After months in front of the laptop typing, editing, tweeking and so on, finding a publisher and everything else that goes into producing a book, I have finally reached the just published stage and am, officially, a published author! This all feels very strange and scary - wonder if J K Rowling felt like this with her first novel - not that I'm comparing myself to Ms. Rowling, of course.
Possibly the most surreal moment came when finding the book listed on the website of W H Smith and then Amazon (both UK websites, the American sites should follow in a few days). I kept going back and having another look, just to make sure it was real!
Reaching this stage has been a long and interesting journey, there were moments when I almost hit the delete button and was ready to throw the laptop out of the window, then at other times something pushed me on to the complete and total exclusion of everything else. The first part of the journey is complete and now I am waiting anxiously, filled with a mixture of excitement and fear, wondering what lies ahead and where this will take me.
Please Remember by A R Drew
A Greek holiday with friends turns out to be far more than expected.
The mutual attraction between Anna and Nikos blossoms into love, but will it turn out to be just a fleeting holiday romance?
Anna returns to Crete and, throwing all caution to the wind, the lovesick couple make plans to be together.
After meeting Suela - not a friendly encounter - strange and disturbing occurrences follow.
Does Suela have her own agenda for Nikos? Is Anna and Nikos’s love strong enough to overcome any threat?
The reader is caught up in this tangled web of emotions and intrigue until all is revealed…
- A R Drew
- For many years A R Drew lived in Norfolk, England. In the late 1990's she holidayed for the first time in Crete, the southernmost and largest of the Greek Islands. Like many before she instantly fell in love with Crete, it's culture and people. In 2004 she packed her bags, purchased a one-way ticket and settled on the northwest coast of Crete in the Chania region. During her time in Crete, both as a tourist and resident, she has observed a number of romances between islanders and holidaymakers. Some have been brief encounters, others have stood the test of time, flourished and, in a few cases, resulted in marriage. These casual observations provided the inspiration for this debut novel.
