Why I wrote The Nurse’s Longed-For Family ..

The newspapers are full of stories that spark off my writing ideas and an article about children in Africa got me thinking. Families in Africa deal with death everyday but here in Australia, the death of a child is a lot less common. But it does happen and how does someone cope after such a tragedy? How is their life altered and how does the tragedy affect their life choices? 

That idea set me off on another trajectory… what if a woman had a child but had been badly hurt by a partner. How does that affect her ability to trust again? Does it affect how she raises her child?

And what if these two people meet and have an undeniable chemistry? How do they traverse such an emotional minefield? This is Jess and Alex’s story.

Jess Henderson is trying hard to balance her nursing job with being a mother to Woody, her two-year-old nephew. She is certain she has no time for anything else in her life. The gorgeous Dr Alex Fitzwilliam has his work cut out to convince Jess there is room in her life for romance. 

When he finally convinces her, their relationship is passionate – until Alex discovers that loving Jess means loving a child. Alex refuses to confront his feelings over the loss of his own son and Jess can’t risk Woody being hurt again. 

Can they ever work it out and be together?

This story takes place in Roseport, a fictitious town set on the Great Ocean Road of southern Australia. Ringed by rainforest and the thundering southern ocean, the people of Roseport provide a warm and friendly backdrop to Jess and Alex’s story. 

I hope you enjoy reading The Nurse’s Longed-For Family. 

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