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From Grief to Harlequin Romance Author: A Journey of Healing and Hope
Jo Speirs 11/4/23 Jo Speirs 11/4/23

From Grief to Harlequin Romance Author: A Journey of Healing and Hope

Driven by personal sadness and the longing to create something meaningful after Mum passed, I embarked on a journey that allowed my grief to pour onto the pages and eventually become my debut novel, published by Harlequin’s Escape Publishing.

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It is International Dog Day, which means today is entirely about the two very good boys who keep me company, on and off the page.

First, there is Zeb, my Border Collie, who has supervised most of my Point Perry stories from somewhere near my feet.
There's a version of this story where Erin hates Hanna on sight. Instead, she finds something she wasn't expecting—respect for a woman who's been through her own kind of hell and is still standing.

Not every rival has to be a villain. Sometime
It’s Showtime … well, @rwaaus Queens of the Desert annual conference in Darwin ☀️

A highlight for me is always the swag bag, and this year it’s just fab, especially the fan from @penguinrandomhouse - thank you!

#RWA26
It is World Senior Citizen Day, and there is one type of character Point Perry could not survive without.

You know the one. The senior who somehow knows what's going on in your life before you have even worked it out yourself. Word gets back to them
This is me giving you permission to put the vacuum cleaner away, grab a cuppa and pick up a book 💗

❓What are you reading this week?

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