B.G. Nettelton: Authentic African Romantic Suspense & Thrillers

Behind the Scenes: The Messy, Beautiful Reality of Audiobooks and First Drafts

Behind the Scenes: The Messy, Beautiful Reality...

I’ll be completely honest with you—I hesitated before hitting "publish" on this one. As a writer, pulling back the curtain on a work-in-progress can be terrifying. The first chapter of...

Behind the Scenes: The Messy, Beautiful Reality...

I’ll be completely honest with you—I hesitated before hitting "publish" on this one. As a writer, pulling back the curtain on a work-in-progress can be terrifying. The first chapter of...

Why it took me 30 years to write about the African skies I flew over as a young bride.

Why it took me 30 years to write about the Afri...

It is a curious psychological truth that sometimes we need decades to fully process the most impactful chapters of our lives. Back in 1996, I was flying water surveys over...

Why it took me 30 years to write about the Afri...

It is a curious psychological truth that sometimes we need decades to fully process the most impactful chapters of our lives. Back in 1996, I was flying water surveys over...

Three polers in mekoros in Botswana's lush Okavango Delta.

Flying into the Storm: The Real-Life 1996 Okava...

In 1996, a controversial pipeline proposal threatened to alter the Okavango Delta forever. From her unique vantage point flying low-level water survey contracts from the cockpit, author B.G. Nettelton lived...

Flying into the Storm: The Real-Life 1996 Okava...

In 1996, a controversial pipeline proposal threatened to alter the Okavango Delta forever. From her unique vantage point flying low-level water survey contracts from the cockpit, author B.G. Nettelton lived...

Me - Beverley - the safari hostess second from left with great friends, Chris, Alistair and Annie, in the Okavango Delta

I Fell in Love With a Bush Pilot in the Okavang...

I fell in love with a bush pilot in the Okavango Delta in 1992. Thirty-three years later, here's how that romance inspired my novel Whispers in the Kalahari—a story of...

I Fell in Love With a Bush Pilot in the Okavang...

I fell in love with a bush pilot in the Okavango Delta in 1992. Thirty-three years later, here's how that romance inspired my novel Whispers in the Kalahari—a story of...

Working in the Okavango in 1992

Working in the Okavango in 1992

When I was a young journalist on Adelaide's "The Advertiser", colour had just been introduced to the broadsheet shortly after I returned from my first visit to Botswana with my...

Working in the Okavango in 1992

When I was a young journalist on Adelaide's "The Advertiser", colour had just been introduced to the broadsheet shortly after I returned from my first visit to Botswana with my...

The 17-Year Journey of The Lesotho Diamond: Re-Branding My Book of the Heart

The 17-Year Journey of The Lesotho Diamond: Re-...

It's a strange and wonderful day. My novel, Diamond Mountain, is officially live... again. But this time, it has a new name, a new cover, and a new, true identity: The...

The 17-Year Journey of The Lesotho Diamond: Re-...

It's a strange and wonderful day. My novel, Diamond Mountain, is officially live... again. But this time, it has a new name, a new cover, and a new, true identity: The...