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Hunky Hero - The House on Burra Burra Lane

9/26/2013

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The House on Burra Burra Lane
by Jennie Jones

Dr Ethan Granger is a little reserved so I’m going to talk about him behind his back. Swallow’s Fall in The House on Burra Burra Lane is his home town and he’s the vet. He’s thirty-four years old. He’s 6’ 5” (for those using metric only - that’s tall). He has sandy, wind-swept hair (he puts a comb through it every morning but he’s outdoors every day, so he just looks - you know – manly and adventuresome all the time).
He doesn’t need much for his own comforts (or so he thinks). His days are filled with his veterinarian practice, six rescue horses in his field, a near-new utility truck which he’s very fond of and a few carpentry jobs he’d like to focus on. Yes, he’s a builder and carpenter in his spare time so you can imagine the strength he has in his shoulders (and at that height he’d look a little odd without broad shoulders, wouldn’t you agree?). 
 
Does he consider himself heroic? He said, “No. Not at all.” But there was a masculine blush on his tanned face as he answered because Swallow’s Fall newcomer, city-girl Sammy Walker was standing at his side, so I’m thinking he’s amenable to one woman thinking him heroic.

However, there were problems in his past, and the possible consequences of those and the attraction he feels to the city-girl have put him in the unsure position of not knowing what’s going to happen next. Or how he’ll cope.
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A dilapidated house, a city girl looking for a tree change, and a rugged vet with a past. Just another day in rural Australia…  

Just ten days after her fresh start in the isolated Snowy Mountains, Samantha Walker
trips over a three hundred pound pig and lands in the arms of Dr. Ethan Granger
— and the firing line for gossip. It was hardly a ‘date’ but sparks of the sensual kind are difficult to smother in a community of only 87 people. Now there’s a bet running on how long she’ll stay and what she’ll get up to while she’s in town.

Ethan has his own issues — Sammy’s presence in his childhood home brings with it painful recollections of family scandals and a bad‐boy youth. When the gossip around them heightens, his life is suddenly a deck of cards spread on the table for all to see. Then Sammy's past catches up with her... and it looks like all bets are off.

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Have you ever hated your boss?

9/19/2013

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I had a boss I hated once. 
But I loved my job and was determined to shut out her unfounded  angst  towards me. 
I only worked there for eight months but during the last few months I spent my spare time dreaming up things that would ruin her day.

The writer in me, took over. Killing her off would’ve been too nice so I dreamed up things that would’ve sent her crazy if they actually  happened.
 I also imagined reasons why she was so horrible. I gave her tragic moments in her life that shaped her and to some degree justified her despicable behavior. Of course I don’t think she had any excuses, she was just a nasty piece of work.

But now, as I reflect on those last six months of working hell, I realize that I’m lucky. Because without that experience I would never have created Abigail Mulholland, the heroine in my book:  Lost in Kakadu. Abigail is a rich pretentious bitch who survives a small plane crash in Australia’s rugged wilderness. Learning to live in such a brutal environment takes Abigail to shattering point.

But as the weeks thread into months her Botox fades, her makeup runs out and the physical labor shapes her body into a lean sensual figure that she's proud of. As she gathers the pieces of her sanity she discovers a new woman within her who's not afraid to wield an axe or eat snails in order to survive. The pompous façade disappears and a strong, passionate and resourceful woman emerges with a wicked sense of humor and a fierce determination to live.
         
I love this character, she has incredible depth and I hope my readers enjoy and feel her personal growth too. And unlike the real woman who inspired my character, I love who Abigail becomes. Authors get the best revenge... don't you think?

So… have you ever hated your boss? 
Now that you know what inspired my character, I would love to know your thoughts on Abigail Mulholland in Lost in Kakadu.

Lost in Kakadu -
"A thrilling, captivating, deep, adventurous and memorable read"
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Crashing into an ancient Australian wilderness is pretentious socialite Abigail Mulholland’s worst nightmare. She survives the accident with two complete strangers, however things go from bad to downright hellish when rescuers never come. As she battles to live in an environment that’s as brutal as it is beautiful, Abigail finds herself also fighting her unlikely
attraction to Mackenzie--a much younger man. A man she’s willing to change for.

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Or is a Hunky Hero more your thing?  Check out my other leading character.  Mackenzie is no crocodile Dundee, but he is handsome, sexy and can cook a mean snake kebab. 
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Hunky Hero - The Lies We Tell

9/12/2013

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The Lies We Tell
By Elizabeth Dunk

What makes Todd a hero in my eyes is not his willingness to accept he was wrong about Sia and make amends; not his desire to take care of Sia and her family; nor his acceptance of and support for gay men (although the latter almost wins). No, what makes Todd a hero for me is the efforts he’ll go to to make Sia’s sexual fantasies come true.
When Todd meets Sia, his thoughts about her are influenced by his belief she was responsible for the events that led to his father’s untimely death. Once he realises that isn’t true, his thoughts are then influenced by Sia’s very playful sexuality,  something he’s more than willing to go along with.
In their first sexual encounter, Sia is very open about the things that turn her on and in the course of the book, Todd makes sure every one of those fantasies comes true. It doesn’t
go all the one way – Sia does her bit for Todd too. But at the end of the book, it’s Sia’s list that’s been fulfilled. Although I daresay Sia won’t waste her time finishing Todd’s list for
him.

Regardless of what you want from your sex life, the ultimate aphrodisiac is a man who wants to give you that. That’s why Todd Lansing is such a hunky hero.

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Ten years ago, Todd Lansing stood over his father’s grave, his heart thumping out curses on Sia Collins for causing his death. When he returns to Oberon and sees Sia again, his heart
thumps with a different emotion, one he fights with all the anger he still feels. 

Sia didn’t commit the break-in that ended up killing Mr Lansing, but to admit that would send her father to jail. She has rebuilt her life in the small town, atoned for her accused crime, and carved out a niche using her talent with paint to reach out to the community, raise funds, and support her family. 

When Todd finds out the truth, he can’t understand why Sia won’t speak out and clear her
  name, and it threatens to tear them apart. With her relationship with Todd on the line, will Sia choose loyalty or love?

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Hunky Hero - Detained

9/5/2013

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Detained by Ainslie Paton
Will Parker isn’t your typical billionaire businessman. 
He’s a small town boy.  So small it’s barely on any map.  He has a broken nose, a much scarred body, an enormous picture tattoo on his back.  He did badly in school.  He didn’t learn to read until he was a teenager, but he speaks the local Shanghai dialect like a backstreet
hawker.  
He prefers the shadows, eschews the limelight, specialises in exerting the kind of control you don’t see coming. He’s a gambler, focused, determined, ruthless.  He avoids relationships but had a devoted mistress.
He wasn’t born Will Parker.  It’s a surname that was chosen for him—a rebirth, a chance to make something of himself, something unexpected out of a horror childhood. 

He’s not all hard edges.  He can be charming, funny, urbane.  He likes the world’s most
expensive Scotch Whiskey and he wears a tux like a second skin. He’s comfortable with the wealth he’s made and generous with it.  But he’s equally happy in old jeans, a battered hat and worn boots.

He’s a phantom, an enigma and a temptation and under it all a fighter.

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A romance about manipulation, truth and facing the past.
Truth can make you and break you. But can it glue you back together again?

Detained in a cold, dull room in the depths of Shanghai airport, a journalist chasing a career break and a businessman with a shadowy past, play a game of truth or dare—deliberately not exchanging names.

They tell each other painful secrets and hot desires. One dare leads to a kiss and a wild weekend of illicit passion, setting off a dangerous sequence of events and bringing exposure, and disgrace.

Only the brutal truth can save them. But it will also rip them apart. And it will take more than daring before they have a chance to build a new truth together.

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www.ainsliepaton.com.au
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