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There was always a book in my head waiting to come out, but it took a chance visit to inspire me to finally put pen to paper.Terry and I emigrated from England to New Zealand in 2008 and moved to the beautiful Mackenzie Basin where the idea for The Applecross books was born. These days we live in North Canterbury where I still write looking out over the flat plains to the snow-capped mountains beyond. It is a place where it is easy to find inspiration for stories of early pioneers who made this

Join my Newsletter Since Broken Bastard went live, in October 2023, I’ve been inundated with questions about when Uncle Lorenzo will get a book. I’m happy to announce that the next book in The Broken Mafia series – Broken Monster – which is indeed Lorenzo’s book, was published in December 2025. It’s been wonderful to read…