Secret messages, daring to share flowers and love notes, holding hands, date night …
Yes! Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, as popular as ever, not only with retailers, but with so many of us who love a little love now and then.
So, at the risk of losing you, here is a little love letter to YOU, because what’s not to love about love itself?
From the selfless, loving arms of those who – with all our faults – nurtured and comforted us as we grew, to the friends and lovers who recognise, accept and cherish our true natures, how rich we are!
Great teachers, mentors and trusted colleagues – love is everywhere!
My favourite books celebrate love. In dark times, they hold love up for us to rediscover, to remember, admire and anticipate.
Invisible as the air, love surrounds us. We only have to reach out and read.
Warmest thanks to Susn Matthiessen for sharing her beautiful photograph, above.
And thank you for following my writing journey, dear reader. Thank you for taking a chance on my books, and thank you from my heart for sharing so many beautiful reviews and recommendations.
Diary dates
If you’re anywhere nearby on this earth, please join me at Betty Loves Books, Shop 1 The Station, corner of Watt and Scott Streets, Newcastle, NSW, on Newcastle Market Day, Saturday 8 March 2025, from 10am.
I will also be hosting a lunch table and selling and signing my books at the Australian Romance Readers Association Romantic Rendezvous in Brisbane on Saturday 22 March 2025. Join us!
Central Coast Community News editor Terry Collins will interview me about books and writing at Kincumber Library on the beautiful NSW Central Coast on Tuesday 25 March 2025 at 10.30am. We’d love to see you! Book here.
Can’t wait to see you! You’re always welcome to email me.
Deals: Your free taste of House of Spades
Can love blaze later in life?
Rural romance House of Spades takes readers to the heart of the beautiful Byron Bay hinterland, where serial single Flame Rhys accidentally rekindles a widower’s passion for life, for his land and for love.
But how can Ross Archer convince Flame to stay with him, when every other lover has let her down? And will a dark secret spoil it all?
Flame is a runaway bride when opposites attract in this seasoned romance.
Enjoy your free taste of House of Spades.
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