Ivana Čejková (International) assertion Ivana Čejková i(18564835 works by)
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3 y separately published work icon Meet Me in Venice Barbara Hannay , North Sydney : Penguin Random House Australia , 2019 16886995 2019 single work novel

'The new romantic drama by multi-award-winning author Barbara Hannay. 
'A year after her husband Leo's death, widow Daisy invites her three adult children to join her for a holiday in beautiful Venice. It will be wonderful, her chicks under one roof again in their father's birthplace. But is it possible to recapture the past?

'Marc's marriage is in jeopardy, but for his mother's sake, he convinces his wife to keep up appearances. Anna's trying to hide the truth about the dismal state of her London acting career; and Ellie, enjoying a gap year and uncertain about her future choices, wants to avoid family pressure to conform.

'Despite the magic of Venice, family ties are tested to the limit, especially when a shocking secret from Leo's past is revealed. Now everything they value about love, family, commitment and trust must be re-examined.

'How can one family holiday require so much courage? Will Daisy's sentimental journey make or break them?

'From multi-award-winning author Barbara Hannay comes a moving and heartfelt family drama about difficult choices and finding happiness in the most unexpected places.' (Publication summary)

2 y separately published work icon The Country Wedding Barbara Hannay , North Sydney : Michael Joseph , 2017 11570936 2017 single work novel romance historical fiction

'Two country weddings, fifty years apart … and the miracle of second chances In the tiny Tablelands township of Burralea, Flora Drummond is preparing to play in a string quartet for the wedding of a very close friend. The trouble is, she can't quite forget the embarrassing teenage crush she once had on the handsome groom.

'All is as it should be on the big day. The little church is filled with flowers, the expectant guests are arriving, and Mitch is nervously waiting – but his bride has had a sudden change of heart.

'Decades earlier, another wedding in the same church led to a similar story of betrayal and devastation. Hattie missed out on marrying her childhood sweetheart the first time around, but now she has returned to the scene of her greatest heartache.

'As Flora is drawn into both romantic dramas, she must also confront a relationship crisis of her own. But the past and the present offer promise for the future and there's a chance for friends, old and new, to help each other to heal.

'From the rolling green hills of Far North Queensland to the crowded streets of Shanghai on the eve of the Second World War, this is a beautiful romantic saga that tells of two loves lost and found and asks the questions – do we ever get over our first love, and is it ever too late to make amends?' (Synopsis)

3 1 y separately published work icon The Grazier's Wife Barbara Hannay , Melbourne : Penguin , 2016 9481855 2016 single work novel

'For three generations of Australian women, becoming a grazier's wife has meant very different things.

'For Stella in 1946, it was a compromise in the aftermath of a terrible war.

'For Jackie in the 1970s, it was a Cinderella fairytale with an outback prince.

'While for Alice in 2015, it is the promise of a bright new future.

'Decades earlier, Stella was desperate to right a huge injustice, but now a long-held family secret threatens to tear the Drummond family of Ruthven Downs apart. On the eve of a special birthday reunion, with half the district invited, the past and the present collide, passions are unleashed and the shocking truth comes spilling out.

'From glamorous pre-war Singapore to a vast cattle property in Queensland's Far North, this sweeping, emotional saga tests the beliefs and hopes of three strong women as they learn how to hold on to loved ones and when to let go.' (Publication summary)

10 y separately published work icon Play Kylie Scott , New York (City) : St. Martin's Griffin , 2014 7629626 2014 single work novel romance

'Mal Ericson, drummer for the world famous rock band Stage Dive, needs to clean up his image fast – at least for a little while. Having a good girl on his arm should do the job just fine. But he didn’t count on exactly how much fun he could have being with the one right girl.

'Anne Rollins has money problems. Big ones. But being paid to play the pretend girlfriend to a demented drummer was never going to be a good idea. No matter how hot he is. She’s had her sights set on her male bestie, Reece, for years. And now that she’s supposedly taken, he’s finally paying attention. If only the chemistry between her and her rock star would stop hitting new heights.'

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Publisher's blurb.

8 4 y separately published work icon Lick Kylie Scott , Sydney : Momentum Books , 2013 6555187 2013 single work novel romance

'Waking up in Vegas was never meant to be like this.

'Evelyn Thomas's plans for celebrating her twenty-first birthday in Las Vegas were big. Huge. But she sure as hell never meant to wake up on the bathroom floor with a hangover to rival the black plague, a very attractive half-naked tattooed man, and a diamond on her finger large enough to scare King Kong. Now if she could just remember how it all happened.

'One thing is for certain, being married to rock and roll's favourite son is sure to be a wild ride.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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