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  1. Glad you enjoyed the interview. I’ll have a look at Felicity’s Power. Shame about the negative review. If that critic has that view what would they make of Grace’s Turmoil with a heroine of 68 and a hero of 71. And I read a book recently (One Last Dance I think) with I believe a heroine of 69 and a hero of 79, and they have a relationship.

    If you’re on Goodreads you might want to join my new group ‘Seasoned Romance). I plan a couple of sequels and maybe one with an older women (80s).

  2. Thanks, Lisa. I found it surprisingly fun to write about romance and relationships for characters aged over 60. Hopefully there will be a couple of sequels.

  3. What a wonderful interview. The book sounds fascinating, Peter, and the setting is quite unusual. I will certainly have a read. It’s about time that romance came of age. I also write romance with older characters. For me, people who have experienced life, who have taken risks, won some battles, lost others, are far more interesting than younger heroes and heroines who are just starting out, quoting the latest song lyrics, trying their hand at business (usually baking cakes, cookies or chocolates), and squabbling with mothers who demand they settle down. Particularly annoying, is when authors have the newly formed romantic couple immediately start making babies, as if this is the only successful conclusion to love (although, too often, it’s more of a duty, a chore, and a stress that leads to divorce.)
    This might amuse you, Peter: in my book Felicity’s Power, in which both hero and heroine are in their sixties, one critic said that the idea of main characters who are that old and still having sex might be offensive to some readers.

  4. Good interview Q&A. Age should not matter, but often in romance novels, the tendency is to have younger couples. This is the first one that I have read that takes place in a retirement village. I am glad that romance can happen at any age! Thanks, Peter, for showing us that it is also “not too late” to become an author.

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