THE RAINY SEASON IN THE BAHAMAS

The Poinciana trees have started to bloom here in Nassau, Bahamas. And at long last the rainy season has arrived! It’s late this year and everything was drying up. The playing field at Goodman’s Bay Park was parched. I expect we’ll see green grass peeking through now.

EVERYONE HAS A STORY!

I’m working on some more Punch Woman In Action articles. Everyone has a story!

AN INSPIRING STORY ABOUT BECOMING A DOCTOR

This is my latest “Woman in Action” article that appears in “The Punch” on page 15 today about Dr. Sherelle Ferguson. Her story about how she became a doctor and her passion for Family Medicine is quite inspiring. 

The Punch features an outstanding local woman in their “Woman in Action” column every Thursday, with my articles usually appearing every other Thursday.

THE “TINY WINDOWS” OF SHORT STORIES

“Short stories are tiny windows into other worlds and other minds and other dreams. They are journeys you can make to the far side of the universe and still be back in time for dinner.” – Neil Gaiman

That’s the way many readers seem to feel about books of short stories. Not only did my book “Sunbeams from the Heart – A Collection of Twelve Romantic Short Stories” make Amazon's top 100 paid best-sellers' list in the Literature & Fiction/Short stories category shortly after it was first released, but it was next to Stephen King’s “Hearts in Atlantis” in Amazon's Best Sellers in Literary Short Stories! Mr. King’s book was number 67 and Sunbeams from the Heart number 69.

The following month, Sunbeams from the Heart again made the top 100 paid bestsellers' list in the Literature & Fiction/Short Stories category, this time alongside Agatha Christie's “Miss Marple - The Complete Short Stories”. Miss Marple was number 45 and Sunbeams number 44.

“This collection of short, romantic stories is heart-warming and beautiful,” wrote a reviewer about “Sunbeams from the Heart”. “I was impressed by the way the author developed each plot and took the reader on a lovely journey of nostalgia, leaving a wonderful feeling inside. Stories such as these brighten your day and leave you wanting more of what the author has written."

“Sunbeams from the Heart – A Collection of Twelve Romantic Short Stories” is available on Amazon as an e-book and in paperback (regular and large print).

"SUNBEAMS" ON AMAZON.COM

"SUNBEAMS" ON AMAZON.CO.UK

BAHAMAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOUNDER LESLIE VANDERPOOL PUNCH WOMAN IN ACTION TODAY!

This is my latest “Woman in Action” article that appears in “The Punch” on page 15 today about Bahamas International Film Festival founder and Executive Director Leslie Vanderpool. The Punch features an outstanding local woman in their “Woman in Action” column every Thursday, with my articles usually appearing every other Thursday.

FOR THE LOVE OF BOOKS AND WRITING

Some of my books on writing!

The spark for my love of books and writing dates back to my early childhood at Boquhan, Scotland. At the time, my family and I lived with my grandparents in a cottage on the large estate where my grandfather worked.

I remember being allowed into the library in the “big hoose” as we called it. As a tiny girl, I was in awe of the shelves of books, which reached high up to the ceiling. I could hardly even reach the lower shelves, so my grandmother would hand some of the books to me. It was almost impossible for me to understand the small writing and long words, but I thrilled at the touch of the books and the window on the world that they opened up. 

I write about Boquhan Estate in “The Scottish Connection”. And Gordon, one of the protagonists in “Love at Sunset”, has similar experiences with a library in an old house!