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Peek into the office of Nicky Wells, author
It’s always fascinating to see where people
work, and I guess authors are no exceptions. So here’s a peek into my world. I
am very lucky these days to have a proper, dedicated office again; for the
longest time, I wrote in the dining room but since our recent house move, I
have bagged a proper authorly space for me to spread out… and stay spread out.
Rather than going into lengthy
descriptions, I’ve taken a few pictures for you. What’s that they say? A
picture says more than a thousand words? That means you’ve just saved yourself
four thousand words worth of reading!
A note on the décor though. It’s not mine.
I inherited it from the previous owner. Yes, it was a deliberate choice; it was
convenient, easy and ready-made. But I wouldn’t normally choose dark brown
furniture, nor would I willingly install green-and-brown coloured blinds (I
don’t think they show up in the photo too well, thank goodness: you’d think I’m
mad). Over time, I plan to fix the colour of the blinds and probably will paint
the walls too. But these are superficial details and in the meantime I find
that the masculine feel (for a man’s office it was, once upon a time) kind of
inspires me to get into the head of my male lead. Must be all the residual male
vibes in the workspace air…
So without further ado, I give you: my
office!
First, the view as you open the door:
Next, the view outside (such as it is;
sadly, there’s no lush valleys or seaside vistas here… just the drive way and,
if I turn, the front door, haw haw haw. I usually wave to the postman!)
To compensate for the lacklustre view of
the outside, I’ve got a little bit of a glitz-and-glamour corner going on. Oh
yes, I’m a regular party girl. (Well, I was, once). J
And last, my WIP wall.
Yup, and that’s it. What do you think? Does
it match your expectations of a romantic novelists’ workspace?
About Nicky Wells: Romance that Rocks Your World!
Rock On! Nicky Wells writes fun and glamorous contemporary
romance featuring a rock star and the girl next door. She recently signed her work with U.S.
publisher, Sapphire Star Publishing. Nicky loves
rock music, dancing, and eating lobsters.
When she’s not writing, Nicky is a wife, mother, and occasional teaching
assistant.
Originally born in Germany, Nicky moved to the United
Kingdom in 1993, and currently lives in Lincoln with her husband and their two
boys. In a previous professional life,
Nicky worked as a researcher and project manager for an international Human Resources
research firm based in London and Washington, D.C.
About Sophie’s Turn
Slapper.
Slut. Adulteress. These are hardly words that Sophie
Penhalligan would normally use to describe herself. Yet this is exactly how she is behaving, all
things considered, even if she isn’t quite married to Tim yet. And it’s all happening because her past is
coming to tempt her! Nine years ago, she
met her teenage idol and rock star extraordinaire, Dan, up close and
personal. Well, almost. Now Dan has
crash-landed back in her life. How could
Tim ever stand a chance against the charming, handsome singer? How could she?
Sophie, now twenty-eight and a budding newspaper
journalist, is happily embroiled in a relationship with Tim, her boyfriend of
two years. Until recently, she was
confident that Tim would eventually propose—probably as soon as he could get
his act together. But just as Tim’s
persistent inaction is beginning to cast a cloud over their relationship, Dan’s
sudden reappearance turns Sophie’s world upside down. Thus unfolds a roller-coaster of events
including an ill-fated trip to Paris with Tim, a night of unfulfilled romance
with Dan, Sophie and Tim’s engagement party gate-crashed by Dan, and Sophie’s
professional secondment to accompany Dan’s band on their revival tour—at Dan’s
special request and very much against her will.
And then, one fine day in Paris, Sophie suddenly finds
herself engaged to Dan while her erstwhile fiancé Tim is... well, doing whatever it is Tim does back in
London. What is she to do now?
Who wouldn’t give anything to meet their favorite star, let alone marry
him?
Find out how Sophie gets into this impossible
situation, and how she turns it around, in Sophie’s
Turn, the honest, funny and sometimes bittersweet story of one woman’s
entanglement with a rock star.
