Books - Fiction
Beyond Mombasa
Beyond Mombasa tells the unforgettable story of Ronald and Florence Preston, the pioneering Victorian-era couple who, with the help of 1000 mutinous coolies, not to mention all manner of beasts, attempted the seemingly impossible – building a railway line from …
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Beyond the Frame’s Edge
Adyn Cole returns from New York to Australia for the final farewell of his uncle, leaving a decade of life behind him- a career ended, a relationship in ruins.
Back in Sydney, Adyn discovers his uncle has generously favoured him …
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Beyond the Orchard
A haunting story of yearning, love and betrayal from the bestselling author of Thornwood House
Lucy Briar has arrived home in turmoil after years overseas. She’s met her fiancé in London and has her life mapped out, but something is …
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Black Ice
Artist Kirri Smith is haunted by the memory loss she suffered in New Orleans, and plagued by fear of what it may hide.
When American Daniel Brand walks into Kirri’s art gallery on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, their encounter results in …
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Blackwattle Creek
It’s September 1957, two days before the VFL grand final, and Detective Sergeant Charlie Berlin finally has some time off. But there’s no rest for this decent if damaged man, still trouble by his wartime experience as a bomber pilot …
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Blackwattle Road
Liona is looking back over her life. She has been a witness – and sometimes an unwilling participant – to Australia’s twentieth century. In many ways her story has mirrored Australia’s own. There have been wars, hardship, depression, moments of …
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Book of Dreams
Kyle is a young man with no future and no past. Orphaned at a young age, he is bitter and uses his tough upbringing as an excuse for his lack of direction in life. But a mysterious parcel is about …
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Bro
What happens when you mix teenage boys, a fight club and ethnic rivalries? You get war. Romeo Makhlouf knows the rules. Stick with your own kind.
Don’t dob on your mates or even on your enemies. Respect the family. But …
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Burnt Sunshine
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 …
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Chanel Sweethearts
Country girl Jess has lost so much in the past year. So when an old flame reappears to offer her a new life in the city, far from the idyllic country town where she grew up, Jess decides to trade …
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Chimaera – The Well Of Echoes (Book 4)
All resistance has been crushed. The Council’s air-dreadnought fleet has destroyed Fiz Gorgo’s defences. Nish is the last hope of the allies, but he is trapped in a burning watchtower. Before he can hope to rescue his friends, he must …
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Chronicle of Ages – The Celestial Triad (Book 1)
Earth must follow its own path for a time while the gods battle elsewhere. Noah, storyteller and chronicler, tutors the children born after colonisation and must explore the past to fill in the gaps in his written histories. Tory, Maelgwn …
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Claim the Kingdom
The compelling saga of two brothers… one driven by adventure, the other driven by the devil.
A vast land lies open to those fearless enough and ruthless enough to claim it…
The year is 1793. Cash and Jack Tremain have …
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Cold Justice
A teenage girl stumbles across the body of her classmate, Tim Pieters, hidden amongst the bushes. His family is devastated, the killer is never found.
Eighteen years later, political pressure sees the murder investigation reopened. Detective Ella Marconi tracks down …
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Colours of Gold
Annie Reuben is an art restorer in her father’s business, but times are tough.
After being given a long-lost painting found in the basement of a condemned hotel, Annie becomes intrigued by the two girls who stare out of the …
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Combustion
On a ruthless quest to save the planet, Bunsen releases the Swarm, an airborne nanotech virus that targets combustion engines and detonates their fuel supply.
Terror and chaos reign as the City of Angels explodes. Every vehicle is now a …
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Covet
18 months after her ordeal at the hands of the sadistic ‘Stiletto Murderer’, fashion model and forensic psychology student Makedde Vanderwall must confront her demons when she returns for the trial. But just as the verdict is handed down, the …
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D-E-D Dead!
From the moment international photographer and special agent Alby Murdoch drops his gun on a St Kilda tram he knows he’s in for a bad day. Then his partner Harry is gunned down in a coffee shop. By lunchtime, Alby …
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Dance With the Devil
In the eye of a storm, as Dr Emma Randall prepares to bury one man, another enters her life with the force of the cyclone gathering around them. Drew Jarrett, his feet and hands torn by nail wounds, has stumbled …
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Dancing to the Flute
Abandoned as a young child, Kalu, a cheeky street kid, has against all odds carved out a life for himself in rural India. In the quiet village of Hastinapore, Kalu makes friends: Bal, the solitary buffalo boy, and Malti, a …
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