Leigh Hutton’s new novel, RACE GIRL –  the third story in best-selling series, The Go Girls Chronicles - will be published digitally by Port Campbell Press and distributed in paperback by Dennis Jones and Associates from April 3rd.

“RACE GIRL will be available around the world as an eBook and print-on-demand paperback, with books hitting the shelves across Australia and in leading tackshops in Canada shortly after,” Hutton said.

“I’m thrilled to be working with the wonderful team at Port Campbell Press and Dennis Jones to finally get this book out to my readers.

“I can’t wait for you to meet Tully and Brandon!”

Fresh on the heels of Michelle Payne’s historic Melbourne Cup win, comes this blockbuster Australian story about a Queensland girl and the ‘race that stops a nation’.

“I have dedicated the book to Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the prestigious and iconic Melbourne Cup,” Hutton said. “I finished writing it two weeks before Michelle won. It was a bit freaky, I’m not going to lie! Freaky and thrilling and incredible.

“What an achievement for women in sport, and how exciting that I could then make Michelle my main character’s hero, as she’s one of mine, too.”

Hutton worked closely with horse-welfare charity Equine Action Qld (EAQ) during her research for the novel, as well as with a leading female jockey, a trainer and stable workers. The story is set in real-life locations and even features an EAQ horse named Ziggy.

The Go Girls Chronicles are an exciting new series for young adult and women’s fiction readers craving action, adventure and romance. These empowering coming of age novels will entertain, inspire, and tug at the heartstrings. Stories are set amongst the worlds of motocross/enduro, horse show jumping, horse racing, surfing, racing cars, snowboarding, skateboarding, BMX, rodeo riding and more.

Books one and two, REV GIRL and JUMP GIRL, can be found here: www.leighhuttonbooks.com

KEEP your eye out for the RACE GIRL cover reveal!

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