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Beyond Dark: Belladona Review #Mystery #Fiction

Jul 18, 2026

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in #Dark, #Fiction, #New Release, #reading, #writing, blogging, books, inspiration, mystery, promotion, review, sharing interests, thriller

Something sinister dwells in the shadows of Ottawa. Grief and fear grip the city as one by one, women within the local entertainment industry end up dead on the streets, posed with a bizarre signature. Someone is slipping a deadly poison into the drinks of musicians, models, and actresses. Confounded and convinced a woman is…

Busy Writing…

Jul 10, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in life as an author

This hot weather has been making life unbearable, but I have found a cool spot in my office and have been writing my socks off! Anita loves football, and has been glued to the TV, watching every match. I like a good match, but it is so hot in the front room. Five minutes in…

A Touch of Magic: reviewing the Secret Library. #fiction #review #Magic

Jul 10, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #book tour, #Fiction, #Magic, #New Release, #reading, #Words, #writing, blogging, books, inspiration, promotion, review, sharing interests, Writing

‘The perfect book to curl up with, whether beach or fireside. I absolutely loved it!’ Celia Anderson Book editor Lucy Thomas has just inherited her grandmother’s windswept Cornish home, and with it, a library bathed in sunlight, a spiral staircase that leads to secrets, and a battered box filled with unfinished stories… To honour her…

Can two wrongs make a right?

Jun 30, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #achievements, #challenge, #Fiction, #journal, #writing, blogging, health, inspiration, life as an author, sharing interests, Writing

I was thinking back to when I started writing Swan Song, my latest detective mystery, and how it was supposed to answer all the questions I had at the time. That by sorting out the problems my detective, David Snow had, I would probably sort my own. We were both fast approaching our own swan…

The End of a Brilliant Week…

Jun 21, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #achievements, #challenge, #journal, #trees, #writing, blogging, bonsai, books, disapointing, frustration, fun and games, health, sharing interests, Writing

This week has been full of ups and downs, and some of the downs have been spectacularly bad. After everything I have had to put up with the past year, I thought I had beaten the miseries, but it turns out I am human after all. But enough about that… I have been doing some…

For the want of a brain that works…

Jun 16, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #achievements, #challenge, #journal, #writing, blogging, frustration, life as an author, sharing interests, Writing

I think I belong in OZ, as I am sure I need a new brain, just like the scarecrow. I am probably beginning to walk like him too. I can still think, but so many things get in the way, and not just ordinary things. Like housework or cooking lunch for my family. Indescribable things,…

Silent Sunday…

May 10, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #achievements, #challenge, #Fiction, #journal, #writing, blogging, disapointing, flowers, frustration, hope, inspiration, life in the raw, Writing

I wanted to be silent today too, as I didn’t want to share bad news anymore. I have been trying to relax, do what I can manage, pottering around at my own speed, which these days, is snail’s pace. I am terrified of falling again, and although I make sure to move slowly, there are…

Good Intentions…

May 6, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #challenge, #Fiction, #journal, #trees, #Words, #writing, blogging, bonsai, fun and games, inspiration, life as an author, promotion, sharing interests, thoughts, Writing

Sometimes I lie awake in the middle of the night and wonder what I am doing. I know what I think I am doing, but what am I actually accomplishing? Sometimes, I think writers are ill-equipped to step outside of their writing world to become successful businesswomen. I imagine you would need a severe dose…

The Shattered Bauble, by Rachel Mclean #fiction #Mystery #Review

Mar 31, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #book tour, #Fiction, #reading, #Suspense, #writing, blogging, books, inspiration, mystery, promotion, review, sharing interests, thriller

It’s Christmas in Lyme Regis, and DC Tina Abbott is looking forward to some well-earned time with her family. But then her mum Annie, true to form, reports a crime. The pottery shop has been broken into and the owner Peg, Annie’s friend, attacked. The evidence is scant. A solitary fingerprint in blood, but nothing…

Ready, steady, go?

Mar 30, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #achievements, #challenge, #journal, #writing, blogging, frustration, health, hope, inspiration, sharing interests, thoughts, Writing

I was really looking forward to the start of a new week and hopefully a better week. The sun was shining this morning, so I thought I was in with a chance. A chance to finally reach the bottom of the pile of jobs that has been slowly growing. I wasn’t sure if it was…

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