An author, developmental book editor and partner publisher, Anne Louise O'Connell can be found working on her latest novel, mentoring other authors, publishing books or leading writing workshops. Anne's first book, @Home in Dubai, was traditionally published in the UK by Summertime Publishing (2011). Her first novel, Mental Pause, launched on International Women's Day, March 8, 2013, and won an Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY). Her next novel, Deep Deceit, launched March 8, 2015 and is the first in the Deep Mysteries series. It was re-released in 2025. The second in the series, Deep Freeze, released March 8, 2025. While living as an expat in Thailand, she was a contributor to the Wall St. Journal Expat Blog and Global Living Magazine. In 2016, after 23 years living as an expat, she returned to Canada and established OC Publishing in Halifax, NS.