My mission is to write gentle, hope-filled character-driven stories and heartfelt poetry that reach for your hand and touch your heart. A born South African, I currently live in the picturesque North Island of New Zealand with my parents and two younger sisters. When not writing or reorganizing my bookshelves, I'm trying out new gluten-free recipes or playing my favorite songs on my guitar. On any given day, you can find me feverishly typing away at a new story idea, holed up in my room reading, or unsuccessfully evading my very loved but talkative sisters.