Susan Lodge
I was born in England’s West Country and spent my first years amongst strawberry fields, caves and orchards. Leaving home at eighteen I headed for London and embarked on a career in the Civil Service – gaining a Science degree along the way.
I have been writing stories for ever but only in the last few years marketed my work. A short story published in a National UK magazine was my first success which spurred me on to seek a publisher for 'Only a Hero Will Do',my first historical romance.
My second publication, a contemporary rom/com ,'The Man in the Blue Flowered Shorts' was published by Musa publishing in July. The sequel 'The Man in The Buff Breeches' is due at the end of the year. Both stories are contemporary, but I have a bit of fun with the Regency period during the plot.
I love spell checks, piano, swing dance and musical theater. My ambition has always been to travel into space, but as the years roll by it looks less likely, unless I write a bestseller and can book a place on Richard Branson’s first flights.
I have been writing stories for ever but only in the last few years marketed my work. A short story published in a National UK magazine was my first success which spurred me on to seek a publisher for 'Only a Hero Will Do',my first historical romance.
My second publication, a contemporary rom/com ,'The Man in the Blue Flowered Shorts' was published by Musa publishing in July. The sequel 'The Man in The Buff Breeches' is due at the end of the year. Both stories are contemporary, but I have a bit of fun with the Regency period during the plot.
I love spell checks, piano, swing dance and musical theater. My ambition has always been to travel into space, but as the years roll by it looks less likely, unless I write a bestseller and can book a place on Richard Branson’s first flights.
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~ Books by the author ~
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Only a Hero Will Do
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Only a Hero Will Do
Blurb:
Hetty’s desperate gamble to avoid an odious match lands her all at sea. Can a stuffy ship’s physician really be the hero she needs to escape her treacherous family?
Marriage to a cruel dandy is not how Hetty Avebury envisions spending the rest of her life. Determined to raise funds to escape the match she earns money the only way she knows how—gambling. Her plans go astray and she finds herself onboard a man-of-war under the care of its high handed physician. But Hetty soon realizes that Doctor Withington is not quite the stuffed shirt she had first imagined.
If it wasn’t bad enough declaring one of the pressed men as a woman, Robert has been tasked with the tiresome job of returning her safely back to her dysfunctional family. It was ten years ago when his father gambled away his inheritance, home, and any chance of marrying the woman he loved. So when Robert discovers Hetty gambling he takes drastic action to cure her of the habit.
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The Man in the Buff Breeches
Blurb:
What is it about men in breeches? Shona finds out her dream man turns out to be not at all what she expected.
When a man in tight buff breeches examines her with his quizzing glass and calls her Miss Bennet, Shona fears the Regency themed ball is going to be as awful as she predicted. But then she is introduced to the gorgeous Nick who ticks every box for her perfect man.
As Shona looks forward to her first date with Nick, her happiness is marred by some disturbing observations around her flat. She doesn’t usually leave her blind rolled down that far, and she never keeps her bunny slippers tidily by the bed. And what is the man in the buff breeches doing lurking on the street outside?
As both men pursue her,Shona finds one makes her body quiver with desire, the other itch with annoyance. Then the men finally confront each other, and her life turns into a nightmare. Can her judgment regarding the male species really be so seriously flawed?
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The Man in The Blue Flowered Shorts
Blurb:
Lyn enjoys reading romance novels, especially when she can combine it with relaxing in the Caribbean sunshine. But when a mysterious stranger joins the cruise ship,fiction and fact become dangerously confused.
When Lyn Redford’s sandal hurtles across the deck of the cruise ship, it makes her first introduction to Henry Matasie rather hostile. It wasn’t just that the man was seriously grumpy; he was a walking wardrobe disaster. Do you really need to wear woollen socks with your shorts in the Caribbean heat?
Following an embarrassing encounter in the cocktail bar with Henry, Lyn and her travelling companion Shona try to find out the reason for his strange behaviour. Later,when Lyn accidentally reads his e-mail, she is convinced the man in the blue flowered shorts is deadly dangerous.
When Henry swaps his awful holiday clothes for a dress suit to attend the gala dinner the transformation sets Lyn’s pulse racing. But she is convinced he still hides a guilty secret and she is intent on discovering what it is.
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