Elizabeth's Misadventures

I recently retold the story of the ignominious end to my dream of travelling down the coast of Australia in a tall-ship and it got me to thinking about other travel adventures—or misadventures, that I have enjoyed. Suffice to say, I am an inveterate traveller and that means that I have no reservation in packing up my children and exploring…

A whole lot of ninja and a little bit of dachshund

It’s no secret that I am owned by two very adorable miniature long-haired dachshunds; Luke and Nelson—my latest two dachshund guardians in a long line that dates back to my teen years. Ask any dachshund owner and they will tell you what brave, fiercely loyal and devoted little creatures they are—and I would agree with that assessment whole heartedly. And…

The not so intrepid traveller

It’s a pretty gloomy day here in Canberra today, more reminiscent of a Melbourne winter’s day rather than the blue sky winter days I have become accustomed to seeing here. I think it’s about this time every year that I begin to think how nice it would be to get away and explore some place new. But, as that’s not…

Till death do us part... or it becomes too dangerous to stick around!

I love high concept historical romances. And I love an enthralling, spine tingling happily ever after. So, it was no surprise, to anyone who knew me, that I would write my own high-stakes stories, each with their own happily ever after. And of course, I had every expectation that the words ‘they lived happily ever after’ … ‘until death do…