Fiction Friday | What Makes a Strong Heroine?

Today I am talking about What Makes a Strong Heroine? It takes a special kind of woman to cope with all the flak, so it was interesting to consider what kind of qualities a woman might need to deal with situations where she could face anything from misogynistic remarks to having hot dogs thrown at …

Friday Fiction | Love Somebody Like You by Carolyn Miller

Love Somebody Like You is the fifth book in the Trinity Lakes Romance series, and apparently it’s named for a song I don’t know by a singer I don’t know … Lexi Franklin has returned to Trinity Lakes after an incident on the job in Australia. She needs somewhere to rest and recover, but still …

Friday Fiction | Love Somebody Like You

A few years ago I approached Aussie author friend Narelle Atkins about the possibility of doing a multi-author Christian contemporary romance series. We brainstormed ideas, authors we knew who wrote in a similar genre (or planned to), and settled on the concept of a fictional town set in east Washington state called Trinity Lakes. The …

New Releases | June 2023 New Releases and Giveaway Winner

Today we have 3 new release this month. Congratulations to all. Check at the end to see if you were one of our winners for May. Love Somebody Like You by Carolyn Miller Self-Published (Release date: 20 June 2023) For Lexi Franklin, returning to Trinity Lakes feels a little like running home with her tail …

Wednesday Writing Wins from ACFW Beyond the Borders

The Beyond the Borders zone of American Christian Fiction Writers is the home of international Christian writers, and includes many Australian and New Zealand members. American Christian Fiction Writers is a writing organisation devoted to improving the craft of Christian Fiction. Members can benefit from: Online critique groups, writing training, and webinars. Discounted entry to …

Fiction Friday | History Can Be Fun!

I know. “History Can be Fun!” sounds like a lame kid’s show, but the older I get the more I realise this truth. History can be fun. I still remember a high school history teacher who sat at the desk and read the textbook aloud as the class struggled to keep their eyes open. Needless …

New Releases | April New Releases and Giveaway Winners

Today we have 5 new release this month. Congratulations. Check at the end to see if you were one of our winners for March Across the Shores by Angella K Crouch, Kelly J. Goshorn, Carolyn Miller, Cara Putman Publisher: Barbour (Date Released: 1 April 2023) Blurb: Sometimes love finds you where you are, and other …

Writer’s Inspiration | Exploring the Past

A few weeks ago I was presented with the opportunity to take my daughter to the World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, NSW. I might’ve grumbled at the time (my other daughter was returning from India that same day and I wanted to know All The Things!) but I went, because I realised this was …

Wednesday Writing Wins from ACFW Beyond the Borders

The Beyond the Borders zone of American Christian Fiction Writers is the home of international Christian writers, and includes many Australian and New Zealand members. American Christian Fiction Writers is a writing organisation devoted to improving the craft of Christian Fiction. Members can benefit from: Online critique groups, writing training, and webinars. Discounted entry to the …

Fiction Friday | Trying Something New

It gets a little easy sometimes to do the same old thing all the time, doesn’t it? Prepare spaghetti bolognaise once a week / fortnight? Check. (Hey, it’s simple to cook and the fam like it) Keep exercise to a daily walk-the-dog? Check.  (At least I do that much!) Order the same thing at a …