Friday 28 October 2016

LIFE... & Then Some

Life is getting in the way of everything again... actually it's mainly trying to get the shed in my yard certified because the Ex didn't bother to submit the correct forms (or any) to council when he built the damn thing. So now it's all been left up to me. And believe me I need to get it done as quick as possible seeing as I have a contract on my house and I will be in the new place by 17 December 2016... fingers crossed nothing goes wrong... the house goes unconditional/sold on 9 November I think. The people buying the place are really nice.

I can tell you I'm tried as hell of having to fill in forms... Forms for the lawyer... forms for the council... forms for the qbcc... forms for Centrelink... forms for my car insurance... But in saying that I'm as excited as hell to be moving. I can't wait to start unpacking and finding homes for everything. I have recently bought new bookcases, a desk, 2 X chest of drawers, a chair for my mum (she paid for it- an electric lift chair as she is 84 and not that steady)... only thing left to buy now is 2 X screen doors and rain water tank.

Sunday 9 October 2016

Beautiful Goodbyes

The Connelly Chronicles 2
Beautiful Goodbyes

Publisher: Pride Publishing
Release Date: 15 November 2016


BLURB:
As someone wise once said—Life is like an ice cream cone. When you think you have it licked, it drips all over you.
When life seems to be running smoothly there has to be a bump—or three—in the road. Ray and Viv realize while they grow closer, their family is falling apart around them, and they can’t seem to do anything to stop the heartache from happening. The only thing they can do is pick up the pieces.
Ray would love nothing better than to shake the hell out of the adults in the family and tell them all to wake up. The only problem is that Ray has his own demons to face—between being swept away by flood waters to his daughter’s unravelling relationship, custody battles and launching a new business to help abandoned teenagers, Ray loses himself for a while.
Viv tries desperately to hold the family together. He’s so used to Ray being the strong one that at first he’s clueless how to fix what’s going wrong in their lives. Viv enlists the help of the family to get everyone back on track. Sometimes wisdom comes from where you least expect it, but mostly it comes from the ones who know and love you best.
With so much going on in their family, will Viv and Ray have opportunities to keep their love alive? Or will their world come crashing down around them? 
Publisher's Note: This book is best read in sequence as part of a series.
My Notes: I absolutely love writing this series... Ray and Viv hold a special place in my heart and I can't wait to be able to share the rest of the stories with you all... I'll share an excerpt when it is closer to the release date.