Creating Sparks That Last & All Things Relationships

The Accidental Plus One Down Under by Alison Ripley Cubitt   I'm delighted to feature this travel memoir   by Alison Ripley Cubitt who says: Travel for me now isn't just about the destination, but savouring every moment of the journey. Ebook  publication date: 24 November 2025 New Year's Eve 2019 While everyone else is popping champagne corks and ringing in a new decade, Alison—The Accidental Plus One—is crammed into a flying tin can somewhere over the Equator, obsessing over whether she remembered to lock the front door. Can she really uproot her life halfway across the world—again? Rural calm was sweet while it lasted, but when Alison's partner's job prospects dwindle, the lure of a new adventure on the far side of the planet proves irresistible. This time, she promises herself, it'll be easy. Fewer things to pack. No dog to uproot. Renting rather than buying. And before she knows it, Alison is heading for a land of giant spiders, the world's longest lockd...

  Welcome to our first blog post for 2025 Cover design by  @ambergrosjeanwrites January is a very busy month in our family with four birthdays thrown into the mix of Christmas and New Year. It makes for a very festive holiday season and is wonderful to catch up with everyone.  I hope you have had an amazing start to 2025. It's been a big one for many people already, so I do hope you are keeping well. Book News: In exactly two months' time on 13 March 2025, I will be releasing my next book! It's been a whirlwind time getting everything ready over the holiday season - note to self: never a March release again. I'm releasing a romcom novella called Love & Laughter (and other disasters). It is 32000 words in length and provides a fast-paced introduction to the characters in short story style. Love & Laughter follows a group of midlife yogis in the village of Pelican Cove. As they develop feelings for each other, some couples go from friends to lovers, while others a...