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'The path to redemption is never easy...

'Good-looking, charismatic and heir to a billion-dollar mining fortune, Christopher Barrington has a lot going for him. Unfortunately, he’s allowed a bitter feud with his biological father to cloud his judgement. For years he’s lived his life filled with anger and bitterness and has been determined to hurt those around him, including those closest to him.

'But a brush with death has motivated him into leaving his wicked ways behind him. He wants to turn his life around, but after wallowing in self-pity for so long he’s not sure how to go about it. A chance encounter with the beautiful Lexi Greenaway might be just what he needs to set him on the right path to becoming a better person.

'Lexi is a foster mother and has cared for twenty-seven foster kids and still counting. Her bottomless well of compassion and kindness demonstrates to Christopher how far he’s allowed himself to fall. For so long he’s been the epitome of selfishness, taking pleasure from other people’s pain. Now he wants to put all that behind him. More than that, he wants to prove he’s worthy of Lexi’s attentions.

'He’s falling for the beautiful widow. All he can hope is that he’s done enough to convince her he’s now worthy of her love…

'Will Christopher set aside his past hurt and bitterness and find redemption? Most of all, will he and Lexi find true love?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Torn between her career and a man who sets her heart on fire…

'When homicide detective Charlotte Barrington is dragged from her lover’s bed to attend the scene of a murder, she has no idea the man she spent the night with is the prime suspect. To make matters worse, she fears she might very well be his alibi.

'A young and successful lawyer, Grayson Thorpe’s life is turned upside down when he arrives home after a night of passion with a beautiful stranger and discovers his wife’s lifeless body. He’s just come from the bed of a woman who has rocked his world and now he’s being interrogated by the police. Even more confronting, the woman he spent the night with is no other than one of the detectives now regarding him with suspicion and distrust.

'Grayson knows he is innocent, but how will he convince the police of this? More importantly, will the beautiful detective believe he’s telling the truth when all evidence points to his guilt?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'A race against time…

'Detective Trace Barrington enjoys his quiet life as a detective in the small country town of Broken where he grew up. Crime is generally limited to break and enters, domestic disputes, and the occasional drug bust. But when fourteen-year-old autistic boy Oscar Webster goes missing, all of Trace’s detective skills are put to work.

'Cassie Wester is Oscar’s sister. She’s taken care of him most of her life. Now he’s gone missing after a nasty argument with their stepfather and no one knows where he is. Oscar has run away before, but not for this long and never overnight. He’s terrified of the dark.

'Now Trace is responsible for finding him. As each day passes, the likelihood of finding the young boy alive decreases.

'Will Trace find Oscar before it’s too late…?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'A man on the run from his past…

'After serving three tours in Afghanistan, ex-army captain Lincoln Barrington is a broken man.

'After witnessing too many times the atrocities of war, the needless death of innocent people and the fact two decades of fighting has amounted to nothing with the enemy now back in charge, Lincoln is battle worn, bitter and angry at the world. Plagued by soul-destroying nightmares and painful flashbacks, every day is a struggle. He can’t see his way out of the blackness that is slowly consuming him…

'Escaping to a remote farmhouse in the country is his only hope. There he yearns to give his mind and body the chance to rest, rejuvenate and heal from the wounds inflicted by Afghanistan.

'Doctor Zoe Parker is a child psychologist. Feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of needy children finding their way to her door, she takes a break from her private practice in Sydney in search of the peace and tranquillity offered by a stay in the country. When her car breaks down a mile from where Lincoln is holed up, he grudgingly offers her a bed for the night.

'Zoe is immediately attracted to the mesmerizing stranger, but she’s also concerned for Lincoln’s mental well-being. It is obvious the man is suffering, but every attempt she makes to reach out and connect with him is rudely rebuffed. Determined not to give up, Zoe uses all the tools at her disposal to help him through the darkest time of his life.

'What follows is a remarkable love story of two people. One battered and bruised by war and the other from the challenges of modern society.

'Can love and patience and understanding make two broken people become whole…?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.