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'Clara’s taking matters into her own hands …

'Clara is struggling to follow her heart, especially when she has no idea where it should be taking her – to ambitious entrepreneur Lucas or dedicated local cop Adam? As she ponders her future, an accident at the Lemon Tree Bay annual highlands fair brings back painful memories and lingering questions about the cause of her father’s death some years earlier.

'Senior Constable Adam Billings is determined to make the most of his second chance in town. He has a new home and renewed hope that all may not be lost with the love of his life, yet past mistakes threaten to engulf him as he finds himself under suspicion by the police force he pledged to serve.

'Finding herself in the crosshairs of a revenge plot and falling deeper into the mystery around her father’s death, Clara turns to Adam to find the answers she’s seeking. Can the star-crossed lovers move forward together, or will a grand gesture by Lucas change everything?

'When Clara’s digging takes a terrifying turn, Adam and Lucas are forced to abandon their rivalry in a desperate search to find her. Has Lemon Tree Bay’s finest amateur sleuth looked into her last case, or has she solved the biggest mystery this town has ever seen?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Who is hiding behind a mask in Lemon Tree Bay?

'Clara’s yoga class is far from peaceful when the instructor, Emerald, is poisoned. The nature of her death and a series of revelations about her personal life raises gossip and conjecture throughout Lemon Tree Bay. Who could have murdered her, and why?

'Bright and bubbly Gigi, Clara's colleague at the hair salon, is plunged into worry when her boyfriend, Ollie, goes missing. In comforting her friend and assisting in the search, Clara finds herself digging into Ollie’s life, only to make a shocking discovery.

'Senior Constable Adam Billings needs a distraction from the heartbreak of seeing the love of his life with his arch-nemesis. Throwing himself into his work, he becomes convinced Emerald’s murder and Ollie’s vanishing act are linked, but will his investigations put him directly in the poisoner’s sights?

'As the town’s annual masked ball turns into a night of revelation, and with those nearest and dearest to Clara in the deepest peril, she resolves to unravel the mysterious happenings in her coastal hometown. Can she unmask the murderer, or will snooping cost her everything?'(Publication summary)

'Lachlan Walker is a professional footballer down on his luck. When he travels home to coastal Emerald Cove for Christmas, he encounters Emilia Morelli, a local swimming coach, who helps him rediscover his passion for the game.

'As things heat up between them, can Emilia work through past mistakes to realise their love can be more than just a summer fling?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.