Monique Hall is an author of contemporary romance and a member of Romance Writers of Australia. She is a self-confessed bibliophile and sniffer of books and has worked as a teacher librarian for many years, sharing her joy of reading with hundreds of children. Recently, she decided to focus on her passion for books and has taken on a position with a well-known children’s publisher. Monique’s novelette, A Healing Hand, was published in Serenity Press’ 2015 Rocky Romance anthology and has now been released in its own edition. Her short story, Breaking Free, has won second place in RWA’s 2016 Little Gems competition and will be published later this year as part of the Sunstone anthology. She is currently polishing her first manuscript, A Place to Belong. It is a novel inspiring hope, acceptance and belonging and will become the first in a series. Another short story, Tower of Refuge, has been published on this website for your enjoyment and she hopes you consider reading it. Monique lives in the southern suburbs of Western Australia with her husband and two children. She enjoys photography and soppy romance novels with “happily-ever-afters”.