So excited to announce that The Chase at Brighton Court is now available in paperback and ebook formats around the globe, and I hope you love it.

In this later in life story of second chances, enterprising divorcee Lucy Beston seeks security.

When the apartment Lucy rents comes up for sale, she’s determined to buy it, so no one can ever again take away her home.

Charming and stylish, Lucy catches the eye of widower Dirk ‘The Doc’ O’Connell, who moved to his Brighton Court penthouse when he retired from his rural family practice.

Their budding romance falters when Dirk’s best friend spots Lucy’s many diamonds and insists she’s a gold digger, on the hunt for another husband.

Thoroughly betrayed by her ex-husband and estranged from her daughter, Lucy has more on her mind than another diamond ring and wedding.

Can Dirk summon all his skills to save Lucy’s life – and w in her heart?

Enjoy this fresh and heartwarming, next door neighbours, real-estate romance!

NB: Because of differences in time zones, the following links might not yet be live for you, especially Kindle. If so, can I ask you to click the e-book link in a few days if you can’t find your preferred e-reader version, please? My apologies for not thinking of this in advance…

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Buy The Chase paperback (Australia)

You can ask for The Chase at Brighton Court at your favourite bookstore or library as print copies are also available on demand via Lightning Source.

I could not be more grateful to you for taking the author journey all this way with me! It’s hard to believe that The Chase is my ninth feel-good fiction book!

Reader generosity with purchases, feedback and reviews continues to fuel my efforts, and two more Brighton Court novels are in the works, all set in the US north west.

Thanks also to the readers who came to meet me at The Station on Market Day in Newcastle, thanks to Betty Loves Books. It’s always a joy to meet readers, and more opportunities are coming up.

You are warmly invited to “meet me online” at the Facebook Cozy & Sweet Blissful Reading Group on Tuesday 11 November Australian Eastern Standard Time, which is 15 hours ahead of New York and 10 hours ahead of London. I’ll be giving away some e-books!

And don’t forget to let friends and family who enjoy feel-good fiction to know about their chance to download my first book, House of Diamonds, for free from my home page.

Shout-out to successful “lifelit” author Rachael Johns, who is rolling out her 30th novel, The Lucky Sisters.

Here she is, graciously posing with me at one of her many events.

# The Global Girls Online Book Club Reader & Author Lunch on Sunday 16 November from 11.30am to 4pm at Merrylands Bowling Club 65 Newman Street, Merrylands, NSW. Book here.

# The official Sydney launch of The Chase at Brighton Court and full Escape to the Coast series at Galaxy Bookshop, upstairs at Abbeys, opposite the Queen Victoria Building in York Street Sydney Australia will take place at 2pm on Saturday 14 February 2026, Valentine’s Day! Bring your date, your friends and family and enjoy complementary pink bubbly and cupcakes! Free!

# The Australian Romance Readers Association Romantic Rendezvous in Perth, Australia, on Sunday 29 March 2026. Book here.

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