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The Piper’s Son giveaway winner
Congratulations to Liz, who won a signed copy of The Piper’s Son by Melina Marchetta by telling us her favourite song by a band, That Girl by McFly:
The song is very summery, bouncy, happy feeling whenever you listen to it… Whenever I’m frustrated or anxious about something, or maybe even sad, this song is always, always, always on repeat… In a way the song is like one of my best friends who knows how to make me smile instantly.
There were some excellent answers, so thanks to everyone who entered!
Annual reader survey
ARRA is conducting its annual reader survey. The questions are designed to provide some insight into Australian romance readers and our reading habits.
Anyone who reads romance and lives in Australia is welcome to answer the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CXFTT2M. The survey closes October 13 and the results will be published by ARRA.
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Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich (Stephanie Plum, Book 14)
In my library/computer room, I have a red box mounted on my wall. You know the type—fronted with glass bearing the words “IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, BREAK GLASS” with the little hammer alongside. This box doesn’t contain the lever to my alarm system, or a fire extinguisher, or ten thousand dollars in unmarked, non-sequential bills and a passport under the name Jane Smith. No, it contains something much more vital than that. It contains two unread Stephanie Plum books, soon to be joined by the new release, Plum Spooky (after all, three Plums are better than two). Or it did until I broke the glass over the weekend.
These books are the reading equivalent of chocolate, with a lot of nuts thrown in.
The usual suspects
Stephanie Plum is a bounty hunter with more luck than talent, who is occasionally partnered up with a black, plus-sized, trigger-happy ex-ho named Lula, who is the source of many hilarious moments throughout the series. She has an on-again off-again relationship with hot bad-boy-turned-cop Joe Morelli
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