Louisa Duval Louisa Duval i(21169290 works by)
Gender: Female
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

Works By

Preview all
1 y separately published work icon The Longest Speed Date Louisa Duval , Australia : Ballydoon Books , 2024 27522066 2024 single work novel romance

'Attention, Ballydoon singles! Get ready to mingle to find your perfect match!

'Ari’s love life, and work life, has been disastrous and full of scandal. In her humble opinion, love doesn’t exist, except to sell novels and movie tickets. All Ari needs is a night of rebound sex to get over her ex—no catching feelings, thank you very much—before she begins a solo road trip around Australia.

'What better place to find a man than the local pub’s speed dating night. And when a gorgeous man walks in with biceps and forearms that put Ari’s book boyfriends to shame, Ari hopes Mr Flexing Forearms will agree to give her what she needs.

'Jethro has just inherited his grandfather’s small run-down farm, after years on the road as a shearer. A speed dating night seems ideal to meet someone special. Maybe even The One. But instead, he falls for a love-sceptic who’s leaving town.
When their night together turns into daily texts, calls, and speed date questions, Jet realises he’s in deep. But does Ari feel the same way, too, even though she’s thousands of kilometres away?

'The Longest Speed Date is a laugh out loud, long distance romance, that's steamy and sexty with a guaranteed HEA where he falls first. Get ready to fall in love, one text at a time!' (Publication summary)

1 Seven Swans A'Swimming Louisa Duval , 2023 single work short story romance
— Appears in: My True Love Gave to Me 2023; (p. 194-234)
1 y separately published work icon The Wilde Sisters Louisa Duval , 2022 Australia : Ballydoon Books , 2022 27522035 2022 series - author novel romance
1 y separately published work icon A Very Wilde Christmas Louisa Duval , Australia : Ballydoon Books , 2022 25455319 2022 single work novel romance

'Christmas heat, winter blues...

'Ash Wilde is a proud firefighter for the Ballydoon Rural Fire Brigade and loves her promotion as a cook running the kitchen of the Ballydoon pub. And never thought she'd be engaged to be married.

'But a surprise on Christmas Day means that two are going to become three.

'Cross-cultural relations are tested when they fly to Toronto to meet his family. What should be a joyous celebration turns into a disaster. Cody's ex is still very much a part of his family's life and when a sex scandal resurfaces, Ash's commitment to Cody is questioned by everyone, even the media.

'Ash wonders what a small town country girl from Australia has to offer an ex-professional ice hockey star with money, fame and beautiful women falling at his feet.

'As the Christmas decorations come down and the harsh Canadian winter sets in, do Ash and Cody have what it takes to survive as a marriage and build a future for their family?'(Publication summary)

''A Very Wilde Christmas' is a fire and ice Christmas novella set in Australia and Canada with a guaranteed HEA, a Valentine's Day wedding, and features cameos of some of your favourite heroes and heroines from Ballydoon.' 

1 Love and Ghosts Louisa Duval , 2022 single work short story romance
— Appears in: Love and Ghosts 2022;
'Love and Ghosts':
'Ghost-hunter, YouTube host and part-time university history tutor, Matt Cavanagh, returns to his hometown of Ballydoon for Halloween.
He’s racing a ghost-hunting rival to get to an archaeological dig in a haunted pub’s cellar. But Matt needs win over his university boss, Dr Jessica Knight. She’s in charge of the dig site but hasn’t returned his calls or replied to his texts since the university ball three weeks ago.
'And he’s also being followed by a ghostly grumpy cat that no one else seems to notice…

'Cataloguing historical finds to ward off witches in a late colonial building is the perfect project for Jessica. The spooky cellar is far removed from the distractions of campus life including Matt Cavanagh, with his full lips, talented hands, and whispered desires.
Jessica keeps telling herself what happened at the university ball was an aberration. It could never work out between them. She’s his boss, and all Matt’s energy and time is focused on his gimmicky ghost-hunting channel, and his fans.' 

(Publication summary)


When they find themselves alone in the cellar on Halloween, will Jessica and Matt finally believe in love and ghosts?
 
1 y separately published work icon Love and Ghosts Louisa Duval , Australia : Ballydoon Books , 2022 25455242 2022 selected work short story romance 'Two brothers, two holidays, two sweet stories, one small town: tis the season for romance!' 

(Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Ignite Louisa Duval , Australia : Ballydoon Books , 2022 24917254 2022 single work novel romance

'Someone’s lighting fires.

'A town needs a hero.

'Passions will ignite.

'Stacey Turner is ready to kickstart her life ten years after a horrific bushfire that killed her father and left her scarred. She dreams of a new career and hasn’t dated since high school and doesn’t know where to start.

'When Stacey takes a big risk driving a race car without a permit, she meets a gorgeous stranger. Sparks fly as they flirt over a drink. A kiss leads to another and turns a steamy one-night stand in the back of his vintage Mustang. Returning to work two days later, Stacey finds her one-night stand is the new locum doctor.

'Doctor Harry Cain wants to escape the ghosts of his past. He didn’t expect to have a chance encounter with a beautiful woman who refuses to tell him her name. When he arrives in Ballydoon for a temporary work contract, the beautiful woman from his one-night stand is now his colleague, Stacey.

'But, Stacey absolutely refuses to date a doctor.

'They both have scars—physical and emotional. As their passion ignites, people’s lives are on the line. Will Stacey and Harry both take a risk to give their futures, and love, a chance?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Fiery Hearts of Ballydoon Louisa Duval , Australia : Ballydoon Books , 2022- 24917229 2022 series - author novel
1 Chocolate And Orange Louisa Duval , 2021 single work short story
— Appears in: Sweet Treats - Chocolate 2021; Love and Ghosts 2022;
1 y separately published work icon Whisky and Sunshine Louisa Duval , Australia : Ballydoon Books , 2020 21169324 2020 single work novel romance

'In a world of Gastons, how does Beauty find her Beast?

'Stuart ‘the Beast’ McAlister feels cursed. His new whisky is ruined, his family are at each other’s throats and their distillery is missing a fortune.

'Forensic accountant, Amanda Turner, arrives in Scotland determined to catch a thief and earn her promotion.

'When Beauty meets the Beast, she finds him cocky and rude. Stuart thinks she’s the most beautiful woman he’s ever seen. The more they work together, the more their attraction grows.

'Can the Beast be tamed, or will he prove to be just another Gaston? Will Beauty take a chance for a Happily Ever After?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

X