Book and Bag: #guestauthor Alice Renaud - A pretty present #MFRWauthor #readromance #paranormalromance

This pretty clutch is a present from my niece. She picked it for me in Paris, where she lives and studies art. She’s an artist, and ridiculously talented. She did this drawing for my son when she was just 11! She’s all grown up now and produces lovely pictures. My secret ambition is to get her one day to illustrate one of my books.

 I think this bag is very Parisian. It remind me of when I was a student, hanging around the Latin Quarter, eating macaroons on the banks of the Seine, and listening to street musicians on the Place des Vosges. I love London, where I live now, but I quite enjoy carrying a bit of Paris with me when I go out. 

 

For centuries the shape-shifting mermen of the Morvann Islands have lived incognito among humans. But one of them, Yann, has developed some bad habits. Like rescuing humans, even when doing so risks revealing his true nature. When he fishes Alex out of the sea, he doesn’t expect her to reappear eight months later, and turn his life upside down by asking him to be her guide. Alex is determined to fulfil a promise to her dying grandmother, by gathering pictures and stories of the Morvanns. But she soon discovers that, on these remote Welsh islands, legends have a habit of becoming true! 

Over the course of a few days, Yann and Alex grow close. But some mermen hate humans. Their hostility, and Yann’s secret, threaten to tear the couple apart just as they are discovering that they are soul mates. Can Yann overcome the obstacles in his path and make the right choice? 

More about Alice Renaud: Alice was born and brought up in Brittany, Western France, her father was French and her mother British (from Wales). She moved to London, UK, in 1997, where she lives with her husband and son. She works full time as a compliance specialist in a pharmaceutical company and writes fantasy romance in her spare time. Her novella “A Merman’s Choice,” was published in January this year by Black Velvet Seductions. It is the first book in a trilogy inspired by the landscapes and legends of Brittany and Wales. The second book, “Music for a Merman,” will be out later this year. She’s also written a short story, “The Sweetest Magic of All,” that will appear in the BVS anthology “Mystic Desire,” due this fall (autumn). It’s about a sexy apprentice witch and a hot time-travelling warlock who go in search of a magical amulet... and find more than they bargained for! 

Red, White or Blue? Blue, the colour of the sea.

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter? When I was young, I liked Fall, but the older I get, the more I like Spring and Summer.

Chocolate pudding, cake, pie? All three!

Coffee, Tea, Champagne? I had to stop drinking coffee as it gave me palpitations. I drink a lot of tea and couldn’t get through a day without it, but I also adore champagne. Any alcohol with bubbles will do – Prosecco, Cava, sparkling wine…

Country music or Michael Buble? Country Music. I love Johnny Cash.

Pencil or Pen? Pen

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