My eclectic background includes an Honours degree in social history and English, and a range of work experiences – HR in a hospital, youth worker, dance teacher, organisational development manager, educational designer, and now occasional academic.

I grew up surrounded by books, and have a love of reading and stories. Commercial fiction, literary fiction, children’s literature, history – my bookshelves are forever overflowing. Academically, I’m particularly interested in story-telling and readership in popular fiction, and I’m currently undertaking a part-time PhD, researching online communities of romance readers and writers and their perspectives on the genre.

I’m a member of the Romance Writers of Australia and the Romance Writers of America, and in July 2007 I was honoured to win the prestigious Golden Heart Award for the romantic suspense manuscript which will be published this year.

I live on 100 acres of beautiful bushland in the New England tablelands, with my husband and two energetic border collies. While I’ve lived in cities and enjoy the cafes and bookshops, I love the naturalness and the rich complexity of the bush.

My agent is Clare Forster, at Curtis Brown Australia.

I love to hear from readers! If you’d like to send me an email, please use the contact form below.