On the third Friday of each month, my stunning book club buddies and I host a bookish link-up – What’s On Your Bookshelf – and here’s what’s been on my bookshelf (or, rather, off my bookshelf and in my hot … Read More
Philly Barker and the Murder at Deverell Grange – a Launch Day Diary
Philly’s latest adventure is live, so I thought I’d give you a rundown of what launch day looked like. If you’re expecting sequins and champagne, look away now. You’ll find the post here.
Writer’s Digest 1 October, 2023
Okay, so that was a weird week – my last in paid employment. It hasn’t really sunk in yet and probably won’t until we’re back from holidays. Anyways, as goodbyes go, it was a nice decoupling, so to speak. I … Read More
Happy Ever After and Queenstown
I love Queenstown. Absolutely adore it. It’s why Happy Ever After is the 2nd of my books to feature it as a location – Wish You Were Here was the first. Anyways, these are some of the locations in Queenstown … Read More
Apple and Cinnamon Scrolls
I could almost call this little series of posts “What Kate Cooked,” but that’s a tad restrictive. This recipe was made by Kate Spence, the protagonist in my current novel (working title) Happy Ever After. She baked a batch … Read More
Salmon Fishcakes
With apologies to my Scottish husband, I’ve long held a belief that the Scots invented whisky to make haggis more palatable – or to make you forget that you’d eaten it. Yes, I know there are plenty of people out … Read More
Happy Endings Begin Here…
Well, hello there… I’m Joanne Tracey, but you can call me Jo. Some of you might already know me- all my writing posts used to be over at and anyways…with my travel posts and my foodie posts and my walking … Read More