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Happy 2013!

“Shoot for the moon, even if you fail, you’ll land among the stars” – Cecelia Ahern

I’m really glad and humbled that you’ve come back to check out my post this week as well. Yes, I’m the newbie here, filling big shoes – literally. Anyway. Got back from holidays today, just in time to post numéro deux for this week. The brain still mushy from the heat last week, I wondered yesterday whether I should humbly ask for a widget that converts Celsius to Fahrenheit, because if I tell you l...

Rachel Gibson - Tangled up in You

Publisher: HarperCollins

ISBN:  9780061178030

My rating: 3/5


Maddie is determined to uncover the untold story about the town's sordid past—her past. As a child, Maddie lost everything, and now she's back at the scene of the scandal—a local establishment that's always belonged to the Hennessys—determined to uncover the truth, and nothing is going to stand in her way. Especially not a black-haired, blue-eyed Hennessy.
Everyone in Truly knows that the Hennessy men are irresistible, and the cu...

Janet Evanovich - Notorious Nineteen

Publisher: Bantam

ISBN: 9780755385010

My rating: 3/5

 
After a slow summer of chasing low-level skips for her cousin Vinnie’s bail bonds agency, Stephanie Plum finally lands an assignment that could put her checkbook back in the black. Geoffrey Cubbin, facing trial for embezzling millions from Trenton’s premier assisted-living facility, has mysteriously vanished from the hospital after an emergency appendectomy. Now it’s on Stephanie to track down the con man. Unfortunately, Cubbin has disap...

Tuesday Tales - Picture Prompt

Tuesday Tales Time !!!!
So, every week several authors compose a short story or take a scene from a WIP - all based on a word  prompt, OR like this week, a picture prompt.
And this week's prompt is .....


 .... a snow cabin :-)

ENJOY!
 
 
Ty pulled away from her and searched her eyes wondering whether he had stepped too far. But she didn’t move, just returned his gaze for a moment in silence. His pulse rate went up another notch before he finally broke the stillness as...

Six Sentences Sunday - 16/12/12

Welcome to Six Sentence Sunday. My six today come from my latest release "Innocent Tears".





With an arched eyebrow he said quietly,
"Sweetheart, lips are there to be kissed. Not to bite on them until they bleed.”Emma placed her fingers on her lips instantly, and then she
blushed. Good grief. She was about to turn her head away from him,
when he slowly brushed away a strand of her hair. Flynn took her fingers into his hand and cupped her chin with his other hand.





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Matthew Reilly - Ice Station

Publisher:  Pan Macmillan Australia

ISBN: 9780330360890

My rating: 3/5


At a remote ice station in Antarctica, a team of US scientists has made an amazing discovery. They have found something buried deep within a 100-million-year-old layer of ice. Something made of METAL.Led by the enigmatic Lieutenant Shane Schofield, a team of crack United States marines is sent to the station to secure this discovery for their country. They are a tight unit, tough and fearless. They would follow their lea...

Tuesday Tales - Future

Tuesday Tales Time !!!!
So, every week several authors compose a short story or take a scene from a WIP - all based on a word  prompt.
This is this week's prompt is FUTURE

To give you a little reminder, Tyson Gaspaldi receives the Brownlow Medal, Best and Fairest AFL player, but instead of Katie, it's his mother sitting next to him. He remembers how he had met Katie years earlier.

 ENJOY!
 


Ty shook his head and chuckled as he held out his hand to help her carry some of the...

Goodreads Book Giveaway "Journey to Her Dreams"

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Six Sentence Sunday - Innocent Tears

Welcome to Six Sentence Sunday. My six today come from my latest release "Innocent Tears".


 Flynn looked at Nadine. “Are you scared?”She nodded.“So am I.”“Mum said you weren’t scared of anything.”He choked back a smile. “Did she?”
“Hm-hm.”


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Interview with Iris Blobel
Today I'm thrilled to...: Interview with Iris Blobel Today I'm thrilled to share an interview with Iris Blobel on writing, editing and her newest release, In...