Hello everyone and welcome back to Romancelandia! The land of first kisses, second chances and even some ménage à trois action if that’s your thing. Hey, we’re a broad church here – there is something for everyone. And zero judgement!
October is upon us and, in case you weren’t keeping count, its now only 73 days until Christmas. Yikes – in a year that has already felt 2,392 days long, this last bit sure has sped by! Before too long there will be a plethora of snowy covers out there with cutesy Christmas titles but, considering it’s heating up in most parts of Australia, let’s hold back that tide for a little while longer and see what this month has to offer. So, go grab a nice cold Pimms and lemonade from the pitcher over there by the loveseat and have your clicking finger at the ready!
Don’t forget, all of this month’s books are available via Booktopia in either print or digital, so just click on the covers if something takes your fancy!
Australian Romance Authors
Second Chance Lane
by Nicola Marsh
Natasha Trigg leads a simple life in small-town Brockenridge. She works at the roadhouse, has good friends, and at the centre of her world is her daughter, Isla. She knows dumping musician Kody Lansdowne thirteen years ago by misleading him about her pregnancy was best in the long run. She drove him away so he could achieve his dreams but has always felt guilty. When a matchmaking Isla invites a surprise new neighbour to dinner, Tash and Kody come face to face once again …
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Blackbird Broken
by Keri Arthur
Generations of De Montfort women have protected the sword in the stone. Gwen is the last of them, following in the footsteps of her grandmother, Moscelyne. But the sword has now been drawn, and the new Witch King may well be working with Darkside.
Now the race is on to find the missing artifacts that will stop the king accessing the full power of the sword. But as the attacks escalate and the fractured clues of history are slowly pieced together, Gwen, Mo, and Luc Durant – the motorbike-riding warrior from an ancient order of knights – quickly realise all is not as it seems.
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Climbing Fear
by Liesl Leighton
X-Treme TV sports star Reid Stratton has everything – until his best friend falls to his death on a climb while shooting their show. In the fierce media fallout, Reid begins to question everything about himself. Crippled by a new fear of climbing, Reid returns to CoalCliff Stud, his family’s horse farm, to recover.
Single mother Natalia Robinson is determined to start afresh, away from the shadow of her past. A job at CoalCliff Stud where she lived as a child is the perfect opportunity to live the quiet life she always wanted. But she is unprepared to see Reid, and is even more unprepared for the passion that still burns between them …
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International Romance Authors
Holiday Hookup
by Jamie K. Schmidt
A Hawaiian hookup … sun, sand and seduction!
Most people would kill for two weeks of relaxation. But being shipped off to navel gaze at a health-nut resort in Maui is Blaine Stephens’s tofu-laden version of hell. Until curvaceous personal chef Selena Thompson shows him the most delicious – and seductive – ways to unwind. But a tropical hookup may leave them craving something neither can afford!
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Alaskan Christmas Redemption
by Belle Calhoune
Yes, okay, I did sneak one Christmas title in …
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Returning to Owl Creek after years away, Braden North is determined to help his best friend, Piper Miller, save her failing diner. But as they work to revitalize her business, Braden’s convinced he must hide the truth about a tragedy from their past – or risk losing Piper for good.
If he can find the courage, might telling her everything make this Christmas a time for healing and forgiveness?
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Ties That Tether
by Jane Igharo
At twelve years old, Azere promised her dying father she would marry a Nigerian man and preserve her culture even after emigrating to Canada. Her mother has been vigilant about helping – forcing – her to stay well within the Nigerian dating pool ever since. But when another match-made-by-mom goes wrong, Azere ends up at a bar, enjoying the company and later sharing the bed of Rafael Castellano, a man who is tall, handsome, and white.
When their one-night stand unexpectedly evolves into something serious, Azere is caught between her growing feelings for Rafael and the compulsive need to please her mother.
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Amy’s Favourite of the Month!
As an extra treat each month, I recommend one of my fave reads/authors to you. This month I’m recommending Insecure by Ainslie Paton. Now, as always with my fave authors, it’s almost impossible to recommend just one and that goes double for Ainslie. Lucky for everyone she has a nice little backlist which you can check out here.
Ainslie is a Sydney author with a truly distinctive style. She has an amazing way with words, such a beautifully artistic turn of phrase that’s almost poetic. Words that shouldn’t normally work together somehow just do under her penmanship. She also writes really great women and very swoony men.
Insecure
by Ainslie Paton
Jacinta was the CEO in waiting. Mace was the geek from IT. She had an office suite on the top floor. He worked in cubicle hell. She had power, influence, her life mapped out. He had big dreams, and an appetite for risk.
They had one hot night written all over them, except the city conspired to turn that night into a weekend of unexpected passion and deep connection.
Will love be enough when Jacinta’s star falls and Mace’s dream takes flight, or will ambition, expectation and insecurity pull them apart?
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Okay – that’s the rundown this month. I hope you join me down the rabbit hole next month in Romancelandia. Until then, stay safe and happy reading!
Amy Andrews
About Amy
Amy Andrews is an award-winning, USA Today best-selling Aussie author who has written seventy plus contemporary romances in both the traditional and digital markets.
She’s sold three million books and been translated into over a dozen languages including manga. She has won three Ruby awards and is a triple RITA finalist.
In her other life, she was a paediatric intensive care nurse for twenty-one years. Amy lives near the sea with her husband of 30 years.
You can find out more about Amy and her books here.
Nothing But Trouble
For five years, Cecilia Morgan’s entire existence has revolved around playing personal assistant to self-centred former NFL quarterback Wade Carter. But just when she finally gives her notice, his father’s health fails, and Wade whisks her back to his hometown. CC will stay for his dad—for now—even if that means ignoring how sexy her boss is starting to look in his Wranglers.
To say CC’s notice is a bombshell is an insult to bombs. Wade can’t imagine his life without his “left tackle.” She’s the only person who can tell him “no” and strangely, it’s his favourite quality. He’ll do anything to keep her from leaving, even if it means playing dirty and dragging her back to Credence, Colorado, with him...
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