Cirrus@Austlit

'After the death of her husband, financial cirumstances force Libby Hargraves to return to work, where she finds that Jack Trennery, the articled clerk she had befriended eight years ago, is now the Melbourne law firm's leading criminal lawyer. But when Jack asks Libby to marry him, she refuses, for he is nine years her junior. But lawyers have a way of getting to the truth, and when Jack is taken hostage Libby has to admit to her true feelings.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Alexandra Morelli, project manager for Court Constructions, is concealing a project from the Company's managing director, Stephen Bevan, at the request of his mother. Stephen, in turn, is hiding his homosexuality from them both. When Stephen admits that he cannot marry Alex, he inadvertently discovers the house she has been building on the Brisbane River, and Alex realises that she does not love him after all. Rather, it is the other man in her life, architect Josh MacCauley, whom she loves.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Australian doctor Caroline Carter journeys to Southern Africa to make peace with her dying father, but arrives too late. She discovers she has inherited a cattle farm along with its manager, the mysterious Reiner Schmidt. Although determined to return to normal life in Melbourne, Caroline finds herself being won over by the farm's African employees and plagued by questions. Does she have the courage to sell her inheritance, and just what did her father intend by leaving the farm to her?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Marine biologist, Sophie Brookfield, travels to the Great Barrier Reef off the Queensland coast of Australia, to complete her thesis research. After meeting tourist operator and helicopter pilot, Drew Mitchell, she discovers they share the same impossible dream to own a tropical island. Attracted by his magnetic charm, Sophie finds herself falling in love but fights her attraction, believing Drew is bound to another and cannot return her love. Heartbroken, she returns to Sydney. Will she ever see Drew again, and what will happen to their dream?' (publication blurb).

'Alison refuses to marry Drew unless he accepts her teenage son, Robbie, into his life. So, in an attempt to bond with the boy, Drew takes Robbie on a camping trip, which goes badly wrong. It's then that Drew begins to find he has a better understanding of Robbie and realises the depths of his love for both Alison and her son.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.