As part of Australian Romance Month, Romance Specialist Haylee Nash will be interviewing one Australian Romance author per day. Much like a beauty pageant, each author will be using their charm, wit and grace (and the power of social media) to take home the Booktopia Romance Bestseller crown. Booktopia invites bestselling Contemporary Romance and Young Adult author Nicola Marsh to the stage. 1.... Read more

Banish really surprised me. When I pick up a Paranormal Romance these days, especially in the Young Adult genre, I automatically brace myself for a barrage of tropes and clichés. 1) Average human girl meets brooding immortal boy – cue Love At First Sight. 2) Requisite villain does something villainous (at which point, I usually start yawning and skipping pages). 3) Happy ending. The detai... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Nicola Marsh author of Banish Ten Terrifying Questions ——————————- 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? I’m a Melbourne girl through and through. Love living in this amazing cosmopolitan city. Went to a Catholic girls’ high school,... Read more