{"id":97,"date":"2011-01-02T15:55:19","date_gmt":"2011-01-02T15:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnhocking.net\/wordpressdemo\/?page_id=97"},"modified":"2024-12-27T12:52:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T12:52:11","slug":"the-bachelor-and-spinster-ball","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/?page_id=97","title":{"rendered":"The Bachelor and Spinster Ball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-502\" style=\"border: 0px none;\" title=\"The Bachelor and Spinster Ball published by Little Black Dress\" src=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/TBaSB_200x299w.png\" alt=\"The Bachelor and Spinster Ball published by Little Black Dress\" \/><strong>This town ain&#8217;t big enough for the three of us&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sexy Nick, feisty Bec and dreamy Hailey all grew up together in the tiny town of Farwell Creek. In fact, Nick and Bec were the town&#8217;s teen-dream couple, until Bec made a break for it and shook the dust off her heels for the big-city lights. Now she&#8217;s back &#8211; but Nick doesn&#8217;t have romantic feelings for her any more&#8230;does he?<\/p>\n<p>Sweet, idealistic Hailey is caught between her old friends, but has too many problems of her own to worry about theirs. Devastated over her parents&#8217; recent deaths, she&#8217;s too wrapped up in her thoughts to even think about leaving town or finding love.<\/p>\n<p>It will take a dangerous bush-fire, a black-tie ball under the stars, and a road-trip to help all three friends work out who and what they want &#8211; and what they need.<\/p>\n<p>Another gripping romance set against the fabulous backdrop of the Australian outback.<\/p>\n<h3>Book Bonus<\/h3>\n<p>These pages offer some background to the story:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bonuscontents\">\n<li><a href=\"?page_id=110\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">View a mud map of Farwell Creek<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"?page_id=112\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the town of Farwell Creek<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"?page_id=114\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Sing the praises of the humble Australian Ute!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"?page_id=116\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Take a look at the Queensland Rural Fire Brigade in action <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Reviews<\/h3>\n<p>9\/10 &#8211; &#8220;Janet Gover&#8217;s characters are well written and believable. I especially loved Nick Price. This is a great book and definitely worth reading.&#8221; <cite><a href=\"http:\/\/www.novelicious.com\/2010\/02\/the-bachelor-and-spinster-ball-by-janet-gover.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Debs Carr, Novelicious<\/a><\/cite><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fast paced and well-written, <cite>The Bachelor and Spinster Ball<\/cite> provides a glimpse into everyday life in the remote Australian outback.&#8221; <cite><a href=\"http:\/\/bookishlyattentive.wordpress.com\/2009\/12\/06\/the-bachelor-and-spinster-ball-by-janet-gover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bookishly Attentive<\/a><\/cite><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8230;realistic characters who come instantly to life, touching romances, tear-jerking scenes, hilarious banter and exquisitely vivid descriptions of small-town Australian life which are guaranteed to enchant, delight and entertain&#8230;&#8221; <cite><a href=\"http:\/\/singletitles.com\/?p=3396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Julie Bonello, SingleTitles.com<\/a><\/cite><\/p>\n<p><!-- Buy the book --><\/p>\n<h4>Order <cite>The Bachelor and Spinster Ball<\/cite> from these retailers:<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/0755347161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-471\" style=\"border: 0px none; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"www.amazon.co.uk\" src=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/JG14-amazon-uk.png\" alt=\"www.amazon.co.uk\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angusrobertson.com.au\/ebook\/the-bachelor-and-spinster-ball\/44566906\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-491\" style=\"border: 0px none;\" title=\"www.angusrobertson.com.au\" src=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/JG14-angus-robertson.png\" alt=\"www.angusrobertson.com.au\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0755347161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-469\" style=\"border: 0px none; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"www.amazon.com\" src=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/JG14-amazon-us.png\" alt=\"www.amazon.com\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/dp\/0755347161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-470\" style=\"border: 0px none; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"www.amazon.ca\" src=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/JG14-amazon-ca.png\" alt=\"www.amazon.ca\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookdepository.com\/book\/9780755347162\/The-Bachelor-and-Spinster-Ball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-472\" style=\"border: 0px none;\" title=\"www.bookdepository.co.uk\" src=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/JG14-book-depository.png\" alt=\"www.bookdepository.co.uk\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/artist\/janet-gover\/id419345985?mt=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"purchase_link alignleft wp-image-5498 size-full\" style=\"border: 0px none; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/JG14-iBooks.png\" alt=\"Janet Gover on iBooks\" width=\"155\" height=\"34\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/dp\/B0057MLOWY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"purchase_link alignleft wp-image-4282 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/JG14-amazon-au.png\" alt=\"www.amazon.com.au\" width=\"155\" height=\"34\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/store.kobobooks.com\/en-US\/ebook\/the-bachelor-and-spinster-ball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"purchase_link alignleft wp-image-5764 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/JG14-Kobo.png\" alt=\"Kobo\" width=\"155\" height=\"34\" \/><\/a><br clear=\"all\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This town ain&#8217;t big enough for the three of us&#8230; Sexy Nick, feisty Bec and dreamy Hailey all grew up together in the tiny town of Farwell Creek. In fact, Nick and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":977,"menu_order":48,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-97","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7g6jm-1z","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=97"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8841,"href":"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97\/revisions\/8841"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=97"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}