Tim Tams
You might have noticed me refer to
Tim Tams from time to time. I often
include them in contest prizes and
as giveaways at chats. This summer
I’m taking a stack to the RWA
National Conference in Reno.
 What
are Tim Tams? Take two chocolate biscuits
(=cookies in America), sandwich them
with chocolate, and coat the lot in more
chocolate. That’s the original;
there are now many variations: double-coated,
chewy caramel, tia maria, hazelnut truffle,
black forest, choc-chilli, et al.
I’ve tried ‘em all and always
come back to the original. Nothing fancy,
just the perfect combination of texture
and flavor. This is the quintessential
chocolate biscuit; not an indulgence,
but a necessity to ward off both writer’s
block and PMS. Look out for them in my
contest packs!
A Few of my Favorite Things
This month, a few of my all-time favorite
reads (in no particular order):
1. No Place
Like Home, by Barbara
Samuel
Hard choice,
deciding on
one favorite
from all my
favorite Barbara
Samuel/Ruth
Wind reads.
She is a goddess.
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2. Ain’t She
Sweet, by Susan
Elizabeth Phillips
How does she get away
with turning Sugar-Beth
into a heroine I liked?
Oh, yeah, and Colin didn’t
hurt. Or the Georgette
Heyer references.
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3. Mr. Perfect,
by Linda Howard
I have a love-hate relationship
with Howard. Some of her
heroes, I just want to
do violence to. But when
I love her, I really, really love
her!
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4. Notorious Groom,
by Caroline Cross
Along with Private
Reasons by
Justine Davis and several
of Barbara McCauley’s Secrets series,
the perfect illustration
of why I love Silhouette
Desires.
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5. Devil’s
Cub, by Georgette
Heyer
I grew up on Heyer. She
is responsible for my love
of romance in general,
and regency-set historical
romances in particular.
I heart Vidal!
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6. Lord of Scoundrels,
by Loretta Chase
A recent discovery and
a revelation. Loretta Chase,
where have you been all
my life? 
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Australiana
A piece of our colorful (or colourful,
where I come from )
local language.
Won't have a bar of (v):
won't tolerate or allow something to happen, as in: "I won't have a bar of you insulting my books."
Playtime
click on the
cover to
solve a Jigsaw puzzle
From My
Album
In July 2006 I travelled to Atlanta
for the Romance Writers of America national
conference. Here are a few of my favourite
pictures.
At the Literacy
Autographing
(click on the
thumbnail
for a larger picture)
With fellow
Ditzy Chix Lindsey Brookes and Lisa Childs
following the RITA Awards
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thumbnail
for a larger picture)
With new Desire
author Tessa Radley and a friend we made in
the streets of Atlanta
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thumbnail
for a larger picture)
At the RITA
reception, proud of my 3 finalist certificates
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thumbnail
for a larger picture)
En route to Reno for RWA National conference,
I spent a few days in San Francisco will fellow
down-under authors Trish Morey, Yvonne Lindsay
and Frances Housden.
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thumbnail
for a larger picture)
Afterwards we destressed at Squaw Valley,
high above Lake Tahoe.
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thumbnail
for a larger picture)
At the 2005 Australian Romance Writers conference
with Harlequin authors Ally Blake, Trish Morey,
Helen Bianchin and Barbara Hannay
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thumbnail
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