Collection: Adult Fiction

Lillie knew the empty nest would be hard when her son left for college, but she had no idea of the full extent to which her world would come crashing down--until her husband announced out of the blue that he was in love with another woman, and he would be leaving, too. Besides the fact that this ...

In the year 2000, an Australian woman travels to The Hague to work as the secretary for an Australian judge. There, she sits through the trial of a former military man who has been charged with war crimes. As the trial proceeds, she is confronted with two conflicting impulses: being deeply affect...

Chuck Brewster, former business partner of Ali Reynolds's husband B. Simpson, once had an affair with Clarice, B.'s first wife-when Chuck is found murdered with Clarice nearby covered in blood, she swears she's innocent and begs for Ali's help.

In the courtyard of the Pacific Heights building, a local waitress is found dead. Five apartments overlook the murder scene. Five people witnessed a crime take place. Finding the killer should be simple. Except none of the witnesses' stories match. They all saw something - from a different angle,...

London, 1988: Meredith has landed her dream job at London's most prestigious fashion house, creating beautiful gowns adorned with intricate beads and embroidery. But now Meredith is about to create a dress like no other for the most famous woman in the world: Diana, Princess of Wales. As Meredith...

San Francisco, 1906. In a city booming with new money and possibility, two very different women seek an escape: Suling, a Chinatown embroideress, has only days to avoid an arranged marriage and Gemma, an opera singer, desperately needs to reignite her career. Together with Alice Eastwood, a fierc...

When you dig, will you strike gold... or unearth dangerous secrets? After a scandal, investigative reporter Zara Ellison and her partner, policeman Jack Higgins have moved to Kalgoorlie - each struggling with this fresh start. This wild mining town has its own rules, and its inhabitants - drawn b...

Alfie's mum, Emilia, has been lying to him forever. It's only been the two of them in Ireland, but when Emilia's appendix explodes, she drops a bombshell: they have a family back in Australia, and she and Alfie are going to meet them. When Penny Bains opens the door of her Tasmanian farmhouse to ...

Even for a con artist, Liz is about to take things way, way too far . . . Liz has a knack for getting wealthy people to trust her - everyone thinks she's an instant friend. She's made a life for herself as a serial con artist, but Liz's many identities and crimes are starting to snap at her heels...

When plans are upended, who can turn them the right way up? Kind-hearted and practical psychologist Colin Palmer has spent decades helping his clients. Now he's under pressure to retire and hit the road in a new caravan with his wife Joyce. However, when Joyce abruptly heads off on her own advent...