Vanessa Barneveld (Books)

Vanessa Barneveld Books

Australian author Vanessa Barneveld crafts spirited novels inspired by her unique home environment, where a 19th-century house in Sydney accommodates a 21st-century husband, two eccentric cats, and a resident ghost. Her writing often blends whimsical elements with engaging narratives, reflecting a playful yet insightful approach to storytelling. Beyond her literary pursuits, she contributes to creating closed captions and audio descriptions, demonstrating a commitment to accessibility. Her passion for travel and dedication to finding the world's best hot chips add a distinctive, adventurous flavor to her creative output.

Under the Milky Way

400 pages
14 hours of reading

Nothing ever happens in Dawson, Colorado.Until high school senior Cassidy Roekiem’s mom checks into a “wellness center,” but nothing is wrong with her.Then people start seeing lights in the sky and missing chunks of time, but the town insists nothing is going on.And now Hayden, the new boy at school who keeps to himself and is more than a little mysterious, starts to notice her like it’s nothing out of the ordinary.Suddenly, “nothing” is starting to feel a whole lot like something. And everything leads back to Hayden. The boy she’s starting to fall for. The boy with too many dark secrets for his kind heart. The boy she’s pretty sure isn’t human…(Finalized)