For as long as she can remember, Max has always had a love of the angst-filled thought-provoking side to life, which probably explains why each of her books takes the reader on an emotional journey where her motto holds true:

Love never comes easy.

When she's not lost in an alternate world - fuelled by coffee and the odd sneaky bowl of chocolate (preferably M&Ms) - she spends her days as a wife to a dedicated husband, mother to two rambunctious boys, and an obsessive petrolhead enjoying the muscle on display at the local car shows.