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Izzy Van Swelm

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Izzy is an animal loving veggie - a supporter and member of the LBGTQAI+ community, and wishes we'd just replace the letters with 'Queer'. Izzy is gullible, gentle and naughty. Spent 12 years at University studying English and Literature and is just learning how to write fiction :D

My alter ego 'BJ' Jansen reviews LGBTQ+ romance books for All About Romance www.allaboutromance.com
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Izzy Van Swelm Seven Summer Nights by Harper Fox; the next Alexis Hall in the Arden St Ives series, the next KJ Charles The Spectred Isle, oh and I am lucky to have …moreSeven Summer Nights by Harper Fox; the next Alexis Hall in the Arden St Ives series, the next KJ Charles The Spectred Isle, oh and I am lucky to have an ARc of the new Salman Rushdie, The Golden House.

I am currently reading an August release by Layla Reyne, the third in a trilogy called Barrel Proof.
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message 8: by Izzy

Izzy Caz wrote: "Well, yours has to be one of the best answers to my friending question ever! :P"

:D


message 7: by Caz

Caz Well, yours has to be one of the best answers to my friending question ever! :P


message 6: by Izzy

Izzy Oh Mel I really regret using a pen name for my books I get confused enough as it is!


message 5: by Mel

Mel Izzy wrote: "Mel lives in Prosperityverse wrote: "Thanks for accepting my friend invite, Izzy :-)"

I didn't realise we weren't 'friends' on GR already :D"


Oh, I nearly missed this. You only get notifications on your own profile—something that is quite confusing on goodreads...

I hadn't even realised you were you, you know? Your name is different. I just made the connection on Twitter the other day, when you promoted your new book.
But I'm glad we've settled this now :-)


message 4: by Izzy

Izzy Mel lives in Prosperityverse wrote: "Thanks for accepting my friend invite, Izzy :-)"

I didn't realise we weren't 'friends' on GR already :D


message 3: by Mel

Mel Thanks for accepting my friend invite, Izzy :-)


message 2: by Izzy

Izzy Vanessa wrote: "Yay, friends! :)"

Yay, indeed! Hope you get a chance to see the comments we will get on the epic sex discussion for 'Tea Time with Alexis'...I've put it up for publication on Prism Book Alliance, Thursday 1st Jan 11am CET (4pm GMT). We usually get comments for the next couple of days. Have a great New Year's Eve.


Vanessa North Yay, friends! :)


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