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It's been over 4 years since I published the first book in this series, then called Reckless Rescue! Four years! So I figured it was time for a facelift. The Barren Planet Romances are now known as the Worlds Apart series, and all the books have new covers, as below. But don't worry, the stories are almost exactly the same. (I may have fixed any typos I found!) If you already have these, no need to re-buy, but if you haven't tried them yet, now is the perfect time!

I will be changing the covers on the rest of my site over the next week or so, but it may take me a while, so if you see the old covers around, don't be confused! Bear with me!

The first three stories can be bought in a box set.

Well, this post is actually a little late. Tempting Dragon has been out for two weeks! But I've been so busy that I haven't had a chance to post here! (If you're on my mailing list or facebook though, you should have seen an announcement there!)

It was my daughter's 13th birthday a few days ago, and of course, she had to have a big party, and a unicorn cake! Took about two days to make, but she was really happy with it, so it was worth it! Now that's all over, I'm back to writing (already 3000 words into the next and final Dragon Echoes book!), and back to catching up on everything I didn't do for those few weeks!

So without further ado, here's Tempting Dragon!

Verrian thought they were safe in the city. He thought his enemy would never find them. He was wrong.

With reporters and police all hunting for them, the last thing they need right now is a dragon fight. Especially since Lisa knows that if she heals Verrian one more time, they'll be mate bonded for life.

Despite their burning attraction, Verrian seems as reluctant to form a permanent bond as she is, but what choice do they have? She's not going to leave him to die, no matter what.

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I've finished the rough draft of Tempting Dragon, and it's up for preorder now! I've started editing, and it will be ready by the end of the month, if not before! If you've been waiting for the next installment of Dragon Echoes, you can preorder your copy now, or sign up to my newsletter to know when it's released.

Verrian thought they were safe in the city. He thought his enemy would never find them. He was wrong.

With reporters and police all hunting for them, last thing they need right now is a dragon fight. Especially since Lisa knows that if she heals Verrian one more time, they'll be mate bonded for life.

Despite their burning attraction, Verrian seems as reluctant to form a permanent bond as she is, but what choice do they have? She's not going to leave him to die, no matter what.

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Cunning Dragon, the latest instalment in Dragon Echoes, is available now! 

Lisa knows she can’t just abandon dragon shifter Verrian when he’s been separated from the rest of his clan by a nosy reporter, but why did they have to end up at her parent’s place? They always make her feel less than nothing, and now they’re embarrassing her in front of the hot dragon shifter prince. When a blurry picture of Verrian ends up in the newspaper and the locals come knocking, it seems like the perfect excuse to run for the hills.

Lisa has a lot of experience with running away from problems, but could Verrian be worth facing up to her fears and fighting for?

Verrian feels bad for putting Lisa in such an uncomfortable position, but the truth is he is out of his depth when dealing with the problems faced in the human’s world. After failing miserably in the last dragon battle, he doesn’t feel capable of dealing the threat of his ancient enemy either. Verrian needs a new tactic.

Lisa might not have dragon strength or magic, but she seems to hold her own in spite of that. Maybe she can teach Verrian about more than just human technology.

You may have noticed this picture on my little motivational lightbox when I posted my office pictures on Facebook the other day. (If you’re not already following me on Facebook, why not!) Yes, there is a story.

Some of you may be aware that November is NaNoWriMo month, and I nearly always sign up. Sometimes I win, but more often lately, I don’t. November isn’t a good month for me. My daughter’s homeschooling report is due in the first week, and this often means I am behind for that first week. Now being behind in the first week isn’t so bad, because you have all month go catch up. A couple of days wordcounts divided by 3 weeks is still perfectly doable.

This year, in the second week, I got sick.

Quite often I can work through being sick, but this time, it really knocked me. My nose was burning and it made my eyes water, and concentrating on anything was hard. So I gave myself permission to take time off until I felt better.

By then, I was WAY behind. As in, need to write over 3,000 words a day to catch up behind. As in, give up on winning behind.

And yeah, I probably won’t win now. 3,000 words in a day is quite doable, but every day? Not likely to happen. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to give up.

I still have words to write, and I’m going to be writing them anyway. I’m going to set lots of small, manageable goals, and see what happens. Every hear the saying “If you shoot for the moon and miss, you’ll land amongst the stars”? (Yeah, I know, not astronomically accurate, but we’re talking about motivation here.

That’s my aim.

How about you? Do you feel like giving up when you get behind, or does it just make you more determined to win?

I’m really excited to finally be able to share a new project I’m working on with all of you. A few months ago, an author friend suggested writing a multi author series, and her concept was so cool, I just had to join in. Luckily, it fitted really well into my existing dragon shifter series, and I had the perfect couple for it.

Check out Fated & Forbidden, a multi-author paranormal romance series!

FATED & FORBIDDEN
11 authors. One PNR series.

After lifetimes of watching her creations perpetuate misery and destruction, the creator Allendra has had enough. She’s given them a month to prove themselves capable of love… and to prove they should keep their supernatural powers. Some will fight, and some will fall, but all will feel the power of the Blood Moon… even Allendra herself…

You can check out the series page here, and sign up for the mailing list to be notified when each book is released! Of course, I’ll be mentioning them all in my newsletters too, as well as talking about my book in this series, Dragon’s Cowboy!

The prologue story, that sets it all up, is available for FREE now!

Centuries ago, Allendra and Zaan, wielding the Source together, created supernatural beings they hoped would bring peace and harmony to the world. Instead, strife, feuds, and wars took their toll.

After lifetimes of watching her creations perpetuate misery and destruction, Allendra has had enough. She has been harnessing the power of the upcoming Blood Moon, and plans to strip every one of these beings of their supernatural powers.

Zaan, long estranged from her, returns to ask her to reconsider, but the Challenge she issues might be more than he bargained for…

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My contribution, Dragon’s Cowboy, is available for preorder!

Dragon shifter Wayrian just wants to live a quiet life. Fat chance of that when her clan as at war and her grandfather wants her to marry a prince. As if that isn’t enough, a crazy goddess appears in her dreams and threatens to turn her clan human if Wayrian doesn’t marry her fated mate by the Blood Moon. A mate who is not a prince. Who isn’t even a dragon.

Lured away from his father’s cattle station by the excitement of the dragon shifters, Chase is careful to keep his distance. He’s happy to help out by waking one of the dragon princesses, but he isn’t planning on mating forever. Even if Wayrian thinks that’s the only way to save her people. He doesn’t believe in true love—he’s been burned before.

But when a reporter bent on exposing the dragons’ existence drives Chase and Wayrian into hiding on the cattle station, things between them begin to heat up. The only problem is that Wayrian’s grandfather, hiding with them, is determined to keep them apart at all costs. Will Wayrian risk her grandfather’s ire to save her people, or will she make her own choice?

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I’m wanting to pick some favourite quotes from my books to add to my webpage, and thought I’d ask those who would know best, my readers!

To make this fun, I’m giving away a $10 Amazon gift card and a copy of all the pre-existing books in any one of my series to my favourite quote, and 3 rounds of all the books in an existing series to three runners up.

Quotes need to be less than 200 characters, and can be from any of my books. If you haven’t read any of my books, you can get Reckless Rescue and Waking the Dragon for free on my books page.

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It’s live everywhere now!

Once you’ve read your copy, don’t forget to check the extras for the FIVE deleted or changed scenes. (You need to be part of my mailing list to access the extras!)

I’ve been promising it since book 3 was released almost 2 years ago. I’ve been writing it on and off since November 2015. Editing has taken 3 months! And that cover, I’ve been struggling with that since I first decided to write an alien as a main character.

Why has Reckless Remedy been so difficult to write?

I could say it’s because I have an alien as a main character. This creates all sorts of problems, starting with how to show him on the cover, to how they are going to communicate, to what was his home world like and why is he the way he is? Those factors have certainly influenced why it’s taken so long.

I could say it’s because the other main character is a doctor, and the main conflict in the story revolves around medical issues, which has meant a lot of research!

I could say it has something to do with the fact that this is the longest book I’ve published to date!

The truth is, everything about this book has been hard. There were a lot of times when I was tempted to give up, and go back to my dragon shifters. They’re shorter, easier, and I know people will buy them in large numbers.

But I also love this story. The Barren Planet series was my first published series, and it will always have a special place in my heart. I’ve built these characters up into people I almost feel like I know.

And maybe that’s why it was hard too. I wanted to do them justice. I wanted to make sure I included everyone my readers would want to see. (But I couldn’t, there were too many!) I wanted to give them the ending they deserved.

And yes, before you ask, this will probably be the last Barren Planet book. While I love this series, it just doesn’t sell well enough for me to continue to write full length books in it. (Especially not if they’re all as difficult as this one!).

Its due out in a few days, on the 31st of July, and I hope all those who have been waiting for it enjoy the story.

You can still get the special preorder price of $2.99 for the next few days, then it will go up to $3.99.

Alien supersoldier Kugah is on the run. He needs the human’s wormhole technology to find a new home, far away from anyone his genetically engineered presence can hurt. Then he meets Amelie. Her gentle, caring nature opens the possibility of a future with someone by his side.

Amelie is too busy being doctor to a spaceship full of pregnant women, she doesn’t have any time to regret being alone. But when the passengers begin to show signs of unnaturally rapid ageing after a desperate trip through a wormhole, she has no one else she can rely on other than the strong, silent alien. The things she’s starting to feel for him must be just a product of the fact that they could soon be the only two left alive on the ship.

Their species aren’t even compatible. They couldn’t possibly be falling in love.

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A bunch of authors from the Sci-Fi Romance Brigade have banded together to offer some sampler anthologys. First chapters from a whole bunch of different sci-fi romance stories. There are 4 anthologies so far, with more to come. Discover your next great sci-fi romance read! Check out the Portal’s Project Blog to find out more.

 

Welcome! You have arrived at a portal to the galaxy.

 

Enter, and you’ll be introduced by award-winning authors to worlds beyond imagining, with heroes & heroines who dare to take it to the edge and beyond. Count on these adventurers to take their best shot … at their enemies and at romance!

Each FREE* volume contains 10 first chapters, with links to purchase any or all of the complete books, should you wish.

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The first chapter of Reckless Rescue is available in Portals Volume Four.

*Not all books are free in all countries on Amazon yet. But they are on other retailers!