On The Keeper's Shelf - In at the Deep End

Like you, I love a good book, but when you’re writing lots of books, it can be hard to remove yourself from the craft of writing and just sit back and devour the story. In the next few weeks I’m going to be sharing books I’ve read recently which will be on my Keeper’s Shelf because I simply devoured them and got totally lost in them.

In at the Deep End by Penelope Janu

Plus – there’s a giveaway!
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A signed paperback copy of In at the Deep End direct to you from Penelope Janu.

​(Giveaway is for Australian postal addressees only.
Giveaway ends midnight Sunday 30 July Western Australia time)

Why It's On My Keeper's Shelf

​This one gave me all the smiles and all the tender moments. There was a gentleness about so many of the characters and I fell for each of them, regardless of their plights in life or what life has thrown them. My heart particularly went to Drew, although Penelope has written his character so well that you smile when he’s on the page. Harry (Harriet) and Per are exceptionally well characterized, surprising me on many occasions! I loved both, and had to keep turning the page to discover exactly how they were going to get over everything they were placing in each other’s way. The plus for me with In at the Deep End was the setting which was interwoven beautifully with the story content. Alongside the painful issues the characters are fighting to get over, we have the environment, the beach, adventurers, ships, Antarctica, Australia, and Norway. Penelope Janu blended everything perfectly, and gave me a story I’d read again.

The Story Blurb

A quick-witted, contemporary romance about losing your cool.

What woman doesn’t love a real-life hero? Harriet Scott, for one. The fiercely independent daughter of famous adventurers, she grew up travelling the world on the environmental flagship The Watch. So when Harriet’s ship sinks in Antarctica and she has to be rescued by Commander Per Amundsen, an infuriatingly capable Norwegian naval officer and living breathing action hero, her world is turned upside down.

Like their namesakes, the original Scott and Amundsen who competed to reach the South Pole first, Per and Harriet have different ways of doing things. Per thinks Harriet is an accident waiting to happen; Harriet thinks Per is a control freak. But when Harriet realises that Per is the only one who can help her fund the new ship she desperately wants, she is forced to cooperate with him.
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Per refuses to assist unless Harriet allows him to teach her to swim. But there is more to Harriet’s terrible fear of water than meets the eye. Can Harriet face her fears and come to terms with the trauma and loss of her past? And will she begin to appreciate that some risks are well worth taking—and that polar opposites can, in fact, attract?

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 In at the Deep End is available in paperback (and in the shops now) and eBook
Booktopia
Harlequin
Bookworld (Angus & Robertson)
Dymocks
Amazon
Itunes
Kobo
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About Penelope Janu

A few years ago, after a fulfilling career as a lawyer and legal academic, I thought it was time to start writing the kinds of stories I'd always thought up but never written down. Not coincidentally, they were also the stories that I loved to read. Stories with little to do with corporations law or conveyancing contracts, and more to do with adventure and romance and happily ever afters.

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​I’m lucky enough to know Penelope, and she’s the loveliest, smartest lady. We’ve chatted over email and met in person on a writing panel. So if you’re keen to take a chance on a new author, I recommend this book highly. 

Find Penelope on her website www.PenelopeJanu.com 
Find Penelope on Facebook ​

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Giveaway

Leave a comment for Penelope to go into the draw to win a signed paperback copy of 
​In at the Deep End direct to you from Penelope Janu.

​(Giveaway is for Australian postal addressees only.
Giveaway ends midnight Sunday 30 July Western Australia time)

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Happy reading,
​and thanks for popping in!
Jennie x