For the first time in almost five years, we have air-conditioning at home!! I can’t believe I’m actually happy about this. I fell out of love with AC a long time ago after developing a nasty cough that lingered for weeks (eventually the doctor surmised that I’d caught two consecutive flus, followed by a sinus …
About The Author
Welcome to my new site
Yeah okay, it looks a lot like my old site. But it’s really different under the hood — honest! I’ve moved from the old Blogger platform to a shiny new WordPress platform. As much as I was tickled by wrangling Blogger into shape, it just involved so much effort just to do a tiny thing. …
The Guy from the Park — cover reveal
I hope you liked last month’s sneak peek at the first draft of The Guy from the Park. At last it has a cover, and I’m pleased as purple ice-cream to get to share it with you! The Guy from the Park Summer days and new beginnings. Off the back of a bad breakup, Sabrina Chen is getting …
5 things in 2021 — a review
My year in review. 5 things (books, movies, etc.) I enjoyed in 2021 Beneath the Sleepless Stars by Charisse Nicholle The Ugly Truth (2009) Not Looking For Love by Jenn Winters Kim’s Convenience Christmas in July by Enni Amanda 5 things that went well this year Releasing The Guy from the Library at long last! Getting to go see movies in …
WIP sneak peek: “The Guy from the Park”
If you subscribe to my newsletter, you’ll already know that I’ve been working on a new Somerville Stories piece, The Guy from the Park. Unlike “Library” (which is currently available through StoryOrigin), the first draft of “Park” came together pretty swiftly, and should be releasing early next year! 😄 Fancy a sneak peek? This excerpt is from my …
Book Feature + Giveaway: Holiday Hopes by Jessica Anne Renwick
Holiday Hopes A Starlight Inn Novel by Jessica Anne Renwick Genre: Sweet Holiday Romance She’s tethered to her past until he rescues the horse of her dreams . . . Kelsey Simone can’t wait to have a tradition-filled family Christmas. When the vet school dropout’s sister invites her and their mom to stay at the …
Book Feature + Giveaway: Warming My Winter Heart by Michelle Cornish
Warming My Winter HeartMichelle CornishPublication date: November 22nd 2020Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance You can’t run from love forever . . . When Lexi Blair comes home to Little City from LA for Christmas, she gets the surprise of her life—the ex-fiancé she thought was dead is very much alive and wants her back! It’s …
Are character descriptions important? Yes. Yes, they are.
Is it wrong for someone who writes for a living to admit they once had a habit of skipping whole chapters of books? Of course I’m, uhh, asking for a friend… 😅 No, yeah, okay, it’s me. In my teens, I was very very much into the Baby-Sitters Club series. I must have read most of the …
There’s room in the world for a HEA
You don’t need me to tell you that the world is in some trying times. You also don’t need me to tell you that even before the dark days of 2020 many peoples all over the world were already facing some form of crisis. But this year in particular, I’m finding unusually significant solace in …
The Best Bit: Christmas in July by Enni Amanda
The verdict is in: Reading Christmas in July in August did not diminish the quality of this book. In fact, August was very cold here in Perth and I very much enjoyed shivering in my living room while pouring through this Enni Amanda novella. Christmas in July is a sweet and slightly sensual snowed-in romance, set in the highlands …