AustLit

'It’s the 1980s but feminism has passed Stella by and her sole focus is being the best wife and mother she can be. Her husband Daniel’s shock announcement that their marriage is over casts her adrift.

'Stella has to rethink everything she believed about herself and their life. The future she imagined of growing old together is not to be and she has no idea what will replace it.

'Meeting a stranger at the seashore where she goes to seek solace takes her in an unexpected direction. Free spirit Chris introduces her to a different perspective on life – and the possibility their friendship can become something deeper.

'As Stella's life opens up, Daniel’s choice doesn’t deliver the freedom he expected.

'Will she find it in her heart to offer compassion and support to the father of her children? She can choose to stay mired in yesterday’s regrets - or do what she can to create a brighter tomorrow for them all.'

'A cancelled wedding. A besotted ex-fiance. An undeserved hate campaign. The best thing Christa can do is leave town and try to reclaim her life far from home where no one knows her. Enigmatic taxi driver Reece appoints himself Christa's protector and within days she's left Australia and is planning a new future on the other side of the world in bustling Glasgow. Reece's sudden arrival at the same hotel sets off alarm bells. Has she swapped the unwanted attention of one love-struck man for another? Or was her true destination a forever love? Only Christa's heart knows the answer...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'All Dani wants is to see her sister married without losing her own sanity or sinking into despair over her miserable love life. But an encounter with a testosterone tornado as she enters Serendipity Bridal Boutique is not a good omen.

'Elinor Andersen is an ultra conservative bank officer looking for a lifetime commitment. Fisherman Africa Brown is a womaniser keen to add another notch to the bedpost. When Elinor loses her job and agrees to help out at the historic local hotel where he lives in between fishing trips, their common cause to save the building from a developer reveals another side to the obnoxious ruffian. To Elinor's dismay she falls in love with this Mr Very Wrong. Dare she heed her misbehaving heart and take a chance - or listen to her head and settle for the security her ex-fiance is offering?' (Publication Summary)