Here are some festive facts for you: 1. Bing Crosby’s version of “White Christmas” is the highest-selling music single of all time. 2. Robert Louis Stevenson, the author of Treasure Island, willed his November 13th birthday to the daughter of a friend who hated her...
If you enjoy romances full of the Christmas spirit, then this is the promo for you. My paranormal romance Merry & Seduced is part of this promo, and you can grab a copy for 99c (normally $3.99) Get in the Christmas reading spirit!
Scotland immediately comes to mind when I think of shortbread, and my next thought is always Christmas. It's said that shortbread developed from a medieval recipe, with the modernized recipe attributed to Mary, Queen of Scots. Over time the ingredients changed, with...
Merry Christmas! I hope you have a lovely day full of friends, family and laughter. Fingers crossed that Santa hides a book or two in your Christmas stocking.
Christmas falls during summer where I live in New Zealand. While I was growing up I always heard about New Zealanders who spend Christmas day at the beach. Not true in our family! Christmas to me means: 1. Warm days, sometimes with rain since we live in a subtropical...
I’m visiting Joan Reeves today and showcasing my recent release Merry & Seduced. I’m also reminiscing about Christmases past. Check out my snippet plus the posts of the other authors at 12 # Authors Reflect on Christmas Get in the Christmas mood!
Signs that summer and Christmas are really on the way… 1. Some of our native pohutukawa trees have burst into flower. The trees growing near the sea have started to flower and the others closer to our home should start flowering soon. The pohutukawa tree is known as...
I took a load of photos over Christmas, photos of the different Hawaiian islands we visited plus shipboard shots. Unfortunately disaster struck and hubby managed to delete every single photo on my digital card. There was much cursing and swearing on his part and I...
This is one of our native trees – the pohutukawa tree. It’s an evergreen and bears these gorgeous scarlet flowers around Christmas. Our local council has planted these trees all down our street and in some of the neighboring reserves. They make for a pretty picture. I...
