Tag: Contemporary Romance

Jan 25
Book Review, Family Life, Fun Facts, Reading

Fare Thee Well, Summer Holiday…

I’m navigating the familiar mourning period I experience each January. A weekday alarm will soon replace sleep-ins. My fortnightly food planner will dictate our meals and allocated snacks. Routine will govern my hours, and I will stuff the need to declare a reading day into the recesses of my dreams (too bad I rarely recall […]

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Nov 15
Author, Book Review, Fun Facts, Reading

Writing Letters Authentically, Izzy

Last week I read Pepper Basham’s latest release, Authentically, Izzy, a delightful epistolary novel which released today. Someone raved about it in an online reader group I frequent, and I jumped onto NetGalley and submitted a “pretty please let me read it” request to Thomas Nelson. I’m so glad they approved my request because I […]

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Aug 22
Book Review, Family Life, Fun Facts, Reading

When Fiction Hits Home…

I read Eloise and the Grump Next Door over the weekend, an Emma St Clair and Jenny Proctor novel. It’s a fun romcom with a delightful cast of characters I wish were real-life friends of mine, a crazy pelican, and many swoony moments. Although I’m looking forward to the next book in this series, what […]

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Jul 26
Book Review, Reading

New Releases to Snuggle (under blankets or air-con)

It’s still rather cool here in Melbourne, but thankfully books don’t fuss with what’s happening outdoors (unless you get caught in a rain shower with said book… then they cry with you!). Reading is always an option. Always. 😉 Between juggling my daily commitments and writing, I’ve also enjoyed three new release novels by Elizabeth […]

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Jun 27
Author, Family Life, Fun Facts, Reading

The Power of United Women

If you’ve followed my blog for a while, you’ll know there’s plenty of oestrogen in my home with six ladies under one roof. And I love every moment. The chatter and camaraderie as my girls play together—computer, board games, or “make-believe”. The girlish giggles (or rolling-on-the-floor laughter)… and the rare banshee scream. My frequent “Could […]

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