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Legal Obstruction, book contest

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This month I’m giving away two copies of Legal Obstruction . To enter to win, please send me an email at sylviegraysonauthor@gmail.com and use Legal Obstruction for the subject line. Tell me what you have done, however small or brief, for a summer getaway this year. I’ll enter your name in the contest!

Emily moves to a new town to hide her secret, but it follows her. Can Joe protect her from her past?

When Emily Drury takes a job as legal counsel for an import-export company, she doesn’t make the decision lightly. She needs to get away to safety.Joe Tanner counts himself lucky. He’s charmed a successful big city lawyer into heading up the legal department of his rapidly expanding business. But why would a beautiful woman who could easily make partner in the high profile legal firm where she works, give it all up to come to a place like Bonnie?A mystery surrounds her arrival that wraps them both in ever tightening tentacles. As Joe realizes she has become essential to his happiness, his first reaction is to protect her. But he doesn’t know the whole story.

Can Emily trust him enough to divulge her secret? Will he learn what he needs to know in time to stop the avalanche that’s gaining speed as it races down the hill toward her?

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Bike ride at Victoria airport

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I went for a bike ride around the Victoria airport yesterday. It wasn’t too hot, nor crowded– a perfect day for a ride. I love to go out there once or twice a week and ride the perimeter. Not doing much writing these days, too many distractions and events in our lives at the moment.

This is the small park at the top of the rise across from the airport buildings. Those are copper eagle feathers standing beside the trees, quite lovely. It takes me about 45 minutes to do the ride, I usually stop to drink water and huff and puff. My husband does a longer ride on his bike and meets me partway through this trail.

You can see the mountains on the other side of the water of Patricia Bay. Here is the harbour down below.

Pat Bay is home to a Canadian Coast Guard base as well as a seaplane port known as Victoria Airport Water Aerodrome . The bike path is paved (thank you, Lord) which is much easier for me to navigate, even though there are some significant hills,  than many of the trails near us that are former train routes and covered with gravel and dirt. When the gravel is freshly poured on those trails, it is a real chore to force your bike tires through it.

D is for Dad — Happy Father’s Day

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D is for Dad – and Father’s Day is almost here. Fathers will enjoy the Banderos story, about a Dad struggling to control his unruly brood.

Enjoy this exclusive excerpt from

Banderos, The Last War, Book Six.

Excerpt—

Gerwal’s mind turned to the years he’d spent building this territory. Days patrolling the fields around the manorhouse, and the forests and valleys as their holding grew. It was amazing he had so many children given how often he was out on the trails, days on end of short battles to head off the encroachment of other settlers, long negotiations to bring neighbours into the fold, attempts at trading with those more distant.

By the time Angel was born, the territory had tripled in size and he spent weeks at a time away from the manorhouse out on patrol. She would write letters and send the missives with her brothers to be delivered to him in camp at night. Dear Daddy, they would read, and for Daddy only. As if anyone else wanted to read those squiggly little notes. He snorted at the idea and repressed a grin, even as moisture gathered in his eyes.

Sometimes she would talk about needing him at the manorhouse. Daddy, it’s from your daughter Angel. Come home soon and fast. We all miss you.

Many were about her concern for him. Daddy, from your daughter Angel. Close the door and come home. Don’t work too hard while you are away. See you when you get here. There would be kisses attached at the end of each letter. How could she love him so much when he’d been such an indifferent father?

He rested his head on his knees as a shudder rippled through his body. He wouldn’t give up, he refused to give up. As long as he had breath in his body, he would fight for what was his.

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If you’re new to The Last War series, you can start with Book 1, Khandarken Rising, Book 2, Son of the Emperor, Book 3, Truth and Treachery, Book 4, Weapon of Tyrants, or Book 5, Prince of Jiran.. All books can be read as standalone stories and can be enjoyed independently, but are interesting to be read together.

Happy Reading,

~Sylvie

Flower garden

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This is called Jerusalem sage. Not sure if it is actually a sage plant, have never used it that way as have tons of sage, but it makes a very interesting dried flower.

A bouquet from my garden, phlox, lupine, foxglove, some peonies. This time of year my windowsills are heavy with vases and the falling petals litter the area. Still, it’s nice to bring some of the flowers in and their subtle perfume carries throughout the house.

Garden in bloom

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My garden has gone crazy this spring. Don’t know if it is the weather or my green thumb!

Here are the Japanese tree peonies – I thought they only came in one colour but apparently not. These come in several different shades.

There is also a white one with huge petals that I didn’t get a photo of, it only lasted a few days.

Then there are the azalias, several different colours,

Lastly the wisteria, growing on the railing of my deck. The perfume is stunning, makes me want to linger out there, beside the great vine. It has roots in the rocks below, I don’t know what feeds it, but it is so strong it pulled the railing out of alignment.

The other plant is called rose geranium. I’ve never been fond of geraniums since my grade 6 teacher put one in a pot on the window sill beside my seat and I caught what I thought of as the ‘stink’ of the plant for the rest of the spring. But these smell wonderful. The flower isn’t huge, but the leaves have a lot of oil in them and I dry them and use for potpourri in the winter.

How is your garden growing?