Look what turned up in the mail (January 2025)! 😀

I know this is silly but now that I can hold it in my hand, the book feels real! 😄

Byron's first review 😍

And it's a beauty!

'An ancient castle, a family crippled by debt and a guilt-filled young woman searching for answers - and love. What more is needed!
From the first page this book captured me and I couldn't put it down. I have read all books in Alicia Hope's Long Road series and loved them all but this one was my favourite! Beautiful wordsmithing and a great story that had me hooked. One I highly recommend.'

Thank you, 'Kindle Customer'! 😍🤗

Reading for free!

BookSirens is a great book review site. If you're interested in choosing from a selection of new books to read and review (including my 2023 release, The Long Road to Loving Royce), this is the place to go. 

And if you'd like to follow yours truly (and I hope you will! 😍) on BookSirens, here's the link.

 

The Long Road to Loving Royce's first review :-))

 And it's a 5 star! 

Thanks reviewer Heather! 🤩

What I listened to while working on book 5....

The oh-so atmospheric Let it Go By, by Fiora and Robot Koch. 

Pockets by Fiora.

Dreaming of Ghosts - You by Robot Koch.

Dreaming of You (Heartbeat) by Fiora and Robot Koch.

Some atmospheric inspiration for my 2024 novel....

From White Noise Tranquility on Youtube (complete with atmospheric sounds). And yes, the story is set in a castle. Wooohhh ...  🏰 👻 😬 😉

 

Look what landed on Christmas Day, 2023!

 

Verity's 'anthem'

Verity is the heroine in my forthcoming novel The Long Road to Loving Royce, and now I've found 'her' song. 

 

One prestigious job opportunity, two main contenders. She's trapped under a glass ceiling. His career is all he cares about. Will it take a potentially dangerous alliance for them both to succeed?

And is there more on the line here than just a job?

 

Verity's song is Try Everything by Shakira. You can listen to it here.

 

For 2023 release - book 4 in my LONG ROAD series

The Long Road to Loving Royce 

One prestigious job opportunity, two main contenders. She’s trapped under a glass ceiling. His career is all he cares about.

Ambitious divorcee Verity Parker is determined to break new ground for professional women in the male-dominated Australian mining industry, by shattering the company’s glass ceiling and proving she has what it takes to survive the perils of upper management. Success can come at a cost though, which Verity discovers after snatching the top job from the waiting hands of her main rival. 

Royce James is known to be hard-nosed and astute, making him a formidable adversary but also a valuable ally in the dog-eat-dog corporate world. Can Verity forge an alliance with him, the man she beat to the coveted CEO position and who no doubt holds a grudge? 

With tensions between them rising, can Verity trust Royce to do right by her, or will he prove to be her most ruthless nemesis? Does he have her job in his sights, or her wary heart? Or both?

If you enjoyed the intense power struggles in The Devil Wears Prada, you’ll love this story of ambition, power plays, and workplace romance, as Alicia Hope’s gutsy heroine navigates the shark-filled waters of corporate Australia. 

Pre-order now to get or gift the book for Christmas, and uncover an alliance that becomes so much more than a business arrangement.... 

Always a thrill to see an engrossed reader!

 

 Then again, is he expecting something to fly out from the pages?? 😨 😉