Till Marriage Do Us Part follows a woman struggling to keep her rocky marriage together while also wishing to pursue a relationship with a stranger from the internet. This is an intriguing setup to a novel that is high in social commentary. What was your moral goal when writing this novel and do you feel you’ve achieved it?

I’m not sure I had a moral goal, but I certainly set out to challenge traditional morals and long-held beliefs about the one-love-til-death-do-us-part ideology. From the feedback I’ve had, I would say that I have achieved this goal.

Were the characters’ backstories something you always had or did they develop as you were writing?

The backstories for these characters developed as I was writing. My approach to writing is similar in that the plot, ending, and character development often changes and evolves as the story develops.

What were some themes that were important for you to explore in this book?

I wanted to explore a number of interrelated themes, such as marriage, polyamory, and compersion (i.e. to view an individual as autonomous and celebrate their own unique path to fulfilment). By nature, a long-term union (like marriage) is demanding and punctuated with compromise. But at what personal cost? If the needs of the union are always placed above the needs of the individuals, then isn’t it more of a dictatorship than a democracy? This revolutionary idea of dictatorship versus democracy is the central theme of TMDUP.

What is the next book that you are working on, and when will it be available?

I have a few works in progress: Book One of a Thriller/Suspense series; and a Women’s Fiction novel. I will strive to have at least one ready next year. Readers can subscribe to my newsletter to receive updates.

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At Ghost Gum Winery in Australia, married couple Aden and Bronte are dealt a cruel hand of fate when a financial audit forces them into foreclosure. Starting afresh in a seaside suburb of Brisbane, their marriage rapidly deteriorates as Aden mourns his dream life and Bronte seizes an opportunity to pursue the writing dream she buried when she became a winemaker’s wife.

In America, Luther is an indie author who is unhappily married to his second wife. With his bohemian mother encouraging him from the sidelines to keep searching for his ideal, but impossible, woman, he searches Twitter hashtags and discovers Bronte’s profile. Instantly smitten, he ghost follows her until he can orchestrate the perfect meet.

When Aden’s new job takes him to Dubai for three months, and the Twitterverse unites Bronte and Luther, Bronte soon finds herself in a predicament in which she must choose between her husband and a man she’s never met. 

Problem is, she wants them both. 

Determined to explore a relationship with Luther and keep her family unit intact, Bronte makes it her mission to redefine her conventional marriage in order to keep both relationships alive. 

But these three hearts cannot foresee where each of their romantic lives will lead when Bronte’s burgeoning writing career takes her to Hollywood.