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http://www.talliroland.com

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Romance, Humor, Literature & Fiction

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May 2010

About this author

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Talli Roland has three loves in her life: chocolate, coffee and rom-coms.

She lives in London, on a street with two Starbucks and (at last count) three other cafés that constantly tempt her outside her cozy little flat.

She has a secret crush on Sir Alan of The Apprentice and if she was forced to wax anyone's hairy chest, it would have to be Simon Cowell. Clearly she watches too much reality television.

To learn more Talli, go to www.talliroland.com or follow Talli on Twitter: @talliroland. Talli blogs at talliroland.blogspot.com.

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Talli Roland's Blog

Moving Goalposts

Some of you may know that every Tuesday, I post on The Writer's Guide to ePublishing. A while back, I wrote about the changing nature of dreams. Time and again - through discussions with friends and other wriiters - I'm reminded how the goalpost can shift along the way. I thought I'd share the post here.

So... here it is!

When I first decided to try to get published, I had a dream. I’d have a sw... read more »

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Books by Talli Roland

Average rating: 3.86 · 591 ratings · 222 reviews · 9 distinct works

	Build A Man (Serenity Holland, Book 1) 3.76 avg rating — 204 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Hating Game 3.83 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Watching Willow Watts 4.25 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Miracle at the Museum of Broken Hearts 3.58 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Construct A Couple (Serenity Holland, Book 2) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	The Pollyanna Plan 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — expected publication 2012	My rating:
	Hearts and Arrows by David G. Pearce, Lexi Revellian (Goodreads Author), Kristine Cayne (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	WG2E All-For-Indies-Anthologies: Viva La Valentine Edition by Diane Vallere (Goodreads Author), D.D. Scott (Goodreads Author), Chicki Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	The WG2E All-For-Indies Anthologies: Winter Wonderland Edition by D.D. Scott (Goodreads Author), Talli Roland (Goodreads Author), Alicia Street (Goodreads Author) 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	My rating:

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Build a Man (Select)

1 chapters — updated Oct 17, 2011 05:10am

Description: Slave to the rich, rude and deluded, cosmetic surgery receptionist Serenity Holland longs for the day she's a high-flying tabloid reporter. Unfortunately, every pitch she sends out disappears like her clients' liposuctioned fat, never to be seen again. Then she meets Jeremy Ritchie -- the hang-dog man determined to be Britain's Most Eligible Bachelor by making himself over from head to toe and everything in between -- giving Serenity a story no editor could resist. With London's biggest tabloid on board and her very own column tracking Jeremy's progress from dud to dude, Serenity is determined to be a success, even going undercover to gain intimate access to Jeremy's life. But when Jeremy's surgery goes drastically wrong and Serenity is ordered to cover all the car-crash goriness, she must decide how far she really will go for her dream job.

Watching Willow Watts (Literature & Fiction)

1 chapters — updated Oct 10, 2011 08:07am

Description: For twenty-five-year-old Willow Watts, life has settled into a predictably dull routine: days behind the counter at her father's antique shop; nights watching fuzzy telly whilst the elderly residents of Britain's Ugliest Village bed down for yet another early night. But everything changes when Willow's epically embarrassing Marilyn Monroe impersonation is uploaded to YouTube. A canny viewer spots Marilyn's ghostly image hidden in the film and Willow becomes an international sensation. Her dire little town is suddenly overrun with fans proclaiming her to be the 'new Marilyn'. Egged on by the villagers - whose shops and businesses are cashing in - Willow eagerly embraces her new identity, dying her hair platinum and scoffing cakes to achieve Marilyn's legendary curves. But when the only man she has ever truly loved returns, seeking the old Willow, it's decision time. Should she risk stardom and the village's new-found fortune on love? Or is being Marilyn Willow's real ticket to happiness?

The Hating Game (Select)

1 chapters — updated Nov 15, 2010 07:24am

Description: When man-eater Mattie Johns agrees to star on a dating game show to save her ailing recruitment business, she's confident she'll sail through to the end without letting down the perma-guard she's perfected from years of her love 'em and leave 'em dating strategy. After all, what can go wrong with dating a few losers and hanging out long enough to pick up a juicy £200,000 prize? Plenty, Mattie discovers, when it's revealed that the contestants are four of her very unhappy exes. Can Mattie confront her past to get the prize money she so desperately needs, or will her exes finally wreak their long-awaited revenge? And what about the ambitious TV producer whose career depends on stopping her from making it to the end?

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Talli Roland gave to: The Cornish House by Liz Fenwick (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Liz Fenwick's debut novel grabbed my attention from the opening paragraph and kept me turning the pages all the way through. From stroppy teen Hannah to the grieving Maddie, Fenwick created a cast of characters who drew me in and made me care about t...more
May 28, 2012 07:09am · see review
Talli Roland marked as to-read: The Treachery of Beautiful Things by Ruth Frances Long (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
May 13, 2012 03:50am
Talli Roland gave to: Ripper, My Love by Glynis Smy (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
If you've ever thought historical novels are a little bit boring, you really must give this a go -- it's anything but dull! Combining fiction with reality, Smy creates a story with plenty of twists and turns, along with characters you can't help but...more
May 07, 2012 04:47am · see review
Talli Roland gave to: Londoners: The Days and Nights of London Now--As Told by Those Who Love It, Hate It, Live It, Left It, and Long for It by Craig Taylor read in May, 2012	My rating:
Interesting peek into the lives of fellow Londoners. Some of the interviews were just a touch lengthy, but I still really enjoyed this book.
May 06, 2012 04:14am · see review
Talli Roland joined the Chick-Lit Girls group.
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Talli Roland made a comment on her review of Construct A Couple (Serenity Holland, Book 2) "Thanks, Kat! "
May 02, 2012 08:52am · see review
Talli Roland marked as to-read: The Sholes Key by Clarissa Draper (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
May 01, 2012 08:42am
Talli Roland made a comment on her review of It's Your Time You're Wasting: A Teacher's Tales Of Classroom Hell "I've read it! Loved it! :) "
Apr 23, 2012 07:10am · see review
Talli Roland marked as to-read: When Dreams Come True by Rebecca Emin (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Apr 21, 2012 10:54am

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