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Author |
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The Darkness Within |
| by Jason Nahrung |
| Published by Hachette Australia |
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When photo-journalist Emily Winters receives a mysterious phone call, she agrees to a meeting at an isolated church on the outskirts of Sydney. There, a stranger tells her of a supernatural conspiracy. The women in Emily's family have been resisting a sacred order of elemental magicians for centuries. And this Cabal wants her power. Calling on the strengths of her ancestors, Emily must fight to free herself and her family from the evil that has held them captive. On a night of magic and blood she makes a choice that could save them...or destroy them all.
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The Tattooed Man |
| by Alex Palmer (aka Margaret Innes) |
| Published by HarperCollins Publishers |
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Paul Harrigan is a top cop who has survived the corruption and political manoeuvrings of the NSW Police. So far... Harrigan is called to a grisly murder scene in Sydney's wealthy north: four dinner guest are seated around the dinner table - all dead. One of them a Senator's ex-wife; one of them a missing corrupt NSW detective. And the mummified condition of the detective's body - identified by a distinctive tattoo - suggests he has been dead for quite some time... Politics, corruption, big business, espionage and illicit technology... Alex Palmer weaves them all into a heart stopping race for the truth.
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A Fire In The Shell - Book 3 Circle of Nine Trilogy |
| by Josephine Pennicott |
| Published by Simon & Schuster |
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| Imagine if your darkest dreams had the power to kill... In Circle
of Nine a coven of witches unleashed chaos by opening a portal to Eronth,
a parallel world where magic, prophecy and ancient myths are real. Now, in this
third book of the trilogy, the coven return to close the portal. But dark forces
are working against them. Is one of their own betraying them?
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Bride of the Stone - Book 2 Circle of Nine Trilogy |
| by Josephine Pennicott |
| Published by Simon & Schuster |
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| The trials of Emma Develle who is trying to stop the sacred Eom crystal
from recharging and threatens to throw the magical Goddess-worshipping world of
Eronth into deadly turmoil.
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The Circle of Nine – Book 1 |
| by Josephine Pennicott |
| Published by Simon & Schuster |
| Emma Develle is a struggling artist with an extraordinary talent, the
gift of second sight. The violent and apparently supernatural death of her Aunt
Joanna begins a strange series of events that will change Emma's life forever.
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| Sex Without Madonna |
Peter Phelps |
Pan O/P |
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Burnt Sunshine |
| by Estelle Pinney |
| Published by Penguin |
Sydney, 1936, and gorgeous Greta Osborne is a burgeoning stage star about to join the famous Palace Theatre in New York. But meeting married British naval officer Andrew Flight at New Year's Eve party changes everything. A heart-warming and colourful novel, Burnt Sunshine traces the testing but joyous journey of Gretaand Andrew. Bravely battling disapproval, disappointment and near-tragic loss, together the pair's sustaining love helps them laugh, triumph and take on the world. |
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House on the Hill |
| by Estelle Pinney |
| Published by Penguin |
It's the early 1920s in Far North Queensland, and the three Dalton sisters
board with Mrs Saunders in the house on the Hill. Belle Dalton, the youngest sister,
has stardust in her eyes. A talented singer and dancer, she tours with a vaudeville
troupe to rodeos and shows. Molly reigns as head cook at the King's Hotel, and
can whip up any stylish gown. The eldest sister, Josie, has bookish ambitions
and a strong spirit. This heart-warming novel about the power of dreams brings
to life Australia's exotic far north of days gone by. |
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| Time Out for Living |
Estelle Pinney |
Pan |
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When the Snowgums Dance |
| by Anne Rennie |
| Published by Simon & Schuster. Also published in New Zealand |
| Set against the unique beauty of Australia's Snowy mountains, the winter
playgrounds of the mega rich and the steamy tropical north of Papua New Guinea
comes the story of Kylie Harris, a woman with a thirst for adventure. When glamour
and fun turn to tragedy Kylie is forced to reassess her life. She chooses to help
others. She is determined to move forwards. But can she find the courage to let
go of her past?
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| Song of the Bellbirds |
Anne Rennie |
Simon & Schuster
Also published in NZ |
| Reach for the Dream |
Anne Rennie |
Arrow
Also published in NZ |
| Ride With the Wind |
Anne Rennie |
Arrow
Also published in NZ |
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Against the Tide |
| by Irini Savvides |
| Published by ABC Books |
Katie and Matt are champion ocean swimmers, who love nothing better than a challenge that will test their training and skills to the limit. But even the toughest Sydney beach is nothing, compared with the course of events mapped out for them by their parents! Effi and Christie live in another world – intense, funny, often overheated and far removed from the coast in so many ways. And when those two worlds meet, in an unforgettable blend of love and loss, violence and poetry, only the strongest will succeed in swimming against the tide.
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Who Loves Lucy? |
| by Moya Sayer-Jones |
| Published by Penguin |
Hi, my name is Lucy Flowers and I'd like to thank you for picking up
this book. I don't necessarily expect you to take it home, though. Sure, I hope
you do. But I don't expect it. I mean, after everything I've been through this
year, I'd be crazy to start expecting stuff all over again, wouldn't I? Meet
Lucy Flowers - smart, loveable and very funny. Who loves Lucy? You will!
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Love Rat |
| by Moya Sayer-Jones |
| Published by Penguin |
| Julie Trinker has just discovered her career as The Daily Post's Stain
Guru is over. And she suspects the rest of her life's in deep trouble too - including
her marriage. Then she becomes entangled with a frustrated sculptor, the charming
Art Storey... This is a funny, touching novel about adultery, betrayal and self-improvement.
When Julie and Art assert their own versions of the truth, you'll find yourself
caught in the middle - like a rat in a trap!
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| Little Sister |
Moya Sayer-Jones |
Allen & Unwin |
| Mouth to Mouth |
Moya Sayer-Jones |
Penguin |
| Eagle on the Hill |
Maggie Shannon |
HarperCollins |
| River of the Sun |
Patricia Shaw |
Hodder Headline |
| The Feather and the Stone |
Patricia Shaw |
Hodder Headline |
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The Chance |
| by Andy Shea |
| Published by Simon & Schuster |
| One bored billionaire. A simple bet between two friends. Four ordinary
people on opposite sides of the world. $10 million the prize on offer to them.
But to get it they must kill.
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| The Disciples |
Andy Shea |
Simon & Schuster |
| Never Say Never |
Prim Shea |
Arrow. Also published in Germany and the UK. |
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Whispers from the Past |
| by Lilly Sommers |
| Published by Woman's Day Fiction |
| It is 1928 and, after the death of her beloved husband Billy, Evie Woodward
and her husband's best friend Daniel Roxburgh have become partners in the Roxburgh
Psychic Detective Agency, a bogus agency investigating psychic phenomena. However,
when Evie channels a French woman called Genevieve from beyond the grave, it is
as if the pin has been pulled from her life and the truth begins to unravel. Suddenly
Evie finds herself in a world where past and present have become inextricably
entwined....
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| The Glass House |
Lily Sommers |
Pan |
| The Bond |
Lily Sommers |
Pan |
| The Dark Dream |
Lily Sommers |
Arrow |
| When Shadows Fall |
Lily Sommers |
Arrow |
| Footsteps in an Empty Room |
Lily Sommers |
Arrow |
| Between the Ceiling and the Sky |
Eugenia Tsoulis |
Flamingo |
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