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I have been reading love stories for as long as I can remember and when I \u2018met\u2019 the classic authors like Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell, Henry James The Bront\u00eb sisters, etc. during my studies, I was hooked for life.<\/p>\n

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I married my college boyfriend and soul mate and after 51 years, 3 beautiful children and 4 grandchildren, he still makes me weak in the knees. We are fortunate to live in the picturesque little seaside village of Betty’s Bay, South Africa with the ocean a block away and a beautiful mountain right behind us.<\/p>\n

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And although life so far has not always been an easy ride, it has always been an exciting and interesting one!<\/p>\n

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I like the heroines in my stories to be beautiful, feisty, independent and headstrong.\u00a0 And the heroes must be strong but possess a generous amount of sensitivity. They are of course, also gorgeous!\u00a0 My stories typically incorporate the family background of the characters to better understand where they come from and who they are when we meet them in the story.<\/p>\n

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I was fortunate to win the best romance award for an Afrikaans story in 2010 in 2014, in 2016 and in 2019.<\/p>\n

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