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Famous Female Pirates

By |2023-05-15T07:36:51+12:00May 15th, 2023|Excerpt Work in Progress, Isabella - female pirate, News Letter, News Updates|

Famous Female Pirates.

While researching famous female pirates for my next new writing project I’ve stumbled upon some fascinating information about female pirates who made their mark on the high seas.

Women were not the simpering characters often depicted in novels and movies, clutching their silk dresses and pearls or fainting with shock and horror.

Here’s a […]

The Foster Mother has Its Official Cover!

By |2023-05-04T13:01:49+12:00April 15th, 2023|Coming Soon, Foster Mother, News Letter, News Updates, The Foster Mother, Valentina|

After much book-cover angst over my new psychological thriller, The Foster Mother, I bit the bullet.

I put the job out to professional cover designers in USA.

Three weeks later they returned with their concept mockup. It immediately took my breath away!

Giving them the brief put me on the spot. They asked all kinds of questions about the plot, the characters […]

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The Foster Mother Flying High

By |2023-03-26T11:49:45+13:00March 26th, 2023|Coming Soon, Excerpt Work in Progress, Foster Mother, News Letter, News Updates, The Foster Mother, Valentina|

Flying High After Finishing, The Foster Mother, my new Psychological Thriller.

I won’t be flying high for very long as the completed manuscript for, The Foster Mother, is  already out with a team of eagle-eyed Beta Readers and a professional editor who will all have much to say!

So I’m braced for their very valuable advice and for lots of red […]

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The Foster Mother Blurb

By |2023-03-07T15:48:10+13:00March 7th, 2023|Coming Soon, Excerpt Work in Progress, Foster Mother, News Letter, News Updates, The Foster Mother|

For me the hardest thing to write has been The Foster Mother Blurb.

Here is the Foster Mother Blurb after input from award winning experts and about a dozen teeth grinding rewrites from me.

There’s a world of difference between a mother and a psychopath. But sometimes, it’s hard to tell them apart… 

When a young mother abandons her baby in […]

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Valentina The Draft Prologue

By |2023-02-16T12:54:52+13:00February 11th, 2023|Coming Soon, Excerpt Work in Progress, Valentina|

I’ve been working on, Valentina, the draft Prologue for my new psychological thriller.

You may like to read Valentina-the draft prologue, and give me feedback, so I can improve my story telling skills?

Nora is the protagonist and this is setting the tone for this dark psychological thriller.

Chapter 1

PROLOGUE – Nora

I was twelve when my mother […]

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Excerpt from Confessions of Love

By |2022-11-04T09:45:45+13:00October 26th, 2022|Confessions of Love, News Letter, News Updates, Short Stories, Short Story, Short Story Collection|

Enjoy an Excerpt from Confessions of Love – a curated collection of ten lovers stories.

Here’s just one of the Ten short stories from Confessions of Love – a Curated Collection of Lovers Stories.

Some of these stories I wrote back in the 1990s! Others were written in the last year or two but all have a theme of love relationships, they’re […]

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 Confessions of Love – A Curated Collection of Lovers Stories

By |2022-10-22T13:24:45+13:00October 22nd, 2022|Coming Soon, News Letter, News Updates, Short Stories, Short Story, Short Story Collection|

Confessions of Love – A Curated Collection of Lovers Stories.

Do you wonder what goes on in other people’s minds? Confessions of Love is a Curated Collection of 10 original, never-seen-before love stories.

Escape into love, adventure, romance, suspense and history amongst the entertaining pages of this well-crafted book. 
Immerse yourself in sharp, bite-sized intrigue and […]

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Dream Versus Reality

By |2022-10-05T14:52:15+13:00October 2nd, 2022|News Letter, News Updates, Night Lark|

There’s the dream and there’s the reality.

I’ve been away from home in NZ for over six weeks now, languishing in Kefalonia Island in Greece and Italy – Sicily to be more specific. 

It’s been both maddening and stimulating. Where to start?

I completely underestimated the HEAT and endured temperatures in the 36F to 38F degrees, nearly baking what’s left of my […]

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Night Lark – New Suspense on Pre-Order

By |2022-10-05T14:53:14+13:00August 22nd, 2022|Coming Soon, Excerpt Work in Progress, Lark, News Letter, News Updates, Night Lark|

I’m excited to let you know my new book, Night Lark, a thriller romantic suspense, is on pre-order and will be available by the end of September.

Here’s the final cover and the final blurb – even the title got updated to Night Lark. Pre-order here and read the full blurb below.

“It’s just a Night Lark until Grace disappears […]

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Duplicity Award Winning Fiction

By |2022-10-05T14:54:56+13:00August 10th, 2022|Duplicity, News Letter, News Updates, Reviews|

Award Winning Fiction?

I’m about to head off overseas in 11 days and have been decluttering my email inbox!

The last thing I expected was Duplicity being named as Award Winning Fiction runner up in the USA.

The last thing I need is spending my holiday answering 6000 emails. Well maybe not that much, but if feels like it some days! I had […]

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