AustLit

'In this first Cherry Sisters title, Lilian Darcy shows just how tricky mixing family and romance can be!

'Daisy Cherry hasn't seen rugged landscaper Tucker Reid for ten years. Not since the wedding between him and her sister had been called off, just before the big day!

'Now she's hired a landscaper to fix the grounds of her parents' Adirondack resort, Spruce Bay. Yes, it's Tucker – he's the best man for the job. Surely that's okay after all this time?

'Er…no. Her parents go mad. Her big sister disapproves. And her younger sister, Tucker's ex, doesn't know – yet. And none of them know that the instant, wild, intense attraction between Daisy and Tucker has bubbled into a secret affair. That would be explosive. Dynamite. But when it's this good with Tucker, isn't it worth the family fallout…?' (Publisher's blurb)

'What's a girl to do when she's secretly in love with a friend and he's married to someone else? She gets over it. That's what Amy Parker has done. Rather than lose her best bud Quinn Whitfield with an ill-timed, crazy confession of affection, she's taken the smart route. She's eased away from him. Just enough to get past the unrequited bits. And you know, it's working.Until the day Quinn announces he's now single. That's right. "He's single." And he wants to hang out. "With her." Get reconnected the way they used to be.

'Oh, this is so not good for Amy's equilibrium. Daily doses of Quinn remind her of everything she loves about him. But if he's free...and she's free...well, maybe the time has come for one of those crazy confessions. ' (Publication summary)

'"Boundaries." The key to how corporate lawyer Alexandra Knight manages her busy life. However, lately all her precisely drawn lines are getting blurred. Blame it on her out-of-control biological clock that is ignoring her single status...and on Ethan Stone.Because her sexy, no-strings colleague has posed an outrageous solution to her dilemma–he'll be her baby daddy. This from the guy who avoids all commitment? Okay, so they're attracted to each other. Really, really attracted. But crossing the line from coworker to co-parent with Ethan could ruin Alex for all other men. After all, when you've had the best... ' (Publication summary)

'Dr. Lucy Monero feels like the oldest virgin on the planet. Still crushing on her longtime neighbour, she's waited a lifetime for her first...and last. The man she'll marry. And now he's back—the star of her fantasies, ex-cowboy-turned-army-vet Brant Parker. The physician in her recognises a wounded soul, but the woman in her burns for his touch. Lucy's head is filled with visions of white lace and white picket fences.

'The last thing Brant needs is the walking, talking temptation that is Lucy. He may be out of his army fatigues but he still carries his demons. He's a loner, not the marrying kind that the hometown sweetheart deserves. So why can't he stop wanting her?' (Publication summary)

'How to break up with someone else's fiance

by Chelsea Porter, aka The Breakup Girl

• Tell him it's not him, it's her.
• Try to ignore how gorgeous Callum McKinnel is. You are breaking up with him, after all.
• Fall just a little bit when he rescues your dog.
• Try to resist when he asks you to join his family for Thanksgiving dinner in Jewell Rock.
• Succumb anyway.
• Succumb to a lot more than that.
• Remind yourself that you are The Breakup Girl. You don't do commitment.
• Wonder what would happen if The Breakup Girl stopped following her own advice...

'There's always a right kind of wrong...When anonymous advice columnist and devil-may-care playboy Quinn McKinnel receives a letter from Pregnant by Mr Wrong, he recognises the sender as Bailey Sawyer, one of his memorable one-night-stands. When faced with this dilemma, Quinn has to choose whether to simply do his duty or convince the mother of his child that she's the one a woman for him. Can Quinn finally settle down?' (Publication summary)