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Their record so far is seeing 11 in one day at a documentary film festival. They usually agree about movies, and are passionate defenders of Ishtar.

We love it, says Bethany. We have the video tape and watch it at least once a year. We have special fezzes we wear for the occasion. The moths ate some holes in my fez, but the tassel is still in good shape.

Among their all-time favourite movies are Chinatown, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Bridge on the River Kwai, The Maltese Falcon, The Man Who Would Be King, Midnight Cowboy, Road Warrior, and Beauty and the Beast.

Both are interested in animals. When they married, their combined menagerie consisted of two cats, two dogs, two snapping turtles, a Siamese fighting fish, three newts, an iguana, a guinea pig, and a king snake named Sir Hiss. Presently they are down to one dog and two cats.

Do they share tastes in everything? No, says Bethany. We like very different things in music; we can drive each other nuts with our CDs. I've been known to hide his Bjork albums. He thinks my movie scores are soppy.

Other differences? He's athletic; I'm a klutz. He's an adventurous eater; I'm picky and get queasy even looking at an oyster. He's outgoing; I'm shy. Dan writes video scripts as part of his business and has published science fiction and humour. He's presently working on a screenplay.

Does having two writers in the house create tensions or jealousies? No, says Bethany. It helps, because when you have a technical problem, it s hard to discuss it with somebody outside the writing business. We have some very nuts-and-bolts conversations that would bore most people to tears. She pauses.

I am jealous of one thing, though. His fez is much nicer than mine.","bio_short":"","image":"https://i.harperapps.com/hcanz/authors/0105136/x145.jpg","on_tour":false,"featured":false,"deceased":false,"sensitivity":"0","locale":"","custom":{"algoliaKey":"9f1e9120c979caa307e18eef7e6f8a5f-0","export_hash":"6dca1cfe61a6b3207f862d44397798e8b171666663f46035fb9672e9d1239c21"},"events":null,"awards":null,"assets":[{"id":"214570-101376","asset_id":"101376","asset":{"id":"214570","unique":"x500-bethany-campbell-Contributors","name":"bethany-campbell-author-photo","description":null,"type":"image","sub_type":"author-photo","order":"1","size":"500","height":null,"width":"500","embed":null,"path":"https://i.harperapps.com/hcanz/authors/0105136/x145.jpg","source":"new-image-import","schedule":"2025-04-10 00:00:00"}}],"books":[{"description":"
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From the bestselling author of See How They Run and Don't Talk to Strangers comes a compelling story of drama and suspense. And a romance you won't forget!

The only rule.
Don't get involved. To Hawkshaw, they're words to live by. He left the Secret Service because he didn't want to take care of anyone but himself. Then an old friend asks him for a favour .

The last case.
A woman and her young son need a place to hide and someone to protect them. A stalker wants her and he'll do anything to have her .

The wrong woman.
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Crystal Creek...where power and influence live in the land, and in the hands of one family determined to nourish old Texas fortunes and to forge new Texas futures.

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Ken Slattery, foreman at the Double C, knows what he wants. He wants Nora Jones. But Nora already has a man in her life – her eight–year–old son, Rory. Besides, her ex–husband has threatened to kill any man who stakes a claim on her... and he's on his way home to Crystal Creek for the holiday weekend.","rating":"3.75","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":7113,"isbn13":"9781460820605","title":"The Thunder Rolls","seo":"the-thunder-rolls","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460820605.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":false,"categories":[{"name":"Romance / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027000"},{"name":"Contemporary","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027020"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"
Marie Lafayette has struggled for most of her life. So when her mother's dying confession reveals an astonishing truth, Marie walks away from her career to find answers at Fairchild Acres where she might be the heiress to the Fairchild family fortune!

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Asked to endorse Serena Davis's hand–tooled boots, rodeo star Cal McKinney finds himself drawn to the beautiful designer, but she wants to keep their relationship all business.","rating":"3.35","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":6964,"isbn13":"9781460818855","title":"Amarillo By Morning","seo":"amarillo-by-morning","summary":" Asked to endorse Serena Davis's hand–tooled boots, rodeo star Cal McKinney finds himself drawn to the beautiful designer, but she wants to keep their relationship all business.","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460818855.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":false,"categories":[{"name":"Romance / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027000"},{"name":"Contemporary","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027020"}],"scheduled":[]}],"scheduled":[],"products":[]}