Tough Choices, Family Fractures and Lies, and Childhood Friendships Gone Wrong

It’s no secret – life changes us. But what do we do if we know that we, or someone close to us, made the wrong move in the past and we’re now placed in a situation where we have to confront the issue? Life needs to go on, but can the repercussions and possible heartache…

Q&A with Penelope Janu. Adventure and romance…fresh, fun, fiction

“Sometimes a girl just has to do what’s in her heart…”   By day Miles Franklin, named after the famous author, is a successful lawyer. But by night she writes historical romance novels under the pen name Emma Browning. When Miles’s assistant covertly enters her boss’s novel in one of Australia’s biggest literary awards—and it wins—Miles’s…

Where the River Runs – new release from Fleur McDonald

New release from bestselling, multi-genre author Fleur McDonald…capturing imagination through stories Read an excerpt! Ten years ago, thirty-year-old Chelsea Taylor left the small country town of Barker and her family’s property to rise to the top as a concert pianist. With talent, ambition and a determination to show them all at home, Chelsea thought she…

Lost Without You – new release from Rachael Johns

A fresh and poignant novel of family, journeys, past decisions … and dresses … from the ABIA award–winning, bestselling author Rachael Johns Read a few words from the author and an excerpt from the book Four women, one dress, and the secret that binds them all… On a special night that is supposed to be…

Authors Give Their Take on the Rural Fiction Phenomenon

What appeals in rural fiction? Why do authors write it? Why do they think readers love it? Read on with takes from Aussie fiction authors Sasha Wasley, Cathryn Hein and Michael Trant   Love is random. Accidental. You just live your life and then one day it’ll hit you with the right person. Wandering soul…

The Lost Pearl – recent release by Emily Madden

A sweeping family saga of long lost love, for readers of Fiona McIntosh and Mary-Anne O’Connor. From Pearl Harbor to the shores of Sydney, a secret that spans generations could unite a family – or destroy it. Recent release by Emily Madden Honolulu, Hawaii 1941 On the evening of her sixteenth birthday party, Catherine McGarrie wants…

Table for Eight – recent release from Tricia Stringer

Bestselling author and master storyteller Tricia Stringer tackles troubled relationships, second chances and love old and new in this uplifting story of unlikely dining companions thrown together on a glamorous cruise. Readers of Liz Byrski, Monica McInerney and Rachael Johns will love this book. Read a few words from the author, and an excerpt from…