Mystic Ridge

An eco-romance, set in a fictional version of Mullumbimby in northern NSW, and at a music festival, inspired by Queensland's annual Woodford Folk Festival. Lucy Lever was my grandmother's name.

By Barbara Hatten

Reading the tarot is in Claire’s blood. It’s a gift she inherited from her late mother. But her genius in helping others discover their path fails her when it comes to finding her own, especially once she learns of plans to bulldoze her carefully regenerated rainforest home and build a high-end wellness centre. She vows to rally her small community and save Mystic Ridge, although she has no idea where to start…

Perhaps her first port of call should be the local newspaper, but after a fake-dating misadventure with the new editor, Leo, rising tensions – and chemistry – get in the way.

Will Claire find the courage to fight for the rainforest, her family and her chance at love?

With a colourful ensemble of small-town characters, and a dash of ghostly intervention, Mystic Ridge offers surprises at every turn.

Mystic Ridge was published in July 2023, months before I was diagnosed with pNETs. I’ve since completed (but not yet published) a second book and I’m most of the way into a third. Both reading and writing enrich my life, and help me to keep NETs and everything else in perspective.

Thank you NECA for celebrating art and creativity and for all the incredible work you do.

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