{"id":164280,"date":"2022-04-12T11:41:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T00:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/?p=164280"},"modified":"2022-04-13T11:49:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T00:49:52","slug":"amy-in-romancelandia-22-murder-music-and-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/2022\/04\/12\/amy-in-romancelandia-22-murder-music-and-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Amy in Romancelandia #22: Murder, music and medicine!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hello lovelies and welcome back to Romancelandia where it\u2019s April and the days are getting a little cooler and the end to a long, hot, wet summer is in sight. Come on down the rabbit hole where it\u2019s dry and safe and there are distractions galore from floods and wars and elections! I have a pitcher of dry martinis ready and waiting and can offer a few restive hours for those who need to recharge so they can best face the world again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And anybody who says reading shouldn\u2019t be about that can kiss my cottontail!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This month I bring you a bunch of new Aussie and overseas romances to transport you away for a while. As always, if you see anything you like, just click on the cover to check them out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Australian Romance Authors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Famous in a Small Town<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Kylie Scott<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two years after his wife’s death, rock star Garrett Hayes hasn’t moved on. But he has moved out of L.A. Where better to escape his past than a small town in the northern California mountains? If only he could get the townsfolk of Wildwood to leave him the hell alone. Ani Bennet returned to her hometown for some much-needed serenity. The last thing she needs is a grumpy, too hot for his own good, rich and famous rock star living next door – and rent-free in her brain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Bittersweet Murder<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Kaz Delaney<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For one brief hour on a sunny Texas morning, amateur baker Rosie Hart glimpses the life she’s always dreamed about\u2014thanks to a surprise inheritance from the late Miss Alice. But her benefactor is barely cold in the ground when Rosie is accused of her murder. As the only stranger in the tight-knit Airlie Falls community, and the only person with an obvious motive, all eyes turn to Rosie. Especially when more bodies begin to pile up and mysterious letters from the grave start circulating faster than Rosie can pull a tray of cherry nut clusters out of the oven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Protecting His Princess<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Courtney Clark Michaels<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oliana is sick of being the perfect Pacific daughter. Right before she takes up royal duties, she hops a plane to the other side of the world. Oliana is determined to have a little fun before she’s forced into the public eye for good. Theo ‘Tex’ Miller is finally out of the army and building his cyber security business miles away from the shadows that haunt his dreams. But when a friend asks him to secretly keep an eye on his royal little sister – he knows that this job could be his ticket to the high profile clients he needs to secure his future. After all, how hard can babysitting one sweet, biddable young woman be?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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International Romance Authors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Dating Dr Dil<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Nisha Sharma<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When Kareena’s widowed father announces he\u2019s retiring and selling their home after her sister\u2019s engagement party, Kareena makes a deal with him. If she can find her soulmate by the date of the party, he\u2019ll gift her the house, and she\u2019ll be able to keep her mother\u2019s legacy alive. Prem doesn\u2019t have time for romance, which is why it\u2019s no surprise when his first meeting with Kareena goes awry. Their second encounter is worse when their on-air debate about love goes viral. He needs to fix his image fast, and dating Kareena is his only option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Recovery Agent<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Janet Evanovich<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lost something? Gabriela Rose knows how to get it back. As a recovery agent, she\u2019s hired by individuals and companies seeking lost treasures, stolen heirlooms, or missing assets of any kind. But Gabriela\u2019s latest job isn\u2019t for some bamboozled billionaire, it\u2019s for her own family, whose home is going to be wiped off the map if they can\u2019t come up with a lot of money fast. Inspired by an old family legend, Gabriela sets off for the jungles of Peru in pursuit of the Ring of Solomon and the lost treasure of Cortez. But this particular job comes with a huge problem attached to it – Gabriela\u2019s ex-husband, Rafer. It\u2019s Rafer who has the map that possibly points the way to the treasure, and he\u2019s not about to let Gabriela find it without him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lost and Found Heir<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Joss Wood<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Venture capitalist Garrett Kaye has received the offer of a lifetime \u2014 become the CEO of a billion-dollar company \u2026 but only if he acknowledges he\u2019s heir to his recently discovered birth family. To keep his mind off his choices, he lets his attraction to smart, headstrong mixologist Jules Carson sweep him away. But will \u2018no strings\u2019 turn into the ties that bind as he faces the impossible choice between his birthright and his future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Amy\u2019s Favourite of the Month<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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As an extra treat each month, I recommend one of my fave reads\/authors to you. This month it\u2019s Penny Reid, who writes warm, witty and funny rom-coms about ordinary everyday people you wish were your friends. I adore Penny\u2019s voice and love the rich depth of her characters and their worlds. She writes smart, feisty women and men with swagger (check out her Winston Brother series) and I love how she privileges diversity and even incorporates her love of knitting (Knitting in the City). She also, in her spare time, runs an own voices focused incubator\/imprint, Smartypants Romance<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a satisfyingly big backlist, I don\u2019t think you\u2019ll be disappointed in any of Penny\u2019s works but today, as it\u2019s release day for this book, I\u2019m going to recommend Ten Trends To Seduce Your Bestfriend<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Winnifred Gobaldi and Byron Visser are not best friends. Yes, they\u2019ve known each other for years, but they\u2019re not even friendly. Winnie considers them more like casual, distant acquaintances who find each other barely tolerable, especially when he’s being condescending (which is all the time).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The truth is, they have nothing in common. She\u2019s a public school science teacher with stars in her eyes, and he\u2019s a pretentious, joyless double PhD turned world-famous bestselling fiction author. She loves sharing her passion for promulgating women in STEM careers and building community via social media, and he eschews all socialization, virtual or otherwise. She\u2019s looking for a side hustle to help pay down a mountain of student debt, and his financial portfolio is the stuff of fiduciary wet dreams. So why are they faking a #bestfriend relationship for millions of online spectators?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That\u2019s it for April! See you back here next month. Until then, happy reading!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Amy<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Amy Andrews is an award-winning, USA Today<\/em> bestselling Aussie author who has written eighty plus contemporary romances in both the traditional and digital markets. She\u2019s sold three million books and been translated into over a dozen languages including manga. She has won three Ruby awards and is a triple RITA finalist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In her other life, she was a paediatric intensive care nurse for twenty-one years. Amy lives near the sea with her husband of thirty years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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