The perfect cover, isn’t it?

I think it’s perfect. What do you think?

Have the wonderful people at Simon & Schuster Australia done it again, or what? This image has captured a contemplative Maggie perfectly. I mean, it is summer storm season and the NSW town of Calingarry Crossing is sweltering. So as the temperatures and storm clouds build, the small town that’s keeping big secrets gets close to boiling point.

I’m keeping a few secrets of my own in relation to this novel; they will come out in the lead up to Simmering Season’s official release date of April 1. Keep an eye on my Facebook page, too.

In the mean time, here is the back cover blurb for Simmering Season. (Oh, and it is likely that your favourite e-tailer will have it listed for pre-order.)

Back in Calingarry Crossing to sell the family pub, Maggie Lindeman has no idea a perfect storm is heading her way until her past and present collide with the unexpected.

Maggie once had a crush on Dan Ireland, now a work-weary police crash investigator, still hell-bent on punishing himself for his misspent youth. Dan has ample reason for not going home to Calingarry Crossing for the school reunion, but one very good reason why he should.

Maggie is dealing with a restless seventeen-year-old son, a father with dementia, a fame-obsessed musician husband, a dwindling bank account and a country pub that just won’t sell.

The last thing she needs is a surprise houseguest for the summer. Fiona Bailey-Blair, daughter of an old friend and spoilt with everything but the truth, whips up a maelstrom of gossip when she blows into town.

This storm season, when a school reunion brings home more than memories, Maggie Lindeman will discover  …  there’s no keeping a lid on some secrets.

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