Anita Hughes was born in Sydney, Australia and had a charmed childhood that included petting koala bears, riding the waves on Bondi Beach, and putting an occasional shrimp on the barbie. Her writing career began at the age of eight, when she won a national writing contest in The Australian newspaper, and was named "One of Australia's Next Best Writers." (She still has the newspaper clipping.)

She received a B.A. in English Literature with a minor in Creative Writing from Bard College, and attended UC Berkeley's Masters in Creative Writing program.

Her debut novel MONARCH BEACH was released in June 2012, followed by MARKET STREET and LAKE COMO in 2013. FRENCH COAST and ROME IN LOVE were released in 2015.

ISLAND IN THE SEA: A Majorca Love Story and SANTORINI SUNSETS, and her first holiday novel, CHRISTMAS IN PARIS, were released in 2016.

WHITE SAND, BLUE SEA: A St. Barts Love Story released on April 11, 2017; it will be followed by EMERALD COAST on August 1, 2017 and CHRISTMAS IN LONDON on October 3, 2017.

She lives in Dana Point, CA with her family, where she interrupts her writing to watch the glorious sunsets.

Books by Anita Hughes

White Sand, Blue Sea: A St. Barts Love Story

by Anita Hughes - Fiction, Women's Fiction

Olivia Miller is in St. Barts, where she's been coming with her family every April for years. This trip should be particularly exciting because she is celebrating her 25th birthday and hoping that Finn, her boyfriend of four years, will propose. The only person who won't be here is her father, Sebastian, who she hasn't seen in 20 years. When he unexpectedly walks through the door and back into Olivia's life, however, she starts wondering if her world is too narrow. She questions the dreams and the relationship she's always thought she wanted. But there seems to be more to the story than an innocent fatherly visit, and Olivia must decide if love is more important than truth.