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New Release: Maverick Lovers

Yay! Maverick Lovers is here. At long last, Christina gets her story. This story was a challenge to write, and it percolated for a long time. *grin* I hope you enjoy Maverick Lovers. BTW, Maverick Lovers is book 6 in the Friendship Chronicles series, but it can be read as a standalone. Here's the blurb: Maverick: [noun] an independent person who has ideas or behavior that differs from the norm....

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Reasons to Read Historical Romance!

I'm visiting The Reading Cafe this afternoon, and my topic is historical romance. Let me tell you why you should read historical romance :) There's a giveaway, so don't forget to enter to win a copy of The Spurned Viscountess while you're there. The Reading Cafe

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H is for Haka

The haka is a Maori war dance or a challenge, which is performed by males. The word haka actually means dance and in the past, women used to take part too. These days, many of our sports teams do the haka. The All Blacks, our rugby team, do the haka before each game...

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F is for Fishing

New Zealanders love their boats and fishing. Fishing is a reasonably cheap activity since you don’t need a licence, except if you want to fish for fresh-water fish such as trout. My husband’s family are all very keen fishermen. Me—not so much. I think the sport is...

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E is for Earthquake

My post today is about earthquakes. The earth, although it seems solid, consists of a series of plates, which are a bit like jigsaw puzzle pieces. When the plates collide the layers distort and the stress builds until the crust of the Earth buckles. An earthquake...

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D is for Dunedin

Dunedin is the second largest city in the South Island of New Zealand. A lot of Scottish people settled in this area of New Zealand, and during the gold rush, which started with the discovery of gold in Gabriel’s Gully, the population of Dunedin swelled until it...

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C is for Cook Strait

Thirteen Things About Cook Strait 1. Cook Strait is the body of water separating the North and South Islands of New Zealand. 2. The strait is named after Captain James Cook who sailed through it in 1770. 3. Maori legends says Kupe (an explorer) discovered Cook Strait...

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