Character Interview with Julian de Laurent from THE MARRIAGE BARGAIN

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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Today’s post is with best-selling author, SANDRA EDWARDS.
Welcome Sandra. The floor is yours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">First, I’d like to thank Debra at Two Ends of the Pen for
the guest post spot. Today, I’m going to interview Julian de Laurent. He’s the
hero of my contemporary romance <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Marriage Bargain</i>.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SANDRA</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Julian, thanks for dropping by. Can you share a bit
of your background with us?</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Julian</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Sure. I’m the firstborn child of Maurice and Naoma
de Laurent. My mother died when I was five, and I’ve been groomed since birth
to take control of the family business. I have a younger brother Andre, and a
younger sister Lecie.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SANDRA</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Sounds like a lot to place on one person’s
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Julian</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Oh, I’m used to that. But my father can be a
handful at times.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SANDRA</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Is he not yet ready to fully turn over the reins?</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Julian</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: No, he’s quite happy in his retirement. It gives
him plenty of time to interject himself in other people’s affairs.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SANDRA</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Sounds like he needs a hobby.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Julian</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: I’m afraid he has one. Me.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SANDRA</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Care to elaborate?</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Julian</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: He wants me to get married!</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SANDRA</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Are you seeing anyone who’d fit the bill?</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Julian</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Oh, he’s got someone definite in mind, but I’m not
interested in getting married. At least, not for real.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SANDRA</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Is there any other way?</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Julian</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: You’d be surprised.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SANDRA</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Will your father get his wish?</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Julian</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Not if I can help it.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SANDRA</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: From what I’ve heard about your father, he’s not going
to rest until he has you married. </span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Julian</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: I’m one step ahead of him.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SANDRA</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: How so? </span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Julian</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: He wants me to marry Madeleine, but I’m going to
make that an impossibility. </span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SANDRA</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Intriguing. You’re not going to kill her, are you?</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Julian</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: No. (he mocks me) I’m not going to kill her. </span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SANDRA</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Well, there aren’t many ways to make getting
married an impossibility.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Julian</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: It’s kind of hard to get married if you’re already
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SANDRA</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: But you’re not married.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Julian</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: (laughs) not yet. </span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SANDRA</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: You’re going to marry someone else so you can avoid
marrying Madeleine?</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Julian</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: That is the plan.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SANDRA</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: How is that going to solve anything?</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Julian</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: I’m going to hire someone to marry me temporarily.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SANDRA: Are you sure that’s a good idea?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Julian: It’s better than getting married for real.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SANDRA: Well, you know what they say about the best laid
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SANDRA</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: If anybody can pull this off, it’ll be you.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Julian</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: You know it. Hey, look, this has been fun, but I’ve
got to get going.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SANDRA</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Where are you off to in such a hurry?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thanks Sandra for a great interview with Julian. Please feel free to drop by the blog anytime.</span></div>
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