Hot Pot

by Verity Croker

Lara, an English language teacher, is falling in love with one of her adult Brazilian students. At the same time, her long-term relationship with partner Alex is drifting apart due to differing opinions about saving their house which is due for removal to make way for an inner-city tunnel. Desperate for some time alone to discover who she truly is and what she really needs and wants, Lara successfully applies for a six-month job in China at a middle school. Alex meanwhile is conflicted, as their mutual friend Sondra makes a play for him soon after Lara departs overseas, tempting him with cosy dinners for two and weekends away at the beach. Alex is strongly attracted to Sondra, but feels loyal to Lara. To help him decide the future of their relationship, Alex heads to China for a four week holiday with Lara. During this time, exploring the sights and experiencing the different culture, Alex and Lara's relationship begins to change. But will an unexpected element bring them closer together, or completely tear them apart?

246 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 13, 2019

About the author

Verity Croker writes in a variety of genres and for a range of age-groups. Her yoing adult books, Jilda's Ark and May Day Mine, are published by Harmony Ink Press, US, and ALBA - Hidden Secrets by GenZ Publishing, US. Her five junior fiction and two non-fiction titles are published by Sunshine Books/ Wendy Pye, NZ. Hot Pot is her debut adult novel.
Some of her short stories and travel tales appear in journals, newspapers, and competition anthologies. She is also a published poet.
Verity completed her Master of Arts in Creative Writing at the University of Tasmania in 2013, and lives in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia when she is not in her beloved second home, Hobart, Tasmania.