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Between 1994 and 1998 I had five sweet medical romance novels released by Harlequin Mills and Boon which were translated into  eight languages: 
Priority Care  (1994)
Ongoing Care (1994)
Burnout (1994)
Trusting Dr Scott (1996)
Sunshine Remedy (1998)
AUSTRALIA
Barbour Publishing (2001)

4-in-1 volume containing contemporary romance inspirational novels Search for Today (1996), Search for Yesterday (1995) and Search for Tomorrow (1993), plus Search for the Star, a novella originally published in the Christmas Dreams Anthology (1997).
AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK
Barbour Publishing (2003)

4-in-1 volume containing historical romance inspirational novels:

Faith in the Great Southland (originally released in 1999)
The convict and the lady: Bound for home in Australia on a convict ship Elizabeth Waverly meets John Martin. There's something special about the man that doesn't match his present state as a prisoner - but will he be only a bittersweet memory when Elizabeth and John part ways Down Under?

Hope in the Great Southland (originally released in 1999)
The lawyer and the aristocrat: Kate Farnley's cousin is scheming to take her family's English estate and let another man die a prisoner in his place. Adam Stevens has traveled from Australia to prove John Martin's innocence. Can Kate help Adam without losing all she holds dear?
DAMAGED DREAMS
Heartsong Presents (1994)

An accident has reduced her to long months of recuperation, and a broken engagement has placed her in the throes of a deep depression. Not only that, but for the first time Brenda Sparks feels totally unloved and unattractive. Her life is at an all-time low. Unable to secure a new position as a nurse, Brenda accepts Dr. Blake Warwyck's offer as a last resort. Caring for his younger brother Rick, injured in a car accident, is better than nothing. But Blake, a man with his own struggles, sees life differently, and he wants Brenda to share his vision. Like Blake, Brenda must be willing to dream anything is possible.
special edition 2005 hardcover release
CBA bestseller!
ECPA bestseller!
 
Backlist

Below are a list of my published credits to date.  While most are unfortunately out of print, some may still be available second-hand from Alibris or Powells
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Writing Accolades

1993
Search for Tomorrow received a four-star Affaire de Coeur review.

1999
awarded Barbour's Certificate of Honour for Second Favourite Author in their Heartsong Presents Readers Poll.

Faith in the Great Southland received a 4-star Romantic Times review and was the 5th favorite Heartsong Presents historical for the year.

2003
Australian Outback received a four-star Romantic Times review.

Love in the Great Southland (originally released in 1999)
The reverend and his bride of convenience: William Garrett has known Beth since she was a child, but he has made it clear that their marriage will not include love. Still, she would follow him anywhere - including the wilderness of Australia. There she also needs to help John Martin and ease her conscience about her part in his conviction and sentence for murder. Can her dreams for a miracle of love survive?

Great Southland Gold (originally released in 2002)
The rancher and the gold miner: Travelling from California, Patricia Casey seeks her brother in the Australian gold fields. When she accidentally injures Tim Hardy, the son of Adam Stevens and John Martin's best friend, she must flee from unjust accusations and the threat of prison. Will Patricia ever find the peace and love she desires? Can these four couples discover a deepening faith and a lasting love while tackling the challenges of life in the Australian outback? Will they find that no land is too wild for God?
 
 
RETURN TO BARAGULA
Ark House Press (2008)

Emily Parker's actions as a teenager not only impacted her own life but the lives of many others.

Now, six years later, she returns reluctantly to her home town of Baragula only to discover the man at the heart of those actions, Matthew Davidson, is the community's respected doctor.

While Emily's faith is now severely weakened by all that has happened, Matthew's life has completely turned around since he committed his life to Christ. His personal relationship with God is tested when he discovers how his behaviour when a non-believer hurt so many, especially Emily, and feels responsible for her hardness of heart towards the Lord.

Disease attacks the community while danger from another source threatens Emily and her family. Through it all, will Matthew and Emily's faith be strong enough to forgive each other and put the past behind them?
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(for US/Canada - US$30 incl. postage.  All other countries, email me)

"A must read..    Return To Baragula is her best book yet. As a reader, I was taken into the very hearts and souls of the characters. I have to admit that I stayed up far too late last night because the story wouldn't let me go." ~ 5 stars from Koorong Books

"This is a highly readable novel that I whizzed through in two sittings. Given the speed with which, at that stage I picked up and discarded books because they refused to hold my interest, it is testimony to the story telling skills of Mary Hawkins that I wanted to keep turning the pages to see what happened and how the problems of Emily, Matthew and the townsfolk would be resolved. The conclusion is satisfying but not without the odd surprise along the way." ~ Dale Harcombe

"Whether Return to Baragula is your kind of story or not, whether it polarises you, challenges you, or affirms your core beliefs, the actions of the characters, their ups and downs, flaws, behaviours, struggles and growth will make you think, look at yourself, your life, your belief system and the way you want to examine, interact with and dwell in this world." ~ multi-published Harlequin author Jennie Adam's April 5th blog

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