At long last, the Dragon Investigators series has a new addition. I had a lot of fun writing this one, and I absolutely adore the hero and heroine together. There is suspense, humor, dragon politics, and Maori mythology along with romance. If you've read Blood Moon Dragon, book 2 in the series, you've already met Manu. You'll realize the predicament Manu was in at the end of Hone's romance. In...
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Travels Through Africa
Today I’m taking a trip down memory lane and posting several photos from my African trip. We spent seven months in Africa, starting our journey in Harare, Zimbabwe. From there we travelled down to Botswana before returning north again. We visited twenty-five...
Thirteen Useless Facts about Romans
During my latest library jaunt I picked up a copy of The Mammoth Book of Useless Information by Noel Botham. Some of the useless information relates to Romans, and since hubby and I are off to Europe later this year, I thought this would make a good TT topic. Thirteen...
Stink to High Heaven: Baths and Bathing
One of my recent library reads has been If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home by Lucy Worsley. An excellent read BTW, and full of interesting social details about beds, underwear, child birth, marriage etc. If you’re writing historical romance or you’re...
Thirteen Factoids About Eighteenth Century Food
I picked up a copy of A History of English Food by Clarissa Dickson Wright from the library last week. The history of food fascinates me, and I enjoyed the way this author told an interesting story instead of throwing facts at me. Here are thirteen things I found...
Thirteen Quotes About Age
Many years ago, around 8.00pm, I’m told, I came into the world kicking and screaming. Yes, today is my birthday, so I thought age was a very appropriate topic for my Thursday Thirteen today. Thirteen Age Quotes 1. I was surprised when I started getting old. I always...
Behind the Mask…
Masks in a Chinese craft shop Since I'm off on a mini holiday and leaving before the birds even think about chirping tomorrow morning, I thought I'd give you a virtual tour through China during the next four days. I hope to pop in and chat during the day, so I'm going...