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J. Mary Masters

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in Rockhampton Queensland Australia, Australia

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Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction

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I write family saga/romance books that focus on relationships - family, romantic, professional.

My books include the Belleville series – Julia's Story, To Love, Honour and Betray and Return to Prior Park and Heirs and Successors– the story of a wealthy Australian family, focusing on the three children - Richard, William and Julia. The fifth book in the series, Winds of Change was released in November 2025.

First Born Son is a companion book to Heirs and Successors. The book takes a key character - Dr Philippe Duval - and explores his life. In 2024, I released the sequel to First Born Son, the stunning Price to Pay

I love the characters I've created. I hope my readers do too.

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	Julia's Story (Belleville Family, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2015 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Return to Prior Park (Belleville Family, #3) 4.34 avg rating — 32 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Love, Honour & Betray (Belleville Family, #2) 4.38 avg rating — 26 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heirs and Successors (Belleville Family Series #4) 4.23 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	First Born Son (Philippe Duval #1) 4.50 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Price to Pay 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Winds of Change (Belleville Family Series #5) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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It had to end somewhere

In the final instalment of the Belleville series, "Winds of Change," family secrets threaten a child's future. The series concludes after ten years and seven books. In a final sign off, the two book Duval series receives updated covers to highlight its close connection with the Belleville series.

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Series by J. Mary Masters

Belleville Family (5 books)
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Philippe Duval (2 books)
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My Evil Mother

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Autumn Chills

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One Day and Forever

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J. Masters made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Adding a new book to my author dashboard topic " [image] [image] ...more "
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J. Masters liked Julia Reynolds's review of Julia's Story (Belleville Family, #1): "Julia's story A well written story telling how life was, during WW2 and theft ect it had on families, lost lives, pregnancies that had to be hidden. Lives torn between family and tradition to wanting something else looking forward to the sequel" Read more of this review »
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J. Masters made a comment on Craig and Phil’s review of Winds of Change: Book 5 in the Belleville Family Series " I so enjoyed writing the Belleville series and the Duval series, which is a spin off - but it was time to end it. If you haven't read any of the books ...more "
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J. Masters and 3 other people liked Craig and Phil's review of Winds of Change: Book 5 in the Belleville Family Series: "Big thanks to J Mary for gifting us a copy to read and review. A sweeping family saga continues into a new era as the Belleville siblings embrace change, family additions and the rebuilding of their iconic home at Prior Park. Life changes for all at d" Read more of this review »
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J. Masters made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Add a new book to my author platform topic " I need help to add my new book Winds of Change Book 5 in the Belleville Family series to my author platform. 9780645863758 (ISBN10: 0645863750) It already ...more "
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