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February 2024

Here we are, almost in February and I’m planning a long walk around my suburb to check which trees and shrubs are blooming. The opening chapters in The Guy from the Wedding start just after the height of Perth summer and I gotta be sure those seasonal markers are accurate 🌼

Cue: Me outdoors with a notebook for the next six months, counting clouds and flowers like some sort of nerd.

Between family commitment and home improvements, I’ve had a fairly slow start to 2024. There’s only so much you can do while waiting for paint to dry and for insurance people to sort out their paperwork. When not writing or watching our next batch of bird’s eye chillies to ripen 🌶 I’ve been gathering short and sweet reads to enjoy under the summer sunshine.

At this moment, I’m leisurely strolling through Summer of Second Chances by Nola Li Barr, a short story about Rose from the novel Forbidden Blossom. I’ve been wanting to read Nola Li Barr’s family saga series for a long time, and am super excited to finally get a taste of the Skyline Mansion world.

How about you? What are you reading right now?

From friends and around the way

Running Haunted by Effrosyni Moschoudi
Kelly aches to start a new life in Nafplio, but little does she know that Alex’s house has an extra inhabitant not even the family knows about.

Welcome Home Billionaire by Bertie Stein
He's a NYC Billionaire. My best friend's brother. There is definitely still an attraction between us, but telling him about our daughter now could ruin everything.

Saving Grace by Elizabeth Doherty
A rockstar’s daughter who hates rockstars. A musician who wants to reach the next level. Grace and Declan set off across the country to get the band back together.

Love is in the Air
Over thirty great titles in this sweet romance book fair.

Discover amazing books!
An all-genre book fair. Ends 2nd March.

Sweet, Clean Romance Books on Amazon
A book fair of sweet and clean romance titles available on Amazon.

You might enjoy this too:

A gentle truth from The School of Life:

Beneath all the turmoil and agitation of relationships, two fundamental anxieties stand out, and help to explain our worst antics and sorrows. Love seems to plunge us into oscillating fears of engulfment on the one hand, and abandonment on the other.

Read the rest: Our Two Great Fears in Love

By the way, reviews are a huge help to small-time indie authors. Both good reviews and bad ones help readers hone in on the books and authors they resonate with. If you’ve enjoyed one of my books, I’d love it if you would leave me a review or star rating on BookBub, StoryGraph or Goodreads.

The Guy from the Wedding – BookBub – StoryGraph – Goodreads

The Guy from the Internet – BookBub – StoryGraph – Goodreads

The Guy from the Library – BookBub – StoryGraph – Goodreads

The Guy from the Park – BookBub – StoryGraph – Goodreads

The Guy from the Flower Shop – BookBub – StoryGraph – Goodreads

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