Ann Massey: Chat & Share
I was born in Lancashire, England, and came to Australia as a teenager. I’ve lived a life full of changes, challenges and adventures — experiences that have given me a lifelong fascination with people, relationships and the stories hidden beneath the surface.
I live in Marmion, Western Australia, where I’m lucky enough to walk beside the ocean each morning. The coastline, the people I meet and the world around me continue to inspire my writing.
I have always been a reader. My love of books began when I was six years old, when my teacher read a chapter of an Enid Blyton story to our class. I was hooked. That love of storytelling has stayed with me throughout my life and eventually led me to write my own novels.
Before becoming a full-time writer, I worked in newspapers, marketing and hospitality. I was marketing manager of the Perth afternoon newspaper The Daily News, managed United Press Group, and later worked as a sub-editor on the Borneo Post. I also owned and ran three hotels — experiences that introduced me to a wonderful variety of people and gave me endless insights into human nature.
I have previously self-published eight novels, and I’m now seeking traditional publication for Switch, a commercial women’s fiction novel with romantic suspense elements.
Switch is the story of Fee Fforde, a cautious Perth library assistant who agrees to impersonate her glamorous twin sister aboard a luxury superyacht. When the furious captain believes she has betrayed him, Fee finds herself not only fighting for her heart but fighting for her life when the yacht is hijacked.
Now retired, I spend my time writing, playing bridge, studying French and, of course, reading. I believe the best stories are about ordinary people discovering unexpected courage when life takes them somewhere they never imagined going.
I write contemporary women’s fiction and romantic suspense with warmth, humour and a belief in second chances — because life’s most interesting chapters are often the ones we never planned.