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Libre Paley

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Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Romance

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LIBRE PALEY is the author of sensual, intelligent romance and erotic romance, often with a psychological edge. She currently lives and works in England, but spent many years residing in a number of countries overseas before returning to her roots. Her home is overlooked by the windswept and sometimes wild moorlands in rural North Lancashire, a brooding and stark landscape from which she derives much inspiration. A life-long book-lover, Libre writes out of sheer enjoyment. The type of romance and erotica she prefers is honest and sensory. She believes that women need to fantasise and to cast off any sexual shame. Libre is a nickname given in childhood, deriving from her ‘Sunday best’ name of Elizabeth, used when she is not on her best behavi ...more

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Average rating: 3.85 · 40 ratings · 22 reviews · 7 distinct works

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Do the names of characters affect how you read fiction, perhaps enhance – or distract from – the reading experience? If you write, how do you choose your characters’ names – do you undertake research; do names just pop into your head; do you name them before or after a first draft? Also, what do …

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In a Good Light

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“It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.”
― Voltaire

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“I don't believe God really cares what you eat, or what you wear, or whom you love. I think that if God made the stars, He must have a greater perspective.”
― Joanne Harris, Different Class

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