Worlds Apart

Anne Ashby

New Zealand widow Raven travels to Maryland to meet her new stepfather’s family. Son Greg's animosity and distrust forces Raven into safeguarding her mother's happiness. Pretending to be something she isn’t, she can't extricate herself as she falls for Greg. He will never forgive her deception, her lies.

She was his father's fiancée, wasn’t she? Greg discovers Raven's subterfuge within days. His initial enjoyment of her antics palls as his feelings deepen. He manoeuvres her into a situation where she'll be forced to own up, but his scheme back fires.

But Raven has more secrets.

Worlds Apart

Devon's Dream

Anne Ashby

Single mum Devon fled Auckland as a pregnant teenager and made a life for herself and her daughter, Trix, in Australia. Her blossoming musical career means their future’s secure. But in Auckland Hospital intensive care after an accident she sends Trix to her unsuspecting father.

Widowed Rick is angry at losing twelve years of his daughter's life. He will not be denied another day away from Trix.

Trix loves her new family, especially her half-brother. She tricks Devon into staying at Rick's house but will her plan work? Can two scheming children bring their parents together?

Devon's Dream

Time to Bury the Past

Anne Ashby

PTSD forces American Naval Officer Zane Erickson to re-evaluate his life. A posting to New Zealand after years in Afghanistan will allow him to bond with his motherless teenage son. Unfortunately Cody doesn’t share his enthusiasm.

Kelsey Hewitt is a single mother wrestling with her son’s drinking problem, struggling to keep the truth about his abusive father from him and determined to exclude men from her life.

Kelsey and Zane are drawn together by the boys’ friendship. But dealing with their sons’ dilemmas, their attraction for each other deepens.

Can Kelsey risk allowing another control freak into her life?

Time to Bury the Past

Wilderness Liaison

Anne Ashby

The concrete jungle defines financier Shal Gregory. He thrives on the liveliness and sheer vitality of the fast paced business world. So how does he find himself alone in the thick of the New Zealand bush with a feisty guide who undoubtedly despises everything he stands for?

Jodie Mathieson isn’t prepared for an intimate liaison with a man who does not share her love of the great outdoors. But the sparks between them ignite and soon scare Jodie into flight.

Bewildered but determined, Shal tracks Jodie down. But will Jodie ignore past experiences? Dare she believe him?

Wilderness Liaison