The governor's house by J. H. Fletcher

At nearly 500p., this book will stop you doing the ironing for a fair while as you follow the rises and falls in love and fortune of Cat Haggard who was wrongly convicted of a crime and transported to Australia. Over time, and with great risks, she builds a business empire in Van Diemen's Land.

Her current day descendant, Joanne, is tasked with unravelling a mystery Cat left behind but will she be able to decipher a coded notebook? This book reminded me of Judy Nunn's The tiger men' with characters braving adversity to achieve their goals.

Citation: Fletcher, J H The governor's house North Sydney: Harlequin Mira, 2015.

9781743692691

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The chocolate promise by Josephine Moon

If you are after a light 'chicklit' read, with lots about chocolate, then this is the book for you! (Fans of Livia Day's 'Cafe la femme' series should definitely try it.)

Christmas Livingstone, owner of 'The Chocolate Apothecary' store at Evandale, tempers chocolate and makes her own handmade delicacies. As a sideline she acts as fairy godmother to fulfill others' greatest wishes.

Her life seems complete until Lincoln van Luc, a tall, dishevelled botanist, seeks her help to bring his story of a rare cacao plant from Ecuador to life. Can she do this as well as undertake the scholarship to France she has won to study with world-renowned chocolatier, Maitre Le Coutre, and cope with the antics of her extended family?

Citation: Moon, Josephine The chocolate promise Crows Nest, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin, 2015.

ISBN: 978 1 74331 800 3

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Tears over the Kimberleys by Lance C. Wilson

If you are looking for a rollicking, lusty tale of outback life, then this is the book for you. While working as a shearer, AJ meets Sky, a beautiful part-aboriginal girl and it is through a misunderstanding that they lose touch. In time he meets and marries the wealthy, spoiled and spirited Prudence.

 

On his way to fight in Vietnam, the planeload of soldiers stops over in Darwin where he reconnects with Sky and learns he is a father. Amazingly, Sky and Prudence become firm friends and together operate the 'Big Sky' cattle station in the Kimberleys while waiting for AJ's return.

 

Lance Wilson's tale is certainly raunchy at some stages but is predominantly the story of a family enduring and thriving in the Australian outback and rural Tasmania. AJ, Sky and Prudence are down-to-earth characters and are supported in their journeys through life by a large cast of colourful hangers on.

 

Citation: Wilson, Lance C. Tears over the Kimberleys [n.p.] : Kimberley Cottage Press, c2007.

 

ISBN: 978 0 9775505 2 4  228p.

 

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The girl and the ghost-grey mare by Rachael Treasure

Rachael Treasure's collection of heart-warming short stories vary from very brief (2 pages) to approximately 30 pages in length allowing readers to dip in and out at their convenience. Her characters display all our usual intensely (and often nonsensical) personal concerns and anxieties which make her stories very believable.

Many, such as "The mysterious handbag" or "McCubbin's lost child", have a twist in the tale or an odd premise which make them quite quirky. Humour and romance are common themes, and many stories include animals or are set in the country.

Citation: Treasure, Rachael The girl and the ghost-grey mare Camberwell : Penguin, 2011.

ISBN: 978 1 921518 56 0  236p.

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