August update
Hello, my lovelies!
Can you believe weโre already in August? While the rest of the world melts into their sofas in the winter sun (hello, fellow Aussies ๐ฅถ), Iโve been on fire in all the best ways, which is why I didn’t even manage a July updateโwoops!
๐ Accolades to make me blush (but not really)
So, this happened…
- Winner of the 2025 ROAR Award for Best Blogger/Writer/Author โ which means you lot have been roaring your support and I couldnโt be more grateful.
- Winner of the 2025 Daphne Du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery and Suspense for Best Published Cozy Mystery โ Ghost Appeal is apparently just as appealing to judges as it is to readers.
- And just to really drive the point home: Judges’ Top Pick for the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award for Best Cozy Mystery (yes, also for Ghost Appeal โ sheโs the moment, darlingโSleepy Hollow is taking off!).
Can I get a hell yes?
โ๏ธ Currently writing
- Still lovingly immersed in the haunting charm of Ghost Interrupted (Sleepy Hollow #2). She needed a few plot amendments (because of course she did), but sheโs coming together like magicโand I am loving every eerie twist.
- Iโm also deep in a re-read of Kiss of Death and Cheating Death while plotting Death Warmed UpโBunnyโs final story. What do you want to see in her swan song? More mayhem? More magical meddling? More snogs with Death himself? Hit me up with your thoughts!
- Speaking of steamy thingsโฆ Iโm eyeing a bit of a relaunch for my spicy alter ego Lucy Lark. If youโve got a taste for the sinfully supernatural, I chatted with the fabulous ladies at The Plot With a Twist about Dreadful Desires (Monsters of Whitechapel #1). You can catch the podcast episode here (and yes, I dish some juicy behind-the-scenes).
- Oh, and there’s a super-secret-sexy-story in the works. No hints yet, but Iโm dying to see your guesses ๐
๐ Life, lately
- My tiny queen, Juniper the mini dachshund, continues to reign supreme in this house. Sheโs perfect. I will not be taking questions.
- After months of recovery, Iโm finally back in the dance studio! Hoping for a full surgical clearance this month so I can truly unleash my inner ballroom diva.
- Iโve been doing a bit of home renoโsmall touches, some new decor, just enough to freshen things up and lift the olโ mood. Are you into decorating? Whatโs your favourite project youโve ever done?
Thatโs me for now, darlings. As always, thank you for being hereโfor reading, for supporting, for loving these weird little worlds I create. Iโve got so many exciting things coming your way. Stay tuned, stay spooky, and stay fabulous. ๐
With love always ๐
