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Maria Arell

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Romance, Fantasy, Chick Lit

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May 2012

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Surely falling in love is a wonderful thing? Imagine being able to experience that feeling over and over again, even though you are married and have three children. That's why I write romance.

That it was in the romance genre I ended up is not so strange since I love reading about happy endings. Everything from mother's Harlequin books, via Maria Lang and Maria Gripe, to Jane Austen, Rosamunde Pilcher and more contemporary Simona Ahrnstedt.

Since my family and I moved from Stockholm to Hälsingland, I feel that this is where I belong. In the forest, among the mountains and near the sea. Here I have everything I need to create my characters. No wonder I choose to place most of my stories into this wonderful county.

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	Äktenskapspakten 3.46 avg rating — 65 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
	Våreld by Gabriella P. Kjeilen (Goodreads Author), Sara Dalengren (Goodreads Author), Rikard Slapak (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 44 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
	Det är inte bara löven som faller (Hälsingeromance, #2) 3.68 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2023	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
	Vårkänslor och skrovmål (Hälsingeromance, #3) 3.77 avg rating — 35 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
	Jag kommer hem till jul by Yamilé Andreasson (Goodreads Author), Madelene Lundvall (Goodreads Author), Annah Oj 3.75 avg rating — 20 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
	Mitt hjärtas hem (I Roslagens famn Book 1) (Swedish Edition) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 19 ratings — 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
	Hälsingesagor om älvor, kanoter och magiska ting by Maria Arell (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Emma Berglund, Elin Broberg 4.13 avg rating — 8 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
	Översinnlig njutning by Jeanette Sjöberg, Katarina Aneer, Maria Arell (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2013	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
	Mitt hjärtas omväg (I Roslagens famn Book 2) (Swedish Edition) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5 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
	Uppvaknanden 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013	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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Sköna maj, välkommen!

Maj börjar med att visa upp sin finaste sida med finväder och varma dagar. Sommaren då Monica fick nog har åkt tillbaka till redaktören efter att jag gått igenom manuset två gånger. Jag är väldigt nöjd med förändringarna och ser fram emot att se om det är något mer som behöver tweakas eller om det är klart nu.

Jag har även gått igenom gamla skrivprojekt för att se vad jag vill jobba vidare med

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Wuthering Heights

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Inte helt min kopp te. Kanske känns den något daterad eftersom den kom ut 2007. Men eftersom jag gillade tv-adaptotionen ville jag ge den en chans. Osäker på om jag kommer läsa fler ur serien. Lyssnade på den svenska versionen.
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Fullkomligt slukade den på typ ett dygn. Fantastisk.
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inte min favorit av Austens böcker. Kanske har något för moderna glasögon på mig. :P
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