NOVELS: For people who enjoy mystery and adventure.
Prequel to ‘Island of Secrets’. Re-Published by: Berwick’s Publication 2014, ISBN: 978-1-99-118486-3. An adventure/mystery story about a young girl starting out as an anthropologist. A tale with excitement, and tension in a beautiful but frightening world.
Sequel to Peril and Paradise. Published: Milton Books, 2022. ISBN: 978-1-991184-8. A must for your vacation read away from life’s worries. It highlights our world’s madness today but shows that even the worst can be overcome through cooperation.
Publishers: Global Publishing Group LLC 2021; 2nd Edition: Milton Books 2023. ISBN: 978-1-991184-8. An adventure of intrigue and passion, two women rise to heroism, adapt to personal sacrifice, and learn that living in peace is a great challenge for us all.
What is new
Peril and Paradise has a new cover. It now matches Island of Secrets.
Slinky Skink is available at The Envirohub in Picton, New Zealand and on the sites below.
Children enjoying Slinky Skink.
Published by: Milton Books, 2016. ISBN: 978-0-473-35905-8. A young girl is drawn into the videoing of sex games with bored middle-class adults. Based loosely on real-life events, The Shattered is a mystery, thriller.
Publisher: Read Pacific, 2012; 2nd edition: Milton Books, 2017. ISBN: 13: 978-1979736558. The extraordinary story of the challenges for a young girl growing up in Taranaki, New Zealand, in the 1860s to 1880s.
After the reading, excited children ran up and said, “We love your books.”
Another excellent writers’ retreat at Te Mahia Resort led by Joan Rosier-Jones, November, 2024.
Published by: Milton Books 2024. ISBN: 978-1-99-118484-9. Children love the idea that skinks sunbathe, but they discover it is critical for skink survival. This book also aims to teach recognition and pronunciation of the letter ‘S’.
Published By: Milton Books 2022, ISBN: 978-1-99-118483-2. The Little Brown Frog is about friendship. It also shows the difference between a New Zealand native frog and an introduced Australian frog.
Published by Milton Books in 2022, ISBN: 978-1-99-118480-1. Willow Wētā is a conservation story about why being kind to all creatures, not just those that appeal to us is critical. It also has bullying as a theme.
Published by: Milton Books 2022. ISBN: 978-1-9911840-8. The Kiwi Who Could Only Say Keee, Keee, Keee is about learning to be kind when someone doesn’t speak clearly. It is also about conservation.
This social history is as much about our past as it is about our present. Our society today parallels the events in the 1870s-80s. Events at Parihaka took place during an election year when the fiscal debt was high, the ability to earn a living difficult unless a person was influential in society. The social indicators for most Māori were a disaster. Today is little different.
Parihaka did not happen in a vacuum. Colonisation during the nineteenth century throughout the world was rife. This context is explored, followed by a detailed investigation of socio-historical events and conditions in and around Parihaka, New Zealand, in the 1870-80s. It finishes with a brief exploration of what colonisation means to us today.
“The science says,” the news announcer speaks with authority; the listeners tune their ears, but what are they hearing and what does he mean? Is this news more newsworthy ‘because the science says?”
One of the main characteristics of all the scientists researched for this book, from Ancient Greeks to modern-day scientific explorers, is their ability to investigate a breadth of interests. The main aim is to encourage young people to enter science with open minds and to enjoy the process.