About the Book: Can a modern woman take lessons in love from Shakespeare? Beth O'Leary meets 10 Things I Hate About You in this sparkling romantic comedy from beloved Aussie author Jessica Dettmann. 'Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more. Men were deceivers ever ...' Since she was sixteen, Willa's curious touchstone in life and work has been … Continue reading Book Review: Without Further Ado by Jessica Dettmann
Contemporary Romance
Book Review: The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
About the Book: A woman struggling with burnout learns to embrace the unexpected - and the man she enlists to help her - in this heartfelt new romance by the bestselling author of The Kiss Quotient, Helen Hoang. When violinist Anna Sun accidentally achieves career success with a viral YouTube video, she finds herself incapacitated … Continue reading Book Review: The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
Book Review: The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
The Bride Test… About the Book: From the critically acclaimed author of The Kiss Quotient comes a romantic novel about love that crosses international borders and all boundaries of the heart... Khai Diep has no feelings. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when ledgers balance down to the penny, but … Continue reading Book Review: The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
Book Review: Love Song by Sasha Wasley
Love Song... About the Book: The heart-warming new rural romance novel from the acclaimed author of Dear Banjo and True Blue. There was something about Charlie. Something about the way he questioned and teased her, brought her outside of herself … the way he’d made her crash headlong into love just by singing to her. … Continue reading Book Review: Love Song by Sasha Wasley
Book Review: If You Could Go Anywhere by Paige Toon
If You Could Go Anywhere... About the Book: How can you know where you're going . . . if you don't know where you're from? Angie has always wanted to travel, but at twenty-seven she has barely even stepped outside the Australian mining town where she was born. Instead, she discovers the world through stories … Continue reading Book Review: If You Could Go Anywhere by Paige Toon
New Release Book Review: Photos of You by Tammy Robinson
Photos of You... About the Book: A compassionate, uplifting story about love for fans of ME BEFORE YOU. 'People are here for me, to celebrate the anniversary of the day I was given life. On the very same day I'd just been told my life was all but over.' When Ava Green turns twenty-eight, she … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Photos of You by Tammy Robinson
Christmas Feature: One Day in December by Josie Silver
Looking for a non-Christmassy story that is infused with the spirit of Christmas to read this Christmas? My little Elf has just the pick for you. It’s lucky I read an advanced copy, because he's not letting this one go! And by the way, that first sentence is all Elf, he's yet to master the … Continue reading Christmas Feature: One Day in December by Josie Silver
New Release Book Review: On the Same Page by Penelope Janu
On the Same Page… About the Book: WINNER OF THE XO ROMANCE PRIZE Sometimes a girl just has to do what’s in her heart … By day Miles Franklin, named after the famous author, is a successful lawyer. But by night she writes historical romance novels under the pen name Emma Browning. When Miles’s assistant … Continue reading New Release Book Review: On the Same Page by Penelope Janu
New Release Book Review: Genealogy by Mae Wood
Genealogy... About the Book: Inspired by real, hundred-year-old love letters. At thirty-three and with her future unclear, Ali Waller finds her way home again. A box of long-forgotten love letters written to her great-grandmother holds the unlikely key to Ali finding her new path. As she tracks down the letter writer and his descendants, Ali … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Genealogy by Mae Wood
Behind the Pen with Mel A Rowe
Today I am delighted to welcome Mel A Rowe to Behind the Pen, sharing with us a few of her favourites. Over to you Mel... What is your favourite and why... Character from your latest release, The Football Whisperer? It’s Brendan Ward, the unlikely hero in The Football Whisperer. He’s such a likeable character who … Continue reading Behind the Pen with Mel A Rowe
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