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Carnival in Venice…

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In The Venetian’s Bed

Years ago when I visited Venice one of my children suffered a devastating asthma attack and had to be rushed to hospital by a high-speed motor launch that travelled along the narrow canals at heart-stopping speed.

Last year I took my daughter back to Venice for her birthday celebration and we both fell in love with the city- thankfully under much less stressful circumstances.

Venice is such a beautiful and unusual place to visit, with its ancient buildings and narrow waterways. I was writing notes in my head before we checked into our hotel. But it wasn’t until we explored the silence of the cobbled back streets where the costumiers and mask makers for the famous carnival in Venice keep their tiny shops that my idea really took shape.

The book opens with a dramatic dash to hospital along the canals mirroring our own experience… except that now I added a delicious Italian doctor called Luca Barbaro. Or Barbaro the Brute, as I came to think of him- Can you guess I like my alphas tough?!
To deal with Luca I created a heroine who’s journey begins long before she runs up against Luca Barbaro. To say sparks will fly is putting it mildly.

My highly sensual carnival scene caused some comment in the editorial department, though I have to admit that part of the book comes straight from my imagination. Let’s just say, I’ll never think of the carnival in Venice in the same way again!

I’d love you to win a copy of this UK July release along with some Susan Stephens goodies, and to enter all you have to do is answer these questions…

1)Can you tell me the name of the heroine in my book, In The Venetian’s Bed?

2) If you could pick any country in the world to set the book where would it be?

Please mail your entries to SusanStephensContests@gmail.com

I’ll be back on the 28th June with some more news and some more questions and prizes, but meanwhile why not check out my web site on www.susanstephens.net where you can catch up on all the latest news and pictures.
I look forward to hearing from you at any time at susan@susanstephens.net

Have a great weekend!
Love to you all, and happy reading everyone!
Susan

8 Responses to “Carnival in Venice…”

Could I have Luca as my doctor, LOL! He sounds like he could help in many
ways besides as a physician.

by Robyn on June 10th, 2006 at 8:07 am
Your book sounds delicious Susan! I’ve never had the opportunity to see Venice but everything I’ve seen and read about it makes it sounds delicious indeed. :)

Denise A. Agnew
writing down the name of Susan’s book :P

by Denise A. Agnew on June 10th, 2006 at 4:25 pm
Sounds like a book I want to read.

by Estella Kissell on June 10th, 2006 at 11:33 pm
There’s nowhere quite like Venice in my experience… it’s just so different to anything we’re used to. The Ventian’s are so elegant, and the ancient buildings are just fantastic. I would love to visit again. And again! Though not in high summer, as I’m told the canals can get a bit ’stinky’ then. And when it rains in winter they have to put walking platforms across the grand squares so people can keep their feet dry…

I love all these ‘insider’ details that people tell me when I go feretting about on one of my trips!
Sxx

by Susan Stephens on June 11th, 2006 at 7:37 am
Don’t miss out on a free copy of In The Venetian’s Bed:!::!:

To enter my competition all you have to do is answer these two questions:
1) What is the name of the heroine in my book (check out ‘extracts’ on my web site)

2) If you could choose one setting anywhere in the world for me to set a book, where would that be?

Finlay-dog will paw out a winner for me by the end of this week…
Sxx

by Susan Stephens on June 11th, 2006 at 7:42 am
Yes, I would also like to read this book. Will it be or is it out in the states?

by Tammy G. on June 11th, 2006 at 11:25 am
sounds hot, i wil enter8)

by kim h on June 11th, 2006 at 8:13 pm
Hi everyone!

In The Venetian’s Bed is available from July in the UK and August in Australia.
But is will be available on http://www.amazon.co.uk who will ship to the States from July too. For some reason it is coming out in the UK first and then US later.

But you can enter the competition… see Q’s above- and you can post your answers right here where I’ll pick them up for Finlay-dog to paw through!
Sxxx

by Susan Stephens on June 13th, 2006 at 10:19 am