Cirrus@Austlit

'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)

'On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me … twelve sweet, short, swoony stories!

'Twelve authors have interpreted a day of the Christmas carol, Twelve Days of Christmas, to bring you sweet holiday romance reads centred around a Christmas tree farm, “Pining for You”.

'A snowstorm makes Miss Partridge crash into a pear tree, needing rescue from a burly tow truck driver. There are mistletoe kisses and missiles of mistletoe as witches chase thieving swans under a full moon at Yule while another witch performs a ritual with five golden rings.

'Eleven pipers in kilts herald the lighting of the Christmas tree and a marriage celebrant and wedding photographer meet at another’s nuptials. An artisan has a very goosey meet-cute with a handsome Englishman, a goat farmer meets a beautiful woman rescuing kittens, and there’s an unexpected reunion with an ex which could lead to a second chance. An art historian has a chance encounter with an auctioneer, and it’s jingle bell rock when twelve drummers audition to join a band and one is up against her childhood crush.

'Get ready to laugh-out-loud and cozy up with this sweet Christmas romance anthology full of heart, love and joy featuring award-winning and best-selling authors.' (Publication summary)

'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.' 

(Publication summary)

'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.

'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.