Chapter 6
Official statement from shared on Instagram @tia_amboro_writes about the accusations made by Harper from Harper’s Book Haven.
Dear Readers,
Due to the accusations levelled at me, I’ve been forced to address this issue.
Let me say firstly, with much adamance, I did not use AI to write Bang, Bang!
To be accused of such slander is monstruous and what makes it worse is that this has come from a woman I admire(d) greatly in the book community.
And why? All because I haven’t shared a photo of myself, my dog, my never ending Tbr pile?
Isn’t it my prerogative to keep my private life just that – private, without libellous claims lobbed my way?
I shouldn’t even have to deny this, but here we are.
I’ve been encouraged by my legal team (you’ll be hearing from them soon, Harper) to get ahead of this to limit any further damage, if such a thing is possible.
I’m not going to share my identity, as is my right.
I will tell you, I’m a middle-aged woman who enjoys writing spicy cowboy romance, and only my immediate family know that I dabble in this field.
Now, because of Harper’s actions, there’s a very real threat that my two worlds will collide with this incessant online witch hunt to find out who I am.
Can we not do that? I like my anonymity. No one is more surprised than me that Bang, Bang! has taken off the way it has. But I can’t take all the credit for it. There’s an entire publishing and marketing team at the helm helping this book find its readers.
Does the success of Bang, Bang! mean I personally need to be teared down?
Or is it just plain jealousy? Well, I won’t apologise for my success, and nor should I.
Harper, a successful woman in her own right, needs to reflect her gaze inward, perhaps.
Women should support women, full stop. Now let’s put the past to bed and move on, shall we? I’ve got cowboy romances to write.
Yeehaw,
Tia xoxo