Back to working on that dream of writing a book that will be worthy of being banned in Florida.
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Author of historical fiction and romance, Path of the Vestal. Full time mental health worker, part time pirate and graduated historian. Former wine maker, teacher, podcaster, chef, and vagabond.
Back to working on that dream of writing a book that will be worthy of being banned in Florida.
19.03.2025 22:29 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Unlucky for some, but Iβm very happy to be sitting at 13 in historical romances today.
Steamy nautical love triangle, with a strong female lead, epic fight scenes and a one-eyed cat called Blackbeard.
Valentines Day Promo is running until the 17th.
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Valentines Day Give Away!
My award winning debut is part of the AU/NZ Writers Clib Valentines Day giveaway.
Romance. Action. And an ending you wonβt see coming! πΆοΈπΆοΈπΆοΈ
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The only correct response.
Unless youβre a fan of the Indiana Jones method.
What is it about air travel that makes unisex toilets fine on planes but when theyβre on the ground conservative lose their god damn minds?
06.02.2025 12:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I paid too much attention in history class to tolerate fascism.
As you say, gotta do what feels best.
Deleted Twitter the day the day it got sold. Lost thousands of followers. π€·
Disengaging with Meta means losing my highest engagement. π
Restarting on BlueSky from scratch. π©
Itβs hard trying to be an ethical user of social media and grow a brand. But I guess Iβve proved to myself ethics > sales.
Things are not great right now.
But, silver lining, fresh figs are back in season and I can cook one of my favourite dishes again.
Nothing beats homemade π
01.02.2025 09:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Really hoping my fellow Australians donβt buy into Temu Trumpβs rage politics and false narratives. We are better than this and if you want a live example of how messed up his reign would be, look to the US.
Send Voldemort back to the non-corporeal world this election.
The second eye gets filled in when I release my second book. Motivate me, little friend. #booksky #amwriting
26.01.2025 02:52 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Find some time for some self care this weekend, folks.
26.01.2025 02:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Any authors or readers out there using Fable.co?
Keen on anything that breaks away from Goodreads and interested in peopleβs experiences with it.
Tiger balm rubbed on the chest. Opens everything up.
23.01.2025 23:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Found an author sized terminate mound on our hike today.
23.01.2025 06:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Local vandals proudly displaying their kindergarten education.
23.01.2025 03:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Give me your most quoted line from LOTR.
23.01.2025 02:35 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I am always excited when I encounter one of these little guys in the wild.
22.01.2025 10:57 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I got shadow banned on threads for saying Nazis are unacceptable. Taken down for discriminatory speechβ¦
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21.01.2025 22:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ah, a fellow void shouter. Nice to meet you.
21.01.2025 22:44 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Where are my fellow romance authors hanging out here? #booksky
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Love these photos. Very evocative.
21.01.2025 11:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0As an author is resisted TikTok for so many years, finally cavedβ¦ didnβt enjoy it. So Iβm very happily sipping my tea and enjoying the rise of #booksky ππ
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