Cirrus@Austlit

'NHL hot shot, Nick Hawkeye Hawke has 4 months to recuperate from a potentially career ending injury. All he has to do is take it easy and keep things low key. So, looking after his grandmother's beloved second hand romance bookshop and working very closely with the ruthlessly efficient Samantha Evans is just what he needs right? Wrong!

'Career driven Sam has impulsively decided to swap her highly stressful corporate job for a slower pace in her favourite bookshop at the exact time her biological clock has started to tick. And she wants absolutely none of that. But when your boss is a hot hockey superstar and you can’t stop daydreaming of him being your baby daddy, forced proximity takes on a whole new meaning.

'With temptation around every book shelf, Nick and Sam find themselves skating on thin ice until they put themselves firmly in the friend zone. But the more they try to resist their slow burn, the more they want each other. How long can they stay in the zone until one of them breaks the ice?' (Publication summary)

'Cosmetic tattoo artist Orla Stewart doesn’t do anything in half measures. She went from being the ultimate party animal to living a life that’s ridiculously straight and narrow. Turns out, cancer can change a girl. A lot. Adios to delicious cheeses, boozy dance parties and easy men. Hel-lo to celibacy and a sweet house-sitting gig with a massive pool. Until one very hot, very unwelcome intruder turns things upside down.

'American rugby import Ronan Dempsey’s partying is trashing both his reputation and his game—and risking his chances for making the US Olympic team. He needs to clean up, and the pool house belonging to a family friend is the perfect place to hideaway. No. More. distractions. Which is exactly when a gorgeous, pink-haired hellion knocks Ronan on his ass…

'The chemistry is instantaneous, charged, and absolutely, completely, totally off-limits. Proximity makes temptation nearly impossible to resist. Now it’s a deliciously torturous game of pushing boundaries and holding out. It’s just a matter of time before someone breaks…' (Publication summary)

'Tensions run high when the doctor returns and one passionate night with her former flame changes all the rules. Find out what happens in the latest Harlequin Medical Romance by Amy Andrews.

'Reunited...

'for a life-changing second chance?

'Dr. Harper knows returning to Sydney as the Head of ER won't be easy. But her intense job is nothing compared to seeing first love, firefighter Yarran, again. Widowed single dad Yarran isn't the same man Harper left behind, yet it doesn't stop old feelings from resurfacing. With so much at stake, all they can have is friendship. Until one hot night breaks all the rules...' (Publication summary)

'A passionate summer in the Outback with a far-too handsome flight doc is exactly what this nurse thinks she doesn’t need! Find out what happens in the latest Medical romance novel from multi-award-winning author Amy Andrews.

'The right temptation…at the wrong time?

'When nurse Chelsea lands in Australia, her plan is simple: to leave the heart-breaking reason why she can’t call London home anymore on the plane and start over. Yet, when Chelsea is introduced to far-too handsome flight doctor Aaron, it’s clear that her ‘new start, no romance’ vow is already at risk! All Chelsea wants is a summer free from her painful past…but could a summer of love with Aaron be what she really needs?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'A fun, sexy romp through the trials of starting over, and finding what you didn't know you needed in the last place you expected, from USA Today bestselling author Amy Andrews.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'This Christmas, a childhood promise comes calling…

'Clementine Hardy always wanted to be a librarian in her Marietta hometown. But at thirty, she fears she’s become too predictable—so she quits, books a European vacation, and accepts a research job in New York. Then on her birthday, a hunky piece of her past arrives, drops to bended knee, and proposes in front of half the town.

'Bad boy celebrity chef Jude Barlow is done with the bright lights and late nights. He sells his Manhattan restaurant and volunteers in Africa to clear his head. A year later, he’s a new man with a new goal: find the girl from summer camp—the most practical woman he knows—and collect on the pinky promise they made when they were twelve.

'Clem won’t marry a guy she hasn’t seen in nearly two decades, no matter how attractive or how talented he is in and out of her kitchen. But why does he have to look more delicious than the chocolate creations he concocts for the Graff Hotel? More delicious than anything in New York?' (Publication summary)

'Donovan Bane loves playing rugby for the Sydney Smoke. And if that means he has to keep his sexuality a secret, that’s a sacrifice he’s prepared to make. At least until after he retires, anyway. He doesn’t want to be the first pro rugby player in Australia to officially come out while still playing. The team doesn’t need the media shit storm and he’d rather be known for his footy skills. Which means no dating, no relationships, no sex. Nothing but playing ball.

'Until one man suddenly changes everything…

'Beckett Stanton is out and proud—and not looking for a guy who isn’t. Been there, done that, complete disaster. Unfortunately, on the first day of his new job working for the Sydney Smoke, he locks eyes with Donovan Bane and he’s a goner. Big, gruff, and athletic isn’t usually Beck’s type, but for some reason this man is ticking all his boxes. And it’s clear the feeling is mutual. It’s also clear that Donovan is not out, and doesn’t plan to be anytime soon. Still, Beck can’t resist being the man to show Donovan everything he’s been missing.

'For the first time, Donovan doesn’t play it safe and allows himself to indulge in things with Beck he knows he can’t have. But when their relationship gets serious, he knows he has to choose between the career he loves and the man he loves, because how can he possibly have both?'

Source : publisher's blurb

'Australian rugby pro Cole Hauser has had enough of speculations about his future post-injury. So when a football buddy puts his house in America at Cole's disposal, he jumps at the chance for some peace and anonymity. The plan is perfect—until he discovers he's roomies with a woman who knows how to wield a nail gun and her kid. Did he piss someone off in a past life?

'Single mom Jane Spencer is supposed to be spending four weeks alone in the wilds of Colorado rehabbing a house that'll put her business on the map. Instead, her time is overrun by her four-year-old and a grumpy, too-sexy rugby dude who only watches ESPN and broods 24/7. When McHottie offers to get his ass off the couch and help Jane out with Finn, she's hesitant. But before she knows it, Cole is knee-deep in kid activities and is actually good at it.

'It's temporary and Cole lives on the other side of the planet, so it should be easy to say goodbye. It doesn't take long for them to realize they've borrowed a whole lot of trouble but trouble never felt this good.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.