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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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No Bucking Way by Cynthia Terelst
"NO BUCKING WAY kept me on my toes. I loved every minute of it, too. Funny, touching, heartbreaking, shocking, redeeming, sweet, and oh so steamy. Cynthia Tereist certainly delivers a well written love story, with thoroughly fleshed characters that co" Read more of this review »
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"Written in first-person, past tense, with alternating POV.

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She’s off men and going through IVF—she’s been burned so badly before that she’s not really open to dating anymore.

He is a single dad who thinks himself worthless …

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No Bucking Way by Cynthia Terelst
"Fran has sworn off bull riders. After a miscarriage and bad breakup, she has decided to do things on her own. She wants to have a baby and is willing to try IVF to start her own family. She suddenly finds herself face to face with Jarrah, the former " Read more of this review »
Hitched for a Dream by Cynthia Terelst
"I really enjoyed this marriage of convenience romance between Curtis and Rachel. Curtis wishes to stay in Australia and Rachel wishes to get out from under all the debt her deceased husband, Justin, left her. It’s a win-win situation for each of them" 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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