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My love of adventure started long before I began writing. That’s me on the right, sword in hand, ready to do battle. Zorro, Hercules, Tarzan: I think it all culminated in my latest – EXPEDITION BORNEO. On July 10th, when I read an excerpt from EXPEDITION BORNEO, I’m going to introduce the reading world to Jake and Katherine.  Meet two characters, thrown together on an island in the South Pacific in 1941, during a time …

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Specialty store – pile of books on a window ledge. Hmm…someone’s a reader . Back in 15 minutes with a copy of Expedition Borneo – a free giveaway to – let’s call him Noah, for the sake of giving a name to the story, and a couple of weeks later I get a personal thank you email from a new fan – who loved the book!! How rewarding and encouraging is that? There’s a lesson …

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Drunk Monkey Old Street Bar in Kuching, Borneo. Jake liked the local rum or “brum”, a drink produced by the Malay people thousands of years ago. Katherine took a liking to tapai, a gentle rice wine – with the potential of being so much more so. Whatever you choose make it a tall one because, once you’ve started, you won’t want to get up. Jake’s rum: Among the Malay people, a fermented sugarcane spirit called …

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Danielle Edis- The Binbrook Post In breaking news today, this reporter heard that a branch of the government allegedly wants proof of Ryan Reynold’s Canadian citizenship, suspecting that he is actually not Canadian at all. Although polite and friendly and extremely helpful with many good causes, all common traits of Canadians, they are allegedly pointing to the fact that he does not say “eh?” after completing his statements and questions. It’s commonly accepted that all …

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Maria was in from Los Cabos for a visit with her companion/bodyguard, Maltese Tony, to catch up and review the sales of my latest, Expedition Borneo. True to form, over lunch she convinced Ljuba, our waitress, that she simply must try my book. Ever the conversationalist, Maria told her it would make a great movie, then told me I should write a sequel for Jake and Katherine. Maria said that she could not put the …

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