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Sam Russell

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in London, The United Kingdom

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Romance, Contemporary, Chick Lit

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Jilly Cooper K.M. Peyton ...more

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January 2015

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Sam Russell lives, works and writes from the family farm in rural Essex and describes herself as a "farmer by day and author by night".
Proudly independent, she is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association and the Alliance of Independent Authors.
Her passionate, contemporary romances are set in the countryside and she credits Jilly Cooper for inspiring her to write "hunks, horses, hanky-panky and hot-headed heroines."
Sam has three grown-up children and lives with her husband, horses, dogs and chickens. ...more

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Average rating: 4.22 · 45 ratings · 15 reviews · 3 distinct works

	A Bed of Barley Straw 4.16 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Bed of Brambles (Draymere Hall Volume II) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Draymere Hall: The Box Set (1-2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quick pic update #plainbarny

It’s oodles and ages since I’ve blog-posted, so here are some snapshots of our barn to keep you updated…

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The Salt Path

by Raynor Winn (Goodreads Author)

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“Angry people are not always wise.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

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“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass.”
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“Life was like that. Everyone loved the wrong person who loved someone else or didn’t love at all.”
― K.M. Peyton, Snowfall

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“Oh! if people knew what a comfort to a horse a light hand is, and how it keeps a good mouth and a good temper, they would surely not chuck, and drag, and pull at the rein as they often do.”
― Anna Sewell, Black Beauty

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