AustLit

'With a failed marriage behind her, and her career dreams in tatters, Sarah returns home to Lord Howe Island to run the family store. Paradise to most, Lord Howe is the last place Sarah wants to be, trapped on an island with her two ex-best friends, Floss and Jules.

'Floss has the life she always wanted: married to her high school sweetheart, Andy, with five gorgeous children. But something is missing from her marriage. And now she has a secret that threatens to tear her happy family apart, and the only person she can talk to is the woman who pushed her away.

'For Jules, forgetting the past is impossible. Her four-year-old daughter is an everyday reminder of the friendships she has lost. But when a discovery turns her life upside down, she knows this is an opportunity to set things right.

'This summer, can these women overcome the pain of the past and find their way back to the friendship they once had?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Cinderella will go to the ball... And be seduced by the Prince Prince Vittorio's spontaneous invitation to shy hotel maid Rosa is supposed to end at Venice's most exclusive Carnival ball. But their instant chemistry soon leads to a scorching encounter! It's meant to be Vittorio's last taste of pleasure before duty demands he marry and provide an heir. But will one night with unexpected virgin Rosa be enough to slake his desire for her...?'   (Publication summary)

'His vengeful seduction... will bind them together - forever! Athena Nikolides is wary of being exploited for her newly inherited fortune. But charismatic Alexios Kyriakos is already a billionaire, and with their overwhelmingly intense desire, Athena feels safe with him. So she's devastated to learn Alexios only wants her to avenge himself against her father! But when the consequence of their undeniable passion is revealed, now he wants her for so much more...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'The trouble with choices… is they come with consequences.

'Dumped on the eve of her brother's wedding, schoolteacher Sophie Faraday throws caution to the wind, and winds up in the arms of the sexy best man. Meant to be a one–night fling, an unexpected consequence means Sophie must face one of the hardest choices a woman ever has to make…

'Older sister Beth finds life is tough enough juggling a mortgage, shift work and raising her ten–year–old daughter alone. When she meets Harry, the quiet gardener with a heart of gold, she's determined to place him firmly in the friend zone. How can she let herself love again, when the guilt she carries every day reminds her what love can cost?

'Hannah, older twin to Beth by ten minutes, has her own reasons for avoiding relationships. But when Irishman Declan walks into her veterinary clinic with an orphaned joey in his arms, she's seriously tempted. But isn't resisting the attraction the safest option? Especially when the secret she's held close for so long can only guarantee heartbreak…

'Will the Faraday girls learn that, with your sisters by your side, the wrong choices can still lead to the right places?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Caleb Knight’s ex accused him of being married to his firefighter job, and maybe she was right. He’s given up looking for happy ever after and finds what he needs between Ava’s scorching sheets. But lately, he’s wondering whether this thing with Ava might become more permanent… Artist Ava Mattiske's ability to trust was shattered long ago. Her steamy fling with Caleb is perfect until he starts talking long-term. She puts on the brakes, but when a bushfire threatens her studio and Caleb is on the scene, Ava realizes that there is one man she can count on... But will it be too late?' (Synopsis(

'A wife to secure his crown?

'Rashid al Kharim must travel to Qajaran with his infant half sister to take his place as sheikh. But before he enters a world of deceit and danger, he seeks oblivion in the arms of a beautiful stranger, just as tormented as he…

'Nanny Tora Burgess eagerly waits to meet her new boss—but is horrified to discover he's her red-hot, one-night lover! Rashid is cold, distant and has a shocking proposal that will shackle her to the sheikh forever! Tora should say no, but her mouth forms the one word that she can't take back—yes!'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'THEY SAY OPPOSITES ATTRACT. EVERYONE EXCEPT DAN THAT IS...

'Dan Faraday is a thirty-seven years old Adelaide Hills third generation orchardist who is badly in need of a wife if this business is ever going to make it to a fourth generation. Luckily for Dan, his sisters have given him a gift that will make finding a wife easier - a subscription to a dating agency. And luckily Dan knows exactly what he needs - someone sensible with sober habits, who appreciates the primary producers life and is looking to settle down.

'ENTER LUCY...

'Lucy Marino has been a gipsy for all of her twenty-five years, never staying in one place long enough to call it home. Now she's backpacking her way around Australia. Permanence isn't part of her DNA, even if the cherry farmer she's working for makes it hard to remember why and the property reminds her of another time, when life was more settled and secure...

'AND LET THE GAMES COMMENCE!

'Soon the sparks are flying, and not just because Lucy's left the gas on and the caravan she's been living in explodes. And soon Dan realises that the perfect matches he's meeting on the dating site aren't nearly as appealing as the impetuous, gorgeous blonde he now has living in his house. Would it kill him to give in to his desires?

'Maybe not, but Dan's not looking for temporary and Lucy's not looking for permanent and there's no way this is going to work.

'Is there?' (Publication summary)

'Enslaved by their desires

'Kadar Soheil Amirmoez couldn't keep his eyes off the blond-haired beauty strolling through Istanbul's ancient marketplace. So when he sees her in trouble, Kadar is only too willing to act…

'Amber Jones has never met such an intensely commanding man as Kadar. Her reactions to him both scare and excite her—maybe that's because he is at first her hero, then her captor!

'This wasn't the journey of exploration Amber came to Istanbul for, but as the exotic atmosphere seduces her, she soon becomes his willing captive and he a very attentive keeper! ' (Publication summary)