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Bernadette Rowley

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in Nambour, Australia

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Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal

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David Eddings; Robert Jordan

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Bernadette Rowley is an Australian epic fantasy romance author who is also a veterinarian. After flirting with picture books, junior fiction and space opera, Bernadette was challenged to write a romance in 2011 and she hasn’t looked back.
First published by Penguin Australia and then Pan Macmillan Australia, Bernadette is now an independently published author. The Queenmakers Saga contains twelve books spanning the genres of fantasy romance and romantic fantasy.
Her favorite tropes are enemies to lovers, forced proximity and forbidden romance. Strong themes include the horse/human bond and healing.
When not at her desk, Bernadette can be found absorbed in a good romance or romantic suspense, swimming, walking or having coffee with friends.

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	Princess Avenger (Queenmakers Saga, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 2012 — 8 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 Lord and the Mermaid (Queenmakers Saga #4) 3.89 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2015 — 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 Lady and the Pirate (Queenmakers Saga #6) 4.26 avg rating — 35 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
	The Elf King's Lady (Queenmakers Saga #5) 4.59 avg rating — 32 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 Lady's Choice (Queenmakers Saga, #2) 3.58 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Master and the Sorceress (Queenmakers Saga #7) 4.52 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2018 — 6 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 Queenmakers Saga Box Set (Books 1-4): Epic Fantasy Romance Series 4.06 avg rating — 31 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
	Princess in Exile (Queenmakers Saga, #3) 4.31 avg rating — 29 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
	Elf Princess Warrior (Queenmakers Saga #8) 4.84 avg rating — 19 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
	The King's Blade (Queenmakers Saga #10) 4.93 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2022 — 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

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Between the Spark and the Slow Burn – Why Romantasy Readers Love Both

Romantasy lives in anticipation; in the knowing before the choosing. It’s the quiet certainty that something is coming, even when the world insists it can’t. I read for that ache; for love shaped by magic, danger, and impossible odds, and for the hope threaded through all of it. Sometimes I crave a slow burn romance;

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Princess in Exile (Queenmakers Saga, #3)

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“They keep saying that sea levels are rising an' all this. It's nowt to do with the icebergs melting, it's because there's too many fish in it. Get rid of some of the fish and the water will drop. Simple. Basic science.”
― Karl Pilkington, The Ricky Gervais Show - First, Second and Third Seasons

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and your power is within you.”
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Nov 03, 2012 04:26AM

Sonya Heaney wrote: "Thanks for the friend invitation!"

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message 1: by Karen

Nov 03, 2012 12:47AM

Hi Bernadette thanks for friending,
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