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THE STORY THIEF
Kyra Geddes
$ 34.99
Lillian was born in 1892 , the same year Henry Lawson wrote The Drover ’ s Wife and cemented his place in Australia ’ s literary canon . When Lillian reads the short story as a teenager , she is convinced that it is based upon her own family and becomes determined to prove it . But as the years pass , the truth becomes more problematic , and Lillian must decide what is more important : holding onto the past or embracing the future . The Story Thief is about mothers and daughters , love , loss and the power of words . Ultimately it is about how each of us must find our own way to live .
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FREE
Meg Keneally
$ 32.99
Born into poverty in eighteenthcentury England , Molly Thistle refused to follow the path laid out before her . Sent towards Britain ’ s farthest prison colony , Molly navigates her way through a society that denies power to her sex and scorns those who have not ‘ arrived free ’. Her quick wit , resilience and ambition will attract the love of her life and the opportunity to forge a commercial empire . And those very same characteristics will create enemies intent on destroying all that she has battled to build for herself and her family . Inspired by historical figures and actual events , Free shines a light on the indomitable figure who first made her appearance in The Wreck .
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THE STUDIO GIRLS
Lisa Ireland
$ 34.99 $ 29.99
It ’ s 1955 , Julia Newman is a rising star . As Goldstar Studios ’ ‘ new Grace Kelly ’, she has been sent to the Studio Club to keep her out of trouble , though Julia is just thrilled to finally make friends . For Peggy Carmichael , Julia ’ s roommate , life is not so easy . She takes classes , auditions constantly , and grabs whatever bit part is offered . Vivienne Lockhart , the most talented actress of them all , is constantly reduced to ‘ sexpot ’ roles . She ’ ll do whatever it takes to succeed . But is she driven by ambition , or by a heartbreaking need to be loved ? Finally , there ’ s aspiring scriptwriter Sadie Shore , who has little interest in the trappings of fame . Particularly when she becomes the PA of a big studio boss and her eyes are opened to the perils of her friends ’ dreams …
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THE LOST LETTERS OF ROSE CAREY
Julie Bennett
$ 32.99
Blue Mountains , 2024 – Emma Quinn discovers a box of handwritten letters belonging to Rose Carey , golden girl of the silent film era , and begins to read through them , slowly uncovering a deadly secret . Sydney , 1932 – after an accident and near-death experience , the threat of bankruptcy , and rumours of her romantic entanglements , Rose Carey decides a respectable marriage will redeem her reputation and give her the good publicity she needs and proposes to her business manager , Walter . But she doesn ’ t account for the unexpected feelings and when she suffers another brush with death , Rose realises that someone close to her wants her out of the way . Can she trust anyone other than herself ?
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THE NORTH WIND
Alexandria Warwick
$ 32.99
With her parents gone , it is Wren ’ s responsibility to ensure her sister survives the harsh and endless winter . For 300 years , the land surrounding Edgewood has been encased in ice as the Shade , a magical barrier that protects the townsfolk from the Deadlands beyond , weakens . Only the blood of a mortal woman bound in wedlock to the North Wind can stop its fall , and the time has come to choose his bride . When the North Wind sets his eyes on Wren ’ s sister , Wren will do anything to save her – even if it means sacrificing herself . But mortal or not , Wren won ’ t go down without a fight . Inspired by Beauty and the Beast and the myth of Hades and Persephone , The North Wind is a lush and enchanting fantasy romance .
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WHEN THE MOON HATCHED
Sarah A . Parker
$ 34.99
available 8 may
As an assassin for the rebellion , Raeve ’ s job is to complete orders and never get caught . Until Raeve is captured by the Guild of Nobles . Crushed by the loss of his love , dragon rider Kaan Vaegor took the head of a king and donned his melted crown . Now on a quest to quell the ache in his chest , a clue lures him into the capital ’ s high-security prison where he stumbles upon Raeve … Together , they seek truths that threaten to
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unravel everything – truths about their world and each other . When The Moon Hatched will transport you into a world filled with magic , dragons and a love that blazes through the ages .
WHEN AMONG CROWS
Veronica Roth
$ 22.99
available 14 may
Pain is Dymitr ’ s calling . To slay the monsters he ’ s been raised to kill , he had to split his soul in half to make a sword from his own spine . Pain is Ala ’ s inheritance . When her mother died , a family curse to witness horrors committed by the Holy Order was passed onto her . The curse will claim her life , as it did her mother ’ s , unless she can find a cure . One fateful night in Chicago , Dymitr comes to Ala with a bargain : her help in finding the legendary witch Baba Jaga in exchange for an enchanted flower that just might cure her . Desperate , and unaware of what Dymitr really is , Ala agrees . But they only have one day before the flower dies , and Ala ’ s hopes of breaking the curse along with it .
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SONG OF THE SIX REALMS
Judy I . Lin
$ 24.99
Uncover the dark past of the celestials in this tale inspired by Chinese mythology and Daphne du Maurier ’ s Rebecca . Orphaned at a young age , Xue is taken in by her uncle but when he is suddenly killed , she faces a lifetime of servitude playing the qin for nobles . Then one night she is called to perform for Duke Meng who surprises Xue with an irresistible offer : serve as a musician in residence for one year , and he ’ ll set her free . But the Duke ’ s motives become suspect when they barely survive an attack by a nightmarish monster . She soon discovers he ’ s the Duke of Dreams and he needs Xue ’ s help to unlock memories that could hold the answers to stopping the impending war … but first Xue will need to survive being the target of every monster and deity in the Six Realms .
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crime & thriller FOOL ME TWICE : TWO MYSTERIES IN ONE
Benjamin Stevenson
$ 34.99
available 28 may
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From international bestseller Benjamin Stevenson comes two fiendishly twisty crime stories . In Find Us , there is a small yellow backpack abandoned on a suburban footpath , tracks of tyres coming to an end at a crippled stop sign . Anyone walking past gets the feeling that something has happened here and then they see two words hastily scrawled on the sidewalk written in blood . FIND US . In Last One to Leave , seven strangers are invited to compete to win a clifftop mansion . Each contestant must have at least one hand in contact with one part of the house . The last one to take their hand off , wins the house . Soon a contestant is found murdered . They soon start to realise the one to win , may be the last person alive . A locked room mystery where the door is open , but no one wants to walk through it .
THINK TWICE : MYRON BOLITAR # 12
Harlan Coben
$ 34.99 $ 29.99
available 14 may
How can a man who ’ s already dead be wanted for murder ? This is the question sports agent Myron Bolitar asks himself when two FBI agents visit him in New York . The man they are looking for is Myron ’ s former client and rival , Greg Downing . Greg ’ s DNA has been found at the scene of a high-profile doublemurder , and he is now the FBI ’ s main suspect . But Greg died three years previously , Myron says . He went to his funeral and gave the eulogy . The FBI are disbelieving , and Myron knows he has to find some answers and quickly . Could Greg Downing still be alive ? The more Myron and his close friend Win dig into what really happened , the more dangerous their world becomes …
WITH WINTER COMES DARKNESS
Robbi Neal
$ 32.99
1975 , Ballarat – Alice is happy in her world and in return for her happiness the world is good to her . She has everything she needs until a terrible accident rips a child from her , a profound betrayal is uncovered , and things fall apart . On the same day Alice ’ s world collapses , a man is found brutally murdered on respected teacher Ellery ’ s farm . Ellery can ’ t remember what happened but there is blood on his clothes , and he is arrested . Neither Alice nor Ellery realise that their paths in life are about to intertwine , and a desperate bargain is about to be made that could save or destroy them in their quest to draw some light and fathom the darkness that surrounds them .
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