ARRA Award Double Finalist!

I am so thrilled to share with you that Need You Tonight is a finalist in not 1 but 2 sections of the ARRA Awards (Australian Romance Readers Association)! To say I was thrilled was an understatement. And very surprised. I’m not expecting it to win – it’s up against some HUGE authors, many of whom I love – but … Read More

Dangerous Echoes is on sale

????May Sale!???? ?Dangerous Echoes is only $2.99 until the end of May as part of a Kindle Monthly Deal in the ANZ! Woohoo! ????Get your copy now: Blue lights in the red dust… Echo Springs on the edge of the outback – a town where everyone knows your name, and your business. But the wholesome country living and welcoming community … Read More

It’s a Twin-Thing

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So, you might have noticed, if you are a reader of my books, that twins pop up a bit as characters in my stories. I didn’t intentionally set out to write about twins, but when a few people pointed this out, I had to wonder why. This is what I came up with: I think that through all this, my … Read More

New Book Contract

??????????????I have exciting news to share with you.?????????????? My publisher, Harlequin Escape, has just offered a contract for the 2nd book in the Storm Have Series, The Devil Inside, which should be due out in November. My commissioning editor was blown away by ‘what an exciting, thrilling, suspenseful and yet romantic and emotional story’ it is and can’t wait to … Read More

Readers Love Need You Tonight

Need You Tonight came out last week and so far, readers are loving it. Here are a few snippets from the reviews that have been coming in: “Kept me on the edge of my seat until the end. What a brilliantly written story and exciting plot … This was one of my best reads so far this year.”  Comfy Couch … Read More

Naming Need You Tonight

What’s in a name? Apparently heaps. Years ago,  when I was a swimming teacher, a fellow teacher commented that, because of multiple negative experiences with boys called Jackson and girls called Brittany, she couldn’t help but think ‘God no!’ when she got a kid called Jackson or Brittany in her class. Now, I don’t think these kids’ behaviour had anything … Read More

In-Conversation with Nicola Marsh and Happy Valley Books Read

I’ve been invited to chat with amazing Australian author, Nicola Marsh and the lovely Craig and Phil from Happy Valley Books Read about our recent releases, writing rural romance and what inspires us.. Wednesday 25th November @ 6pm with romance.com.au Details in the pic below. Can’t wait! See you there.

Climbing Fear Reviews and Reader Pics

Climbing Fear, the first novel in my rural romantic suspense CoalCliff Stud series is out and more readers have been sharing their pics of it out in the world – which is amazing given I can’t get out to see it myself. Thank you to every one of you who has posted a pic online or sent it to me. … Read More

Broken Heroes, Friends and Tea with Mrs B

With the release of Climbing Fear this week, I’ve had the opportunity to be a guest on a few blogs over the last couple of weeks. I’ve had the fun of chatting about Friends, the impact of Broken Heroes on my writing, shows to binge on and chatting about writing Climbing Fear with Mrs B of Mrs B’s Book Reviews. … Read More

Behind the Scenes: Inspiration for Climbing Fear

Climbing Fear came out in stores on the 7th October – very exciting – and I’ve been answering lots of questions about it, so I thought I’d wrap them all up here with a post about what inspired me to write Nat and Reid’s story. Horsey Inspiration When I was a young girl, I was horse mad. I wanted my … Read More