Call It Hope

Finalist for the 2025 NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize, described by judges Cassie Hart and Anne Kennedy as a 'comedy of manners about a divorced woman on a journey of discovery ...' 

Jane Roy is a divorced accountant who's done playing it safe. She's got a plan: have some adventures and finally get the attention of that guy—the one who's lived rent-free in her head for far too long.

But "living the dream" is a nightmare in hiking boots. Peaceful nature walks end in her knees staging a rebellion, and the charming man might only be charming in her imagination.

Jane has to decide what she's really chasing—the fantasy she's clung to for years, or the messy, unpredictable life waiting just outside her comfort zone. One comes with guarantees. The other offers unimaginable possibilities, and the terrifying freedom of the unknown.

"I really enjoyed the wry humor" - Kate Willoughby, USA Today Bestselling Author (and our editor)

"I read it in two sittings, I was that fascinated with it" - Bob Newell, Author and founder of the Hawai`i Region of JASNA