeleton Key (Pandora English, #3)
— published 2012 — 6 editions |
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Fetisch-Mörder / Freiwild (Makedde Vanderwall, #1, #2)
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The Blood Countess (Horror)
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Pandora English is no ordinary small town orphan. When she's invited to live with her mysterious Great-Aunt Celia in New York City, she seizes the opportunity to escape her stifling hometown, break from her tragic past and make it as a writer.
Things, however, are not what she is expecting. For starters, her great-aunt's gothic mansion is in a mist-wreathed Manhattan suburb that doesn't appear on maps. And then there's Celia herself- a former designer to the stars of Hollywood's Golden Age - who is elegant, unnaturally young and always wearing a veil...
Siren - The Lure of the Bad Girl (Mystery & Thrillers)
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updated Aug 21, 2011 02:11am
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Eve was the first bad girl, and ever since, women have been linked in the popular consciousness with the concept of sin and their sins with sex.
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Stepmothers were framed! Yes. The wicked stepmother in fairy tales is a modern stitch-up, and stepmums should be asking for a retrial. I made some amazing discoveries in this fabulous book about fairy tales, but the notion that stepmothers were fr...
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“Write. Start writing today. Start writing right now. Don’t write it right, just write it –and then make it right later. Give yourself the mental freedom to enjoy the process, because the process of writing is a long one. Be wary of “writing rules” and advice. Do it your way.”
― Tara Moss
― Tara Moss
“It is better to do what you love for work, but if it is your day job that enables an unpaid passion, then your life is still sweeter. What is important is that you make time for your dreams, not whether or not you get paid for it.”
― Tara Moss
― Tara Moss
“I looked at the fashion model and reassured myself she wasn't dead.”
― Tara Moss, The Spider Goddess
― Tara Moss, The Spider Goddess
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“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.”
― Stephen King
― Stephen King
“I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naïve or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.”
― Anaïs Nin
― Anaïs Nin
“I really think I write about everyday life. I don't think I'm quite as odd as others say I am. Life is intrinsically, well, boring and dangerous at the same time. At any given moment the floor may open up. Of course, it almost never does; that's what makes it so boring.”
― Edward Gorey
― Edward Gorey
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Tara, i have just found an amazing skull necklance and bracelet from a store called Tilkah in Sydney. you can buy them on-line. called Voodoo necklace. is stunning
Jayde wrote: "Tara, I love your covers. They're absolutely brilliant."Thanks Jade. I look forward to reading A Job From Hell. It sounds gorgeously gothic.
Kim wrote: "Tara, you're going to love Goodreads! A great way to connect with readers and authors :)"Thanks, Kim. I look forward to reading your work.
Knowledge Lost wrote: "Welcome to goodreads, watch out this site is addictive"I've noticed... (Books. BOOKS!)
Rob wrote: "Hi Tara,Thanks for the invite. We have met, a few years back at a book signing in Dymocks in Sydney.
Good luck with all your writing, this place has lots of interesting info.
Cheers
Rob"
Thank you Rob. I'm new to Goodreads, but it already looks like the moniker doesn't lie. Looking forward to sharing my reads and getting some great recommendations
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Helene wrote: "Hi Tara, look forward to meeting you at SheKilda in Melbourne :)"Thanks Helene. I'm looking forward to SheKilda x
Hi Tara,Thanks for the invite. We have met, a few years back at a book signing in Dymocks in Sydney.
Good luck with all your writing, this place has lots of interesting info.
Cheers
Rob
Elizabeth wrote: "Tara, i have just found an amazing skull necklance and bracelet from a store called Tilkah in Sydney. you can buy them on-line. called Voodoo necklace. is stunning"