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The Girl Who Never Left/ Gather the Bones
 Print and Audio editions
Two women. Two love stories. A past that refuses to stay buried.
A haunting historical mystery about grief, love and the secrets hidden in an old diary. England, 1923. A house full of memories she was never part of. After losing her husband in the Great War, Helen Morrow moves with her young daughter to the family estate where he grew up. The house is filled with memories she was never part of and people she barely knows. There she meets the mother-in-law she has never met and her husband’s reclusive cousin Paul, a man still living in the shadow of the war. Searching for answers about the man she loved, Helen discovers an old diary belonging to a woman who once lived in the house – a woman whose scandal rocked the family before she disappeared without a trace. As Helen and Paul begin to uncover the truth behind the diary, long-buried secrets start to surface. In the quiet corridors of the old house, Helen cannot shake the feeling that the past is closer than it should be. But until the mystery of the vanished woman is finally solved, Helen may never discover the truth about her husband – or find peace in the place he once called home. This work was previously published as Gather the Bones by Alison Stuart. A sweeping historical fiction saga of hidden truths, slow-burn romance and the ghosts that refuse to let the living go. Perfect for readers of Suzy Henderson. |
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Lord Somerton's Heir
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Sebastian Alder's sudden elevation from penniless army captain to Viscount Somerton is the stuff of fairy tales, but there are dark secrets to be uncovered and an unexpected second chance at love…
From the smoke-filled chaos of Waterloo to the elegant halls of Brantstone Hall, Captain Sebastian Alder finds his world transformed overnight when he inherits the Somerton viscountcy. Yet his fairy tale elevation masks a grim reality—crumbling estates, mounting debts, and the disturbing questions surrounding his cousin's untimely demise. With a killer potentially still at large, Sebastian must trade the straightforward perils of battle for the treacherous maze of aristocratic intrigue. Isabel, the dowager Lady Somerton, believed her nightmare ended with her husband's death. Instead of freedom to establish her long-desired charity school, she discovers a cruel final betrayal—left destitute and still tethered to the Somerton name through her husband's enigmatic successor. When Sebastian and Isabel's paths collide, neither expects the spark that ignites between them. But as suspicions mount and secrets unravel, can they trust their growing feelings? Or will the shadow of murder destroy their chance at happiness before it truly begins? If you love your Regency romance with a dash of intrigue and adventure, fuelled by a slow burn romance, this is the book for you… Also available in German, French and Italian translations |
THE HOMECOMING (Maiden's Creek Book 3)
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“They say you can never go back…but some things that happen to you as a child can never be forgotten…”
1893: After an absence of 20 years, Charlie O’Reilly is drawn back to the goldmining town of Maiden’s Creek. Despite the bitter memories of isolation, injustice, and fear she knew as a child, she is determined to prove her worth as the new matron of the hospital. The little town's anonymity will also give her a chance to escape the unwanted attentions of a man who can bring her nothing but trouble. The town also left its scars on Daniel Hunt. Despite his wealth and success as a criminal lawyer in Melbourne, his own childhood memories have left him with questions his parents are reluctant or unable to answer. When the opportunity arises to travel to Maiden’s Creek he hopes that there he will find the answers he is seeking. When a nurse at the hospital is brutally murdered, Charlie and Danny come together in an uneasy alliance, with one purpose: To clear the name of a mutual friend who stands accused of the woman’s murder. The deeper they dig into the town’s secrets, old wounds are reopened, and when a devastating storm tears the town apart, long-buried secrets rise to the surface and new dangers threaten everything they hold dear. With the past and present colliding, can Danny and Charlie overcome their personal demons and the mounting perils surrounding them? Or will unspoken truths and lingering fears keep them apart? If you loved meeting Charlie and Danny in The Postmistress and The Goldminer’s Sister, don’t miss joining them in this concluding tale of dark deeds and secrets in the town of Maiden’s Creek. *WINNER OF THE AUSTRALIAN ROMANCE READERS AWARDS Favourite Historical Romance 2023 |
THE GOLDMINER'S SISTER (Maiden's Creek Book 2) also has a mystery at its heart.
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