Almost there with Ruby! Hoping to get the book out to my advanced reader group later this week. Apologies to everyone waiting on this book as it’s taken way longer than I ever expected but at 537 pages long, it’s taken a lot of late nights. And just a big hug and thank you to everyone downloading my books. You all motivate me to keep going when things gets tough, and they do, believe me! I also hope you’re keeping safe out there, especially all those facing an upsurge in Covid. x

I’m sure you must all be wondering where Ruby’s book is by now, as it’s so overdue. As you know, I started rewriting the whole book back in November, just as I was getting ready to publish, because I didn’t like Ruby’s love interest.

I’ve also lost a bit of time due to Covid, as I work in a hospital on the weekends in an admin role, (gets me away from my characters for a few hours and out into the world of real people) dealing with queries from our lovely nurses and caregivers and cleaners and kitchen staff along with residents families (until we went into lockdown) but because of Covid I’ve had to put in a few more days at the hospital than I planned for. But I’m now back to reading the book through and hoping to have it out to my advanced reader group in the next week or so. It’s also around 500 pages, so it’s a big book. Anyway, just bear with me, the story is coming. (And I think Ruby’s love interest was so worth the delay.)
Keep safe out there x

by how many of you are downloading and reading my books. I just want to say thanks for your support. I’m still struggling to get through Ruby’s story – it’s turning into a good 400 plus page book, so just bear with me. I’m trying to get it done. And I’ve almost got my new cover ready to go which I’m really excited about – thanks Charlene Raddon for all your hard work and for putting up with my constant requests for changes!

Anyway, back to my laptop. But I’ll add another excerpt here for you. Best I can do at the moment.

Ruby turned back to the cabin and saw Tucker sitting on the top step of the porch, yet only his face was visible in that pitch blackness, illuminated by the glowing coals of the pipe he held to his mouth. 

She didn’t want to go back inside, finding the heat of the cabin and the four walls claustrophobic after all those months of living outdoors.

“May I join you?” she asked as she walked towards him. 

She heard Tucker grunt his approval and then careful of his hip, he moved over to let her sit beside him.  Ruby gathered her skirts and sat down on the dusty step.  And that didn’t bother her either, although once it might have.  But she was well used now to sitting on dusty grounds and well used to wearing soiled clothing.  None of it mattered to her much these days, not like it once would have. 

I’m not really one of those authors who post to social media a lot, nor do I write on this blog very much, but I try and keep my readers up to date with what I’m doing. I’m halfway through writing Te’tukhe’s story and almost finished Ruby – I thought I was finished with her adventures but I wasn’t happy with it – even though others who were reading it for me were, and then I realized Ruby needed a stronger love interest as she’s such a feisty person. So back to add a main character – which is the reason it’s taking so long. I wish I was one of those authors who publish a book every month or every three months and although I’ve tried, I have to be really confident in the book I’m going to publish before I let it out into the world. I’ve also suffered two nasty bouts of vertico and nausea this year which left me unable to look at a TV screen, let alone work on a computer and each time the bout is longer than the first. The latest one lasted seven miserable days. I’ve also been caught up over the past two months working for an organisation that I couldn’t get out of, but just to let you know that Ruby’s story is coming.