AustLit

'Sandra Holeman's life is perfect. So. F**ing. Perfect. Her friends are always telling her how lucky she is. She lives in a beautiful home in the Hamptons with her successful handsome husband and her two all-American adult children.

'What could a woman like Sandra have to worry about?

'Well, nothing until her husband Darren leaves her, stating he can't respect a partner without ambition or drive.

'Dalton Holeman, Darren's younger brother is on hand to provide support for Sandra and her children, while Darren continues to do just as he pleases.

'Dalton helps Sandra see the world and her life differently, but Hampton's society is a brutal world, and Sandra doesn't know if she can bare the scrutiny her changing attitude and life choices will bring.

'Will Sandra explore the possibility of a relationship with the black sheep of her husband's family, or will she allow the expectations of the world she lives in override her heart?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Penelope and Michael Davis have been separated for four years and things have changed.

'For Penelope, life is damned fantastic!

'Having been the main breadwinner, the housekeeper and the finance manager for their entire relationship, Penelope has moved on with her life, and her hot, twenty-five-year-old lover, Alexander, the DJ.

'Michael is not faring as well. He is haunted by his failed writing career, his finances are a catastrophe and … he is still completely and utterly in love with his ex.

'When the situation with Michael's finances finally come to a head, he asks Penelope if he can stay with her a while. She eventually agrees and the weeks that follow see them reflecting on their past and their present, and where it all fell apart.

'With the help of her Friday night drinking pals, Penelope is driven to ask herself the question—how many chances do you give the one you love?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Maria Pinelli is voluptuous, confident, smart and sassy. She’s also extremely unlucky in love. It doesn’t help that she’s wildly in-love with her handsome but socially inept best friend Ethan, who happens to be engaged to a young, bubbly, skinny blonde.

'As Maria tries to forget her woes by throwing herself into her work at the Olsen Corporation, a revelation threatens to unravel her family and she comes to rely on her friendship with Ethan more than ever.

'Ethan attempts to forget the trauma of his childhood by managing his life to the minute. He begins to find that there is no recipe for life, and no amount of meal prep or precise ironing will change the fact that sometimes life is meant to be messy.

'Does Maria have what it takes to keep her family from imploding? And can Ethan overcome the ghosts of his past and allow himself to live a life without fear?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'LIVING WITH THE ENEMY MAKES YOUR BLOOD RUN HOT.

'Dee Lovelace is a career woman.

'The move to Mason Valley is all about the next step in her career—running a factory. Unfortunately, Dee doesn't think much of the town or the factory, and she certainly doesn't think much of the foreman, Travis Parker.

'He's cocky, curt, annoying and ... sexy.

'Due to a company error, and much to Dee's horror, she is forced to stay with Travis and his gorgeous six-year-old daughter Annie—indefinitely.

'As Dee settles into her role and forms a friendship with Annie, she realises there are many things in Mason Valley she may have misjudged.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'SOME SECRETS REFUSE TO DIE...

'For Joanna Mendis, Blaxland Falls is full of bad memories and ghosts of the past.

'The thought of returning to her hometown makes her feel physically ill, but a job offer she can't refuse is enough to lure her back. With her teenage daughter Sasha by her side, Jo tries to make a new life in her old home.

'Her plight is made somewhat sweeter by the fact that her new boss is a hunky Norwegian billionaire, and her job as a cleaner is set in a beautifully designed boutique hotel.

'Blaxland Falls is a stunning town, and work is ... interesting, but that doesn't stop the ghosts of the past from rearing their heads. Her arrival in town makes some people very uncomfortable, and as much as she tries to push her past behind her, Jo soon learns that the darkest secrets always refuse to die.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Emma Stapleton's husband was a good guy. At least, that's what she'd thought before he dumped their fourteen-year marriage down the toilet. She and her twelve-year-old son are left reeling, and a holiday to the beautiful beachside town of Urchin's Bluff promises to be an escape for them both.

'Emma plans to enjoy the small-town charm, swimming, and spending time with her best friend, Jane. However, a chance meeting with Cole Merchant—local firefighter and chronic bachelor—sets her pulse racing. Too bad Emma's sworn off men.

'While she unwinds in the quaint beachside setting, Emma falls in love with life by the sea ... and the locals steal her heart as well. Just when it looks as if everything is about to come together for Emma, disaster comes calling—in more ways than one.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.