Dear reader, I hope you enjoy my attempt at making Nordic less noir and to show you how romantic my country actually can be.

About the Author

Natalie Normann grew up in a small shipping town in Norway. She wanted to be a writer as soon as she realised that books were written by real people. She is a prolific short story and serial writer, and has written romance stories for women’s magazines for years.

Since 2007 she has written historical romance series in Norwegian and recently published her 56^th book.

Summer Island is her first book in English.

Growing up she lived in a hotel for two years, sailed to Jamaica on banana boats with her captain father and lived for three years in Spain surrounded by almond and orange trees in the garden.

Natalie took typewriting in high school, so she could write faster, and later got a degree in history and literature. Like many Norwegian writers she worked as a translator while writing. She published her first short story in 1994 and first novel in 1995 – and never looked back.

In her free time, Natalie enjoys avoiding winter and trying to bake the perfect bread.

Also by Natalie Normann

Christmas Island

About the Publisher

Australia

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United Kingdom

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United States

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