Hello fellow booklover.

Please pour yourself a cup of tea,  find a comfy seat and grab a book. I tell stories of family and community, of love, loss and second chances. I like to write about strong women and the courage we can find inside ourselves when we really need it.

On this site, you’ll also meet Juliet Bell. I’m half of the writing team that likes to re-examine classic novels and not so heroic heroes.

If you’re a writer, there’s plenty of room here for you too. Look on my For Writers page and join me on this wonderful journey.

Come on in… you are very welcome.

Janet

News

• Come back to Wagtail Ridge
  It’s 2025 – and its time to come back to Wagtail Ridge. Our first visit to Wagtail Ridge was The Library At Wagtail Ridge. I want to thank everyone who took Lou and Jake’s story to heart. That book also won a Romantic Book of the Year award, presented by the Romance Writers of Australia.…
• Welcome back to Coorah Creek
  It’s all good news here in my crowded, untidy little office. First, let me share my new cover for Wedding Bells by The Creek. This is the last title in the Coorah Creek series, currently being re-issued by my new publisher. They have done such a lovely job with the series. The books all look…
• The Lawsons are back
  The Lawson sisters are back, with the release of the second book – The Lawson Legacy. Where the first book was Liz’s story, this book is Kayla’s story. I wrote this because so many people who read the first book emailed me to ask about Kayla. She deserves a happy ending too. That seemed only…
• Publication day happy dance.
  I’m doing a publication day happy dance today – for Tia and Max, the main characters in my Coorah Creek book Little Girl Lost. This book has been re-issued in e-book with a pretty new cover. I love this story so much…  It’s a  story of outback Australia and community, being lost and finding your…
• New Books and new opportunities.
  I’ve got a lot of news to tell… so lets starts with the books.  In January, I had a new release – The Library at Wagtail Ridge. I just loved writing this book – and am so thrilled that readers seem to be enjoying it as well. It has been shortlisted for the Romance Writers of…
• Writing Retreats 2023
  Writing is hard work – have I said that before? It is and none of us can do it alone. We all need a bit of support from time to time. That’s where writing retreats come in. Whether it’s your first book, your tenth or your 50th (yes there are people who have write that…