Heart-expanding young adult fiction, supporting your self-understanding and emotional healing

Never, Not Ever

A YA Contemporary Romance

Jodie’s new book!
Heart-expanding and healing

In Never, Not Ever, 16-year-old Tilly is struggling with the sudden arrival of the dad she’s never known and her sudden feelings for the boy next door.

Can she forgive her mum and grandma who’ve have been lying to her - for 16 years! And what about those lies she’s been telling herself?

Featuring family secrets, first love and mental health healing, it’s perfect for fans of heart-expanding romance.

You’re going to love it here…

Teen Readers

Books you’ll curl up and devour about family secrets, finding yourself and falling in love for the very first time

Adult Readers

Books that give you the best excuse to take a moment for yourself, feel young at heart and fall in love all over again

Educators

Books that are entertainingly, tantalisingly readable but that also feature
mental health healing

Hello, I’m Jodie!

Author & Psychologist

Hello! I’m Jodie Benveniste, an author and psychologist who writes heart-expanding young adult contemporary romance, supporting your self-understanding and emotional healing.

I write about love and friendships, family relationships, wellbeing, and mental health healing, introducing you to your amazing inner world and it’s incredible depths.

I’ve been a psychologist in private practice, trusted parenting expert, organisational consultant, academic researcher, and Chair of the Board of an Independent School.

When I’m not writing, you can find me reading books, sipping a good cup of tea, eating dark chocolate or walking in the national park near my home.

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