Writing Background - Maggie Le Page, Writer of Romantic Comedy

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Meet the characters of Maggie's "A Heat Of A Moment Thing".

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"He Was A Monster" - Little Treasures magazine, June/July 2006 - on the stresses of parenting a tantrum-throwing toddler.

"Gems of Motherly Wisdom" - Little Treasures magazine, Dec 2006/Jan 2007 - on good, and not-so-good, parenting advice passed down from our mothers.

"The Age Factor" - Little Treasures magazine, Dec 2006/Jan 2007 - on the pluses and minuses of being an "older" mum.

"Second-Time Caesarean" - Little Treasures magazine, June/July 2007 - on getting over a caesarean for your second child when your toddler is... well, being a toddler!

"Smart Choices" - Little Treasures magazine, Dec 2007/Jan 2008 - on how to choose the best pre-school education environment for your toddler.

"The Silent Killer" - Little Treasures magazine, April/May 2008 - on the deadly pneumococcal disease and the recently-introduced pneumococcal vaccine.

"Too Scared To Jump?" - Little Treasures magazine, Aug/Sept 2008 - on pelvic floor weakness and how to deal with it.

"Morning Sickness" - Little Treasures "Pregnancy" magazine, May 2009 - on what causes morning sickness.

"Chasing The Baby Dream" - Little Treasures magazine, Oct/Nov 2009 - on what the IVF journey involves, at a personal level.

"What's Wrong, Baby?" - Little Treasures magazine, April/May 2010 - on windiness in babies and how to treat it.

"Youth Group" - Little Treasures magazine, Aug/Sept 2010 - on what it's like to be what society deems a "young" mum.

"The Holy Grail Of Novel Writing?" - RWNZ's Heart To Heart magazine, Feb 2011 - review of Karen Wiesner's "First Draft In 30 Days" writing technique.

"What's Wrong, Baby?" - Little Treasures 'New Baby' issue, 2010 - on windiness in babies and how to treat it. (Repeat article.)

"All About Croup" - Little Treasures magazine, April/May 2011 - on signs and symptoms of croup.

"Love Crimes" - Little Treasures magazine, June/July 2011 - on motherhood, guilt, and learning to be less hard on yourself.

"Pregnancy Special" - Little Treasures magazine, Oct/Nov 2011 - month by month pregnancy guide.

"A Heat Of The Moment Thing"

- 2009: placed second in RWAmerica's "Get Your Stiletto In The Door" contest ("classic" category)

- 2008: placed third in Writelink UK's "Great Beginnings" contest

- currently seeking publication

Back-Cover Blurb:

There’s only one thing worse than a love triangle: when your sister makes it a square.

Becky Jansen, T&T’s freshest travel lecturer, thinks she’s got men out of her system until she meets Matt Frobisher, her new boss. Sizzling-hot and take-charge, he has Superman aspirations and, dammit, he’s gunning for her to be Lois. No way will she risk her career on a workplace fling - been there, got the scars - so she takes desperate measures and goes for a no-strings distraction. Mr. Distraction, however, is about to spark a full-on Disaster-fest that will challenge Becky’s understandings of love, loyalty and life itself.

Matt, with his surfer-blonde hair and lean hard body, looks better suited to Baywatch than lecturing. He’s fascinated by the accident-prone Becky, who ignites his protective instincts - and a few others, too. Driven by demons from his past, he’s fiercely loyal but ruthless when betrayed - even if it costs him the very woman who’s taught him to love again.

"Waiting For Faith"

- 2010: placed fifth in RWNZ's "Agent's Choice" contest

- 2010: placed sixth in RWNZ's "Strictly Single" contest

- 2010: placed third in RWAmerica's "Get Your Stiletto In The Door" contest ("thrill" category)

Back-Cover Blurb:

Faith Parsons' life is complicated, what with young kids, a husband who doesn't want to be there, and her own driving need to protect the family unit. But that's nothing compared to waking up on a hospital room ceiling, looking down on her body in a coma. Her past is a mystery, her present is baffling, and she may not even have a future. Not good for a woman who's used to being in control.

Long-time friend and seriously attractive Nate Sutherland is her only hope. So what if he's anti-paranormal? So what if he can't hear or see her? Whether he likes it or not, he's the key to her cracking the code of her life and near-death, and hopefully finding a way back to her body. But she'd better work out how to communicate with him, and fast, because there's a murderer on the loose - and they're back to finish the job.