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Barbara Strickland

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Barbara Strickland@StricklandBarb

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Fiction, Romance, Contemporary

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Emily Bronte, Frances Hodgson Burnett and David Suzuki

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Barbara Strickland grew up in Sydney in a multicultural environment. Having Italian parents encouraged a love of travelling. The wonderful cultures inspired, and she found herself using bits and pieces in her contemporary romance series - Unexpected Love.
Not forgetting a love for Australia and what it has to offer, Sydney and North Queensland also feature throughout the series along with some spicy hot loving.
In her spare time, she is obsessed with Japanese poetry, ballroom dancing and learning languages.
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	Unexpected Obsession (Unexpected Love #1) 4.53 avg rating — 38 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unexpected Passion (Unexpected Love, #2) 4.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emotions in Eruption it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emotions in Evolution it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Emotions Anthology it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emotions in Existence it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stories of the Dark and Light by Barbara Strickland (Goodreads Author), Kay Want Cheung (Goodreads Author), Alyson Walton really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Endeavour – not a dirty word, not in writing, winemaking or self-belief

I recently read an article in a writers blog I follow about choosing words to guide the writing journey in the new year. Yes, I am aware we are now in the fourth month of the year. But 2026 has not been an easy one so far and it has shaken my belief in myself. But rather than complicate this post by writing about it I will simply choose my word.

Endeavour. No matter what happens I will endeavour t

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Off The Map: A Neurodivergent Romantasy (The Drifting Isles)

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Never Give Your Heart to a Hookup (Never Say Never, #2)

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Intriguing start to the series I really enjoyed this. It is very different in many ways and it takes times to get used to the flow until you realise it is similar to being on board a boat. You need to move with the motion of the sea and this can be a ...more
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Great Read Strong female and male lead and lots of great peripheral characters in this sexy rom com. Good dialogue, smooth easy pace and a very good ending.
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Sweet, Funny and very Sexy Loved this book which I received as an ARC copy. Mason was too cute and the way she manages him, well, can't say much as it would be a spoiler. Lovely flow to the writing, likeable main characters and in general sweet, funny ...more
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Barbara’s Quotes

“Of course, I'm only joking," he says, studying me. "The reason they're staring is because I am extraordinarily good looking.”
― Penelope King

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“Clocks will go as they are set, but man, irregular man, is never constant, never certain.”
― Thomas Otway

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“Sometimes I wonder how normal normal people are, and I wonder that most in the grocery store.”
― Elizabeth Moon, The Speed of Dark

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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

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