Sylvie Grayson Author of Romantic Suspense and Fantasy

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  • What are you reading now?

    What are you reading now?

    I just finished some books from the library, but I was so slow, they sent me an email renewing my borrow and encouraging me to return then when I was done. Sigh. I’ve been battling a few health problems and things aren’t working exactly as they should. However, I speeded through the end of the…

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  • Free book to start Last War series, get you through the pandemic

    Did you get it? Khandarken Rising, The Last War: Book One is free with one click https://dl.bookfunnel.com/52m0ugmlm6 The best way to start this series. Sci fi/fantasy at it’s best. Here’s a way to escape for a while 🙂 Major Dante Regiment must find a way to protect Beth, as the Emperor is not the only…

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  • Johnny Cash – Five Feet High and Rising

    We had a dump of rain and the water dug a furrow down our driveway. We’ll have to repair it soon before it grows bigger, as these things tend to do. The pop up stream grew as well, here it was a few days ago. This is what it looks like now My cold is…

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  • Welcome to the New Year

    We have had a dump of snow, huge for this part of the world. My patio table looked like it had a cake on it. Then the snow melted and the rain began. The combination of melted snow and rain water started the small creeks running madly. I call these the pop-up creeks, only active…

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  • Big Words- but write what you know

    Do you ever come across a word that you’ve never heard before? One that sounds imppressive but you aren’t sure of the meaning? Here’s one — ultracrepidarianism. I heard it used on a Ted Talk and just had to look it up. It means ‘the habit of giving advice outside of one’s knowledge or competence.’…

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  • Cover reveal, The Last War series

    Book Six is on pre-order, here is the cover. Great, right? Steven Novak does a fantastic job! Loyal Hawker has been drawn into the Banderos family feud and he must protect Angel at any cost from her brother’s ruthless ambitions While working as a travelling seller, Loyal Hawker, has joined an elite team of undercover…

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  • Best Lies contest – winners and their answers 🙂

    Dear Readers, I had a lot of fun with this contest. Thank you so much for your funny and often touching stories about lies. I know we all lie a bit when it’s awkward or hurtful to tell the truth, but some of these are hilarious. Have a look! The most embarrassing lie was telling…

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  • Writing, the process

    We found a garden slug travelling up the garage door the other day. It was a beautiful shiny black, moving so slowly I could have gone for lunch and come back by the time he moved about twelve inches. We have them here in various colours—tan, brown, spotted, as well as black. I’ve seen them…

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  • Queen–I want to ride my bicycle

    The weather is cooler and I went for a long bicycle ride yesterday. I ride along the road to get the best exercise—up and down the hills, some that are quite steep where I have to stop at the top of the hill to catch my breath and have a drink of water. Then I…

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  • Blackberries, thick and ripe

    I’ve been picking blackberries the last few weeks. They are the most aggressive plant imaginable. There is a local blackberry on Vancouver Island with small leaves and a thin vine that creeps along the ground in undisturbed forest areas. The berries are small and their season is short. Then there are the Himalayan blackberries, with…

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