My latest novella, Rose’s Garden, was written about a friend of mine. It isn’t a blow-by-blow account of her divorce by any means, and nor would she want anyone to think she had a hot and steamy affair with a younger man in the midst of the nuclear fallout that followed! But I did take many aspects of her life and use them for Rose’s story. Not least of them, the character of Rose’s despicable ex husband. Somehow I doubt that ‘Phil’ would appreciate reading about himself in the pages of an erotic novella… 

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In real life, my friend went through a horrific divorce and only now, two years later, has she finally begun to see the light again. It has been a long, difficult road for her and many times I felt like I was living it with her. She is with another man now – one who appreciates her – but she is still having hassle from her ex. I don’t think he’ll ever leave her alone until he’s six feet under.  

At least in my story, Rose finds happiness and peace by the final chapter. 

If only real life was as easy as fiction…