A massive search and rescue operation is launched when Alice Russell goes missing on a corporate retreat at the Giralang Ranges but each of her four companions has a reason for not wanting Alice to be found. Alice Russell was a whistleblower who was in the process of sending evidence to Federal Agent Aaron Falk proving her company was involved in corruption and money laundering but Alice's disappearance put the case in jeopardy. While Falk is pressured from his bosses to find the missing … [Read more...] about Force of Nature (Aaron Falk #2) by Jane Harper
The Cursed Wife by Pamela Hartshorne
Set in Elizabethan England, The Cursed Wife is a tale of two women whose lives are entwined from the day the newly orphaned Mary is brought to live with Catherine's family. Years later, Mary has adopted Catherine's identity and is happily married to Gabriel Thorne, a wealthy merchant, but her life changes dramatically when she is approached by a beggar woman in the street and is horrified when she realises it is Catherine. Catherine tells Mary she has run away from her abusive husband and … [Read more...] about The Cursed Wife by Pamela Hartshorne
The Designer by Marius Gabriel
Towards the end of the Second World War, Copper Reilly arrives in Paris with her journalist husband but she dreams of becoming a journalist in her own right. When Amory is unfaithful to her, Copper decides she's had enough and asks him for a divorce but times are hard in Paris and Copper needs to find a way of supporting herself. Although the Nazis have already left Paris, the city is still a dangerous place as alleged collaborators are punished for their crimes and the communists are … [Read more...] about The Designer by Marius Gabriel
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
After the death of her mother, Hadley Richardson is suddenly free to experience the life she has long been denied, however she is soon caught up in a whirlwind romance with a fledging writer who is eight years her junior. Ernest Hemingway is determined to make a success of his career and when he decides Hadley is the muse who will help him achieve his goals, he is determined to marry her. Although Hadley's friends warn her about Hemingway's reputation as a womaniser, she marries him … [Read more...] about The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
In 1939, twelve-year-old Rill Foss lives on a houseboat on the Mississippi with her parents and four younger siblings, however when her father has to rush her mother to hospital after she goes into early labour with twins, Rill is left alone to care for her siblings. The following day, the children are forcibly removed from the houseboat and taken into the care of Georgia Tann who runs the Tennessee Children’s Home Society. The children, believing they will be reunited with their parents, … [Read more...] about Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate