Happy Father’s Day!

To all the fathers out there, today is your day! To everyone else, make sure those…

Strange thought today

My family has never been one for Hallmark holidays. I haven’t heard from any of my…

Book Review: Indians on Vacation by Thomas King (humour, travel), published by HarperCollins Publishers

 So two Canadians go on vacation to Prague… It sounds like the beginning of a joke.…

Publishing Auctions

 What does it mean if your book goes to auction, and what are the different types?…

SoCS – The scent sent a cent

Or I should say the scent cost a cent and sent me to the store. Power…

Friday Reads – The Spanish Wedding Disaster

My Friday Reads this week, is my new feelgood romance novel, The Spanish Wedding Disaster, which…

Crying While Writing: anyone else do this?

Star of Bethlehem in the meadow Crying while writing. Crying while editing. And even crying while…

Notes On Hellscraper

This story began as a series of writing exercises when I was living, single and alone,…

Sunday Book Review – The Peaceful Village by Paulette Mahurin, #WWII #historicalfiction

Welcome to my Sunday Book Review. Today I’m sharing a book by one of my favorite…

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It’s that time of the year again when readers are asked by Better Reading to cast…

#WeWriWa ~ The Case of the Wedding Wrecker: The Nasty Little Creep

Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors, where writers share snippets from their work-in-progress or new release. I’m sharing…

Ringworld (1971) by Larry Niven review

     A chain reactions of millions of tightly condensed stars in the Core of the galaxy…

Hi Everyone!

 Yes! It’s me. I am back! Throughout the pandemic, as I hardly set a foot out…

Have You Entered Our Goodreads Giveaway?

I wanted to share a bit of the research that went into writing this story. Last…

TV Series Review: The Chelsea Detective

Adrian Scarborough stars as DI Max Arnold, a recently separated police officer who lives on a…

Happy Birthday Susan!

Today is Susan’s birthday, and she has gifts for you! The Blue Pendant & Prelude to…

June is Audiobook month… fun #BoldwoodBooks audiobooks promotions coming next week…

June is Audiobook Month! Boldwood Books has the best audiobooks and next week my publisher will…

IT’S GUEST AUTHOR SATURDAY!! Please welcome my lovely online friend and saga author Tania Crosse….

Hi Tania! I am so happy to welcome you back to my blog and have the…

Favorite Quotes – 2022 – Post #26

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Seven in May

I read seven books in May.   One More Croissant for the Road by Felicity Cloake…

This week in The Loft: Author Serena James Chase!

Joining me today in The Loft is author Serena James Chase. Serena writes contemporary and fantasy…

With Each New Dawn by Gail Kittleson

With Each New Dawn             Sometimes a girl needs a little pick-me-up, so my publisher created…

The Best Example by Robin Densmore Fuson

  Honest, kind, generous, compassionate, with integrity—sums up my earthly father. Somewhere in my collection of…

Poetry Day: Berserker Am I

Anger from Inside Out (People dream a lot about fear and love.  I don’t hear much…

Armageddon, the Movie

Over the weekend I watched the 1998 movie, Armageddon. It has a slightly similar plot to…