Welcome back, Cynthia Terelst!

Hi Everyone,

It is great to be here with you today on the Nomad Authors blog.

A common question that authors are asked is what inspires them to write and where do they come up with their ideas. A lot of my ideas come from my experience. Let’s take Tara, for example, in The Cat’s out of the Bag. She is a strong independent woman who forges her own way in the world. But she wasn’t always like that. It took two years for her to rebuild her life after escaping a bad relationship. I have felt some of what Tara has experienced. I thought it was an important topic to share with readers. It is a difficult subject to touch on, so I have levelled it out with light moments and laughter as well.

Another aspect in this book that has come from my own life experience was the travel the Tara and Shepherd do. When my daughter was eight, we set off on a three-year adventure around Australia. Some of the places we visited make an appearance in the book. One of the most memorable experiences we had was swimming with seals at Baird Bay. The seals love to interact with the tourists. I can remember swimming and playing with them, losing track of time. When I finally broke the surface of the water and looked for the boat, we had travelled quite a distance away.

And finally, I will talk about the cat shelter. This is where Evie and Jesse meet. Rescue cats are close to my heart as I am a foster carer for homeless kittens. These cute bundles of fur bring so much joy into our home, and sometimes a little trouble. I have taken inspiration from the kittens I have fostered and my own cats to help build Mike, the shelter cat’s personality. Kimmy my twelve-year-old cat is exactly like Mike at meal times. While Possum, is like all the others.

I hope this has given you some insight into me and my writing.

Until next time,
Cynthia

Read about The Cat’s Out of the Bag and find out more about Cynthia and how she writes by reading her interview!

Blurb:
One van. Two hearts. Thousands of kilometres.

Jesse’s a self-made billionaire who yearns to get away from his empty life and the money-hungry parasites who inhabit it. The plan? Go to Australia, tell no one about his money and find himself. Instead of finding just himself, he finds Evie, who is everything anyone should aspire to be. Now, what he aspires to be, is hers. But to be hers, he needs to tell her everything.

Evie has left her past behind. She has rebuilt herself, and her life, into one of happiness. After she meets Jesse, while volunteering at a cat shelter, memories of her past filter back in. She is stronger now and wants to trust him. But after all she has been through, is trust even possible?

The quest to find a cat a forever home leads them to travel across the country together. Can the close quarters drive them to open up to each other? Or will it drive them apart?

Evie: If I moved backwards ever so slightly, I would be able to feel his body heat. I wanted to. I didn’t.

Jesse: I wanted her. I should have dragged her lips back to mine. I should have held her close, taken charge, kissed her, loved her. Instead, I watched her as she moved away.

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Author Bio
Cynthia Terelst is a project officer by day and a writer by night. She is a contemporary romance writer who likes to share a little bit of history, some Australian scenery and a whole lotta love. Cynthia does not shy away from difficult topics, as she feels that they should not be ignored.

She lives in Queensland, Australia, where the sun shines at least 283 days a year.

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