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Cynthia Terelst

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Cynthia Terelst is an emerging Australian author based in regional Queensland, where the sun shines 283 days a year. She is a Document Controls Manager by day and a writer by night. Cynthia’s mother introduced her to a lifelong love of reading, for which she will be forever grateful. With love for the written word instilled in her, she wrote her first picture book at the age of 8, about her lost cat, Fluffy.

Cynthia writes contemporary romance and has four books published in her Love Down Under series. She refers to her writing style as ‘heat with heart'. In her novels, she likes to share a little bit of history, some Australian scenery and a whole lotta love. Her novels do not shy away from difficult topics, as she feels that they should no
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Steam escaped as I opened the bathroom door. I walked across the hallway. A cupboard door opened in the kitchen, and I stopped dead. Shit. I forgot about Curtis. I was standing there in nothing but a towel.

He came towards me. His gaze dropped to my chest, then lingered on my legs and his steps faltered. My thoughts faltered. Heat sparked under my skin before my brain caught up. He wasn’t supposed Read more of this blog post »
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Back in the Saddle by Cynthia Terelst
"This book took me on a roller coaster of emotions! Taylor and Ciaron have been married for 22 years and have 2 kids. One day, out of no where to Taylor, Ciaron asks for a divorce. We learn about how they have grown apart over the years, miscommunicat" Read more of this review »
Back in the Saddle by Cynthia Terelst
"love, family and the rural life, and the eclectic bunch if folks who find their way to that life in rural Australia.

hearts and communication are tricky things.

some folks only show value on a balance sheet.

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Hitched for a Dream by Cynthia Terelst
"This is a beautiful story of friendship, love and community. The struggles, the sense of being unloved and not really mattering to anyone were so evocative. I could feel Curtis's anguish and pain. Both Curtis and Rachel felt alone in their struggles." Read more of this review »
Hitched for a Dream by Cynthia Terelst
"Rachel is a widow with baggage, emotional and financial, while Curtis is an American veterinarian looking to start over. Together, they set a deal that allows them to heal together. This is a feel good story set on an Australian horse breeding facili" Read more of this review »
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“The Christmas I was seven, Zac sent me on a wild scavenger hunt up and down our street, leaving clue after clue for me. It led me straight back to my bedroom, where a large box sat in the middle of the floor. I stood there staring at it, wondering what my next clue would be. If I’d completed the hunt,”
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