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By day, Anara Bella is a mild-mannered writer pounding out erotic romance stories on her trusty keyboard, but by night she’s the Domestic Avenger, ready to take on any and all evil that gets in her way. Okay, so the evils in question are only despicable dust bunnies and dastardly dirty dishes, but they are evil. And diabolically prolific too.

In reality, Anara lives a quiet life in the suburbs, just outside of Toronto, with her hubby and two adorable cats. An avid reader her entire life, she’d never thought about writing until a friend suggested she try her hand at it. Rising to the challenge, she did just that, only to discover to her utter astonishment that she actually loved writing even more than reading. She’s been working away at it ev ...more

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Average rating: 3.24 · 451 ratings · 25 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	Brazen or Bust 3.21 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Batteries Not Required 3.28 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 2009	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
	Ready or Not 3.06 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Bound and Determined (Forsythia Falls #1) 3.06 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Sweet Temptation really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Stupid Cupid 3.08 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2009	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
	Northern Heat: Best Canadian Erotic Romance Stories by Anara Bella (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Leah Braemel (Goodreads Author), Opal Carew (Goodreads Author) (Author/Editor) 3.75 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Trouble With Curses 3.19 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2008	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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“Nothing in life is easy. Not if it’s worthwhile.”
― Anara Bella, Batteries Not Required

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“Here’s to stupidity. When everything else fails you, it’s always there, ready to do its part to f*ck up your life.”
― Anara Bella, Ready or Not

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“One of the very first things I figured out about life...is that it's better to be a hopeful person than a cynical, grumpy one, because you have to live in the same world either way, and if you're hopeful, you have more fun.”
― Barbara Kingsolver

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“Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere.”
― Glenn Turner

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“Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely. ”
― Karen Kaiser Clark

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“Life is 10 percent what you make it
and 90 percent how you take it.”
― Irving Berlin

tags: attitude, empowerment, life, perception

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“When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it.”
― Bernard Bailey

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message 7: by Ciana Stone

Apr 29, 2015 11:03AM

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message 6: by Thomas

Sep 17, 2014 12:43PM

Thanks for the friendship! It's a pleasure to meet you. :)

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message 5: by DeAnna

Apr 13, 2011 10:28AM

Hi, Anara --
Thank you for the friend-vite! It's so nice to be able to connect with other authors here on Goodreads.
~DeAnna Cameron
author of THE BELLY DANCER

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message 4: by Simon

Mar 15, 2011 03:35PM

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message 3: by Rai (last edited Feb 02, 2011 07:06PM)

Feb 02, 2011 07:06PM

Very glad to have you as a friend, Anara!

~Rai

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message 2: by Anara

Jan 17, 2011 05:58AM

Harlequin Books wrote: "Hello Anara, it is a pleasure to meet you."

Hi! It's a pleasure to "meet" you too. Hope you have a fabulous week. =)

Anara

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message 1: by Harlequin Books

Jan 14, 2011 10:00AM

Hello Anara, it is a pleasure to meet you.

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