Books

Sarah’s Destiny: A heart-rending tale of enduring love (The Ancestors Book 1)
Will her wishes come true, or is she destined to be another unfortunate in the sea of many?

Sarah dreams of love, and a destiny free of drudgery but when she learns the hard way that life is unkind, one man offers her hope. Through decades of heart aching loss, false promises, and broken dreams, the young widow clings to that one hope. Will her wishes come true, or is she destined to be another unfortunate in the sea of many?
BRAG Medallion Honoree.
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Gwenna The Welsh Confectioner: A powerful tale of family life at the turn of the 20th century (The New Zealand Immigrant Collection) 
Against overwhelming odds, can she save her legacy?

Gwenna’s life is about to change. Her father is dead, and the family business on the brink of collapse. Thwarted by society, the plucky sweet maker refuses to accept defeat.

Gold medal in Book of the Year Awards 2022 for Women’s Historical Fiction
BRAG Medallion Honoree.
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Brigid The Girl from County Clare: A heart-rending tale of Irish immigration in the 1880s (The New Zealand Immigrant Collection) 
Like making lace – she pieces together a new life from a single thread of hope.

Eighteen-year-old Brigid faces an unimaginable choice. If she stays in her beloved Ireland, she is another mouth to feed in a land plagued by starvation and poverty. If she leaves, she will never see her family again. But leave she must. There is not enough food.
BRAG Medallion Honoree.
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THE SEQUEL to Gwenna and Brigid

The Costumier’s Gift: an absorbing dual-timeline multi-generational family saga (The New Zealand Immigrant Collection) 

In 2018 Why does a stranger hold the key to untangling Katie’s family secrets?

In 1903 Jane thrives in the one place where she can hide her pain and keep her skeletons to herself – until the past comes back to haunt her.
BRAG Medallion Honoree
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The Disenchanted Soldier: a heart-breaking dual-timeline family saga (The New Zealand Immigrant Collection) 
From soldier to pacifist.

In 1863, young Daniel Adin, a trained soldier, embarks on an adventure of a lifetime. In pursuit of a new life and land to farm, he travels to New Zealand to fight an unknown enemy – the fearless Māori.
Read more about Daniel →

The Cornish Knot: A Women’s Family Saga of old mysteries and modern conflicts (The New Zealand Immigrant Collection) 
Can one woman’s secrets change the life of another a century later?

A grieving widow, a century old journal, a missing portrait, and an engaging art historian: what will the secrets of the past reveal?
Read more about Megan →

The soul-searching conclusion to The Cornish Knot

Portrait of a Man: A gripping multi-generational tale of lies, lost chances, and misplaced love  (The New Zealand Immigrant Collection)
Will the secrets of the past destroy an artist’s legacy?

An Italian artist, a Cornish knot and a Māori koru lead to a shocking exposé. As WWI escalates, can he keep his secrets safe?
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The Art of Secrets: an uplifting tale of friendship, grief and lies (Book 1)

Emma wants to forget; Charlotte never can. Together they remember.

A young journalist and an ageing author have little in common, until their secrets tear them apart.

But he who dares not grasp the thorns should never crave the rose – Anne Brontë
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Elinor: the Matriarch; a gripping tale of love, loss, and loyalty (Book 2)
A distraught friend, a mysterious stalker, and generations of secrets.

Emma’s job is to find the link, but tracing a family tree suddenly becomes a dangerous occupation.

BRAG Medallion Honoree.
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Lucy: the Suffragist, a compelling tale of the courageous women who fought for justice and equality (Book 3).

Emma’s curiosity is piqued by a young environmentalist with an antique trinket box full of women’s rights badges, but can she discover their secrets before disaster strikes?
Read more about Lucy →