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“It was like revisiting Aruba when I wrote the book”

CROMER, CANADA — Bon- usually use a few real busi- that has intrigued him more
nie Lawrence is the author nesses (always in a fictional than any other. Megan has
of the book ‘Aruba Heat’ way); places that I have reluctantly agreed to a trip
that has been released re- visited and loved. I'm trying to Aruba. She suspects
cently. “We visited Aruba in to inspire my readers to visit that her casual boyfriend is
February (our third trip). We the locations I write about.” about to propose marriage
are truly in love with the tiny and she knows that she'll
island. It was like revisit- Aruba Heat synopsis have to turn him down.
ing Aruba when I wrote the Ryan Jensen loves being a Despite her misgivings, she
book and it took my mind cop in Aruba, with the job finds herself packing for the
off everything else going reflecting the laidback atti- trip.
on in the world.” tude of the island. The slow Roxy, a tattoo artist from
pace that he is used to is New York and her friends
Although it usually takes shaken when one woman are off to Aruba for a girl's
her about five months to is attacked, and another getaway. Roxy is con-
write a book, this one only ends up dead. His anxi- cerned that being in such
took a month since she ety on high alert, he races close quarters with the
was in lockdown with very to protect the island that other two might lead to
little else to do. “My books he loves and the woman her biggest secret being

revealed and she's wor-
ried about how her friends About the author
might react. All that is Lawrence resides in the
forgotten when tragedy prairies in Canada, with
strikes. Anthony Bellamo, a her husband. Although
suspected crime boss has she has always enjoyed
bowed to pressure from his writing, her creative
wife to take her and their juices were ramped up
daughters to Aruba for a after a trip to the Big Is-
vacation. Unfortunately for land of Hawaii. “I pub-
him, his mistress has found lished my first book, 'Big
out about the trip and is in- Island', in 2012 and have
sisting that he takes her as since written 13 more.
well. He reluctantly agrees All my books have been
and he is left wonder- inspired from my travels.
ing how he will juggle the I have a series based
two women. The trip gets in Maui, a series based
even more complicated in Florida, a couple of
for Anthony when one of books based in Canada
his employees becomes a and my newest series,
suspect in a murder case, 'The Caribbean series
dragging the whole family (first book in this series is
into the limelight when they based in Dominican Re-
prefer to stay in the shad- public and the second in
ows. The race is on to find a Aruba...third, which I'm
killer before someone else currently writing, is in Cu-
dies. racao)”. q