AustLit

'A collection of sparkling holiday romance stories from five bestselling Australian authors.'

'Infantryman Jeremy Forster needs his final medical clearance to return to the frontline. But when he meets country girl Amie Stone he wants to fight not just for his country, but her heart as well.

'Amie doesn't need a knight in shining armour, but she can't stay away from the man who helps her forget the darkness in her past. Perhaps she can be the one to help him heal—even if he doesn't want to be saved.

'One promotion, two dedicated employees, one very inconvenient attraction all makes for one delightful holiday romance!'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Romy Love knows weddings. As the author of a hugely successful wedding blog, you’d think she’d have love covered. It is her last name, after all.

'When it comes to her big day, Romy has the flowers picked out, a dress collecting dust in the back of her closet, and a preacher on standby. There’s just one problem: the groom doesn’t know it yet.

'Romy has eyes for the Italian coffee god and single dad who owns the bakery in her building—she also has plans for his delicious buns—but in order to get her happily-ever-after, she has a few things to check off her list first:

Lose twenty pounds
Take over the blogging world one wedding at a time
Make Coffee Hottie fall in love with me

'Yeah, this shouldn’t be difficult at all.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'She thought she had her future sorted, but life has other plans...

'Get the reference, get the job, get out of here: I know what I want. What I've always wanted. What I've been raised to want. The only thing standing between me and my dream overseas nursing job is a reference from my boss – and a very special little girl in the hospice care where I work who I just can't say goodbye to yet.

'The last thing I need is Sawyer Benson, the AFL legend and an arrogant smile, coming in to visit the kids at the hospice and interfering with my life.

'But when Emily tells me that girls can't play football, I know that I have to prove to her that girls can do anything they want. So Sawyer and I strike a bargain. I'll play his girlfriend when the camera's on, and off-camera he'll train me up for the Women's Aussie Rules league try-outs. Together we'll show Emily that girls are brave and strong and can do anything they dream of.

'I still know what I want. I can walk away from footy and go back to my original plan. Football and arrogant smiles can't be my future.

'Can they?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When you've got nothing left to live for you've got nothing left to lose.

'Asher is struggling to keep her head above water. With her job at the real estate agent, her father's addiction to the bottle, her absentee mother's increasingly pushy text messages and trying to be a good mum to daughter Dakota, she has no time for relationships…even if Flynn Carmichael is the most beautiful man she's ever seen.'

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'Work hard. Family first. Protect your heart.

'They’re the three rules Eva Storey has lived by, ever since that one terrible night in her past. That one terrible night when Eva lost everyone she loved.

'And it was all. Her. Fault.

'Now, Eva spends her days working hard on the Storey Family vineyard, and on keeping her secret from everyone in town. She doesn’t have time for Bindarra Creek’s sexy new firefighter or his rigorous back-burning. And she definitely doesn’t have time to fall in love.

'When sparks fly between the strong-willed couple, Eva’s deadly secret comes tumbling out. Will their fiery passion be enough to overcome her charred past?

'It’s fire season, baby, and Eva’s going to get burned.' (Publication summary)

'I look both ways before I cross the road. I knot my laces twice. Boring? Sure. But it’s also settled. Stable. Safe. And I like safe.

'Because broken bones may be hard to heal, but broken hearts are even harder. And when the man I loved and lost reappears in my life, I won't fall for his charms again ... will I?

'Joel Henley just might be my biggest risk yet.

'My name is Ellie Mayfield. And this is my undoing.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Life is not a love song …

'I learnt the hard way that labels stick. Laura took "lovely", and the teacher branded me "lady-like". It stuck with me, even through my high school years. It felt like that was all I’d ever be.

'Until everything changed.

'Lonely Lia.

'Little Lia.

'Lia the Liar.

'Lia the Lost …

'Now the choices are endless. But I don’t want to be any of those either. My name is Lia Stanton. And this is my story.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Kate will do anything for her family. It’s why she took the job with Lee. It’s why she’s attempting to forget her pain. But it's hard to forget, when you're desperate to hold on. Even if Lee Collins is the perfect package.

'Lee will do anything for the ones he cares about. It’s why he hired Kate. It’s why he keeps his secrets; and it’s why he cannot, will not fall in love. Not with Kate—not with anyone.

'Ever.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Stacey is good at pretending.

'She pretends that the boy she's in love with doesn't exist.

'She pretends that she's happy to live and die in this small town.

'She pretends that her life is carefree while her best friend's world crumbles before her very eyes.

'But Stacey's got a secret ...

'And it's going to ruin everything.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'"The problem with crazy is that crazy, by itself, has no context. It can be good crazy, bad crazy ... or "crazy" crazy–like it was when my ex-boyfriend sung about me on the radio."

'Eighteen-year-old Kate couldn't be more excited about finishing high school and spending the summer on tour with her boyfriend's band. Her dad showing up drunk at graduation, however, is not exactly kicking things off on the right foot–and that's before she finds out about his mystery illness, certain to end in death. A mystery illness that she could inherit. Kate has to convince everyone around her that her father is sick, not crazy. But who will be harder to convince? Her friends? Or herself? The Problem With Crazy "is a story about love and life; about overcoming obstacles, choosing to trust, and learning how to make the choices that will change your life forever.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When Amy’s mum dies, the last thing she expects is to be kicked off her dad’s music tour all the way to her Aunt Lou in a depressing hole of a seaside town. But it’s okay — Amy learned how to cope with the best, and soon finds a hard-drinking, party-loving crowd to help ease the pain.

'The only solace is her music class, but even there she can’t seem to keep it together, sabotaging her grade and her one chance at a meaningful relationship. It takes a hard truth from her only friend before Amy realises that she has to come to terms with her past, before she destroys her future.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.