Welcome to the blog, Sally. Let's start with five quick questions to get to know you: Long black or flat white? Flat white, and only one a day, otherwise I’m jittery! Kiwis or koalas? Koalas. My first stuffed toy was a koala which is particularly unusual because I am English, growing up in the UK. …
Tuesday Book Chat | Do You Have Book Storage Problems?
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Do you have book storage problems? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post shared in our Australasian …
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Devotion: Where Did The Stars Go?
Devotional by Karen Rees “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” Heb. 1:1 I love gazing at the stars, seeing a myriad of tiny lights spangling the black velvet sky. Having grown up on a farm, at night I would see more than I …
Fiction Friday | Book Review of Her Tycoon Hero by Narelle Atkins
Today I am reviewing Her Tycoon Hero by Narelle Atkins releasing today Cassie Beaumont believes in second chances Cassie is set on proving she’s no longer a party girl, instead focusing on her career as an event planner. Ryan Mitchell, her dad’s top executive, proves to be a handsome distraction, especially when someone from Cassie’s …
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Meet Donna Fletcher Crow, Novelist of British History
Today we’re interviewing Donna Fletcher Crow, who will be joining our group of frequent contributors to the ACW blog. Mangoes or kiwifruit? Love them both—but mangoes are the best—if only they were easier to get off the pit! Cricket or rugby? Cricket—not that I understand it, but I have great memories of a match I …
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Author Interview: Carol Ashby
Today we’re interviewing Carol Ashby, who will be joining our group of frequent contributors to the ACW blog. Fast Five Kiwis or koalas? Kiwis since I love watching birds, but koalas are cute enough it's a hard choice. Can I choose cockatoos instead? I used to breed budgies and cockatiels, and I had a blue-fronted …
Tuesday Book Chat | What’s Your View About Swearing in Christian Fiction?
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: What's your view about swearing in Christian fiction? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post shared in …
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DEVOTIONAL: He is the One to praise
He is the one you praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes - Deuteronomy 10:21 In the blink of an eye, Christmas and New Year has come and gone and February is almost here. By now, most of us have settled into …
Winter Olympics Dream Comes to Life
Wow. It's hard to believe this day is nearly here - the release of the very first book I ever wrote! Years before any of my historicals were published, I was watching the closing ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, when I noticed an Aussie female athlete holding hands with a North American male …
When I Woke Up.
[1] “When I wake up, well I know I’m gonna be…”[2] These are the opening lyrics to a famous, catchy song by the Proclaimers. Gonna be? For me, the question is, gonna be what when I wake up? Well, I did wake up, and the world I’m living in is looking less and less familiar. …