Renae Kaye's Blog, page 16
December 23, 2014
What is Christmas About?
Every year I complain bitterly. My mother-in-law insists on inviting a bunch of people for breakfast, arriving at 8am. Included are three lots of neighbours, and a few friends.I think this is a lovely idea – sharing Christmas.
Except she also insists that we be over at her house before this 8am time. We need to be over there so we can exchange gifts and have our festivities before her guests at 8am (because it is rude to open presents in front of guests).
That usually means I have to get up at 5am on Christmas morning, so that the kids can have time to open their presents from Santa, time to open their presents from their mum and dad, time to play with their presents, time to get dressed, time to pack up the car with all the things we need to take with us, time to finish preparing the foods we need to take with us and stack them all in cooler bags so that they make the journey to lunch in the Australian summer.
Every year I complain bitterly at this.
Two years ago we were making our way to my in-laws’ house at a very early hour on Christmas morning – before most people were awake. There were only a handful of other cars on the road. I was yawning madly and the kids were bouncing in the back of the car as we approached a set of lights. A car had parked awkwardly on one corner and four people were standing next to the car. I looked at them and wondered what the hell were they doing? Why had they parked their car there? Why were they standing there?
As we waited for the lights to turn green it suddenly became clear.
There was a woman with three children – aged from about ten to fifteen. As we watched she reached into the car and withdrew several large bunches of flowers and gave them to the kids, and they walked ten metres from the lights to a small white cross at the side of the road where flowers were already placed.
Three days previously a father-of-three had been killed at that set of lights after a drunk driver had run a red light. On this Christmas morning, we witnessed the pilgrimage of his widow and children as they came to say Merry Christmas to their father.
Their father who would never come home.
Their father who they would never see again.
And here I was bitching about getting up early to see my family.
So as I wish you all a Merry Christmas, I would like to remind you of two things:
1. Be thankful at being able to spend the day with your family. Many don’t have that opportunity ever again.
And…
2. (Most importantly) make sure you are not the reason that another family don’t have a loved one to celebrate with. Be responsible this holiday season. Don’t drink and drive. Drive safely and carefully.
Merry Christmas.
Love always,
Renae Kaye.
December 19, 2014
20QQ - Lisa Harris and Lisa Henry
Today, for my final lot of 20 Quick Questions of Australian authors, I have up:
Lisa Harris and Lisa Henry.
I swear I didn't do that on purpose!
I sent out a bunch of 20QQ requests, and as the authors got back to me, I grabbed two and paired them up. And for some reason the two Lisa's were last. Jinx! Let's see how many of their answers are the same too.
1. What state do you live in?
Lisa Harris: The chilly cold Australian Capital Territory. Yep, I’m the prime minister’s neighbour. Lol.
Lisa Henry: Queensland.
2. What’s the bird emblem of your state?
Lisa Harris: A gang-gang cockatoo. Interesting name!
Lisa Henry: The brolga.
3. Did you have to look that up?
Lisa Harris: Yes. But it’s great to know I’ve learned something new today.
Renae: I live to serve...
Lisa Henry: Absolutely.
4. Favourite season?
Lisa Harris: Spring. There’s nothing like the first blooms of the season, watching as the days get longer and warmer. Love it.
Lisa Henry: Winter! Having said that, I live in the tropics, so “winter” means “had to turn the fan off and put socks on”.
5. Favourite ice cream flavour?
Lisa Harris: Hokey Pokey. Cos that’s what it’s all about. Hehe.
Renae: You put your left hand in... Great! Now I'm singing that song!
Lisa Henry: Chocolate.
6. Favourite colour?
Lisa Harris: Blue.
Lisa Henry: Green.
7. Three people from history you’d like to meet?
Lisa Harris: Jesus (yes I want questions answered), Albert Einstein and one of my ancestors, First Fleeter Owen Cavanough.
Lisa Henry: The characters in history I’m most interested in tend to be the ones I’d be scared to meet in real life – like Nero, or Henry VIII. Fascinating guys, but way too eager to execute people. And I’m not sure I’d like to meet the good guys either, like Gandhi or Mother Theresa. I already know I’m generally a terrible person, thanks for rubbing it in my face. So I’m going to pick a scientist, a philosopher, and a writer: Charles Darwin, Voltaire, and Kurt Vonnegut.
8. Do you prefer dinner parties, or raves?
Lisa Harris: Dinner parties (as long as I’m not the one cooking). Too old to rave, but I have been known to rave on at times.
Lisa Henry: Dinner parties. But not fancy dinner parties. I would be terrible at those. But I like talking with people and hearing stories, which is hard to do at a rave.
9. Star sign?
Lisa Harris: Aries.
Lisa Henry: Aquarius.
10. Morning bird, or night owl?
Lisa Harris: Depends on what I’m doing. I work more productively in my job in the mornings, but when it comes to chilling out I love the night time.
Lisa Henry: Night owl. I hear mornings are lovely, but I have no interest in participating in them.
Renae: LOL!
11. Preferred beverage?
Lisa Harris: Coffee! And none of that instant stuff please.
Lisa Henry: Turkish apple tea. It is the greatest.
Renae: **googling**
12. Pizza, burger or chinese?
Lisa Harris: Chinese.
Lisa Henry: Chinese. Much more variety than a pizza or burger!
13. Beach, forest or mountains?
Lisa Harris: Mountains. Grew up on the beach, and all I can recall is shark alarms going off all the time, and sand in very weird places.
Renae: The sand... oh the sand... My greatest nightmare.
Lisa Henry: Why can’t I have all the things? But beach, probably. Then forest. Then mountains.
14. Author you admire?
Lisa Harris: Too many to mention, but if I had to choose one, I’d say N. R. Walker.
Lisa Henry: There are so many great authors I could list here. In the m/m genre, autobuys for me include JP Barnaby, Heidi Cullinan, Alexis Hall, KJ Charles, and Amy Lane.
15. Favourite book you’ve written?
Lisa Harris: That’s like trying to choose one child over the other. The two stories I’ve published are both in my heart, and other stories I’ve collaborated on just as much.
Lisa Henry: Either When All the World Sleeps, because I love the melancholy, or Dark Space, because Brady was such a fun character to write with all his angst and self-sabotaging bullshit.
16. Your next book release and when?
Lisa Harris: His Personal Assistant, April 2015.
Lisa Henry: December 29! It’s called The Two Gentlemen of Altona, and it’s the first story in the Playing the Fool series that J.A. Rock and I wrote. It’s your basic story of an egg-obsessed Shakespeare-loving con man from rural Indiana, and the cranky FBI agent trying to detox from caffeine and sugar who is tasked to track him down and hang onto him until he can testify. We hope people have as much fun reading it as we did writing it!
17. If you weren’t a writer, would you go mad?
Lisa Harris: I want to say yes, except I think that sometimes the writing can make me a little loopy. Who else has conversations with themselves about plot points while in the shower? Watches people going about their daily lives as thoughts race through the head about how that scenario could fit in to their latest WIP?
Lisa Henry: No question. Writing is like free therapy. I can work out all my frustrations. Writers are like the kids who grew up and decided to keep their imaginary friends. It’s great!
18. Greatest writing inspiration – pictures, people or plots?
Lisa Harris: People mostly, and plots to a certain extent (or rather individual scenes/occurrences that might inspire a plot)
Lisa Henry: Pictures. I love writing flash fiction from a picture prompt, because anything can be happening.
19. Most frustrating part of writing?
Lisa Harris: Writers block without a doubt, edits coming a close second.
Lisa Henry: Staying focussed enough to finish writing one thing instead of being distracted by shiny new ideas. My list of WIPs is out of control.
20. Website contact?
Lisa Harris: http://theworldofljharris.blogspot.com.au
Lisa Henry: lisahenryonline.com
Lisa Harris and Lisa Henry.
I swear I didn't do that on purpose!
I sent out a bunch of 20QQ requests, and as the authors got back to me, I grabbed two and paired them up. And for some reason the two Lisa's were last. Jinx! Let's see how many of their answers are the same too.
1. What state do you live in?
Lisa Harris: The chilly cold Australian Capital Territory. Yep, I’m the prime minister’s neighbour. Lol.
Lisa Henry: Queensland.
2. What’s the bird emblem of your state?
Lisa Harris: A gang-gang cockatoo. Interesting name!
Lisa Henry: The brolga.
3. Did you have to look that up?
Lisa Harris: Yes. But it’s great to know I’ve learned something new today.
Renae: I live to serve...
Lisa Henry: Absolutely.
4. Favourite season?
Lisa Harris: Spring. There’s nothing like the first blooms of the season, watching as the days get longer and warmer. Love it.
Lisa Henry: Winter! Having said that, I live in the tropics, so “winter” means “had to turn the fan off and put socks on”.
5. Favourite ice cream flavour?
Lisa Harris: Hokey Pokey. Cos that’s what it’s all about. Hehe.
Renae: You put your left hand in... Great! Now I'm singing that song!
Lisa Henry: Chocolate.
6. Favourite colour?
Lisa Harris: Blue.
Lisa Henry: Green.
7. Three people from history you’d like to meet?
Lisa Harris: Jesus (yes I want questions answered), Albert Einstein and one of my ancestors, First Fleeter Owen Cavanough.
Lisa Henry: The characters in history I’m most interested in tend to be the ones I’d be scared to meet in real life – like Nero, or Henry VIII. Fascinating guys, but way too eager to execute people. And I’m not sure I’d like to meet the good guys either, like Gandhi or Mother Theresa. I already know I’m generally a terrible person, thanks for rubbing it in my face. So I’m going to pick a scientist, a philosopher, and a writer: Charles Darwin, Voltaire, and Kurt Vonnegut.
8. Do you prefer dinner parties, or raves?
Lisa Harris: Dinner parties (as long as I’m not the one cooking). Too old to rave, but I have been known to rave on at times.
Lisa Henry: Dinner parties. But not fancy dinner parties. I would be terrible at those. But I like talking with people and hearing stories, which is hard to do at a rave.
9. Star sign?
Lisa Harris: Aries.
Lisa Henry: Aquarius.
10. Morning bird, or night owl?
Lisa Harris: Depends on what I’m doing. I work more productively in my job in the mornings, but when it comes to chilling out I love the night time.
Lisa Henry: Night owl. I hear mornings are lovely, but I have no interest in participating in them.
Renae: LOL!
11. Preferred beverage?
Lisa Harris: Coffee! And none of that instant stuff please.
Lisa Henry: Turkish apple tea. It is the greatest.
Renae: **googling**
12. Pizza, burger or chinese?
Lisa Harris: Chinese.
Lisa Henry: Chinese. Much more variety than a pizza or burger!
13. Beach, forest or mountains?
Lisa Harris: Mountains. Grew up on the beach, and all I can recall is shark alarms going off all the time, and sand in very weird places.
Renae: The sand... oh the sand... My greatest nightmare.
Lisa Henry: Why can’t I have all the things? But beach, probably. Then forest. Then mountains.
14. Author you admire?
Lisa Harris: Too many to mention, but if I had to choose one, I’d say N. R. Walker.
Lisa Henry: There are so many great authors I could list here. In the m/m genre, autobuys for me include JP Barnaby, Heidi Cullinan, Alexis Hall, KJ Charles, and Amy Lane.
15. Favourite book you’ve written?
Lisa Harris: That’s like trying to choose one child over the other. The two stories I’ve published are both in my heart, and other stories I’ve collaborated on just as much.
Lisa Henry: Either When All the World Sleeps, because I love the melancholy, or Dark Space, because Brady was such a fun character to write with all his angst and self-sabotaging bullshit.
16. Your next book release and when?
Lisa Harris: His Personal Assistant, April 2015.
Lisa Henry: December 29! It’s called The Two Gentlemen of Altona, and it’s the first story in the Playing the Fool series that J.A. Rock and I wrote. It’s your basic story of an egg-obsessed Shakespeare-loving con man from rural Indiana, and the cranky FBI agent trying to detox from caffeine and sugar who is tasked to track him down and hang onto him until he can testify. We hope people have as much fun reading it as we did writing it!
17. If you weren’t a writer, would you go mad?
Lisa Harris: I want to say yes, except I think that sometimes the writing can make me a little loopy. Who else has conversations with themselves about plot points while in the shower? Watches people going about their daily lives as thoughts race through the head about how that scenario could fit in to their latest WIP?
Lisa Henry: No question. Writing is like free therapy. I can work out all my frustrations. Writers are like the kids who grew up and decided to keep their imaginary friends. It’s great!
18. Greatest writing inspiration – pictures, people or plots?
Lisa Harris: People mostly, and plots to a certain extent (or rather individual scenes/occurrences that might inspire a plot)
Lisa Henry: Pictures. I love writing flash fiction from a picture prompt, because anything can be happening.
19. Most frustrating part of writing?
Lisa Harris: Writers block without a doubt, edits coming a close second.
Lisa Henry: Staying focussed enough to finish writing one thing instead of being distracted by shiny new ideas. My list of WIPs is out of control.
20. Website contact?
Lisa Harris: http://theworldofljharris.blogspot.com.au
Lisa Henry: lisahenryonline.com
December 18, 2014
20QQ - EE Montgomery and Penny Brandon
I want to thank all the lovely authors who have made it along to my blog to answer 20QQ - I've been asking the Australian authors these 20 quick questions - but maybe I should branch out next year and find some more authors. I'm having so much fun.
Today's line up is
EE Montgomery and Penny Brandon!
1. What state do you live in?
Ewyn: Queensland
Penny: NSW
2. What’s the bird emblem of your state?
Ewyn: Brolga
Penny: Um – hang on while I look that up - kookaburra
3. Did you have to look that up?
Ewyn: Yes. I had the image in my head but couldn’t remember the name.
Penny: Yes
4. Favourite season?
Ewyn: Autumn
Penny: Summer
5. Favourite ice cream flavour?
Ewyn: Vanilla
Renae: Yes! Another vanilla lover!
Penny: Rum and raisin
6. Favourite colour?
Ewyn: Orange
Penny: Yellow
Renae: Wow - you are both the first to go with these colours.
7. Three people from history you’d like to meet?
Ewyn: Isaac Asimov, Gough Whitlam, William Morris
Penny: I live in the present not the past. So I’d like to meet Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Lee Child (all authors).
8. Do you prefer dinner parties, or raves?
Ewyn: Dinner Parties
Penny: Dinner Parties
9. Star sign?
Ewyn: Aquarius, but a little bit Sagittarius too.
Penny: Taurus
10. Morning bird, or night owl?
Ewyn: Night Owl
Penny: Neither. I’m a midday bunny
11. Preferred beverage?
Ewyn: Tea
Penny: Hot chocolate
12. Pizza, burger or Chinese?
Ewyn: Thai (failing that, Pizza)
Penny: Chinese
13. Beach, forest or mountains?
Ewyn: Forest
Penny: All three
14. Author you admire?
Ewyn: Asimov
Penny: Me (because I actually became one)
Renae: LOL - great answer, Penny!
15. Favourite book you’ve written?
Ewyn: Between Love and Honor
Penny: Bringing Him Home
16. Your next book release and when?
Ewyn: Just the Way You Are, March/April 2015
Penny: I haven’t named the book yet. Sometime next May.
17. If you weren’t a writer, would you go mad?
Ewyn: Absolutely
Penny: Yes
18. Greatest writing inspiration – pictures, people or plots?
Ewyn: Plots
Penny: People
19. Most frustrating part of writing?
Ewyn: Editing character development
Penny: Not getting to the end quick enough
20. Website contact?
Ewyn: www.eemontgomery.com
Penny: www.pennybrandon.blogspot.com.au
Today's line up is
EE Montgomery and Penny Brandon!
1. What state do you live in?
Ewyn: Queensland
Penny: NSW
2. What’s the bird emblem of your state?
Ewyn: Brolga
Penny: Um – hang on while I look that up - kookaburra
3. Did you have to look that up?
Ewyn: Yes. I had the image in my head but couldn’t remember the name.
Penny: Yes
4. Favourite season?
Ewyn: Autumn
Penny: Summer
5. Favourite ice cream flavour?
Ewyn: Vanilla
Renae: Yes! Another vanilla lover!
Penny: Rum and raisin
6. Favourite colour?
Ewyn: Orange
Penny: Yellow
Renae: Wow - you are both the first to go with these colours.
7. Three people from history you’d like to meet?
Ewyn: Isaac Asimov, Gough Whitlam, William Morris
Penny: I live in the present not the past. So I’d like to meet Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Lee Child (all authors).
8. Do you prefer dinner parties, or raves?
Ewyn: Dinner Parties
Penny: Dinner Parties
9. Star sign?
Ewyn: Aquarius, but a little bit Sagittarius too.
Penny: Taurus
10. Morning bird, or night owl?
Ewyn: Night Owl
Penny: Neither. I’m a midday bunny
11. Preferred beverage?
Ewyn: Tea
Penny: Hot chocolate
12. Pizza, burger or Chinese?
Ewyn: Thai (failing that, Pizza)
Penny: Chinese
13. Beach, forest or mountains?
Ewyn: Forest
Penny: All three
14. Author you admire?
Ewyn: Asimov
Penny: Me (because I actually became one)
Renae: LOL - great answer, Penny!
15. Favourite book you’ve written?
Ewyn: Between Love and Honor
Penny: Bringing Him Home
16. Your next book release and when?
Ewyn: Just the Way You Are, March/April 2015
Penny: I haven’t named the book yet. Sometime next May.
17. If you weren’t a writer, would you go mad?
Ewyn: Absolutely
Penny: Yes
18. Greatest writing inspiration – pictures, people or plots?
Ewyn: Plots
Penny: People
19. Most frustrating part of writing?
Ewyn: Editing character development
Penny: Not getting to the end quick enough
20. Website contact?
Ewyn: www.eemontgomery.com
Penny: www.pennybrandon.blogspot.com.au
20QQ - Nic Starr and NJ Nielsen
I want to thank all the authors who have answered my 20 Quick Questions - we still have more to come. So if you wish to check out NR Walker, Toni Griffin, LV Lloyd, Beany Sparks, Michelle Rae, Jess Buffett, LJ LaBarthe and AB Gayle - scroll back on my blog and see their answers too.
But today I have a stellar line up (that's my little joke about Nic Starr's name) of
Nic Starr and NJ Nielsen
We are doubly lucky, because Nic Starr released her BRAND NEW story yesterday, More Than A Superstar.
1. What state do you live in?
Nic: New South Wales (NSW)
NJ: Queensland
2. What’s the bird emblem of your state?
Nic: Kookaburra
NJ: Brolga
3. Did you have to look that up?
Nic: *cough, cough* yes *cough, cough*
NJ: No (I sometimes have them wandering in my yard)
4. Favourite season?
Nic: Summer - although since having kids, I don’t particularly like getting around in a swimming costume any more. That doesn’t stop me though *grin*
NJ: Winter
5. Favourite ice cream flavour?
Nic: Coffee/cappuccino (I like my coffee in all forms)
NJ: None (Don't eat it)
Renae: WHHAA-AAT?!?! **blinks** I've never had that answer before! LOL!
6. Favourite colour?
Nic: Green – green is cool and restful, it’s a colour of nature plus I have a thing for green eyes.
Renae: **melts** oooh - green eyes....
NJ: Red.
7. Three people from history you’d like to meet?
Nic: My lots-of-greats-grandfather who first brought the family out to Australia, Helen Keller (such an inspiration) and Elvis (for no particular reason other than he’s Elvis)
NJ: Elvis, The Queen’s Mum, Einstein
Renae: OMG - another jinx between my 20QQ partners.
8. Do you prefer dinner parties, or raves?
Nic: Dinner parties
NJ: Dinner parties
9. Star sign?
Nic: Taurus
NJ: Aquarius
10. Morning bird, or night owl?
Nic: Night owl (but the homebody-type night owl)
NJ: Both (bed by midnight up by 4am)
Renae: **blinks** You can do that? On purpose? I mean, not a child waking you???
11. Preferred beverage?
Nic: Coffee in the day, wine with dinner, martini if I’m feeling glamorous
NJ: Green tea
12. Pizza, burger or chinese?
Nic: Chinese
NJ: Burger
13. Beach, forest or mountains?
Nic: Mountains
NJ: Forest
14. Author you admire?
Nic: I think all authors deserve admiration for deciding to write a book and doing it! Regardless of level of success or even how you determine success, it takes dedication to write a book and courage to put your work out there.
NJ: David Eddings
15. Favourite book you’ve written?
Nic: Charlie’s Hero – it’s my first full length novel and I’m super excited about it although it won’t be released until June/July 2015.
NJ: The Lines Of Marsden 2: Living In Shadows
16. Your next book release and when?
Nic: More Than a Superstar was released on 17th December 2014
NJ: The Lines Of Marsden 3: You make Me Die In Pieces & Experimentals 2: Running Into Zero Tolerance (Both with MLRPress and both in early 2015 not sure yet which will be released first).
17. If you weren’t a writer, would you go mad?
Nic: If I wasn’t writing, I’d find something else to channel my energies into. I’d miss it but I don’t think I’d go mad (well, not much more than I already am). I’d definitely stick with the genre though, as a reader and with the blog (does the blog count as writing? *grin* )
NJ: Yes.
18. Greatest writing inspiration – pictures, people or plots?
Nic: Plots
NJ: Pictures (though for me it’s songs or lines from a song)
19. Most frustrating part of writing?
Nic: Sometimes it’s hard to find the time to write as there are just not enough hours in the day!
NJ: Punctuation (I suck at it) also Synopsis & Blurbs
20. Website contact?
Nic: www.nicstarr.com
NJ: http://normanielsen.blogspot.com.au/
But today I have a stellar line up (that's my little joke about Nic Starr's name) of
Nic Starr and NJ Nielsen
We are doubly lucky, because Nic Starr released her BRAND NEW story yesterday, More Than A Superstar.
1. What state do you live in?
Nic: New South Wales (NSW)
NJ: Queensland
2. What’s the bird emblem of your state?
Nic: Kookaburra
NJ: Brolga
3. Did you have to look that up?
Nic: *cough, cough* yes *cough, cough*
NJ: No (I sometimes have them wandering in my yard)
4. Favourite season?
Nic: Summer - although since having kids, I don’t particularly like getting around in a swimming costume any more. That doesn’t stop me though *grin*
NJ: Winter
5. Favourite ice cream flavour?
Nic: Coffee/cappuccino (I like my coffee in all forms)
NJ: None (Don't eat it)
Renae: WHHAA-AAT?!?! **blinks** I've never had that answer before! LOL!
6. Favourite colour?
Nic: Green – green is cool and restful, it’s a colour of nature plus I have a thing for green eyes.
Renae: **melts** oooh - green eyes....
NJ: Red.
7. Three people from history you’d like to meet?
Nic: My lots-of-greats-grandfather who first brought the family out to Australia, Helen Keller (such an inspiration) and Elvis (for no particular reason other than he’s Elvis)
NJ: Elvis, The Queen’s Mum, Einstein
Renae: OMG - another jinx between my 20QQ partners.
8. Do you prefer dinner parties, or raves?
Nic: Dinner parties
NJ: Dinner parties
9. Star sign?
Nic: Taurus
NJ: Aquarius
10. Morning bird, or night owl?
Nic: Night owl (but the homebody-type night owl)
NJ: Both (bed by midnight up by 4am)
Renae: **blinks** You can do that? On purpose? I mean, not a child waking you???
11. Preferred beverage?
Nic: Coffee in the day, wine with dinner, martini if I’m feeling glamorous
NJ: Green tea
12. Pizza, burger or chinese?
Nic: Chinese
NJ: Burger
13. Beach, forest or mountains?
Nic: Mountains
NJ: Forest
14. Author you admire?
Nic: I think all authors deserve admiration for deciding to write a book and doing it! Regardless of level of success or even how you determine success, it takes dedication to write a book and courage to put your work out there.
NJ: David Eddings
15. Favourite book you’ve written?
Nic: Charlie’s Hero – it’s my first full length novel and I’m super excited about it although it won’t be released until June/July 2015.
NJ: The Lines Of Marsden 2: Living In Shadows
16. Your next book release and when?
Nic: More Than a Superstar was released on 17th December 2014
NJ: The Lines Of Marsden 3: You make Me Die In Pieces & Experimentals 2: Running Into Zero Tolerance (Both with MLRPress and both in early 2015 not sure yet which will be released first).
17. If you weren’t a writer, would you go mad?
Nic: If I wasn’t writing, I’d find something else to channel my energies into. I’d miss it but I don’t think I’d go mad (well, not much more than I already am). I’d definitely stick with the genre though, as a reader and with the blog (does the blog count as writing? *grin* )
NJ: Yes.
18. Greatest writing inspiration – pictures, people or plots?
Nic: Plots
NJ: Pictures (though for me it’s songs or lines from a song)
19. Most frustrating part of writing?
Nic: Sometimes it’s hard to find the time to write as there are just not enough hours in the day!
NJ: Punctuation (I suck at it) also Synopsis & Blurbs
20. Website contact?
Nic: www.nicstarr.com
NJ: http://normanielsen.blogspot.com.au/
December 15, 2014
20QQ - AB Gayle and LJ LaBarthe
As our fourth instalment of wonderful Aussie authors answering my 20QQ we have
AB Gayle and LJ LaBarthe.
Thank you ladies for participating - now let's see those answers!
1. What state do you live in?
AB: New South Wales.
LJ: South Australia
2. What’s the bird emblem of your state?
AB: Kookaburra.
LJ: Piping shrike.
3. Did you have to look that up?
AB: Yep.
LJ: Only to find out which shrike it is—I knew it was a shrike!
4. Favourite season?
AB: Warm.
LJ: Winter.
5. Favourite ice cream flavour?
AB: Coffee.
LJ: Peanut butter and chocolate swirl.
6. Favourite colour?
AB: Coffee.
LJ: Green, red, black.
7. Three people from history you’d like to meet?
AB: Jane Austen, Rev Thomas Kendall, Hongi Hika. (Hey you said one word answers! )
Renae: Picky! :P
LJ: Queen Melisande of Jerusalem, Peter Cushing, Anna Comnena. And I'm going to cheat a bit and add a fourth: Basil II the Bulgar Slayer, Emperor of Byzantium.
Renae: **consults Google for all these people** I'm so uneducated!
8. Do you prefer dinner parties, or raves?
AB: Dinner Party - there's food.
LJ: Dinner parties, these days. When I was younger, I would have said going out to see local punk rock bands.
Renae: **makes note** No one has chosen rave yet...
9. Star sign?
AB: Libra.
LJ: Cusp on Virgo and Libra.
10. Morning bird, or night owl?
AB: Both Crap in the middle of the day.
LJ: Both. It varies from day to day.
11. Preferred beverage?
AB: G&T.
LJ: I really like Charlie's raspberry lemonade crush. Coke is my weakness!
12. Pizza, burger or chinese?
AB: Burger.
LJ: Chinese. Especially from Happy Corner Chinese Restaurant.
Renae: I notice LJ slipped in some advertising there...
13. Beach, forest or mountains?
AB: Forest.
LJ: All of the above. You can have a forest bordering the beach with a mountain beside it!
14. Author you admire?
AB: John Wiltshire.
LJ: Oh, too many to list.
15. Favourite book you’ve written?
AB: Leather+Lace.
LJ: It changes with each new book, but at the moment, it'd be a tie between "City of Jade," "Waiting for the Moon and You," and "The Bone Cup."
16. Your next book release and when?
AB: Good Question.
LJ: "A Shot in the Dark" sometime in the first quarter of 2015. I don't have the exact release date yet.
17. If you weren’t a writer, would you go mad?
AB: No.
LJ: Who says I'm not already mad? MWAHAHAHAHA ahem.
18. Greatest writing inspiration – pictures, people or plots?
AB: People.
LJ: All three, and music, the weather, dreaming, travel, conversations… you name it.
19. Most frustrating part of writing?
AB: Starting.
LJ: Titles. I fail at them.
20. Website contact?
AB: www.Abgayle.com
LJ: http://www.ljlabarthe.com/
AB Gayle and LJ LaBarthe.
Thank you ladies for participating - now let's see those answers!
1. What state do you live in?
AB: New South Wales.
LJ: South Australia
2. What’s the bird emblem of your state?
AB: Kookaburra.
LJ: Piping shrike.
3. Did you have to look that up?
AB: Yep.
LJ: Only to find out which shrike it is—I knew it was a shrike!
4. Favourite season?
AB: Warm.
LJ: Winter.
5. Favourite ice cream flavour?
AB: Coffee.
LJ: Peanut butter and chocolate swirl.
6. Favourite colour?
AB: Coffee.
LJ: Green, red, black.
7. Three people from history you’d like to meet?
AB: Jane Austen, Rev Thomas Kendall, Hongi Hika. (Hey you said one word answers! )
Renae: Picky! :P
LJ: Queen Melisande of Jerusalem, Peter Cushing, Anna Comnena. And I'm going to cheat a bit and add a fourth: Basil II the Bulgar Slayer, Emperor of Byzantium.
Renae: **consults Google for all these people** I'm so uneducated!
8. Do you prefer dinner parties, or raves?
AB: Dinner Party - there's food.
LJ: Dinner parties, these days. When I was younger, I would have said going out to see local punk rock bands.
Renae: **makes note** No one has chosen rave yet...
9. Star sign?
AB: Libra.
LJ: Cusp on Virgo and Libra.
10. Morning bird, or night owl?
AB: Both Crap in the middle of the day.
LJ: Both. It varies from day to day.
11. Preferred beverage?
AB: G&T.
LJ: I really like Charlie's raspberry lemonade crush. Coke is my weakness!
12. Pizza, burger or chinese?
AB: Burger.
LJ: Chinese. Especially from Happy Corner Chinese Restaurant.
Renae: I notice LJ slipped in some advertising there...
13. Beach, forest or mountains?
AB: Forest.
LJ: All of the above. You can have a forest bordering the beach with a mountain beside it!
14. Author you admire?
AB: John Wiltshire.
LJ: Oh, too many to list.
15. Favourite book you’ve written?
AB: Leather+Lace.
LJ: It changes with each new book, but at the moment, it'd be a tie between "City of Jade," "Waiting for the Moon and You," and "The Bone Cup."
16. Your next book release and when?
AB: Good Question.
LJ: "A Shot in the Dark" sometime in the first quarter of 2015. I don't have the exact release date yet.
17. If you weren’t a writer, would you go mad?
AB: No.
LJ: Who says I'm not already mad? MWAHAHAHAHA ahem.
18. Greatest writing inspiration – pictures, people or plots?
AB: People.
LJ: All three, and music, the weather, dreaming, travel, conversations… you name it.
19. Most frustrating part of writing?
AB: Starting.
LJ: Titles. I fail at them.
20. Website contact?
AB: www.Abgayle.com
LJ: http://www.ljlabarthe.com/
December 14, 2014
20QQ: NR Walker & Toni Griffin
Anybody who doesn't realise I'm an Aussie either hasn't read my books, or hasn't know me for long. **wink** I'm proudly Australian, and so in our countdown to Christmas, I thought I would invite some other Aussie authors along to my blog to answer 20 Quick Questions for me.
Today it is my honour to have my two favouritist Aussies along - two women I look up to in the writing world. Please welcome NR Walker and Toni Griffin.
1. What state do you live in?
NR: New South Wales
Toni: Northern Territory
2. What’s the bird emblem of your state?
NR: Kookaburra
Toni: We have a bird? Well, what do you know, it's the Wedge-Tailed Eagle
3. Did you have to look that up?
NR: LOL YES!!
Toni: Hell yes, I did.
Renae:
4. Favourite season?
NR: Autumn
Toni: That's hard, I only have two. Dry is stunning for the cooler (Meaning only by a couple of degree C) temperatures. However in the Wet you get some of the most awesome electrical storms.
5. Favourite ice cream flavour?
NR: Boysenberry swirl
Toni: White chocolate raspberry or butterscotch ripple.
Renae: Why am I suddenly hungry?
6. Favourite colour?
NR: Blue (the peacock/teal variety).
Toni: Blue/Purple.
Renae: Jinx!
7. Three people from history you’d like to meet?
NR: Leonardo Da Vinci, William Shakespeare and Amelia Earhart.
Toni: Leonardo Di Vinci, Shakespeare and Sir Donald Bradman.
Renae: Total jinx! Did you two share answers?
8. Do you prefer dinner parties, or raves?
NR: Dinner parties. My raving days are long behind me.
Toni: Dinner parties.
Renae: (I think they're colluding on this one!)
9. Star sign?
NR: Aries.
Toni: Leo.
10. Morning bird, or night owl?
NR: Night owl.
Toni: Night owl.
11. Preferred beverage?
NR: Coffee.
Toni: Water. But if going alcoholic I'm partial to a vodka raspberry or a Somersby cider.
12. Pizza, burger or chinese?
NR: Chinese food any day!
Toni: Can I chose all three?? No? Fine, Umm… lets go chinese.
Renae: Chinese it is!
13. Beach, forest or mountains?
NR: Mountains.
Toni: Forest, that way I can run with my pack. J
14. Author you admire?
NR: ALL authors! I know the hours and tears that go into every word.
Toni: Kylie Chan and Mary Calmes.
15. Favourite book you’ve written?
NR: Umm, probably my Red Dirt Heart series. Hard to choose though…
Toni: Forbidden Mate & Bryce's Cop.
16. Your next book release and when?
NR: Red Dirt Heart 4 – January 9th 2015.
Toni: Wreath of Fire, December 24th 2014.
17. If you weren’t a writer, would you go mad?
NR: OMG yes, but at least a lot of voices in my head for company ;)
Toni: You mean to tell me I'm not already? Huh, who knew.
18. Greatest writing inspiration – pictures, people or plots?
NR: Plot.
Toni: All of the above.
19. Most frustrating part of writing?
NR: Details. The devil is in them.
Toni: Not having enough hours in the day to get it all done.
20. Website contact?
NR: http://nrwalker.wordpress.com/
Toni: www.tonigriffin.net
Thank you ladies for being on my blog. I hope you both have a very Merry Christmas, and good luck with the new releases.
Today it is my honour to have my two favouritist Aussies along - two women I look up to in the writing world. Please welcome NR Walker and Toni Griffin.
1. What state do you live in?
NR: New South Wales
Toni: Northern Territory
2. What’s the bird emblem of your state?
NR: Kookaburra
Toni: We have a bird? Well, what do you know, it's the Wedge-Tailed Eagle
3. Did you have to look that up?
NR: LOL YES!!
Toni: Hell yes, I did.
Renae:
4. Favourite season?
NR: Autumn
Toni: That's hard, I only have two. Dry is stunning for the cooler (Meaning only by a couple of degree C) temperatures. However in the Wet you get some of the most awesome electrical storms.
5. Favourite ice cream flavour?
NR: Boysenberry swirl
Toni: White chocolate raspberry or butterscotch ripple.
Renae: Why am I suddenly hungry?
6. Favourite colour?
NR: Blue (the peacock/teal variety).
Toni: Blue/Purple.
Renae: Jinx!
7. Three people from history you’d like to meet?
NR: Leonardo Da Vinci, William Shakespeare and Amelia Earhart.
Toni: Leonardo Di Vinci, Shakespeare and Sir Donald Bradman.
Renae: Total jinx! Did you two share answers?
8. Do you prefer dinner parties, or raves?
NR: Dinner parties. My raving days are long behind me.
Toni: Dinner parties.
Renae: (I think they're colluding on this one!)
9. Star sign?
NR: Aries.
Toni: Leo.
10. Morning bird, or night owl?
NR: Night owl.
Toni: Night owl.
11. Preferred beverage?
NR: Coffee.
Toni: Water. But if going alcoholic I'm partial to a vodka raspberry or a Somersby cider.
12. Pizza, burger or chinese?
NR: Chinese food any day!
Toni: Can I chose all three?? No? Fine, Umm… lets go chinese.
Renae: Chinese it is!
13. Beach, forest or mountains?
NR: Mountains.
Toni: Forest, that way I can run with my pack. J
14. Author you admire?
NR: ALL authors! I know the hours and tears that go into every word.
Toni: Kylie Chan and Mary Calmes.
15. Favourite book you’ve written?
NR: Umm, probably my Red Dirt Heart series. Hard to choose though…
Toni: Forbidden Mate & Bryce's Cop.
16. Your next book release and when?
NR: Red Dirt Heart 4 – January 9th 2015.
Toni: Wreath of Fire, December 24th 2014.
17. If you weren’t a writer, would you go mad?
NR: OMG yes, but at least a lot of voices in my head for company ;)
Toni: You mean to tell me I'm not already? Huh, who knew.
18. Greatest writing inspiration – pictures, people or plots?
NR: Plot.
Toni: All of the above.
19. Most frustrating part of writing?
NR: Details. The devil is in them.
Toni: Not having enough hours in the day to get it all done.
20. Website contact?
NR: http://nrwalker.wordpress.com/
Toni: www.tonigriffin.net
Thank you ladies for being on my blog. I hope you both have a very Merry Christmas, and good luck with the new releases.
20QQ - LV Lloyd and Beany Sparks
For my second lot of wonder Australian authors, I'm happy to announce:
LV Lloyd and Beany Sparks
I've asked these authors 20 Quick Questions and I love the responses!
1. What state do you live in?
LV: South Australia
Beany: Western Australia
2. What’s the bird emblem of your state?
LV: Piping Shrike
Beany: Black Swan
3. Did you have to look that up?
LV: No :)
Beany: No.
Renae: Clever people! ;)
4. Favourite season?
LV: Spring
Beany: Winter
5. Favourite ice cream flavour?
LV: Chocolate
Beany: Cookies and Cream
Renae: I think I'd really like to become an ice cream taste tester...
6. Favourite colour?
LV: Tomato red
Beany: Blue
7. Three people from history you’d like to meet?
LV: Captain Jack - oh you mean real people? Hmm.
Renae: I'll allow you to have Captain Jack! *wink*
Beany: I'm drawing a blank here...
8. Do you prefer dinner parties, or raves?
LV: Dinner parties
Beany: Neither? Too formal, casual dinner with friends or family.
9. Star sign?
LV: Taurus.
Beany: Gemini.
10. Morning bird, or night owl?
LV: These days - morning!
Beany: Night Owl!
11. Preferred beverage?
LV: Wine.
Beany: Water.
Renae: I can see LV inviting Jesus to dinner parties, and Beany being upset over that! ;)
12. Pizza, burger or chinese?
LV: Chinese.
Beany: None.
13. Beach, forest or mountains?
LV: Beach (hard one!)
Beany: Mountains?
14. Author you admire?
LV: Suzanne Brockmann.
Beany: Bailey and Talia.
15. Favourite book you’ve written?
LV: Pirate.
Beany: Aiden's Shepherd (since it's my first MM).
16. Your next book release and when?
LV: Pirate (when I finish editing!)
Beany: Christmas, snow and...a merman? - 15 December.
Renae: Say what? A what with snow?
17. If you weren’t a writer, would you go mad?
LV: Yes.
Beany: Isn't madness a prerequisite for writing?
Renae: What are you implying about me, Beany?
18. Greatest writing inspiration – pictures, people or plots?
LV: Plots.
Beany: Pictures.
19. Most frustrating part of writing?
LV: Editing.
Renae: Totally totally totally agree!
Beany: My muse PITA.
20. Website contact?
LV: http://lvlloyd.com/
Beany: www.beanysparks.com
Thanks for visiting me! It was great to have you on my blog. Merry Christmas and good luck with those new releases.
LV Lloyd and Beany Sparks
I've asked these authors 20 Quick Questions and I love the responses!
1. What state do you live in?
LV: South Australia
Beany: Western Australia
2. What’s the bird emblem of your state?
LV: Piping Shrike
Beany: Black Swan
3. Did you have to look that up?
LV: No :)
Beany: No.
Renae: Clever people! ;)
4. Favourite season?
LV: Spring
Beany: Winter
5. Favourite ice cream flavour?
LV: Chocolate
Beany: Cookies and Cream
Renae: I think I'd really like to become an ice cream taste tester...
6. Favourite colour?
LV: Tomato red
Beany: Blue
7. Three people from history you’d like to meet?
LV: Captain Jack - oh you mean real people? Hmm.
Renae: I'll allow you to have Captain Jack! *wink*
Beany: I'm drawing a blank here...
8. Do you prefer dinner parties, or raves?
LV: Dinner parties
Beany: Neither? Too formal, casual dinner with friends or family.
9. Star sign?
LV: Taurus.
Beany: Gemini.
10. Morning bird, or night owl?
LV: These days - morning!
Beany: Night Owl!
11. Preferred beverage?
LV: Wine.
Beany: Water.
Renae: I can see LV inviting Jesus to dinner parties, and Beany being upset over that! ;)
12. Pizza, burger or chinese?
LV: Chinese.
Beany: None.
13. Beach, forest or mountains?
LV: Beach (hard one!)
Beany: Mountains?
14. Author you admire?
LV: Suzanne Brockmann.
Beany: Bailey and Talia.
15. Favourite book you’ve written?
LV: Pirate.
Beany: Aiden's Shepherd (since it's my first MM).
16. Your next book release and when?
LV: Pirate (when I finish editing!)
Beany: Christmas, snow and...a merman? - 15 December.
Renae: Say what? A what with snow?
17. If you weren’t a writer, would you go mad?
LV: Yes.
Beany: Isn't madness a prerequisite for writing?
Renae: What are you implying about me, Beany?
18. Greatest writing inspiration – pictures, people or plots?
LV: Plots.
Beany: Pictures.
19. Most frustrating part of writing?
LV: Editing.
Renae: Totally totally totally agree!
Beany: My muse PITA.
20. Website contact?
LV: http://lvlloyd.com/
Beany: www.beanysparks.com
Thanks for visiting me! It was great to have you on my blog. Merry Christmas and good luck with those new releases.
20QQ - Jess Buffett and Michelle Rae
Today for Renae's 20 Quick Questions, we welcome the wonderful authors of
Jess Buffett and Michelle Rae
If you've missed our previous posts, go back on my blog and check out the answers from NR Walker, Toni Griffin, LV Lloyd and Beany Sparks.
1. What state do you live in?
Jess: New South Wales.
Michelle: Adelaide.
2. What’s the bird emblem of your state?
Jess: Kookaburra.
Michelle: Piping Shrike.
3. Did you have to look that up?
Jess: Yep :D
Michelle: No.
4. Favourite season?
Jess: Spring.
Michelle: Spring.
5. Favourite ice cream flavour?
Jess: Vanilla.
Renae: Yes! Vanilla! Someone else has finally picked my favourite.
Michelle: Peppermint.
6. Favourite colour?
Jess: Blue.
Renae: Blue is a very popular colour. I wonder if it is an author thing, or just a population thing?
Michelle: Green.
Renae: I'm seeing a theme here, Michelle: Green, spring, peppermint? All related?
7. Three people from history you’d like to meet?
Jess: Leonardo da Vinci, Bruce Lee and Amelia Earhart.
Michelle: Audrey Hepburn, Margaret Fuller, Jane Austin.
8. Do you prefer dinner parties, or raves?
Jess: Dinner parties.
Michelle: Dinner parties.
9. Star sign?
Jess: Aries.
Michelle: Scorpio.
10. Morning bird, or night owl?
Jess: Night Owl.
Michelle: Both.
11. Preferred beverage?
Jess: Coffee.
Michelle: Chocolate.
12. Pizza, burger or chinese?
Jess: Chinese.
Michelle: Chinese.
Renae: Nearly everyone has gone for chinese so far...
13. Beach, forest or mountains?
Jess: Forest
Michelle: Mountains.
14. Author you admire?
Jess: Stormy Glenn
Michelle: David Eddings.
15. Favourite book you’ve written?
Jess: Always Been You.
Michelle: Remember Me.
16. Your next book release and when?
Jess: February 7th
Michelle: Cat Got Your Tongue – Jan 2015
17. If you weren’t a writer, would you go mad?
Jess: Yes. Lol.
Michelle: Yes.
18. Greatest writing inspiration – pictures, people or plots?
Jess: Pictures.
Michelle: Dreams.
19. Most frustrating part of writing?
Jess: Writing the synopsis
Michelle: Editing.
20. Website contact?
Jess: www.jessbuffett.com
Michelle: www.moralfortitude.com
Thank you my lovely, lovely ladies for joining in the fun. Merry Christmas and I can't wait to check out the new releases!
Jess Buffett and Michelle Rae
If you've missed our previous posts, go back on my blog and check out the answers from NR Walker, Toni Griffin, LV Lloyd and Beany Sparks.
1. What state do you live in?
Jess: New South Wales.
Michelle: Adelaide.
2. What’s the bird emblem of your state?
Jess: Kookaburra.
Michelle: Piping Shrike.
3. Did you have to look that up?
Jess: Yep :D
Michelle: No.
4. Favourite season?
Jess: Spring.
Michelle: Spring.
5. Favourite ice cream flavour?
Jess: Vanilla.
Renae: Yes! Vanilla! Someone else has finally picked my favourite.
Michelle: Peppermint.
6. Favourite colour?
Jess: Blue.
Renae: Blue is a very popular colour. I wonder if it is an author thing, or just a population thing?
Michelle: Green.
Renae: I'm seeing a theme here, Michelle: Green, spring, peppermint? All related?
7. Three people from history you’d like to meet?
Jess: Leonardo da Vinci, Bruce Lee and Amelia Earhart.
Michelle: Audrey Hepburn, Margaret Fuller, Jane Austin.
8. Do you prefer dinner parties, or raves?
Jess: Dinner parties.
Michelle: Dinner parties.
9. Star sign?
Jess: Aries.
Michelle: Scorpio.
10. Morning bird, or night owl?
Jess: Night Owl.
Michelle: Both.
11. Preferred beverage?
Jess: Coffee.
Michelle: Chocolate.
12. Pizza, burger or chinese?
Jess: Chinese.
Michelle: Chinese.
Renae: Nearly everyone has gone for chinese so far...
13. Beach, forest or mountains?
Jess: Forest
Michelle: Mountains.
14. Author you admire?
Jess: Stormy Glenn
Michelle: David Eddings.
15. Favourite book you’ve written?
Jess: Always Been You.
Michelle: Remember Me.
16. Your next book release and when?
Jess: February 7th
Michelle: Cat Got Your Tongue – Jan 2015
17. If you weren’t a writer, would you go mad?
Jess: Yes. Lol.
Michelle: Yes.
18. Greatest writing inspiration – pictures, people or plots?
Jess: Pictures.
Michelle: Dreams.
19. Most frustrating part of writing?
Jess: Writing the synopsis
Michelle: Editing.
20. Website contact?
Jess: www.jessbuffett.com
Michelle: www.moralfortitude.com
Thank you my lovely, lovely ladies for joining in the fun. Merry Christmas and I can't wait to check out the new releases!
December 2, 2014
Renae and the Technicoloured Many Hats
Several times a month I will be asked the question, “What do you do?”The answer to this question changes depending on the context the question is asked in. Sometimes it will be an old school friend wanting to find out what I’ve been doing for the last 15 years. Sometimes it’s my husband’s work colleague. Sometimes it’s the lady on the bus.To say I have a lot of hats is an understatement. I think any mother has a lot of hats – and a lot of things to take care of. I have my Mummy Hat, which deals with things like immunisations, nutrition and if it is basketball tonight. I have my Housewife Hat (which I don’t believe is a derogatory term, and I’m proud to be a housewife). This hat deals with whether there is food in the cupboard, if the plants need watering, if there is a shirt for my husband to wear or if the toilet can go another day before I have to clean it. I also have my Family Hat, which deals with the extended family’s birthdays, checks up on sick parents and tries to work out if it’s been one month or two since I’ve heard from my brother.
It’s true to say I juggle my responsibilities.
So today, at the school gate as I was waiting to pick up my child, I was chatting with another mum and she asked, “What do you do?” I knew what she was asking. So I answered honestly, although dishonestly, “I work from home.”
What she was really asking me, was if ever I needed to get a family member to pick up my kindy child in the middle of the day on the half-day per week our children have? She’d just finished explaining to me that she was studying and working, so her husband usually did the school run.
The problem with answering the question of “What do you do?” honestly, is it can open a can of worms, because people hear a different answer. So I thought (for fun) I would give you a rundown of my standard “What do you do?” responses, and how people mishear.
What do you do?Me: I’m a stay-at-home mother.
What they hear: I sit at home all day, drink coffee, watch soapies and bludge off the government.
Me: I’m a housewife.
What they hear: I’m a downtrodden woman with no education.
Me: I’m a mummy.
What they hear: I smother my children with love and I live off my husband’s salary.
Me: I’m a working mother.
What they hear: My children are raised in daycare while I continue my career.
Me: I work from home.
What they hear: I do nothing at home all day and shop a lot.
Me: I’m an author.
What they hear: I’m unemployed.
Me: I write books.
What they hear: I would love to publish a book.
Me: I’m an author, I write romance.
What they hear: I dabble with unimportant fiction that only other uneducated housewives read.
Me: I’m an author, I write fiction.
What they hear: My husband is rich, so I pretend to write books.
Me: I’m an author, I write gay romance.
What they hear: I write porn.
Me: I don’t do anything.
What they hear: I’m a pathetic liar.
The thing is, I am proud to be a Mummy. I’m proud to be a housewife. And I’m goddamn proud to be an author of gay romance. For the last seven years, I’ve focused primarily on the first two, but I’m hoping that the third will help pay off this car loan a little faster than we have been doing. So the Author Hat has been worn a lot in the last year too.
Which one is most important? It depends on the time of day you ask me. Five minutes before my husband gets home, the Housewife Hat is the most important as I try to make it look like I haven’t been at home all day, drinking coffee and watching soapies. **wink**
November 28, 2014
Happy Release Day – Safe In His Arms
Phew – after much anticipation, Safe In His Arms is out. It’s live. It’s gone. That wasn’t so painful, was it?Ok. I admit it. I get beyond nervous when my book is about to release. But I’m happy to say that it’s out now, and the reviews are coming in.
http://kimichanexperience.com/safe-arms-renae-kaye/
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1093209169
My highlights from some of the reviews flying around?
“Renae Kaye’s book starts off with a bang right from page one and never lets up.”
“Again, I was delighted with Kaye’s writing. Though her books are both funny and touching, Safe in his Arms is also deeply emotional.”
“I absolutely loved this book and highly recommend it giving it 6 of 5 hearts.”
“Kaye pushes boundaries with this book; it's darker and grittier than her previous work and deals with issues of past physical and sexual abuse.”
“From the beginning, Lon and Casey have undeniable chemistry.”
“The ending is a beautiful HEA. These men find such JOY in being together.”
“Just when you think you know an author's style , they go sharp sideways. The constants with this author's books are that they remain fabulous, sweet, direct, honest, magical and earthy. Just great stuff!”
“I just finished it! Was sooo good loved it. Congrats to you. Def gonna be a re read just like all your other books! Thanks for again giving me an awesome read.”
Now, I’ve promised a Blog Party on the Dreamspinner website. It starts today (28th November) at 5pm EST (USA) and goes for 5 hours. There is going to be music, food, fun, drinks, excerpts, stories and lots of stuff about me. So come and join me.
http://dreamspinnerpress.com/blog/
I’m crawling out of bed at 6am to join the party – so come and chat with me! (please?? LOL).
6am-11am AWST (Western Australia)
9am-2pm AEST (Daylight Savings time Eastern Australia)
