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Sizzle, Seduce & Simmer

Short stories and yummy recipes by myself and other author friends. We call this our 'friendship anthology' and if you look at the launch pictures below, you'll see why.

And buy the book from your local bookshop, or through Harlequin Australia

Sizzle, Seduce and Simmer is a collection of stories and yummy recipes collected by popular and prize-winning author Marion Lennox. It contains stories and recipes from some of Australia and New Zealand's favorite authors - all good buddies (me included).

There are stories by:
• Marion Lennox • Amy Andrews • Helen Bianchin • Ally Blake • Ann Charlton • Emma Darcy •Lilian Darcy • Robyn Donald • Anne Gracie • Barbara Hannay • Kelly Hunter • Bronwyn Jameson • Joan Kilby • Miranda Lee • Yvonne Lindsay • Fiona Lowe • Fiona McArthur • Nicola Marsh • Carol Marinelli • Trish Morey • Valerie Parv • Alison Roberts • Lynsey Stevens • Maxine Sullivan • Vivienne Wallington (Elizabeth Duke) • Meredith Webber ~ and Stephanie Laurens, Keri Arthur and Anna Campbell provided recipes.

It's actually quite a personal thing -- Marion's idea was originally to make a book for us by us, but Harlequin Sydney loved the idea and decided to publish it as a MIRA book. We call it our "friendship anthology."

Some money from our Sizzle book is going to a women's literacy project in East Timor - Learning to Read in the Rain.
It's one of the Union Aid Abroad initiatives. You can support it too by making a donation, buying wonderful cards or purchasing gifts that can change lives.

The Sizling Launch Party at Dymocks in Collins St, Melbourne

Standing: Nicola Marsh, Bronwyn Jameson, Fiona Lowe, Valerie Parv, Marion Lennox, me, Stephanie Laurens, Hellen Maniotis (Dymocks Romance Buyer Extraordinaire) Carol Marinelli, Louise McNally (Dymocks events organizer) Keri Arthur.
Seated: Fiona McArthur, Amy Andrews, Kate Cuthbert (journalist and Friend of Romance) Trish Morey.

The early contingent in our "sizzling' aprons: From left, Fiona McArthur, Nicola Marsh, Bronwyn Jameson, Fiona Lowe(back),
Amy Andrews (front), Valerie Parv, Marion Lennox, me, Stephanie Laurens, Trish Morey, Carol Marinelli & Keri Arthur.

Three fabulous voluntary waiters: Dan, Anne & Evan. ... thanks guys.

What a couple of attendees said about the launch:
Thought the book launch at Dymocks was terrific. The genuine friendliness that comes through between authors is quite extraordinary. Heather

I want to thank you so much for Sizzle, Seduce & Simmer. It has been a gorgeous read, such fun and so entertaining. I devoured it in a few hours - I couldn't help myself!!
I was at the book launch at Dymocks on Collins St for SSS, and I was incredibly lucky that evening to win the door prize!! I was utterly thrilled - I have never won a door prize before, and those of you who were at the book launch were kind enough to also sign the books you had put into the door prize. My thanks for that. I also got you all to sign my fabulous new pinny!! So here are a few photo's of me with my pinny, my book and my prize. (Thanks to my hubby (my own tall, dark and handsome hero)).
A thousand thanks for the wonderful hours spent in your collective stories.
I have had such a twinkle in my eye and a lightness in my step since the launch (did I mention I won the door prize?? :D ) Jennifer. And there's Jennifer on the right, with her prize.

There's a great story to the orange T-shirt Stephanie Laurens is holding on the right. We all signed it -- see below, as Bronwyn Jameson signs while Stephanie Laurens looks on.
Juleigh, who owns the t-shirt and is in the picture below, is a Melbourne librarian (Whitehorse Manningham Regional Library) and a big fan of romance. She bought the t-shirt at a charity auction and used it to initiate the most brillant thing --a romance reading campaign that challenges library patrons to read at least one title for each author who has signed the shirt.
The Sizzle authors were thrilled to be asked to add their names to the the t-shirt that already contained signatures from some fabulous US romance writers, including Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Jennifer Crusie, Linda Howard, Rita Clay Estrada (after whom the Rita award is named) and many more — more than 50 authors altogether.
The details are here
Isn't that the most brilliant initiative?
Thanks Juleigh. You're a true romance heroine.

Author Maxine Sullivan talks to journalist Kate Cuthbert.

We had a few good laughs

Above: Stephanie Laurens, launching the book.
Right: Marion Lennox giving a speech

The gorgeous Trish Morey.

Stephanie Laurens signing

Nicola Marsh

Back to back authors!

Keri Arthur, Joan Kilby, Carol Marinelli and Fiona McArthur

And in NZ they also had a book signing. With the Dymocks rep. (left) we have the gorgeous threesome, Yvonne Lindsay, Robyn Donald, and Alison Roberts (joined on the right by Fred Astaire (of course)