 | The Return
$4.99 - Jan Bowles (Published by: Siren-Bookstrand, Inc.)
Formats: pdf - lit - html - prc
| [BookStrand Romance: BookStrand Contemporary Romance]
Whilst on assignment in Iraq, English TV presenter and journalist Robert Tremayne is captured by Islamic Jihadists and held hostage. His soul mate, Marielle, can barely come to terms with her loss but tries to move on with her life.
Two years later Robert is discovered alive. Marielle is MORE... |
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 | Love Lessons with the Texas Billionaire
$4.99 - Jan Bowles (Published by: Siren-Bookstrand, Inc.)
Formats: pdf - lit - html - prc - epub
| English beauty Eva St. John is flown to Texas to shadow rugged billionaire oilman Jack McClaine, for the magazine article she is writing.
He has a reputation as a fast living, womanizing rogue, who has quite literally come from the wrong side of the tracks. A self-made man who always gets what he wants.
Still nurturing a broken heart and a se MORE... |
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 | Dark Secrets
$4.99 - Jan Bowles (Published by: Siren-Bookstrand, Inc.)
Formats: pdf - lit - html - prc - epub
| [Siren Classic: Erotic Romantic Suspense]
Thirty-two year old English Architect Sam Marshall had vowed never to return to Oxley in Oxfordshire. When he meets Megan Lawrence, a twenty-five year old ethereal beauty for the first time in ten years, old wounds are re-opened.
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Author's Bio
At present, Jan Bowles lives in the East of England, UK.
She would like to think she's a free spirit, having lived in various parts of the UK and Europe. When she was younger she lived in Los Angeles. She travelled by car across the entire length of Route 66 to Chicago and then finally linked the journey to New York. It was an experience that Jan has never forgotten.
Jan has an inquiring mind, and will often muse about events having an everlasting effect on the human psyche. There is always a reason why people act the way they do. You just have to look below the surface. She hopes to bring these ideas to her writing.
When she's not writing Jan likes to paint large landscapes and sweeping vistas. She loves walking, and there's nothing more she'd rather do than stand on the top of a hill with the wind blowing through her hair, and yep, if it's raining that's all the better. Jan say's there's nothing like nature to make one feel truly alive.
URL: www.janbowles.com
Author's Profile
Q. Are your characters pure fantasy, or are they based on people you have met?
A. A combination of both really. Sometimes I will see a drop dead gorgeous guy in the street and think to myself, "You are going to be in my next book." And sometimes I create a hero purely out of my own imagination.
Q. Do you always like your hero to be tall, dark and handsome?
A. Tall certainly, but not always with dark hair--more importantly, they need to be assertive, confident and very sexy. They also have a more gentle side that only the heroine gets to experience.
Q. Why did you choose to submit your work to Siren-Bookstrand?
A. This is my first book published with Siren-Bookstrand. I researched the market thoroughly and then sent the manuscript to Siren-Bookstrand. Luckily, they liked it.
Q. How long does it take you to write a 50,000-60,000 word manuscript?
A. Depends really from book to book. I know from personal experience that I can't force my writing. When I am warm, relaxed and happy, it just flows out of me.
Q. Do your family and friends offer any support or inspiration for your books?
A. I think nearly all writers need help and encouragement. I am lucky--I have friends and a lovely husband who is always on hand to advise when the words just won't flow.
Q. Do you enjoy writing books, or is it a chore?
A. I absolutely love writing books and have been writing for many years. If it became a chore, it would be time to give it up.
Q. Do you have a favourite location or setting for your books?
A. I have used many locations over the years, from Antigua to Australia, England to Egypt. My latest book is set in Texas and Canada. I am well travelled and it's sometimes an advantage to use locations I'm familiar with.
Q. How do you get emotion into your writing?
A. Life experience is a big help. The more you have experienced the ups and downs that life has to offer, the more equipped you are to write about emotional issues.
Q. Have you ever seen a 'Siren Hero' in real life, or anyone that comes close?
A. Of course, but they are often a fleeting illusion. My husband gets my vote.
Q. Are you willing to tackle 'dark subjects' in order to get emotional depth?
A. I actually relish the 'dark subjects'. They're much more interesting and something I can really get my teeth into.
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