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Thoughts From My Interview With Te Waha Nui About Auckland’s New Romance Bookstore, Enamoured Books

If you’re an Aucklander and head-over-heels for the romance genre, I recommend checking out the new bookstore Enamoured Books, that has recently opened in Remuera. Last week, I was interviewed by reporter Sophie Albornett of Te Waha Nui, where we discussed why a romance-dedicated bookshop is on-trend, and why the romance genre isn’t likely to ever go out of style.  To read the article where I…

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MY FAVOURITE READS OF 2024

As 2024 comes to an end, I’ve put together a list of my favourite reads this year.  I haven’t read as many books as in previous years, hence the short list below, because, among other less exciting reasons, I’ve been finishing a YA gothic romantasy, which is due to my agent in March.  As some of you know, last year I signed with a literary agent and this year I went on submission with an…

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Crafting a Young Adult (YA) Romance Novel

Duration: 2 hours Where: Heart of Bays Community Centre, Browns Bay, Meeting Room 2, 1st Floor Facilitator: Frances Denny is a writer of young adult paranormal romance. She is signed with New York literary agency, Arc Literary Management. Her latest manuscript was a finalist in the Page Turner Awards. Cost: $20 Outcomes: 1. Discover how to harness the YA voice. 2. Master the structure of…

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Crafting a Young Adult Romance

Cost: $40When: Saturday February 3rdTime: 10am – 12pmWhere: Heart of Bays Community Centre, Meeting Room 2 (first floor), 2 Glen Road, Browns Bay, Auckland, New Zealand  Frances Denny is signed with a New York literary agency. Her latest manuscript was a finalist in the Page Turner awards, and is currently out on submission. In this workshop, she will be drawing on her research and industry…

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Crafting a Young Adult Romance

Cost: $40When: Saturday February 3rdTime: 10am – 12pmWhere: Heart of Bays Community Centre, Meeting Room 2 (first floor), 2 Glen Road, Browns Bay, Auckland, New Zealand  Frances Denny is signed with a New York literary agency. Her latest manuscript was a finalist in the Page Turner awards, and is currently out on submission. In this workshop, she will be drawing on her research and industry…

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MY FAVOURITE READS OF 2023

To celebrate the end of 2023, here’s a list of books that I enjoyed reading this year. A SNAKE FALLS TO EARTH by Darcie Little Badger GENRE: Young Adult, Fantasy, Mythology AMAZING! Beautiful writing, well researched. An adorable friendship between Nina, a Lipan girl, and Oli, a cottonmouth (snake) boy from the land of spirits and monsters. So much to love about this book. Also, if you’re…

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