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sabiha's dilemma ebook-free on all platforms

31/1/2023

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Sabiha’s dilemma is being the good daughter so that her mentally ill mother is accepted back into the Bosnian community. If you like-YA Contemp., love triangles, fake friends, smart-alec teens, own voices, multicultural stories, comic touch then go to
amrapajalic.com/sabihas-dilemma.html
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MY TOP THREE FAVOURITE blake lively PERFORMANCES

29/1/2023

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I am so excited by this announcement by Colleen Hoover that It Ends With Us is now cast with my favourite actress, Blake Lively, playing Lily. While I'm waiting for the movie I am doing a retrospective of my favourite Lively movies.

The Shallows

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This is one of my all time favourite horror/thriller movies. First up, I need to confess I am obsessed with shark horror movies. I have watched them all, from the wacky to the terrifying, but that's another post.
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In this movie Lively is a woman lost after the death of her mother. Seeking connection she finds the beach that her mother was at when she found out she was pregnant with her. 

As she goes to surf, terror lurks below and she engages in a life and death battle with a bloodythirsty shark. 

This movie has all my favourite tropes: a strong female, constant terror and tension, beautiful character arc, and gorgeous scenery.
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On Binge and Stan in Australia

A Simple Favour

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Kendrick plays Stephanie, a stay at home mother who has an online YouTube cooking channel as a creative outlet. Lively, Emily, a working mother in a high powered job who is the ultimate Girl Boss. The two become friends because they are on the outside of the other school mum cliques.

When Emily goes missing Stephanie gets drawn into who is the mysterious Emily. This is like a cozy mystery on steroids with a gorgeous cast, hysterical dialogue, that plays out female rivalry and friendship in a stylish way. There is a second movie in the making and I can't wait.
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​On Binge, Netflix and Stan in Australia.

The Age of Adaline

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A romantic fantasy film where Adaline plays a woman who doesn't age. It follows her life and love life as the finds a way to live with this amazing gift, or is it a curse?

This is such an amazing premise and so well executed. It has so much heart and soul. Love it so much.

I'm sad to say it's not on any streaming services in Oz at the moment. Have put a reminder on Netflix so I get a notification when it's on.

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the cuckoo's song-a short story collection

27/1/2023

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Award-winning author Amra Pajalić showcases her gritty, poignant and sometimes bruising voice in this eclectic short story book of previously published and prize-winning stories. Featuring powerful and moving stories of family dissolution, deprivation of war, tenderness of family and the heart-rending experiences of mental illness. Thriller stories with a twist of vindictiveness and retribution, and love stories that make the heart sing, this collection will delight and entertain.

The Cuckoo’s Song, YA short story collection, by Amra Pajalic is now available in ebook, paperback, hardcover, dyslexic font, large print, and audiobook narrated by AI.

To learn more go to
https://www.amrapajalic.com/cuckoos-song.html
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the climb-a ya romantic novella

26/1/2023

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From award-winning, young adult author Amra Pajalic comes a friends to lovers, YA stand-alone romance novella

Zephyra thinks of Noah as a brother. Noah thinks Zephyra is the one. When they are completing a one week bike marathon their friendship hits some unexpected speed bumps. Will their friendship turn into something more or will they crash?

The Climb, a YA romance novella, by Amra Pajalic is now available in ebook, paperback, hardcover, dyslexic font, large print, and audiobook narrated by AI.

To learn more go to
https://www.amrapajalic.com/the-climb.html
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sassy saints merchandise-crop top

24/1/2023

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I got merchandise. Things that make me happy. A Sassy Saints t-shirt. Sassy Saints is the name of my young adult series about six sassy teens coming of age in St Albans, as they navigate their sexual and cultural identity, and search for belonging. Love my logo and my new merchandise
amrapajalic.com/sassy_saints_series.html
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i'm an international author

21/1/2023

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It is so amazing to me that my books are being sold internationally. This month I have sold 44 physical books, my biggest figure thus far, and the month isn't done. The top three sellers are all of my romance novel Hollywood Dreams: 17 dyslexic font copies, 15 hardcover, 9 large print, and then all different titles and formats. Geographic distribution: 6 in Australia, 15 France, 10 Germany, 3 Poland, 5 Canada. Some figures still haven't been processed and this is what's showing up on the IngramSpark dashboard. This is especially heartening because this book was traditionally published as a digital first and barely sold, then sat in my drawer for 8 years. And now here we are-I have readers and sales. It just goes to show that you never know how things will go in this publishing world and to never give up. Just keep swimming, little fish. I am loving this indie world and being a small press. So much freedom and opportunity. 
https://www.maearcherromance.com/hollywood-dreams.html
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alma's loyalty-alma learns to be rebellious

17/1/2023

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Pishukin Press presents Alma’s Loyalty, an own voices, young adult novel that is the first in the Sassy Saints Series. 

Alma’s perfect family is fractured when her father finds out he has a long-lost daughter from his first marriage. When his overtures are rebuffed, it’s up to Alma to bring her new-found sister, Sabiha, into the family fold. 

Now available in ebook, paperback, hardcover, dyslexic font, large print, and audiobook that are performance narrated and narrated by AI. 

To learn more go to
https://www.amrapajalic.com/almas_loyalty.html

Sassy Saints is a six book series following the lives of six sassy teens coming of age in St Albans, as they navigate their sexual and cultural identity, and search for belonging. To learn more go to this link:
https://www.amrapajalic.com/sassy_saints_series.html
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sabiha's dilemma-being sneaky to be cool

16/1/2023

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Pishukin Press presents Sabiha’s Dilemma, an own voices, award-winning, young adult novel that is the first in the Sassy Saints Series. 

Sabiha and her mother Bahra are more than mother and daughter, they’re best friends. But when their extended family comes to Australia, Bahra becomes a Born-Again-Muslim to impress them, and expects Sabiha to step in line as the perfect daughter. Can Sabiha play the part of the good daughter so that her mentally ill mother is accepted back into the Bosnian community?

Now available in ebook, paperback, hardcover, dyslexic font, large print, and audiobook that are performance narrated and narrated by AI. 
To learn more go to
https://www.amrapajalic.com/sabihas-dilemma.html

Sassy Saints is a six book series following the lives of six sassy teens coming of age in St Albans, as they navigate their sexual and cultural identity, and search for belonging. To learn more go to this link:
https://www.amrapajalic.com/sassy_saints_series.html
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writing my memoir helped me heal from ptsd

13/1/2023

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When my mother had a nervous breakdown, which is what we grew up calling her #bipolar episodes, we were cared for by family friends and foster carers. My childhood was chaotic and traumatic. When I became a mother I suffered PTSD as those early memories tormented me. Writing my #memoir #thingsnobodyknowsbutme helped me to unburden and process my trauma. More about my memoir.


I am now addicted to #memoirwriting when I need to process or take stock. If you’re in Melbourne’s West I’m running a memoir writing workshop at Caroline Springs Library, book here. Or join my mailing list to find information about other courses and mentorship opportunities.

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sabiha's dilemma out in all formats

12/1/2023

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 #sabihasdilemma is out now in #ebook #paperback #hardcover #dyslexic font #largeprint #audiobooks
https://www.amrapajalic.com/sabihas-dilemma.html
 #loveozya #youngadultbooks #youngadultfiction #youngadultlit #yabooks #ownvoicesbooks #ownvoicesbooks #ownvoicesreads #intheirownvoices #sassysaintsseries #pishukinpress #pishukinpresslife
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