Bush Angel ~ New Release for 2025!

Posted on March 20, 2025 by AR Admin

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It’s with great excitment that we announce the latest release from Anne Rouen for 2025. Hitting the shelves in paperback on March 30, 2025 and available for pre-order on eBook now!

From 2014 to 2024, Anne Rouen has won 9 Gold Medals, 3 Silver Medals and 3 Bronze Medals, as well as the prestigious Dan Poynter Legacy Award, in the Global eBook Awards for her Australian Outback romantic suspense dramas: Winter at Medora Downs, Wild Kingdom and Secrets of the Rock; as well as for her earlier historical fiction series Master of Illusion.

Bush Angel is Anne’s fourth novel in her collection of Australian Outback romantic mysteries set in Queensland in the 90s. Once again, we join the famous sleuth, Detective Briggs, as she unravels the deadly mysteries of the Outback for our new protagonist, Angela, who follows the treacherous path of the likes of Sarah, Laura and Jo from the previous novels, and will encounter some other familiar faces along the way.

Get your copy today from your favourite book outlet!

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_{*Stores include Amazon, Smashwords, Apple, Google Play, Barnes & Noble, Angus & Robertson plus more!}

Synopsis:

There’s more going on than meets the eye at Wyrangi Station. In a desperate bid to restore order on her land, Sonia Brooke seeks a private nurse to care for her disabled husband and daughter, so that she can get back to the business of running her Outback Queensland station. Angela Owen, a young nurse from Tamworth, fits the bill.

Unaware of the trouble she is walking into, Angela’s arrival is a baptism of fire. Greeted with an emergency on the road to her new home, Angela is first on the scene at a near-deadly motorcycle accident. While trying to save the victim’s life, she has an instant soul connection. She cannot get him out of her mind: this man called John Riley.

As she settles in, Angela quickly senses that some important information is being withheld from her about the conditions of the job. Upon realising the frightening truth, Angela is faced with a decision to abandon the very people who need her or to put her own life on the line. One fateful moment seals the deal: John Riley is alive and well and walks back into her life. And she can’t bring herself to leave him.

Once Angela commits to stay, the Outback station has one focus—to keep her alive. And while they safeguard her from danger, she weaves magic into the lives of her patients, bringing new hope and light to the Brooke family and Wyrangi Station.

The challenge is: how long can they keep Angela protected?

Angel of Song – Winner of the Bronze Medal in the 2016 Global Ebook Awards

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Anne Rouen Admin

I’m honoured and thrilled to share the news that my latest novel, Angel of Song, was just announced as Bronze Medalist in the Modern Historical Literature Fiction category of the 2016 Global Ebook Awards!

This is the second Global Ebook Award for the Master of Illusion series in the Historical Fiction category.

Thanks to the wonderful team at Dan Poynter’s Global Ebook Awards for their support of self-published authors across the globe and, of course, for awarding my work once again.

Check out this shiny medal! I feel like an Olympian!

Angel of Song by Anne Rouen, winner of the Bronze Medal in the 2016 Global Ebook Awards for Modern Historical Literature Fiction

Angel of Song – Underground Book Reviews’ Pitch Perfect Winner

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Anne Rouen Admin

Thanks to the wonderful people at Underground Book Reviews for picking Angel of Song as a Pitch Perfect Finalist, and a huge hug of gratitude to everyone who voted for it to make it the weekly Pitch Perfect Pick!

Underground Book Reviews are an amazing group of people who are completely dedicated to supporting Indie Authors like me.

Their website provides a platform for authors and readers to find the best new Indie releases. They have a weekly e-magazine and provide quality reviews. It’s a great place to find your latest favourite book!

As Angel of Song is a Pitch Perfect Winner, it will feature in an upcoming article in the UBR magazine. So, why not take a look at their awesome magazine and website? Just click here: Underground Book Reviews.

Angel of Song, Underground Book Reviews Pitch Perfect Pick of the Week!

Master of Illusion – Silver Medal Winner in the 2014 Global Ebook Awards

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Anne Rouen

Winner of the Silver Medal in the 2014 Global Ebook Awards

I guess it is the dream of every author to have the magical words ‘award-winning’ after their name; and I am so thankful to Dan Poynter and his wonderful team of judges for making this dream come true for me with my debut novel Master of Illusion – Book One.

There are so many to thank for believing in my work and encouraging and supporting me in the sometimes lonely and daunting business of self-publishing: my family, friends and all my lovely fans: I cannot thank you enough.

All your wonderful reviews and ratings moved me to tears and sent shivers up my spine; and I vow to do my best to ensure that future works do not fall below standard.

The word ‘standard’ brings to mind another of my precepts: It does not matter whether the publishing is ‘self’ or conventional: it must be correctly and professionally edited and formatted. And here I must thank my fabulous, long-suffering editor for her meticulous attention to detail, tireless hard work and consummate professionalism. We set out on a remarkable adventure that was new to both of us and we leapt off a cliff into the unknown to land on a silver cloud. Thank you, beyond words, for helping me to turn my dream into reality.

So many people have aided me in my transformation from closet writer to award-winning author that I cannot name you all: fellow authors; the wonderful people at the ASA; my townspeople who stop me in the street to tell me how proud of me they are; the ACC and my solicitor friend who checked the copyright; and many more:

Including my dear, late friend, Beth, with whom I discussed my ideas for the book, almost on a daily basis. Sadly, I finished it too late for her to read it; my friend, Diane, who encouraged me to get my manuscripts off the wardrobe floor and do something about them; and my sister who is a slow but beautifully honest first reader. (I promise you: I am white-knuckled until she pronounces her verdict!)

If I haven’t named you: you know who you are; and I thank you from the depths of my being.

When I found a lump in my breast in December 2006, I had no idea that my subsequent, incredible journey would lead me to a silver medal in the Global eBook Awards for Historical Fiction Literature – Modern.

How thankful I am that Positives rule!

Celebrate “Read an Ebook Week” with Anne Rouen and Smashwords

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Anne Rouen Admin

Celebrate Read an Ebook Week with Anne Rouen on Smashwords

Our lovely friends at Smashwords are putting on a big celebration in honour of “Read an Ebook Week”.

To join in the fun, I have decided to put both my novels in the Historical Fiction Romance Series Master of Illusion up for sale in their HUGE discount catalogue.

So, from March 2 – 8, 2014, you can buy Master of Illusion — Book One and Master of Illusion — Book Two from Smashwords with a 50% OFF discount coupon.

All you have to do is click on the title of each novel above. This will take you to the Smashwords site. When you go to the checkout, enter the discount code REW50 to obtain your savings! This brings each book down to $2.02 US for one week only.

If you have never tried Smashwords, don’t be shy. It’s very easy to use for purchasing ebooks. It allows you to purchase via PayPal, so that may alleviate any fears with regards to online purchases and security. It also offers the ability to download ebooks in any format you like. So you can read on your Kindle, iPad, IPhone, Tablet, Computer and so on!

Hurry to claim your 50% discount before March 8, 2014!

Nothing Like a New Release – Update on Self-Publishing

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Anne Rouen

Master of Illusion Book II. New release from the Historical Fiction Series by Anne Rouen

It has been a lot of work: editing, checking facts, little rewrites here and there, attending to all the publishing details like ISBN and CiP, agonising over a choice of cover from the number of really beautiful designs presented to me. But the excitement of the launch beats everything!

After the great reception and the wonderful reviews Master of Illusion Book I received, I just couldn’t wait to do it again. And my latest review from a judge of the Writers’ Digest Awards has re-fired all my enthusiasm.

Your first book is like your baby. You cannot bear to part with a word of it. Only the strongest representation will induce a rewrite. This is more due to the belief that this story has been given to you; come from outside yourself; rather than overweening conceit about your own abilities as a writer.

I found I wasn’t so precious about Book II, cutting out chunks on the editor’s advice without turning a hair. I think that with Book III, I will be positively blasé! But I have to say I love it when my editor suggests a little rewrite – one more chance to revisit the magical world of opera/ballet, opulence and charm of nineteenth century Paris.

Life on the land is extremely heartbreaking at the moment, as all my farming friends will agree. But after I have fed my few old sheep, checked the horses, the water and put out the drought blocks for the cattle, I can step through the vine-covered door of my little stone hut and become Anne Rouen, resident author of StoneHut Publishing.

Here, immersed in the lives of my characters, the problems of the present world pale into insignificance beside the vibrance – the dazzling brilliance – of la Belle Époque.

Would I do it all again? Absolutely! The whole experience has been so uplifting that I will most definitely do it again.

Here’s a little secret: Book III is finished, ready for polishing – months of hard work by me and my editor – to make it ready for its new release and start the excitement all over again! I’m hooked!

Master of Illusion Book II continues the story of the Master of Illusion and begins where Book I ends: the after party following the Grand Opening of their new opera house. I take this opportunity to assure my fans waiting on the book that, not only will it answer all your questions, but some you never thought to ask.

Master of Illusion Book II is currently available as an ebook on Amazon and Smashwords. And coming soon to the other platforms. Enjoy!