Australian Historical Fiction Writer
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She’ll break the law to save her family — even if it costs her the man she loves.
Set against the rugged Australian bush of the 1860s, Rebel Spirits is a story of resilience, loyalty, and the cost of choosing love when survival is on the line.
An Australian historical novel where secrets simmer and romance comes at a cost—for readers of Tea Cooper and Darry Fraser.
Irish immigrant Ellen Maguire is struggling to hold her family together as their roadside inn, The Harp and Hound, slides toward ruin. With the railway bypassing their village and her father lost in grief, Ellen turns to an illicit solution — distilling poteen from her grandmother’s old remedy book — never imagining where the venture will take her.
When injured Englishman Jack Bell stumbles into her life searching for his missing niece, Ellen offers him shelter, unaware that his mission is entwined with her own growing danger. As Jack recovers at the inn, an attraction sparks — even as Ellen’s secret trade draws the attention of sly-grog operators, ruffians, and the local constabulary.
Ellen’s fragile balance shatters when Jack’s niece blackmails her into silence. Trapped between protecting her family and revealing the truth to the man she loves, Ellen must decide how much she is willing to risk — her livelihood, her heart, and her future — for honesty.
An Australian historical novel where secrets simmer and romance comes at a cost—for readers of Tea Cooper and Darry Fraser.
Irish immigrant Ellen Maguire is struggling to hold her family together as their roadside inn, The Harp and Hound, slides toward ruin. With the railway bypassing their village and her father lost in grief, Ellen turns to an illicit solution — distilling poteen from her grandmother’s old remedy book — never imagining where the venture will take her.
When injured Englishman Jack Bell stumbles into her life searching for his missing niece, Ellen offers him shelter, unaware that his mission is entwined with her own growing danger. As Jack recovers at the inn, an attraction sparks — even as Ellen’s secret trade draws the attention of sly-grog operators, ruffians, and the local constabulary.
Ellen’s fragile balance shatters when Jack’s niece blackmails her into silence. Trapped between protecting her family and revealing the truth to the man she loves, Ellen must decide how much she is willing to risk — her livelihood, her heart, and her future — for honesty.
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Preorder coming soon.
A woman must track down a murderer to save her brother from the hangman's noose ... A rollicking and entertaining historical mystery, filled with adventure and romance from the Australian author of Daughter of the Hunter Valley.
1842, Hunter Valley: Lucy Stewart's life turns chaotic when she finds herself caught up in a murder investigation in order to save her brother-in-law, Joe, from the hangman's noose. Constable Sam Donovan believes the accusations levelled at Joe Stewart are suspicious at best and feels compelled to work with Lucy to find the real killer. Getting to know this fiercely independent woman in the process is a bonus.
Their pursuit brings them to the attention of the notorious Smokey Gang, and when Lucy is ambushed on a deserted bush track and threatened, they realise they must be getting close to finding out what is really going on in the Valley.
Life has taught Lucy the hard way not to rely on anyone, but Lucy needs Sam's sleuthing skills. However, she has secrets in her past, the kind that once revealed change everything, and the only way she can find out if she can place her confidence in him, is to trust him. And that's the hard part...
Bushrangers, corruption and cover-ups, it's a perilous journey to the truth...
1842, Hunter Valley: Lucy Stewart's life turns chaotic when she finds herself caught up in a murder investigation in order to save her brother-in-law, Joe, from the hangman's noose. Constable Sam Donovan believes the accusations levelled at Joe Stewart are suspicious at best and feels compelled to work with Lucy to find the real killer. Getting to know this fiercely independent woman in the process is a bonus.
Their pursuit brings them to the attention of the notorious Smokey Gang, and when Lucy is ambushed on a deserted bush track and threatened, they realise they must be getting close to finding out what is really going on in the Valley.
Life has taught Lucy the hard way not to rely on anyone, but Lucy needs Sam's sleuthing skills. However, she has secrets in her past, the kind that once revealed change everything, and the only way she can find out if she can place her confidence in him, is to trust him. And that's the hard part...
Bushrangers, corruption and cover-ups, it's a perilous journey to the truth...
