AustLit

'Wrongly disgraced and her career left in tatters, palaeontologist Darcy Manning embarks on a mission to expose the fossil smuggling syndicate responsible, to clear her name and reputation. But how will she resist sexy country boy and fellow fossil-hunter Mitch Beaumont, when he is such a crucial piece of the puzzle? Set at Matilda Station in outback Queensland, Outback Treasure is one woman's story of the search for truth and justice, even at the risk of her own heart.'  (Publication abstract)

'“Three women arrive in Tingara for different reasons and become friends. Romance enters their lives along the way as they each struggle to find what they seek."

'Thirty-something jeweller, Emma Hamilton, returns to her childhood home town of Tingara, a charming historic village in the foothills of the Victorian Alps.

Builder, Malcolm Webster, commutes to Tingara from nearby Bendigo each weekend to work on restoring a beautiful old Victorian homestead.

When Emma and Mal meet, attraction flares but he is younger and, wary after her failed marriage, Emma is not in the market for romance. Will Mal’s humour and charm break down her barriers?

'From a sleepy country town aflame with autumn colour to the harbour side city of Sydney, EMMA’S PLACE, is a fun journey to finding the true place of a woman's heart and life.' (Publication summary)

'“Three women arrive in Tingara for different reasons and become friends. Romance enters their lives along the way as each struggles to find what they need.” Workaholic accountant, Hannah Charles, takes a leap of faith and a badly needed holiday in a house swap from the Cotswolds to converted St. Anne’s church in Tingara, Australia. Easy going architect-cum-artist, Will Bennett, has family estrangement issues and lives an alternative lifestyle in the small country town. Can an untidy artist and a guilt ridden runaway overcome their differences and distance enough to let love grow? From a chocolate box cottage in the Cotswolds to Gum Tree Lane in a winter deep Australian country town, and on to the Mediterranean, HANNAH’S HOLIDAY is a flight of adventure across the world all about letting go and moving on.' (Publication summary)

'What happens when romance bursts into your life but you don't want it? Sophie Nash has seen personal loss devastate her family and has vowed never to lose her heart.

Geologist Charlie Kendall is a country boy at heart and dreams of escaping the city. When charismatic Charlie saunters onto Sophie's outback pastoral station in South Australia's panoramic Flinders Ranges, sparks fly. But when Sophie risks losing Casuarina Downs, she doesn't have time for love. Trouble is, like a boomerang, Charlie keeps returning. What's a woman to do?' (publication blurb).

'Widowed wheat farmer Dusty Nash, of Sunday Plains pastoral station, is captivated by the spirited redhead who arrives in the district. Irish teacher Meghan Dorney has left her floundering engagement for a six-month posting to the outback of Western Australia. Thrown together in the small, isolated community, each resists their budding attraction to resolve personal issues and tragedy. But when Dusty learns the truth about the newcomer, can he forgive enough to love?' (publication blurb).

'A cottage, a secret and a betrayal. For Jennifer Hale, with a rebel sister and ailing mother, a cottage in the small Australian country town of Bundilla holds the key to a dream. Or more correctly, her mother's wish - as the wife of an itinerant minister - for a home of her own. For city architect, Sam Keats, the cottage with its treasure of old letters and diaries unlocks a mystery stretching back to the Vietnam war, exposing long held family secrets and a betrayal of promises made. From Australia to America and Malaysia, Jennifer and Sam must each confront their own ideals and personal restrictions to find the courage to open their hearts enough to build a possible future together.' (Publication summary)

'Anne Gray is forced to marry for the chance of a better life. Until she learns that her cruel husband murdered his first wife and now threatens her, so she flees Devon and escapes to Australia. James Barratt emigrated from Sussex to Australia to make his fortune. After his fiance jilts him, he vows never to fall in love again and takes a mistress who convinces him to try again. In Australia, Anne changes her name and answers James' advertisement for a wife. But her blossoming romance and marriage is short lived when her past returns to haunt her and, once again, she is forced to flee. Pregnant and homeless, Anne struggles to resolve her future until James finds her and the real truth is uncovered.' (Publication summary)

'Young Scotsman, Duncan Penross, lands on the pioneering shores of the colony of Port Phillip in 1838. It is the dawn of the pastoral era in colonial Australia. Fuelled by a lust for women and fierce ambition in this rough man’s world, he is determined to succeed, make a fortune and build an empire. To this fledgling colony Isabelle Waring courageously emigrates from northern England to also forge a new life and is employed by Duncan Penross as his housekeeper. With an eye to securing his dynasty, Duncan marries Isabelle to bear his sons. But his expectations do not develop as he planned. As his family grows, their lives and fates unfold with tragedy, struggles and always the hope of love. As secrets and lies unfold, can Isabelle stay loyal or will she seek happiness elsewhere? From cottage to bluestone mansion with its flamboyant peacocks on the lawn, this engrossing new Australian saga is filled with the lives and passions of a pioneering pastoral family in the nineteenth century' (publication blurb)

'Single mother Summer Dalton arrives from New South Wales to her grandfather's small farm in the Western District. However, memories of her hippy parents' banishment for their free-loving morals - decades before - remain. Her hope is to settle on the land she's inherited, so she refuses her new neighbour Ethan Bourke's offer to buy her out. Then, a jealous old flame and Ethan's disapproving mother come into the mix. Can Summer and Ethan resolve their growing attraction to one another?' (publication blurb).

'Elly George, CEO of her own personnel training academy, Gold Staff, in Melbourne, offers to mind her godchild while her best friend is in hospital after an accident. When she realises she cannot work and cope with a baby, she hires Rusty Webster, an Environmental Engineer and part time nanny for his sister’s Angel Care agency.

'Living together in her penthouse apartment, attraction and romance blossom. But Elly isn’t in the market for a husband. Her career is her life and she believes she is not maternal so she resists him. Divorced Rusty comes from a large family, wants a wife and kids of his own, and is determined to succeed second time around.

'When Rusty leaves for his work in the Northern Territory, Elly misses him and fears she has lost her chance for love yet when he returns and proposes, her confusion mounts. Needing her career and not necessarily children, she refuses. Can Elly overcome her doubts and take a risk on happiness, and will Rusty change her mind?' (Publication summary)

'Marine biologist, Sophie Brookfield, travels to the Great Barrier Reef off the Queensland coast of Australia, to complete her thesis research. After meeting tourist operator and helicopter pilot, Drew Mitchell, she discovers they share the same impossible dream to own a tropical island. Attracted by his magnetic charm, Sophie finds herself falling in love but fights her attraction, believing Drew is bound to another and cannot return her love. Heartbroken, she returns to Sydney. Will she ever see Drew again, and what will happen to their dream?' (publication blurb).