I’m quite embarrassed to admit that I’ve never actually made Anzac biscuits before. They were ubiquitous when I was growing up – every market stall and bakery had them, and the taste of them is as wonderfully familiar as my go-to quick cookie recipe for porridge cakes (which I have yet to put on this…
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Story Time – A Beaufort Christmas Story Read Aloud
Are you sitting comfortably? And do you have suitably festive attire on, or at least some pyjamas? Have you got a cup of tea or hot chocolate to hand, a cosy blanket and possibly a teddy bear (or preferably a dragon)? Do you need the loo? Alright, then. Let’s begin… Too long; didn’t…
Christmas Gifts for Bookworms That (Mostly) Aren’t Books
Look, I get it. We’re hard to buy for. Writers, bookworms, introverts – we’re weird little creatures that can be very particular (and peculiar) in our tastes and likes. And you don’t want to get us book vouchers. Again. Although, let’s be honest here – book vouchers are awesome. I love them. A free pass…
Yule Be Sorry – A Cozy Christmas Mystery Launch Day!
Me, excited? Ahahahaha. Yes. Of course I am! Yule Be Sorry, Beaufort Scales’ second full-length book and my first cozy Christmas mystery, is out today. Yay! I’m so happy to be sharing this with you, and, as ever, it’s as much your success as mine to have got the book this far. I may have written…
A Christmas Cozy Mystery (with Dragons) – Yule Be Sorry Chapter Two
How do I know it’s almost December? Well, not from the Christmas products in the shops, since they’ve been there since October. But because Yule Be Sorry, Beaufort’s Christmas cozy mystery, is out this Friday! On many grounds, I object strongly to it almost being December. I’m not ready for the end of the year…