The Application of Pressure by Rachael Mead
RACHAEL MEAD launches her debut novel THE APPLICATION OF PRESSURE
For paramedics Tash and Joel, a regular workday is like a supercut of the worst days of other people’s lives. They maintain their sanity through a friendship built on black humour, but as the constant exposure to trauma takes its toll, both, in different ways, must fight to preserve their mental health and relationships – even with one another. How much pressure can they handle, and what will happen when they finally crack?
With each chapter revolving around an emergency – some frightening, some moving, some simply funny –Rachael Mead digs beneath the surface of gore and grit to lay bare the humanity of emergency services personnel and their patients. This breathtaking novel reveals not only the trauma of a life lived on the front line of medicine, but also the essential, binding friendships that make such a life possible.
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500 Miles by Deborah O'Ferry
DEBORAH O'FERRY launches her debut novel 500 MILES
Anna Marcus is successful in the world of computers, but not as accomplished when it comes to lasting relationships. Which would be fine … if she wasn’t also completely and madly in love with the idea of being in love and being loved in return.
Anna’s growing fear in life is that the love she imagines doesn’t exist at all. That she is waiting for something that isn’t even real. When she meets Justin — smart and caring, with an unforgettable smile — he is a perfect candidate for her fairy-tale life, and it makes Anna start to wonder if there is hope after all. But if Anna’s trust in love isn’t a big enough obstacle, Justin’s girlfriend certainly is. That, and the fact he lives in another state — 500 Miles from Anna's Melbourne life…
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The Farm at Peppertree Crossing by Léonie Kelsall
LEONIE KELSALL launches her new book THE FARM AT PEPPERTREE CROSSING
~A traumatic past, an unexpected inheritance, and a family whose secrets are kept by the town~
Surrendered at birth, city-girl Roni has convinced herself she has no need of anyone – other than her not-as-tough-as-he-looks rescued street cat, Scritches, and her unborn baby, who she’s determined will feel all the love she was denied.
In South Australia, rural matriarch Marian faces her mortality with her customary forthrightness. Deciding to right the wrongs done by her family, she bestows her estate upon her estranged niece, Roni. However, this is no simple inheritance: Marian seeks to control her legacy from beyond the grave by setting tasks – which disguise life-lessons gleaned from the tragedies of her own past – that Roni must complete before she can claim the property that could change her future…
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Navigable Ink by Jennifer McKenzie
JENNIFER MACKENZIE launches her poetry collection NAVIGABLE INK
Indonesian writer and activist Pramoedya Ananta Toer spent most of his adult life in jail, imprisoned first by colonial powers and later by Indonesian governments. In 1993 Jennifer Mackenzie received a copy of Toer’s manuscript Arus Balik and the author’s blessing to translate it into English. This was at a time when the author’s now celebrated work was banned in Indonesia and he was under house arrest in Jakarta.
Jennifer Mackenzie’s own Navigable Ink is a rare poetic exploration of Toer’s tragic, visionary and ultimately triumphant life. Navigable Ink is a work of poetry that is at once activist, lyrical and heart-wrenching. You don’t just read these poems – you feel them.
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Blazing Fear by Leisl Leighton
LEISL LEIGHTON launches her book "BLAZING FEAR"
Fire stole his past - now it is threatening to burn everything, and everyone, he loves. All over again...
Flynn Findlay likes everyone to think he's in control, but the death of his wife during the bushfires six years ago changed everything. Now, even though it feels like a betrayal,…
Dr Prita Brennan is ready for a fresh start in Wilson's Bend with her adoptive son, far from her overprotective family. It would be perfect, except some of the locals don't like the changes she's making to the practice. …
But when harassment escalates to arson Flynn and Prita must work together to figure out who is after her - and why they are trying to burn to the ground everything she touches.
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The Spin Doctor's Wife by Theresa Miller
THERESA MILLER launches "THE SPIN DOCTOR'S WIFE"
Megan is desperate for a baby, running hard on the IVF treadmill and heading for the edge. Meanwhile, her PR spin-doctor husband, Laurie is distracted by very different desires. Enter Carla, an ambitious young singer, who can give them both what they want-at a price.
For years, Megan was a much-loved schoolteacher, but her world falls apart after she's unfairly dismissed. She hopes having a baby will fill the void. Instead, her discovery that Laurie has secretly fathered a child, adds insult to injury. Finally, Megan devises a plan to take back control of her life.
How far will Megan, Laurie and Carla go to get what they want?
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Racetrack Royalty by Renée Dahlia
RENEE DAHLIA launches her book "RACETRACK ROYALTY"
One fast horse, and a whirlwind romance set among the glamour of Royal Ascot.
Shannon Bassett
It’s a long way from Merindah Park, Australia, to Royal Ascot—but that’s where I’ve found myself. The international stud farm that bought my horse, Biographical, want him to race and as his trainer, they need me here. I’m not the top hat and penguin suit type, and the media here don’t get my horse at all—unlike the beautiful woman reading the newspaper over my shoulder on the train today. I’m going home soon so I shouldn’t fall for Ananya, but she understands me as well as horses ... and she’s sexy as hell ...
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Bottlebrush Creek by Maya Linnell
MAYA LINNELL Launches "BOTTLEBRUSH CREEK"
'A heart-warming, funny and poignant story about the joys and heartbreaks of country living. A winner.' Victoria Purman, bestselling author of The Land Girls
Between managing a bustling beauty salon, hectic volunteer commitments and the lion's share of parenting two-year-old Claudia, Angie McIntyre barely has time to turn around. And with each passing month, she feels her relationship with fly-in, fly-out boyfriend Rob Jones slipping through her fingers…
A sparkling rural romance of changing relationships and family ties from the bestselling author of Wildflower Ridge.
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Master Mindset by Diane Demetre
DIANE DEMETRE launches her new book "MASTER MINDSET"
21 transformative ways to master your life in this uncertain time
Blending science, personal empowerment and spirituality, Diane shares her wisdom gained from owning successful businesses, decades of intense self-scrutiny and conscious living. She condenses her forty-plus years teaching, counselling, coaching and leading teams of people into simple, yet effective strategies that you can immediately implement to master your mindset.
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Breaking Storm by Vikki Holstein
VIKKI HOLSTEIN launches her DEBUT NOVEL "Breaking Storm"
Kelsey's sole purpose in life is to keep four-year-old Pipa safe. Conceived in a violent, drug-induced rampage, Pipa is being hunted by the man responsible. He wants her dead, and no matter how far Kelsey and Pipa run, the brewing storm is never far behind.
Protection lies in Kelsey's hometown of White Wattle Creek in the form of Ethan, the man who'd always been her safe place. The one she loved. And the one who broke her heart …
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On A Starlit Ocean by Charlotte Nash
CHARLOTTE NASH launches her new book "ON A STARLIT OCEAN"
An island medical romance with a hint of gothic mystery, from Australia's much-loved author of THE HORSEMAN and SAVING YOU. Erin Jacobs spent the last four years on racing yachts, working for outrageously wealthy owners in glittering regattas around the world. She hasn't been home in all that time, carrying the unspeakable secret of her father's mysterious disappearance offshore.
But when her sister Skye begs her to return home to Great Haven Island, Erin finds the former holiday paradise has fallen on hard times…
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Darkfall by Indigo Perry
NDIGO PERRY launches her memoir "Darkfall"
Darkfall is a potent and unforgettable work of compelling writing about an adolescence lived in an Australian country town in the 1980s: desolate, dusty and bleak. Indigo Perry's narrative is a journey of grief, arranged around a score of music from alternative and post-punk sources, music unavailable outside cities in an age before the internet. This music provides an imagined soundtrack, a ballast, for her isolation…
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Red Herrings For Breakfast by Annabet Ousback
Annabel Ousback launches her memoir Red Herrings for Breakfast.
This beautifully written Australian story traces the history of brother and sister Annabet and Anders Ousback, who grew up living in the now iconic boatshed at Balmoral Beach in the 1950s. While it seemed idyllic, their lives were anything but…
The story also covers the evolution of 1950s Sydney to the glamorous and excessive Sydney of the ’80s. Supporters of the #metoo movement will find Annabet’s story both heartbreaking and inspiring.
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Sweatshop Women Volume 2
Writer, Artist, Lawyer and Activist, Amani Haydar, launches "Sweatshop Women Volume 2"
Sweatshop Women is an exciting and contemporary collection of prose and poetry written by women from Indigenous, migrant and refugee backgrounds. In this second volume, Australia’s most urgent new voices return to reclaim their stories of culture, sovereignty and diaspora.
Featuring: Christine Afoa, Sydnye Allen, Maryam Azam, Ferdous Bahar, Flordeliz Bonifacio, Shankari Chandran, Janette Chen, Cindy El Sayed, Phoebe Grainer, Aseel Harb, Amani Haydar, Sheree Joseph, Meyrnah Khodr, Shirley Le, Abeny Mayol, Jessicca Wendy Mensah, Gayatri Nair, Lieu-Chi Nguyen, Sara Saleh, Christine Shamista, Mary Anne Taouk, Divya Venkataraman and Diane Wanasawek. Foreword by Ruby Hamad. Edited by Winnie Dunn.
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Untethered by Hayley Katzen
Hayley Katzen launches her memoir "Untethered"
Set in the unpredictable beauty of the Australian landscape, and told with Hayley Katzen’s compelling candour and rigour, Untethered charts one migrant’s search for home. Part love story and part off-the-grid adventure, Untethered is a powerful reminder that home can be found in many forms – in love, in family and friends, in ideologies and political movements, in landscapes and communities, and ultimately, in ourselves.
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Caked in Dust by Mel A. Rowe
Mel. A. Rowe launches the 3rd book in the Elsie Creek Series, "Caked in Dust"
A shy kitchenhand. A sultry ex-fireman. And a town’s tradition is about to be tested…
From the bestselling author of the much-adored Elsie Creek Series, the romantic adventure continues in this fun, tasty test of trust, love, and dusty outback traditions, revealing that the perfect recipe for happiness in the home is much bigger than a house—it’s a town.
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The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan by Lisa ireland
The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan is a charming, nostalgic and heart-warming story for women of any age – and it all begins when 79-year-old Shirley kidnaps husband from his nursing home for one final adventure . . .
‘Elderly. Is that how the world sees me? A helpless little old lady? If only they knew. I allow myself a small smirk.’
When Shirley Sullivan signs her 83-year-old husband, Frank, out of the Sunset Lodge Nursing Home, she has no intention of bringing him back …
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Something To Talk About by Rachael Johns
Rachael Johns launches her latest rural romance "Something to Talk About"
It’s the opposite of love at first sight…or is it?
Dairy farmer Tabitha Cooper-Jones has a heart of gold, yet she’s the eternal bridesmaid. Everyone’s best mate. Despite facing some serious challenges over the years, she’s built a successful ice-cream business and cafe, she’s adored by her family and is an integral part of her hometown – there’s just one thing missing from her life. But the last thing Tab wants is a man – or worse, love – to stop her achieving her dream…
A moving story of overcoming obstacles and learning to love, from ABIA award-winning author Rachael Johns.
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After She Wrote Him by Sulari Gentil
“This mystery won the 2018 Ned Kelly Award under the title Crossing the Lines.Now available in the United States, it’s a twisted masterpiece about writing and the loss of identity while writing. The disturbing examination of obsession and loss will appeal to readers of literary novels and introspective books about the writing process.”
Library Journal
If you get lost in a book, be sure you can find your way back...
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The Inheritance of Secrets by Sonya Bates
Sonya Bates launches her adult historical mystery, "Inheritance of Secrets"
A brutal murder. A wartime promise. A quest for the truth. No matter how far you run, the past will always find you…
Gripping. Tense. Mysterious. Inheritance of Secrets links the crimes of the present to the secrets of the past and asks how far would you go to keep a promise?
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