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Rhoda Baxter

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Hi. I’m Rhoda. I write smart contemporary romantic comedy. In real life, I’m a former scientist who now works in intellectual property. The rest of the time I’m a sensible grown up Mum.

I prefer my heroes to be nice guys with a sense of humour and me heroines to be smart and independent. If you like Mhairi McFarlane or Sophie Kinsella, you'll probably like my books tool

I also write women's fiction, often featuring Sri Lankan characters, under the name Jeevani Charika.

A few of my novels have been shortlisted for prestigious awards. If you want to 'try before you buy', you can get a free novella by signing up to my newsletter via my website: www.rhodabaxter.com
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Rhoda Baxter The inspiration for my next book (Please Release Me) actually came to me in a dream! Cliche or what.
I woke up with an image of two women sitting next …more
The inspiration for my next book (Please Release Me) actually came to me in a dream! Cliche or what.
I woke up with an image of two women sitting next to each other, not entirely comfortable in each other's company. One woman was translucent and wearing a wedding dress. These women eventually became Grace, the heroine and Sally, the hero's wife.
Sally is a ghost and only Grace can see her. Grace is in love with Sally's husband. The women need each other to an extent, and they get on quite well if it weren't for the 'both wanting the same man' thing. The best description for their relationship is probably 'frenemies'.(less)
Rhoda Baxter I'd love to go Hogwarts. Who doesn't want to have magical abilities?!
what would I do there? I'm afraid I'd go a bit Hermione Granger and study, study…more
I'd love to go Hogwarts. Who doesn't want to have magical abilities?!
what would I do there? I'm afraid I'd go a bit Hermione Granger and study, study, study until I knew lots of spells and could do all sorts of cool things.

Tell you where I'd hate to go - Alice's Wonderland. So unpredictable. I'd be a total gibbering wreck within minutes.(less)
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The Wedding Planner’s Guide to Saving the Bride is out today!

Book cover: turquoise background. Illustrated characters and text. A brown woman in a white and gold sari is in the top right corner. Two men are in the bottom left corner - one is brown and wearing a green suit, the other white and wearing a black suit. White text reads The Wedding Planner's Guide to Stealing the BrideBuy The Wedding Planner’s Guide to Stealing the Bride

Rule one of being a wedding planner, don’t fall for the bride.

Romance novelist Kalpana is about to marry the man of her dreams – or is she? The chaos of wedding planning is taking its toll on her relationship with the charming but self-absorbed Marcus, a prize-winning literary star.

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“Sue felt the little hairs on the back of her neck prickle. She turned. A man was standing at the counter, blue eyes staring straight at her. A handsome man. A familiar, handsome man.”
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Miss Tick sniffed. “You could say this advice is priceless,” she said, “Are you listening?”
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Maria I just "jumped" to your blog for the first time, and I LOVE the idea of "Inheritance Books"! What a wonderful idea to ask people to talk about a book they inherited!!


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