Narelle here. I’m delighted to welcome my Aussie author friend Jessica Kate to Inspy Romance. Jessica and I may live in the same country, but if you listened to our different Aussie accents you’d think we lived worlds apart, lol. Check out Jessica’s broad Aussie accent by tuning into her Story Nerds podcast. Last year […]
A Weekend of Refreshment
A few weeks ago I drove with my family to Sydney, Australia, from our home in Canberra, to attend the Omega Writers Conference. The 2019 conference was held in the Winbourne Edmund Rice Conference Centre at Mulgoa – located in the western outskirts of Sydney near the Blue Mountains. We drove the scenic route via […]
Hello Again.
After an eighteen-month hiatus, I’m pleased to be back with the Inspy Romance authors. The last post I made here on the blog was in 2017 just a few days before we took a month-long trip to Australia and New Zealand. I’d love to share all of my photos, but I’ll settle for just one. […]
Being Thankful
On Thursday our US authors and readers will be celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday. Unfortunately in Australia we don’t have a Thanksgiving tradition like the US and Canada. Many years ago an American friend taught me how to make a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Roast turkey and mashed potato served with gravy and cranberry sauce is often […]
My 2018 Writing Retreat – Gold Coast, Australia plus #giveaway | Narelle Atkins
Last month I was fortunate to have the opportunity to visit with my writing friends Andrea Grigg (pictured, right) and Catherine Hudson (pictured, center) for a week long writing retreat. The retreat was timed to coincide with Andrea’s birthday celebrations on the weekend. We stayed in Andrea’s home on the gorgeous Gold Coast in sunny […]
Book Recommendation – Snowy Summer by Patricia Weerakoon
Book Description: Annie Samarasinghe has it all together. Beautiful and brilliant, she has a medical career in Sydney and a fiancé in Sri Lanka. But on the week of her wedding to childhood-sweetheart Sunil, Annie uncovers the shattering truth behind the façade of his business. Forced to hide out in the Snowy Mountains, Annie changes […]
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 […]
A Tuscan Legacy in Australia plus #Giveaway | Narelle Atkins
I’m excited to share with you the setting for my upcoming release in A Tuscan Legacy contemporary Christian romance series. My lovely co-authors have introduced you to the Rossi family in the following posts. Check out the links below (if you haven’t already read them) to learn more about our series. That’s Love – Marion […]
Binge Reading ~ Kara Isaac novels
My name is Narelle and I’m an unashamed binge reader. I’ve suffered from this affliction since childhood and I make no apologies for trying to clear chunks of time in my busy schedule to binge read. According to Urban Dictionary, binge reading is defined as follows: “When you get so engrossed in a book that […]