The Australian coastal town of Sandy Bay is close enough to the Adelaide that its residents can access the city if they need to, but far enough away that they can ignore the city too. The town swells with visitors on weekends or during the holiday season, but at other times it’s quiet and the locals like it like that.
In a small-town environment, everyone knows everyone else, and secrets can be difficult to keep. It’s astonishing what things some people manage to hide for so long. Either in Sandy Bay, or the adjoining hub of Port Reilly, the unexpected may still surprise the most cynical resident.
No matter what the current crisis, the lure of the Bay and the pristine Australian beaches will continue to delight, not just the characters but the readers as well.
Each book can be read as a stand-alone story.
Prequel to the Sandy Bay Series
Tempest on the outside, storms on the inside. When the past impacts on the present one meeting changes the course of several lives. A short story with an intense story line.
Escape to Sandy Bay
Book 1 in the Sandy Bay Series.
As a successful lawyer, Alyssa’s life is on an upward trajectory. A shock betrayal sees her carefully curated future collapse around her and sends her running to her childhood haven of Sandy Bay. She doesn’t expect to become embroiled in a local community crisis, nor with the man she thinks is driving it.
Return to Sandy Bay
Book 2 in the Sandy Bay Series.
The return to Sandy Bay was only meant to be a short-term visit for work, and to sort out a family inheritance. Delia didn’t expect to be confronted with the secret she’d kept hidden all those years.
Safe Harbour in Sandy Bay
Book 3 in the Sandy Bay Series.
When electronics fail on his yacht, corporate escapee Harley Thompson docks in Sandy Bay, where local fisherman’s daughter Lily Marshall dismisses him as just another city slicker playing sailor. As repairs stretch on, an unexpected connection forms, but Harley’s past haunts him and Lily knows dreamers always sail away. Sometimes, though, the heart finds harbor in the most unexpected places.
Emily Hussey 