Alyssa Brugman’s novels:

Finding Grace

Walking Naked

Being Bindy

Solo

are published by Allen and Unwin. They are distributed around the world, and have been shortlisted for numerous awards in Australia and overseas.

She has also released a series of junior fiction pony books with Random House Australia:

For Sale and Swap,

Beginner’s Luck

Hot Potato

Hide & Seek

Greener Pastures will be released mid to late 2008

This series has been shortlisted for a number of Children's Choice awards and was also selected for the 2007 'Books Alive' campaign.

Alyssa has also written Book Two of the new Quentaris series with Ford Street Publishing, www.fordstreetpublishing.com/books.html

The Equen Queen.

She lives in the Hunter Valley and writes full time.

Alyssa Brugman captures the reader's imagination in the intensity of a teenager's struggle to find a way through frustrating emotions while caring for and protecting a handicapped person.

Finding Grace, Brugman's first book, is still my favourite, but she has received critical acclaim for everything she's written so far, and no one should be surprised if her success continues with Being Bindy.

Brugman's novel flows beautifully, and you can almost believe that Shelby the heroine is sitting next to you, confiding her story into the reader.

To me, Alyssa's books capture the true essence of the love and bond shared between a girl and her pony. This dedication is beautifully blended into plots that feature true to life situations which we all at times encounter in the 'Horsey World'. Alyssa has a light and entertaining style but is also adept at portraying humour, suspense, compassion and intrigue.

The human characters are those you feel you may have met before. You may even recognise parts of your own self in the books somewhere! The horsey characters are a delight, you can feel yourself developing a connection with them too.

Much as I adore our British counterparts, it was so refreshing to read pony fiction from a great Aussie author who obviously knows horses, people and how to concoct the two to ensure a fabulous read for the young, and young at heart! www.janebadgerbooks.co.uk/australia/alyssabrugman.html

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Recent Books

Solo I thought about Callum first. I imagined his face from every angle. Him smiling at me over some shared joke, one that I'd instigated, shocking him into a delighted laugh - tipping the balance in my favour just for an instant. more....	The Equen Queen While moored to a new world Quentaris is approached by a new sky-city. The sky-traders on board seem friendly and generous, offering the Quentarans food and gems, but are they really setting a trap for Quentaris? more....	Greener Pastures Shelby would never ever sell her beloved Blue, would she? Just how much money would it take to make her change her mind? And when Shelby's new friend Olivia tells her about a horse that she got for free, Shelby knows it's too good to be true. more....
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Dear Readers,

It's been a busy time recently. We have a new baby boy, and also a new foal. You can see pictures of him in the 'my horses' section of the site.

The new Shelby book is on its way. If you've enjoyed the Shelby series you might also like to try the 'Quentaris' series, which is also junior fiction. For older readers, I have a new title underway for you too, although I don't expect that to be available until 2009.

Thank you for all your emails. Your comments and suggestions are always welcome.

Thanks for reading!