Current Works

The Lifters

Contemporary YA novel (68,000 words)

Three girls, each harbouring a secret. One wants to disappear. One wants to blend in. One is sick of being invisible.

The only thing they have in common? In their first fortnight at their new boarding school, they all shoplifted…and they all got caught.

Their punishment? A weekend confined to the boarding house while the other Year 11s go on camp.

Labelled ‘The Lifters’ by a sadistic House Mother, the three girls develop a begrudging friendship when they uncover an outdated school policy that is tying tongues and ruining lives. Risking more than just their futures at the school, they decide to put their new nickname to good use, hatching a daring plan to take down the institution.

‘The Breakfast Club’ meets ‘Amelia Westlake’ by Erin Gough in this timely tale of girl-power, rebellion, and diversity.

Say I Can Stay

Contemporary YA novel (63,000 words)

Olive, a 15-year-old worry-wart, is forced to confront her fear of change when Salima, a Muslim refugee from Syria, moves onto her farm in the Western Australian Wheatbelt as part of a government resettlement scheme. As the two girls forge a hesitant friendship against a backdrop of Islamophobia and small-town mentality, Olive learns the hard way about the importance of speaking out and discovers that change isn’t always as bad as it seems.

This heartwarming story of friendship, identity, and belonging will appeal to fans of 'Between Us' by Clare Atkins, 'Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow' by Sioban Curham, and 'Night Swimming' by Steph Bowe.

Those Left Over

YA psychological thriller (in progress)

When five ill-fitting teens hike into an abandoned quarry to kill the boredom of school holidays in their stifling outback town, they have no idea only four will make it home. Days later, the body of the fifth is found floating in an icy pool near their makeshift campground. The police dismiss it as suicide, but one of them knows better.

When everyone's a suspect, who can you trust? And will the killer strike again?

This psychological thriller will speak to fans of 'Deep Water' by Sarah Epstein and 'A Trio of Sophies' by Eileen Merriman.