She always gets her man?

Of course! And why wouldn’t she? Isn’t everyone a sucker for a happy ending?? Last Friday in Melbourne I hope Leigh Redhead, Bronwyn Parry, Cheryl Wright and I convinced the audience we all need some optimism in our lives. And if we didn’t, we had fun trying! The panel discussion at the Sisters In Crime Continue reading


And the winners are!

Thank you to everyone who took part in the Australia Day Book Giveaway Blog Hop! What an amazing variety of fabulous books which are now winging their way to new homes. A huge thank you to Shelleyrae from Book’d Out for organising the event again this year. I had a lovely time revisiting wonderful, evocative Continue reading


Australia Day Book Giveaway!

It’s the Australia Day Book Giveaway Thanks to Shelleyrae from Book’d Out for setting up an Australia Day Book Giveaway again this year. Click here to visit the site and find other wonderful opportunities to win books. And what ever you’re doing to celebrate it – enjoy!! So what does Australia Day mean to you? Continue reading


Life’s like that…

I’m back! Apologies for my unscheduled absence, but there simply haven’t been enough hours in the day for the last few weeks. It started with GenreCon and hasn’t let up since. If you missed out on GenreCon then put it in your diary for next year or 2015 as it’s a wonderful celebration of Genre Continue reading


I’m frocking up for Frocktober!

Coincidences and those déja vu moments when I find myself pre-empting what will happen next have been a regular part of my life. I’m never quite sure what to make of them, but these days I go with the flow. My head tells me they are just a part of a busy mind that dredges Continue reading


Good news week!

Capt G and Zeus are suffering from too much excitement this week. Here we are on a gorgeous Sunday morning and my boys are both snoring their heads off!! Evidence is indisputable. I, on the other hand, am still bouncing off the floors and the ceilings! (There will no photographs of that particular manoeuvre!) This Continue reading


ARRC 2013

The fun is over for another two years and I’m heading home to Cairns after a fabulous weekend at the Australian Romance Readers Convention 2013. Congratulations to the organisers for delivering a great convention. The keynote speakers were excellent as was the mix of panels. Delicious food and convivial company made it extra special (breakfasts Continue reading


Genre Celebrations!

Calling all lovers of Genre Fiction! This coming weekend the wonderful team at QWC, headed by new CEO Meg Vann, is staging GenreCon an inaugural event to celebrate all things about romance, speculative fiction, fantasy stories, paranormals, erotica, general women’s fiction and the list goes on. In fact, let’s just celebrate writing and great stories!! GenreCon is Continue reading


I’m here!

I didn’t think life could get any more hectic, but it seems it can… I’m sat in bed with a cup of tea, GW and Zeus snoring peacefully beside me, catching up on emails, blogs, twitter, Face Book and the mail. Can’t quite see an end in sight yet and my laptop’s in danger of Continue reading


Coffs and Bello

Coffs and Bello? Sounds like I’ve got a bad chest cold when in fact I’ve just had the most wonderful couple of days in Coffs Harbour and Bellingen. It started with chauffeur drive pick up from Coffs Harbour. Wagtail Cottage B&B is gorgeous, but add in the wonderful host, Jenn and Jeanette, plus Daiquiri and Continue reading