So I thought I’d kick off my ‘Bookshelf’ updates with something that’s a bit left field for me. Romance. Yep, I put aside the fantasy/sci-fi novels and went to work on this novel by Rachel Armstrong. Rachel is also a Townsville local and the facilitator of the popular fiction writing group through Townsville Writers and Publishers Centre. Unfortunately I’ve only got to attend this writing group once since joining TWPC but from that one session. After reading that this book was set in a fictional town in NQ Queensland, it ticked a number of boxes for me for areas of writing I wanted to learn more about. Like how an author writes about
My own book that I’m working on at the moment is set in a small town in Central West Queensland and even though the main narrative of my book isn’t romance, I wanted to explore writing some of it in. Having little (actually no) experience writing romance, this book was a great introduction to the genre. Rachel does a great job of building suspense and real relationships between the characters. Anyone that’s visited a small town could relate to the warmth and hospitality of the people. The link to Rachel’s website is below where you can buy the book, it’s worth checking out.
Ana Hamilton stood up for herself and sent a man to prison. Now he’s out and she’s on the run. Arriving in the small North Queensland town of Elizadale, Ana finds herself reigniting her lost social life with new friendships, yoga, and dog agility training with her beloved border collie. But with the threat of revenge pursuing her, Ana can’t dare put down roots.
Liam Maguire has it all, a beautiful house and a thriving business. Passionate about Elizadale’s tourism, he’s about to open a café to highlight fresh produce from his family’s banana farm, Shadow Creek. All that’s missing from his life is the right woman … and the intriguing new teacher may be the one he’s been waiting for. But burned by a city girl before, can Liam risk his heart over another blow-in with flighty feet and shadows in her eyes? Drawn together through a budding friendship and the playful antics of their border collies, Ana and Liam begin to open their hearts. But as danger lurks in the darkness, can Ana risk staying in Elizadale with him when she may need to run again? Or worse, have her life violently cut short and leave Liam bereft?
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