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New Release Book Review & GIVEAWAY: The Things That Matter Most by Gabbie Stroud
2023 Reviews · contemporary fiction · Giveaway · new release

New Release Book Review & GIVEAWAY: The Things That Matter Most by Gabbie Stroud

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Title: The Things That Matter Most Author: Gabbie Stroud Published: August 1st 2023 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 368 Genres:  Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4.5 stars The staff of St Margaret’s Primary School are hanging by a thread. There’s serious litigation pending, the school is due for registration, and a powerful parent named Janet Bellevue has a lot to say about everything. As… Continue reading New Release Book Review & GIVEAWAY: The Things That Matter Most by Gabbie Stroud

New Release Book Review: The Willow Tree Wharf by Léonie Kelsall
2023 Reviews · contemporary fiction · new release · romance · rural fiction

New Release Book Review: The Willow Tree Wharf by Léonie Kelsall

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Title: The Willow Tree Wharf Author:  Léonie Kelsall Published: July 4th 2023 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 432 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Romance RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars An intriguing new rural romance from the best-selling author of The River Gum Cottage. Samantha, owner of Settlers Bridge cafe Ploughs and Pies, is short on confidence and big on regrets. Married young to fill the… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Willow Tree Wharf by Léonie Kelsall

New Release Book Review: Time After Time by Karly Lane
2023 Reviews · contemporary fiction · new release · romance · rural fiction

New Release Book Review: Time After Time by Karly Lane

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Title: Time After Time Author: Karly Lane Published: May 2nd 2023 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 408 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Romance, Rural RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4.5 stars A stunning new rural romance from the bestselling author with over 500,000 books sold. Alice Croydon has the perfect life: she has a loving family and she’s about to marry her high school sweetheart Finn. Alice… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Time After Time by Karly Lane

New Release Book Review: Into the Night by Fleur McDonald
2023 Reviews · contemporary fiction · crime · suspense · thriller

New Release Book Review: Into the Night by Fleur McDonald

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Title: Into the Night Author:  Fleur McDonald Published: March 4th 2023 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 352 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Suspense, Thriller RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars Detective Dave Burrows returns in another breathtaking tale of rural suspense from the bestselling author of Rising Dust. ‘Nobody does rural fiction quite like Fleur McDonald.’ The Weekly Times Detective Dave Burrows is devastated. After an acrimonious… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Into the Night by Fleur McDonald

Book Review: A Stone’s Throw Away by Karly Lane
2023 Reviews · contemporary fiction · rural fiction

Book Review: A Stone’s Throw Away by Karly Lane

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Title: A Stone’s Throw Away Author: Karly Lane Published: May 3rd 2022 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 368 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Romance, Rural RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars When a drought dries up the contents of a dam on her uncle’s property, investigative journalist Phillipa ‘Pip’ Davenport is astonished at what she finds. On a deadline and with a severe case of writers’… Continue reading Book Review: A Stone’s Throw Away by Karly Lane

New Release Book Review: Homecoming by Kate Morton
2023 Reviews · dual time frame · historical fiction · mystery · new release

New Release Book Review: Homecoming by Kate Morton

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Title: Homecoming Author: Kate Morton Published: April 4th 2023 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 640 Genres: Fiction, Historical, Mystery RRP: $32.99 Rating: 5 stars The highly anticipated new novel from the worldwide bestselling author of The Clockmaker’s Daughter, a spellbinding story that begins with a shocking crime, the effects of which echo across continents and generations. Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959: At the end of a… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Homecoming by Kate Morton

New Release Book Review: The Gifted Son by Genevieve Gannon
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New Release Book Review: The Gifted Son by Genevieve Gannon

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Title: The Gifted Son Author: Genevieve Gannon Published: January 10th 2023 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 384 Genres:  Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4.5 stars A Sydney family’s picture-perfect life is upended in an unputdownable new novel from the bestselling author of The Mothers. What if the worst day of your life turns out to be the making of you? Lillian heard her daughter’s footsteps hurry… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Gifted Son by Genevieve Gannon

New Release Book Review: Wish You Were Here by Karly Lane
2023 Reviews · contemporary fiction · new release · romance · rural fiction

New Release Book Review: Wish You Were Here by Karly Lane

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Title: Wish You Were Here Author: Karly Lane Published: November 29th 2022 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 384 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Romance, Rural RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars A stunning new rural romance from the bestselling author with over 500,000 books sold. Sometimes the end of the road is just the beginning As a kid brought up on a cattle property in the New… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Wish You Were Here by Karly Lane

New Release Book Review: Broad River Station by Fleur McDonald
2023 Reviews · contemporary fiction · new release · rural fiction · suspense · thriller

New Release Book Review: Broad River Station by Fleur McDonald

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Title: Broad River Station Author:  Fleur McDonald Published: November 1st 2022 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 368 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Rural, Suspense, Thriller RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars A young constable faces prejudice in a small country town, but the search for a missing child changes everything. A breathtaking novel of rural suspense from the bestselling Voice of the Outback. Mia, a… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Broad River Station by Fleur McDonald

New Release Book Review: The Tilt by Chris Hammer
2023 Reviews · contemporary fiction · crime · mystery · new release

New Release Book Review: The Tilt by Chris Hammer

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Title: The Tilt Author: Chris Hammer Published: October 5th 2022 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 496 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, Mystery RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4.5 stars A man runs for his life in a forest.A woman plans sabotage. A body is unearthed. Newly-minted homicide detective Nell Buchanan returns to her home town, annoyed at being assigned a decades-old murder – a ‘file and forget’.… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Tilt by Chris Hammer