The crunch of tyres, the muted slam of car doors and the sound of footsteps. The night still slumbers on. I slip out of bed leaving GW asleep. Zeus isn’t happy at being left behind. The beachfront is already crowded – ANZAC Day Dawn Service at Trinity Beach is special. As we listen to a Continue reading
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Blue Skies
Just another glorious day in paradise. What’s the weather like with you? 🙂
Back yard blitz
The back yard make-over is almost finished! We still have some re-planting to do and a path of pavers to lay, but hopefully the drainage issues are solved. Next time we get 200 mms of rain in a day Zeus won’t have wet feet! (And GW and I won’t be waiting apprehensively with brooms to Continue reading
RWA Conference Spotlight
I’m in the glare of the Diamonds Are Forever RWA Conference Spotlight! Want to know about my workshop ‘Relentless Conflict? (Ok, ok, I know. The title is pretty much self-explantory 🙂 ) Drop by the Romance Writers of Australia Blog and check it out!
Silent Fear
Silent Fear is another page turner from Katherine Howell. Â Detective Ella Marconi is back at work unravelling a complex crime involving brothels, drugs, and murder. Â Holly, a paramedic, provides the other point of view for the story. It’s a good contrast between the conflicted paramedic and the dedicated detective. As usual the cast of characters Continue reading
Hear me roar
Driving home last night from the Trinity Beach book club meeting I was listening to Tony Delroy on the ABC’s Night Life. His guest was Rachel Ward, chatting about her recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald titled ‘I Am Strong. I Am Invisible.’ Also along for the conversation was researcher Mark Crindle. The gist Continue reading
Spotlight on Romantic Suspense
Along with my fellow Romantic Suspense authors, Bronwyn Parry, Sandy Curtis, Shannon Curtis and Karlene Blakemore- Mowle, I’m over chatting about our upcoming panel at the RWA Diamonds are Forever Conference on the Gold Coast. Drop by to say hello at the RWA Blog You can find more information about Australian Romantic Suspense at our Continue reading
Thank you, Stephanie!
A huge thank you to Stephanie, Doug and the vet nurse from Marlin Coast Veterinary Hospital at Trinity Beach who turned out at 7pm on Good Friday to dislodge a brisket bone from Zeus’s throat. You guys are wonderful! And thanks to our understanding dinner guests (including my sister who headed back to France in Continue reading
A rod by any other name?
I understand why editors cringe at some of the analogies writers use to describe intimate male body parts. The poor old penis finds itself being called a rod, a member, a dick, shaft, schlong, old fella, wedding tackle  – all in the pursuit of making it sound sexy and masterful and alluring or, at the Continue reading
Saying g’day might be easier…
One of the delights of living in north Queensland is the laid back connections between people. It would feel wrong not to say g’day to my fellow walkers in the mornings and afternoons. The butcher leans on the counter and discusses the economy (and the lack of tourists) and I suspect he has a better Continue reading