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September 28, 2024

Hi All

Hi all

I realise it has been awhile since a new book release, and since a blog post. So I thought I should let you all know what's currently happening.

Well, life got in the way - some burn out and a new job (again!).

Still working as a Practice Nurse in a GP clinic, but it's closer to home, so I can save on petrol and walk to work when it's nice. Always a bonus!

Writing-wise I'm taking a break. Some burn-out, loss of inspiration, and life getting in the way, so I took a back step and am just concentrating on doing things I have pushed aside for so long.

Writing was everything to me, but there are changing times and attitudes, expectations, costs, marketing - so many things in the publishing world that can drain a writer. No excuse, just some of the many reasons I took a step back and a break.

Definitely it's a very different world to when I first started writing, back when ebook writers 'weren't real writers' and we were looked down on. Then along came self publishing - also looked down upon - and we were big fish in a wee pond, writing how we pleased and what we wanted and the market was ours! Now we're guppies frantically swimming in an ocean of fish! LOL Now look at the ebook and self-publishing explosion!! Whoo hoo! I do miss those days when everything was new and exciting *nostolgic sigh*.

Other reasons are personal. Burnout sucks. Loss of inspiration and even loss of love of writing sucks. But life is more than writing. Life is to live and try things, pick things up that have been pushed aside. Working full time doesn't leave much time for other things. Realising that life is passing is an eye-opener. Taking a break from writing is ok.

So I'm fine, just taking a break. For how long I don't know. But I hope this little update finds you all well, and mates, there are so many great books out there to read and enjoy! And remember, take time to do things you want to do, no matter how big or small!

cheers
Ang
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Published on September 28, 2024 21:32

February 19, 2023

New release - Inspirational

Man, it has been AGES since I last posted.
I have no excuses, it just is :-) Life...life all around me!

So this new release is a photo book featuring photos I've taken from all around me. Photos from life. I do a lot of thinking when I'm walking, and those combined with the beauty and miracles of everything around me has provided me with many entertaining and thoughtful moments.

So I decided to share it with you - my thoughts and photos. Hope you enjoy i!

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"All Around Me: Musings of an Aussie Sheila"

"Ambling through life, lots of little things occur to me. I admit that while some awe even me, some make my Mum’s jaw drop - hence I haven’t included those thoughts in this volume, because it’s supposed to be…well, a nice book.

Here I share my nicer musings and photos taken from everything around me - our garden, various beloved kittes both past and present, and from my walks around the streets.

Here’s hoping they bring a smile to your face and a new appreciation for the things that are around us everyday and everywhere.

If only we take the time to look."

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Avalable in kindle and paperback from Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/All-Around-Me-...

cheers!
Ang
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Published on February 19, 2023 21:20 Tags: beauty, inspirational, miracles, new-release, photo-book

February 27, 2022

Update

Hey all
sorry I seem to have been AWOL lately. Work during the week full time, chores and shopping on a Saturday, and study on Sunday. It's taking all my time right now!
Can I just say I'm looking forward to finishing studying???? Then I can plan what's next!

Meanwhile, stay safe, smile and keep reading whatever takes your fancy! because books get us through almsot anything ;-)

For those readers caught up in the conflict in certain parts of Europe right now, my heart and thoughts and prayers are with you.
*hugs*
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Published on February 27, 2022 01:18 Tags: study, update

January 2, 2022

Happy New Year and What's Up

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
I pray that this year will be full of blessings and cheer. I know it's also probably going to be a tough year, because let's face it, the last 2 years have been and this year...welll... Anyway, you're all still in my thoughts and heart, and I wish you happiness! All we can do is look forward and keep slogging on *wink*. Thank goodness for books, cats, animals, and Diet Coke, that's all I can say LOL.

So what's new? This!

NEW RELEASE
"Forgotten" Book 10 in the Heart's Desire Soul Destroyed series is out now! Available in ebook from Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09PK1R3WJ) & Smashwords (https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...)

Blurb:
Imprisoned and forgotten, the Reeka warrior is finally freed into the care of Daamen traders. She needs to learn to live again, and Borga is more than happy to teach her.

But past shadows haunt her…someone wants her dead.

Treachery, murder, and greed…and the key to it all…the Forgotten Warrior.

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Aaaaand there's more -

PRE ORDERS!

I have the rest of the Heart's Desire Soul Destroyed series ready to roll, with monthly releases on the 1st of every month, starting with the 1st Feb 2022 with the last release being 1st Sept 2022. Check the website pre order page for the glorious covers and blurbs, and links to pre order if you wish. Available only at Amazon. If you're wanting (or needing) ePub let me know and I'll see what I can do for you.

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So what now? Indeed, what now for me and the writing? Well, I have a couple of plans. Okay, one, actually, let's be honest.

Firstly, yes, I have jumped to another job again and am now a Practice Nurse at a busy doctors' surgery, which also has another Practice as well, so I need to be available to go between the two Practices. Lots of doctors and other nurses. Lots of learning (soooo different to hospital nursing!), lots of learning of new computer programs, also. And now study - yep, have to study child immunisation, so that's coming up this month sometime. So now I work Mon to Fri, usually 8:30 to 5. No shiftwork. This is great for life, not so great for writing, so I need to do most of it on the weekends. Along with study once that rocks in.

However, until then...there's something different in the writing I want to try, so I'm going to start playing with that. Not sure how that will work out, I guess we'll all find out in the next couple of months!

So anyway, meanwhile, stay safe, be happy, and know you're always in my thoughts. Roll on New Year, let's see what's coming! (apart from, you know...masking and stuff LOL)
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Published on January 02, 2022 22:52 Tags: happy-new-year, new-release-stuff, pre-orders

October 30, 2021

Traitor is Released!

Whoooo!
Traitor, book 9 of the Heart's Desire Soul Destroyed sci-fi romance series, has been re-edited and released.

There wasn't much to change, mainly fixing some grammar and spelling issues, thank goodness! The cover is awesome (thank you Melody Simmons). So even if you're not into sci-fi romance, at least pop across to my website and check out the cover! Awesome!!! (Did I mention awesome?)

So here's the blurb for those of you who are interested:

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Military traitors are flogged, branded, and left for the outlaws.

Punished, on the run, fighting for her life, disgraced ex-sniper Oriel is saved by a giant Daamen trader. Life is uncertain, but she’s safe for now.

But no one is as they seem, a dark plot draws her ever inward, the law is closing in, and she’s neck-deep in treason.

To save those she loves, she’ll turn traitor once more.

Can Jase save her this time – or is any chance of happiness lost forever?

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Available in ebook from Amazon (http://smarturl.it/HDSDT) and Smashwords (https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...).
Check my website http://www.angelaverdenius.com for the links to iBooks, Kobo and Barnes & Noble as they come up.
Print is coming.

So what are my plans now? Well, catching up on some films and TV shows, working, reading and doing some diamond mosaic. A couple of weeks break before I decide if I’m going to pursue Steve’s story (Hope Bay #2) or another sci-fi romance. Steve has been tapping me on my shoulder, so I’m thinking it’ll be his book next (meaning a completely new story). But I can make no promises, as a few other story ideas have been drifting around in my head! You’ll know as soon as I do LOL.

Stay safe!
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Published on October 30, 2021 21:09 Tags: military, new-release, scifi-romance, traitor, what-s-next

September 16, 2021

Changes & Writing Update

People who know me know that I don't like change. Loathe it. I like things to cruise along nicely with everything I know being 'normal' and just cruising (did I mention 'cruising?)along just nicely. I don't like the boat being rocked. At all.
So I don't know why I rocked the boat myself. OK, I do know why. I did it because I have back issues which were becoming quite sore. So I decided to help my back issues, I'd slide sideways at work and enter the field of administration as a Patient Administration Assistant.
Sounds easy, right? WRONG! Now I always knew the admin people worked hard. I just had no idea the diversity of their jobs, or what each job involved. Such as that every job had smaller individual jobs, and I need to know them all. ARGH!I
I'm an old dog trying to learn new tricks! After 20years of nursing, I could walk into palliative care, medical and surgical wards blindfolded and know exactly what I had to do and how. But this? Learning this admin stuff is like being a student ALL OVER AGAIN! My brain hurts. Really hurts. I have so many notes I take that I feel like I need a freakin' huge backpack to carry it all!
So my plan is to do this 3 month probation and if all goes well, they'll keep me in admin and I can do my one or two nursing shifts every fortnight to keep my hand in. I just have to pass this probation period! Everyone there is so nice and they tell me not to stress, but man- I'm stressed!!!! Still, onwards I forge, plodding along down that tunnel to eventual enlightenment of the job! GAH!!!!
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So all this brings me to the writing update - due to learning the new job, I haven’t done a lot of writing. I'm halfway through the re-edits of the next sci-fi romance. I so want to get it all done asap so I can return to Steve and the gang in Hope Bay.
NOW - I'm not saying it will happen this year, but Steve has been giving me knuckle-wraps on the back of the head, looking over my shoulder, demanding his story be told. So once this current sci-fi romance is done, I may - just may! - have to do his story next. But I'm not making any promises right now. Steve will just have to sit and sulk until I figure this all out!
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Published on September 16, 2021 01:10 Tags: changes, hope-bay, update, writing

June 21, 2021

Witch at Different Outlets

Hi all
just a quick note (life seems to go so fast nowadays, I need to find time to do a nice, rambling blog!) to let you all know that Witch is now available in ebook at the following outlets:

Amazon - https://hyperurl.co/HDSDW

Smashwords - https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...

Kobo - https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/witc...

Barnes & Noble - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/witc...

iBooks - https://books.apple.com/au/book/witch...

and PRINT at Amazon - https://hyperurl.co/HDSDW

Done the updates on my website! Now catching up on some reading, movies and Diamond Mosaic. On holidays with...a head cold. Yep, 2 weeks and counting. Had the COVID test which was negative, so just a nasty cold that had me a week off work and then a week into my holidays and now entering my 2nd week of holidays with it. So instead of all those things I planned (cleaning out the shed, taking Mum and a friend out to lunch, having a look around the shops in town - which I never do because I'm always in a hurry and just go where I have to go - and a few other things, I've been nursing this cold at home while it's been raining outside. Good movie and reading weather, though!

Catch you later, maties. Stay safe and have a lovely day!
cheers
Ang
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Published on June 21, 2021 16:07 Tags: buying-links, ebook, print, witch

June 10, 2021

Witch - new release!

Whoo hooooo! Finally finished re-editing 'Witch', bk 8 in the Heart's Desire Soul Destroyed sci-fi romance series.

Here's the blurb:

In a bid to save a boy's soul from powerful dark forces, a famous witch and a notorious space pirate must unite. Together they will face the mysteries of the unknown, and an inheritance of powers untapped.

Evil is coming. It invades the most sacred of places, seeking to capture and destroy.

Beulah and Sinya are going to meet it head-on.
For love, for loyalty…for everything they believe in.

~*~*~*~*~

Previously published as 'Soul of a Witch', it has a new cover (super cool) and has been re-edited. I have to admit there weren't any changes in the storyline, just a 'tightening' of some sentences and a bit of a juggle with some words, but that was it.

I'd forgotten how cool it was to write this story way-back-when, my first foray into 'witchy' writing LOL. That touch of paranormal wet my appetite to do more later. Mind you, by the time I get this series done, who knows? So saying, only 10 books left to go! If I push it, I might get 2 or 3 more out this year...but let's see what life throws at me, as we all know what life does!

So you can check out the awesome cover here (sorry, I don't know how to do a link without printing out the whole website link!) - http://www.angelaverdenius.com

If you're not into sci-fi romance, no worries - but you gotta admire the cover - courtesy of Melody Simmons. ;-)

Available now in ebook from Amazon & Smashwords (Kobo, iBooks and B&N coming soon, watch the website!)
print: coming soon from Amazon.

Please be aware that 'Witch' will flip to KDPSelect in July sometime (as that's where most of the sci-fi romance readers seem to be!)

Now for my clean up of my computer and desk, then flop on the sofa and nurse this dastardly head cold!

Stay safe, my friends, and have a lovely day!
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Published on June 10, 2021 19:09 Tags: fantasy, new-release-novel, paranormal, sci-fi-romance, space-pirate, space-travel, witch

March 24, 2021

Cats Causing Havoc

Two of my 17 yr old cats are causing havoc!

Fleur decided to get a hyperthyroid and, while we're trying to get her meds & levels sorted out, she decided to toss in an upper respiratory tract infection as well.
Because, why not?

At the same time, Abby decided to go blind in one eye and get high blood pressure (I kid you not). So while we're trying to get her meds and levels sorted, she decided to get a sore eye again in her blind eye and have a bleed behind it.
Again, because, why not?

They're sleeping happily on the bed now.

See, furry kids? This is why mummy has to work.
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Published on March 24, 2021 21:10 Tags: bp, ctas, eye-bleed-havoc, hyperthyroid, urti

March 14, 2021

New Release: Forsaken

Yes!!!!!! Forsaken, bk 7 in the sci-fi romance Heart's Desire Soul Destroyed series has been released!!!

I have a few favourites amongst this rejuvenated (or should I say rejuvenating, since I'm not finished yet and there's still 11 books to go?!) series, and this is one of them. Sonja is such a unique and strong character, she gives these Daamens a run for their money. Face it, have you ever known a Daamen trader to be bested by a woman? Well hold your hats, because here comes Sonja!

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Blurb

The sins of the creator. . .

The coldblooded pirate hijacked his ship, but Red didn't expect Sonja to hijack his heart, too. Now she was in danger, he wouldn't let her go.

A legacy of evil explodes in violence and blood. . .who will live, who will die. . .who will love the Forsaken?

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Available now in ebook from:
Amazon http://hyperurl.co/HDSDF
Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...

iBooks Kobo Barnes & Noble links to come - watch my website http://www.angelaverdenius.com for the links [I'm not going to bombard you every time a new link comes out ;-)]

Forsaken will be available at the above distributors until 3rd April, then will flip over to KDPS. While I normally like my books to be available in a lot of places, as I've found out, most sci-fi romance readers seem to be at KDPS, so...

Okay, that's enough taking up of your time. Just wanted to let you know about the new release. Even if you're not into sci-fi romances (and this isn't heavy on sci-fi, it's plot and character driven), at least you have an awesome coverr to check out (thanks to Melody Simmons at https://bookcoverscre8tive.com )

cheers!
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Published on March 14, 2021 01:34 Tags: book-series, new-release, paranormal-romance, sci-fi-romance, sci-fi-series