Moon Cutters - October 2013 release

England 1840

Miranda Jarvis and her younger sister find themselves without means in the middle of winter. In a desperate attempt to steal food from a country estate, they are caught and taken under the care of the owner, James Fenmore – unaware that the seemingly respectable middle-aged gentleman heads the smuggling network in the district. Sir James has no scruples.

Fletcher Taunt, James’s estranged and (mostly) honest nephew inherits the adjoining estate, one James covets. James begins to plot to relieve Fletcher of it, despite its reputation of being haunted by a monk.

When Miranda and Fletcher meet they fall in love . . . but the scheming James has made other plans for Miranda.

Past intrigue has kept Fletcher in ignorance of his parentage. He discovers that his father is alive - and living as part of a monastic colony in France. Adrian Taunt is half-brother to James – a man who’d failed in an attempt to kill him. With the return of his memory, the time has come for Adrian to regain his title, take his revenge and get to know the son he’s never seen.

The sisters’ curiosity leads them into trouble. James hides the younger girl in a coffin in the church crypt and Miranda’s life hangs by a thread while she attempts to rescue her. But James underestimates the resourcefulness of Fletcher. 

I Never Thought I'd See You again

I NEVER THOUGHT I’D SEE YOU AGAIN is a themed story collection plucked from the pens of bestselling authors, all members of the professional authors’ organization, Novelists Inc. The sixteen stories in the anthology were compiled and edited by New York editor and publisher, Lou Aronica

It contains stories from New York Times and USA Today best selling authors – so it guarantees a good read. You just have to run a glance over the author list to realize that, and I’m proud to see my name on that list.

I was delighted when I was advised that my story, The Greek, The Dog, Shangri-La and Me was selected for this anthology, when usually I write hardcover historical romance novels or family saga. This story was runner up in an Australian competition (The Kathryn Susannah Prichard short story award). It was written in a simple narrative style - not my usual, but one that seemed to suit the character and the story he wanted to tell. I’d enjoyed the challenge of writing it. I will enjoy even more seeing it in print. I sincerely hope readers will find pleasure in it, as well as the other fine stories contained in this collection.

Available online now in ebook and print.

ISBN: 978-1-61188-079-3 print  978-1-61188-080-9 e-book

Love It!

THE SOUND AND THE FURRY is a new story collection written by international authors.

The anthology contains one of my short stories, A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND. It’s about Fred the prize poodle, and the outcome of his love for the mutt next door.   And to paraphrase the title of Susan Coolridge’s book . . . What Katy Did! to. 

The anthology will to be released in July and proceeds from sales will benefit the International fund for Animal Welfare.

There are twelve animal themed short story donations from published authors, the names of most who are probably familiar to you. Apart from myself, flying the flag for Australia in this project is saga writer Anna Jacobs who displays her short story skills with “Moving Day,” And then there is Annette Mahon’s, “Great Aussie Hunter.” But then, cats and dogs are the same in any language.

There are also stories from best-selling Authors, Gordon Aalborg, Laura Resnick, Mary Jo Putney, Robert S Levison , Sue Moorcroft, Terise Ramin, Carol Nelson Douglas, Denise Dietz and Lillian Stewart Carl. The latter two also edited the anthology. The book promises to be a good read

The delightful model posing on the cover is Mary Jo Putney’s late lamented moggie, Fluffster. The ebook will be released in June on Smashwords and other outlets.

Wordwrights

It's time for some overdue praise for members of our talented critique group WORDWRIGHTS. Here in WA our group have all been working hard, getting our books up to scratch - and with considerable success!

Congratulations to all. I know how hard you've worked towards publication, some with full time day jobs to contend with as well.  Special congrats to the first timers, who have written some wonderful books, all different in style and voice - books they can be really proud of.

I've mentioned Anne E Summers first book SINGING MOUNTAIN before, reviewing it and showing off the lovely cover. The book has gathered some wonderful reviews from readers of Ebooks, and it's now available in print from Amazon and directly from the publisher, Solstice.

Eliza Redgold's first book has just been released by Harlequin and is available through the usual channels. Set in the lush vineyards of WA, mix together one young women with more grit than gold, a honey of a Frenchman - two adjoining estates in dispute over water and a whole heap of luscious truffles and what do you get? BLACK DIAMONDS!

Last, but not least comes the release of Venetia Green's erotic Vikings novel. If you're into delicious Danes, naughty Norwegians and sexy Swedes, or willing to give them a try - A HAWK ENSLAVED is a boatload full of erotic fun and it's available in electronic form and available from various sources.