It's almost December. Yikes. As well as the whole festive holiday -- which I'm trying to ignore, because I have a book to write between now and then -- this also means the launch of our Diamonds Down Under blog. Which I'm not linking to just yet because it's not launching until December, when the first book in the Diamonds Down Under series (my Vows & A Vengeful Groom) will be available as an early release through eHarlequin.
Since that December launch is -- again, yikes! -- this weekend, I thought I'd lead into it with another backstory snippet about the series. This one is my Dear Reader letter from Vows & A Vengeful Groom.
Dear Reader
It is my great pleasure and privilege to introduce the new Desire continuity series, Diamonds Down Under. A series set in Australia and New Zealand was suggested in early 2006, and the idea of developing a six-book continuity with my friends and fellow Down-Under Desireables excited and thrilled -- and occasionally overwhelmed -- me. Over the ensuing twelve months thousands of emails blazed back and forth across the Tasman as we brainstormed and fine-tuned the underlying premise, the locations, the characters, the conflicts and storylines.
We chose diamonds as the heart of our series for their connection to wealth and glamour, to romance and commitment...and for the cold, hard qualities hidden beneath the surface sparkle. Everything is not how it first appears. We chose diamonds and we started with a rare pink known as the Heart of the Outback, a stone which built one man's wealth and rent a family in two.
For thirty years the Hammonds and the Blackstones have remained at odds, and creating causes of all that simmering animosity was almost as much fun as researching the glamorous homes, boutiques, jets, cars, clothes and jewellery. I hope you enjoy the rollercoaster of passion, drama, secrets and scandal that commences in Vows & a Vengeful Groom and continues to unfold -- with some unexpected twists -- over the next five months.
Cheers from Down Under,
Bronwyn JamesonLabels: Diamonds Down Under, Vows and a Vengeful Groom
posted by Bronwyn Jameson @ 12:46 PM
