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Maryanne Ross

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Maryanne Ross is totally addicted to reading. She adores writing historical romance laced with adventure, sparkle and spice, featuring active heroines and flawed heroes who eventually get their happy ending.
Maryanne has a science degree in horticulture, and many of her stories are set in wild landscapes.
Victorians Unlaced series: Pitching the Petticoat, Crushing the Corset and Bouncing the Bustle.
Visit the Wild West with Wylder Opal, and enjoy a contemporary rom-com How (Not) to Make a Grandchild.
Her multiple awards for short crime and romance stories include Romance Writers Australia, Southern Cross Literary, Thunderbolt Crime and Sisters in Crime.
She works as a public relations consultant for a major Aboriginal organization, and prior
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How (Not) to Make a Grandchild

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VERY violent - so violent against a young woman in the first scenes that I almost stopped reading.
Luckily it stopped just in time.
Apart from that caveat - I dislike violence against women used as a plot driver; its lazy craft and reinforces stereotyp
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" Dear Christine, thanks for that review - I really appreciate it, as I always struggle to get the beginning right! Sorry Sadie wasn't for you. Best, Ma ...more "
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