AustLit

'Belle Hamilton is a romantic at heart. She's engaged to the love of her life and dreams of marriage, children and a happily ever after. Belle’s world is close to perfect until one afternoon she makes a decision she can't take back. In the blink of an eye, Belle’s life spirals out of control. She loses everything that is dear to her and is forced to flee to the other side of the world where she meets Andrea, a local bartender from Rome, and develops an unexpected friendship with him. Their connection is powerful but can they break through the complications of past hurts and a long-distance relationship to make it work, or will one terrifying night in Paris end it before it had a chance to begin? Interwoven is the first book of the Belle Hamilton novels; a story of love and fate and how it can all balance upon the decisions we make.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Belle Hamilton is struggling to find her feet. She's trying to move on from that terrifying night in Paris a year ago but is finding it difficult. She’s plagued with nightmares and her long-distance relationship to Italian boyfriend, Andrea, is challenging.

'When her father suffers a heart attack, Belle rushes to his bedside and overhears a whispered conversation that was never meant for her. A flood of revelations follows and suddenly, Belle’s entire world is turned upside down. More importantly, the mysterious death surrounding Riley’s mother thirty years earlier, comes into question. Was her death an accident? Did she jump or was she pushed? And why is nobody talking?

'Belle and Riley embark on a quest to Scotland for answers. Amidst the raw beauty of the Highlands, they must unravel the past and piece together secrets that were carefully buried three decades ago. They are confronted with lies, betrayal, secrecy and the biggest mystery of all; what really happened to Bridget Alexander?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Tuscany, 1984: On the evening of the annual Medieval Spring Festival, a child mysteriously vanishes without a trace, shattering the tranquil existence of a small town. Her body was never found.

'Thirty-five years later, Belle is living a peaceful life in a Tuscan farmhouse with her fiancé, Andrea, when she stumbles across a box buried beneath the old pepper tree on the farmhouse grounds.

'Happily married and still living in Tuscany, Belle and Andre pursue their dreams of starting a family. They’ve commenced fertility treatment and are hopeful it will result in a pregnancy. But a surprise bombshell from Belle’s best friend, Riley, puts their treatment on hold.

'Riley announces that she’s marrying her partner, Emilio, and asks Belle and Andre to fly to Sydney for the wedding. But this is not the only surprise waiting for Belle when she arrives in her hometown.

'Someone she loves dearly confesses devastating news to her, rocking her to the core. Belle’s world falls apart as she and Andre must decide if they will stay in Sydney, putting their dreams of having a baby on hold. One thing Belle knows for certain, she won’t lose another person she loves.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.