Natalie Murray
Natalie Murray is a bestselling author of honest, heartfelt romance with all the feels and swoons. Her breakout novel, Love, Just In, was published by Allen & Unwin in 2024, followed by her next contemporary romance, Lights, Camera, Love, in 2025. Natalie is also the author of the time travel romance series Emmie and the Tudor King, which is currently in development for television by Ambience Entertainment. She also co-writes contemporary romance with American author Jenny Fyfe, including their small-town romances Hating the Best Man and Loving the Worst Man.
Before becoming an author, Natalie was an entertainment reporter for Sky News, where she interviewed many high-profile celebrities such as Elton John, Angelina Jolie, Sylvester Stallone
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Holly Brunnbauer
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Kelly Rimmer
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Sophie Green
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Sophie's debut novel, THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE FAIRVALE LADIES BOOK CLUB, was a Top Ten bestseller and was shortlisted for the Australian Book Industry Awards for General Fiction Book of the Year 2018, and longlisted for both the Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year 2018 and the Indie Book Award for Debut Fiction 2018.
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Over a varied medical career, she has learned more from her patients than from any textbook – not just about physical and mental health, but about humanity, resilience and the absurdity of life. While these themes inform her writing, her love of twisty mysteries has made her an accidental crime writer.
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Mark Brandi
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Cassie Hamer
Cassie Hamer has a professional background in journalism and PR, but now much prefers the world of fiction over fact. She has published four novels, which focus on the dark side of suburbia.
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She is married and has two children and two cats. She does not enjoy walking on the beach with her dog because parking is very expensive at the beach and she does not have a dog.
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Sarah's work saw her named as the national recipient of the Dymocks/Fiona McIntosh Commercial Fiction Scholarship in 2018. Her next book, The Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bains is published by Allen & Unwin and will be on the shelves in 2025. She lives with her family in the beautiful Southern Highlands of New South Wales in the tiny, historic village of Berrima. The region is famous for the International Cri -
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Holly Brunnbauer
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Holly writes stories filled with heart, humour and hijinks. Her signature style includes a strong commercial voice, quirky cast and putting the 'com' in rom-com.
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Amy Hutton
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Her debut rom-com Sit, Stay, Love was chosen as one of Kobo’s best romances of 2023, and her follow up Love from Scratch was an Editor’s Pick in the 2024 Spotify Wrap.
She is a Romance Writers of America prize winner and the recipient of several other honours from national and international writing organisations.
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Michelle writes short stories and novels that examine our darkest fears and shine a light on hope and possibility.
Born in Birmingham, England, Michelle emigrated to Australia in 2006 and is now proud to call herself Australian.
Michelle has a Bachelor (Hons) degree in Literature with Psychology, and before having children she was a primary school teacher.
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Amy Barry
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Kate Broadway
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With a background in theatre, Kate brings her stories to life through atmosphere, character, and emotion—creating layered, vivid worlds that feel deeply real. Her debut novel, Private Morey’s Jacket, was inspired by her beloved dog Murray, who passed away in early 2025. Kate blended her love of history (passed down from her dad), dogs, and rural Victoria to craft the book’s setting and soul.
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Anne Freeman
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Nin Mok
Author of 𝙎𝙪𝙙𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡: 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙅𝙤𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙄𝙡𝙡𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨.
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Inspiring and heartfelt memoir, told with honesty and humor, demonstrates the power of reframing adversity when one’s situation cannot be changed. A sudden medical trauma forces a young executive's driven lifestyle to a standstill, sparking profound introspection on life’s meaning and purpose.
—"𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦" Maria Victoria Beltran
—"𝘈 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘵. 𝘐 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦" Asher Syed
—"𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨" Emma Megan