
A Festive, Dragonish Short Story Read-Along
A short festive tale from the world of Beaufort Scales and Toot Hansell, featuring dogs and dragons and a little too much mulled wine …

Four Calling Birds – A Toot Hansell Christmas Story
Gilbert settled himself under the cover of a hedge, watching the bird through the window …

A Partridge in a Pear Tree – a Toot Hansell Christmas story
Was there some sort of official scale for these things, from harmless eccentricity to “call the care home”?

December Reading – Bingeing on Books
Is there anything more glorious than just sinking into your TBR and reading…

October Reading & New Paperbacks!
Lovely people, you may have noticed me mention (you know, here and there…

Launch Day for A Manor of Life & Death
Lovely people, this is it. Book three of the Beaufort Scales Mysteries, A Manor of Life…

A Manor of Life & Death: Chapter Two
Warring staff.
“Accidental” poisonings.
Topiary of dubious intent …

A Manor of Life & Death: Chapter One
An isolated country house, cut off by a storm. Guests and staff at war. And one dead body …

A Book Talk with Lynda Dietz of Easy Reader Editing
Hello lovely people – it’s time for something completely different this week…

Dragonish Spiced Apple Cake Recipe
It’s no secret that dragons have exceptionally fast metabolisms. The evidence…