From the time I read a verse novel for the very first time, I knew that I wanted to one day write one. Or more than one. It took some time, but, back in 2009, my very first verse novel was released.  It looked like this:

(Actually, it still looks like this because, happily, it remains in print).

That book changed by career, and affirmed that this was a form I wanted to stick with. And, in 2010, this book was released:

I was onto something. Stories that made people cry, and smile, in one package. This was for me. It took a little time to get the next one right but, in 2014, there was a third:

In 2020, a fourth:

And, just last year, a fifth:

And now, in 2024, here comes number six. For the first time, I  am pleased to show you the cover of The Riding Gallery:

The illustrations by Martina Heiduczek are just divine!  Out in July, The Riding Gallery brings together two of my writing loves – the verse novel  form AND historical fiction, based on the true story of a St Kilda merry go round during World War 1. Can’t wait to share it with you but, for now, feel free to admire the cover. I am!