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‘I adored this heart-warming Christmas romance. Scarlett is determined and absolutely the kind of person we should aspire to be. Ryan I just want to give a big hug, what a kind man for having gone through so much. I love this small town and the incredibly kind people living there. As someone who has grown up in a few small Australian towns, I can absolutely relate to the sense of community you get from this book.’

- Pandora, Goodreads

★★★★★

‘Chemistry and banter with a splash of soul searching, rolled into romance giving me all the feels.’
- Rachelle Cooke, The Book Tree Lounge

Welcome to Point Perry

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Book cover titled 'Hearts of Point Perry' by Joanne Speirs, featuring a young couple hugging each other on a beach during sunset.
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Meet Jo Speirs

Award-winning Australian romance author

Joanne Speirs grew up on a farm in a small rural community on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia. Scouring the school library shelves for Sweet Valley High novels and sneaking a read of her mum's Mills & Boon books became a favourite pastime in her teens and fuelled her passion for reading and all things romance.

She lives in Adelaide with her two grown sons, husband and border collie named Zeb. When not writing, she works as an editor at Nurturing Words, specialising in editing manuscripts for other romance authors.

Her debut, Second Chance Love in Point Perry, was runner-up in the prestigious Romance Writers of Australia Valerie Parv Award in 2019 and was longlisted for the Romance Writers of Australia Emerald Award in 2020.

Joanne received the Australian Romance Readers Assoc. ‘Favourite Debut Romance Author 2023’ award. And was a finalist in the Romance Writers of NZ Koru Award 2024 for Best Long Romance and Best First Book. In 2025, she was also a finalist for Best Romance Novella for the Romance Writers of Australia and Romance Writers of New Zealand.

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