AustLit

'Journalist Charlotte Ashe unmasks the big lies. But uncovering this lie could endanger the one person she’s trying to save…

'Charlotte is determined to expose Tyrone Garner—a former football star turned property developer and everyone’s darling. Everyone is wrong. But to prove he’s a fraud, she needs help.

'Tired of her quiet life, Allie is thrilled to engage in a bit of espionage for her best friend Charlotte. Allie’s great with secrets. She’s guarded her own well.

'Then the nightmare begins.

'And the cracks start to show… 

'Allie vanishes.

'Charlotte is desperate for clues. Is Allie alive or dead? What had she discovered that put her in danger? And how will Charlotte cope with her guilt? The more Charlotte learns about Allie’s secrets, the more she wonders how well she knew her best friend. And then she uncovers a lie so big she questions everything she believes…about Garner, Allie and herself.

'Best friends share all their secrets… don’t they?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Charlotte Ashe is desperate to get out of her light-relief gig as TVWE’s ‘weather babe’. When an elite footballer hands her a scoop that could make her career, she never expects it to lead into danger.

'Joey Baptiste is on the cusp of greatness, and the edge of despair. Confiding in Charlotte is his last chance at a way out. Instead, it signs his death warrant.

'Can Charlotte unravel the tangled truth behind Joey’s death before her big break kills her?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Ten twisted tales of love and relationships. Some are light, most are dark and all have a twist in the tale.

'Water gives life and takes life; the elder tree curses anyone who dares to flaut her wishes; Seamus discovers a graveyard is no place for a quiet whiskey; Susan learns a truth about her husband that may have ruined Christmas

'Just some of the short stories and flash fictions from Australian suspense author Rowena Holloway'

Source: publisher's blurb

A mother’s secret…

Intrigued to learn her mother once lived in Italy, a secret she has kept for thirty years, Harriet (Harrie) Taylor accepts the challenge to determine if the remains known only as the Positano Skeleton belong to her mother’s long-lost friend. It’s as good an excuse as any to escape Australia and the stench of career failure. And succeeding just might prove her worth—as a journalist and a daughter.

An Italian odyssey…

Harrie finds beautiful Positano isn’t quite the sun-soaked paradise of the holiday brochures, despite the attentions of sexy bar owner, Antonio. No one wants to talk to a foreigner about the skeleton or the past, least of all the local commissario who has fresher bodies to worry about. How can she probe old secrets when she doesn’t even speak the language? Then a homeless man hands her a photograph and Harrie is forced to question how far she will go to find the truth.

Source: Author's Blurb

'One dark secret. Two troubled souls. The lie that brings them together could tear them apart.

Mina Everton's search for the criminal father who deserted her years ago draws her into the sinister underbelly of the Australian suburbs and a lie twelve years in the making. Detective Lincoln Drummond is investigating a series of robberies. Simple. Until he meets Mina, who gets to him in ways he's never faced before, and it soon becomes clear the truth behind the robberies is far from simple. Despite Mina's growing feelings for Drummond, she can't bring herself to trust him. And the closer she gets to her father, the more she looks, and acts, like a suspect. To expose the truth she must choose - destroy herself ... or the only man who believes in her.

'Sometimes love isn't enough...

'Intoxicating suspense that will grip you from the start.' (Publication summary)