Overwhelmed

Once again thank you valuable readers. 
Outback Fever is #1 in Romantic Suspense, #1 in Western, #1 in Suspense, and the list goes on. You can see by the snippets I have taken this morning, after a wonderful, fun enjoyable Australia Day. 

#1 Romantic Suspense

#1 Mystery & Suspense Romance

#1 Western Romance 

#3 Best Seller in Romance

#6 Best seller in Kindle Store

 I am thrilled to have gotten so far. I'm off to spend the day writing and hopefully I'll have a new release soon. Have a good week. :) And Thank you, thank you, thank you. :) :)

Outback Fever Australia Day Sale on Amazon Au

Outback Fever 

on Amazon Au

Outback Fever has been selected as an Australia Day promotion on Amazon Au. Today only. If you'd like to read an Aussie Rural Romantic Suspense set in remote Australia, here's a review to whet your appetite. :)

Romantic Suspense with tension and grit!

What an excellent romantic suspense novel from Aussie author Suzanne Brandyn. The pace was fast, with a delicious mixture of mystery and tension to keep me turning the pages to find out more! The descriptions of the Australian countryside are such that I could see the dry grass, the devastation from the drought, the starkness of the land, the heat of the summer; the last few chapters had me spellbound. In my opinion this is the author’s best work, and I’ll be looking forward to more from her. Highly recommended.

Thank you. :)

Happy Australia Day

Today on each Australia Day being January 26 we commemorate the establishment of the first European settlement in 1788 at Port Jackson, now a part of Sydney.

On January 26, 1788, the First Fleet of 11 ships from Great Britain arrived at Port Jackson, which now forms Sydney Harbour. The First Fleet was led by Captain Arthur Philip. He established the Colony of New South Wales, the first penal colony in Australia. By 1808, January 26 was being celebrated as “First Landing Day” or “Foundation Day” with drinking and merriment.

We come together to celebrate our country and culture. We reflect the achievements of our nation and explore avenues to make our land much better for future generations.

We demonstrate our pride for our country and the Australian of the Year Awards are presented. These are awards for citizens who have made outstanding contributions to our country. Ceremonies are held to welcome immigrants to out country who have been granted Australian citizenship.

Update...It was a struggle until.....

The Christmas buzz and New Year holiday period lingered longer than I anticipated. With visitors and friends staying, coming and going it's been pretty hectic. Not to mention the cooking. But as you all know I love cooking. It's the housework I don't particulary like, but if you know me I'm a perfectionist. Housework days are usually Mondays. I clean from top to bottom. Some say I'm a clean freak. lol I must admit I love keeping things tidy and clean, and hey, if a jobs worth doing it's worth doing well. :)


Now it's been back to writing. So...

During the last week  I have been struggling with a manuscript that I thought was going well. I was getting worried that it wouldn't work out, but after deleting a few scenes, I'm back on track.

I've really developed these characters, (well I think I have) :) It's a story about a woman and her three brothers plus the hero. I'm having fun with it now. Hopefully this manuscript will be winging it's way to the editor in a few weeks. I can't wait.

I haven't been on social media for a while also, and I've missed a lot of good news and need to catch up.

Have a lovely week and don't forget, smile. :)

And I must remember the motto above, Never, Never, Never give up. :)

It's a New Year

Well hello 2016. I'm looking forward to this year immensely. There is much going on. I'm heading to WA for a few weeks. Not sure when but it will be in the early part of this year. I can't wait to head up to Broome and say hello to the Crocs. lol. :) I suspect there will be a visit to the high country of Victoria sometime also. We want to take a week or so out and head up north to the top end. Not sure when this will happen, and I'm attending the Romance Writers of Australia conference in August. Phew, I think we are getting the travel bug.

Currently I'm going through a novel I finished just on Christmas. I thought I'd hear back from a Traditional Publisher by now, as they said they'd get back to me before the Christmas break, but I realise how busy publishing houses can be.  I have my fingers crossed for that novel. Just love it. lol

Outback Fever is doing well considering it was in the top 20 lingering at one, three and four for six months in Australia. Many thanks to readers. :)

I have so many ideas for novels it's just a matter of finding the time to get them written, although I am well disciplined. I need to write faster. :)

I hope you all had a nice Christmas. Mine was very hectic but I loved every minute of it with family and friends. 

We tripped to Sydney for a Christmas Party on Darling Harbour. So I'll leave you with a few photos. It was an enjoyable evening. 

The view from our balcony at Darling Harbour

Our apartment was lovely

The Sydney Harbour Bridge. I'm always in awe when I travel across it. Love it.  

The Hawksberry Bridge. The air was filled with smoke from surrounding bushfires.