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Odelia Floris

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Napier, New Zealand

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I have always been captivated by stories that take us on haunting and extraordinary journeys deep into far-flung lands or hidden worlds, and that make new sense of the already-familiar or present magical new possibilities. Pair this with an imagination that is quick to turn a towering rock formation into a castle or people a forest path with a dreamed-up knight, and fiction writing was probably an inevitable occupation!

Growing up in rural New Zealand surrounded by beautiful nature (and taking full advantage of it by not spending much time indoors doing schoolwork) provided an abundance of inspiration, which I have been using to create stories and characters from a young age. My blog, The Muse, focuses on inspiration and creativity - check i ...more

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Odelia Floris I am writing book two in my medieval mystery series The Chaucy Shire Medieval Mysteries. The book is called The Cockcrow Curse, and presents lots of n…moreI am writing book two in my medieval mystery series The Chaucy Shire Medieval Mysteries. The book is called The Cockcrow Curse, and presents lots of new adventures for my two main characters from The Heart of Darkness, Sir Richard and Rowena. (less)

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Odelia Floris My most recent book is Beguile Me Not, a historical novel set in 1880s New Zealand. The ideas came from a variety of places. Wellington and Aramoana B…moreMy most recent book is Beguile Me Not, a historical novel set in 1880s New Zealand. The ideas came from a variety of places. Wellington and Aramoana Beach are places I know well. The idea of a grand house as a setting partly comes from having visited and loved these places. Gravemore House is inspired by Duarte House in Havelock North.

I not entirely sure where Anna came from. She is not inspired by any real or fictional person. I think she was a creation that embodied some of the feelings that people in a certain place in life can struggle with, particularly people in Smaller, remoter communities. She is very constrained by social convention and the expectation that she will conform. But she finds this life, with its outer respectability and material wealth, suffocating and unsatisfying. But a lot of the conflict and unhappiness that she experiences is not caused by others, but by herself. She is her own jail keeper.

Sasha was the perfect hero for Anna. He has none of the inner shackles that she does. He is free. He was inspired by classical Russian literature and by Russian music, and his being a painter came about because I have done quite a bit of painting and drawing. His physical characteristics are based on a real person, but I'm not saying who, because I like my readers to paint their own picture of the character using the words in the book.

The core theme of Beguile Me Not is freedom. So the main idea of the book really is inspired by that yearning which I think we all have - the yearning to be truly free and truly ourselves. (less)

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	The Heart of Darkness 3.85 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	In Want of a Wife 3.17 avg rating — 46 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
	Beguile Me Not really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2014 — 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 Cockcrow Curse (The Chaucy Shire Medieval Mysteries Book 2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 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
	The Little Demon Who Couldn't 4.43 avg rating — 7 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
	Rusalka: A Supernatural Czech Fairy Tale 2.25 avg rating — 4 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
	Inspiration & Wisdom from the Pen of George Eliot: Over 250 Quotes liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Inspiration & Wisdom from the Pen of George Eliot: Over 250 Quotes by Odelia Floris (Goodreads Author) (Compiler), George Eliot 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Inspiration & Wisdom from the Pen of Henry David Thoreau: Over 300 Quotes by Odelia Floris (Goodreads Author), Henry David Thoreau 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	200 Days of Positivity, Insight & Gratitude Journal: A Daily Gratitude, Mindfulness and Reflection Guide with an Inspirational Quote for Each Day, ... Mandala Design - Full Color Interior 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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