Blog Interview

I'm interviewed on Christina Phillip's blog spot today. Come over and say hi

http://christinaphillips.blogspot.com

New Cover

Here is the cover for my next Avalon release 'Stuck'. My editor assures me the top won't be cut off as in this image. I think it's perfect. Ive been incredibly lucky with my Avalon cover artists. They're brilliant.
'Stuck' comes out in April 2009

Sad news from next door

Over the last few weeks we've realised that the neighbour's lovely big dogs--Malamuts--have been very quiet. They live across the laneway between our houses and one of them, Denali, always barked when someone walked past his fenceline. He had a deep resonant woof --a proper doggy bark.

Denali's other personal quirk was howling when he heard a police siren or ambulance. That would set his companion, Cess, off and they'd both howl like wolves. Long, mournful wails. It never failed to make us laugh. When the sirens faded they'd both stop immediately.

Denali was the inspiration for Harry's dog Woof, in my first book, The Right Chord.

Today my husband discovered both dogs, one after the other, had been diagnosed with cancer about a month ago and have subsequently died. Our neighbours are heartbroken.

I'm glad I named Denali in the acknowledgements and I'm going to give my neighbours a copy of my book.