Have you ever wondered what inspires stories for authors? Where do they get their great ideas? The answer? Sometimes in the strangest places. Shortly before I wrote Oslo Overtures (working title Pink Skies), I was listening to the radio on the way to work one morning. The presenter was discussing female pilots and listeners were […]
Book Recommendation – That’s Amore: That’s Love by Marion Ueckermann
Back in 2017 a group of contemporary Christian romance authors started working on a group project with a difference. ‘A Tuscan Legacy’ was created by Marion Ueckermann and Autumn Macarthur. I was delighted to have the opportunity to join them and Elizabeth Maddrey, Alexa Verde, Heather Gray and Clare Revell on their writing journey with […]
Multi-author series – love ’em or loathe ’em?
Happy July! I hope yours has been a good one, whether sweltering in summer or wrapping-up-warm in winter. Or somewhere in the middle like England, where the weather doesn’t seem able to make its mind up about the season! I realized recently that all my new books this year will be in multi-author series. Oops! […]
What Happens After The End? + a #Giveaway
Have you ever gotten to the end of a book only to wish there was more? Sometimes, no matter how satisfying an ending is, the characters have become so important to you, that you don’t want their story to end. You want to know what is coming next for them, where life is taking them, […]
My “pineapple” book, and what it taught me! Plus a giveaway.
The book I just published (a month late!), La Risposta, the final book in the A Tuscan Legacy multi-author series, was the hardest story I’ve written so far. A pineapple book. Spiky and tough and messy to get into, but worth it once you do! Getting to The End took a lot of prayer and […]
Book Recommendation – Luna Rosa: Blushing Moon by Elizabeth Maddrey
If you’re following ‘A Tuscan Legacy’, you’ll know the final book in the series, La Risposta, is releasing soon. In La Risposta you’ll learn the answers to the family mystery that has been developing through the 9-book series. The stories span three continents, and are a cultural learning experience. The USA is a ‘foreign setting’ […]
Bella Notte is Here! (+ a #Giveaway)
Has anybody else had a crazy year? Some days, I’m not sure whether I’m coming or going, and some days I can’t tell up from down. Despite all that, it’s been a good year. God is good, and His faithfulness amazes me. All. The. Time. Last month, I shared the opening scene from Bella Notte […]
Meet Sienna Rossi from Solo Tu | Narelle Atkins
Ciao! I’m Sienna Rossi and I’m excited to visit with you today to talk about my story. Solo Tu releases on May 29 and is Book 7 in ‘A Tuscan Legacy’ series. I’m the second-to-last Rossi grandchild (and sometimes I feel like the forgotten grandchild) to have their romance story shared in the series. When […]
Travel the World – by Book! And a #giveaway
I love to travel! Used to be, I made international trips at least once a year, both for work, and visiting my family back in Australia. Five trips, one year! And I’ve also made a huge change involving travel – emigrating from Australia to England, half the world away. Now, unfortunately, I’ve developed a travel […]
What’s in a meme… (and eBook #giveaway)
Here’s hoping you haven’t tired yet of hearing about A Tuscan Legacy. I guess with six of the seven authors in the series being Inspy authors, it’s inevitable that there are going to be a lot of blogs about this new series. The success of the series isn’t just about writing great stories that will […]