About Rachel

Thanks for visiting my web page! I'm an Irish writer living in Dublin. When I'm not working or looking after my three little girls, I steal away to my imaginary world and attempt to create thrilling stories.

I write about women in their midlife experiencing varying degrees of midlife crises, love and loss. I favour flawed characters who tend to learn something from making mistakes (because how else can we learn?). My stories are lighthearted and accessible with a dash of humour for good measure.

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New Book Alert!!

I’ve written the last instalment of the Midlife Secrets’ series and it’s now live on Amazon! Yay!

That’s Debra sitting on her patchwork chair mulling over her to-do list. But one day, she overlooks a bullet point on her list and as a result NOTHING in her life will ever be the same again. To find out more, visit:

Vastly Underrated

Urgently Required

The latest addition to the Midlife Secrets series is out now!

Emma’s demanding mother prevents her from living her best life and if it wasn’t for her friend, Patricia, at the library, she’d be lost. But it’s only when she meets Mark that she develops just enough confidence to stand up for herself.

But Mark seems to be in a terrible hurry to settle down and start a family, and Emma finds herself getting swept away. She starts to doubt him when she discovers she has no one to turn to in her hour of need. Mark is unable to comfort her and it dawns on her that a change is urgently required. The question is after being a people-pleaser all her her life, can she find the strength within to finally start pleasing herself?

‘Somewhat Satisfactory’

Claire is in her forties and perfectly content with her life until her best friend drags her to a fortune-teller. This encounter sets Claire’s mind racing and suddenly she’s reconsidering every choice she’s ever made. Her self-questioning escalates as soon as she meets a stranger at a party. This triggers a sequence of events and quickly transforms Claire’s life, her marriage, her career, her family unit and her heart.

Midlife Secrets Series

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Book 2 in the Midlife Secrets series. All stand-alone reads.

Abundantly Clear

- Secrets And Lies Disguised As A Perfect Couple -

When deceit enters a happy marriage, nothing stays the same.

Beatrice’s world gets pulled asunder when her career takes a downturn, her husband turns away and an awfully friendly fisherman shows up.

Find out if Beatrice can rise from rock bottom and finally make her deepest desires abundantly clear.

Debut Novel

Out Now

Perfectly Reasonable -When Little White Lies Lose Their Innocence

Find out just how far this neurotic Irish woman will go to convince herself and the world that her actions are ‘perfectly reasonable’…

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