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Esther Ashby-Coventry12:18, Jul 25 2021 William Flett/Elizabeth Jack/Supplied NZ romance novelist Essie Summers at her desk in 1961. All her novels are being republished by Amercian Ken Pierce. The works of late New Zealand romance author Essie Summers are being republished for the first time in more than 20 years, after a US-based fan of the author became frustrated by a lack of availability – and he’s commissioned a Tekapo photographer to help. American Ken Pierce, who started reading Summers’ books as a child, said he tired of recommending the novels to friends only to find they were out of print. Though Pierce is not a professional writer, he is on a quest to republish all of Summers’ books electronically – with some additional notes. ....