A huge thanks to Romi and her team at Just Write For Kids for running yet another fabulous Pitch It! competition. Thanks also to the judges for all your hard work and feedback #JustRightForKids #PitchIt #competition

Love being part of SCBWI Bookstop again this year! Check it out: www.scbwi.org/bookstop/boo...

This is exciting! Congratulations to all the other shortlistees!

Check out all the books at SCBWI Bookstop! My young adult novel ALBA - Hidden Secrets, a mystery set in the Scottish village of Cromarty is there! www.scbwi.org/bookstop

Facebook is still #1. TikTok still sells. Substack is booming. Bluesky is rising. 🚀 We explored the most effective author platforms for 2026 and how to use them strategically. Full blog 👉

shepherd.com/bboy/2025/f/... Love the support of Ben Fox at Shepherd!

Thank you to Maura Pierlot for the fabulous review! readingtime.com.au/alba-hidden-...

A huge thank you to a Goodreads member who wrote this about ALBA: 'An enjoyable book, very well written with interesting characters. I’m very much into genealogy so it was a joy to read a book that has that element to the story as well as mystery and intrigue.' www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0DHZ7K9M3

This is Big Vennel, Fishertown in Cromarty, Scotland where 19th century woman Martha would have walked down in ALBA - Hidden Secrets, available here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHZ7K9M3

HOT POT, my novel for adults set in China, is available for free (ebook version) for the next five days. If you get one, I'd love it if you left a review. You can find it here: www.amazon.com/Hot-Pot-Veri...

This is the servants' tunnel through which one of the main characters in ALBA- Hidden Secrets, a mystery set in the Scottish village of Cromarty, used to slip to avoid detection. If you'd like to know more, it's available here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHZ7K9M3

22 April is Earth Day. Jilda's Ark explores the plight of environmental refugees forced to leave their island home due to sea level rise. And what happened to the animals they had to leave behind?

Feel like reading a book about secrets? Check out Shepherd.com here: shepherd.com/bookshelf/se... #secret #shepherd #books #reading #novels

It's International Children's Book Day! Love being part of the book community

On International Children's Book Day, I'd like to say how much Iove working with @Sunshinebooksnz. We have had a long and rewarding relationship!

On National War Animals' Day we remember those animals who were sent to battle zones with no choice of their own, but helped us anyway

Thanks so much for the Quick Six interview Romi Sharp at Just Write for Kids! www.justkidslit.com/the-quick-si...

There are lots of recommended Australian books here! shepherd.com/books-like/t...

ALBA - Hidden Secrets is a tale of blood, broken dreams, and buried secrets, set in Scotland Available here: www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0DHZ7K9M3

Thanks Sunshine Books for creating this great author page! www.sunshine.co.nz/verity-croker/

Love being a Sunshine Books author!

shepherd.com/book/hive?2 Love being on the same page as Hive by A.J. Betts on shepherd.com

High school teachers heading back to school, are you looking for some climate fiction for your students? Jilda's Ark is about environmental refugees and animal rescue

The many faces of ALBA-Hidden Secrets, a mystery set in Scotland, available here: www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0DHZ7K9M3

ALBA - Hidden Secrets, a mystery set in Scotland, is available in ebook, paperback, and hardcover: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHZ7K9M3

The reviews are coming in! I'm so pleased with them. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to share their thoughts

amzn.asia/d/cPXUDs1 So heart-warming to read thoughtful reviews of my latest novel, ALBA- Hidden Secrets, a mystery set in Scotland

www.facebook.com/share/p/1EbG... Thank you for the fabulous review Melissa! Much appreciated

Top is Cromarty, Scotland, where my latest novel ALBA- Hidden Secrets is set, and below is Ben Wyvis with Inverness in foreground, both mentioned in the book ALBA - Hidden Secrets available here: www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0DHZ7K9M3

Check out SCBWI Bookstop. Lots of books to choose from including ALBA - Hidden Secrets available here: www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0DHZ7K9M3

For a wild moment in time! ALBA-Hidden Secrets available here: www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0DHZ7K9M3

Thanks Romi and her team at Just Write for Kids, and all the judges! Great competition and terrific prizes!

www.facebook.com/share/p/19aw... Thanks Romi and team at Just Write For Kids!

Thanks @bwbbwb.bsky.social and Shepherd.com for your support! shepherd.com/book-launch-...

Writers, readers, travellers - here's your list of writers, readers & literary festivals in Australia in 2025...time to start dreaming...and planning! annafeatherstone.com/writing-reso...

Great initiative!

My brother Evan Croker and I celebrating our bumper year with Sunshine Books in the Reading Road decodable series #sunshinebooks #readingroad #decodables #fiction #nonfiction #celebration #books

Introducing my latest young adult novel, ALBA-Hidden Secrets, a mystery set in Scotland and published by GenZ Publishing Available here: www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0DHZ7K9M3 #loveozya #youngadult #ya #mystery #Scotland #genz