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Happy 2024!

Nooo idea at all where 2023 went. It flew by so fast. But wishing you all a wonderful 2024! Happy New Year! I am an unabashed New Years’ Resolution person. And while, as a writer, I always set a writing goals for the coming year, and, of course, always aim to eat well and exercise…

New book award for Drink Wine, 2023 Shelf Unbound Best Indie Book Competition

What can I say? I’m thrilled that my short story collection, Drink Wine and Be Beautiful, has claimed its third literary award. So excited this Italian-themed collection has been named a Notable Indie for the Shelf Unbound 2023 Best Indie Book prize. While I’m always thrilled to receive book awards, it means even more with…

European destinations to visit for the Christmas light season

It’s that time of year again … short days made brighter by stunning Christmas lights. Since Christmas celebrations in Europe continue through to 6 January, you’re still in time to enjoy those cheery holiday lights. Here’s a roundup of some European cities and towns to consider visiting to enjoy those holiday lights – and much…

#BooksMakeGreatGifts – Consider my novels and short story collection for the readers in your life

Last week I shared with you lots of great advice for book shopping, with reviews for all my Womens Fiction Writers Association (WFWA) authors’ novels I read in 2023. Any (or all) of these novels would be well appreciated by any bookworm on your list. You can see my blog post with book reviews here…

Loved my stay at Malaga’s Grand Hotel Miramar

Enjoyed such a wonderful stay in Malaga’s Grand Hotel Miramar, in Spain’s Andalucia region. I am a huge admirer of historic hotels, and the Grand Hotel Miraramar had it in spades. Construction begain on this hotel by architect Fernando Guerrero Strachan in 1921, and it was inaugurated as Hotel Principe de Astirias in 1926, with…

#BooksMakeGreatGifts – consider these WFWA-authored novels for your holiday shopping

Couldn’t agree more that #BooksMakeGreatGifts. Are you looking for that perfect holiday read for that special bookworm in your life? Look no further. I’ve never gone wrong reading novels by Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA) authors. Here are the WFWA author novels I’ve read in in 2023, alongside my reviews, here below. In 2023, I…

Malaga – all decked out for the holidays

The first weekend of December, I was for the first time in Malaga, Spain – in the country’s beautiful Andalucia region. It was great to see the city decked out with Christmas decorations on all its streets, palm trees and orange trees, adding a festive spirit to the nightly movida. Although I have traveled a…

Launch day for Rome’s Last Noble Palace!

So very excited! It’s finally here – not just St Nicholas’ day, but also launch day for my latest novel, Rome’s Last Noble Palace. I so loved bringing this dual time line story set in modern-day and 1890s Rome to life, and I hope you’ll enjoy the intertwined stories of Sophie and Isabelle. I have…

Up and down the hills of Todi

I’ve already written about the wonderful view from the San Fortunato bell tower , and I’ll have future posts on the beautiful squares and churches of this pretty Umbrian hill town. But today, I want to talk about all the hills a tourist has to climb to visit these picturesque hill towns …. and to…

My November 2023 reads

Another month, another great journey through books. My November started out following American Wallis Simpson who moves to London with her second husbands and shifts from standing on the sidelines of glamorous parties to a position of power as the lover of the Prince of Wales. As someone who never spared a kind thought for…