 Today is the day... nothing more to be done... Once release day comes, there is nothing more an author can do except hope that her creation, over which she has agonised for (in my case) 12 long months, is received with kindness. It is bitter sweet because this is the final book in the Harriet Gordon Mysteries... the series arc has concluded. I am not saying it will be farewell to ever to our favourite characters but an adieu for now. Rather than have a release party, I have prepared a video in which I answer reader questions about the Harriet Gordon Mysteries and read a chapter from AGONY IN AMETHYST. Just click the button below to watch the video. ABOUT AGONY IN AMETHYST Curran has been absent in London mopping up the mess from the events of Book 4 and Harriet has found a new position for herself. Now they are back together but Curran has to come to terms with a professional disappointment and the imminent arrival of an important dignitary with whom he has crossed paths in the past. When a school girl dies at a ball, a Pandora's box of dark secrets will be unleashed that threaten to destroy Curran's career ... and possibly the fragile new relationship! AGONY IN AMETHYST is available in print and ebook world wide. Audio is coming (hopefully before Christmas). Early reviews are already up on Goodreads… with thanks to my ARC team. All the current buy links are on the button below, with the exception of my own store from which you can purchase print books with a personalised dedication… Click HERE One final thing… if you find yourself in need of a character list for any of the Harriet books, you will find them (along with a glossary) on my website. Click HERE. It’s one of those things… you get some readers who love them and others who hate them so the website is my compromise! All the best Alison xxx 
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 HARRIET GORDON IS BACK.... Today is release day for REVENGE IN RUBIES. This book is a little bit special for me because it actually had its genesis twenty years ago as a writing exercise for a writing group during my time in Singapore. I am guessing our exercise for the month may have been 'mystery'. I recall us gathered on a friend's verandah... she lived in one of the old black and white houses that had once been a part of an army barracks (appropriately). A fan whirred above us and there was still enough ulu around her house for the night insects and the monkeys to make themselves a presence as I picked up my papers and began to read... "The colonel’s lady was dead..." They say good writing is never wasted and those few thousand words I wrote for the ANZA Writers Group became the basis for REVENGE IN RUBIES... The other truism of writing is 'write what you know' and in setting REVENGE IN RUBIES in the world of the military I really was writing what I knew. I served for nearly twenty years as an officer in the Australian Army Reserve so I have endured many a long mess dinner, played 'mess games' and I would like to think I bring that intrinsic knowledge of soldiers and their lives to this book. I also drew on my father's experiences as an officer in the British Army. So for my friends and readers in the USA... REVENGE IN RUBIES will be on the shelf of your favourite book store and all places that sell good books. It is also available in audio and ebook. And for my friends in Australia... alas it is not on general distribution here, but some bookstores, such as JEFFREY'S BOOKS in Malvern will be stocking it and most of the big stores like Dymocks and Booktopia have the print book available to purchase online. You can also purchase an autographed print book directly from my book store. Click HERE.  |
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