Stereotyping is a technique used often by storytellers as a shortcut. It can
come in handy to quickly get across what a character is like. One of the most
common Australian stereotypes out there in the world is that of the βCrikeyβ
uttering, beer-loving, thong-wearing (
thong in this case being the
things worn on the feet, not the butt :-) ) bloke who calls all the women he
meets βsheilaβ. Now, I grew up in rural Australia. To this day, I still use
terms like βfair dinkumβ, βcrikeyβ and βgβdayβ in general conversation even
though Iβve lived in the city for over twenty years. My husband, a city boy,
quite often laughs at my country-ness. So yes, I can vouch for the fact the
stereotype Australian man does existβ¦but heβs NOT the norm.
So why did I set out to write an Australian businessman sexier than sin and
calmly confident in everything he does in
THE STUBBORN BILLIONAIRE?
Because this kind of Australian man
also exists and I want the world to
know it. He walks around Sydney and Melbourne, dressed in a killer suit, oozing
sexual energy and never ever pulls out a knife to gloat how big it is. He drives
a washed car, quite often an Audi or BMW, not a dust-covered pickup (what we
call utes Down Under). His chin is clean-shaven and he rarelyβif everβsays
βcrikeyβ. Iβve seen this variety of Australian man. Iβve drooled over him. Heβs
not a fantasy.
What other misconceptions about Australia are there, thanks to stereotyping?
Letβs list some:
So there you have it. Want to get to know one sexy Australian hero in
particular? Iβd love to introduce you to James Dyson, the hero of THE STUBBORN BILLIONAIRE. I
promise, you wonβt be disappointed.
The Muse series
Iβm going to ruin Sienna Roberts.
Ruthless? Maybe. But itβs whatβs put me on top. And itβs whatβs going to help me
get revenge on the woman who put my family through hell.
My plan has been in play for months. She has no idea Iβm the mysterious
benefactor commissioning her artwork, or that the downfall in store for her will
be the end of her career.
But thereβs something I didnβt plan forβthe way her smile and touch starts to
make me forget all I blame her forβ¦
Romance Contemporary
[Entangled Indulgence, On Sale: January 23, 2017,
e-Book, ISBN: 9781682813973 / eISBN: 9781633758568]
Lexxie Couper is not a deviant. She just has a deviantβs imagination and
a desire to entertain readers with her words. Add the two together and you get
darkly erotic romances with a twist of horror, sci-fi and the paranormal!
When sheβs not submerged in the worlds she creates, Lexxieβs life revolves
around her family; a husband who thinks sheβs insane, a pony-sized mutt who
thinks heβs a lap-dog, and her daughters, who both utterly captured her heart
and changed her life forever.
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