Hello everyone, thanks for visiting my website!

As a former school teacher, I’m excited to be at the beginning of my journey as a published author.

I grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, and bringing home library books was a weekly event. Like many of my writer friends, I was often caught reading late into the night after my parents had called lights out! Lots of reading led to lots of writing because I love making up stories. My mum told me way back then that I should be a writer, however, I believe timing is everything and sometimes, you just have to wait for the stars to align.

As a high school student, I was conflicted about what career path to pursue. I’d been playing musical instruments since primary school and my high school music teachers were encouraging me to study a Bachelor of Music. My English teacher, however, wanted me to study English Literature. In the end, I was accepted into two degrees, Music and the Arts. Horror of horrors! Timetable clashes between the two degrees created quite the scheduling mess, so Music became my major focus with English Literature squeezed in on the side.

After completing my post grad teaching qualifications, I won a music teaching position at Clare High School. Therein began a 40-year love affair as an educator, however, writing and storytelling was always lurking in the background!

At the end of 2020, I left full time teaching after 20 years as Head of Music at Woodville High School's Special Interest Music Program. This was a huge decision, but one I don't regret. I desperately needed time to concentrate on, and fully commit to, writing as a career.

I hope you enjoy scrolling through my website. I’m proud of my debut crime novel Beneath Her Lies and hope you’ll find time to read some of the reviews and follow the purchase links if you would like a copy.

Since its launch in late July 2025, it’s been a wild ride with many welcome and unexpected author invitations. If you enjoy reading my work stay tuned, there’s plenty more to come!