Author Showcase: Michelle Douglas

Hello, hello. Today is the inaugral day of my Author Showcase feature and the lovely Michelle Douglas is the first one of the rank. I'm going to hand the blog over to Michelle for her to tell us a bit about herself and her books. Thank you for joining me today.


Deanna and I have at least two things in common. The first is that that we both love romance novels. The second is we both love the rolling green gorgeousness of Hunter Valley wine country. Oh, and wine—we both love wine. ;-) So, as my September release, REUNITED BY A BABY SECRET, is set in a Tuscan vineyard it only seems fitting that I should be visiting with Deanna today

REUNITED BY A BABY SECRET is set in the fictional village of Monte Calanetti. Unfortunately, I can’t take credit for the setting. The book is part of an editor-led continuity for Harlequin Romance (mine is Book 3 in an eight book series, but each book can be read as a standalone). It’s the editors who came up with the idea of a gorgeous Tuscan village, with its associated vineyards. But the vote among the authors involved was unanimous—we’ve decided we’d like to move to Monte Calanetti and start a writers’ commune. How much fun would that be?

Naturally, all of this preoccupation with vineyards and wine created a pressing question in my mind—a question of crucial importance that wouldn’t let me rest. If my hero and heroine were wines, which wine would they be?

This is what I came up with:

Marianna Amatucci is effervescent. She has dash and attitude and is Italian through and through, but don’t shake her up or she might just explode in your face. Hmm… She sounds like a classic Prosecco, don’t you think?

Luke White is an Australian. He’s complex, definitely improves with age and maturity…and is very expensive. He’s a man that rewards patience. You know what he is—a vintage Grange Hermitage! One doesn’t mess with a Grange unless they mean business.

 

So it’s your turn now—can you imagine a character that has the personality of a wine? What’s your favourite wine? Leave a comment to go into the draw to win a signed copy of REUNITED BY A BABY SECRET.

Reunited by a Baby Secret
The Vineyards of Calanetti #3
By: Michelle Douglas
Releasing September 1, 2015
Harlequin Romance

Buy Links:  Amazon 

Synopsis

She's back in Calanetti…

After a vacation in paradise, Marianna Amatucci returned to her family vineyard determined to make a fresh start. But her plans changed in an instant when two blue lines on a pregnancy test revealed she'd returned with a souvenir!

When she finds the father, Ryan White, he's nothing like the laid-back surfer she met on the beach. In a tailored suit, he oozes masculine authority, and he's staying in the penthouse! What will walking into his high-flying corporate world mean for their baby…? 

The Vineyards of Calanetti

Saying "I do" under the Tuscan sun…

Note: This story can be read as a standalone

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Excerpt

Marianna Amatucci stared at the door of the Grande Plaza Hotel's Executive Suite and swallowed. With her heart pounding in her throat, she backed up to lean against the wall opposite. A glance up and down the corridor confirmed she was alone. Up here at the very top of the hotel all was free from bustle, the very air hushed.

She patted her roiling stomach. You will behave. Usually by mid-morning her nausea had eased.

It wasn't morning sickness that had her stomach rebelling, though. It was nerves. She stared at the door opposite and her skin broke out in a cool sheen of perspiration. She twisted her hands together. She had nothing to fear. This was Ryan—blond-haired, blue-eyed, tanned surfer boy Ryan.

An image of his long-limbed beauty and sexy smile rose in her mind and her heart started to flutter in an altogether different fashion. She pressed one hand to her abdomen. Mia topolino, your papa is utterly lovely.

She moistened her lips. No, she had nothing to fear. Her news would startle him of course. Heavens, the shock of it still reverberated through her own being. But he'd smile that slow, easy smile, pull her into his arms and tell her it'd all be okay…and she'd believe him. He'd come to see that a child would be a blessing. Wouldn't he?

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The Rebel and the Heiress

The Millionaire and the Maid

Snowbound Suprise for the Billionaire

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About the author

Writing has always been a passion of mine. I received my first rejection letter at the age of eight for Keri the Koala Baby, and I’ve been writing ever since. A love of literature led me to major in English at the University of Newcastle where I also recently completed a Master of Philosophy (English) and where I am now enrolled in a PhD.

I’ve worked an assortment of jobs. Everything from waitress at a wedding convention centre (where we all oohed and ahhed over fairytale wedding dresses) to answering the complaints line at a call centre for a bank. All of which have provided me with endless ideas for stories.

My own “happy-ever-after” came in 1998 when I eloped to England with husband Greg. We were married in Westminster—the town hall not the Abbey—lived on tinned soup for a month so we could afford to spend our wedding night in The Dorchester, then we flew out the next day to honeymoon in Paris.

I received “The Call” from Mills & Boon’s London office in February 2007 and my first book was released December that same year. I’m a sucker for happy endings, heroines who have a secret stash of chocolate, and heroes who know how to laugh. When I’m not writing (or reading), I’m fighting a losing battle with my jungle of a garden and trying to keep my doughnut addiction in check.

Author links: Website - Facebook - Goodreads


Giveaway
A signed print copy of Reunited by a Baby Secret.
To enter, simply leave a comment below and answer Michelle's question: can you imagine a character that has the personality of a wine? What’s your favourite wine? and Michelle will pick a winner.

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