In the lead-up to ARR2024 in March 2024 we will be spotlighting the authors who will be signing. In the spotlight today we have Amy Hutton . Amy will be signing in Sydney.
Who was the first romance author to catch your interest?
The first one I really remember completely capturing me (other than Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice ) was Helen Fielding— Bridget Jones’s Diary . I loved that book so much. I read it several times and was desperate for the follow up! Looking back, I think it was the beginning of something that never left me.
How long have you been reading romance?
On and off since I was a teen. More on than off and pretty much always on now! I’ve always loved a good love story.
What genres do you write?
I write contemporary rom coms. I’ve also written a paranormal romance—but I’ve since been told that’s also a rom com, just with ghosts!
What is your favourite part of creating a story?
I love disappearing into a story, spending a day creating a new world and bringing my characters along with me. When I realise that I have all these patterns and emotional mirroring happening throughout the story that I didn’t even know I was writing, it’s such a buzz. It feels like magic. And when the characters surprise me and do something I didn’t plan, I’ll never not be shocked by that. Also, when they make me cry! Writing it’s such a wonderful experience.
Tell us about your latest release:
Sit, Stay, Love —my debut rom com. Set on Sydney’s Northern Beaches Sit, Stay, Love is an uplifting, funny and heartwarming story about a woman torn between managing a chaotic pet shelter, her mother’s expectations and the two men nipping at her heels.
Sera loves owning a pet shelter—even if it’s often tricky to make ends meet, and her mother thinks she’s wasting her life. Thankfully, she can always rely on her steadfast best friend, Toby, who just happens to be the local vet. And then famous actor Ethan James enters the scene. After Sera ‘saves’ Ethan from a friendly German Shepherd, he confesses to a terrible fear of dogs. A canine co-star is all that stands between Ethan and the role of a lifetime—and he wants Sera to help him overcome his fear. As they bumble through a series of training sessions together, sparks fly and Sera’s surprised to find herself falling for Ethan. But not half as surprised as she is when Toby starts acting like a jealous boyfriend. Now Sera’s juggling six dogs, a litter of kittens, a horse, a sheep, and two men intent on outdoing each other. But she’ll have to figure out what her heart truly wants … before her life goes completely to the dogs.
What else are you working on at the moment?
I’m currently working on my follow up to Sit, Stay, Love and beyond (that’s all I can say right now!)
Amy’s latest release:
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