Romantic Women's Fiction with Heart and Community
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An entertaining and heartfelt book that pulled the heartstrings. You won't be able to put it down!
About
Meet the romantic women's fiction author who can't get enough of small-town living and western vibes.
Born and Bred in Small-Town Life
Angela grew up under the spectacular Southern Alps mountain range on the agricultural plains of Canterbury, New Zealand, a rural region of wide-open fields, crisp mountain air, and close-knit communities. She spent her childhood climbing fruit trees, catching cockabillies in rivers, chasing chickens (and her brother), and hiding in the hedge fence so she could listen to her neighbors tell fascinating stories!
Every season was distinct, bringing much-loved activities and small-town traditions that marked the passage of time.
Winters were harsh and frosty, with day trips into the foothills to play in the snow, finding iced-over puddles and ponds to skate on, and warming up in front of an open fire. Summers brought long, hot days, with quick dips in freezing glacial lakes or a dash over the garden sprinkler to cool down. There were agricultural shows, trips to family farms, and hot and dusty rodeos to go to—where she could up close and personal with all things horses and western.
The quiet rhythms of small-town living never faded, as Angela's went on to work alongside small towns across New Zealand and Australia, getting to know the people and what was important to them, as they invested their hearts and souls to make sure their small towns survived.
Today, her upbringing and working experience brings authenticity to her fictional world of Jackson’s Bridge—and her daily writing sessions provide an opportunity for her to trade the busy modern world for the slower, more meaningful pace of small-town living and characters who never fail to make her laugh, or cry, or wonder what they're going to do next.
A Professional Independent Author
Angela is an independent author with a professional background in business, communications, marketing, and community engagement. She holds a Master of Business Administration focused on book publishing, and works with a team of publishing professionals to bring her books to a commercial standard for her readers.
Canterbury, New Zealand
Her debut, Letting Go, was longlisted in the Bath Novel Award 2024—a significant accomplishment for a first-time novelist—and quickly found an audience with readers who connected to its emotional depth and themes of courage, family, and healing.
The Call of Colorado
When Angela traveled to Colorado, she felt herself instantly at home. The agricultural and tourism-based communities, the rugged mountain and patchwork rural landscapes, and the friendly and engaging people reminded her of her New Zealand upbringing.
That connection deepened her vision for Jackson’s Bridge—a place where the land shapes its people, where traditions run deep, and where every love story is bound by resilience, hope, and belonging.
Stories from the Heart, Handcrafted with Care
The Jackson’s Bridge series is about community at its core—sometimes nurturing, sometimes challenging. These are stories of friendship, love, and second chances, woven with just enough conflict and suspense to keep you turning the pages.
Letting Go, the first book in the series, introduces Callie Winters—a woman facing her past while protecting her son’s future. Readers have called it emotional, heartwarming, and impossible to put down.
All Angela's stories are plotting, written, and edited by her personally, before being sent to a professional editor.
Life Beyond the Page
Angela lives in a small town in New Zealand’s subtropical Far North with her husband, young son, and Flash the whippet—her faithful writing companion. She loves walking the nearby river trails, cooking and baking with her family, curling up with a great story during the colder months, and savoring long summer evenings around the barbecue.
Start Your Journey
Begin your Jackson’s Bridge journey with Letting Go. You can read the first three chapters FREE when you join Angela’s monthly newsletter—where she shares book updates, behind-the-scenes glimpses, and special reader offers.
