AustLit

'The world really can be too small sometimes. Because what are the chances of running into the ex-love of your life – the one who got you arrested – on a group tour through Turkey?

'Lucas Nguyen is celebrating the end of his probation period, but he’s less than thrilled. Because he’s sharing a bus with the girl he’d sworn never to share an automobile with again. She cost him everything he wanted and he hates her for that.

'Fate really has an odd sense of humour, especially for Megan Carter, who thought she’d travelled long enough and far enough to escape her past. Now she has to share the trip of a lifetime with the boy who’s given her a lifetime of regret.

'But neither can deny that the other has changed. So much in fact, that they’re learning about and perhaps falling for each other all over again.

'Can Lucas forgive a childhood mistake that cost him his reputation? And can Megan, who’s been rewriting her past for years, convince him that she could be part of his future?'

Source : publisher's blurb

'Can she have it all? Or will starting over leave a bad taste in her mouth?

'Abigail Mullins is in the business of happy ever afters. Owner of a London boutique cake shop, she caters to brides wishing to express themselves in unusual ways, and relishes her small, creative life.

'That quiet life is disturbed when intriguing, albeit lonely, socialite Dillon Wheeler literally crashes into her life, and one of her clever cake concepts becomes an overnight sensation. Now the media is asking questions about the woman behind the cake. Not only does this new-found popularity threaten the anonymous life she's created, but it brings in a customer who might otherwise never have found her. A customer from Abigail's life before London, who knows what Abigail did to escape it, and who could ruin everything.

'For who's going to trust her with their happy ever after once they know what she did to sabotage her own?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Dana Ryan is a nomad. Her address is the world and the world has been good to her, but a short-notice invitation to her kid sister’s wedding suddenly shifts this very world on its axis.
'Chelsea Ryan is eighteen. Fresh out of high school and still living in the same tiny town Dana fled three years ago, she’s been nowhere and done little. She doesn’t know what the world has to offer, and she intends to marry her first and only boyfriend. Enter Dana: the voice of reason and experience.

'But their reunion is fraught with secrets and surprises. Dana’s parents are welcoming but distant, the groom-to-be is no longer the boy Dana remembers, and the best man is the boy she almost gave up the world for, but left behind.

'It turns out life back home has gone on without her - infinitely more complex than she could have imagined. And as the wedding approaches, Dana realises her nomad ways have cost her a lot more than just foreign currency.'

Source : publisher's blurb

'Adaline Sharp has crossed the world to be anonymous. She's put thousands of kilometres between herself and those who need her, and joined forty-seven others on a group tour through Europe. Freedom is bliss. Acting her age is a novelty and the world away from home is wonderful. But her low profile is not to last.

'Intrigued by the wide-eyed girl who can't seem to get enough of the world, fellow tour mate Rory Frost adjusts his priorities. He's going to see everything, but he's going to see it with her.

'Except Adaline didn't come here to make friends - friends equal obligations and expectations, and Adaline's learned that to need someone is to bind them. Rory must show Adaline that the right relationships can empower her if he is to have any hope of seeing her again after the international departure terminal.'

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'We all wear masks. Some for a night. Others for a lifetime.

'On the eve of a new life, ex-undercover investigator James finds himself at a beach masquerade party, the honoured guest of an unknown host. There he meets Fiona no-offered-surname, and the pair fall into a fast intimacy. But it’s clear this woman is wearing more than one mask.

'With time against them and secrets between them, will this be just one unforgettable night, or will this be the chance to unmask at last?'

Source : publisher's blurb

'A beautiful love letter to the most troublesome of holidays...

'Soft-hearted Reese Ahearn is single for Valentine’s Day. Again. But that’s not going to stop her from spreading the holiday’s sentiment on the streets of Melbourne with short, sweet, anonymous love letters, left for strangers to find.

'The last thing she expects, however, is a reply…' (Publication summary)

'Three years after losing his wife, Dean Foster feels like he's living in a daze. When he finds himself attracted to his new employee, it comes as quite a shock.

'Single mum, Alice Jaye, is struggling to make ends meet. She's too tired to flirt with her gorgeous new boss and firmly maintains a professional distance. But when their children bring them into close contact, keeping their relationship strictly business isn't easy.

'As Alice and her son spend more time with his family, Dean's heart begins to open once more. But can he risk starting all over again?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When Olivia Law returns home for her best friend's wedding, it stirs up a lot of unexpected memories – not all of them good ones. Liv has a history here she'd prefer to forget, and a life in the city she wants to get back to. She certainly doesn't expect to find herself attracted to the bride's elder brother, Cal O'Hara.

'Cal remembers Liv as the trouble making friend of his little sister. He doesn't expect to be faced with an incredibly sexy grown-up version. But Cal has been hurt in the past and is not prepared to risk his heart again. Certainly not for someone who is leaving town in a few days.

'Nothing is certain in this delicious tale about escaping the past. Ask Me for More is a poignant story about finding love where you least expect it.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When family tragedy brings bad boy Ethan Foster home, he doesn't expect a warm welcome. In the small town of Hinterdown reputation is everything - and Ethan's was ruined long ago. Nobody wants him around, particularly not Sam O'Hara, the girl he left behind.

'There's still a powerful spark between them, but Sam is afraid to risk her heart again. And Ethan is hiding a secret that will have repercussions for his whole family. Will the townspeople ever forgive him? More importantly, will those he loves the most find it in their hearts to take him back?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'In hospital following a near-fatal accident, Connor has temporary retrograde amnesia, and there's a blank slate where the last three years of his life should be. It's a woman with haunted eyes and secrets who offers to help him rediscover his past.

'Colleague, friend and ex-lover, Emma warns Connor they must be discreet. No one knows about their past relationship, and for the sake of their jobs, no one can. She reintroduces him to his life and the fascinating redevelopment project they are working on, and the more time Connor spends with her, the more he wants a future with her in it.

'But Emma blames herself for Connor's accident and she won't confess to what broke their relationship in the past. Now Connor is fighting for love, for his job, and for another chance.

'A story about second chances, a second look, and the futility of fighting fate, Unforgettable explores the concept of walking a path already travelled and learning from your mistakes.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.