by Cooper, Tea
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BIOGRAPHY
Lurking in the back of Téa’s brain somewhere had always been knowledge that one day she would write a novel. It probably started with a rather risqué story in the back of an exercise book, featuring the long suffering school gardener—not really the stuff romantic heroes were made of but that was before she knew any better.
Life and few romantic heroes along the way showed her the error of her ways, and with a baby under one arm, a husband, and a half-built house, she entered a Mills and Boon competition. To her absolute, earth-shattering amazement she won second place—the prize was a bottle of perfume! Next time she determined she would do better.
But it was still the stuff of fantasy and her family, a herd of alpacas, a protea farm, and teaching intervened until one day she decided it was time to do or die. No more procrastination. The characters and plots that had lived in her head for so long were clamoring to escape.
In August 2011 she got serious and joined Romance Writers Australia, entered the Harlequin Mills & Boon New Voices competition and to her horror discovered she hadn’t been—discovered that is. Not even a bottle of perfume this time. But in reality she had won. Procrastination was conquered, and determination set in. It was time to get serious.
Tree Change is her first contemporary romance novel. Her second, a historical novel Lily’s Leap—set in Wollombi, the time-warp village she now calls home—was accepted by Lyrical Press and will be published in mid-2013. She is currently working on her second historical novel Matilda’s Madness—inspired by some of the fascinating characters haunting the local museum.
When Téa is not in the museum, she can be found on Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads, or you can email her at [email protected]. Her website is www.teacooperauthor.com