Tania plays with numbers by day and words by night to bring history alive with a blend of humour and love. Gifting a voice to her characters as they journey through life and overcome its challenges to find love in whatever form that may take, for to love, is to live.
She lives in Taranaki, New Zealand in a small seaside village with the mountain at her back. If she’s not at her keyboard you’ll find her in the garden or walking in the sunshine.
Dance of Soldiers
Dance of Soldiers follows Moira, a free-spirited member of the Women’s Land Army, as she navigates the complexities of love and responsibility during WWII. Determined to remain unattached, Moira’s resolve is tested by an American soldier’s arrival and an unexpected pregnancy. Confronting her past fears and the realities of her future, Moira’s journey is one of self-discovery and emotional growth.
ISBN 978-1-0670288-0-0
RRP $33
Paperback • 361 pages
Wings of Grace
Canterbury 1941: World War II has left New Zealand farms bereft of young men. Grace, Betsy, Alice and Moira are the first of the trainees at Whipsnade Farm. Together they learn all the facets of farming, exposed to the weather, the animals and the men that come into their lives. What they learn and what they sacrifice in three months will set the course for their future.
ISBN 9780473615345
RRP $33
Paperback • 351 pages
Ally for Life
It’s a man’s world – a stern man Alice must prove her farming abilities to, a gentle man to protect her heart from, and a heartless man to put well behind her, forever. Are Fergus’s feelings for her genuine or is she simply part of a greater plan for this conscientious objector to escape the World War II soldier ballots?
RWNZ Koru Award for Excellence 2023 – 2nd Place
ISBN 9781991174628
RRP $33
Paperback • 339 pages
Battle for Hearts
Betsy’s life remains in limbo, until letters from near and far bring news, both good and bad. Returning home, battle-scarred and weary, William must find a way to feel whole again before he loses himself in the bottom of a beer bottle. Can Betsy and William find support in each other or will they be forced to deny the attraction between them?
ISBN 9781991174666
RRP $33
Paperback • 331 pages
The Kiwi Land Girls series is available from Wheelers or direct from the author.