John

By J.A. Hoskins

In the small Adelaide Hills town of Kookaburra Ridge, everyone knows John.

He lives a simple life-walking the riverbanks at dawn, watching the sun sink behind the old Thompson vineyard, keeping a careful eye on the rhythms of The Ridge. He notices things. He remembers things. He keeps his thoughts to himself.

Then Jude arrives.

Flame-haired and guarded, she comes to The Ridge to start over-to breathe, to rebuild, to outrun a past that shattered everything. She wants distance, not connection. Silence, not sympathy.

But John has a way of showing up.

What begins as an unlikely companionship becomes something steadier-something essential, for both of them. And when a devastating diagnosis threatens the fragile new life Jude has begun to build, John becomes the constant she didn't know she needed-through fear and fury, hope and heartbreak.

As Jude's future grows uncertain, one truth becomes impossible to ignore: sometimes the one who walks beside you through the darkest hours is the one who changes you most.

John is a story of unconditional love, unwavering loyalty, and the extraordinary weight of simply being there.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1923595075
• ISBN13: 9781923595071
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Nom de Plume Publishing
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"