Buy a book and win $100

Stop Press! If you are the 10th customer to buy "Operation: Genocide" before the end of February 2014, you will win $100 from me personally. To qualify, you must buy it here: http://www.stairwaypress.com/bookstore/operation-genocide/.

The Sophie King Prize - Runner Up!

I'm stoked to be the runner-up in this competition: http://www.greatstorieswithheart.com/the-sophie-king-prize-winners-announced/. My story, High On Life, will be published in the resulting anthology. Watch this space!

This is a great honour for me, because I enjoy Sophie King's books so. I got to know her with The School Run, and haven't looked back. Thank you, Sophie.

Thank you, amazon.com!

This was kind of awesome. I received an email today with my own book suggested for purchase. Yes, amazon.com, you're right. The book is definitely to my liking, LOL.

The Dying Hours - Mark Billingham

5/5 for The Dying Hours by Mark Billingham, the 11th Tom Thorne book in the series that just keeps getting better. I like that the overall plot structure is moving towards a more thinking, more feeling Thorne. Even though his actions are still reckless and childish (that's why we love him!), he seems more emotionally mature in The Dying Hours.

Add a cool idea for a serial killer, mix in the usual supporting cast of friends and colleagues. Devour in one sitting.

Hysteria 2

Hysteria 2 is an anthology of winning stories from the Hysteria 2013 writing competition. The stories span cultures, some you will be familiar with and others you won't. They cover a wide range of experiences that affect women in today's 21st century world.

We meet the girl who can't attain her dream because school is for boys, the reality of living with a stroke, long distance marriage, how the childless cope in a world full of technology and a marriage with no heart. Ten stories altogether, each is told with feeling and love and every one reaches into the heart of the reader without any effort whatsoever.

Contributors and Winners:

Tracy Fells
Valerie Clements
Veronica Bright
Yvonne Walus
Mararet McAlister
Shelia Llewellyn
Margaret Davies
Sarah Hegarty
Lynne Voyce
Mairi Wilson

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Nelson Mandela's Soth Africa

What was South Africa like when Nelson Mandela was kept prisoner at Robben Island? Find out.

When is it ok for your ex to sleep in your house?

http://coffeetimeromance.com/CoffeeThoughts/ex-boyfriend-sleeping-in-your-house-when-is-it-ok/