AustLit

'After working as a nurse with Australian soldiers in World War I, Amy Carmichael settles in the little town of Gundaroo, South Australia. There she is reunited with one of her former patients, returned digger Danny McLean - and meets his brother, Randall...

'The McLeans own Drovers Run, a big station just out of town. But Drovers Run is in trouble - and so is Amy. She likes Danny, but is dismayed to find that it is Randall for whom her feelings are growing most strongly. In a small town rumour is rife, and when shots are fired during a cattle rustling operation, it is the trigger for the inevitable showdown between the brothers...' (Publisher's blurb)

'Family saga moving from India and southern Africa to Queensland, Australia. After her mother's death, Rani Ashiramsi leaves her home in Bombay to join her father in the African village of Saringal. There she falls in love with plantation manager, Willem Dewar. But Willem is married, and when Rani discovers she is pregnant she decides to make a new life for herself and her child, bringing her to a marriage of convenience and Queensland's cane valley. Author is former president of Romance Writers of Australia. Her previous titles include 'The Sheikh' and 'Heart of the Outback'.' (Publication summary)

'Is someone or something trying to drive Jessica Pearce insane? Could it be the hereditary factor of insanity in her family tree? Is it Simon, her doctor husband? Or is something darker and more sinister happening to her on Norfolk Island? Jessica Pearce is a successful Perth barrister, until she suffers an emotional breakdown three weeks after the death of her son. In an attempt to heal Jessica and her husband, Simon moves to Norfolk Island for a six month break away from their hectic worlds. Jessica, immersed in her misery, is touched by Sarah, a land-locked spirit, tied to Norfolk Island and unable to leave or rest. Sarah sees Jessica as the one to set her free from her spiritual bonds. Slowly Sarah's story of her brutal death in the times of colonial settlement unravels. the already strained marriage of Jessica and Simon is threatened by the mutual attraction between Jessica and Marcus Hunter, a former psychologist and a native Norfolker who teaches South Pacific history at Auckland University. the marriage is further threatened by Sue Levinski, a nurse who sees the difficulties Simon and Jessica are encountering as a perfect opportunity to perfect her life, being the partner of a successful doctor. With the breakup of Jessica and Simon's marriage, she and Marcus turn to solving the mystery of her haunting. Who is Sarah? What has she done?'(Publication summary) 

'Laura McRae is beautiful, gifted, madly in love - until at eighteen her life is shattered in a few brief moments. All she can cling to is her talent for fashion and her determination never to be poor again; a talent and determination that take her into the glamorous salons of Sydney high society.' (Back cover)