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ID: 652196

Title: Brunswick Street Blues

Author: Sally Bothroyd

Narrator: Rose Flanagan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:16:23

Language: English

Release date: 05-03-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories, Cozy Mystery

Summary:

Winner of the inaugural ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize. The twists keep piling up in this fun and distinctively Australian debut mystery, perfect for readers of The Thursday Murder Club and Janet Evanovich.

Brick Brown has problems: she hates her day job, and her beloved Uncle Baz has gone missing.

Although a bartender by trade, Brick Brown has finagled herself a job on the city council to investigate a complaint that threatens to close her uncle's well-loved blues club in the heart of Melbourne.

Brick suspects something strange is going on, but when her amateur sleuthing uncovers the mayor's dead body in a locked room, she's dragged into the dangerous world of dodgy developers with the reluctant help of Mitch Mitchell, a prickly war correspondent turned investigative journalist.

Relying on her street smarts and an unlikely band of allies, Brick and Mitchell unearth corruption that runs deeper than just local government, and the stakes are higher than they banked on. And when Brick also discovers some terrifying information about her past, the stakes turn deadly...

PRAISE:

'Not since Jack Irish has Melbourne's Fitzroy been so funny.' - The Chronicle

'Impressive debut' -Australian Women's Weekly

'Filled with witty dialogue, a page-turning mystery and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, Brunswick Street Blues is a cracking debut that takes readers on a wild romp through the streets of Melbourne.' - Better Reading

'It's up to Brick and her local pals to save her streets - and ours - from harm. An excellent and entertaining debut.' Fiona Hardy, Readings Monthly

'A cracker of a debut novel! ... This thoroughly entertaining story had me from the first page to the last.' Sarah Barrie, author of Unforgiven

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ID: 641287

Title: Home Among the Snow Gums

Author: Stella Quinn

Narrator: Fiona Macleod

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:32:14

Language: English

Release date: 05-03-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, Contemporary, Family Life, Clean & Wholesome

Summary:

The road to love is a rutted dirt track for the other vet from Snowy River ... An unmissable, funny, feel-good romance from the author of The Vet From Snowy River, Stella Quinn.

Hannah Cody grew up sunny, carefree and loved in the Snowy Mountains town of Hanrahan, but a vicious prank at university in Sydney changed that. Instead of studying medicine, she moved to a small regional centre, switched to veterinary science and swore off romance for life. Ten quiet years later, she's settled. She's safe. And yeah, she hasn't left Hanrahan in years, but that's not agoraphobia, is it? It's not hiding if you're happy.

After many years abroad as a naval analyst, Tom Krauss is drawn home by his estranged father's deteriorating health and his own secret injury. But as soon as he sets eyes on Hannah again, he realises that he's never forgotten the engaging little sister of his best friend. He loved her when he was a teenager, and now he knows he never stopped. Problem: romance is a no-go. There's a piece of shrapnel wedged against his spine, and the countdown is on for him to make a surgical decision that could free him from pain ... or paralyse him.

But the Hanrahan townsfolk have other ideas: it's time for Hannah to work out that living with your heart wide open is worth the risk, and it's time for Tom to learn that love is messy and wonderful and necessary. Change is afoot in this small town, and these two will have to work out if they can be brave enough to make changes too...

PRAISE FOR STELLA QUINN:

'A Town Like Clarence captivated me completely with its easy charm, true-blue Aussie setting and delightful cast ... a book that filled my heart with immense happiness.' - Mrs B's Book Reviews

'Quinn deftly touches on important themes of addiction and trauma, while still managing to deliver a warm-hearted, feel-good read ... A blissful, heart-warming Aussie romance, best enjoyed with some Iced Vovos and a steaming cup of tea.' - Better Reading

'Brimming with warmth and humour, Stella Quinn's new rural romance, A Town Like Clarence, roped me in from the prologue and kept me smiling throughout.' - Kiss and Tell

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ID: 684229

Title: Stronger Together: A Couple's Guide to Navigating Your Relationship After Baby

Author: Zara Arshad

Narrator: Tracey Rooney

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:09:45

Language: English

Release date: 04-25-23

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Non-Fiction, Health & Wellness, Women's Health, Psychology, Parenting

Summary:

The ultimate guide for developing and maintaining a safe and secure relationship as you learn how to navigate life after having children. Learn to improve your communication, strengthen your connection, and manage common postpartum challenges as a team.

The author of this book draws upon her personal and professional experiences as a wife, mother, couples therapist, and perinatal mental health expert to provide a clear roadmap for expecting and postpartum couples. The roadmap is meant to empower couples and new parents to feel more prepared in managing challenges which commonly begin in the fourth trimester and can continue on for years - unless resolved. Readers will find this resource insightful and inspiring because it provides a model for developing a healthy relationship. Readers will also feel encouraged to engage in meaningful conversations with their significant other by learning information and tools that are readily applicable.

In a clear and conversational manner, the author teaches you how to:

Prepare for the arrival of your baby

Learn how to improve postpartum mood disturbances

Understand your attachment style

Communicate and meet emotional needs

Build and maintain connection in your relationship

Improve communication

Create and implement a self-care plan

Establish healthy boundaries

Manage expectations

Navigate common postpartum challenges as a team

Along with practical knowledge and guidance, you will also find relatable case studies of postpartum couples, engaging scripts, easy to follow exercises, and reflection sections which are designed to serve as your step-by-step action plan for relationship improvement. This resource is your guide to create a loving, safe, and secure foundation to raise your children in!

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ID: 630071

Title: City of Dreams

Author: Don Winslow

Narrator: Ari Fliakos

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:08:07

Language: English

Release date: 04-19-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Police Stories

Summary:

Following the epic, ambitious, instant New York Times bestseller City on Fire, 'The Godfather for our generation' (Adrian McKinty), comes the dramatic second novel in an epic crime trilogy from Don Winslow, #1 internationally bestselling author of the Cartel trilogy (The Power of the Dog, The Cartel and The Border).

Hollywood.

The city where dreams are made.

On the losing side of a bloody East Coast crime war, Danny Ryan is now on the run. The Mafia, the cops, the FBI all want him dead or in prison. With his little boy, his elderly father and the tattered remnants of his loyal crew of soldiers, he makes the classic American migration to California to start a new life.

A quiet, peaceful existence.

But the Feds track him down and want Danny to do them a favor that could make him a fortune or kill him.

And when Hollywood starts shooting a film based on his former life, Danny demands a piece of the action and begins to rebuild his criminal empire.

Then he falls in love.

With a beautiful movie star who has a dark past of her own.

As their worlds collide in an explosion that could destroy them both, Danny Ryan has to fight for his life in a city where dreams are born.

Or where they go to die.

From the shores of Rhode Island to the deserts of California where bodies disappear, from the power corridors of Washington where the real criminals operate to the fabled movie studios of Hollywood where the real money is made, City of Dreams is a sweeping saga of family, love, revenge, survival and the fierce reality behind the dream.

Praise for City of Dreams:

'Don Winslow is one of three living crime writers that I am hopelessly addicted to. City Of Dreams is a mesmerizing coast-to-coast crime epic. Danny Ryan is a good guy, a bad guy, a wonderfully complicated, unforgettable human. City of Dreams is part of a trilogy but you can start anywhere. So go ahead, start.' James Patterson

'Crime fiction of the highest order ... masterfully managed by Winslow. It has become a cliche to say Winslow is a crime writer working at the very top of his game. But that doesn't make it any less true.' Sydney Morning Herald

'A crime classic. Winslow's best book, by far. You won't put it down.' Stephen King

'This is storytelling at its inspiring, epic best, and it feels like a movie in the making' Daily Mail

Praise for City on Fire:

'Blisteringly good; a fast-paced thriller and an intimate portrait of family dynamics ... The plot flies at a pace, the words punching as much as the characters' Weekend Australian

'An organised crime saga that sits somewhere between the intimate and the epic, between Mystic River and The Godfather, and stands with the best in its genre.' Sydney Morning Herald Fiction Pick of the Week

'A masterpiece' Christian White

'Winslow at his very best' Karin Slaughter

'Pure genius!' Jeffery Deaver

'Hugely entertaining ... with an emotional depth that lingers long after the book is finished' Kyle Perry

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ID: 657085

Title: Dying to Know

Author: Rae Cairns

Narrator: Edwina Wren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:35:29

Language: English

Release date: 04-17-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories

Summary:

A desperate phone call. A decade of questions. A deadly race to the truth.

A new heartstopping thriller to keep you up all night, from critically acclaimed Rae Cairns

Twelve years ago budding journalist Geneva Leighton received a phone call that stopped her life in its tracks. Her terrified sister, Amber, was locked in the boot of a moving car and begging Geneva for help. Amber was never heard from again.

Since that night, Geneva's days have revolved around caring for her traumatised niece and nephew, despite the unpredictable behaviour of their father ... and keeping the search for her sister alive. But the knowledge it should have been her in the boot of the car haunts her waking hours.

When Sergeant Jesse Johns turns up with shocking new evidence about Amber, Geneva's world is thrown into chaos again.

The police leads hit a dead end and desperate for answers, Geneva becomes Amber's lone warrior for justice.

As she edges closer and closer to the truth, she uncovers dangerous secrets that have the power to destroy everyone she loves.

Trust no one. Your life depends on it.

PRAISE FOR DYING TO KNOW

'This book is a cracker - a genuine page turner. It kept me guessing all the way. Geneva Leighton is a brilliant protagonist - tough and resourceful, yet vulnerable and caring.' CHRIS HAMMER, author of The Tilt

'Cairns shows us what ordinary people can do in extraordinary situations ... A thrilling and wild ride with love at its core.' HAYLEY SCRIVENOR, author of Dirt Town

'Smart and suspenseful .. Another high stakes original thriller from Cairns that does not ease up until the last page. I dare anyone to read it slowly.' SARAH BAILEY, author of The Housemate

'What a ride! All the ingredients of the perfect thriller: a brilliant start, twists and turns, and characters you really care about. I couldn't put it down.' SARA FOSTER, author of The Hush

'This fast-paced thriller hooked me in and kept me guessing. A gripping read with high stakes and blurred lines between good and evil.' PETRONELLA McGOVERN, author of The Liars

'I raced through this addictive, twisty book, desperate to solve the mystery of Amber's disappearance. An expertly plotted and wholly absorbing thriller.' NICOLA MORIARTY, author of You Need to Know

'Intriguing, heart-wrenching and compelling, Cairns draws you in and holds you until the final gasping twist.' SULARI GENTILL, author of The Woman in the Library

'Cairns is the master of gripping thrillers with big hearts ... All the more terrifying because of how much you care about the characters ensnared in its dark and twisty tale.' ANNA SNOEKSTRA, author of Out of Breath

'A rollercoaster ride from the first page to the last and confirms Cairns as a genuine mistress of mystery and mayhem! Breathtaking, believable and utterly unputdownable - this is the rollercoaster ride you don't want to miss!' NINA D CAMPBELL, author of Daughters of Eve

'What a read! Shocking, gut-wrenching and real. It doesn't get any better ... Brilliant writing and an outrageously tense plot combine in a cleverly crafted, heart-stopping, action-packed thriller that won't let you go. Cairns is a true, grab-you-by-the-throat thriller writer. Be prepared for some sleepless nights as you devour every last word.' SARAH BARRIE, author of Retribution

'Kept me up late at night dying to know what happened to Amber ...

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ID: 657084

Title: Dying to Know

Author: Rae Cairns

Narrator: Edwina Wren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:35:29

Language: English

Release date: 04-17-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories

Summary:

A desperate phone call. A decade of questions. A deadly race to the truth.

A new heartstopping thriller to keep you up all night, from critically acclaimed Rae Cairns

Twelve years ago budding journalist Geneva Leighton received a phone call that stopped her life in its tracks. Her terrified sister, Amber, was locked in the boot of a moving car and begging Geneva for help. Amber was never heard from again.

Since that night, Geneva's days have revolved around caring for her traumatised niece and nephew, despite the unpredictable behaviour of their father ... and keeping the search for her sister alive. But the knowledge it should have been her in the boot of the car haunts her waking hours.

When Sergeant Jesse Johns turns up with shocking new evidence about Amber, Geneva's world is thrown into chaos again.

The police leads hit a dead end and desperate for answers, Geneva becomes Amber's lone warrior for justice.

As she edges closer and closer to the truth, she uncovers dangerous secrets that have the power to destroy everyone she loves.

Trust no one. Your life depends on it.

PRAISE FOR DYING TO KNOW

'This book is a cracker - a genuine page turner. It kept me guessing all the way. Geneva Leighton is a brilliant protagonist - tough and resourceful, yet vulnerable and caring.' CHRIS HAMMER, author of The Tilt

'Cairns shows us what ordinary people can do in extraordinary situations ... A thrilling and wild ride with love at its core.' HAYLEY SCRIVENOR, author of Dirt Town

'Smart and suspenseful .. Another high stakes original thriller from Cairns that does not ease up until the last page. I dare anyone to read it slowly.' SARAH BAILEY, author of The Housemate

'What a ride! All the ingredients of the perfect thriller: a brilliant start, twists and turns, and characters you really care about. I couldn't put it down.' SARA FOSTER, author of The Hush

'This fast-paced thriller hooked me in and kept me guessing. A gripping read with high stakes and blurred lines between good and evil.' PETRONELLA McGOVERN, author of The Liars

'I raced through this addictive, twisty book, desperate to solve the mystery of Amber's disappearance. An expertly plotted and wholly absorbing thriller.' NICOLA MORIARTY, author of You Need to Know

'Intriguing, heart-wrenching and compelling, Cairns draws you in and holds you until the final gasping twist.' SULARI GENTILL, author of The Woman in the Library

'Cairns is the master of gripping thrillers with big hearts ... All the more terrifying because of how much you care about the characters ensnared in its dark and twisty tale.' ANNA SNOEKSTRA, author of Out of Breath

'A rollercoaster ride from the first page to the last and confirms Cairns as a genuine mistress of mystery and mayhem! Breathtaking, believable and utterly unputdownable - this is the rollercoaster ride you don't want to miss!' NINA D CAMPBELL, author of Daughters of Eve

'What a read! Shocking, gut-wrenching and real. It doesn't get any better ... Brilliant writing and an outrageously tense plot combine in a cleverly crafted, heart-stopping, action-packed thriller that won't let you go. Cairns is a true, grab-you-by-the-throat thriller writer. Be prepared for some sleepless nights as you devour every last word.' SARAH BARRIE, author of Retribution

'Kept me up late at night dying to know what happened to Amber ...

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ID: 700418

Title: Fancies

Author: Kim Lock

Narrator: Nicole Gulasekharam

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:39:39

Language: English

Release date: 04-05-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Family Life

Summary:

Abigail Fancy returns to the tiny town that the Fancys have ruled for decades, fresh from her second stint in prison and utterly out of time... A bold, punchy and wry novel from the author of The Other Side of Beautiful.

A story about stories: those we tell, those we believe and those we make into a reality, whether true, murky or not true at all.

Port Kingerton: the insular cray-fishing town at the butt-end of South Australia, where everyone knows everyone. And everyone knows too that when Abigail Fancy left town at seventeen, she hung out the window of her boyfriend's Corolla, middle fingers held high, swearing she'd never come back. And she hasn't, until now.

At her parents' house Abigail finds a party (read town meeting) in full swing over something iffy found on the beach - a thighbone. And although iffy things aren't uncommon in Port Kingerton, Abigail's surprise arrival forces a family - and an entire town - to unpack a twenty-four-year-old secret that rocked this tiny place to its core: that time they found something much iffier ...

Through Abigail, her grandfather Old Dick Fancy's unreliable memories and the collective voices of the town itself, Port Kingerton unravels as old wounds are picked open, skeletons fall from closets and unlikely bonds are forged. But will Abigail finally change the past ...?

Fresh, punchy, expertly crafted and deliciously wry - the author of The Other Side of Beautiful returns with a tour de force of a small-town mystery where a homecoming lifts the veil on a time when a town failed to stand up for its girls.

PRAISE FOR KIM LOCK:

'With this book [The Fancies], she establishes herself as an author to watch. With a voice that is unabashedly Australian, this is an extraordinary read, filled with irony and dry humour and total lack of pretension.' - Weekend Australian, Noteable Books

'The Fancies is a wonder. A brilliantly observed, laugh-out-loud funny, page-turner with a tender heart and a spine of the finest feminist steel.' - Emily Maguire, acclaimed author of An Isolated Incident

'The Fancies is a-page turner; its voice is truly unabashedly Australian. It's delightful in its rhythm, pace, sense of irony and dry humour and total lack of pretension ... establishes Kim Lock as an author to watch.' - Better Reading

'Tender, funny and quietly profound, The Other Side of Beautiful is a breath of fresh air.' - The Sunday Times

'A colourful, engaging story of escape and road-trip adventure ... also compellingly cinematic and features an endearing narrator-heroine with plenty of meaty real-world troubles.' - Sydney Morning Herald

'An engaging story about second chances and a life changing road trip ... a heart-warming story.' - Canberra Weekly magazine

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ID: 630067

Title: Woman's Work

Author: Victoria Purman

Narrator: Jennifer Vuletic

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:08:38

Language: English

Release date: 04-05-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Family Life

Summary:

The astonishingly rich prize of the 1956 Australian Women's Weekly cookery competition offers two women the possibility of a new kind of future, in this compassionate look at the extraordinary lives of ordinary women - our mothers and grandmothers - in a beautifully realised post-war Australia.

It's 1956, and while Melbourne is in a frenzy gearing up for the Olympics, the women of Australia are cooking up a storm for their chance to win the equivalent of a year's salary in the extraordinary Australian Women's Weekly cookery contest.

For two women, in particular, the prize could be life-changing. For war widow and single mum Ivy Quinn, a win would mean more time to spend with her twelve-year-old son, Raymond. Mother of five Kathleen O'Grady has no time for cooking competitions, but the prize could offer her a different kind of life for herself and her children, and the chance to control her own future.

As winter turns to spring both women begin to question their lives. For Kathleen, the grinding domesticity of her work as a wife and mother no longer seems enough, while Ivy begins to realise she has the courage to make a difference for other women and tell the truth about the ghosts from her past.

But is it the competition prize that would give them a new way of seeing the world - a chance to free themselves from society's expectation and change their own futures - or is it the creativity and confidence it brings?

Praise for Victoria Purman

'Heart-achingly raw yet filled with the beauty of the human spirit, [The Nurses' War] is a triumph that will linger in the heart and psyche.' Karen Brooks, author of The Good Wife of Bath

'A richly crafted novel ... [The Women's Pages] graphically depicts life during those harrowing years. A touching tale and an enthralling read.' Reader's Digest

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ID: 669618

Title: Great Gallipoli Escape

Author: Jackie French

Narrator: Victor Gralak

Format: Unabridged

Length: 03:19:00

Language: English

Release date: 04-05-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Kids, General, Action & Adventure, Historical

Summary:

Renowned for her historical fiction titles, Jackie French now tells the story of the brilliant and famous evacuation of Gallipoli.

Sixteen-year-old Nipper and his Gallipoli mates Lanky, Spud, Bluey and Wallaby Joe are starving, freezing and ill-equipped. By November 1915 they know that that there is more to winning a war than courage. The Gallipoli campaign has been lost.

Nipper has played cricket with the Turks in the opposing dugout, dodged rocket fire and rescued drowning, freezing men when the blizzard snow melted. He is one of the few trusted with the secret kept from even most of the officers: how an entire army will vanish from the Peninsula over three impeccably planned nights.

Based on first-hand accounts of those extraordinary last weeks of the Gallipoli campaign, this is the fascinating 'lost story' of how 150,000 men – and their horses and equipment – were secretly moved to waiting ships without a single life lost. An unforgettable story told through the eyes of a boy who lied about his age to defend his country.

AWARDS

Shortlisted - ACT Book of the Year Award 2024

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ID: 657083

Title: Crushing

Author: Genevieve Novak

Narrator: Liz Blackmore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:52:48

Language: English

Release date: 04-05-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, Rom-Com, Contemporary, Family Life

Summary:

When do you stop starting over? The sparkling new novel from the author of No Hard Feelings.

Getting over someone is not that difficult. All you have to do is focus on every negative thing about them for the rest of your life until you forget to stop actively hoping for their slow and painful death, then get a haircut ...

Serial monogamist Marnie is running late to her own identity crisis. After a decade of twisting herself into different versions of the ideal girlfriend, she's swearing off relationships for good. Forever. Done. No more, no thank you.

Pretty inconvenient time to meet Isaac: certified dreamboat and the only man who has ever truly got her. It's cool, though, they're just friends, he's got someone else, and she has more important things to worry about. Like who she is, what she wants, and what the hell she ever saw in the love(s) of her life in the first place.

Flanked by overwhelmed new mum Nicola, terminally single Claud, and eternal pessimist Kit, Marnie reckons with the question: who are we when we're on our own?

'Crushing stings with truth and aches with hope. I loved it.' Jessica Dettmann

'A sharp, funny and biting exploration of a classic millennial existential crisis ... with some genuine laugh-out-loud moments' Books+Publishing

'A sexy, complex, bittersweet dark chocolate souffle of a book: airily paced, tartly funny, and with a romantic centre that's just gooey enough' Clare Fletcher

'Bingeable, sharply written, and hilarious, Crushing had me hooked from the first page. This book is filled with love, rage, and wisdom, and reading it felt like having a wine with a best friend.' Victoria Brookman, author of Burnt Out

Praise for No Hard Feelings:

'Funny, biting, vulnerable and unflinching, Novak's novel is like an ocean dip: a bit salty, very refreshing' Lauren Sams

'No Hard Feelings is clever, funny and surprisingly sweet, and Penny captured my heart' Toni Jordan

'Wry and witty' Saturday Age

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