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"I'm Ernest Cunningham. Call me Ern or Ernie. When the Australian Mystery Writers� Society invited me to their crime-writing festival aboard the Ghan, the famous train between Darwin and Adelaide, I was hoping for some inspiration for my second book. Fiction, this time: I needed a break from real people killing each other. But the Ghan is not the respite I'd been hoping for. It turns out I've trapped myself on an 1,800-mile journey with a powder...
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"Corinna Chapman detests Christmas. Shoppers are frantic and the heat oppressive in Melbourne, Australia. And now, Corinna finds herself dealing with a rose-addicted donkey, a maniacal mother with staring eyes, a distracted assistant seeking the definitive glacâe cherry recipe, a fearless witch, and the handsome Daniel with whom she would like to spend a lot more time. But Daniel is tracking two runaways whose Romeo-and-Juliet romance is not as straight-forward...
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"The daughter of Cambodian refugees, Ai grew up in the small Australian town of Whitlam populated by Asian immigrants who once fled war-torn countries to rebuild their shattered lives. It is now the late 90's and despite their parent's harrowing past, Ai and her tightknit group of school friends: charismatic Brigitte, sweet, endearing Bowie, shy, inscrutable Tin, and politically minded Sying, lead seemingly ordinary lives, far removed from the unimaginable...
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Harlequin presents volume 1815
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When Ashley met Harry...;
Mischief was what Harry Clifton intended when he traveled to Australia in search of an heir.
Marriage was the last thing on Ashley Harcourt's mind when she met Harry.
But William, Ashley's enterprising young son, had other ideas! He saw Harry and decided he'd make a perfect father. To his surprise, Harry found he liked the idea of an instant family, But he'd need more than young William's help to persuade Ashley to trust...
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Emily Tempest, part aboriginal and part white, is back in Moonlight Downs after a long absence. She left to get an education and travel abroad, and wonders whether she still truly belongs in this remote, rough-edged world. But within hours of her arrival, an old friend is murdered, and the police have set their sights on a rogue aborigine as the chief suspect. It will be up to Emily to ask questions, and make sure justice is served.
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A tormented and humiliated mixed-race Australian man reaches his breaking point and takes terrifying revenge on his abusers in this critically acclaimed novel based on actual events In Australia at the turn of the twentieth century, Jimmie Blacksmith is desperate to figure out where he belongs. Half-Anglo and half-Aboriginal, he feels out of place in both cultures. Schooled in the ways of white society by a Protestant missionary, Jimmie forsakes tribal...
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"Coming from a moderately traditional Muslim family, twenty-seven-year-old Samira Abdel-Aziz has endured her fair share of arranged matches--first dates she calls "doorknock appeals," where she and her possible suitors eat snacks in her living room in the company of both sets of parents. Her general rule: no shoes with tassels, no cheesy leather jackets, no mustaches. A girl has to have some standards, right? The truth is, Samira is already experiencing...
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To bed…or wed?
When Serena's engagement to a propertydeveloper ends, she vows to avoid rich men! As a hairdresser, she wasn't good enough for her fiancé-as she overhears tycoon Nic Moretti comment at a party!
Serena's shocked when her new job brings her into contact with Nic. Determined to teach him a lesson, she's shaken by the passionate relationship that develops. But does this billionaire want a high-society bride?
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Tomorrow series volume 4
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As survivors of an enemy invasion of their homeland, Ellie and her friends return to Australia as guides for soldiers from New Zealand who plan an attack on the Wirrawee airfield.
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"A botanical illustration of a butterfly, a missing baby, and a twisty mystery fifty years in the making. 1868, Morpeth. Theodora Breckenridge, still in mourning after the loss of her parents and brother at sea, is more interested in working quietly on her art at the family's country estate than she is in finding a husband in Sydney society, even if her elder sister Florence has other ideas. Theodora seeks to emulate prestigious nature illustrators,...
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Colleagues, housemates...soulmates? After a disastrous relationship, paramedic Jenny needs this fresh start in remote Willhua. When her living arrangements fall through, gorgeous local doc Rob offers Jenny and the injured pup she's just rescued a room. Their immediate chemistry is overwhelmingly intense, but it's clear this single dad's life is currently in limbo--placing him firmly off-limits! Jenny's scared to open herself up again. Is this instant...
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Harlequin medical romance volume 1337
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A safe haven...a second chance? Escaping to Australia for a yearlong doctors' exchange is perfect for pediatrician Allie, who's working through the trauma of a past relationship. Finding support from her former and once-shy colleague Zac is the healing she needs. But while Zac has become a confident and surprisingly irresistible man, he carries his own scars. Despite knowing their handover is imminent, it seems to Allie that Zac isn't quite ready...
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Harlequin presents volume 2989
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"British billionaire Warwick Kincaid likes to take risks -- though they don't include marriage and children. Twelve months is his limit when it comes to relationships. Warwick asks beautiful Australian receptionist Amber Roberts to move into his luxury Sydney penthouse, and she dares to hope he might have changed ... . But after they've been together ten months Warwick starts to act cold and withdrawn. Is Amber's time up, just like the women before...
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With matters of the heart, Geography is the least of their complications Hawk Bowhill's heart never left his family's cattle ranch in Australia. But when he meets fiery Montana cowgirl Jessie Brand, it's love at first sight-with a baby soon to follow. Jessie's loyalty to her own influential ranching family is challenged as her father conspires to send Hawk packing. But when Hawk must return to the outback, will the price of their happily-ever-after...
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When his helicopter crashes in the Outback, a captivating stranger keeps Reid Blake alive. Under the cover of darkness, a desperate intimacy is kindled... so when Reid is rescued and she disappears, he won't rest until he finds her! Ari Cohen hasn't forgotten Reid, but she's learnt the hard way that happy endings don't exist. Helping at his family's annual ball, she doesn't expect the shocking thrill of his recognition... or the sensational kiss they...
17) Seven Mile Beach
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"It was just a harmless lie -- to say he was driving Danny Grogan's car when it was caught speeding down the Sydney streets on New Year's Eve -- and Danny's father, a billionaire real estate tycoon, had promised to make it worth his while. But when former reporter Nick Carmody stands up in court, it becomes clear that he doesn't know what he's admitting to -- until it's too late. Nicks 'good deed' hurls him into a world of secrets, drugs, corruption--and...
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Harlequin Bianca volume 917
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"Estaba dispuesta a casarse por el bien de su familia, pero no iba a aceptar de buen grado el papel de esposa obediente Los Theron siempre habían sido una de las familias más ricas y poderosas de Australia y no creían que Reith Richardson, un empresario que se había hecho a sí mismo tras criarse en una humilde granja, fuera digno de negociar con ellos. Hasta que la situación cambió drásticamente y Reith se convirtió en el único hombre que...
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"Lola Harris, a gutsy twenty-year-old accustomed to surviving on her own, returns to the ramshackle house of her childhood in the tiny Western Australian Wheatbelt town of York to attend her foster mother's funeral. Once there, she's quickly pulled back into her old life through the familiar surroundings and the small town heart throb she once loved. When a parting gift from her foster mother reveals clues to a long-forgotten murder, Lola begins to...
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De la autora de Big Little Lies, una novela deliciosamente oscura sobre matrimonios, hermanos, secretos y cómo la gente que más queremos es la que nos puede hacer más daño. Los miembros de la familia Delaney se quieren con locura...es solo que a veces se asesinarían. Para todos los que los conocen, los Delaney son una familia envidiable. Incluso después de todos estos años, los padres, Stan y Joy, siguen teniendo una química evidente y continúan...
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