By day Anara is a mild-mannered writer pounding out stories on her trusty keyboard. But by night she’s the Domestic Avenger, ready to take on any and all evil that gets in her way. Okay, so the evils in question are only despicable dust bunnies and dastardly dirty dishes but they are evil. And diabolically prolific too.

In reality, Anara lives a quiet life in the suburbs with her hubby and two adorable cats, JuJube and JellyBean. Unlike most authors, Anara didn’t spend her childhood writing stories. She’d been too busy avidly reading every romance she could get her hands on. Until a friend suggested she try her hand at writing one. Rising to the challenge, she did just that, only to discover to her utter astonishment that she actually loved writing even more than reading. She’s been working away at it ever since.

In 2004 she won Lori Foster’s Novella Contest which started her exciting journey towards publication. Her first published book, Ready or Not, is based on her winning entry from that contest.

To learn more about Anara check out her website at www.AnaraBella.com.

What’s With All The Zombies?

By Anara Bella On Apr 19 2013, 8:29 am

For quite some time now I’ve noticed a rather bewildering trend. More and more people are talking about zombies. At first I didn’t pay much attention, thinking it was an anomaly, but as the months passed I began to realize, much to my complete mystification, that if anything the interest in zombies was growing. I mean really, what on earth is the appeal of half-rotted corpses groaning and shuffling around wanting to eat your brains? Hell if I know.

And then I saw the movie trailer for Warm Bodies, and a really strange thing happened—I couldn’t stop watching it. It captured my attention, fired my curiosity, and wonder of wonders, actually made me laugh.

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By Anara Bella On Jul 7 2012, 2:09 pm

I don’t know about you, but finding the time to fit everything I want and need to do into a day is more than a little bit of a challenge. There are always a never ending number of fiddly things I have to get done, and by the time I get through them all they’ve [...]

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By Anara Bella On Jan 27 2012, 9:00 am

Crafty. A rather fun little word, it literally means to be skilled in deception. But I’ve also heard it used in casual conversation when referring to a totally different kind of skill. As a writer, the first thing I think of when I hear the word craft is the craft of writing, which of course [...]

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By Anara Bella On Aug 27 2011, 9:00 am

Books. I love everything about them. The way they smell. The way they look and feel in my hands. The pretty picture on the cover. And beyond the superficial stuff, they contain within their precious pages a treasure without price. Thanks to books, there’s no limit to the places I can go, the people I [...]

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By Anara Bella On Apr 7 2011, 10:13 am

“Spring has sprung, the grass has ris’, I wonder where the birdie is?” Ever since spring officially arrived over two weeks ago, that catchy little verse has been running through my head like a record stuck in a groove. Which is totally fine by me. All winter long I count the days until spring finally [...]

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