Australian rural fiction writer, Pamela Cook, talks to us about her new book Close to Home a heartwarming story about letting go of the past and embracing the future. There’s a dash of a dysfunctional family, a smidgeon of country town tension and a little romance with a park ranger … Cook is also the author of Blackwattle Lake, an engaging novel of finding your place in the world a... Read more
From London to Tobruk to Australia to New Britain to Cornwall to Australia and then back to Cornwall and back to Australia again, The Secret Years follows a difficult yet heart-warming journey that spans years and continents. After an intriguing prologue we are introduced to Lucy, a soldier on a return flight from Afghanistan heading home to Townsville. She hopes to start planning her wedding b... Read more
Fans of the Twilight Saga: rejoice! Today, a special Twilight Tenth Anniversary/ Life and Death dual edition is available, pairing the original Twilight with a reimagining – Life and Death – by Stephenie Meyer. The twist? In Life and Death, the iconic tale is told through the eyes of a human teenage boy in love with a female vampire. So Bella is now Beau; Edward is now female vampi... Read more
Bestselling Australian rural author Fiona Palmer talks to us about her new novel The Saddler Boys. And for the lucky that get in quick, they’ll receive a signed copy! For a limited time only, order The Saddler Boys and you will receive a signed copy. Offer available while stocks last. The Saddler Boys Fiona Palmer School teacher Natalie has always been a city girl. She has a handsome boyf... Read more
The Booktopia Book Guru asks Mary Jo Putney author of Not Always A Saint and many more… Nine Naughty Questions ____________ 1. Headless washboard abs, a torrid embrace, the sprawling homestead, an elegantly dressed décolletage, or the vaguely kinky object against a dark background – what’s your favourite type of romance cover and why? I like having people on the cover, preferably a coupl... Read more
The Booktopia Book Guru asks Julie Anne Long author of The Legend of Lyon Redmond and many more… Nine Naughty Questions ____________ 1. Headless washboard abs, a torrid embrace, the sprawling homestead, an elegantly dressed décolletage, or the vaguely kinky object against a dark background – what’s your favourite type of romance cover and why? Some of those covers are pretty artful and s... Read more
I’ve just returned from the Romance Writers of Australia Conference in Melbourne, catching up with fellow authors, publishers and agents, so I thought I’d mention three books from other Australian romance writers that I’ve loved in recent times. They are all from different genres but they can all be connected through similar threads – a touch of romance, suspense and action. Beyond Fear by Jaye... Read more
Firehawk helicopter pilot Vern Taylor can’t help but be distracted by gorgeous mechanic Denise Conroy. Fighting forest fires with Mount Hood Aviation is a far cry from some of the violence Vern has seen…until they find out that MHA isn’t all that it seems. I love heroines who have non-traditional careers, and helicopter mechanic fits that bill. I particularly love Denise’s camarader... Read more
I love a good Regency as much as any romance reader, but I’m so glad that we’re continuing to see authors exploring different setting and time periods in historical romance. Lady Emily’s Exotic Journey is set in Constantinople. Forget ballrooms and tea – Lady Emily Tremaine explores the ruins of Nineveh and experiences the wonders of travelling on an ‘odiferous donkey’. And of course, the... Read more
‘…he was…an impoverished, unloved orphan with a passion for books. Her every feminine impulse jumped into attention.’ An introvert, Maddie Gracechurch invented a fiancé – conveniently abroad, fighting in the war – to avoid ballrooms and the pressure of having to find a suitable match. But when said fiancé turns up at her doorstep years later, marries her without so much as kiss (okay, one kiss)... Read more
