Butterfly ~ Paperback ~ Violet Gregory

""The delicate silver filigree butterfly around my neck had been a gift from Hugh ... I told myself it was a talisman that would prevent any harm coming to me. But I couldn't have been more wrong."" What happens when everything you believe about love, sex and fidelity is turned on its head? When American artist Georgia Daniels marries handsome, sexy lawyer Hugh Fraser and moves to the other side of the world with him, the fairy tale she thought she was buying into soon transforms into a complex web of secrets and uncertainty. Ghosts from Hugh's past surface, making her realize he's not the shy, innocent guy she thought he was. Her best friend Willa turns out to have secrets of her own that leave Georgia out on a limb when she needs someone she can trust. And every time she thinks she has it all figured out, she gets a call from her estranged mother, whose well meaning attempts to deal with the past and restore their relationship just leave Georgia even more confused. The Butterfly series takes up where traditional romance novels leave off - exploring love in a way that is edgy, challenging and sometimes painfully real - and coming to conclusions as unexpected as they are perfect. Georgia's story unfolds over the course of four novels - this is book 1 of the series.Author Biography"I'm a huge fan of chick lit and new adult fiction - the funnier and sexier the better. I love books with edgy plots and adventurous characters who break all the rules. I love it when I'm kept guessing until the last chapter - and even then I'm surprised. And I do love happy endings. "I couldn't find enough of the kinds of books I love. So I decided to start writing them myself. Stories that challenge our 'reality agreements' of how love and romance should work. Stories full of passion - and art and fashion and shoes and all those other things girls like. Lavish doses of laughter. And - of course - great sex." For most of her adult life, Violet Gregory has been a writer of one sort or another, starting with teenage poetry and editing her school newspaper. On leaving school, VG caused consternation among her teachers and family by announcing she was not going to be a writer at all, but intended to study fashion design. She quickly abandoned that idea when she realized she'd have to wear make-up and high heels to succeed in the fashion industry and went to University instead. This turned out to be an inspired decision, as she could wear her Dad's old pajama top and monster slippers to class if she wanted to (and sometimes did). She failed almost every paper in her first year, but was influential in a number of groups around campus, including the women writers' group Venus Envy and KAOS (Killing as An Organised Sport). Eventually she obtained a BA in French and English, one of the highlights of which was completing a year long Creative Writing paper with well known New Zealand author Albert Wendt. Since then, VG has worked mostly as a business writer and journalist, and has from time to time contributed chapters and editorial input to a variety of non-fiction books. VG began writing her first romance novel in the late 1990s. She sent off four chapters to a number of publishers and received an offer to publish the completed book almost immediately. However, she was disheartened by the publisher's request for the plot to be changed to meet their 'formula', and after many years of distraction, finally commenced a new manuscript in 2012. The 21st Century "Butterfly" saga is no traditional formulaic romance. The themes are erotic, edgy and challenging, and her characters make their own rules around combining love, sex and fidelity with the practicalities of friendships, family and work in ways that are modern, unexpected and ultimately empowering.