Megan Mayfair

This is one murder that doesn't add up... Following a spectacular business failure, Clara Mitchell returns to her coastal hometown, Lemon Tree Bay, with an inglorious thud. Living with her mum and working in a hair salon, she's determined to repay her debts and get back to glamorous city living. When she meets poker-faced accountant Lucas Pepper, sparks fly, however, their blossoming romance slips into the red as he becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his uncle. Convinced of Lucas's innocence, Clara locks horns with her ex-boyfriend - local bad boy turned police officer, Senior Constable Adam Billings. He's desperate to prove Lucas guilty and protect Clara at all costs. With evidence threatening to sink Lucas, Clara must unravel the mystery using a trusty grapevine of local gossip and her somewhat unreliable intuition. Will she save Lucas from mounting charges in time, or was Adam right all along? Murder by Numbers is the first book in the Lemon Tree Bay Mysteries - a brand-new cosy, romantic whodunit series by award-winning author, Megan Mayfair.

Murder by Numbers

Is it the things we don't say that haunt us the most? Clare is anxious to start a family with adoring husband, Pete. When she takes on the seemingly simple task of obtaining her late mother's birth certificate, she finds herself in a family history search that will challenge everything she thought she knew about her life. Scarred by her parents' ill-fated marriage, Tessa lives by three rules - dating unavailable men, building her caf into a food empire, and avoiding her father. However, when her carefully planned life is thrown into chaos, Tessa is forced to decide which of these rules she's willing to break. As Clare and Tessa's paths cross and their friendship grows, can they both finally unlock their family secrets in order to realise their futures? The Things We Leave Unsaid is the first novel in the Caf Chronicles series by award-winning author, Megan Mayfair.

The Things We Leave Unsaid

The Spaniel's Secret

It's never too late to start again... Rose Doyle never wanted a career. A job was fine, but it all seemed like a distraction from what she really wanted: love and family. Filling her days with fun, friends and fashion seemed like a good way to spend the time, but when a near-death experience leaves her questioning her life, she sets out to discover her purpose. Noah Edwards is a doctor at the cross-roads. With career ambitions having drawn an irreconcilable wedge between himself and his former life on remote Bruny Island, tough decisions must be made. Will a chance meeting with Rose give him the courage to face his past? Odette Doyle is a woman on the edge. After years of questioning her marriage, a heart-breaking discovery sees her finally start a new chapter in her life. As Rose and Noah grow closer, Odette worries her daughter may make the same mistakes she made in her life. Will her deepest secret protect Rose's future, or will it tear mother and daughter apart? A Spoonful of Sugar is the third book in the Tangled Vines Saga by award-winning author, Megan Mayfair.

A Spoonful of Sugar

What if the things we never knew could tear our lives apart? Michelle Fitzgerald isn't having a good year. A disastrous student exchange opportunity in Canada has seen her thrown out of university and nursing a broken heart. She focuses on work and planning her next adventure, yet finds herself at a crossroads when a chance meeting with a handsome locksmith, Leon causes her to rethink her wanderlust. Meanwhile, fashion designer Bebe Baranov has lived a nomadic, creative existence travelling the world since she was a child. Awaiting the commencement of a prestigious masterclass in New York, Bebe spends time with her mother in her hometown of Melbourne and enjoys a whirlwind romance with café manager, Harry. Yet, while in town, she finds herself compelled to find out more about her father, a man she never knew. As Bebe's quest for the truth about her past leads her to Michelle, a secret threatens to not only destroy their newfound friendship but cause ripples through Michelle's entire life. Are the answers worth the pain they might cause, or are some things best left unknown? The Things We Never Knew is the second novel in the Café Chronicles series by award-winning author, Megan Mayfair.

The Things We Never Knew

The Christmas Movie Date

Amelia O'Sullivan is a photographer who has always viewed herself through the wrong lens. When her marriage publicly crashes around her, she flees to the safety of her aunt's country property to pick up the pieces. Can she adjust her focus to what she really wants from her life? Born into a wealthy and powerful family, Frederick Doyle may seem like a man who has it all, but behind the scenes, a bitter business feud threatens an irrevocable family split. As he fights for control of the winery he'd built from the ground up, he finds a supportive ally in Amelia and becomes increasingly beguiled by her creative spirit. Jill McMahon is a successful novelist suffering from writer's block over her latest manuscript. Finding her niece, Amelia, at her door, reminds her of the bonds of family, but in seeing Amelia and Frederick's relationship grow, a long-forgotten and painful secret threatens to re-surface. Can Amelia, Frederick and Jill untangle themselves from their pasts or will history simply repeat itself? Tangled Vines is the first book in the Tangled Vines saga, a series about love, loss, family, secrets and loyalty by award-winning author, Megan Mayfair. Tangled Vines won the 2019 Romance Writers of Australia Romantic Book of the Year (Ruby) Award in the romantic elements category. The Tangled Vines saga was also a finalist for favourite series in the 2020 Australian Romance Readers Association Awards.

Tangled Vines

Jayne Kingsley

Stella Quinn

Anna Foxkirk

Marianne Bayliss

We're back!!After the success of our anthology last year, Christmas on Hope Street, we (the Fabulous Five) decided we couldn't let a year go by without bringing you another collection, but this year we're doing New Year's Eve! With sparkles!Love and Fireworks: a New Year's Eve romance anthology ... because next year can't come soon enough! Here's the setup:A mystery philanthropist holds a New Year's Eve party every year, and this year the party is being held on a mega yacht in Sydney Harbour to raise money for the Community Heroes Foundation. This annual party is famous! Tickets cost a thousand bucks a pop, they sell out in seconds, but guess what?There are secret tickets. Golden secret tickets. And all you have to do to win one is be nominated by a member of the public for being a community hero.Will you receive a golden ticket this year? Our stories include a golden ticket winner, a journalist, a singer from the band, a hideaway in a cupboard, and even the shock unveiling of the mysterious philanthropist who makes this party happen!Do you want to take a break from the grim reality of now? Why not escape into our stories and let love and fireworks bring in a new year!Love and Fireworks is sweet contemporary romance set in sunny Australia, and it uses Aussie spelling, Aussie slang, and homegrown Aussie heroes. LOVE IS A HAPPY NEW ENDING by Stella QuinnMAKING THE NEWS by Megan MayfairDOUBLE TROUBLE by Anna FoxkirkTHE GUESSING GAME by Marianne BaylissCUPBOARD CUPID by Jayne Kingsley

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