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The White Desert 2, Egypt #travel
We spent the night in the White desert, camping out on the sandy patches between the rock formations. Once the sun went down, the temperature dropped, and it became chilly. The campfire was very welcome.
The White Desert, Egypt #travel
This is the White Desert in the west of Egypt. It’s full of strange rock and sand formations, caused by the wind. I imagine a lunar landscape looks much like this.
A Cinderella Romance Set in New Zealand #sale #99c
This month I’m taking part in the VIP Reader Rewards for April. Lots of genres on sale and free. Loads of bargains! My book, ONE NIGHT OF MISBEHAVIOR is part of the promotion and currently on sale at 99c (normally $3.99) Grab your copy now: Amazon| All Romance ebooks|...
Reivers in Hunted & Seduced #paranormal
When I was working through my edits for Hunted & Seduced, my editor asked me about my use of the word reivers. Did I mean Reavers, the ferocious race, that featured in the television series Firefly? And wasn’t I spelling it incorrectly? No, I answered. I mean...
A Taste of Poison
One of the cool things about writing books with mystery and suspense elements is that you get to kill people off. The murder can be behind the scenes where the reader doesn’t see the grisly stuff, or the murder can be graphic and gritty and give readers nightmares....
Terms of Endearment
“Hello, darling.” “Stop right there, sweetheart.” “Lookin’ good, babe!” “Sugar-pie, honey bunch, you know that I love you.” “Aw, snookums.” Endearments and pet names have always been part of our vocabularies. They appear in movies, on television, we see them in books...