The Couples Retreat 
by Mercedes Mercier

At a secluded mansion on Kangaroo Island, three couples gather for a weekend of partying and luxury indulgence.

When they wake to a shocking murder scene, they are gripped first by fear, then by suspicion.

With ferry services suspended, the survivors and killer are trapped on the island together.

In the biggest case of her career, police officer Emily Quinn discovers that the locals are mistrustful of outsiders.

When her dangerous ex-boyfriend tracks her down, Quinn’s past and present collide, threatening the most gruesome crime in the island’s history.

The Sisterhood Rules
by Kathy Lette

For twin sisters Isabel and Verity, the sisterhood rules were shattered when Verity had an affair with Izzy’s husband.

Devastated by her sister’s betrayal, Izzy casts Verity into social Siberia.

But when their mother goes missing, Verity and Izzy are forced to come together to find her.

And then the estranged sisters’ problems only get bigger. Their mother has a new younger lover and where there’s a will… he’d clearly like to be in it.

Can they stop their mother making a dreadful mistake? And in doing so find a way to bury the pain of the past?

The Titanic Story of Evelyn
by Lisa Wilkinson

This is the never-before-told true tale of the only Australian-born survivor of the sinking of the Titanic.

It is the story of a brave young Australian nurse who wanted to see the world, fell in love, then almost lost it all in one of the greatest maritime tragedies.

And yet somehow, few Australians know anything of Evelyn's existence or the role she played in the hours after the Titanic was hit by an iceberg.

Lisa Wilkinson's exhaustively researched and superbly written new book brings together the drama of the sinking of the Titanic and Evelyn Marsden's own extraordinary, uniquely Australian story.

Three Reasons for Revenge
by Dervla McTiernan

Alexis Turner walks into the police station to report an assault. By the end of the day, she is nowhere to be found.

Soon after she disappears, three identical packages arrive at three very different doors: a respected psychologist's home, a socialite's mansion, and a struggling single father's run-down apartment.

Inside, each gift is tailored to its recipient - and each will tear apart the life of its intended victim.

Detective Sergeant Judith Lee is smart and experienced, but this is no ordinary case. 

She's convinced that somehow, it connects back to Alexis Turner.

The Hobart Hotel
by Mary-Lou Stephens

December 1939: The opening of Australia's most talked about hotel, the Wrest Point Riviera.

Sabine Winters, arrived in Hobart from the Continent, anticipates a safe port along with a few items of jewellery to add to her (stolen) collection.

She doesn't expect to be blackmailed into becoming a spy and taken to South America during the rise of Nazi power.

February 1973: The opening of Australia's talked about hotel, the Wrest Point Hotel Casino.

Jenny Davies doesn't expect an invitation to become one of the casino's croupiers.

Jenny's exclusive career creates a chain of events that could destroy her life.

Call Girl Confidential 
by Kayla Jade

Australia’s most sex-positive influencer reveals the reality of being a globally-famous full-service sex worker in this unflinchingly honest, hilarious and wryly intelligent memoir.

Since reaching wild success through OnlyFans, Blue-Eyed Kayla Jade has become a viral sensation on social media, breaking the taboos of full-service sex work to a rapt, largely female audience.

Her memoir, Call Girl Confidential, charts the highs, lows and sexploits of her career, detailing her many adventures – including with those in the upper echelons of power – and juggling steely ambition with motherhood.

Tender
by Lucy Tweed

Tenderness is at the heart of why we cook.

Slowly allowing flavours to unfold, letting simple ingredients transform into something rich and generous is a kind of magical alchemy.

The 90 heartfelt and flavour-packed meals in this book run the range from hearty stews to zippy braises and curries, as well as a wide world of soups and ragus, all designed to warm you up and hold you together.

There's no need for special equipment – just a stove or oven will do.

These nurturing, comforting recipes offer both easy weeknight dinners and banquet-worthy centrepieces, so you can feed your soul while satisfying hungry friends and family members at the same time.

Where The Music Had To Go
by Jim WIndolf

Bursting with insight, this dual biography by acclaimed journalist Jim Windolf dives into the supportive, occasionally rivalrous, always fertile relationship between Bob Dylan and the Beatles.

From Dylan's early dismissal of the Beatles as being for 'teenyboppers' to his rapid acknowledgment of their talent, the book captures the pivotal moments that pushed Dylan to 'go electric' and inspired the Beatles to deepen their lyrics.

Packed with vivid anecdotes (the Beatles rehearsing Dylan songs; Dylan spending hours at Lennon's childhood home), the book paints a picture of a relationship full of camaraderie, rivalry and mutual evolution.