Looking for the Pot of Gold

Jun 03, 2022 6:57 am

Between the Pages

Dear

Coming home from the Gym early one morning last week, I noticed this rainbow. I raced down to the beachfront to get a better view, and found that it was a double rainbow. It was so beautiful, I had to share. It was worth standing in the drizzle to get the photo. By my calculations, there is a pot of gold part way down the jetty.

Early morning Semaphore Jetty.

On the home front, my own pot of gold (aka house extensions) is finally progressing. Not before time as we are in the throes of winter and having to shower outside in the portable shower is not fun. Hopefully by the next newsletter, I’ll have some constructive photos to show you.

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Launching Soon

The third book in the Harrow series will be released in three weeks. It is currently with Beta readers. This series is set in the village of Harrow, located in the hills behind the city of Adelaide. The local inhabitants are members of a Wiccan Clan, and many of them have unusual gifts, bestowed by the Goddess – some for the greater good, and others not so much. Pre-order here at the introductory price.

Wild Fire

The big screen called, and she had dreams to match. Evie fled the town of her birth, seeking fame and fortune away from the Clan and the small-town environment.

The Goddess gave her gifts she didn’t want, and had no idea how to use. The result was scorching for anyone who gave her grief. Evie choses the wrong people to cross when she stood up to the men from the Redbank Clan. She had no idea what a mistake that would prove to be.

Conor has the knack of being where he’s needed most, and that’s when Evie’s in trouble. The lawyer wants to resolve long-running family issues, but Evie interrupts his plans. He has to decide what’s worth pursuing, or perhaps it is who?

There are things he doesn’t understand in and around Harrow, where people behave in unexpected ways. Fate has a hand in the outcome, but then… the Goddess moves in mysterious ways.

If you want to be part of the review team for this book, register your interest at

https://storyoriginapp.com/reviewcopies/63d6ff0e-e0c0-11ec-bf4f-637c6193b2e9

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