Sylvie Grayson Author of Romantic Suspense and Fantasy

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  • Is It Spring?

    Is It Spring?

    We have finally been able to get out on our bikes and do a few rides in the last week. It feels great. So, it must be spring, right? Here is the proof! These are skunk cabbage 🙂 They pop out of the ground as soon as spring appears, and I always notice them as…

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  • Untitled post 2045

    The ever menacing Emperor has overtaken the city of Sommerset, the seat of power from the Old Empire. Now he’s been approached by a local strongman, offering to work with him to seize the Banderos territory. Nineteenth Banderos has been given the task of heading up a Foreign Legion for the dispossessed, but his plans…

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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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  • Craft and Book Fair

    Craft and Book Fair

    I’ve been accepted to take part in a Christmas Craft Fair in Sidney, BC at the Mary Winspear Centre on December 12, 13 and 14, so I’m starting to prepare for the event. I’ve ordered in more books–I have 22 books in print now, so I have more than a few totes of books and…

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  • Halloween in the Rain

    Halloween in the Rain

    How was your Hallowe’en? I went Trick or Treating with my little grandsons, and the weather was posted to be unkind. Dumping rain with heavy winds predicted. I knew it wasn’t going to be fun. But guess what? It stopped raining when we set out. One boy was Harry Potter, glasses and owl, too. The…

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  • Untitled post 2006

    Chainsaw carver at the Saanich Fair Grounds. This fair has been running longer than any other fair in Canada, supported by all the farmers on Vancouver Island. I was amazed at the detail this artist could create with a chainsaw! It was wonderful to see. Have you ever watched someone do this kind of work?…

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  • Start the Last War series now

    Do you read ebooks? Here is a great way to start the Last War series. HERE Khandarken Rising, Book One of The Last War– The emperor has been defeated. New countries have arisen from the ashes of the old Empire. the citizens swear they will never need to fight again after that long and painful…

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  • Last War Book Seven

    You can find it here With the future of his tribe at stake, Nineteenth Banderos has taken on a foe he might not beat. The ever menacing Emperor has overtaken the city of Sommerset, the seat of power from the Old Empire. Now he’s been approached by a local strongman, offering to work with him…

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  • Sorry, I’ve Been Away

    So we spent the month of May travelling. Our first stop was Paris, France. I’ve been there before and it is a fabulous city– so much to see, so many old classical buildings. We went to the Louvre, reputedly the largest museum in the world, and were astounded by the huge treasure trove of works.…

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  • The Creation of Surnames

    This is the family tree of the Hawker family from Khandarken Rising, The Last War, Book One. In that story, Gregoff Farmer had married Leatrice Hawker, and they had two children, Abram and Bethlehem. Things get complicated when Gregoff dies during the war and Uncle Jade tries to intervene in their lives. You can find…

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