This week’s theme is Their Sexy Thoughts. When characters think about each other in a sexy, exciting way, we as readers adore them. We love hearing about how the hero thinks the heroine is sexy and loving and oh so much more as the story progresses. As writers, we...
Month: January 2015
Ice Blocks and Electrical Goods
We’ve had another hot day here in New Zealand. The weather people keep saying it’s going to rain but it hasn’t happened yet. Bella has taken to sleeping on the tiles at the front door (which is generally open) or she sleeps upside down with all her legs sticking in...
13 Animals and Birds that Mate for Life
As a romance author, I believe in happy relationships and happy endings. I live them everyday while write and reading my books. While some humans are monogamous, there is an equal number of those who cheat or move on to another partner for one reason or another. The...
Revive Raw Salad
I visited one of the Revive restaurants in Auckland last week and had this salad as part of my lunch. It was delicious. On my arrival home, I checked the Revive cookbook I had and was delighted to find the recipe for the salad I’d enjoyed so much. Ingredients: 2...
Weta Workshop in Wellywood!
Anyone who is interested in movie special effects will have heard about the award-winning Weta Studios. They’ve been involved with many movies and TV shows including the Lord of the Rings movies, King Kong, Avatar to mention a few and more recently Thunderbirds. Weta...
Captain Cook’s Cottage
During our recent visit to Melbourne, Australia we visited Captain Cook’s cottage in Fitzroy Gardens. This cottage, built in 1755, is the oldest building in Australia, and although it is called Captain Cook’s cottage, the building was actually owned by his...
Felix and Casey: Their First Meet
This week’s theme for My Sexy Saturday is “You’re So Sexy”. It’s all about the sexiness of characters, how they relate to each other and how they relate to us as readers. We all love those characters, and this week we’re aiming to put them front and center. Favored by...
Egypt: Worthy of a Painting!
We visited Egypt quite a few years ago now and had a brilliant time. Egypt is a country full of fascinating history. Mummies. I gravitate to them in museums! But I was also taken by the scenery. The Nile, which is like a backbone, provides a lifeline for the people...
The Otago Peninsula – World Famous!
On Christmas day we spent time in Port Chalmers. The sail away was beautiful with fine weather – very different from the last time we were there when the peninsula was covered with fog and visibility was nil! The scenery was gorgeous – blue skies and this group of...