Is the Tasmanian Tiger still alive?
The Australian bush has a reputation for being dangerous what with snakes, spiders, leeches and Tasmanian Devils – and that’s just the start of it.
Seb’s hoping to win $250,000 in a survival competition in the Tasmanian bush and make it back in time to sail in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. He soon discovers he’s not alone in the wilderness, compromising both his heart and his safety. A deadly race ensues with an absence of culprits…
Father Lost Child Found
Father Lost Child Found: Crop circles were just the beginning is the third novel in the Chic Charlie series. It went live on Amazon, Apple, Kobo, Nook Barnes and Noble, Apple and Google Play on 19 September 2025.
What’s the background to Father Lost Child Found?
Galina-Elizabeta Ivanof’s father died in an accident on an oil platform, twenty-four years ago. During a speech at the funeral of one of his previous work colleagues, doubts are raised about the cause of Aleksandr Ivanof’s death, sending Galina on a dangerous search for the truth.
Father Lost Child Found, Everyone is hiding something
Advanced reader feedback has been glowing.
‘Set in Russia, Estonia, Thailand and Myanmar, this espionage thriller making a foray into science fiction will take readers on a wild journey.’
Alone with a Tasman Tiger
A fight for domination in the Tasmanian bush, and on the sea during a high-profile yacht race has devastating consequences. Now it’s up to fashion designer Charlotte Harmon together with drummer, Galina Ivanov to follow the clues which will save their partners and stop the spread of a devastating weapon.
Read more about my inspiration for writing Alone with a Tasman Tiger here.
An Extraordinary Wedding is my latest female sleuth, love story.
The run up to any bride’s wedding should be a joyful time with bridal showers, honeymoon planning and rehearsal dinners. For Charlotte Wyatt, it’s not going to plan. Her fiancé is in lockdown, her mother doesn’t like her dress and her best friend can’t be there. She’s entangled in a tricky and complex situation with the bride-to-be of a client, who’s taken refuge in Charlotte’s fashion design studio while she considers cancelling their arranged marriage.
Then, an unexplained disappearance sends Charlotte on a frantic race.
A mystery and a romance with a healthy dash of suspense, culminate in a surprising start to a happily ever after. All set in the delightfully sleepy town of Bangalow in northern, New South Wales, Australia.
I love the smile on my reader’s face when they turn the last page
That’s my goal for every story.
A bit about me
I’ve a deep connection to the far north coast of New South Wales in Australia where my first novel Over Byron Bay is set. My great grandparents owned a farm a little way out of Byron Bay and grandparents a farm at nearby Mullumbimby.
I started writing Over Byron Bay in my last year at university in Lismore which is also located in the beautiful Northern Rivers area of New South Wales. For all the wannabe writers out there, let me report that it’s never too late to tell your story. It took 30 years for me to get Over Byron Bay written and published and I’m thrilled with my heart wrenching story of loss and love.
I write the songs…
I’ve just had a song I wrote, not surprising called ‘Over Byron Bay – I didn’t know I loved you’ recorded by the brilliant Rob Snarski of the Black Eyed Susans. It’s written from the perspective of Andrew Wyatt in Over Byron Bay. Read the story to understand the reasons for his regret and have a listen and let me know what you think.
I’ve travelled extensively and lived in some lovely locations around the world including London, Paris and Nice. Nice, in the south of France was home for over a decade so it’s perhaps not surprising that the Cote d’Azur as it is more commonly known, takes centre stage in my second novel Substitute Child. My heroine Charlotte Wyatt, visits London, Paris, Antibes, Cannes, Îles de Lérins and Monte Carlo on her journey to collect a bottle with a message inside. Her parents had thrown the bottle into the ocean off Byron Bay 20 years previously.
It’s a thriller romance.
It’s the story of a student on a journey to discover who she is and what she wants from life. It has fairy tale elements and lots of fun.
It’s also a wonderful travel story.
The south of France where a fair chunk of the story is set is beautiful. I love the deep blue of the Mediterranean Sea, the craggy rocky outcrops along the coastline and the orange, yellow and pink painted houses. I’ve prepared a slideshare presentation with enticing photos from these locations, and would encourage you to follow Charlotte’s journey. (Well most of it!)
I’ve also written the prequel to Over Byron Bay called Boy from Bangalow. Readers told me that they wanted to know more about what was happening at university between Andrew and Melissa. The main event is The Great Debate on the topic of The Pen is Mightier than the Paintbrush.
