Your New Favourite Biblical Writer

Hi, I’m Tracey…

I'm a writer, wife, Mum, Step-Mum, Grandma, and Godmother, who is deeply grounded in my Christian faith. My relationship with God has shaped decades of leading Bible study groups, writing teaching resources, and encouraging believers around the world. Now, that same passionate calling fuels my mission to bring Scripture to life through storytelling.

The seed for my first novel was planted during Auckland, New Zealand’s Covid lockdown, when a prayerful study of Genesis with a close friend unearthed something surprising. As we slowed down and lingered over the Hebrew text, we discovered hidden layers of meaning and began to see the often misunderstood characters with fresh compassion. We stopped judging their motives and started recognising their humanity - their struggles, hopes, and faith - and how their stories still speak into our own.

My path to writing began in the courtroom, where my ability to research, analyse, strategise, and build compelling cases as a litigation lawyer, provided me with the skills needed to craft Biblical stories that honour the Word while exploring its emotional depth and human complexity.

My journey has taken me through love, loss, and the sunshine that follows rain, into the deep end of a blended family, across the lands of the Bible, and into the shadowed valley of chronic illness. I’ve floated at the lowest place on earth, been immersed in the Jordan River, ridden astride a camel up Mount Sinai, and stood where Moses, Joshua, and Elijah met with God. Through it all, God has refined my voice and deepened my calling to write.

My debut novel, Rachel, Beloved of Israel, is the first in the Beloved Series - a story of love and betrayal, of faith tested and matured through suffering. It’s a story where people just like us are changed in extraordinary ways, fulfilling God’s purpose in the most unlikely circumstances.

I’d love for you to journey with me through these timeless stories - where you just might see echoes of your own.

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Fun Facts About Me

  • I was once a competitive Highland dancer - yes, kilts and all!

  • I take 22 tablets a day just to be able to stand up! I have severe Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, a chronic illness.

  • I used to argue for a living!

  • I can name an impressive number of Beanie Boos (thanks to my eldest granddaughter).

  • The love of my life is 16 years older than me, and we've been married for nearly 20 years.

  • I’m blessed to live in "God’s own country" - New Zealand.

  • I'm known by many names: Trace, Tracey, Baby, Honey, Grandma, My Darling and Beloved.

  • I’m a qualified Personal Stylist and HMUA.

  • Oh, and I’m also an artist, drawn not just to faces, but to the untold stories that lie behind them.

Tracey Thorp smiling in cream blazer and blue jeans

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