Cover of The Girl She Was Before by Jess Kitching featuring a mottled blue background with a painting and a broken glass of spilled red wine.

The Girl She Was Before Book Review

A former bullying victim returns to her beachside hometown as a successful artist when her former nemeses threatens to destroy the wonderful new life she has created.

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Apr 201 min read

Brooke Shields is Taking a Stand Against Sexist Ageism

Brooke Shields' refusal to be sidelined by a society that maligns older women is inspiring.

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Apr 112 min read

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Wherever You Go, You Have to Take You with You

A young musical theater performer travels to Seoul, South Korea, to escape her emotional pain and grief and further her career.

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Mar 291 min read

Cover of How to Destroy Your Husband by Jess Kitching, featuring a white background with dried rose petals and two entwined wedding rings.

How to Destroy Your Husband Book Review

Cassie thought she had met the love of her life until she found out he was cheating on her right before their wedding day. Hellbent on revenge, Cassie hatches a plan to destroy her would-be husband.

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Mar 182 min read

Madness, Magic and Mayhem

Rosie Hewlett's Modern Retellings of Medea and Medusa Medea and Medusa are two of the most reviled figures from ancient Greek mythology,...

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Mar 51 min read

When Abuse Comes Disguised as Love

Fifteen-year-old Vanessa thought she had a love too special for the world to understand. Decades later, her lover is being accused of...

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Feb 112 min read

12 Heart-Warming Romance Stories to Make You Swoon This Christmas.

Whether you like your romance sweet and clean or quick and dirty, 12 Tropes of Christmas has you covered. From Jilted Brides to Enemies...

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Nov 2, 20241 min read

The Young Lovers Who Took On the World to Be Together.

At the Foot of the Cherry Tree by Alli Parker is the story of Australia’s first Japanese war bride, and the battle she and her Australian...

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Sep 29, 20241 min read

There's More to This Cam Girl than Meets the Eye

In both literature and film, portrayal of women who work in the sex industry are usually defined by their profession. This aspect of...

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Mar 25, 20242 min read

A Hell Ride of Guilt, Confusion and Anguish.

A night away at a city hotel seems like just what the doctor ordered for this sleep deprived new mother, however it turns out to be...

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Mar 25, 20241 min read

Time Reveals Our True Colours.

Whenever You’re Ready is the story of three elder women at their most interesting and complex. Friends since their teenage years, their...

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Mar 25, 20241 min read

When Love Turns Deadly.

A page-turning thriller from an exciting debut author! Long term besties Erin and Fiona are double-dating brothers Mark and Oliver, two...

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Jan 27, 20242 min read

Cover of Lucky Number 11 by Jess Kitching, featuring a creepy watercolor background and a silloutte of a young girl.

Lucky Number 11 Book Review

Hannah Allen had a lucky escape from a serial killer when she was a teenager, but just when she has rebuilt her life, will he return to destroy it once more? Read my review of Lucky Number 11 by bestselling thriller author Jess Kitching.

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Aug 29, 20232 min read

Duty, Lust and Love

Book Review: My Duty to You by Alyssa Martin Spare turned heir, Aiden Elliot, has to procure a bride, and fast! With the untimely death...

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Aug 19, 20232 min read

The Fight for Faith and Freedom

A young woman fighting for her faith and her freedom in a dangerous new world. ***Contains spoilers for those who have not read Book 1***...

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Apr 3, 20231 min read

You're Never Too Old To Fall in Love

Delightful and genuinely funny, The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village is a great antidote to the way our society trivialises...

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Mar 31, 20231 min read

How to Destroy Your Husband

When the best form of revenge is revenge Some people say that to seek revenge is to dig two graves, others say living well is the best...

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Oct 22, 20221 min read

Queen Menopause: Finding your majesty in the mayhem

In Queen Menopause: Finding Your Majesty in the Mayhem, Alison Daddo gives an intimate and honest account of her journey through...

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Aug 27, 20221 min read

The Truth Will Out.

The Wife and the Widow is intriguing from the start. With a haunting setting and fascinating but relatable characters, the story follows...

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Aug 19, 20221 min read

Blackbirch: The Ritual - Book Review

***This review contains spoilers*** I was privileged to be given an advance copy of the third book in this magickal series. K.M. Allan...

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Aug 13, 20222 min read

Life in the Time of Corona

In 2020 I was thrilled to have several of my short stories included in this eclectic anthology, published during the first wave of the pandemic. From a tech billionaire, to an Uber driver to child stuck at home on school holidays, "Life in the Time of Corona" explores how everyone has been touched by the global pandemic.

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