About

Rachel loves everything romance and books, hence she became a romance novelist. She enjoys writing epic stories with deep emotions and strong characters who overcome either minor or major life hurdles. Her aim is to introduce you to lovable characters who leave you laughing, crying, and wanting to know more.

Rachel has a mother, brother, gorgeous fox terrier Timmy, and is a mother to Jacob the Border Collie. When she isn't writing, Rachel works as a medical receptionist and exercise physiologist in Townsville.

Rachel enjoys travelling, history, and watching sports. Look out for her upcoming novels set locally in Australia, in the competitive sporting world, and in far away international locations.

Writing Career

Rachel began writing books at age thirteen after reading Ella Enchanted. With the thought 'I'm going to write a fantasy novel, make up my own world, and set my characters on an adventure around wizards and fairies', she got to work creating and writing. Well, that turned out to be story about a girl taking a round-the-world trip on a cruise ship.

Before that, Rachel spent her childhood writing songs (where she discovered poetry is not her forte) and attempting spin offs of her favourite book series The Jewel Kingdom.

Rachel treats her characters as real people and enjoys visiting settings she has used in her novels. These include places in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, and as far as Essex, England.

Rachel is a member of Romance Writers Australia, where she regularly enters contests and attends the annual conference. She is also a member of Romance Writers of New Zealand, Romance Writers of America, and is part of the 2018 Romantic Novelists' Association's New Writers Scheme.

Locally, Rachel is a member of the Townsville Writers and Publishers Centre, where she facilitates the Popular Fiction writers' group by gathering information and conducting research into all things romance, crime, mystery, and thriller for her like-minded writers.

Competitions/Awards

Winner - 2018 Emerald Award (RWAus)
Finalist - 2018 Ripping Start Contest (RWAus)

Travel Diary

2001 - South Pacific cruise aboard the Pacific Sky to New Caledonia, Vanuatu, and Fiji
2007 - First real trip to Sydney where we did all of the tourist things and visited surburban areas (for my book research)
2008 - Japan - Tokyo, Tokyo Disneyland, Hiroshima, Lake Biwa, Kyoto
2011 - Outback North Queensland - Normanton, Burketown, Karumba, Croydon, Georgetown, and Atherton
2012 - Melbourne - Flemington, Brighton, Museums, and the Australian Open
2014 - Canberra - War Memorial, Parliament Houses, ANZAC Day National Parade
2015 - USA/Canada - New York City (Broadway), Niagara Falls, and Washington DC
2015 - Bali - hiked a volcano, hugged elephants, swam with dolphins
2016 - USA - San Francisco, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, and Disneyland
2016 - England and Europe - London, Bath, Essex, Hamburg, Lübek, Paris, and Disneyland Paris
2018 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong Disneyland, and Macau
2018 - South Pacific cruise aboard the Pacific Dawn to New Caledonia and Vanuatu

Quick Facts

Favourite Colour: Pink
Favourite Food: Garlic bread
Favourite Place: Disneyland
Favourite TV Show: Friends
Favourite Musical: Phantom of the Opera
Favourite Band: Green Day
Favourite Sport: Figure Skating

Life Philosophy

"There is no age limit on joy."