Chapter Six: The Pieman. Hemlin is a man in love. I can tell by the way he looks at Lyndaria. The way he smiles the moment he sees her. The way his eyes glisten. He isn’t tall and intimidating like I imagined he would be, but stocky, the top of his head coming to Lyndaria’s … More A Dragon For Christmas: Chapter Six.
Chapter Five: First Meeting. The sleigh stops outside of a little thatched cottage with a white picket fence surrounding it. Poplyn finally leaves our shoulders, jumping onto the back of the sleigh. Olen opens the door, taking Ashlyn’s hand as she steps out. I follow her and Olen grabs our bags. The door of the … More A Dragon For Christmas: Chapter Five.
Chapter Four: An annoying little elf. We aren’t in the bush anymore, the Aussie gums and paperbarks long gone. A forest you would see in a fairytale surrounds us, snow covering the ground and trees. It’s not as cold as I expect. The sun is shining, and there is no wind. Ashlyn lets go … More A Dragon For Christmas: Chapter Four.
Chapter Three: Crossing Over. I throw my new snow jacket into my duffle bag and zip it closed. My first white Christmas, who would have thought? It’s going to be a far cry from the sun-filled scorchers I’m used to. I place my phone and watch in my top draw and pull out the envelope … More A Dragon For Christmas: Chapter Three.
Note: Eroania is pronounce E-roan-i-a. A ute is a two or four door vehicle with a tray on the back. Chapter Two: The Answer. I can’t wait for my usual lunch time visit, and head over to Ashlyn’s as soon as I’ve had breakfast. She is smiling when I arrive so I’m guessing the news … More A Dragon For Christmas: Chapter Two.
Note: Akubra is an Australian version of a cowboy hat. Prologue: The Girl Next Door. I met Ashlyn Sorrows almost two years ago, on New Years Day. The first New Years I had woken up sober since I was seventeen. No more partying for this city boy. I had been reformed. Shipped off by my … More A Dragon For Christmas: Prologue + Chapter One.
A flash fiction piece I wrote is publishing today on Havok. See Scrooge like you’ve never seen him before! It will be free for 24 hours before going behind a paywall, so check it out while you can. (Until 11.59pm Thursday 11th of December PST in the US, 6.59pm Friday 12th of December AEDT for … More The Old Dragon: Flash Fiction Story Publishing Today!
Publisher: Self-Published. Release Date: 5th November 2025. (Available now!) Source: An eARC from the author. All opinions are my own honest opinions. I also purchased a physical copy. Category: Christmas, contemporary, fantasy. Stand alone. Synopsis from Goodreads: For Claire Samson, the only way to survive Christmas this year is to escape it. High-achieving Australian medical … More ARC Review: Christmas on the Goblin Express by J.J Fischer.
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers. Release Date: September 1st, 2024. Category: Historical Romance, Christian Fiction. Source: From NetGalley in exchange for an honest review/I also own a paperback copy. Synopsis from Goodreads: As the beloved stepdaughter of the Earl of Castleton, Lady Mariah Lyons cherishes her home at Plumford Manor, but her idyllic world will be … More Review: Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor by Roseanna M. White.
Wishing all of my readers and followers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thanks for sticking with me even though I was unable to blog as much. I hope you make some great memories with your family and friends. God Bless.