Lisa Shirley
I started writing science fiction novels for young teens in the early 2000s. I then moved on to a fantasy trilogy which I self-published from 2017 to 2024. I think I have found my niche now, writing contemporary romance novels with a touch of suspense and comedy. I produced two in 2025 and am in the final editing stages of one at the moment.
I am semi-retired, so when I am not writing I am gardening or helping out with grandkids.
Genre:
- Romance
Skills:
Branch:
Northland
Location:
Cable Bay, Far North.
Publications:

The Howdie's Daughter
A couple of weeks before her mother’s untimely death, Molly MacFie learns of a bizarre and tragic family curse, that has plagued her family for four centuries. It is fated that she too will die before her own daughter’s sixteenth birthday, and her daughter’s father will perish before his child is born. On her mother’s passing she is now alone, accompanied only by a reoccurring nightmare of being burnt as a witch and a vision of an ancient kilt clad Scotsman. The discovery of a long-hidden envelope gives her the means and first clues of where to go looking for answers. Molly must leave her small New Zealand town and travel to Wellwood Manor in the Scottish Highlands. There, love, danger and new friends await her, but to have any future she must follow through with her goal of breaking the curse, all their lives depend on it.

The Blacksmith's Daughter
Lilias Murdoch’s last memory was the heat of the flames and dark choking smoke that surrounded her as she and two others were being burnt whilst tied to a standing stone.That was in 16th century Scotland. It is now 1960 and she is in the company of a fellow witch accused ancestor, Susan Chattan. Trying to acclimate to her new circumstances takes her on a dangerous journey back to the scene of the crime.She wasn’t the only one to travel through time, something evil has followed her.Lily and Susan must find their way to Wellwood Manor to discover whether there is any truth to the legend that the three Lochart cousins still live as both man and beast four hundred years later.One in particular is of interest to Lily, Coburn Lochart, the right-hand man to the Laird. Dark and dangerous his reflection appears in her mirrors and beckons her to join him. But can she trust the man that stood by while she burned.
Stranger still is the fate of the other two witches, will they all meet again to put this evil to rest.

The Horologist's Daughter
Flora is not like other girls; she sees and hears things ordinary people do not. She also comes from a matriarchal family of time travellers. When her mother and grandmother disappear leaving a cryptic note behind and she is visited by an evil entity, Flora must take her fate in her own hands. Trusting in the vision she has of an ancient highland warrior by the name of Gilbert Lochart she will use the magical grandfather clocks to travel through time and space to meet with her past and her destiny. She will need to use the knowledge that lies deep inside her to destroy that which seeks to destroy them all. Three witches and three beasts, will they find peace and a future together.

It Started with a List
Emma Dalton raised her five siblings after both their parents had passed. It hadn’t been easy with all the trouble they had got into. On cleaning out the attic she has just discovered a list of twenty misdemeanours devised by her brothers and completed by all her siblings. Angry and saddened that she never had the opportunity to do all these things she has decided at the ripe old age of thirty-three she is going to add her name to the list and check off each item.
No.1 Kiss a random stranger.
Finn Masters was just enjoying the concert and maybe ogling the sexy slim dark-haired woman swaying to the beat. He didn’t expect it when she walked directly up to him and planted a passionate kiss on his lips, then disappeared into the crowd. As luck would have it, the out-of-uniform Sergeant Masters knew exactly who she was.
Emma just wants to open her bed and breakfast, quit her librarian job, complete the list, and avoid a dangerous stalker, who has his sights set on her.
Finn has his hands full keeping Emma safe from herself and her stalker.
But that’s not the only storm coming their way.

M.I.A Mia in Action
Mia Dalton thought she was getting her life back on track. That was until her new boyfriend, Troy Masters, suddenly up and left, leaving her to babysit his house truck. Eight weeks later and Mia is done waiting, so she tracks him down using her advanced tech skills.
Troy's mission is to mentor a group of men whose origin is Earth, yet they have not been raised here. Their task is to find girlfriends. Mia figures her marketing degree is well suited to the challenge and co-opts herself onto the team.
Unfortunately, her violent ex-fiancé, Jason, is also tracking her, along with some other very dangerous men. She has something they want, but she doesn't know what that is. When Jason turns up dead, things go to the next level.

