about the author

Beryl Chalmers, writing under the pseudonym Julia Bayer, is a former journalist with a passion for sailing and the sea. As a freelance writer, she won various awards, including a Cabinet Office award, for creating simple English local authority publications.She lives on an island off the east coast of England with her husband and has one daughter. Fighting Back is her first novel.

about the book

Fighting Back is the story of Cara, a bright, young law student who is captivated by the mysterious Ian, a fellow student studying business management.She is smitten by this arrogant, mystifying man who has the ability to make everyone hang on to his every word with cool ease.But is she strong enough to cope with this man who changes her life, takes her across continents, forever chasing the big deal, or will she buckle under the pressures of murder, betrayal, heartbreak and grief in its worst form?Her story takes you to the edge of your seat as she swings from love to hate and trust to terror. But Cara will not give up. She owes it to her parents who gave her everything to fight to the end, whatever the end will be.Is she strong enough to outwit the man she once adored, whom she would follow him anywhere at the drop of a hat? For her survival, she needs to beat him at his own game and move on? But who will be the victor in the end? Cara or Ian?Fight back is all she can do.

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IT’S WINDY OUT THERE. WHAT BETTER TO DO THAN WRITE!

It’s a very windy day – gusts up to 100mph are forecast. So what to do, but catch up on my blog and think about a sequel.Then I bumped into my neighbour who had just finished reading Fighting Back.‘ ........

THREE MONTHS ON …

It’s just three months since my first novel was published, Fighting Back by Julia Bayer – my mother’s name.Although I could write a novel, I had no idea how to market the book or myself as an author ........

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