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Louise Wilson a.k.a Louisa Valentine, an Australian author, has long-since waved goodbye to her multi-faceted career in finance & economics and returned to her teenage passion for history, mystery and romance.

Intrigued by her own First Fleet connection, as Louise Wilson she's now bringing previously untold aspects of Australia's fascinating past to life in well-researched and award-winning historical biographies and family histories.

Her latest book, 'Richard Ridge: Convict, Trader and Bailiff in Early Colonial NSW', released just in time for Christmas 2025, can be ordered here.

The story of Ridge's father-in-law, told in the book 'Sentenced to Debt: Robert Forrester, First Fleeter', is available until 23 Feb 2026 as a free offer with orders for the Ridge book, otherwise it can be purchased separately here

Every family history is built on the relationships between couples - hopefully these are love stories.

So it's a natural extension for Louise to delve into romantic fiction, writing as Louisa Valentine.

Order a copy of her most recent novel 'Still Waters Run Deep' here. Available as paperback or ebook.

Read her latest blog post here.