By NICOLE VALICEK
A BESTSELLING author was not horsing around when she said she would give the royalties of her latest eBook to charity.
Altona Meadows author Maxine Sullivan is a USA TODAY Bestselling Author of 13 romance novels and has resided in the area for more than 20 years.
Now she is giving half her royalties from her latest eBook, described a sexy romantic comedy, called “Night Talk” to the Save a Horse Australia Horse Rescue and Sanctuary charity (SAHA).
The not-for-profit-organisation helps to rehabilitate neglected, abused and slaughter-bound horses and finds them forever homes.
Maxine admits no-one was more surprised than her to find herself helping a horse charity.
“Horses are magnificent animals but I’m a city girl and I’ve never been around them,” she said.
Maxine credits a trip to Sidmouth Donkey Sanctuary in the United Kingdom that opened her eyes to the extent of their abuse and the wonderful work the charity does to help ease their suffering.
On her return to Australia she wanted to find a donkey sanctuary and instead came across SAHA.
The self-funded organisation has been running for more than 10 years and was registered as a charity in 2009.
Maxine, along with many others, helps to sponsor horses like Honey-Megs, a mare used purely for breeding and who’d just had her latest baby taken off her.
She said SAHA saved her and she is now very loved and doing wonderfully.
“It restores my faith in humanity and it’s the reason I want to get horse charities like these noticed in the wider world through the sale of my book.”
“I hope that people might consider sponsoring one of the SAHA horses or give a donation to help cover the cost of feed as well as the huge veterinary bills involved in bringing these animals back to health.”
Maxine’s ebook can be found at http://www.maxinesullivan.com.
