Introduction: The true story continues with Sarah standing in front of the mirror in a wedding dress. Who is she marrying? What happened between George and Sarah? Did Sarah change her mind? And who is Jack? Beverley Joy Book Excerpt – The Wilted Rose Part 2 – The Rose Blossom: Sarah had seen many different... Continue Reading →
And Now For Something A Little Darker…
My supernatural suspense short story, Grave Bargains, is FREE to download in October. In the wake of a devastating act of betrayal, Dylan is determined to bury the past and start fresh. His good intentions are challenged by a sinister stranger, who is determined to dig up his sins, and threatens to jeopardize his efforts... Continue Reading →
Goodbye My Love – The Wilted Rose
Introduction: Image by Alan from Pixabay The true story continues with Sarah and George feeling comfortable and familiar in their relationship. It felt like the time was right to move to the next level and get engaged. How will Sarah’s parents react to George asking them for Sarah’s hand in marriage? Will they accept him into their family... Continue Reading →
A Perfect World- The Wilted Rose
Image by Çiğdem Onur from Pixabay Introduction: The true story continues with Sarah and George falling head over heels in love with each other. Ahh, young love, first love! Oh, so innocent! So beautiful! Everything in her life was going perfectly to plan. This part of this story is set in Brisbane, Queensland in the mid-1950s. Beverley Joy. Book... Continue Reading →
The Door of Love: The Wilted Rose
Introduction: The story of Sarah continues. The door to Sarah’s heart has swung wide open letting George’s confessed love for her flow into her life. They have been on several dates and grown familiar with each other’s lives and interests. She has never known happiness like this before. Her heart feels like it will burst out... Continue Reading →
The Musical Notes of First Love – The Wilted Rose
From the Simply Story Poetry Blog: The story of Sarah continues. Since moving to Brisbane, Sarah has completed a secretarial course, and six years of piano examinations to fulfil her love of music. She also qualified as a registered nursing sister and is working at Brisbane Royal Hospital. Now in her mid-twenties, back in the... Continue Reading →
Dawn Riding
When Sarah was a young teenager, still living in Maleny, Queensland, in the 1940s she was given a spirited horse that her elderly neighbour didn’t have the time to train, or the time to take care of. Sarah called her Dawn. She rode her at every opportunity and loved and cared for her more than... Continue Reading →
New FREE Short Stories!
I've just finished a short story I've been working on, called 'Let The Right One Out'. If you like The Shawshank Redemption, you'll like this story, as it is essentially fan fiction loosely based on the film. The writing process of this story has led me in two directions for the premise and conclusion of... Continue Reading →
The Drive FREE For Australia Day
Happy Australia Day everyone! My Australia themed suspense short story The Drive is FREE on Kindle today! Intent on leaving her troubles behind, Tamara sets out on a journey to her remote home town in South Australia, but encounters unwelcome company out on the road. Click HERE to download The Drive from Amazon!
One Year Anniversary for The New Neighbours Two Weeks Away!
In exactly two weeks it will be the one year anniversary of the publishing of my collection of short stories, The New Neighbours. To celebrate, between the 10th-12th of February I will be running a Kindle Countdown Deal for the collection, and the individual short story will be FREE on Kindle. Paperback editions will... Continue Reading →