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Jane Ellyson

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I’ve a deep connection to the far north coast of New South Wales in Australia where my novel Over Byron Bay is set. My great grandparents owned a farm a little way out of Byron Bay and grandparents a farm at nearby Mullumbimby.

I started writing Over Byron Bay in my last year at university in Lismore which is also located in the beautiful Northern Rivers area of New South Wales. For all the wannabe writers out there, let me report that it’s never too late to tell your story. It took 30 years for me to get Over Byron Bay written and published and I’m thrilled with my heart wrenching story of loss and love.

I’ve travelled extensively and lived in some lovely locations around the world including London, Paris and Nice. Nice, in the south of Fra ...more

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What’s so enchanting to North Americans about the Australian bush?

A significant chunk of Alone with a Tasman Tiger is set in the Western Tasmanian wilderness during a survival competition. The Australian bush holds a certain allure for many North Americans because it offers a wild, untamed landscape that’s unlike anything found on the North American continent. There are several things that make it captivating including the exotic wildlife, its remoteness, indige

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Average rating: 4.25 · 240 ratings · 53 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Over Byron Bay (Northern Rivers #1) 4.23 avg rating — 192 ratings — 4 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
	Alone with a Tasman Tiger: A high stakes race. A missing friend and a search for the impossible. 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Substitute Child (Northern Rivers #2) 4.33 avg rating — 9 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
	Roman Roulette (Northern Rivers #3) 4.43 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
	Missing in Myanmar (Northern Rivers #4) 4.14 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
	Father Lost Child Found: Crop circles were just the beginning (Chic Charlie Book 3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 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
	An Extraordinary Wedding (Chic Charlie #1) 3.75 avg rating — 4 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
	Nonsense in the North (Northern Rivers #5) 4.67 avg rating — 3 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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Broken Bay (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti, #3)

by Margaret Hickey

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Jane Ellyson said: " Enjoyed the investigative process as seen through detective Mark’e eyes as well as his contemplations about life, love and growing old.

A classic drip feed detective story, with the most important clues revealing themselves towards the end of the stor ...more "

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Jane Ellyson said: " A descriptive and highly evocative police procedural novel set during a period of flooding near Murwillumbah in northern NSW. Diverse and beautifully described characters. Pace was a little slow for me, but I still enjoyed the journey to discover who ...more "

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Snatched (Will Trent, #5.5)

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Jane Ellyson said: " An airport is such a great place to host a hunt for a missing person. So much activity; so many places where someone can hide. Will Trent is determined to find the small girl he glimpsed only briefly, under the bathroom wall.

A fast-paced man-hunt tha ...more "

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Jane Ellyson rated a book it was amazing Bruny by Heather Rose (Goodreads Author)	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
I loved this book so much that as soon as I finished, I started listening to the story again, paying attention to this time to the insights and clues provided by the author. A clever geopolitical thriller and complex family story that had me thinking ...more
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Jane Ellyson liked Jay Dwight's review of We Are the Stars: "I confess to not knowing who Gina Chick was before meeting her and hearing her speak at a conference I attended. It was an amazing talk, and I was determined to read her memoir. I was not disappointed. The writing is quality, the tale is open, honest," Read more of this review »
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Intriguing opening scenes that pulled me in. I liked the different threads of this complex plot. Rich descriptions of people and of the landscape around the towns of Muswellbrook, Scone and Singleton in New South Wales. Will definitely be reading mor ...more
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