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Showing posts with label fun. Show all posts

Monday, February 17, 2014

Heroine Showdown - Imhara's into Round 2!

The Window Seat on a Rain Day continues its knock-down, drag-'em-out Heroine Showdown!

And great news is IMHARA IS INTO THE SECOND ROUND (thanks to everyone who voted in Round 1)! Woohoo!!!

The competition is getting tougher but I'm pretty sure Imhara can make it into the next round with your help again! So, if you have the time, I'd appreciate you ducking over to vote for her - here's the link.


Saturday, January 25, 2014

Australia Day Book Giveaway!


Shelleyrae over at Book'd Out is running an Australia Day Book Giveaway Blog Hop - and it's huge!

All the books are written by Australian authors.

There will be two winners chosen - one in Australia, one from outside Australia.

Entries close midnight, Tuesday 28th Jan., 2014 and winners will be announced Monday, Feb.3rd 2014.

With over 50 hosts you have plenty of chances to win a great book this Australia Day Weekend!
So get hopping! 

For full details, check out the blog post over at Book'd Out.

You can choose from these titles:


Have fun!


Tuesday, December 31, 2013

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

To all my readers - I hope 2014 is a generous, prosperous and happy new year for you!

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Saturday, December 28, 2013

Time to Make More Time!

After much thinking and decision making, it's with an element of sadness I announce that I'll no longer be posting regular articles on my blog.

I've been organising, preparing and posting series, guest author interviews and other articles for 5 years - a huge commitment of time and effort, one I have thoroughly enjoyed as I've met so many new friends through doing this - but it's time to call it quits.

Why?

Quite simply - my writing. Between teaching, writing, blogging and social media, something has to give. There are so many stories in my head busting to be written, I need more time!

I'll post blog pieces but they'll be when I have time or feel so moved. Will guests still be welcome? Absolutely (feel free to email me if you'd like to visit) but it will be more like guest posts rather than interviews.

What about announcements on new releases, good news and giveaways? I'll definitely post about them - never fear!

I'd like to thank all the guests who have appeared here, or those who have guest blogged or talked about various topics over the years. It's been a pleasure having you.

But most of all, I'd like to thank the readers of this blog - you have commented and corresponded with enthusiasm. I hope you've enjoyed the content posted or learned something new.

While I may not be as frequent a visitor to my own blog, I'll be haunting the pages over on Facebook, or tweeting on Twitter. And my newsletter will also still go out regularly (sign up here, if you'd like to receive it).

See you all in 2014 ... sometime!



Tuesday, December 24, 2013

The Year That Was...2013...

It's the end of December and in a week it will be 2014!

Phew, where did 2013 go?

It's certainly been a manic year with a whole swag of events happening on my blog. Let's look back at some of the highlights...

Chris Hemsworth was my inspiration for Arek!


*GUEST AUTHORS
There have been many and you can find them all listed under this link but my favourites this year have included...


*The consecutive three-month long, three-box Aussie Author Giveaway that ran in conjunction with Rosemary's Books, Galaxy Bookstore and Rendezvous. It was a huge success!

 

*The whole month of March was dedicated to the buzz for ALLEGIANCE SWORN, which came out on April 2nd. You can find a host of extra's and insights into the characters of the Light Blade series during those weeks.


*Making the trek to Taree to speak on the Queen of Hearts author panel with Cathryn Hein & Karly Lane.


*Talking about world-building with:




*Posting up of A New Beginning (Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3), a free read science fiction romance short story.


*FUN STUFF
The Cat's Tale - the shennanigans of Furball, one of my cats, and a certain paper bag.



Was there anything that caught your eye this year on my blog?

I'd love to know what interested you!


Saturday, December 14, 2013

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Christmas Gifts - Just for fun!

Check out these awesome gag Christmas gifts!

You might find something that tickles your funny bone and know just who to give one them to come December 25th!

A sticking stuffer for the kids perhaps
A bumper sticker worth getting!

Always practical and fun!
Always good for those reports/memes
There are just some days this will apply!













The gift for an arachnophobe!















I found all of these on Prank Place.


Saturday, November 16, 2013

SATURDAY SEVEN (My Lady Quicksilver)

It's Saturday Seven!

Bec McMaster might be one of my writing buddies (and so you can probably assume I'm just a tad bias) but she writes intricate, gritty, engrossing steampunk romances. MY LADY QUICKSILVER (Bk#3 London Steampunk series) is no exception.

Bec takes us away from the streets of Whitechapel and Blade's band of fighters and rogues, and we get to see more of the Nighthawks (the law enforcement of the Echelon, if you like) and the humanist movement (those fighting against the Echelon).

Rosalind applies to be Lynch's secretary. The Nighthawk Captain doesn't realise it but Rosalind is Mercury, the humanist fugitive he's been obsessed with hunting down and capturing. She's desperate to find her younger brother and working for Lynch could possibly give her access to information she needs.

In this scene Lynch discovers Rosalind in his study, the one room he always locks, and she has to think fast on her feet...
"Tell me...did you find anything of interest?"
"Interest?"
"When you were rifling through my things?"
For a moment she thought he'd caught her out. Then she realized there were faint creases at the corners of his grey eyes and just a hint of a smile edging his harsh lips. Her heart started beating again, thundering in her veins.
And she liked the feeling.
"There were many things of interest," Rosalind said, circling the desk behind him. His head turned to the side then stopped, and she knew he was tracking her by sound now. His thick dark hair was cut brutally short, barely edging against the stiff starched cut of his collar. Rosalind eyed the broad span of his shoulders. "You're an interesting man."
"Yet you're afraid of me," he murmured.

In the mist-shrouded streets of a steam-fuelled London, a clockwork army is on the rise, vampire blue bloods rule the streets, and war is brewing…
“I WILL COME FOR YOU…”
He will find her no matter what. As a blue-blooded captain of the Nighthawk Guard, his senses are keener than most. Some think he’s indestructible. But once he finds the elusive Mercury, what will he do with her?
It’s his duty to turn her in—she’s a notorious spy and traitor. But after one stolen moment, he can’t forget the feel of her in his arms, the taste of her, or the sharp sting of betrayal as she slipped off into the night. Little does Mercury know, no one hunts better than the Nighthawk. And his greatest revenge will be to leave her begging for his touch…



Other books in this series:

Book #1
Book #1.5

Book #2