I adore bears, but we don’t have any in New Zealand. In fact, we don’t have any large mammals, so I’m always interested in seeing bears in the wild whenever the opportunity presents itself. My Churchill Polar Bear series came to fruition after my husband and I visited Churchill in Manitoba, Canada, especially to see polar bears. It was a magical trip, and we spent several days viewing the polar...
During our recent trip we visited the Tui Brewery in Mangatainoka. It was a lunch stop, and of course, we had to try the beer. According to legend, in 1889 a man called Henry Wagstaff stopped on the banks of the Mangatainoka River to make a cup of tea. That cup of tea...
Humans spend one third of their lives sleeping, and recent research suggests that we’re sleeping one to two hours less per night on average. I watched a British documentary on sleep this week and found it interesting. As I get older, I find I have more trouble...
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Before I published my first book, I wrote a story called Summer in the City. The heroine was a country girl and funnily enough, her name was Summer. She was a trainee librarian, and she moved to Auckland for further training and to get away from her overprotective...
Death Below Stairs is a historical mystery and it is set during the reign of Queen Victoria (after Albert died). It is the first in a new series. Here's the blurb: Highly sought-after young cook Kat Holloway takes a position in a Mayfair mansion and soon finds herself...
Do you enjoy reading dragon romances? Check out the Feel the Burn sale for all your dragon romance needs. Grab a copy of Blue Moon Dragon, the first book in my Dragon Investigators series as part of the promotion. Don't forget to enter the giveaway while you're...
