The Romance Reviews are having a fab 1st Year Anniversary Party this month with lots of great prizes! | More than 300 participating authors and publishers!!! |
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| Dreamspinner Press
Musa Publishing
Samhain Publishing
Evernight Publishing
Riptide Publishing
Decadent Publishing
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| Lucinda Brant
Layla Hunter
Lisa Scott
Gabrielle Evans
Nya Rayne
Wendy Soliman
Sharon Buchbinder
Daryl Devore
Theresa Ragan
Tonya Kinzer
Brenda Woody and Steve Tindle
Carrie Pulkinen
Rayka Mennen
Kristi... |
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Posted by sibelhodge on Wednesday, February 1, 2012,
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As some of you know, Trafficking is a subject that's very close to my heart. Last year, I wrote Trafficked: The Diary of a Sex Slave to try and raise awareness into a global problem that is going on right under your nose but hardly ever gets any media attention.Recently, I read Trafficked by the British woman Sophie Hayes, which is her true story of being forced into the trafficking industry, and it really is a must read. Sophie has also started The Sophie Hayes Foundation to raise awareness ... Continue reading ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Saturday, January 7, 2012,
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Books
It's my pleasure to welcome Catherine Kirby to my blog today to do a guest post about her book, Sari Caste, which sounds a fascinating and heartbreaking read, and a story that needs to be told. Take it away, Catherine... Hello, I'm Catherine Kirby, author of two novels: Sari Caste and See Through. I'm thrilled to be given an opportunity to be on one of Sibel's blogs. Thank you so much, Sibel. I was totally fascinated by Sibel's site after we met up through Twitter. It's a breezy, eye-cat... Continue reading ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Friday, December 30, 2011,
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My latest chick lit novel The Baby Trap has just been released in paperback!
About The Baby Trap
Based on her own experiences with infertility and two attempts at IVF, Sibel Hodge’s latest novel The Baby Trap will have you laughing and crying at the ups and downs of modern baby-making…
When Gina turns thirty-three her body clock unexpectedly begins clanging in her ear with annoying persistence. The only problem is, having a baby isn’t as easy as she thought. Whether she’s feng shui-ing t... Continue reading ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Saturday, December 17, 2011,
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Indie Chicks
This week's Indie Chick is Katherine Owen with a truly inspirational story for you... One Fictionista’s Literary Bliss By: Katherine Owen
I was anointed a female fictionista by an overzealous Georgia Bulldog fan on Twitter. I immediately took it for my job description. So, here’s what you should know. I write. I write a lot. And, when I'm not writing, I think about writing a lot. You may think we're having a conversation, but invariably I'm stealing your name, asking how to spell it, and ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Thursday, December 8, 2011,
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My new chick lit novel is out today! Woo hoo! In celebration, I'm giving away 10 copies. About The Baby TrapBased on her own experiences with infertility and two attempts at IVF, Sibel Hodge’s latest novel The Baby Trap will have you laughing and crying at the ups and downs of modern baby-making…
When Gina turns thirty-three her body clock unexpectedly begins clanging in her ear with annoying persistence. The only problem is, having a baby isn’t as easy as she thought. Whether she’s fe... Continue reading ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Wednesday, November 30, 2011,
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I'm absolutely amazed and honoured today that my novella Trafficked: The Diary of a Sex Slave is included in the 40 Best Books About Human Rights by Accredited Online Colleges! This list has some amazing and thought-provoking books on there concerning all human rights issues from Genocide and Civil Rights to Slavery, Trafficking, and Women's Rights. Included on the list are autobiographies by Ghandi and Martin Luther King, Jr.
I've read some of the other books on the list but I will definitel... Continue reading ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Wednesday, November 16, 2011,
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I'm excited to announce my fifth novel, The Baby Trap, will be out in the next few weeks!
This is a special book for me because it's based on my own experiences with infertility and two attempts at IVF. The Baby Trap will have you laughing and crying at the ups and downs of modern baby-making…
When Gina turns thirty-three her body clock unexpectedly begins clanging in her ear with annoying persistence. The only problem is, having a baby isn’t as easy as she thought. Whether she’s feng sh... Continue reading ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Sunday, November 13, 2011,
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Indie Chicks
Every week I'll be featuring a personal story from the Indie Chicks anthology. This week, it's Heather Marie Adkins... Latchkey Kid by Heather Marie Adkins It isn’t easy being the daughter of a police officer, but it’s even more difficult to be the daughter of a female police officer. I would come to understand this early, and often, in my life.
My mom’s career has always been the whirling force of my existence.
She was sworn into the Louisville Police Department on September 10, 1990. I w... Continue reading ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Saturday, November 5, 2011,
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Guest Blog
I've got a guest post today on my blog by Vivienne Tufnell...
Interview with Isobel... As a writer, I meet some extraordinary people in the course of my work and I get to write their stories for them. Of all the people who have appeared in my books, Isobel Trelawny, whom you may know from Away With The Fairies, has appeared in more tales than anyone else. She's played best supporting actress in several but she's the star of Away With The Fairies and today she's agreed to sit down with me and h... Continue reading ...
The Romance Reviews are having an end of year splash party with lots of fantastic giveaways! Head on over to their page between 1st - 30th Nov to be in with a chance to win. I'm giving away a copy of my books on 5th Nov, 13th Nov, 16th Nov, and 21st Nov. Here are a list of other authors participating:
| PARTICIPATING AUTHORS |
| Christina Phillips
Kat Martin
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Dianna Love
Nicola Marsh
Hope Tarr
Anna Campbell
Leigh Duncan
Beth Trissel
Dale Mayer
DC Juris
DJ Gross
Gemini Judson
Kasi Alexander
Morg... |
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Posted by sibelhodge on Tuesday, September 20, 2011,
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Pssssst! Freebie alert! For a limited time my chick lit mystery The Fashion Police is free on Amazon.com, B&N, and Smashwords! Grab it while it's hot!Warning! May make you snort coffee out of your nose...
"I enjoyed the great mixture of action adventure and slapstick. I found myself chuckling out loud and on one occasion snorting water out my nose." --Coffeetime Romance & More
About The Fashion Police
The Fashion Police was runner-up in the Chapter One Promotions Novel Competition 2010 and no... Continue reading ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Thursday, September 8, 2011,
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Books
Today, Larry Enright has the pleasure of interviewing the infamous Tom Ryan, ten year-old hero of the newly released A King in a Court of Fools, and author of the lost journal, the Book of Tom.
As background, A King in a Court of Fools begins with a book — The Book of Tom — a journal writing assignment from Tom Ryan’s sixth-grade teacher, Sister Jeanne Lorette. That’s what she called it anyway. Tom called it punishment. In it, he chronicles the adventures of the Caswell Gang, a grou... Continue reading ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Thursday, August 18, 2011,
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Mark Williams and Saffina Desforges, authors of the bestseller Sugar & Spice are featured on the Summer Book Club this week, and they're talking about their amazing success as Indie Authors! Sugar & Spice - The Story Behind The Story
It’s just over a year now since the Saffina Desforges Partnership began. And what a year!
It’s been a roller-coaster ride so improbable that if we used it as the plot for a novel it would be rejected as unbelievable.
An unknown name (actually two writers colla... Continue reading ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Tuesday, August 16, 2011,
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I'm doing two Indie Books Reading Challenges for 2011 - the ABC Indie Fiction Challenge, and the I Heart Indie Books Reading Challenge (more details below). In helping to spread the word about the wonderful selection of Indie books out there, I'm going to be blogging about my progress and reviews.
My 34th review is of Full Confession - a chilling short story.
About Full Confession Detective Tina Caprillo came face to face with her past, and the demon of her nightmares. She'd taken an oath to u... Continue reading ...
I've got the fantastically funny Barbara Silkstone on my blog today! So grab a chai and find out why Kindle was love at first site for her, and why she's an expert on how men think! About Barbara
When you’re a freelance writer with a quirky sense of humor, being in the right place at the right time helps a lot. If I just stand still for five minutes… wham! Something funny and worth writing about will happen to me. I’ve accidentally sky dived, been elected president of the Japan America... Continue reading ...
I'm excited to announce the release of my new novella today. Now, I normally write
chick lit books, so this novella is something very different for me. I wanted
to write it because this is a subject that’s very close to my heart, and I hope
it may raise awareness into human trafficking.About Trafficked: The Diary of a Sex SlaveMy name is Elena and I used to be a human being. Now I am a sex slave.
If you are reading this diary then I am either dead or I have managed to escape…
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Trafficke... Continue reading ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Thursday, August 4, 2011,
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Books
Victorine Lieske is the author featured this week on The Summer Book Club. Let's find out how her fab success began! Take it away Victorine...
You know, it’s funny, I never set out to become an author. I thought it would be cool to be able to tell people that I wrote a novel. That was my whole motivation. It’s really kind of a silly thing, now that I think about it. And of course, being a silly thought, I wasn’t very serious about it. I started a novel once, then about ten pages in I los... Continue reading ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Thursday, July 28, 2011,
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Scott Nicholson is the next author to be featured on The Summer Book Club! I'm lurrving this cover so I want to hear more about Disintegration.
Take it away Scott...Disintegration was written four or five years ago during a dark time in my life. The title just sums up what was going on, and what I had to write to survive. I knew it was going to be dark and bleak, and that good people would do bad things and terrible people would do worse things. The evil twins are just a symbol of where I wa... Continue reading ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Wednesday, July 20, 2011,
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My chick lit mystery Be Careful What You Wish For is the next book to be featured in The Summer Book Club. So for those of you who don't know much about me, I'm the
author of romantic comedies and chick lit mysteries. In my spare time I'm Wonder Woman!
About Be Careful What You Wish For…
Be Careful What You Wish For is
the second Amber Fox murder mystery that follows on from The Fashion Police:
For fans of Janet
Evanovich, Kate Johnson, and Gemma Halliday...
Armed with cool sarcasm and un... Continue reading ...
The Shop by J Carson Black is the next book to be featured on The Summer Book Club. Let's find out more about it...
How the Cult of Personality Inspired My Thriller THE SHOP
When I decided to write a new thriller, I had several ideas on the table. None of them made the final cut. The idea for THE SHOP came out of the blue, thanks to a cable TV news show.
Come to think of it, most of my ideas come out of left field. When one of these ideas strikes, it’s like being hit by lightning. I get... Continue reading ...
Cheryl Shireman's Life is But a Dream is the next book to be featured on The Summer Book Club. So let's here a bit more from Cheryl...
BURNED MY BRA FOR THIS? ONE WOMAN’S FANTASY
I’m a Baby Boomer. Which means that I remember bell-bottoms, Happy Days, and having only three channels on the television. I played Donny Osmond albums on a record player. My parents watched Gunsmoke, and on Sunday nights we all watched The Wonderful World of Disney. In the living room. Together. On the only televi... Continue reading ...
Psst...freebie alert!
I've just published a collection of 5 humorous, chicklit short stories on Smashwords - How to Dump Your Boyfriend in the Men's Room (and other short stories). If you'd like to download a free copy, here is the coupon code to use when purchasing: WQ97R. It will be live on Amazon in the next few days and I'd be soooo grateful for a review.
About How to Dump Your Boyfriend in the Men's Room (and other short stories)...
Welcome to My World…
I’m an author of chick lit roman... Continue reading ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Friday, June 17, 2011,
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I'm doing two Indie Books Reading Challenges for 2011 - the ABC Indie Fiction Challenge, and the I Heart Indie Books Reading Challenge (more details below). In helping to spread the word about the wonderful selection of Indie books out there, I'm going to be blogging about my progress and reviews.
My 23rd review is of One Insular Tahiti - a dramatic story about family relationships and reincarnation.
About One Insular Tahiti
Luke's death has come the way he always feared it would: in the clau...
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Hey everyone! It's my Q&A chat in The Romance Reviews' lounge today so I want to talk about the F-Word! I write romantic comedies and chicklit mysteries...think Janet Evanovich meets Sophie Kinsella. In my spare time I'm Wonder Woman!
Life is about living and laughing. After all, laughing keeps you young! Engrossing yourself in a good comedy is an excellent way to de-stress from our hectic lives. So my novels are all about the F-Word (no, not THAT F-Word!) - Fun!
Let's get the party started a... Continue reading ...
Coffeemugged is hosting the Great INDIE Summer Read Giveaway! Yay!
Thanks to the great amount of indie authors who have contributed to the prizes by gifting their hard work, there are over 100 books to be won! And I'm giving away a copy of my romantic comedy My Perfect Wedding in the ebook format of your choice.
There will also be some fab guest blogs, book snippets, and author interviews to keep you entertained.
You'd be mad not to scoot on over there now and take part!
Good luck!Sibel XX... Continue reading ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Sunday, June 5, 2011,
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Summer is here so in honour of lounging on a sunbed, chillaxing, I'm offering a hot sumer deal on my chicklit mystery The Fashion Police!Until 15th June The Fashion Police will be reduced to $0.99! Woo hoo! You can buy it from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and Smashwords (using coupon code: ZR45Z).The fashion business just got deadly...The Fashion Police was a runner up in the Chapter One Promotions Novel Competition 2010 and nominated Best Novel with Romantic Elements 2010 by The Romance Reviews... Continue reading ...
The Romance Reviews are hosting a fab Sizzling Summer Reads Event with over 100 book giveaways...
Prepare to Sizzle!
Over $5,000 prizes up for grabs! Total of 8 pairs of tickets to RomCon 2011 to be won!!! (each pair worth $490) Sizzling Summer Reads (Romance) From June 1 to 28, 2011 at http://www.theromancereviews.com (Look for the Sizzling Summer Reads event button) Play the games. Explore new books. Chat with authors. Rack up your points! CAN YOU UNLOCK THE PUZZLE? Visit everyday to increa... Continue reading ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Saturday, May 21, 2011,
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It's Sample Sunday Cookoff again! You can read a sample from my chicklit comedy mystery The Fashion Police and grab this easy peasy recipe for choc chip banana muffins that Amber was going to make with the bananas she picked up. Well, bananas are healthy, aren't they? And chocolate comes from cocoa, which is bean! Absolutely healthy then...
This was going to be a piece of cake. I would just sneak around, posing as an inconspicuous shopper, and snap a few pictures of Clark stacking shelves. Wh... Continue reading ...
I'd like to welcome Thea Atkinson on my blog today. Thea's been doing a huge blog streak this month so it's nice to see she's finally put some clothes on!.
About Thea
The first thing you should know about me is I'm a Canadian--and one from the Maritimes where the water means almost everything to the people who live here. It shows up in my fiction a lot. I have a dog. I wish I had three or four. I love dogs.
Some of my earliest memories are my fondest: like when my older brother put snakes in my ... Continue reading ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Wednesday, April 20, 2011,
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Book Giveaways
The Romance Of The Body has just done a review on my chicklit comedy mystery novel The Fashion Police, and they're giving away one Kindle copy! All you have to do is leave a comment on their blog. Easy peasy!Good luck!Sibel XX Continue reading ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Wednesday, April 6, 2011,
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For the month of April, fellow author, Thea Atkinson is streaking through 30 blogs and flashing us a piece of fiction. I generously offered her a space today so she could expose a piece. My blog will be back to normal tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy and follow the links at the end to see who she flashed yesterday and who she will flash tomorrow. Feel free to leave a comment to let me know if you enjoyed the streak, and you are welcome to tweet it or share it on Facebook. You can also follow... Continue reading ...
ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT Until March 31! Check out awesome books! Chat with authors! There's still chance to win! Lots of prizes and the top 3 major prizes are still up for grabs! Check out The Romance Reviews website for more details Don't forget you can still vote for your favourite books with The Romance Reviews. The Fashion Police has been nominated Best Novel with Romantic Elements 2010. I'd love it if you voted for me! Good Luck!
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Posted by sibelhodge on Saturday, March 19, 2011,
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It's Sample Sunday tomorrow over on Twitter so I'm posting a random sample of my chicklit comedy mystery, The Fashion Police...Luckily, throbbing body parts didn’t keep me awake that night. Mine or Brad’s – although I was quite sure that Brad would’ve liked the idea. However, he had left shortly after we consumed our dinner. Random thoughts deep in my subconscious kept me awake, instead. There was just something about the disappearance of the fashion collection. Something about it kep... Continue reading ...
Do you like mystery, thrillers, and suspense novels? Today you can win eleven books (yes, a whopping eleven), and have some fun at the same time!
It's Match Up Monday over on Indie Authors
Unite. All you need to do is visit their site and match up eleven clues to eleven books. The first person to leave all the correct answers will win all of the featured novels. Simple!
I'm donating a copy of my chicklit mystery, The Fashion Police. Here are a list of other fab authors participating in the giv... Continue reading ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Sunday, March 13, 2011,
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I think character interviews are fun. A while ago, my feisty insurance investigator, Amber Fox, from The Fashion Police was interviewed on the fab Syria Says... website. This is what she said...
Syria Says: How did you first meet your writer?
Amber: She was following me. Can you believe it? Stalking me, for some reason. Not that I didn’t know she was there, though. I’m an ex-cop turned insurance investigator - I could see her tail a mile off. It’s my job to know when someone’s foll... Continue reading ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Friday, March 4, 2011,
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Wow! This has just made my day! The Fashion Police has been nominated the Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements in 2010 by The Romance Reviews!I'd love it if you voted for me here:
http://www.theromancereviews.com/bookvote.php
You will have to sign up to vote, but it only takes a moment. Many thanks!Sibel XX Continue reading ...
It's World Book Day today, so in the spirit of getting people to discover the wonderful world of books, I'm giving away an ebook copy of my chicklit mystery, The Fashion Police. It has just been voted the Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements in 2010 by The Romance Reviews!
About The Fashion Police A runner up in the Chapter One Promotions Novel Competition 2010, The Fashion Police is a screwball comedy-mystery, combining murder and mayhem with romance and chick-lit. Written in a simil... Continue reading ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Sunday, February 6, 2011,
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It's Sample Sunday again! Where has the time gone? This week you can read a random excerpt from my comedy mystery novel, The Fashion Police...
I
stumbled through the doors of Hi-Tec’s plush Hertford office with my rucksack
threatening to slide off my shoulder. I juggled two mochacinos and four
chocolate muffins with extra chocolate sprinkles in one hand, and two
mozzarella paninis and a bottle of sparkling water in the other hand. I’ll
admit that the sparkling water was going a bit overboa... Continue reading ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Tuesday, December 28, 2010,
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For some reason, Amazon gave my previous cover for my comedy-mystery novel, The Fashion Police, an adult rating, which meant that it didn't appear on some of the searches. So I've had a redesign today, and this is the new cover!
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Posted by sibelhodge on Monday, December 20, 2010,
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Book Giveaways
It's that festive time of year again!
If you're looking for a fun e-book to read over the festive period, I'm doing an Xmas contest with The Romance Reviews. If anyone wants to win an e-book copy of my comedy mystery, The Fashion Police, then check out the contest here: It runs from 24/12/10 - 29/12/10
Happy Xmas!
Sibel XX
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Posted by sibelhodge on Wednesday, March 3, 2010,
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Books
From March 7th – 13th 2010 it’s Read an E-book Week!
E-books are huge in the USA and the craze is now sweeping across the rest of the world. In honour of Read an E-book Week I am offering a special 25% discount off my e-books from March 7th – 13th when ordered through Smashwords.
To take advantage of this offer…
Fourteen Days Later – Quote coupon number RAE25 when ordering from:
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/7537
The Fashion Police – Quote coupon number RAE25 wh... Continue reading ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Tuesday, February 9, 2010,
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Books
Hot Gossip Hot Reviews book blog is a fantastic blog for readers who are looking for the latest gossip on new authors, e-publishers, and indie work from small-press. The blog site also won Best Romance Review Blog 2009. They have recently done a review of my comedy-mystery novel, The Fashion Police. Here’s what they said:
“In this cleverly written Ebook By Sibel Hodge, the reader is taken on a variety of plot twists with a missing fashion designer, crazy mobster stalkers, and a... Continue reading ...
Posted by sibelhodge on Saturday, January 2, 2010,
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January Sale!
In honour of the January Sales I am offering a 15% discount off my novels until 31/01/10 when ordered from Smashwords.
Fourteen Days Later - Quote coupon number QA57X when ordering.
The Fashion Police - Quote coupon number QM63C when ordering.
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About Me
| Sibel Hodge |
| North Cyprus/Uk |
I'm an author of comedy mystery and romantic comedy novels, and a huge fan of the screwball comedy genre. In my spare time I'm Wonder Woman! For more about me and my novels, please check out my book page.
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