2018 whipped past at an alarming rate and here we are in 2019 already!! To celebrate the new year the wonderful people at Australian Romance Readers Association are providing a ticket for me to giveaway so one lucky reader can attend A ROMANTIC RENDEZVOUS in Brisbane 23 rd March, 2019! Come and join special guest Continue reading
Author: Helene
I live by a beach just north of Cairns – my own tiny slice of paradise in North Queensland. When I'm not writing, you'll find me flying Dash 8 aircraft for QantasLink around regional Australia.
I write romantic suspense with feisty, confident heroines who (not surprisingly) work in the aviation industry. My stories are set in the top end of Australia – a wild and wonderful, larger-than-life environment just begging to be showcased in anticipation-filled novels.
Congratulations!! Good news all round.
We’re getting ready to head to the UK for a four week visit to family and friends – and for a very special wedding – so it’s time to announce the winner of the sunrise canvas giveaway. Congratulations to Justine Porter!! The painting will be heading her way shortly and I hope she enjoys it! Continue reading
What’s not to love about a sunrise?
You know how much I love taking photos of sunsets and sunrises. (Capt G believes I may be a tad obsessed… he may have a point…) And many of you are kind enough to say I should do a coffee table book – which I may do for Christmas giveaways – but I thought I’d Continue reading
The healing power of stories
Have you ever felt like curling into a ball and hiding in the corner because life’s just run you down? Have you reached for a book instead of giving in to that urge because you know a story will take you away to a mystical place where life delivers rainbows and love, heartache and happiness, Continue reading
Media Articles and Interviews
Ever wondered what a plane crash feels like? It was all in a day’s work for multi-award-winning author and airline pilot, Helene Young. As a check captain with Australia’s largest regional airline, QantasLink, her job was to ensure aircrew can handle all inflight emergencies. It came in handy for writing fast-paced suspense novels starring feisty Continue reading
Interview Loretta Ryan – ABC Brisbane
Interview with Loretta Ryan – Weekends on Brisbane ABC. Interview starts at 1 hr – 09 minutes. Click the link : Weekends ABC QLD
Congratulations!!
Thank you so much to everyone who posted photos of themselves reading RETURN TO ROSEGLEN on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, tagged their friends, liked my page, signed up for my newsletter and blog, sent me emails, messages and texts, and posted reviews online at Amazon, Goodreads and iBooks. This writing life it a whole Continue reading
Experimenting at The LABoratory
Having a book event in a ladies’ fashion shop was a little out of left field, but it was fun! Thanks to Alli Sinclair for joining me on my crazy adventure! Grab a copy of her latest release, BURNING FIELDS! Thanks to Kaz and the ladies at The LABoratory, Pakington St, Geelong, for welcoming us Continue reading
Elsa’s Stand
Today the wonderful, witty and wise Cathryn Hein is visiting my blog. If you haven’t tried any of her rural romances then you’re in for a treat. She writes clever heartwarming stories that often have cheeky, memorable animals in danger of stealing centre stage. Her latest release, ELSA’S STAND, is part of a series and I Continue reading
5 Book Prize Pack Giveaway!
As many of you already know I’m going on tour with Barbara Hannay and Christine Wells from 30th July – 11th August as part of the Love Between the Pages National Tour. I’ve been reading these five wonderful books by the other authors and love them all, but as there’s no room onboard RooBinEsque Continue reading