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Past Imperfect

The lovely and talented romance author Nicole Hurley-Moore gets all the thanks for this post.

I was stuck on what to write for this post and her brief was talk about books and movies that helped inspire my latest story, Warrior’s Surrender which is to be published by Etopia Press.

When I first told my husband who is my crit partner and proofreader that my second novel was going to be set in the 11th Century he was unsure.

“I can relate to the Regency era, I can even relate to the Roman era, but I’m not sure about Medieval time. It is just so foreign to me.”

I love history (what, you didn’t guess? ) and one thing that I hold true is whether people lived 2000 BC or 2000 AD – they loved, laughed, worked, sang, played and reacted just the same way we do – the only differences are cultural and technological.

As a writer understanding that principle should make it easy to describe a world that the modern day reader can relate to.

So I’d like to showcase two books, two TV series and two films that have shaped and influenced Warrior’s Surrender.

The books
Lineage of Grace

Highly recommended – great storytelling. Francine Rivers’ ability to bring alien, ancient world to life is outstanding

One source I went to is an anthology by American author called Francine Rivers called Lineage of Grace. It is fictionalised biography of five women from the Bible – Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba and Mary.

What really makes the book wonderful is the author’s way of explaining and navigating  arcane Ancient Near East and Hebrew customs and bringing to life the stories of five remarkable women had the courage and strength to buck societal norms.

And yet they were very much women of their time – shaped and informed by the times and culture they lived in.

I knew I wanted to do the same for my heroine Lady Alfreya of Tyrswick.

Rose of Rapture

You always remember your first…

I know I’ve spoken about this book several times. It was the first major historical romance I read. I was 17 and it was passed around by a group of friends in high school – notorious for a certain chapter.

But it was more than that. It was the way Rose of Rapture brought the Plantagenet era to life bringing both historical and fictional characters that heavily influenced what and how I read. Oh I rejoiced when they found the body of poor maligned Richard III. Rose of Rapture presented a new perspective to the evil king depicted in Shakespeare’s play.

The TV series
Cadfael

Derek Jacobi as Brother Cadfael an inspiration for the character of Friar Dominic

The outstanding actor Derek Jacobi is a classically trained actor. He was brilliant in the Roman era epic I, Claudius and he was equal to the task as the medieval monk Cadfael, in the eponymous series about the former Crusader and detective.

In Warrior’s Surrender, I have Friar Dominic a no-nonsense, practical and very devout man of God who proves his worth as a confidante to the hero Baron Sebastian de la Croix and also drives the investigation into the mysterious serial killer dubbed The Beast of the North.

I love this particular secondary character. In addition to modelling Friar Dominic on Cadfael, I have also drawn inspiration from the minister – a former boxer, champion body-builder and bricklayer – who married my husband and me.

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Maid Marian played by Bernadette O’Farrell in the 1950s series

Oh this 1950s TV series is glorious. Plenty of fun with a great cast. The Lady Marian was not a passive bystander in this series, she was in the thick of the action – she could ride and shoot a bow with the best of them. Marian, played by Bernadette O’Farrell and Patricia Driscoll was an able spy, frequently partnering with Friar Tuck to get into places where Robin and his Merry Men could not.

Even in times that Marian was in peril, she was resourceful, brave and level-headed – what a marvelous role model for young girls who watched the show with their brothers.

The Films

Gorgeous romantic adventure – although I did feel sorry for Elizabeth Taylor’s character.

Ivanhoe

Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine – what’s not to love? Sir Walter Scott’s romantic triangle and chivalric adventure is pure Hollywood – and that’s a complement, not a complaint.

The Name of the Rose

Dark and atmospheric, and its subsequent 1986 screen adaptation with Sean Connery, Christian Slater and F Murray Abraham is a fabulous drama.

In Warrior’s Surrender, I use a schematic I found of Eco’s monastery and adapted it for St Cuthbert’s Abbey where Sebastian learns the truth about Alfreya and her brother.

Sean Connery has done a few Medieval epics – Robin and Marian being one which directly comes to mind.

I finished Warrior’s Surrender and after hubby had been through it he thanked me for bringing the Medieval period to life. It’s the best complement to have received and when it is released, I hope you will enjoy it too.

I’d love to hear from you – what books, films and TV series about our near and ancient past intrigue you?

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Tuesday Book Club – Engaging The Enemy by Susanne Bellamy

Chesterfield couch, in royal purple – just perfect for our distinguished guest on tonight’s show.

Hi Elizabeth, it’s lovely to be sitting here on your purple couch and talking about my favourite topic—writing! Thanks for inviting me.

It’s always a pleasure to have you!

I love your excerpt from Engaging the Enemy on your web site.

There is some fabulous tension right from the get go. I read that I feel like I’m on the heroine’s side right away. Do you find getting yourself emotionally caught up in your character’s lives and perhaps getting angry, sad or that just-fallen-in love feeling as you’re writing?

Susanne Bellamy, a great friend and author of Engaging the Enemy released on August 1

Empathising with my characters is a hazard of writing and sometimes it’s hard to change points-of-view. But what an eye-opener that can be when you move into a new scene and adopt the other character’s perspective. It is a powerful reminder that we are shaped by our past and the experiences we’ve had colour our present actions. At times I need to ‘feel’ as one of my characters would in order to search deep for the truth of a pivotal moment in their story. For this exercise, I go back to some of my Drama teaching and apply Stanislavski’s theory. And sometimes I lie awake at night and dream-think through a scene. Don’t know what hubby thinks of that!

Melbourne seems like a very special place for you. Can you tell us what you love about the city?

Before my daughter moved to Melbourne to study, I’d passed through the city once without having the chance to explore it. Now, we go to visit and see it through the eyes of someone who lives there. She takes us to great cafes, and we’ve explored a number of cultural places, taken tram and train rides (I’ve yet to have a carriage ride!), stayed both with her and at the beautiful Langham Hotel and so much more.

The Yarra River winds through the city centre and is a focal point for recreation and relaxation along its banks and there are so many beautiful old buildings and laneways to enjoy. I love the architecture; in fact, it was an abandoned red-brick building spotted from the tram that inspired the idea for Engaging the Enemy.

What is the starting place for your stories? Is it a scene? An emotion? A story arc?

I absolutely adore first meetings and love to hear how people met their partner so for me, it’s often that first sighting, be it breath-taking or brash that excites me. My new release began with seeing the red-brick building and wondering who would save it.

When I realised that there were two people for whom this building was very special and why each of them needed it, their initial meeting blossomed as an almost complete scene in my imagination.

My novella, One Night in Sorrento, began as we travelled the Amalfi Coast road with its 1600+ bends and endless possibilities. Again, I saw Luca and Rhiannon’s meeting which was inspired by the road and endless traffic.

I love the way you bring to life the exotic locations for your stories Hawaii, Sorrento, Melbourne… What kind of influence do they have on how the story develops?

Exotic places grab my imagination, probably because we have travelled quite a lot. Culture, attitudes, language all differ and therefore understandings or interpretations of even basic things can be challenging. My first attempt to order a latte in Tuscany highlighted this for me. A latte in Italy is hot milk, not the milk coffee we associate with the name here. Fortunately, an Austrian customer who spoke Italian and English cottoned on to my surprise and the situation was easily remedied.

Language incorporates different cultural understandings and these aren’t limited to languages other than English. Differences between various forms of English can be humorous as well. Matt, the Irish hero of Engaging the Enemy, cannot use the word ‘kid’ when referring to a child because he thinks of a baby goat but when he refers to the ‘bairn’, Andie doesn’t understand him either!

What is the most challenging aspect of the writing process for you?

Everyone should have enemies like him!
Engaging The Enemy by Susanne Bellamy

Balancing my writing time with all the other things an author is expected to do for him/herself today. I enjoy writing blogs and I love interacting with readers and other authors online but I still haven’t achieved a satisfactory routine. I also find it challenging to market my stories in a way that doesn’t feel awkward for me.

Oh, and I’m a technogumby! Yep!

Next week you’ll be off to the RWA convention in Sydney (jealous!). How has the organisation helped you as a writer and indeed on the journey to getting published?

Anna Campbell and Christina Brooks led the BWF romance writing workshop where I first heard of the RWA. It astonished me that there was a whole national organisation devoted to romance, let alone one that offered support, education and a whole range of services to writers. The wonder of it is that it also led me to wonderful friendships with other authors and continues to do so. Writing can be a lonely occupation in some ways and having connections to like-minded people who also hear voices in their heads and don’t think it strange is fantastic.

RWA contributed initially by offering competitions for unpublished writers. White Ginger won third place in the Emerald Award in 2011 and led to me pitching the story to a smaller publisher who picked it up and set me on my way. Since then, I’ve attended conferences and connected with amazing writers who generously share their expertise.

I understand that your next writing project is going to be ‘out of this world’. Would you care to elaborate?

Indeed, I’m going off-planet in my next novella, one of four stories written with the fabulous Bathing Belles for a Christmas anthology, A Season to Remember. Four stories of four Christmases, from bittersweet to hopeful, written by south-east Queensland writers. Between us we write historical, contemporary and, apparently now, futuristic romance! EE Carter, Noelle Clark and Eva Scott are my writing pals in this Christmas gift to our readers, due out late November 2014. Watch our websites for its release!

Many thanks for hosting me, Jacqui. I love visiting with you and I love your purple couch. It would look so good in my lounge room!

Hands off lady, that purple couch is mine! :p

Check out Engaging The Enemy, it’s out this Friday – August 1. You can pre-order it here on iTunes.

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Warrior’s Surrender to be published by Etopia Press

Warrior’s Surrender to be published by Etopia Press

I’m thrilled to bit with the news that my medieval historical adventure, Warrior’s Surrender is to be published with Etopia Press – publishers of Moonstone Obsession.

Warrior’s Surrender is equal parts romance, history and adventure set in the decade following the invasion of England by William the Conqueror.

Over the next few months I’ll be sharing character dossiers, interesting facts and factoids on Medieval England as well as other news about some exciting projects

Stay tuned for more news about the journey to a release date on this page!

 

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Bondage is a Four Letter Word

The release of the official 50 Shades of Grey film trailer has been the subject of a lot of talk since it was released a few days ago.

Leaving aside the literary merits of the book or otherwise – both sides are argued here, here, here and here – this post is a look at the film purely based on its trailer – specially the casting.

And I have to confess that the trailer made me laugh out loud.

Yes, yes, yes, I know that super secret, wealthy, handsome billionaire industrialist is aged 27-28 in the books.

But this is the bondage master the producers have chosen:

Isn’t he cute! Jamie Dornan cast as Christian Grey in the film 50 Shades of Grey

He is, in the book, described by the heroine thus: “He is not merely good looking – he is the epitome of male beauty, breathtaking.”

And indeed Jamie Dornan is quite the beauty.

That to my mind is part of the problem.

There is no shortage of pretty boy models and actors in the world but does any one of them have combination of gravitas, menace and urbane sophistication to negotiate the high powered world of cut-throat business on one hand and seduce a woman so thoroughly that she would willingly participate in his BDSM fantasies on the other?

I would submit (see what I did there?) that the four letter word in bondage is – Bond, James Bond.

Sean Connery as James Bond

A raise of those eyebrows, a growl from that Scottish burr and any woman would be his.

My hubby had the pleasure of having lunch with the original Bond Q – Desmond Llewellyn back in the 1980s and the inevitable question came up: “Who is the better Bond? Connery or Moore?”

The charming Mr Llewellyn said that both men were very good Bonds, each with their own merits but paused to say:

“Ian Fleming wrote Bond as a bit of a bastard, so in that respect Sean is closer to the character in the book.”

If you’re going to introduce a woman to your ‘red room of pain‘, you’d have to be a bit of bastard.

But don’t write off Roger Moore:

Roger Moore as The Saint

You just need to go back a few years to his TV series The Saint which Roger Moore played for 7 years. In it he shows the edge that made him a natural casting choice for James Bond, which alas, was going through it’s self deprecating/send up years.

But look at those eyes and tell me that you don’t see a dominant alpha male there.

The Bond reboot at the end of the 1980s introduced us to a man with the potential to even  out-bastard Sean Connery.

Timothy Dalton, dark haired and dangerous

He always played his dramatic leading roles as men whose aggression was always under the most tenuous control – borderline self-destructive – and that is pure catnip for the woman who likes a good spanking or two.

Pierce Brosnan was certainly a pretty boy in Remington Steele in the early to mid 1980s:

I soooo wanted to be Laura Holt back in the 1980s

But just look what a few short years did for Brosnan:

Yes Mr Bond! Anything you say Mr Bond!

As you can see, the maturity on his face enhances, rather than diminishes his sex appeal.

Just 5 to 7 years Jamie (oh please call yourself James by then please!) Dornan will have matured into that edge that makes a super secret, wealthy, handsome billionaire industrialist who likes to indulge his kinky fetish all the more credible.

In other words:

How could you say no?

So tell me in comments below. Who would you cast as a credible super secret, wealthy, handsome billionaire industrialist who likes to indulge his kinky fetish?

You can cast from any time period thanks to my Tardis:

The purple couch also becomes the Tardis couch!

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Critical Thinking

I won’t be the first author to be talking about critics and reviewers and I doubt that I will be the last.

The reason why I think my contribution to the oft-discussed subject might have some value is that I have been a professional reviewer.

Yes, it’s true. I spent more than a decade reviewing books, art, albums, TV shows, films and plays  and there is a right way and a wrong way to do it.

Journalist and critic alike is in  privileged position in our society and even those who are members of the MEAA don’t often appreciate the gravity of their role.

With the emergence of the Internet and the era of every-man-his-own-publisher, every one has the power of the consumer dollar and the ability to leave a review.

But many go from gushing nonsense to mean spirited snarks – neither are worthy being described as a review.

Let’s start by examining what a critic/reviewer is and is not.

1. A critic is not paid to be critical.

You read that right.

A former newspaper colleague of mine once reviewed an album, one from a famous artist (it might have been U2, Depeche Mode, Cold Play – I can’t remember), like this:

1-Star

This album made my infant son cry.

That is a crap review. It might earn you a few self-congratulatory back slaps from your colleagues down at the pub but it tells the reader nothing.

Reviews are not there to show off your cleverness.

2. Your opinion matters less than you think

A critic’s job is to stand in the place of the person who is likely to watch, listen or read the creative work and give them an impartial and informed overview so they can make a decision as to whether enough they are going part with their hard-earned money.

If you’re reviewing a Young Adult novel and you think the storyline is juvenile – so what?

Are you 13? 15? 17? Are you the intended audience for the work?

If not, then your personal opinion is meaningless.

Does the story flow? Does the plot make sense? Are the words spelled correctly? Was it emotionally engaging? Will the intended audience like it? That is the objective criteria on which to judge a book.

3. A critic doesn’t just say ‘what’ they like but explains ‘why’.

Whether you love a work or loathe it, a good reviewer explains their rationale and can justify it through objective and comparative measures.

Here’s an example.

My hubby reviewed an album from a well-known Australian band in the 1980s and did not give it a favourable review. The lead singer phoned to remonstrate. Hubby agreed to give the album another listen and, if he changed his mind on what he saw were the weaknesses in the album, he would provide another review in the paper the following week.

The singer was happy with this and offered to phone back the next week for what he thought would be a vindication of his work.

Three days later the new edition of Rolling Stone came out and the reviewer had exactly the same qualms. The singer did not phone back…

How to be a good reviewer

1. You don’t have to like a genre to give it a good review.

True professional reviewers have a saying: ‘good within the context of its genre’.

A frothy little rom-com may not be a significant work, a legacy for the ages, but it can be well written, entertaining and a 5-star blockbuster for its target audience.

Equally, a ‘worthy’, socially significant work may have pretensions of grandeur but be a dull and turgid mess – worthy of only 1-star.

2. If a work exercises strong emotions in you, examine why before you review.

Before you review, allow a period of time of self-reflection before putting fingers to keyboard.

Is the work really awful or did it raise themes that made you feel uncomfortable?
Was it really poorly written or was the plot deliberately complex?
Did you not like the work because it ‘just wasn’t your thing’?

3. Find one good thing to say about it

No one sets out to create bad art. Everyone involved does their very, very best to produce the best work possible. So be kind.

No painting, song, book, TV show or film is so unrelentingly bad as to elicit mean-spirited, casually flung cruel words. After all it is easy to criticise, not so easy to create.

One of the best times I had at the movies was reviewing a really bad film, Sharon Stone’s The Quick And The Dead.

It was so bad, my husband and I turned to look at one another, debating whether we should leave the half empty cinema when an audience member laughed during a pivotal scene. The tension was broken and the good natured heckling and laughs continued all the way through the film.

I remember the film fondly and would probably cook some popcorn and watch the film again – unlike say, the very, very worthy Jane Campion film The Piano.

In conclusion

Artists, yes that includes we authors, love your reviews.

We want to know if you can ferret out the little treasures we hide along the way. Nothing gives us as much joy as reading a review from a reader who discovers those gems.

Even if you have some quibbles, share them with us. We want to improve and your feedback allows us to do that.

If you don’t like our work, you can tell us too. The only thing we ask is that you justify why you don’t like it and provide something constructive for us to work with.

We love our readers and we delight in reviews but please put as much care and attention to your words as we do with ours.

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Lemons to Lemon Delicious to Literary Success!

It’s fun featuring debut authors here! Joining me here is Lisa Joy‘s  and debut ‘chick lit romance’ Yes, Chef!
Lisa admits that she has borrowed from her own life experience which fortunately is not as fraught as her character Becca Stone!

Becca is disillusioned by her tedious and thankless job taking reservations in one of London’s most successful restaurant empires. When she is unexpectedly catapulted into working as PA to celebrity chef, Damien Malone, it seems like the opportunity of a lifetime.

Becca is quickly caught up in an exciting whirlwind of travel, reality TV and opening nights, and even her usually abysmal love life seemingly takes a turn for the better. But as Becca is slowly consumed by the chaos of life in the spotlight, she begins to lose touch with reality.

Lisa Joy is enjoying lots of lemon flavoured dishes and success with her debut novel

When Damien reveals his real personality Becca is soon struggling with his increasingly outrageous demands and sleazy advances.

It takes a disastrous trip to Italy for Becca to realise she may have thrown aside what is most important to her.

Inspired by real-life adventures, this deliciously funny and romantic story reveals a tantalizing glimpse of the trendy restaurant scene: a world where chefs are treated like rock stars, and cooking isn’t all that goes on in the kitchen.

Lisa Joy began writing stories in her teenage years but most of her free time was taken up in ballet classes.

At age 21, foodie Lisa decided she wasn’t cut out for the famished life of a ballerina, and travelled to London, where she worked as a television producer’s PA, in fashion retail and the restaurant business.

Lisa fell head over heels in love with London where she lived for 7 years, travelling Europe, eating amazing food and the occasional stint on stage and screen.

Upon returning to Australia her writing took a dramatic turn for the better after she attended a commercial fiction masterclass with author Fiona McIntosh.

Stephanie Alexander’s Lemon Delicious Pudding looks, well, delish!

Lisa now lives in the picturesque Dandenong ranges outside Melbourne on a vegetable farm with her fiancé and four chooks. And yes, she is PA to a celebrated chef who is absolutely nothing like Damien.

Well, our profile on Lisa and Yes, Chef! wouldn’t be complete if she didn’t share a recipe!

“My favourite recipe at the moment is Stephanie Alexander’s Lemon Delicious. We have a huge lemon tree on our farm that’s never seems to stop giving so I’m always on the lookout for great lemon recipes. It also uses 3 eggs which is great since we have four chooks that are all laying every day now!”

Here’s a link to her recipe: http://www.penguin.com.au/lantern/kitchen/recipes/lemon-delicious-pudding
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Long Story Short

I think I have mentioned before that I have found the romance writing community to be the most generous and friendly professional group that I have ever been involved with.

In addition to being so generous with their time and support, they are also an incredibly talented bunch of men and women.

I’m thrilled to have met three wonderful authors who have also become good friends – Eva Scott, Noelle Clark and Susanne Bellamy.

We’re working on a new project – a four short story anthology called A Season to Remember. It will be out in late November and it will be FREE!

Keep checking any of the authors’ sites for more details.

I tend to write long works.

That’s why I gravitated to writing newspaper features over news stories (look I’m on my third paragraph and haven’t got to the good bit yet!).

It’s also why I gravitated to long-form novels. Moonstone Obsession is 94,000+ words, Warrior’s Surrender is 105,000 and Moonstone Conspiracy is shaping up to be over 90,000 words too.

So when my darling husband found out that I had signed on to write a short story his reaction was:

Can you actually write a *short* story?

Hardy Har Har…

Very funny Mr Carter

Now, what was I saying…

Oh yes.

Writing a short story has been a wonderful challenge. And this is what I have learned over the past month.

You have to be focused on the essentials. Whose point of view is it from. How do we get into their head? How do they see the world? Those questions will colour the approach to your story.

Word choice matters. This is true of long-form fiction as well, but it is vital in short stories. In in three or four words you’ve conveyed as much detail as the reader needs to know to convey a moment in time, an emotion or a location. In longer works you might have spent time developing that theme.

Story arcs are more like sharp ellipses, rather than gentle curves. Related to the point above, the action of the story takes places on a shortened time scale dictated by the length of the story. The romance genre is an excellent case in point. Out of necessity romance short stories have our hero and heroine falling in love, or at least acknowledging attraction much quicker than in a full length novel. So too the action – major events happen at a much faster rate.

Short stories require discipline. You can take six months to write an 80,000 word novel and people will nod their head sagely (yesssss, that is a long novel isn’t it?). But there is no hiding when writing a short story. Once you have plot and commit to a word count per writing session, you should be able to turn out a first draft in two to three weeks.

Short stories make a nice change of pace. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed writing Three Ships. It’s allowed the creative juices to flow while plots and dramatic way points for my full length title percolate in the back of my mind. Short stories also allow authors to try new things such as a different genre.

I finished (near enough) the first draft of Moonstone Conspiracy at the end of June and I gave myself July for Three Ships. I’m going to enjoy a few days break and begin revisions for Moonstone Conspiracy. I’m definitely going to commit to writing at least one new short story  a year. I already have couple of short ghost stories that I’m mulling over for 2015.

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Reading to be a great writer

Writing is a solitary profession and even when you’re enjoying what you’re doing, there are times you need to stick your head over the trenches and see what the rest of the world is doing.

After writing solidly for 8 weeks solidly – Moonstone Conspiracy and the Three Ships short story – I needed to take a break. I felt I was getting stale and going from an in-depth full length novel to a light short story I found my muse trying to escape out the window.

To be a good writer, you have to read good books, said CS Lewis, so that’s what I’ve done and thoroughly enjoyed Alison Stuart’s Claiming The Rebel’s Heart.

Here’s my review:

It’s no secret that I’ve been a fan of Alison Stuart’s English Revolution books and Claiming The Rebel’s Heart is now another favourite.

I won’t go into the plot suffice to say that she brings the period to life, creating a taut drama where the hero and heroine’s relationship develops authentically against the claustrophobic backdrop of a castle under siege.

Another review has described reading the book as like seeing a movie and that is a very apt description. The sights, sounds and yes, even smells are vividly depicted.

A great read.

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Spirit of Love

Congratulations to JL Addicoat on the release of her debut

It is very special day when your very first novel is published, so I’d like to give my heartfelt congratulations to JL Addicoat whose debut romance Spirit of Love is released today!

The Australian romance community is a vibrant one and a very supportive one as well. JL started her writing journey around about the same time as I did and it is wonderful to see her achieve success with Rogue Phoenix.

And this is such an intriguing premise too. It is definitely on my To Be Read list!

Old buildings have an eerie haunting feeling, and the 17th Century Manor house in the Cornish countryside Julia intends to restore, is no exception. Originally her dead husband’s dream, she feels it’s up to her to complete it in his memory. When she arrives, she realizes it’ll take more than a quick clean to put the dilapidated old Manor to rights.

While exploring the house, she feels as someone, or something, is watching her. Darting shadows and movements, seen from the corner of her eyes, seem to confirm sinister happenings at the Manor in the past. The discovery of an old diary hidden in a chest of drawers and the story it tells, lead Julia in a different direction than she originally thought she would be taking.

Buy Spirit of Love

Amazon Australia
Amazon US
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