My new book, Storm Clouds will be released on January 13th - less than two months away now!

Some of you may remember National Park rangers Simon and Erin, who were secondary characters in Dead Heat - this is their story, set in the same general area.

Here's the blurb:

He can make you believe in the ultimate lie…

National Parks ranger Erin Taylor loves her job, is falling for her colleague, Simon, and is finally leaving her past behind . . .

Until a woman is murdered. But the victim is not just any woman – she’s Simon’s wife, Hayley. The wife he’s never mentioned. The wife he’s not seen in fourteen years. On the edge of the national park the alternative lifestyle community of ‘Simple Bliss’ denies knowledge of Hayley, but Simon and Erin suspect otherwise. Erin will have to draw on all her old skills – deception, lying, cheating – to gain the trust of its members and discover their secrets.

As Simon uncovers shocking details about the reclusive group, Erin is drawn further into their midst and finds a web of lies, decades old – and comes face-to-face with the charismatic, manipulative, dangerous leader who will let nothing and no-one stand in his way. On the wrong side of a river in flood that has become a lethal torrent, Erin and Simon must race to expose the truth and prevent a tragedy . . .

Storm Clouds is available for preorder at online booksellers will be coming to your favourite Australian bookshop in January. It's being published in paperback in Australia, and ebook in Australia and elsewhere.

I do hope you enjoy Simon and Erin's story!

A few people have asked if Storm Clouds will be available in time for Christmas as they'd like to either give it as a gift to a keen reader, or put it on their own Christmas wish list. Unfortunately, it won't be - I'm not even sure I'll get an advance copy in time to give it to my Mum! (Sorry, Mum.)

However, if you'd like to give someone a promise at Christmas that you'll give the book when it's out in January, I have some quality notecards with the cover printed on the front. I can send you one, with Christmas greetings to your giftee signed by me on one side of the inside, leaving the other side blank for you to write your IOU/promise/plans to give the book in January.

If you'd like me to send you one of these cards, please use the request form on my website. But as I'm in a rural area, and Christmas mail can sometimes get caught up, please request it by Thursday, 11th December to ensure time to reach you before Christmas.

For those who'd like to order a buy a signed copy of Storm Clouds, I will be putting an order form on the website in December and will be able to send out copies in January when I have received my order from the distributor. However, I can't put the form up yet as I don't know how heavy the book will be, and what it will cost to post. If you'd like to go on a mailing list to be notified when I have those details, please comment on the blog post mentioned above. Indicating interest at this stage isn't a commitment, since I can't tell you how much it will be!