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Allison O'Neill

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Contemporary, Crime, Romance

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Allison O'Neill is a New Zealand author whose books are available internationally in paperback or e-version on Amazon. (NZ buyers use amazon.com.au for fast delivery and best price).

She writes domestic dramas about love, found family and what it is to be human: relational trauma, challenges and resilience. If you know troubled family relationships and relational trauma, you'll feel at home on every page of her books. Her characters often find themselves in their courageous era, in hard times navigating recovery; getting back up again.

Despite writing about heavy topics, her writing is full of love with a humorous, charming tone. Laden with beautiful relationships both platonic and romantic. “Writing characters falling in love is fun, how em Allison O'Neill is a New Zealand author whose books are available internationally in paperback or e-version on Amazon. (NZ buyers use amazon.com.au for fast delivery and best price).

She writes domestic dramas about love, found family and what it is to be human: relational trauma, challenges and resilience. If you know troubled family relationships and relational trauma, you'll feel at home on every page of her books. Her characters often find themselves in their courageous era, in hard times navigating recovery; getting back up again.

Despite writing about heavy topics, her writing is full of love with a humorous, charming tone. Laden with beautiful relationships both platonic and romantic. “Writing characters falling in love is fun, how emotional intimacy builds is a playground in a writer's world. As the person channelling the story onto the page, you don't really get a choice about what happens... word flow and creativity is an out of body experience where you are just there to take the minutes!”

In 2010 she released her (now unpublished…saved for the bloopers reel) debut called 'Your Perfect Life' before she got busy being a mum to three.

'The Result of Kidnap' (2017) is about a man on home detention after leaving prison. His story is heavy, but he overcomes horrors, finds love and builds a family. A novel of generational pain, crime and love. The Result of Kidnap shows healing can be found in the most unlikely of places.

'The Edge of Myself' (2021) is about a man who accidentally sets himself on fire while in a drunken stupor, one year into a marriage that fell apart. A badly timed but magic love falls into his life right when he is definitely not looking. A novel of messy marriage and mental exhaustion. The Edge of Myself is a thought provoking coming of age story where freedom and self-hood is found alongside a complicated love. Ever developing self-trust builds a life that feels good on the inside, not just looks good from the outside.

'Three Reasons to Live' (2025) is about Leon who finds himself entirely alone and with no reason to live. He is unexpectedly rescued and is rebuilding his life when an idiot on a vendetta to right a historical wrong creates bloodshed. A novel about magic connections, tragic circumstances and having resilience surge so you can protect who you care about.

Described as "... visceral, raw, emotionally engaging. The characters are compelling, the emotional recognition between them is affecting.”

“The writing style is wry, offbeat, and vivid. Allison can really write trauma, Allison can really write love."
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