Echoes Of Hope
by ColinWilliams
Denison Town once stood on the edge of the New South Wales outback — a scattering of cottages, dust roads and hard‑won hope. Today, nothing remains but a lonely cemetery. Among its weathered stones lies a headstone bearing three names: Grace Anne, Hannah, and Stanley Ronald Bayliss, with only the initials J.F. Bayliss marking the husband and father who survived them. History records little else.
This novel imagines the journey behind the names history left behind.
Joseph and Hannah grew up together along the Hawkesbury River — childhood friends who became inseparable, then sweethearts, then husband and wife. Their dreams were shaped beneath the sprawling fig tree at Wilberforce, where they planned a future full of promise.
But when childbirth takes Hannah’s life and their newborn son’s days are heartbreakingly brief, Joseph is left hollowed by grief, faith shaken, and the world around him dimmed to ash. Unable to remain in the home that holds every memory, he wanders into the bush, following the river back to Wilberforce and to the church where Reverend James Mein ministered in that era.
There, the Kelly family gather around him with a compassion that refuses to let him fall. What follows is the long road home — a journey through sorrow, silence, and the slow return of faith. Joseph learns that grief does not erase love, and love does not end with death. It becomes something carried, not forgotten.
Inspired by real names and real places, this tender work of Australian historical fiction honours the Bayliss family and the quiet endurance of the human heart.
More books by ColinWilliams
Haighs Flat
When Bryan Morgan arrives in Haighs Flat to investigate his brother’s disappearance, he expects dead ends—not a trail of secrets reaching back more than a century. At the same time, Constable Sara Whitney has moved to the small town to uncover what happened to her uncle, only to discover that no one remembers him at all. Their shared search for answers draws them together, but nothing prepares them for what they find.
As scientific theories collapse one by one, the only explanations left come from George, a Bible‑believing farmer dismissed by most as the town eccentric. Yet his insights begin to make sense of the evidence—and of the questions Sara carried since childhood.
What begins as a hunt for missing people becomes a journey into buried history, suppressed truth, and a confrontation with the spiritual reality neither of them expected. Bryan and Sara must decide whether to trust the evidence before them, or retreat into the safety of disbelief. Their choice will change not only their lives, but the future of Haighs Flat itself.
The God Who Pursued Me
A Decade Of Miracles And Mercy
Have you ever looked back over your life and realised that certain moments weren’t coincidences at all?
Have you ever wondered whether the interruptions, the detours, or the unexpected turns were actually God trying to get your attention?
The God Who Pursued Me is the true story of a man who spent years drifting, resisting, stumbling, and searching — only to discover that God had been faithfully, patiently, and powerfully at work in his life long before he ever realised it.
What if the God you’ve been running from has been running toward you all along?
From a rebellious youth shaped by drug abuse, to miraculous healings, unexpected provision, heartbreak, restoration, and divine direction, Colin Williams shares a decade of encounters that reveal one central truth: God never gives up on His children.
Told with honesty, humility, and a gentle Australian warmth, this testimony doesn’t glorify the past — it magnifies the God who rescues, guides, protects, and transforms. Colin’s story is filled with moments where God stepped in through crisis, through strangers, through Scripture, through miracles, and through the quiet whisper of His Spirit.
More than a testimony — a journey you can walk through yourself
Each chapter concludes with:
• A Reflection — helping you pause and recognise God’s hand in your own story
• Questions for Reflection — ideal for personal journaling or small groups
• Scriptures — grounding each theme in God’s Word
• A Takeaway — a single sentence to carry with you into the week
This structure makes the book perfect for:
• new believers
• seekers exploring faith
• small groups
• men’s and women’s ministries
• anyone who feels they’ve wandered too far for God to reach
A message of hope for every season
Whether you’re wrestling with your past, praying for your family, longing for direction, or simply needing reassurance that God still works in ordinary lives, this book will remind you:
• God hears the desperate prayer
• God answers in unexpected ways
• God protects when you don’t even know you’re in danger
• God provides before you know what to ask
• God restores what feels broken beyond repair
• God pursues — always
“I ran from God.
He never stopped pursuing me.”
If you’re looking for a testimony that is real, relatable, and rich with God’s faithfulness, The God Who Pursued Me will encourage your heart and strengthen your faith — one chapter, one reflection, one miracle at a time.
The Honeymoon
A honeymoon that takes an unexpected turn.
A quiet town carrying old wounds.
A simple email that opens a door no one saw coming.
And a young man searching for meaning in all the wrong places.
When life unravels in ways none of them planned, Bryan, Sara, Maryanne, and a troubled stranger find themselves drawn into a story far bigger than their own. Through danger, loss, unexpected friendships, and the slow rebuilding of broken lives, each of them discovers that the path they imagined is not the path they’re walking — and that sometimes the detours are where God does His best work.
Set against the rugged beauty of the NSW coast and the quiet strength of a small rural community, The Honeymoon is a heartfelt story of hope, healing, and the extraordinary ways God weaves lives together when we least expect it.
A reminder that God’s plans are not always our plans — but they are always better.