About the Book: One perfect life. One disastrous week. The brand-new novel from bestselling, acclaimed and beloved author Toni Jordan. As the eldest child in a single-parent family, Kylie's always had more important things on her mind than smiling for random strangers. Controlling her job, her home, her romantic life and - most importantly - … Continue reading Book Review: Prettier if She Smiled More by Toni Jordan
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Book Review: Book Lovers by Emily Henry
About the Book: Nora is a cut-throat literary agent at the top of her game. Her whole life is books. Charlie is an editor with a gift for creating bestsellers. And he's Nora's work nemesis. Nora has been through enough break-ups to know she's the woman men date before they find their happy-ever-after. That's why Nora's sister … Continue reading Book Review: Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Book Review: Dinner at the Schnabels by Toni Jordan
About the Book: You can marry into them, but can you ever really be one of them? A novel about marriage, love and family. Things haven't gone well for Simon Larsen lately. He adores his wife, Tansy, and his children, but since his business failed and he lost the family home, he can't seem to … Continue reading Book Review: Dinner at the Schnabels by Toni Jordan
Book Review: Windswept and Interesting by Billy Connolly
About the Book: In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend and national treasure Billy Connolly reveals the truth behind his windswept and interesting life. Born in a tenement flat in Glasgow in 1942, orphaned by the age of four, and a survivor of appalling abuse at the hands of his own family, Billy’s life is … Continue reading Book Review: Windswept and Interesting by Billy Connolly
Book Review: Love and Other Puzzles by Kimberley Allsopp
About the Book: Rory's life is perfectly predictable, ordered and on track – just the way she likes it. She walks her 12,000 steps a day, writes her to-do list and each night she prepares her breakfast chia pods and lays out her clothes for the next day. She's doing everything right. So why does … Continue reading Book Review: Love and Other Puzzles by Kimberley Allsopp
Book Review: One-Night Stand by Simon Taylor
One-Night Stand... About the Book: Ben Thomas made a mistake. A one-night stand with Natasha Peters has got her pregnant. Now he has two options: give up on his dream as a comedian and get a day job or abandon his responsibility and be a total dick. Only when Tash tells the full truth does … Continue reading Book Review: One-Night Stand by Simon Taylor
Book Review: The Dressmaker’s Secret by Rosalie Ham
The Dressmaker’s Secret… About the Book: It is 1953 and Melbourne society is looking forward to coronation season, the grand balls and celebrations for the young queen-to-be. Tilly Dunnage is, however, working for a pittance in a second-rate Collins Street salon. Her talents go unappreciated, and the madame is a bully and a cheat, but … Continue reading Book Review: The Dressmaker’s Secret by Rosalie Ham
Author Talks: Nicholas J. Johnson – You can’t make this stuff up
I tell people that I write fiction because I can’t be trusted with the truth. After all, I’ve worked as a professional magician for almost thirty years. My entire life has been dedicated to fabrication. I’m not just a regular magician either. I play an ‘honest con man’ swindling audiences with card cheating demonstrations and … Continue reading Author Talks: Nicholas J. Johnson – You can’t make this stuff up
Book Review: Jane in Love by Rachel Givney
Jane in Love... About the Book: At age twenty-eight, Jane Austen should be seeking a suitable husband, but all she wants to do is write. She is forced to take extreme measures in her quest to find true love – which lands her in the most extraordinary of circumstances. Magically, she finds herself in modern-day … Continue reading Book Review: Jane in Love by Rachel Givney
Book Review: House of Trelawney by Hannah Rothschild
House of Trelawney... About the Book: The seat of the Trelawney family for over 800 years, Trelawney Castle was once the jewel of the Cornish coast. Each successive Earl spent with abandon, turning the house and grounds into a sprawling, extravagant palimpsest of wings, turrets and follies. But recent generations have been better at spending … Continue reading Book Review: House of Trelawney by Hannah Rothschild
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