Read an Extract: Fast & Fastidious
The Fast and the Furious meets Pride and Prejudice in this delightfully fun regency romp from debut New Zealand author R.M. Caldwell.
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Melanee Winder (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngāi Tahu)
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Currently reading: Ordinary People Like Us by Kelly Ana Morey
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Kate Stephenson
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Children's Publisher
Currently reading: Across the Vanishing Sky by Catherine Cowles
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Tania Mackenzie-Cooke
Publicity and Communications Manager
Currently reading: Malachite by Ashley Andersen
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Maiko Lenting-Lu
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Angie Williams
Sales and Product Manager
Currently reading: The Lure of Wolves and Whispers by Amanda Connolly
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Sharon Galey
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Nicola Faisandier
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Cyanne Alwanger
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Abby Irwin-Jones
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Rae Shardlow
Product and Marketing Coordinator
Currently reading: One Day a Taniwha by Tīhema Baker
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