Cirrus@Austlit

'Your attacker is murdered. Did you do it?

When her friends drag Alice out to a speed-dating night, she has no inkling just how bad it will turn out to be.
'The next day, Alice wakes up in a stranger’s house with no memory of the night’s events, just a terrible feeling.

'After returning home, she finds a bloodied knife in her room. And hears the news that the man who must have drugged and assaulted her has been found dead.

'Alice falls under suspicion. Not least from herself. But was she really capable of such an act?

'And if she didn’t commit the crime, who did?

'LIES WITHIN ME is a nail-biting standalone mystery suspense thriller by bestselling Australian writer Vanessa Garbin.' (Publication summary)

'Cocooned in her home, and wracked with guilt, a young mother tries to get her life back on track…

'Mary is on medication but it is making her forgetful.

'She has been ever since her nine-month-old baby was injured whilst in her care.

'Mary can’t remember the details but fortunately the infant is fine now.

'Her husband is way over-protective, making her stay in the house and take on a nanny.

'Mary knows it’s for her own good.

'She couldn’t bear the thought of anything else happening to her beloved child.

'If she could clear the brain fog, she might make things right. Win back her husband’s affection.

'See things for what they are...' (Publication summary)

'A peaceful suburban neighbourhood is shaken to the core when a teenage girl goes missing

'Sara felt she had turned her life around by marrying Edward. But their relationship comes under strain as they struggle to fulfil their dream of becoming parents.

'Yet when their best friends’ daughter suddenly disappears and her husband begins to act suspiciously, Sara feels her world is collapsing around her.

'Someone’s not telling the truth and Sara is determined to find out who and why.

'However, tracing the movements of those she suspects brings her closer to home than is comfortable.

'What happened to the young girl and just what kind of man did Sara marry?'  (Publication summary)

'A young mother finds she has an admirer who is very difficult to please.

'Dana is not in a good place financially or emotionally. So when she finds a bag of money under a bush after dropping her kids off at school, she’d be forgiven for thinking her luck has changed for the better.

'Unfortunately, things go from bad to worse. She starts getting threatening letters. They claim to be from her “number one fan”, referring to a time when she was a popular actress on an Australian soap opera. The person writing them knows about the money.

'Unsure what to do, and wishing she’d never found the cash, paranoid and suspicious, Dana is forced to comply with her fan’s ever more demanding and bizarre requests.

'But when her kids are threatened, she’ll have to dig deep to turn the tables on her stalker. Yet putting her life on track will mean confronting her own murky past.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'A mother will do anything to keep her family safe

'Maeve’s daughter, Mila, was a happy teenager until the bullying started.

'But the very day Mila fights back, one of her tormentors goes missing.

'With Mila under suspicion and gossip raving, Maeve decides to trace her daughter’s missing classmate.

'But the more she probes, the more everyone around her seems to have something to hide – even her step-son and partner at home.

'And when Mila secretly starts texting with someone offering a way out, Maeve will have to act fast to keep her out of danger and her family together.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'One night, Daphne’s teenage son Gabriel returns early from a house party, completely distraught. He refuses to let his mother know what’s wrong and becomes very reclusive.

'But Daphne’s son is not her only concern. Far from it. Her husband is acting oddly. And she is getting messages from an ex-partner she’d very much rather forget.

'Her family life seems to be unravelling at the seams, so when Gabriel’s classmate Leo gets in touch and promises to help her son, she has hopes she can address at least one problem.

'But things aren’t quite as they appear. Add online shaming, flaming, and cyberbullying to the mix and Daphne’s life looks like it’s heading for catastrophe…'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Do you love your partner enough to share them with someone else?

'This is the question facing Laura when a group of close friends, all neighbours living on the same street, decide one night to put their keys in a bowl and swap partners.

'No one is obliged to do anything but the rules state that what does happen remains under wraps.

'Not everyone is keen on the idea, though Laura’s husband certainly is, but group pressure mixed with alcohol means they run with it.

'This will set off a chain of jaw-dropping events that will change all their lives forever.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.