I mentioned in a previous post my morbid fascination with World War II. I’ve watched documentaries and movies based on true stories, read piles of historical research and anecdotes, and umpteen novels of characters somehow surviving one of the darkest eras in modern history. When I consider our world today, these stories of depravity and […]
Once upon a time, there was an awkward teen named Sheridan. Her love for romance fiction blossomed during her teenage years, but once she finished Year 12, life led her on a new path, and reading became a challenge. She met and married Mr Wonderful, popped out a bunch of children, and ignored the novels […]
It’s been a packed fortnight since I last posted. We farewelled September and the Victorian third term school holidays, and ushered in another round of Daylight Savings. My second daughter turned 17 (🤯), I filled my vehicle with the most expensive diesel I’ve paid to date, and I completed my manuscript for the fourth and […]
I’ve hidden in my writing cave the past few weeks, focused on completing the last book in The Tellarine Series—which I hope to release before Christmas—so I’ve not read much fiction recently. Tragic, I know. The reading part, not the writing part. 😉 But, fear not! The few books I read in August and September […]
I’ve been a Bethany Turner fan since I read The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck in May 2020 and sent Ms Turner a gushing (and borderline TMI) email about how much I loved her book and engaging writing style. If you enjoy edgy Christian fiction, which deals with some uncomfortable real-life “taboo” issues, I highly […]
These days I mostly read contemporary fiction, but every so often I delve into the past and read a book heralding a world before my time. I finished reading Amanda Dykes poignant WWI story Yours is the Night late yesterday evening, and thought back on other historical novels and series I’ve read which have enthralled […]
