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 /> <br /> TITLES AVAILABLE NOW:&nbsp;<br /> <br /> 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)&nbsp;</p><p><br /> For Readers Group Exclusive Deleted Scenes &amp; 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&#39;ve always been attracted to the country, the people, the music, the dancing. I&#39;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 &quot;recovering attorney&quot; 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&#39;s fiction as opposed to traditional contemporary romance?<br /> Jules: I knew I wanted to write in the literary women&#39;s fiction space because writing a story where the heroine&#39;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&#39;s lives and journeys are so complex--I wanted to write a series that included a great love story, but didn&#39;t sacrifice the heroine&#39;s journey in any way. It&#39;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 /> &nbsp;</p><p><!--EndFragment--></p>