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191 Replies to “Two treats from Down Under”

1. Oh, If I didn’t already have this book on its way to me, I’d be all over this contest! But no, I must refrain so someone else can experience the amazing world that Anna creates in Captive of Sin. But oh so many Tim Tams.
   Well, if I come up with any questions for Anna that I haven’t asked yet, I’ll post them. For now I’m off to deliver Boy Scout popcorn while I dream of the richness of Tim Tams…..

2. What a prize package on offer thank you all. But I can buy Tim Tams when ever I want because I live in Australia and I have read Captive Of Sin and I gotta say this is an awesome book Anna has such a magical voice and truly brings her hero and heroine to life this book is packed with emotion and so much love.
   Good luck to everyone and whoever wins must try a Tim Tam slam take a small bite from diagonal corners of your Tim Tam put one corner in a cup of coffee or chocolate or tea and suck the drink through the other corner then pop in the mouth ymmo.

   Have Fun
   Helen

3. I’ve been hearing about these delicacies for like forever but this is the first time I’ve seen a pic and such a tempting decription. I want to move to Australia lol. I’ve also been hearing about this book and the two together would be scrumptious 🙂

4. What an awesome prize. Pepperidge Farms says Tim Tams will be available in the US every year from October to March. I don’t think all the flavors will be available here.

5. I’ve been hearing such amazing things about Anna’s book that I’m dying to enter this contest. And then when you include the Tim Tams-well hold me back. I’m so wanting to get my hands on this yummy chocolatey goodness.

6. The book and Tim Tams sound awesome!

7. I’ve never heard of Tim Tams. Hersey’s dominates in my area (comes with Hersey park being in Pennsylvania). The prize package looks awesome thought.

   I haven’t had a chance to get or read the book, but i am interested to know the inspiration behind the characters. What inspired the writer to write the characters the way she did and what was her inspiration for the story.

8. I came for the tim tams, and your always-enjoyable company, Anna, but I will ask one question: could you talk a bit about the PTSD aspects of Captive of Sin? I thought you captured that incredibly well in the book and the exact circumstances of what had happened to Gideon stuck with me for days.

   Finally, any spoilers on the next book coming from you? I’ve heard a few bits and it sounded wonderful.

9. Not trying for an extra entry 🙂 but I do have one more question that I don’t think I’ve ever heard you answer. Are you a plotter or a pantster?

10. Yummy to the chocolatey treats and the book isn’t bad either. Anna Campbell writes wonderfully touching stories. There are several of hers I’m still looking for. When I stop being lazy, I’ll order them. She is an expert at giving us heart wrenching stories with complex characters. I’ve not yet read CAPTIVE OF SIN, but I am looking forward to it.

11. Anna’s COS and Tim Tams??!!!! That’s is decadence with guaranteed satisfaction rolled into one! It just doesn’t get any better than that!

    If you could COS was made into a movie, who would you want to play Gideon and Charis?

12. I would so love to win this! I haven’t been able to buy Captive of Sin yet due to a bevy of birthdays, three in 30 days, (just immediate family) not to mention all the others in the family! This would be an ideal “birthday gift” to me, only another three weeks until my birthday!

    Anna, how do you stay motivated to write and complete your books? Do your characters “fight” to get out and tell their stories?

13. Great prize! Please enter me to win it.

14. I’ve been looking forward to “Captive of Sin,” but haven’t had a chance to grab it from the bookstore yet. Looks like a great book to warm up November, that’s for sure.

    I’m curious as to what it is about the regency period that attracts Anna and how she manages to capture that era so well while still making situations seem so real in an almost contemporary sense. Of course, now that I’ve written that, I’m not at all sure it will make sense to anyone but me. Sorry!

    Oh, and I’ve heard people rave about Tim Tams, but I’ve never tried one, which seems almost sacrilegious for a chocoholic! Thanks for the chance at such a spectacular prize–a steamy book and chocolate to munch on while reading. Wow.

15. Count me in! I’ve heard about how delicious Tim Tams are and Captive of Sin sounds fabulous. 🙂

16. I’ve never had Tim Tams, but they sound like something I’d really like. Please put me in the contest.

17. wow sounds like a great prize. I have heard of Tim Tams but have never had any. Looks like I am missing out.

    I am going to have to check out Captive of Sin either way. It sounds like a great book and I love that cover. 🙂

18. A friend on the Wicked Writers Group is from Oz (down by Victoria), and she’s coming over for RT next April, and we’ve all already placed such humongous orders for Tim-Tams for her to bring over that she’s threatening to fill her checked bag with them and only put her undies in her carry-on!

    I’d seen Anna’s other books in the store, but hadn’t yet gotten any of them. This one sounds like a great one to start with!!

    Not knowing anything about Anna, except that she’s from Oz, I’d like to know which part she’s from and what her favourite Ozzie wine is.

    Thanks for the contest!

    Later,

    Lynn

19. I LOVE Anna Campbell and have read all books by her expect for Captive of Sin so can’t wait for the interview!

    My questions for Anna:
    1. Where do get most of your inspiration for your writing/characters/plots?
    2. I really really happy to seeing Kylemore and Verity(from Claiming the Courtesan) again in Tempt the Devil and we fond out Verity is pregnant so my question is are you going feature them in any other of your book and let us know what was the sex of their baby?

    Thanks!:)

20. Anna Campbell is an auto-buy and must read for me! I read all her novels and am excited to read CoS! Thanks for introducing me to Tim Tams, Anna!

21. I’ve heard great things about Captive of Sin and Tim Tams.

22. Please enter me into this delicious drawing.

    Captive of Sin sounds like a must have, and I’ve never heard of Tim Tams before but would love to have some.

    Awesone prize.

23. What a great contest! My two favorite things chocolate and books, you can’t get any better. I have never heard of Tim Tams, but they look delicious.

    Anna Campbell’s book “Captive of Sin” sounds amazing, and have heard nothing but good things about it. I would love a chance to win, so please enter me in this contest. Thanks!

24. Tim Tams are absolutely perfect. I first tried them last year when Pepperidge Farms but them out for a limited time at Christmas. I have looked at Captive of Sin several times at the book store and wanted to buy (hubby was with me and he puts a limit on my book spending and I used my book allowance for November in October, lol), but I completely plan to purchase it as soon as I can (unless I win one *hint, hint*)

25. Tim Tams !! Nectar of the gods !!! Followed closely by any romance novel by La Campbell ! And I do so love a dark, wounded hero. Sounds like dear Gideon fits the bill !

    I am curious as to if you ever have any doubts when it comes to how dark to go or how deeply to go into a hero or heroine’s psyche. You are known for “pushing the envelope” so to speak and while I am certainly grateful for the results, I wonder if you or your editor have ever or would ever look at something and say “That’s crossing the line.” ?

26. Ooooooh. Not only am i a serious chocoholic *G* but i’ve actually had this on my book wish list since i first heard about it!! AND *heh* since my birthdays coming up in less then two weeks this would be a fantastic gift ; )

    and my question for you, what advice would you give to an aspiring author?

27. Having learned finally about the delicious wonders of Tim Tams (an Australian friend sent me up some for a belated birthday gift), they are darn good. I’ve been wanting to pick up one of her books for some time

28. Not only do you get a great book but chocolate too! How great is this!!!!!!!!

29. I would love to win this book! It looks wonderful!!

30. Mmm, tim tams? They look delish. So does the book!

31. I love your books Anna. As to questions, I was wondering where you have traveled for research for your books.

32. Hey, Anna!
    I just want to know where you get the energy to put out so many books and tour and blog? I want some of that! But seriously, have you ever or will you ever, try a different genre or do you consider yourself just an historical writer?
    Margay

33. Ooh, does this combo sound wonderful. Chocolately goodness and one of Anna books! Please enter me for the contest.

    Thanks.

34. Good luck to everyone. The book is absolutely fabulous.

35. The book sounds good, can’t wait to read it.

36. Hi Anna,
    I still have not had a chance to aquire one of your books due to big $$$ constraints. I hear so much about them and those chocolate thingys look absolutely delicious. Another item I never tried, ah heck never even heard of before. Chocolate and intimate romance really make for finger licking good. Please enter me in the contest. Thanks so much.
    huggs,
    Terra

37. OMG OMG! Two of my favourite things Historical Romance and Tim Tams! being from Australia I findthem even more delicious, they really are! Ok So my question for Anna is – Do you do make any official visits any where in Victoria? Because I would love to meet you and get my books signed by you!

    GO TIM TAMS!!!

38. Ooh what an awesome prize! Because what goes better together than chocolate and romance? What a perfect package~ Put me in for the contest, pretty please!

    Anna – what’s your writing schedule like these days, and how many releases a year is Avon putting out from you?

    Cheers!

39. Book sounds fab can’t wait to read it. And the prize is awesome though I would probably have to give all that chocolate away. Such is my life.

40. Wow, that’s one spectacular prize there, Bev! Look at ALL those Tim Tams! Thanks for featuring Captive of Sin in proximity to such delicious chocolate deliciousness (hey, that’s GREAT writing, Campbell!).

41. Tim Tams make me so proud to be Aussie LOL

42. Well, I’ve never had a Tim Tam before but your description is mouth watering.

    My question to Anna is: What is your favorite scene from Captive of Sin, and why?

    Thanks for the awesome contest, I’ve been looking forward to this book since I first heard about it!

43. What better combination CHOCOLATE and an Anna Campbell book. Need I say more. Love Anna’s books.

44. I can’t wait to read this book. I just read a 5 Heart review of “Captive of Sin” tonight on The Romance Reader site. They don’t give too many of them. AAR gave it a B+. These reviews made me want to go out to buy it tomorrow, but maybe I’ll wait until the 10th to see if I’m the lucky winner. I’ve never tasted a Tim-Tam, but I’m sure I’d love it, too.

45. Oh. Chocolate. Books. Chocolate and books. Yes. I’d like to try for this. I’ve never had a Tim-Tam but would try it for sure.

46. What a fantastic contest! Anna is an auto-buy for me, I can’t wait to read this one. I have been hearing about Tim Tams for like forever. It would be great to finally get to sample them. Thanks.

47. I love this contest and the book sounds so good. Two of my favorite vises..books and chocolate. I would feel like a queen if I won this prize so I sure want to get into the contest. I think it is so awesome how many wonderful authors are out there to keep readers like me entertained and I thank you as one of those authors. Anna I hope you have a very good day and a new week coming up filled with a lot of wonderful things for you. susan L.

48. Anna,

    You create such amazing heroes and heroines. Do you ever use people you know or celebrities as inspiration in visualizing a character?

    Captive of Sin looks fantastic, by the way! I keep hearing about Tim Tams, so they must be yummy to inspire such devotion. Of course, you had me at chocolate lol.

    Hugs, Zara

49. Dorthy, don’t those Tim Tams look absolutely amazing? YUM!!!! And all the different flavors too, although I have to say I’m a classic girl. I don’t believe you can improve upon perfection. Hope you love COS when it arrives! Good luck with the popcorn!

50. Helen is famous as the Tim Tam lady! Her log line is “A good book and Tim Tams” – I’m not exaggerating about her love for all that luscious chocolate deliciousness!

    Helen, thanks for telling the girls about the Tim Tam slam! And also thanks for saying those lovely things about COS!

51. Hi Anna, I know I am late but just wanted to stop in and say congrats on your new release! I am sure it is a fantastic read because all of your books are! I can’t wait to get my hands on it and yes its on my wish list!

52. Catslady, it’s like Helen says, “A good book and a Tim Tam…” LOL! Honestly, they’re the best chocolate biscuits. They’re an institution down here. Now, if only they’d just include Hugh Jackman in this pack, we’d have a really great Aussie trio!

53. Hi Quilt Lady! You’re not late at all. I think this is going for the rest of the day. I think Tim Tams have lured people out like a goat for a tiger except Tim Tams taste MUCH better than some stringy old goat! Good luck in the draw!

54. Jane, how cool that they’ll be a regular treat. Actually it’s NOT that cool – Tim Tams were my passport to endless welcomes in America. I’ll have to see if I can package up Hugh 😉 The website is really cool. There was this really nifty diagram of where the ship bringing the TTs was in the ocean between here and America. It was kinda like watching Columbus approaching or something!

55. Joder, seriously, you will LOVE the Tim Tams! Thanks so much for saying you’re looking forward to the book too. In fact, that prize pack looks so good, I think I’m going to enter. Bev? What do you think?

56. Estella, Tim Tams ARE awesome! I’m probably not the best person to recommend the book, LOL! But I had a huge crush on the hero when I wrote it, if that’s any help. Thanks for swinging by!

57. Hi Melissa! Hey, what an interesting question. The book has been stewing at the back of my mind since 2004 when I had four months travelling in the UK (oh, that was so much fun!). I picked up a book called The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia by Philip Hopkirk. I read quite a lot of nonfiction and it often gives me glimmers of ideas for future romances. Anyway, this one was about Russia and Britain scheming and sometimes fighting for control of Central Asia in the Victorian era. One story in particular took my imagination. These two incredibly dashing British agents called Conolly and Stoddart were captured by the ruler of Bokhara and kept in a pit for months before finally being beheaded. From memory, I think their crime was that their gifts weren’t QUITE splendid enough for the ruler! So always make sure you buy nice birthday presents! Both men were scholars and men of action, a little like Indiana Jones types. I started thinking about a man who had been through something like that and how he’d fit back into English life after he returned home. So Gideon was born. Unfortunately, my wonderful exotic Central Asian backstory was a bit anachronistic for a Regency novel but of course, early 19th century India had similar political issues so I used India for Gideon’s back story. And the research for that was fascinating too. Charis is a young heiress who is forced to mature in a hurry when she marries Gideon – that’s another character arc I’ve always found fascinating.

58. Clarisse, I’m flattered that my company rates a mention with Tim Tams. I know how much you love those choccie bics! 😉

    Actually I’ve been interested in the attitude to and treatment of mental illness in the Regency since I wrote Untouched which features a hero who’s locked away as a lunatic when he suffers an illness as a teenager (I used meningitis as my basis for his illness but keep it fairly nonspecific as I’m not a medical professional and honestly, at the time, they would have had no idea what was wrong with him). The terror that descended on people then when they had no idea what caused things like PTSD must have been horrible. And the treatments for mental illness were so cruel. Gideon isn’t on the verge of being locked away but he struggles to keep his affliction hidden and he’s returning to his home basically to live out his days as a recluse. I used instinct for a lot of his reactions but my father was very interested in World War I and of course you can’t be interested in World War I without finding out a lot about shell shock which we would now call PTSD.

    The new book is called MY RECKLESS SURRENDER and it’s about a dangerous seduction in Regency London. How’s this for something new? The hero isn’t tortured? Well, my heroine gives him an awful time of it but he’s not tortured in the sense that Gideon is, for example. I had a crush on him when I was writing him too!

59. Clarisse, I’m definitely a pantser. I get a vague idea that sets up home at the back of my brain. If it’s got legs, it will start attracting other bits and pieces so eventually we end up with something lumpy like three melted Tim Tams stuck together. When I start, I’ve always got a hero, a heroine, sometimes a villain, always an opening scene and some problem. But then everything develops organically. This is by no means an efficient way of writing a book. But it seems to be the only way I can do it!

60. Hey, LibraryPat, that was such a cute answer! Thanks so much for saying such nice things about the books. I find complex characters really interesting in real life and in fiction – although they definitely give their writer a hard time of it before they’re done 😉 Good luck in the draw!

61. I have heard only good things about this book.. so I shall definitely have to enter. And if I won, I’d get chocolate-y treats too?! Ahhh! I need them. I had a hard day (I hit a deer!) and there’s nothing like chocolate to make everything better!

    Morning Glow

62. Hi, Anna!! Tim Tams *and* Captive of Sin?? That’s like a straight pass to heaven, right there! 🙂 Did I hear that your next hero *isn’t* tortured?? What?? 😉 I’m intrigued, Anna! And yay that there’s more of your awesomeness to come…

63. Gannon, it’s really interesting. I didn’t actually have actors in mind for these two. I did for MY RECKLESS SURRENDER (Dirk Bogarde in his prime and Ingrid Berman) and TEMPT THE DEVIL (Bryan Ferry in his prime and Lauren Bacall) and CLAIMING THE COURTESAN (Daniel Day-Lewis and Olivia Hussey in Romeo and Juliet). If I were casting the movie, however, I’d go for Richard Armitage for Gideon (and not just because then I could leap on…um, meet him!) and maybe a young Julia Roberts with bronze hair for Charis. Hmm, clearly I need to be a time traveller’s wife here! Thanks for swinging by and saying such lovely things.

64. Sharla, some months are nightmares for birthdays, aren’t they? For me, it’s August and September. Buy shares in the card companies then! Happy birthday for three weeks – and that sounds like a good reason for you to be in the draw to me (no promises, mind!).

    When I was unpublished, I used to write because my characters just made me tell their stories. These days, I write full time and you know, a girl likes to eat her roast beef and have a nice cabernet to wash it down with 😉 Actually deadlines really do change things but seriously I think I probably still write to tell the stories of those characters. They can be really insistent, you know! I realise this sounds completely crazy but there’s nothing worse than a nagging hero wanting to get his hands on his heroine!

65. Joye, consider yourself entered. Good luck!

66. Romance AND chocolate? I’m sold. 😀

    My question: any plans to write any other romance subgenres (contemporary, etc.) besides Regency? Or are you sticking to that for now?

67. Michelle, this is some seriously yummy prize, isn’t it? I love curling up with a great book in cold weather.

    What an interesting question about the Regency. Actually one of the things I love about it is that you can bring in modern dilemmas. There’s a lot of things that the Regency has in common with now – the cult of celebrity for example, which is something that makes Gideon’s life a nightmare now he’s a national hero or the rise of companionate marriage. Of course people still arranged matches for the sake of family and fortune but marriage for love was an increasing trend. I love the elegant fashions and the wit and the style of the era. This is purely my take on history – but I think most of the dilemmas people have now aren’t that unusual. For example, I got a real kick out of someone describing Erith in Tempt the Devil as a single father trying to deal with fractious teenagers. The whole generation gap was a huge thing in the Regency – just look at George III’s famous brawls with his wild son, the Prince Regent.

    Hey, Tim Tams are seriously amazing. For a chocoholic, they should be required eating 😉 Good luck!

68. Hey, thanks, Bonnie. Good luck in the contest! It’s a seriously great prize – look at all those Tim Tams!

69. Lena, I definitely think you would like them. Good luck!

70. Thanks, Larena. I love that cover! And the models actually look like the characters which always gives me a buzz. Seriously, check out Tim Tams! Good luck!

71. I’d love to make it for RT one day, Lynn. This year, I’m going to have all of July in America. I’m coming over for RomCon in Denver: http://www.romconinc.com/ Then I’m staying on for RWA Nationals in Nashville. Really looking forward to seeing more of the States. I had to laugh – when I come over these days, I have a suitcase full of Tim Tams too!

    I live on the Sunshine Coast which is about an hour north of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. It’s very beautiful – next to the sea and subtropical. It’s quite a long way from Victoria! I love a lot of Aussie wines – some of my favorites come from Western Australia. They’re quite hard to get in America – I know, I keep recommending them to my wine buff friends. I love wines from Voyager and Mad Fish (isn’t that cool?) and Cape Mentelle.

72. Hey, Marjana, thanks for saying those lovely things about the books! Hope you enjoy Captive of Sin. Actually Perry from Tempt the Devil makes a reappearance in MY RECKLESS SURRENDER so you’ll have to check that out next June when the book comes out. Check out the last chapter of TTD again and you might find out the sex of the baby… I’d love to bring them back – it depends on the story. I’d love to bring Matthew and Grace back too as there was a question about them having a baby too at the end of Untouched.

    Oh, man, it sounds silly to say I get inspiration everywhere but it’s true. When I travel in the UK, there’s always stories about the old houses and English history that spark ideas. Or when I read nonfiction books, I’ll get ideas. Or a movie or a TV show will spark a ‘what if?’ question. Great question, thanks for asking it!

73. Hey, Etirv, those Tim Tams are addictive, aren’t they? Glad you liked the ones I sent! And thanks for swinging by and saying lovely things about the books!

74. Hey, JCP, glad you’re hearing good things about both prizes! Thanks for popping in!

75. Cathy, Bev does such a fantastic job with this site – I’m in awe of the elements she draws together. This prize is a great example! Thanks so much for swinging by and best of luck!

76. Hi Amber! Actually I’ve been a bit overwhelmed by the reaction to this book. It’s been lovely and very gratifying to the writer! Good luck in the draw! And if you see a Tim Tam in one of your local stores, grab it!!!!

77. Anna,
    Fantastic prize! And I agree, orginal Tim Tams are best…but have you tried the new White Chococlate ones??? Super yummy.
    And I am getting more and more excited about reading about Gideon.
    I love adopting your heroes!
    I’m always eager to see if they outdo my favourtie Kylemore….ooooh off to read Claiming the Courtesan for the umpteenth time,
    While I wait for my copy of the exciting new Captive of Sin…hint ….hint…hint….
    LOL,
    Sue

78. Carrie, that hint was so subtle! Wow! 😉 I hear you on the whole book allowance thing. I think I spent my November allowance last January! Aren’t Tim Tams the bee’s knees? My American friends are crazy about them – I think they’re single-handedly responsible for getting Pepperidge Farms to bring them over!

79. Hey, Miss Louisa, recipient of Tim Tams at RWA! Lovely to see you here! I can’t wait for you to read COS!

    So far, I’ve had incredibly support from Avon when it comes to my penchant for exploring darker parts of the psyche. They seem happy for me to take my own direction which I appreciate to my bootstraps. When I come up with these characters, I have to believe in them which means if they have problems, I have to try and explore that as fully as I can.

80. Hey, Jen, another birthday girl! How cool!

    What a great question about aspiring authors! I actually think the best thing you can do is write. Sit down and finish a book. And then put it under the bed for six months and write another book. That break will give you distance from the first manuscript and you’ll see all sorts of faults in it that you’re too close to the writing to see immediately. You’ll also have the experience of writing the second book to help you in fixing the first one. Otherwise reading widely in your chosen genre is great. And when you find a scene that really works for you, disect it from a technical viewpoint. See how the masters do it and you’ll learn heaps. Of course there’s heaps of great how to book and courses out there. Also, join a romance writing organization. My life changed when I joined Romance Writers of Australia! You’ll get all sorts of great advice and make wonderful friends too.

81. Hi Raonaid! Ha ha! A convert to the glory of Tim Tams. Aren’t they great? Good luck in the draw!

82. Hey, Jo Ann! It’s pretty darn good, isn’t it? Thanks for swinging by!

83. Hi Martha! Lovely to see you here! Thanks for swinging by and best of luck to you!

84. Thanks, Kristi! I must say I’m a sucker for great chocolate and a great book. It’s one of those wonderful, just right combinations!

85. Hey, thanks, Debra! And what a great question. I was really lucky in the mid-80s to spend two years living in England. Since then I’ve been back a few times – the longest stay was four months in 2004 when I really did scout locations. When I was younger I was subconsciously scouting locations but you know, having a really good time as well, hic! I’m a sucker for old houses and can spend hours and hours in them – and I’ve found that if you show a genuine interest, the guides will tell you great stories about things that aren’t in the guidebooks. You also get a great feel for what it must have been like to live in those big houses when you visit them. Something about the smell and the air and the texture and the sounds that no visual aid, no matter how wonderful, can give you. I also adore the English landscape and I love to include places I’ve been in the books when I can. Cornwall features really strongly in CAPTIVE OF SIN – it’s such a romantic county with its rugged seashores and bleak moors and dramatic history of piracy and wrecks and smugglers. It was wonderful revisiting a holiday I had there once – I remember standing on a windswept cliff near Tintagel and thinking I’d love to set a book there one day.

86. What a nice price, a true double treat!

87. Hi Margay! Great to see you. Actually I have blogging elves and writing elves and housework elves – except they seem to have run away to the circus lately! And I just sit by the pool and ogle cabana boys.

    Hmm, you’re not buying it? Nah, don’t blame you! I tend to do a big promo push when I’ve got a book out but otherwise I’m not around that much – well, there are some favorite blogs and there’s facebook and… Oh, dear, and now I’ve got a deadline. Time to start panicking. You get the picture, I’m sure!

    I love historical romance. I’ll actually read right across the genre but a great historical is my favorite. I’d love to try a historical romance comedy one day and maybe some different settings but basically I’m really happy to write historicals. If the genre ever died, I’d have to rethink that but thanks to a stack of amazing books over the last few years, I don’t think that’s going to happen any time soon.

88. Hey, Robin, I LURVE this prize! Thanks for your comment and good luck!

89. Hey, Renee, thank you so much! I’m delighted you enjoyed meeting Gideon and Charis!

90. Hey, thanks, Amanda! Good luck in the draw!

91. Terra, I hear you – is there a library near you? I know a lot of libraries stock my books. I love libraries, always have. Sadly, the library won’t give you Tim Tams, though 😉 Good luck in the draw!

92. Hey, Stephanie, always happy to meet an Aussie!!! Aren’t Tim Tams just magnificent? I tell people they’re the Aussie secret weapon for world domination and they think I’m joking. Bwahahahahahahaha! I was actually down in Melbourne last February for the first Australian Romance Reader Convention which was a huge success. Do you know about ARRA? Check it out: http://www.australianromancereaders.com.au/ I’m hoping to get down to Melbourne next year some time. I always update my website every month with news about this stuff – http://www.annacampbell.info Otherwise, do you want to email me privately on anna@annacampbell.info with your snail mail details and I’ll shoot you off some bookplates. I love having signed books too!

93. Hiya Anthea, my Golden Heart finalist friend! I was so thrilled to see your debut up for a RITA this year! Congratulations! I write full time – most of the time, it seems to be promo in the mornings and writing in the afternoons but that can change. I didn’t have a book out in 2008 but I’ve got three coming out fairly close together. Tempt the Devil was January 2009, Captive of Sin is November and My Reckless Surrender is next June. That’s three books in 18 months which is pretty prolific for me!

    Good luck in the draw and thanks for swinging by!

94. Oh, Dee-Dee, so sorry about having to give the chocolate away. On the plus side, I bet you’ll be popular! Thanks for entering the draw.

95. Rochelle, they are our gift to the world, aren’t they? That and Hugh Jackman! 😉

96. Hey, Booklover, great to see you again! Actually words cannot do justice to a Tim Tam – and I’m a writer, I think words can do justice to just about anything 😉

    What a great question. Actually I’ve got a stack of favorite scenes – don’t make me choose just one. I love the first kiss. And I love the proposal. And I love what happens after the wedding. Oh, and I love the ending. Um, and there’s a couple of love scenes that I have a very soft spot for. And there’s… OK, I’ll stop now!

97. Hey, Annmarie! Thanks for saying that. Good luck with the Tim Tams!

98. CAPTIVE OF SIN sounds like a really great book. Can’t wait to readit. Hope I win so I can also try the TIM TAMS. Never heard of them, but I love chocolate, so I’m sure they’re great. What’s better than a good book and chocolate.

    How do you keep getting such great ideas for your books?

99. Elaine, thanks for the heads up about the Romance Reader review. I hadn’t seen it before – wow, that’s great, isn’t it? I’ve actually been a bit overwhelmed at the reviews being so good. It’s been VERY nice! And I’m absolutely positive you’d LOVE Tim Tams! They ALWAYS get great reviews! 😉

100. Sadangel, you’ll love Tim Tams. Take my word for it. Good luck!

101. Phyllis, thanks for saying you love the books. Mwah! And good luck with the Tim Tams! They are seriously GOOOOOOOOOOOD!

102. Hey, Susan, thanks for those lovely good wishes. Straight back at ya! I know what you mean about authors – I’ve met a lot of people over the last few years who used to just be beloved names on my bookshelves. I don’t think they have any idea how grateful I am to them for the hours and hours of bliss they’ve given me. Like most writers, I was a reader before I was a writer.

103. Zara, I often start with a physical model for the characters. I’ve mentioned a few in the comments. Strangely with Gideon and Charis, I didn’t but I did with Tempt the Devil and Courtesan and My Reckless Surrender. What happens, though, is that as the people develop on the page, that original physical resemblance gets to matter less and less. It’s wonderful inspiration to get me going though. And hey, who would complain about looking at gorgeous guys? Good luck in the draw and thanks for saying such nice things about the books!

104. Morning Glow! You hit a deer? I’d say that was a bad day both for you and the deer. Ouch! Hope you’re OK. It’s actually a bit of a hazard driving in country Australia that you might hit a kangaroo. They can do awful things to the front of a car! Hope your day improves anyway and good luck in the draw!

105. Julie, it’s a great mixture, isn’t it? Good luck! Just for the moment, I’m really happy to write historicals. One day I’d like to try my hand at a historical comedy, though. Which is still a historical but hopefully a funny one 😉

106. Hi Suzi! All the way from an hour down the road 😉 Actually I’m not really a white chocolate fan although people tell me the white chocolate Tim Tams are so good. Oh, Gideon really does need a good cuddle so I think you might be just the girl for him 😉 Your subtle hint is noted – laughed at you turning to Kylemore for sustenance in the meantime. Have a Tim Tam with that!

107. OMG TIM TAMS!! lol even though I can just go buy some right now being an Aussie myself (HII ANNA!!) I would love to win this prize 😀

     Typical conversation at my place:

     my sister: “Did you hear there’s a new Tim Tam flavor? Dark chocolate”
     me: “really? do we have some?”
     my sister: “no”
     me:”well then unless there’s some in this house don’t tell me about it! It just makes me want them”

     *next day*

     my mom: “got you two packets of the new dark chocolate Tim Tams”

     HOORAY! lmao

     there’s my life story

108. Oh man, Double the pleasure! Anna Campbell book and Tim Tams! I would be in heaven. I had an Aussie friend send me a package of Tim Tams and have wanted more ever since. This time I won’t share any with my family! LOL (if I was lucky enough to win)

109. Hi Anna,

     Unfortunately, YOU and I cannot enter this contest. LOL. It would look, how you say, like some unsavoury business was going on (ie. fix, cheating, pulling the proverbial wool). 😉

     Bev

110. That looks like a great premise… I would love to win! 🙂

111. Oh, hell, I’m moving down under! Those chocolates look like they are worth moving for. Besides, winter is setting in here, and it will be warm there…

     I really think a good romance should come packaged with chocolate at all times, don’t you?

112. Oh God, I have been seriously chocolate deprived here having never , ever tasted a Tim Tam. If winning Captive of Sin (the prize of prizes) isn’t enough they’ve gone and tempted us with sheer chocolate heaven….sigh…Please enter me. …on knees begging……
     Good luck and many successful wishes with Captive of Sin Anna. 🙂
     Carol L.

113. That is a fabulous prize and Gideon sounds like a wounded hero which I really do enjoy reading about.

114. Awhile back an acquaintance sent a package of Tim Tams and a mug with their logo. I still use the mug for my morning coffee. However, I never got to taste the Tim Tams. My son nabbed them as soon as he saw the package!

     Look forward to reading your book – it looks SO good!

115. I love your stories. They are the type of books I can share with my mother and daughter. We all love them and talk about them as we read them with each other. A lot of 3 way phone calls and IMing on the computer. Most of the conversations start with, Did you get to the part about…. LOL

     Thank you for writing stories that we can share. I’ve never had Tim Tams but if I win, I’ll be shipping them to share with my mother and daughter. You are more than welcome to share with us. 🙂

116. YUM! and the tim tams sound good too… 😉

117. Can’t say I’ve ever had a Tim Tam, but any kind of chocolate paired with a new Anna Campbell book would be pure heaven!! Can’t wait for a new exciting read by the one and only Anna Campbell- no one can quite compare to her unique style.

118. A book and chocolates, what more could I want!

119. I am so excited to have discovered your work. I read Captive of Sin and could not put it down! I have ordered two of your previous publications and am anxiously awaiting them in the mail. Your writing is delicious, as is anything chocolate in my mind! A good book and choocolate, what more could a woman ask for?

120. Okay, Anna, I have only had Tim Tams once and that was this year at RWA. Christine stuff one in my watering mouth at the bash. OMG, they are sooo delicious.

     And I was not pleased to find out that Borders had no more copies of COS on the shelves. They had some on order but I haven’t been able to get back down to pick it up. Hmm, I’m thinking I may have to Amazon it.

     Still can’t wait to read COS!

121. 2 of my absolute favorite things are Chocolate and Anna Campbell books! Please enter me in the drawing!

122. Absolutely sinful! Love your stories and love chocolate! what could be better?

     Anna, I just received your book (pre-ordered, of course!) and can’t wait to fall in love again! Thanks for such great stories!

     Now, if only you could write faster….

123. Oh, I love your books Anna! Forget the chocolates…gimme the book! Oh, yeah, lying back eating chocolate and reading Anna Campbell…I’ll take ’em!

     Good luck with the new release…Can I ask you though, as writer to writer, how long did it take you to be pubbed? I’m working on a decade!

124. Hi Anna you definately caught my interest with this blog. First I must confess I am a chocolateholic and the Tim Tams sound heavenly. And secondly I must apologize I have spent the weekend helping my daughter (a high school junior) study her mathmatics and I have math on the brain.
     When I read your description on your new novel the first thing that occurred to is a math story problem where nothing is what it seem. that
     Sir Gideon & his background were two negatives which made a positive (a hero) added to Lady Charis a woman unwilling to endure a marriage of convenience and desperate to drive him mad with passion (another two negatives)! This will make a POSITIVELY Great Story.

125. Anna~

     Wow! I go away for less than 24 hrs and this place gets inadated with posts! Pop Corn deliveries went well, thank you. Now time to read through all 123 posts and see if I have any other questions. LOL Probably not though, with all these posts I’m sure they’ve all been asked.

126. Anna,
     Please tell us a little about your next book? Are you already working on one and what’s it about? I know, I know…. you’re probably thinking that Captive of Sin just came out 2 weeks ago and already she’s asking what’s next? That just shows what a fan I am of your books! BTW although I haven’t read Captive of Sin yet, Claiming the Courtesan is the best book I’ve read this year. Loved it! Another book with a similar over the top Alpha type hero would be great!

127. Thanks for the opportunity! I love how many new books are coming out in time for christmas. It’s exciting. I would love the chocolates. I’m in the middle of nanowrimo and will need recuperating power for editing come december 🙂

     Good luck with Captive of Sin.

128. We had Tim Tams here in the US for a limited time. I had the ‘real thing’ once and it just wasn’t the same! I don’t know what it is about Aussie chocolate treats, but they seem to be so much better than here! Probably because we can’t get them easily, 🙂
     Captive Sin sounds very good. I am out of work for 8 weeks after surgery and running out of reading materials. LOL! Those are words that I thought I’d never say!

129. Ooops! I meant Captive OF Sin!

130. Hi, I really enjoyed claiming the courtesan! I like reading about unconventional heroines.

     runningmatey at hotmail dot com

131. Oh boy, Anna Campbell and chocolate – you just can’t beat that combination. While never having enjoyed Tim Tams I HAVE recently become acquainted with Anna’s books and am already addicted. Add some chocolate to the addiction and I’ll be ready for rehab – with a suitcase packed full of Tim Tams and my Anna Campbell books, of course! I sure hope I win this contest LOL

132. oh wow! That’s so cool how you came up with the back story for the novel. I’m definitely going to have to go out and buy the book if i don’t win the prize. I’m rather curious to read about Devon and find out about his life.

133. What a wonderfully decadent combo. I ‘ve never read any of Anna’s books before, and this story sounds like a perfect one to start with.

134. Hey, thanks to Avon book for throwing in the two bonus prizes of copies of TEMPT THE DEVIL! Whoo-hooooo!

135. Congrats on Captive of Sin Anna. It sounds awesome and I can’t wait to get the change to pick it up and read it! I’ve never had Tim Tams but they look scrumptious and they’re chocolate so that’s automatically a winner for me lol.

136. Hey, Fedora, great to see you here! You’re a blog maven, my friend! Yeah, I was surprised when the Earl of Ashcroft turned out not to be tortured too – those characters, they’re wicked the way they choose their own paths! 😉 And June too – that’s not very far away at all!

137. Jenny, I was so thrilled when I saw all those Tim Tams next to my book! As you say, a treat! 😉

138. Thanks, Carol! And seriously, you’ll love Tim Tams!

     Thanks for the great question. I think I’d have to say I have a twisted mind 😉 Well, seriously… It’s odd – there’s always plenty of ideas out there but not every idea is going to turn into something dark and deep like the books I’m currently writing. I let something spark and then let it stew to see if it gets the requisite flavor.

139. Camille, I think I’m going to feature you in my next story. All that drama and angst – and a strong, determined heroine who knows what she wants? Tick to all of that! 😉 Great to see another Aussie. I know I sound really boring – but really, if you’ve got the classic ones, who wants all these newfangled flavors? Well, you, obviously!

140. Kim, I warn my friends when I give them Tim Tams to hide them and not share them with the family. I mean, fine, of course they love their families, but these are TIM TAMS!!!! And one packet only goes so far. Sadly, nobody listens to me and then they whine about only getting to smell the leftover crumbs when next I give them Tim Tams. But you know, you reap what you sow in this world! 😉 Mind you, if you win, at least you get to keep the book!

141. Oh, Bev, you’re too principled for your own good. A bit like Gideon 😉 Perhaps I can bring Tim Tams to the next RWA conference and we can sit in the corner and go num, num, num all on our own! Oh, and send gloating smiles to everyone else!

142. Hey, thanks, Chloe. Good luck!

143. Ev, I think that’s an excellent idea! I’ll talk to the head honchos at Avon about it. There’s something about chocolate and a great romance that just goes together!

144. Hi Carol! I’m sure I’ve told you, but your emails/blog posts always crack me up! You always give me a smile. Thanks for swinging by – and seriously, if you see Tim Tams on sale, GRAB THEM AND RUN!!!! Don’t make Kim’s mistake and share them with the family. Don’t save them for a special occasion. Just tear open that packet and EAT!!!! Good luck for the contest!

145. Maureen, isn’t it a great prize. And now there’s two extra books up for grabs as well. Yay, Avon! Good luck in the draw.

146. Susan, Susan, Susan, you’re an example of the cautionary tale I’m telling everyone here. I feel your pain. I mean, the mug is nice but the biscuits are MIRACULOUS!!!! Good luck in the draw!

147. Gayle, had to laugh. I read your lovely post about sharing with your mum and daughter and felt like I was being mean saying hoard all the Tim Tams for you if you win. Mind you, I need to be mean to torture my characters so that’s OK 😉

     How lovely that you share the books together. My late mother was an avid romance reader and I loved talking to her about books we both loved. And saying, ‘did you get to the part where…?’ It was something that really bonded us together. Thank you for telling me that – it brought back lovely memories.

148. Meaghan, lol!!!! Great answer! Good luck!

149. Hey, thanks, Ashley. What a lovely thing to say. I know the authors I really treasure are the ones who write books that nobody else could write. Good luck in the draw – seriously, you will adore Tim Tams!

150. Hey, Amanda, good luck in the draw! It is a spectacular prize, isn’t it?

151. Hey, Lisa, thank you so much! I’m absolutely delighted that you loved COS. Hope you really enjoy the other two you’ve ordered too! And I think you’re among friends touting the delights of books and chocolate together! 😉

152. This is an absolutely AWESOME prize! Who wouldn’t love a copy of COS? And who wouldn’t want a package of TIM TAM’S? I’ve had them and they are outstanding! Too delicious to be legal that’s for sure! One thing I didn’t know is they came in 8 different flavors. Now that sounds truly deliciouso!

     Psst! Annie….over here! (Karen is whispering in Anne’s ear, pick me! pick me! LOL) My birthday in 11/11 and it would be so great to win this prize as a bday present. Have I mentioned I’m not above begging!??

153. Christie, your local Borders had sold out of COS? Hmm, that’s good and bad, isn’t it? Hope you get your hands on it soon! Aren’t Tim Tams the best? I love the hint of coercion in Christine shoving a biscuit in your mouth at our Bandits get together at Nationals. Yeah, right! Snort! Thanks so much for swinging over from the Bandit Lair to say hello!!!

154. Hey, Heather, thank you for that! Good luck!

155. Hey, Marie, aren’t you lovely? Thank you for that wonderful comment! Actually I’m delighted that MY RECKLESS SURRENDER is out in June. I didn’t have a book out at all in 2008 so three within 18 months feels like an avalanche of Anna Campbells. I’ve just started the latest one!

156. Hi Christiana! Thanks for those lovely compliments! Oh, man, I was the world’s slowest person to get published. It took me 27 years from when I finished my first book to when I sold. I’ve got a couple of articles about this on the website if you’re looking for some light reading 😉

     Staying for the Long Haul http://www.annacampbell.info/articles.html#long%20haul

     Becoming the Submissive Type http://www.annacampbell.info/articles.html#submissive

     I think a decade is realistic but remember what’s in your control is writing a great book. The timing of someone buying you is OUTSIDE your control. Some people are lucky enough to sell early, some people (ahem, me!) take forever. Good luck with your writing!

     Good luck with the new release…Can I ask you though, as writer to writer, how long did it take you to be pubbed? I’m working on a decade!

157. Susan, love the maths take on this! Actually I’m about to write a blog for another site that’s kinda mathematical as well. You know, the old immovable object and the irresistible force conundrum. Always a great theme in a romance 😉 Good luck in the draw!

158. Dorthy, I look forward to you thinking of another question! Glad the popcorn selling went well!

159. Heather, thanks so much for saying those great things about Claiming the Courtesan. Glad you loved Kylemore! MY RECKLESS SURRENDER is out in June and it’s about a dangerous seduction in Regency London. I’d define the hero as a charming alpha – you know, he uses his wiles to get what he wants so when that doesn’t work, he’s a bit at sea, poor fellow. I’ve just started a new book and I’m trying to write my first real bad boy. Wish me luck! I’m not far into it and I’m superstitious about talking about works in progress but I’m looking forward to this guy getting his comeuppance when he comes across the one woman he can’t dominate.

160. Thanks for the good luck, Leona. And good luck with Nano to you! I know so many people who are doing this this year, it’s great. Christmas is always a great time to buy books, isn’t it? My Visa Card is thinking of leaving home! 😉

161. Angie, how interesting about them tasting different in the US. Maybe my suitcase full will still be welcome! 😉 Sorry to hear about the surgery – I hope it went well and your convalescence is trouble free. Good luck in the draw!

162. Hi Mari! Thanks for saying that about Claiming the Courtesan. Actually in a lot of ways, Charis is probably my most conventional heroine yet which was what made her interesting to write. To me, she was always a distinct individual but runaway heiresses are a staple of Romancelandia!

163. Hi Jeannie! What a great comment. Thank you! I’m so glad you love the books. And believe me, you’ll LOVE Tim Tams! Good luck in rehab 😉

164. Melissa, what’s funny about back story is that I always do heaps and heaps of research so I know everything – and then, of course, you can only use part of that research in the actual story, otherwise you risk overloading the reader. But some of the Indian stuff I read was absolutely fascinating. There was a book called The White Mughals about an East India Company officer who fell in love with an Indian princess. Really sad but an amazing story.

165. Hey, thanks, Cathy! Good luck in the draw!

166. Pam, I’m like you – they kinda had me with the chocolate thing. But there’s these wonderful malty biscuits in between the chocolate and the chocolate cream that are just delish! Good luck in the draw!

167. Karen, you make me laugh! Thanks for swinging by. And my shell like ear is buzzing with your whisper! I know, EIGHT flavors!!!! How decadent is that? Hey, happy birthday for the 11th and good luck in the draw!

168. Phew! Caught up! Hey, thanks, everyone for all these wonderful comments. This is turning into a real party! Thanks for hosting us, Bev! I think you can say your Venetian breakfast was a true crush – they’ll be talking about it in the Morning Gazette tomorrow!

169. sounds like a great book. And yummy goodies too!! Please count me in for the giveaway

170. I know what you mean. ^ ^ I don’t actually “write” per say, but i do have to do reports for university. I always get tons of research ready for the paper and in all actuality only use perhaps a third of it. Still isn’t the research part some of the fun. ^w^ You learn so many fascinating facts.

     My favorite research project(s) were when i had to compare medieval justice in England and in Saudi Arabia and when i had to write a paper in the form of a short story where my character is charged with a crime in a criminal justice system that is not my own.

     The book The White Mughal sounds fascinating. I’m going to see if my library carries it and then read it once uni is done. ^w^

171. Elaing, thanks for swinging by! Can’t talk for the book but the Tim Tams are magnificent! 😉 Good luck.

172. Melissa, research is one of the really fun bits of writing. In fact, I have to put the brakes on or else all I’d do is research. I have to tell myself that there are specific things I need to know for a particular story and then I have to start writing or else one interesting fact leads to another and I’m 90 years old and haven’t written a word of my own. Having said that, though, I think it needs to be like the iceberg. You know, 10% showing but the 90% that doesn’t show supports that bit that does appear above the waterline. I NEED to know my characters inside out and I need to know about their world even if specific details aren’t used in the story. The historical papers sound fascinating! What an interesting take on the subject. The White Mughal was a massive bestseller here and in England (not sure about America but I wouldn’t be surprised). And there’s all this interesting information about how Indian and English culture intermingled up until the Victorian era. Highly recommended!

173. great book teasers! Love those dangerously handsome guys with mysterious pasts!

174. Oh, Stephenia, dangerously handsome ALWAYS works for me! Thanks for swinging by!

175. Thanks, Anna! Tim Tams are the best, all gone on one Sunday. You have made me and my family all addicts. Just remember you have a friend in Honolulu!

176. Hi Anna! Very excited about your contest, please count me in. My daughter highly recommended your books to me. After reading “Claiming the Courtesan”, I’m anxious to get your other books. I just saw where you mentioned your next book will be released in June, and can’t wait. Did you say other characters will appear in it?

177. Etirv, you’re more than welcome! And they ARE addictive, aren’t they?

178. Donna, thanks so much for swinging by and please thank your daughter for her exquisite taste 😉 I don’t really write series, as such, but if I see an opportunity to do an update on some characters, I take it. Verity and Kylemore pop up in Tempt the Devil and the heroine’s best friend in TTD gets a mention in MY RECKLESS SURRENDER, the June book, as do Erith and Olivia from TTD. Actually I had enormous fun writing about his house – it was the house I couldn’t let go. Clearly I love architecture p*rn! Good luck for the draw!

179. Hi Anna! Loving this book tour you’re doing 🙂 [and honestly I’m not **actually** stalking you, ok?]
     Also… you’ll forgive me if I admit I’m equally tempted by the Tim Tams and your book, right? :X

     Your books are all on my book lists 😀 Very excited about this new one and… ok. I can’t keep it in any more. TIM TAMS. I love them. Whoever wins this is going to be so so so lucky!

180. Hi Anna,

     I would love to win either of your books! “Tempt the Devil” and “Captive of Sin” look terrific!!

     I LOVED your book “Untouched”. The different-type plot line and setting were great! And it had just the right amount of suspense. I loved the hero; he was a bit different than the average hero and you made him so interesting and sexy! 🙂

     Best Wishes,
     Sandra Lynne

181. Hey, Sandra, thank you so much for saying you loved Untouched. Actually Matthew and Gideon have quite a lot in common – the highly developed sense of honor, for a start! Thanks for saying those lovely things about the green monster! Good luck in the draw!

182. “Camille, I think I’m going to feature you in my next story. All that drama and angst – and a strong, determined heroine who knows what she wants? Tick to all of that! Great to see another Aussie. I know I sound really boring – but really, if you’ve got the classic ones, who wants all these newfangled flavors? Well, you, obviously!”

     YAY! Feature me please 😛 It would be a wonderful consolation if I don’t win these Tim Tams lol I think I met you before in the 234 Collins st Dymocks in Melbourne but was too afraid (star-struck maybe?) to say hi XD It was a get together Kate was having, can’t remember for the life of me what about though.

183. Hey, Camille! I’m not very frightening, honest! 😉 Well, I am if you get between me and my Tim Tams but you’re far too smart to do that! I love that shop in Collins Street – hope to do a signing there one day if we can get the planets aligned. That Kate, she’s the life of the party! Seriously, say hello next time. I love to meet readers!

184. Hi Anna from one fellow Aussie to another!
     I’m looking forward to your new release. It felt like way too long between books 🙂 I’ve had to re-read the ones I already have – not that it was a hardship.
     Congratulations and much success,
     Cheers
     Connie Wood

185. am i Too late to enter this drawing ?
     o, please, count me in..please 🙂

     Hi Anna,
     I think i had missed this wonderful interviews and giveaways!*sad*
     I really want to taste the sweet and delicious TimTams plus Temp the Devil. since i believe my COS is on its way here !

186. Anna I’m sure you’re not frightening lol I wouldn’t have known what to say, probably something incoherent!

     OMG I would love it if you had a signing there 😀 I promise to introduce myself 🙂 Kate is wonderful indeed, a newlywed too I hear ^_^

     (and your first reply to me is going on my favorite quotes in facebook LMAO)

187. Anna,

     Thank you so much for dropping by and answering so many questions. I just finished CoS (as always, fantastic writing and my heart felt completely wrenched throughout) which I’m now going to discuss in the Book Club.

     Bev

188. Hey, Connie, clearly I don’t have to tell you how marvellous the famous Tim Tams are! Lovely to meet you – hey, you’re a re-reader. I love re-readers. I’m about to read Pride and Prejudice for the nth time for a review I’m doing over on the Romance Dish in a couple of weeks. Not that Jane needs to worry about me! 2008 was a bit hungry in Anna Campbell land – but hey, there’s three in 18 months if you count MY RECKLESS SURRENDER next June! You’ll soon have lots more AC books for your bookshelf! Oh, by the way, the Aussie edition of CAPTIVE OF SIN is out mid-December, just in time for Christmas.

189. Mariska, Bev and I haven’t drawn the contest yet so you should be in plenty of time. Good luck! Don’t you get Tim Tams in Indonesia? I thought they exported them to you. YUM!

190. Camille, laughed at you quoting me! Snort!

191. Hey, thanks for having me, Bev. It’s been absolute hoot. And what a party! Nearly 200 comments! So glad you enjoyed COS. I’m absolutely stoked that it’s the book club book this month. Thanks for all the support – you’re great and I think you’re doing something really wonderful with this site. Yay, you!

     Thanks, everyone, for swinging by and making it such a knees up for all!

     Now, for some reason, I feel like Tim Tams for breakfast….

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