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About the author
Juliet Gauvin
<p><!--StartFragment-->Jules is originally from California. She is a true, hopeless, all-in romantic. Her first kiss was with a Frenchman in Paris, her first love was an Eagle Scout, her first crash and burn was with someone from Harvard (Jules studied history at Yale--she should have known better).<br />
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TITLES AVAILABLE NOW: <br />
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The Irish Cottage: Finding Elizabeth (The Irish Heart Series, Book 1)<br />
The London Flat: Second Chances (The Irish Heart Series, Book 2)<br />
The Paris Apartment: Fated Journey (The Irish Heart Series, Book 3) </p><p><br />
For Readers Group Exclusive Deleted Scenes & Giveaways:<br />
http://www.julietgauvin.com/<!--EndFragment--></p><p></p><p></p><p><!--StartFragment--></p><p>INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR<br />
Q: How did you come up with The Irish Cottage?<br />
Jules: Well the story came together in pieces. I love Ireland, I've always been attracted to the country, the people, the music, the dancing. I've spent time traveling the country so I knew I wanted to set the book there. And then the character of Elizabeth was based on a lot of the experiences I had when I was in law in San Francisco. When I was immersed in that world--it was a very dark time, and I really did lose my way--like Elizabeth. I even let long-time relationships die because I was in such a dark place, it was difficult to see anything past my own nose. So yeah, I knew I wanted my heroine to be a "recovering attorney" and I knew that I wanted her to have this great love affair in Ireland that would open her up to the truly great possibilities life has to offer.</p><p><br />
Q: Why did you elect to write literary women's fiction as opposed to traditional contemporary romance?<br />
Jules: I knew I wanted to write in the literary women's fiction space because writing a story where the heroine's evolution is paramount--not just her relationship with Connor--is what really gets me, drives me--I love those types of stories. I like writing herstory--women's lives and journeys are so complex--I wanted to write a series that included a great love story, but didn't sacrifice the heroine's journey in any way. It's about Elizabeth finding her way--we all need to find our way. Sometimes people help with that, but ultimately each of us has to find our own path...and we all need love too.<br />
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