Cirrus@Austlit

'Forgiving the past was too painful until now.

'Almost forty, Abby Taylor has built a new life for herself in the small country town of Bindarra Creek. When an old friend convinces her to give two adolescent boys a temporary home, she is torn between a growing love for these orphans and the grief in her past.

'After his marriage fell apart, Roman Taylor has focused on his career. An unexpected phone call sends him rushing to Abby's side where he is drawn into his estranged wife's new life – a life that could offer a future he thought he'd lost forever.

'Will they seize this second chance to have a family of their own?

'Or will fate once again destroy their dreams?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Fire Captain, Kel Jones, suspects an arsonist is active in his town of Bindarra Creek. But he's distracted by his newest recruit, petite Greek goddess, Thalia of the divine-baklava.

'When a callout to an accident gives him his first break in the case, he's shocked when the investigation throws up an unexpected suspect. Sparks fly as the search for truth pits him against his newest recruit.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Sometimes it's good to take a risk...

'Hannah McKenna loves working with horses and is trying hard to keep it altogether after her first horse syndication deal turns sour. Since then she's been careful and played life straight, and has had enough. She runs into trouble when she meets Blake Hudson – the man who put together the failed deal – who rescues her when she takes a nasty tumble from a horse.

'Blake Hudson is known as Mr Nice Guy, but there are dark shadows in his past. He’s the dealmaker, the perfect go-between who puts together horse syndications and once the deal is done he moves on. Problem is, Hannah is the exception and he can't keep away, but fears she will walk if she knew the truth about his past.

'He hadn’t bargained on dealing with a mischievous third party called attraction.

'When she discovers the truth, both realise they could lose everything, including each other.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When Jaclyn Douglas is posted to Bindarra Creek Central School as the new principal, she has plans to bring the school forward. Hiding a difficult past behind an aloof exterior, this committed career woman finds it hard to be accepted by the community. When Ryan Rossiter, her nemesis, turns up in town, Jaclyn wonders what else can go wrong in her life. If only Ryan wasn’t one of the good guys.

'Ryan Rossiter has had enough of city life and moves to his property on the outskirts of Bindarra Creek. He can’t afford to live off the land, so he continues his work as a building contractor for the Education Department. Meeting up with Jaclyn again is a shock, because he knows very well why she can’t be trusted.

'Why has she moved to this small loyal community? Can Ryan believe her assertion that she is here to stay?

'And more to the point, can he resist the attraction that this woman holds for him, or will she pull him into her web of lies?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.