July has been an amazing month with several book talks, a radio interview and an addition to our orchid family. I was delighted when the local MoreFM station made contact and invited me to chat with Brent about walking…
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New Zealand historical fiction
As many of you know, I delve into the past quite a lot. I’m always looking for a story – an anchor for my next character to get involved with – and found myself fascinating by the late 19th…
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Gwenna The Welsh Confectioner has a special place in my heart for two reasons. The first, because I am Welsh born and grew up with stories about my great-great-grandmother the sugar boiler, and secondly because the story is dedicated…
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NEW Meet the Author Book Launch events just for you
I’m delighted to announce that I’ve been invited to present at several Meet the Author Book launch events in the upcoming weeks. You are welcome to come along and say hello and ask questions. Thursday 7 July at Whangamata…
Apart from having an addiction to travelling, I long ago discovered genealogy was in my bones, or should that be blood? Whichever way you describe it, I can spend hours online looking for the who’s who of family, and…
Followers of this blog will already know that my other half and I do a lot of travelling. We hitch up our caravan and take the slow and easy-path for weeks on end to discover this beautiful country. During…
It’s not too late to buy mum a book for Mother’s Day. Readers of my blogs and newsletters will know I have a new book release on that day – Elinor, Book 2 in The Art of Secrets series…
Mother’s Day is coming up – 8 May 2022. If your Mum loves stories about family life, the past, genealogy mysteries, and second chances, all set in our beautiful country, then I’d be delighted if you would check out…
Part Two of my cruisy life comes to you from… my bedroom. Struck down by Covid, I’ve finally found the strength to tap a few keys, but I’d prefer to look back to when we were raring to go…
I’ve spent quite some time running down rabbit holes recently looking for people and their stories, discovering what life was like in the 1920s here in New Zealand, and connecting a few dots. What struck me most while doing…