For the record, I hate these things. You're supposed to be witty and intriguing enough to draw in your fellow authors/readers/literary addicts, so they will desire to learn more. I'm afraid my witticism account has been depleted as of late. Perhaps it may be that there is a strong positive correlation between it and my banking account. It seems good humour is often tied to good finance.

Footnotes of my life read as follows:

I'm university-educated several times over, thus I have no money (student loans, you see). Do we see my humour wavering? I've a background in business, music, cats, martial arts, horses, writing... never mind. Were I to hit only the highlights, I'd still have too much to write. Jack of all trades, Master of none. Or would that be 'Jane'?

Though initially drug kicking and proverbially screaming (not the kicking - that was quite literal), my dear friend Pamela introduced me to the world of Harry Potter, and since then I've become a marrow-infested fanatic (read: bone-deep). Did I mention I've a dry sense of humour? Such as it is, it goes well with my love of LOTR. I'm a patron of the adventurous arts. And the romances. Ah, Twilight, you've renewed my fascination with bittersweet, dark romances...

I've a particular fondness and appreciation for the talents and personalities of certain professional artists: actors Gary Oldman and Gerard Butler; guitarists/vocalists/songwriters Richie Sambora and Espen Lind. Recently I've taken an appreciation for Irish actor/musician Jonathon Rhys Meyers; his work in August Rush is quite lovely.

If you've really a further interest in my most eclectic yet ever-so-humble life, PM or e-mail me. Otherwise, I'll bore you no more.

Without further ado or adieu,

On with the show...

Update as of 1 April 08 Recently I have added my profile as a beta. If you are in need of a beta and wish to contact me, please read through my beta profile prior to doing so. There are only certain fics I will beta, and as my time is limited, only one at a time.

And Reviewers... you are wonderful, and if you sign in or at least leave an e-mail address, I will respond to your comments. As always, if you've questions about the stories, feel free to contact me. I enjoy such queries. Cheers!

Guide to My Stories

1.) How Can I Get to You? - a one-shot answer to RainyNDawn's song-fic challenge. Hermione Granger / Sirius Black dark romance, not DH compatible.

2.) The Valiant Never - epic-length romance of adult Hermione Granger / Sirius Black. Not DH compatible, but HBP compatible. Involves complex plot with drama, mystery, suspense. Style can be difficult to read at times.

3.) The Voice of All the Gods - full-length romance of Regulus Black, beginning with his 6th year at Hogwarts. Due to circumstances brought to light in The Valiant Never, this is best read after TVN, as you will have better exposure to my personalisation of Regulus' character. However, that said, it is possible to read VAG without having read TVN. I just think you'll get more out of it if you have. Obviously AU starting from Regulus' 6th year.

--Update, 10 October 2009--

The following still yet applies:

Yes, dear readers, I truly am still writing VAG. Let us add to the mix of tempting the muses by quarantining them from those for my current original novel, which is warring over hero personalities with those in VAG. Ah, men... even in fiction they can be fickle, spoilt and not a little jealous. But your PMs of questions and encouragement are quite welcome - thank you!