1 January 2024 Looking forward to 2024? Forward is the only direction any of us have, so this year I have plans. Fluid plans, because life will interfere at some point, and I’m a writer not a clairvoyant. I’ll be publishing stories in two anthologies, extending a previously published story to novel length and if other edits go well, publishing …
There are only a few days left to buy Guarded Hearts: A Protector Romance Anthology for the pre-sale price of 99 cents. I’m excited to see my story Her Cowboy Protector published in this anthology and take readers back to the world of Granite Ridge to meet my latest hero and the woman he craves. The Guarded Hearts anthology includes …
Winning a Romantic Book of the Year (RuBY) award would have been a great way to end 2021, but alas, it wasn’t meant to be. But I’m still in a high that my debut book Ryan’s Return: A Granite Ridge Outback Romance was one of four finalists in a national romance writing award. The RuBY in the novella category went …
A little while ago I shared my emotions that my debut book Ryan’s Return was a FINALIST in Australia’s premier romance fiction awards. I get to stay excited a little longer as the ROMANTIC BOOK OF THE YEAR (RuBY) awards will now be announced in December at the Gold Coast, after Covid-19 restrictions caused the postponement of the Romance Writers …
Apologies to my old newspaper subeditors, but I’m about to ‘bury the lead’ (hide the news) in this story. I hope you’ll bear with me, and it will be worth it. I stumbled across an email recently that shook my world. The small headline with the word ‘Finalists’ didn’t clue me in; I was merely curious to see who they …
I’m writing this in my lighthouse. Say what? Yep, you read correctly, I am the Artist in Residence at the Caloundra Lighthouses for a month. Such a cheeky thrill! Thanks to Sunshine Coast Council and Creativespaces for this initiative to give creatives access to spaces to create and make better use of local resources. Owning (temporarily) a lighthouse is thrilling, …
This month I finally released my romance novella Ryan’s Return: A Granite Ridge Outback Romance as an ebook on multiple platforms. Already it’s being discovered by new readers and some fab reviews are coming in. Yay! If you haven’t picked it up, click on the book cover and links will take you to a landing page where you can shop …
The delightful Davina Stone generously included me in a chat this week with best-selling and award winning rural romance writers Maya Linnell and Penelope Janu about what the Outback means to us and our writing. Was I flattered? You bet I was! As well as being talented and remarkable women, they write fabulous page-turning books with life-affirming romance stories that …
Available for a short time only, this collection is like a delicious box of chocolates. Which one will be your favourite selection? Contemporary romance? Historical? Paranormal? Six page-turning stories. Six compelling secrets. I hope you enjoy your selection. I’m loving them all.
RYAN’S RETURN will be published in Revealed: A Romance Anthology out in September, available on Amazon and in Kindle Unlimited. Get ready for six very different stories, each with a secret to uncover. Which one will be your favourite story? I’m so excited to be part of this collection. The women authors behind Revealed – A Romance Anthology are passionate believers in …
