I'm published under various pen names, but mainly nowadays as Anna Jacobs writing historical sagas and modern family relationships novels.

In July 2009, my 46th novel was published. It's a historical saga called 'Freedom's Land'. You can read more about it by clicking on the title on the left of this page, or read exerpts by clicking on the title at the right hand side.

In November 2009, my 47th novel was published. It's a modern novel. I usually write alternate historical and modern novels.

'Freedom's Land' is about groups of settlers in Western Australia in 1924. The Government gave land to ex-servicement if they cleared it and set up dairy farms. It wasn't well planned and the settlers had it tough. This book is one of my own favourites among my stories.

I've always loved history - not the political stuff that I had to study at school and university, but social and economic history - how people lived, played, earned their daily bread. I have a wall of research books aimed at understanding the people of the past. Otherwise, how could I write about them? I've written both historical romances and historical sagas.

You can also find a complete list of my novels by clicking on Booklist at the top of this page.

EVENTS

I shall be giving talks at:
Pinjarra Library, Western Australia, 28th October, 11 am

Gosnells Library, Western Australia, 30th October, 11 am

Contact libraries for further information.

'Change of Season' was my first modern novel. This is what one reviewer said about it. I now write modern stories alternately with historical one, the last being 'Saving Willowbrook' set in Wiltshire.

You can see my published or soon to be published Anna Jacobs novels listed individually in yellow in the book list at the left. Novels written as Shannah Jay are in orange.Books written as Sherry-Anne Jacobs are in green. If you click on the links at the right, you can read the first chapter of each. There is also a complete list of my books if you click on 'Booklist' at the top of this page. Most of my books have also been published in large print and as audiobooks. The latter are quite expensive, but they're unabridged and are each 14 hours long. The actresses who've recorded them have done a brilliant job. If you are interested in being kept up to date with information about my books, you can join my Anna Jacobs email list for readers. You'll receive an email message about every 4-6 weeks and hear the news of my coming books and what I'm currently writing first of anyone.

Other links at the top of this page are to articles about writing (I add others regularly) and to the latest news about my books and writing. There's also a complete list of my books - just click on appropriate word at the top. Thank you for visiting my site. Do come back again soon.