AustLit

'Dana has all she ever wanted – a husband she loves, her four-year-old daughter Kelsey who is the apple of her eye, and another baby on the way to complete her perfect family.

'But then the worst fear that Dana has, comes true, and everything she thought she knew, she now starts to doubt. As her world comes crashing around her, who can Dana trust?

'Her husband Logan who seems to be getting worryingly close to Dana’s best friend Pippa?

'Her new friend Melanie who has a sinister habit of turning up in the strangest places?

'Her parents and her sister, who Dana knows are keeping a terrible secret from her?

'Matt, who says he’s Dana’s friend, but sometimes she’s not so sure?

'Or will Dana discover that it’s a dangerous mistake to trust anyone…'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Vanessa Sawyer knows all about pain. She’s felt it every day since marrying the boy who fathered her baby in high school. All he’s meant are broken bones, broken heart and broken dreams.  But he also brought her the love of her life. When her son Wren was born, her baby boy was her salvation.

'Vanessa watches Wren grow and become a young man she can be proud of. Until one night everything changes, including Wren. One night that her son refuses to speak of. Now Vanessa can’t rest, not until she uncovers the secret that her son has been hiding from her.

'Will she find the answers she’s searching for or will her quest for the truth take her to a dark place where all hope is lost?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Jessica James had the perfect life. She had a good job, supportive friends, and her husband Geoff and her son Jack both adored her. Everything changed the moment she found out she was having another child. Now she's a stay at home mum, they have barely enough money coming in, Jack is a troubled ten-year-old and she feels there's an insurmountable divide between her and her husband. Worse still, her feelings towards her youngest son are just wrong. Does her recent diagnosis of postpartum depression explain these feelings or is something more sinister going on? The unthinkable occurs when baby Jason is found dead in his cot. At the time of his death, Geoff is away on a camping trip. Now Jessica finds herself accused of murder and is vilified by all those who once claimed to love her. As the evidence mounts against her, Jessica must come to terms with the fact that she may well have had something to do with her baby's death. When a second tragedy rocks the James family, Jessica's world quickly unravels, and she spirals into darkness. Meanwhile, Victorian Detectives Hunter and Cooper investigate the infant's homicide but are left with more questions than answers. By the time they get to the bottom of this mystery, will there be anyone left of the James family to save?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.