Scenting Scandal
by Suzi
Love
So what inspires her to write historical romances?
I've always been fascinated with history. I love museums and love discovering all the weird bits about eras, the clothing, houses, customs, and inventions. And my second love is romance, so when I started writing I instinctively blended the two and started creating historical romances full of characters based on the true life people I'd read so much about.
I've actually met him twice - far too briefly...sigh... and he is a very kind and polite man, not to mention even more gorgeous in person than on screen. But I also admire him for his incredible generosity to friends, family, and the cast and crew he works with on sets, and though he hides his charitable efforts, he freely donates his time, his name, and his earnings.
You once described the outback
as “The outback is a mixture of gulf wetlands and waterholes, red desert
and sand dunes, pockets of lush grasslands, and enormous cattle stations”.
What was it like to live in such an environment?
You'll probably regret asking me about the outback, because
I tend to rave on for hours about the landscapes and the different lifestyles
in the Australian bush. Living in the outback can be lonely as your neighbors
may be hours drive away, and that's when the roads aren't flooded. Yet if
you have a problem, your neighbors will rush to your side and offer help.
They'll stand beside you to fight bushfires, cook cakes for your cotton pickers
or shearers, and hand you a box of tissues after you wave goodbye to your kids
when they head off to boarding school on the train.
A lot of the time living in the bush means red dust, heat,
flies, and far too much hard work. But after rain, the plains become an expanse
of lush green grass, the cattle look fat and healthy, and smiling farmers share
a beer at the local pub and celebrate life in the bush. It's a life of highs
and lows, but the scenery is always changing and always beautiful and outback
people are the best in the world.
Tell us about your current
project.
My current project is a book full of historic images about
Easter and called, strangely enough, Easter in Images. (Grin) There are lots of
gorgeous old Easter postcards, Faberge eggs from Russia, and paintings and
etchings with religious significance for Easter. And the best news? Easter in
Images is about to have free days so I hope everyone downloads a copy.
Blurb:
Richard has no time for family friend, Laura, the mad scientist. He’s been pursued by many a female, but never on the premise that one sniff can decide your soul mate. Besides, he wants to marry a sweet and docile woman, a socially acceptable young lady, the exact opposite of Laura.
But when he’s tasked with stopping fraudulent trading in Britain’s railways shares, he finds he needs Laura’s help. As they work to expose the culprit, Richard begins to think Laura may be on to something, because when he’s with her, passion and desire explode with one look, one touch, one kiss…
Scenting Scandal is the second in the Scandalous Siblings Series of historical romances set early in the Victorian Era.
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