Black Ponds
Black Ponds
A fiction novel
(Coming Soon 2026)
Three lifelong friends. One deadly secret. And a family out for blood.
​
Freya Oclare survived her mother's abuse, earned her science degree, and escaped with Samantha and Tania to explore Australia's open roads. Freedom never tasted sweeter until she met Max Stanford.
Isolated in rural Queensland, Freya finds that Max's control is absolute. That his charm was a mask. That some prisons don't have bars. When violence erupts one terrible evening, Freya learns that survival comes with a price.
When the boundaries of friendship are tested by violence, trauma, and dangerous secrets, these women discover that some bonds can't be broken, and some women refuse to stay victims.
​​​
Black Ponds is a captivating novel that delves into the complexities of human relationships, resilience, and the unbreakable spirit of three women. It weaves a poignant narrative of overcoming adversity and finding strength amidst challenges.
The Welsh Immigrant Book One
A literary fiction novel
(Coming late 2027)
A tale of love, war, tragedy, and endurance.
In 1898, Margaret Beal dared to do the unthinkable. A bold woman who stowed away on a ship alone in a man's world that considered her very presence bad luck. Her daughter Ailee Gardner kept secrets like a vault, carrying burdens no one was ever meant to know. And then there was Cynthia: a child born amid war, who grew into a woman brave enough to follow her heart across 16,600 kilometres to a strange new land where not a single familiar face awaited her.
Three women. Three generations. Extraordinary stories - never meant to be told.
CAVED
A Young Adult adventure novel (2026)
​
Evacuation alarms. Two hundred strangers. One mountain.
​
Fletcher Powell makes it to Camp Kanga with a backpack, a sketchbook, and a silky terrier named Ritchie that his father told him to leave behind. Ritchie, it turns out, was the right call because something is wrong at this camp.
​
As Terminal One rages, a community forms on the mountain. But Mackayla Smith is counting supplies that keep disappearing. And not everyone who made it here came to survive together.
Caved: A Mountain That Keeps What It Takes.
​
​
Trashenator
A Children's Adventure Book (2021)
Rubbish is engulfing the world and it's only getting worse.
Trash creatures have formed a secret society. They are mean, sneaky, and headed straight for your neighbourhood. Tragladord has already taken control of the rivers and the breezes, and now he's coming for the parks.
Nobody is stopping him.
Nobody except Sven and the Science Club: a medley of smart, brave kids who believe that enough is enough. They've got big brains and even bigger plans. But the Trash Clan is a mighty force, and Tragladord doesn't lose without a fight.
Can a group of kids really save the world?
There's only one way to find out...
​​
​
Trashenator is a compelling children's story that explores the depths of childhood friendships, their enduring hope and concern for the environment, and their courage to fight for change. It's a gripping tale of resilience in pursuit of improvement.