The Year that Keeps on Giving

May 02, 2025

2025 Is the Year of Nonstop Surprises

Well, for me it has been, anyway.

And I'm here to share my excitement with you.

After taking the month of April off to rest up after the unprecedented success of Love & Laughter's launch in March, I feel revitalized enough to continue...

...with another book launch!

If you read last month's blog post, you'll know about my new mini-memoir, Sisters in the Outback: An Uluru Adventure (Pocket Guide to the Magic of Place). If you didn't read last month's blog post, you now know about it! But for those who are curious, you can read March’s blog post here: New Beginnings

By a serendipitous error, Sisters in the Outback is already open for preorders!

Honestly, this whole experience has been ordained by the universe, from beginning to end [more on that in the book itself]. The preorder error I made was a misunderstanding on Amazon's calendar, and since it was the second time I'd made the same mistake - what can I say, I'm overzealous - I had to beg Amazon to lift their year-long restriction on further preorders for me! Scary times. Nevertheless, there was absolutely no way I was going to approach Amazon a second time with the same error, so I just ran with it, hence, preorders now being open! (The first error I made will be revealed in next month's blog post).

There's a popular saying that I'm going to unpopularize:

Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet. Thich Nhat Hanh

My version:

Walk as if the Earth is kissing your feet, because...it is. Elora Canne

This was our experience over and over again in Uluru, the magic just did not stop happening. It's a story you will never forget, I promise! If you’re curious and want to know more, I encourage you to preorder our mini-memoir today. First, I should probably introduce my sister here, since she’s an integral part of our story. Jude Kurten is an energy healer and I couldn’t have wished for a better travel partner to a place with such an energetic vortex of wisdom.

Elora and Jude

Here’s the link to our story for you: Sisters in the Outback

Click through to your country’s link since I’ve shared the Australian link above.

If you're interested in our work, our contact details are included below.

And now, onto other bookish news.

What I Read in April:

First, I must apologize to authors who anticipated an April review from me. I honestly did not expect to feel so wiped out after a busy launch month; it truly took me by surprise and even resulted in a reading slump! Can you believe it? Me, in a reading slump. It's unheard of, I tell you, but, here we are.

Fiction:

I did manage to fly through a sweet (literally) romcom novella by Angelique Bosman called Inked to Love.

Full of doughlicious miscommunications by bakery owner Daisy and tattoo artist Jack, Inked to Love takes us on a whirlwind romance of wit and charm. I highly recommend it for a light easy read to get you through a slump.

Nonfiction:

I was on the library waiting list for months - not even kidding - when this book became available in April. This is the reason I dropped everything else to read it. The book in question is called Good Energy by Dr Casey Means. Alas, it is a slow but highly beneficial read and, again, is the reason all other reading material has taken a back seat. I want to absorb everything she has to say, so informative it is.

My Writing News:

I am so overjoyed with how well the second book in A Midlife Romcom Series is coming along! Dare I say there might even be an end-of-year launch - don’t hold your breath though, I’ll keep you posted.

The working title is Marriage & Mayhem (and some pandemonium) and is full of delightful romcom drama with a few twists and romances even I didn’t see coming!

As for novella length, I would only have to write 10 000 more words, but I still have way more to say than those 10 000 words would allow. So we’ll see what length it ends up being.

Well, that's it from me.

I'll end off with a few images from mine and Jude's adventure in Uluru. Be sure to preorder the mini-memoir today. It's a quick-read of only 10 000 words. Preorder our Uluru adventure here: