The Spotlight is on Mandy Magro this week and we’re showcasing The Wildwood Sisters … “It’s my dream that through my writing I’m able to give readers a taste of the beautiful Australian countryside, from the dust on your face, the smell of horses and cattle, unforgettable Aussie characters, and to the country sun on your skin.” Mandy Magro. Stories…
Wednesday Wanderings with Australian Rural Romance authors Wednesday Wanderings – how fitting that we set off on our Easter holiday on a Wednesday. It was a stressful start, first time going a long distance with our new off road caravan. Had we packed everything? Had we stowed everything correctly? What would fuel consumption be? Would…
The Spotlight is on Lily Malone this week and we’re showcasing So Far Into You Lily Malone might have been a painter, except her year-old son put a golf club through her canvas, so she wrote her first book His Brand of Beautiful instead. …
Wednesday Wanderings Cathryn Hein walks us through a particularly special place in Australia, once known as the Green Triangle … … One of the old adages with writing is ‘write what you know’. I’ve never been sure about this. I mean, imagine if all those murder ‘n mayhem or thriller authors took that literally. Yikes!…
The spotlight is on Fiona McArthur and we’re showcasing The Homestead Girls ~ Fiona McArthur lives in northern NSW and on two hundred acres with kangaroos, wallabies and grass that grows faster than the speed of light when it rains. Which is great for the cows. “I’ve always loved reading and it’s fed my passion…
Wednesday Wanderings Rachael Johns is on the blog today, to tell us about her weekend at the Sydney Royal Easter Show … This year I was lucky enough to be invited by my publisher Harlequin Books to attend the Sydney Royal Easter Show for the inaugural Rural Fiction Festival – a celebration of rural fiction. Many, many,…
. Congratulations Kerry McGinnis on the release of Out of Alice Read an excerpt - and there’s a giveaway too. GIVEAWAY NOW ENDED (Giveaway open to Australian postal addressees only. Giveaway open until midnight AEST Thursday 31 March 2016.) . From the bestselling author of Pieces of Blue and Wildhorse Creek comes an evocative and…
The spotlight is on Fleur McDonald this week and we’re showcasing Crimson Dawn . Living and working for much of her life on a farm – and growing up on her parent’s property in regional SA, Fleur McDonald draws inspiration from anything and everything she’s experienced. From wrangling ewes to marking mobs of lambs, Fleur never knows…
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Congratulations to Fleur McDonald on the release today of Indigo Storm There’s a giveaway too. GIVEAWAY NOW ENDED Two people who leave a comment will each receive a paperback copy of Indigo Storm. (Giveaway open until midnight AEST Friday 25 March 2016. Giveaway open to Australian postal addressees only.) . When Ashleigh decides to flee her…