Meet our newest Genre-ista, Lauren
James. Lauren hails from "down under" and this will be her regular
slot (4th Thursday) starting in December. Lauren writes contemporary romance
set in a fictitious small town in Oregon.
Sarah and
Judith were delighted to "meet" Lauren when she became a member of
their home chapter, Rose City Romance Writers, because she won her category in
the Golden Rose Contest.
Why? Long
time Australian Historical Romance author, Margaret Tanner, had recently left
RTG. And the Blog Queens (Sarah and Judith) are committed to maintaining
diversity so finding someone outside North America was important.
The
following is in Lauren's own words (we copied it from her website).
Lauren James is a country girl at heart. Raised on a small
property surrounded by animals, it's no surprise she writes small town romance
with lots of love for creatures great and small.
Having failed fabulously at painting, sewing and playing
guitar, she finally found her creative outlet in writing strong, quirky
heroines, and tough, handsome heroes with gooey animal-loving centers.
In 2016, Lauren's manuscript, Animal Instincts, won The Molly
contest, The TARA contest, The Unpublished Maggie Award for
Excellence, The Golden Rose contest, and The Lone Star contest.
Lauren lives on the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia, with
her beloved rescue greyhound, Daisy.
