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Students Cut of "the Corset Scene" at WC

Students at Wellington Boys’ College performed a dramatised version of “the Corset Scene” from Stephen Tester’s novel, Kiss of Death. Watch it below. Get your copy of the book here, or in good bookstores everywhere.

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Stephen Tester's Interview on the Breeze

Our fantastic author Stephen Tester went on the Breeze to talk to Steve and Shelley about his absolutely brilliant debut novel, Kiss of Death. You can listen to the interview below. You can get your copy of Kiss of Death, in paperback and ebook format, here. Use the code WCHOORAH24 to get 25% off and donate 25% of the list price to the Wellington Boys’ College Runathon for charity. More…

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Wellington Boys' College Students to Perform Dramatised Scene from Kiss of Death

The students at Wellington Boys’ College have thrown themselves wholeheartedly into the launch of their history teacher’s debut novel. Stephen Tester, a former barrister-turned-history teacher, is launching his novel Kiss of Death at the school’s annual Runathon this week. The students have organised several events as part of the launch, including a dramatic scene from the book to be turned into…

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Stephen Tester's Interview with Andrew Whiteside

Interview: The Kiss of Death Stephen Tester was recently interviewed about his debut novel, Kiss of Death, by journalist Andrew Whiteside. His full interview is available on Andrew’s website, and linked below.

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The most excellent Kiss of Death, starring to dangerously brilliant Lorna MacDougal, is out March 14! Preorder it now at the link in our bio.

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New author brings the past alive in "Kiss of Death"

An exciting new voice arrives on the New Zealand literary scene this March, with Kiss of Death, the first-ever historical legal thriller to be published in this country. Wellington author Stephen Tester began his working life as a barrister, but his love of history led him into secondary school teaching and writing in his spare time. The result is a fast-paced and fascinating courtroom drama…

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Stephen Tester's Kiss of Death launched at Wellington Boys' Runathon

Stephen Tester’s debut novel, “Kiss of Death”, is out March 14th. The official launch for this book is being held by the history teacher’s school, Wellington Boys’ College, as part of their annual Runathon. We have partnered with the school to raise money for the charities they are donating to this year, with a store-wide 25% off, and 25% of the item’s list price donated to the Runathon. You can…

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heritagepressnz · 3 months

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Kiss of Death

It’s 1918, in a Wellington that few people would recognise today, and two major events are about to collide: the signing of the Armistice to end World War I, and the soldier-borne plague we now call the Spanish flu. Into this comes Wellington’s only female lawyer, leading her group of Sapphist friends as they attempt to strike a blow for women’s freedom. They go head-to-head with the authorities…

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heritagepressnz · 6 months

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Captain of the Heart, book one in the Wild Hearts Trilogy, is now available on Kindle Unlimited!!! Link in bio 😊

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heritagepressnz · 8 months

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Twin trouble in Captain of the Heart, book one in the Wild Hearts Trilogy by Anna Vincent. Available for preorder now on all major ebook platforms!

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Wild hearts can’t be broken - or can they?

Captain of the Heart is the first book in the Wild Hearts Trilogy. Preorder it now at the link in our bio.

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The Wild Hearts Collection

Wild Hearts can’t be broken – or can they? This collection contains all three books in the Wild Hearts Trilogy by Anna Vincent. Captain of the Heart follows Léonie, who takes her twin brother’s place on a French ship bound for the Pacific under the command of Captain François de la Tour, a man she finds as frustrating as he is fascinating. In Prince of the Heart, Catherine arrives in France after…

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heritagepressnz · 8 months

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Prince of the Heart

When beautiful American heiress Catherine de Lacy O’Donnell arrives in Paris to wed the Duke of Charigny, she has to deal with two unexpected problems: the French Revolution, which closes daily around her like a threatening cloud, and the arrogant disdain shown by her new husband. But far worse is the realization that it is the Duke’s cousin, naval captain Christian Lavelle, who has stolen her…

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Rake of the Heart

Fate has dealt a cruel blow to Jean-Michel de Chambois, once a French viscount but now an American citizen, drawing him into a secret life on the fringes of piracy. Revenge may be sweet, but he discovers there are greater forces at work when Sophie Lafleur, fleeing her own demons, embroils him in a far more dangerous game. Both Jean-Michel and Sophie discover that vows only whet the appetite for…

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10 reasons why you should read

Reading makes you worry less

You learn more about yourself through books

You are often inspired to take a new path based on the life of the central figure

Each book takes you on a unique journey

Reading deepens your imagination

When you read you are opening your minds to new possibilities and ideas

You learn about lives beyond the four walls of your room

You become more intelligent and curious

You mindset improves

You become empathetic because you put yourself in the shoes of some of the characters you read about

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