The Musing Hearts website has been inspired by a love of nature and romance and there is a close linkage between the two.
Kat Toriez has been writing from her heart for many years. She has been storing the poetry, prose and stories in her computer but never shared.
The time has come for the rest of the world to feel her passion and love. As a result, Kat has started to publish her work through eBooks, soft covers and hard covers.
Kat has expressed her passion in her writings.
NEW RELEASE – 10 April 2025
Burning Dreams to Ashes
She’s unconscious. But her fantasies are wide awake.
When a tragic accident sends Phoenix into unconsciousness, her body lies silent—but her mind opens a door to something far more dangerous than death… desire. There, in the depths of her subconscious, a man waits for her. Not just any man. ALEX. The voice she barely remembers from the ER… now the centre of her dream world.
In this shadow realm, Alex is everything she craves—dominant, devoted, and devastatingly seductive. He leads her into pleasures she’s never dared imagine, unlocking fantasies she didn’t
know she had. Each dream burns hotter than the last, and Phoenix begins to surrender—not just her body, but her soul.
But even dreams have a price.
As reality tries to pull her back, Alex tightens his hold. He doesn’t want her to leave. And part of her doesn’t want too either. Because waking up means saying goodbye to the most intense love she’s ever known.
Will Phoenix find the strength to choose? Or will her burning dreams become the ashes of her reality?
Burning Dreams to Ashes is a spellbinding, sensual journey of forbidden love, psychological tension, and irresistible fantasy. For readers who crave slow-burn seduction, emotional stakes, and the kind of heat that haunts you—this is your next obsession.
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Whispers From The Past: A Forgotten Legacy
“Though romance is not my genre, I could not put this novel down. I just had to get into the next chapter.” Editor
What storm of emotion is created when faced with a deplorable, drug infused “low life” threatening to kill?
Sarah is forced to the ground, fighting with every fibre of her being to protect herself and her daughter. Does this violence ruin her belief that there is love in everyone or will her strength give her the power needed to climb above this anguish? She knows she must fight with heart and soul.
Will she find the strength to fight and recover? Can her friends that rally to her side, bring her peace, or will the whispers she hears turn to the howl of a hurricane?
As Sarah is recovering, she is not prepared for the request of her closest and most cherished friend, who asks her to do the impossible. Can Sarah hold the hand of the past and forgive? What will she encounter as the legacy of that past is bestowed on her.
Whispers From The Past: A Forgotten Legacy, is written as a sequel to “If Only Sarah Knew”; yet it stands alone in its own right. The characters, whilst offering betrayal, brutal anguish, heartache and loss, also encompass happiness, friendship and undying love.
Kat Toriez has created her characters with such passion and emotion that they have become embedded in her daily life, to the point, that she is unable to say farewell.
Order “Whispers From The Past: A Forgotten Legacy” and see why Kat became so emotionally tied to each of the characters.
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A Journey of Dementia Through the Eyes of a Carer
Are you feeling overwhelmed caring for someone with Dementia or Alzheimer’s?
“A Journey of Dementia Through the Eyes of a Carer” is the must-read memoir for every caregiver. Kat Toriez shares her honest account of the emotional toll, stages of dementia, and practical advice to maintain emotional wellbeing. Join Kat on this unique journey and gain the insights you need to make the best of this complex journey.
Buy Now and feel understood, less alone, and discover the hope, understanding, and compassion you need. Don’t navigate the unknown alone, join Kat and thousands of other caregivers on “A Journey of Dementia Through the Eyes of a Carer”.
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If Only Sarah Knew …
The fisherman wanted a life of being a nonconformist. After Nellie died, he promised himself a quiet existence in his new beach cabin, built solely for him, near a deserted beach.
He never expected to meet the nymph, the maiden, the sprite but here she was.
She came into his life on a cold, wet and windy day, and turned his withdrawn life, upside down, and changed the colour of his day.
Such was her gentleness, her innocent, wide-eyed naivety.
She was young and full of love.
He had forgotten what love could do to his soul.
Yet, their union attracts friendships that will create harmony and love, amongst sadness, disbelief and untold secrets.
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“At 7am I grabbed a coffee and went back to bed to read the first few pages of ‘If Only Sarah Knew …’.
Here it is 9am and I am still in my PJs, in bed and I can’t put the book down!! WOW what a great read ….. “
S. Sunshine Coast
Secretive Threads
How do you find peace, love, and joy amid the chaos in your heart? Katie Dumont’s world is torn apart, only to be put back together again by one unexpected encounter.
Still reeling from her divorce and finding herself stuck and lonely, Katie changes career paths in hopes of unearthing the one thing that can spark joy back into her rather uneventful life.
When excitement finally bubbles to the surface of her once stagnant career, she is faced with a rather intriguing male prospect. One who equals her in exquisite looks yet overflows with the magnetism that she can only wish to have.
She tries to resist. But how does one refuse withstand a kind of seduction that pulls your senses in every which way?
Is this the beginning of a roaring love affair?
Will Katie’s newfound path prove worthy of the sacrifices and risks?
Or will her unbelievable luck finally run out and have her spinning out of control once more?
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Treasures of Life
This book is a collation of poetry about life, love, nature, sensuality and feelings. The book captures the highs and lows of life in general.
Kat writes as the mood takes her and this allows the reader to get a deep understanding of what is important in Kat’s life. She writes from the experiences she feels and the desires and dreams she has, even if she is yet to experience those emotions and feelings.
Many who have had the pleasure of reading Kat’s poetry are immediately drawn to the similarities in their own lives and they thrive on wanting more of what Kat has to offer.
This is the third book produced by Kat and by far the most intense, fun, loving and thoughtful of her books so far.
Be mesmerised by the “Awakening” with its powerful imagery of grey clouds and lonely days or “the sun, a golden orb, high in the brilliant blue expanse of sky” as she watches the whales on the horizon in “Tranquillity”. This book takes its reader on so many journeys from the ocean to the mountain top, from nature to love or from sadness to sensuality.
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Treasures of Nature
In this book of poetry Kat captures the essence of the Australian beach. Therefore, you will feel the colours, the fury, the beauty and the romance.
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Treasures of Love
This is the second book of poetry by Kat Toriez. Kat’s inspirational words are from the heart. Therefore, she shares deep, meaningful moments with you as she takes you on a romantic journey.
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