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I’m excited to announce that my current novel Portrait of a Man is now available for pre-order and due for release in late October. This soul-searching and warm-hearted conclusion to The Cornish Knot continues the unfinished stories of the…
As we passed the equinox last Sunday, the thought that from now on the daylight hours will get incrementally longer is exciting. I was one of those people who enjoyed lockdown. I enjoyed the peace and calm on our…
I’ve emerged from lockdown with a new appreciation of how lucky I am. Kiwis have been united in our determination to fight this virus which threatened to destroy everything we have known both locally and globally. And we’ve succeeded.…
Have you missed me? It’s been a while since I last posted a blog but life has a habit of getting in the way, and ‘the best laid plans of mice & men often go awry’ (with apologies to…
How can one resist thinking about what the next few weeks and months will bring, as we enjoy the start of summer blossoming with blue skies, warm temperatures, and the beautiful pohutukawa? For me, 2020 is going to be…
I’ve been remiss this year with keeping in touch, updating and generally being an author. After releasing my sixth novel, The Costumiers Gift in May, I found myself caught up with the details of house-building, house-sitting and being a gypsy…
Here’s a fabulous Christmas Advent Calendar with a recommended romance book for everyday of the month. With thanks to Elizabeth Ellen Carter for collating it and all the authors for sharing their stories. Happy reading everyone. 1 Stars Are…
I have been remiss lately – and I apologise to any of my readers who have been waiting for my next blog – but I’ve been in rather a whirl. One of the more delightful whirls has been discovering this…
I belong to a wonderful group called Books for Older Readers. Now before you wonder why a group would restrict itself to people who are ‘old’, consider this. I am old – by definition –since the media frequently refer…