Jacqueline George
Who is Jacqueline?
Jacqueline lives in the far north of Queensland, Australia, on the shores of the Coral Sea. She has a house built for the tropical climate - on tall stilts and with walls that open to let the breeze blow through.
She lives with her husband who is easily managed, and her marmalade cat Rudy who definitely isn't.
Jacqueline writes romantic stories
because she is an unrepentant
romantic at heart. But she also
loves travelling to interesting
places and meeting new people,
and they find a place in her stories
too.
When she is not writing, she is kept busy by her garden which is still maturing. Right now her coconut trees look young and scrappy, but come back in five years and they will be towering over the house.
And what could be more romantic than a coconut palm?
Why I write…
Art for art’s sake? Maybe, but you won’t find me writing just for the fun of writing. For something I have created to come alive, it has to be shared. So I create books that will bring me close to my readers, and let them share in the fun. I always have my reader in the back of my mind when I write. But don’t write for her; instead I just hope that he or she will go along with the pictures and people I am putting down on paper.
So what do I write? I enjoy good stories. My mother started me off on Treasure Island. Odysseus and Bilbo Baggins were in the kids section of our public library. I had read Lord of the Rings before I was ten. At college (after 2 abortive attempts) I finally understood Catch 22 – still THE novel of the 20th century for me.
All of them good tales well told, all of them with a beginning, a middle and an end – usually a happy end. I love stories and story telling. Of course, I do my best to follow the masters.
I write about my great passions. Firstly romance, of course. I’m an incurable romantic. No surprise about that, it’s the way we’re programmed. And yes, I even let my men be romantic too. Then there is sex - I'm a great thinker about sex. Finally, I love places. Real, interesting and exotic places.
I have been lucky enough to follow my husband to different countries with the oil industry – 15 in all. And because I was living there and not just rubber-necking, I had to fit in. Learn a bit of the language and the history, understand the local ways of getting things done. Eat the food and enjoy society, and I like to share all that.
And I want reality. I want you to believe it happened, or could have happened, in just the way I set down. So – no super heroes (or super studs). Or nymphomaniacs, come to that. If any of them exist, I’ve never met one.
So my idea of a good novel? First and absolutely necessary, it must be a good story. An old fashioned tale. And it needs some romance with a happy ending. Action is a prerequisite – no kitchen sink dramas for me – but there is a distinct lack of corpses in my stories. Guns are necessary sometimes, especially if you are writing a story set in wartime, but they stay in the background. Lots of interesting things can happen without anyone getting killed, and in real life death is not much fun at all.
And sex, of course. That wonderful gift Providence has given us, our chance to touch the divine. It is a great subject for art, and one we can all share. Hollywood might not be ready to trade its loaded guns for real sex, but I am. It’s so much more fun...
What's new...
At last!
Where Gold Lies is
coming out on Tuesday
12th May as an ebook,
paperback to follow...
Books
© 2008 J.E.George hosted by Homestead.com
How to make Wild, Passionate Love to your Man
Just released in paperback - click here
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Gossip
Hi Jaqueline!
I was so excited to receive my 1st copy of your books "The Prince and the Nun" and was amazed at what a great story it held for such an erotic book!! I loved every minute of your exciting story and have passed it on to friends and they have loved it just as much as I did!! Can't wait for my next read!! Thank you!
Debbi xx
Well, thank you, Debbi. It's nice to think about winter when it is so hot here in Queensland.
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Hi Jacqueline ,
No wonder your books are doing well, I do love your cheeky banter! You are one of a kind. Congratulations!
Xx Francesca
PS: Love the cover for Where Gold Lies. I want legs like that…
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Hi Jacqueline,
I love your website - so magical. The covers are fascinating.
I have read three of your books and ‘The Prince and the Nun’ is definitely my favourite. I can just imagine the castle & feel the crispy European winter air...
Is the inspiration still with you? When will I be able to read Light o'Love?
Aneta, Queensland
Thank you, Aneta - I'm glad you like the site and the three books. Now I've moved my books to my new publisher BookStrand, the schedule goes like this:
Light o'Love came out as an ebook at the end of July, and the paperback version is already out. The Prince and the Nun is already released as an ebook, with Her Master's Voice and Foreign Affairs following in November and December. I'm not sure when their paperback versions will be released, but it will be soon.
So you won't have long to wait...
P.S. Did you see the competition for a free paperback copy of The Prince and the Nun ?
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Here is a really terrible birthday card, that made me laugh anyway...
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Two Kids Per Family?
In 1979, when China introduced its one child per family law in an effort to curb population growth for economic, environmental and social reasons, most people in the Western world were appalled.
Appalled that your government was suddenly telling you that, if you were married and wanted children, you could have only one child. The subject opened many avenues for dialogue then.
Fast forward to nine years into the 21st century where noted English environmentalist and writer, Jonathan Porritt has observed that if Westerners (or people who live in the free Western Hemisphere) limited themselves to having just two kids per family, it would do great things for not only the environment but also for the economy, given the state it’s currently in.
As for the environmental part, it would mean less cause for pollution, waste, landfill space and so on. For the economy, it would mean if families did have only two children per household, you would have less persons to feed, clothe, house, send to college etc.
The extra kids who say, were not properly provided for might have to fend for themselves which can involve such hardships as relying on student loans, (if they wanted to go to college) and finding ways to earn a living through the use of government assistance programs and so on. Especially if they cannot do so on their own.
And to a certain degree, this does sound quite in order. But we also live in a free world in which much free will is exercised. Some people might rebel strongly to being told they have to be limited to having just two kids, when they never had to give it much thought before.
Worse yet, what about those who hold on firmly to the Biblical line: …Be fruitful and multiply…” This could open up avenues for much controversial forms of dialogue.
On a personal note, I do not have an opinion on this. All I can say is, given the state the economy is in today, people should have what they can afford. And I, myself, come from a family of five kids.
Had my parents stopped after having just my older sibling and myself, I might not have known the wonders of having three younger siblings.
Aunt Judy
says...
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