Cirrus@Austlit

'A teenage contortionist and a young cardsharp risk danger to right a family legacy of injustice.…

'Nineteen-year-old contortionist Ren Putri is committed to circus, study and self-discipline  – in that order. But after being rescued from a carnival fire by cardsharp Zep Deal, she's overwhelmed by some highly disorderly thoughts. Zep has a history of trouble, and now he's been suspected of sabotaging the circus that's become his whole life. Ren is already coping with family, and keeping secrets of her own – but she can't resist a mystery. Will Ren's penchant for solving puzzles bring the case against Zep to rights, or will digging further into the bad blood between rival carnivals only put them both in danger?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'A ringmaster's daughter and a bearded lady's son join forces to stop a saboteur…

'Nineteen-year-old Fleur Klatsch is loyal to her trapeze team and her ringmaster father, dedicated to the circus, and tough on everyone around her. After a series of accidents at Klatsch's Karnival, Fleur is left holding the ball: she's running the show, trying to stop a saboteur, and taking care of her dad. She doesn't need anyone's help, least of all Eugenia Deloren's son, Marco, who's been trying to break out of the circus life since the moment he was born into it. All Marco needs to do is get Klatsch's back on its feet so he can leave. But after one fateful kiss with Fleur, will he really want to? And will Fleur and Marco figure out who's trying to kill the show before someone kills them…'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'A teenage trapeze artist and an apprentice strongman on the run from a terrible crime…

'Seventeen-year-old Sorsha Neary's life is changed in one night when she defends herself behind the vans of her family circus troupe. Now Sorsha and apprentice strongman Colm Mackay are travelling south, to evade the fallout and escape the long arm of the law. All they have in their favour is talent, an old promise, and slim acquaintance with the crew members and performers of their new home, Klatsch's Karnival. But the question for Sorsha and Colm isn't if the police will catch up with them, but when…'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Boozer, brawler, ladies’ man – nineteen-year-old Harris Derwent is not a good guy.

'His one attempt to play the hero – helping out his old flame, Rachel Watts – has landed him in hospital. Now injured, broke, and unemployed, he’s stuck back in the country, at his father’s mercy. Harris needs to pay off his dad’s debts, and fast. But working as a runner for a drug cartel is a dangerous path – especially if Harris agrees to narc…

'Eighteen-year-old Amita Blunt is the perfect police sergeant’s daughter – practical, trustworthy, and oh-so responsible. Getting involved in Harris’s case was never part of the plan. But working at the hospital, she’s invisible – which makes her the ideal contact for a boy feeding information back to the police…

'Harris and Amie’s connection is sizzling hot – but if the cartel finds out about them, things could get downright explosive. Backed into a corner, with everything at stake, it’s time for Harris and Amie to find out if love really has no limits…'

Source: Publisher's blurb.