A divorced reporter on a remote assignment. An alluring cattleman who captures her heart.

Maggie Donovan’s world is turned upside down when her husband leaves her after thirty-four years of marriage. Seeking a fresh start, she travels to the Kimberley to write about women working on remote cattle stations.

At Goddard Downs, she meets widower Frank Goddard, a devoted father and steward of the family station. As Maggie becomes part of the close-knit Christian household, friendship grows into trust—and trust into love. Together, they must navigate past hurts, family expectations, and the courage to love again.

Set against the rugged beauty of the Australian outback, Slow Road to Love is a heartwarming, faith-filled contemporary romance about healing, second chances, and God’s perfect timing.

Slow Road to Love is Book One in the Sunburned Land Series, a mature-age Christian romance set in the beautiful, rugged and remote Kimberley region of northern Australia. Fall in love with Frank and Maggie today.

Married at last, life is bliss for Frank and Maggie, until storm clouds gather over Goddard Downs

Newly married, Frank and Maggie are finally finding their footing—until a government ban on live cattle exports threatens everything they’ve built at Goddard Downs.

As uncertainty closes in, Maggie also carries a mother’s ache for her daughter Serena, whose life has been forever changed by fire and disfigurement.

Struggling with shame, guilt, and unanswered questions, Serena and David must each decide where true healing is found. With faith tested and relationships strained, Maggie learns that peace rarely comes quickly—but God is still at work.

Slow Path to Peace is a heartfelt Christian romance set in the rugged beauty of Australia’s remote Kimberley, where love, forgiveness, and hope are gently refined through trial.

Slow Path to Peace, a heartfelt Christian romance, is Book Two in the Sunburned Land Series, a mature-age Christian romance set in the beautiful, rugged and remote Kimberley area of northern Australia. Continue Frank and Maggie’s heartwarming love story today.

he's a cowboy who's lost his way. 

She's a daughter who's lost her home...

Joshua Goddard has lived in the shadow of his father and brother all his life. He wants more from life than simply taking tourists on overnight cattle drives.

Stella Martin has done her best to keep her family’s cattle station afloat, but the bank has had enough and her parents have given up.

However, Indigo Downs is her home and she’ll do what she can to get it back. Even if it means taking a job at Goddard Downs.

She won’t lose her heart to Joshua Goddard, the good-looking cowboy she met at the rodeo. He’s no good for her. He doesn’t share her faith. It can’t work.

But maybe it can… if he would only allow God to heal his deep-seated hurts, maybe they can both find the love they’ve been searching for.

Slow Ride Home is Book Three in the Sunburned Land Series, a contemporary Christian romance set in the beautiful, rugged and remote Kimberley area of northern Australia. Grab your copy now and be blessed.

A death, a wedding, and a change of plans…

A sudden death shatters life at Goddard Downs, leaving the Goddard family reeling and the future of the station uncertain. As grief settles heavily over the land they love, each family member must face difficult questions about duty, love, and what comes next.

Frank and Maggie had been looking toward a quieter season of life, but with the loss of one of their own, their carefully laid plans may need to wait. The station still needs strong hands and willing hearts—and someone must be ready to step forward.

For Joshua, grief threatens to cloud everything he’s worked toward, including his growing feelings for Stella. With change sweeping through Goddard Downs, he must decide whether to retreat into sorrow or trust God to lead him into a new season.

Set against the rugged beauty of the Kimberley, Slow Dance at Dusk, Book Four in the Sunburned Land Series, is a heartfelt Christian romance about loss, legacy, and the quiet ways God reshapes hearts.

A road trip, a new romance, and a new start…

Frank and Maggie have finally set off on their much awaited and longed for road trip. They relish the time together, exploring new places, meeting new people.

But their trip is interrupted when Frank grows ill.

How could this have happened? He was the epitome of health. Will he survive? Will they need to return home? What are God’s plans?

Meanwhile, more changes are underfoot at Goddard Downs.

Sean has returned and has his eyes on Elizabeth, but does Elizabeth have her eyes on him?

Can he truly give up his wild ways like Joshua did?

Is David’s suggestion of building a bridge really a possibility? Or is it a pipe dream?

And can Janella leave Goddard Downs and embrace a new career and a new home?

Slow Trek to Triumph is Book Five in the Sunburned Land Series, a contemporary Christian romance set in the beautiful, rugged and remote Kimberley area of northern Australia. Grab your copy now and be blessed.

A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION, AN ENGAGEMENT IN DOUBT... 

The Goddard family is together again for a long-awaited Christmas at Goddard Downs. After Frank’s heart attack, every moment is precious, and celebrations are tinged with gratitude, hope, and love.

Amid the festive cheer, hearts are tested. Sean has grown into his role as co-manager, but doubts from his past haunt him. Elizabeth longs for certainty—should she wait for Sean’s proposal or follow her own path? Meanwhile, Janella brings Wade home, and the station buzzes with holiday excitement.

As family, love, and faith collide, choices must be made. Will Sean find courage to commit? Can Elizabeth trust her heart? And will this Christmas bring the joy, reconciliation, and new beginnings the family has been praying for?

Christmas at Goddard Downs, Book Six in the Sunburned Land Series, is a heartwarming Christian romance celebrating love, faith, and family in the rugged beauty of northern Australia.