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Bronwen Evans

Goodreads author profile

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http://www.goodreads.com/BronwenEvans

born

Lower Hutt, New Zealand

gender

female

website

http://www.bronwenevans.com/

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Romance, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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February 2010

About this author

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My 2011 debut Regency historical, INVITATION TO RUIN, is a Nominee for Best First Historical, RT Reviewer's Choice Awards.

I'm a proud reader and writer of Romance! Any romance, but historical romance in particular, and the Regency period is my favorite. I live in Wellington, New Zealand and I'm one of five sisters - and I am a twin! So no surprise that my first book is about twins!

I grew up on a farm in the Wairarapapa until I was twelve and I love the country. My dream is to become a full time romance writer and live in a rural retreat in the beautiful, sunny Hawke's Bay on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand. I am finally on the way with the sale of my first two books.

Growing up I loved reading and watching TV, mainly becaus...more My 2011 debut Regency historical, INVITATION TO RUIN, is a Nominee for Best First Historical, RT Reviewer's Choice Awards.

I'm a proud reader and writer of Romance! Any romance, but historical romance in particular, and the Regency period is my favorite. I live in Wellington, New Zealand and I'm one of five sisters - and I am a twin! So no surprise that my first book is about twins!

I grew up on a farm in the Wairarapapa until I was twelve and I love the country. My dream is to become a full time romance writer and live in a rural retreat in the beautiful, sunny Hawke's Bay on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand. I am finally on the way with the sale of my first two books.

Growing up I loved reading and watching TV, mainly because I loved anything that challenged my imagination. I loved Enid Blyton's Famous Five and The Secret Seven or C.S. Lewis's Narnia series. My twin sister also loves stories and we would often put on plays for our parents. Telling a story is what attracts me to writing. Bringing characters, plots and places to life.

At school I was very good at math. My father has a PhD in statistical economics from Cornell University in the States (I lived there for three years until I was almost six years old while my father attended Cornell), so I was encouraged to go down the science, math route at school, when I would have probably loved English. I went to University and got a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration degree and started work in the corporate world. I have had a successful career in business working in banking and telecommunications. I also set up my own e-commerce company which I listed on the NZ Stock Exchange, before selling in 2005. But nothing has brought me as much satisfaction as seeing my first book in print.

Unfortunately, it took me almost ten years to realize big corporate's were not for me. I finally decided to take a chance and indulge my passion for story-telling. I gave up my well paid, full time, job and took part-time employment in order to enable me to have the time to learn, hone and develop my writing skills. Joining Romance Writers of New Zealand in 2006 was the first serious step I took towards a writing career and the friends, critique partners and mentor's I have met have all helped me get to publication. I can never thank them enough.

Now I spend my time immersing myself in love stories full of passion, desire and of course the happing ever after. But that's not to say they don't have a number of hurdles to overcome along the way.

In my stories I have the rich playboy who just happens to be a Lord of the realm, with the ahead of their time feminist, who bucks Society's conventions and gives the hero a run for his money.

In particular, I love the dark, tortured souls, who don't think they deserve love or are, like most men in my stories, scared of love. My heroes are strong, alpha males with tortured pasts. They need the love of a good woman to save them and my heroine's are up for the task. They are not, sit back and let men run their lives, women. They grab life, shake it, and mold it, and most of all never give up.

And of course lets not forget the villains. Creepy, very dangerous, often perverted but never undefeatable.

My first book Invitation to Ruin hits the shelves on 22nd February 2011. I have also finished book two, Invitation to Scandal - Rufus Knight, Viscount Strathmore's story which should be due out early 2012. Following that, watch out for Richard's story (Anthony's twin brother) Invitation to Passion and Alexander Smythe, the Earl of Montford's tale in Invitation to Love.

I belong to RWA and RWNZ and when not working, reading or writing, I enjoy hiking, golf and movies.(less)

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My Guest Vanessa Kelly

It's fun Friday here on my blog. I’ve got another wonderful guest with me today, and I'm also visiting her blog as well. She’s Vanessa Kelly, writer of fabulous historicals. I loved My Favorite Countess, so much so, I've asked her to pop by and answer some questions for me.

Welcome Vanessa!

1. Give us the elevator pitch for your latest release, MY FAVORITE COUNTESS.

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Books by Bronwen Evans

Average rating: 3.88 · 108 ratings · 46 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Invitation to Ruin 3.71 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	To Dare the Duke of Dangerfield (Wicked Wagers, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Invitation to Scandal 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	My rating:
	To Wager the Marquis of Wolverstone (Wicked Wagers, #2) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012	My rating:

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Wicked Wagers (2 books)
by Bronwen Evans (Goodreads Author)

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