The Midnight Estate 
by Kelly Rimmer

After a tumultuous year, Fiona finds solace in her decaying family estate.

Intent on restoring it, she discovers the keys to more than just the dilapidated country mansion. Beneath the crumbling plaster are secrets that have been buried for a generation.

When a book, The Midnight Estate, catches her attention, Fiona is plunged into a tale that mirrors her own life.

She dismisses the similarities as coincidence, but as she's drawn deeper into the story, the lines between fiction and reality blur, and Fiona must ask how well does she know her family?

The Pearl of Tagai Town
by Lenora Thaker

Growing up in the 1930s, Pearl strives for a place in the wider world, battling deep-seated prejudices.

When she rescues a white shopkeeper trapped under a fallen beam, a bond forms between the two, and Pearl becomes the first Islander woman to work front-of-shop in a white town.

Not everyone is happy, of course, least of all the affronted white customers. But Pearl is quietly determined.

Her budding romance with the bank manager’s son, though, must be kept secret.

When Teddy suddenly enlists in the army, Pearl faces a cruel punishment.

But her quest to recover the child she had with Teddy reveals more than she’d bargained for.

Every Body Counts
by Barbie Latza Nadeau

From the Mediterranean to the English Channel, the Rio Grande to Thailand, at any moment there are over 280 million people attempting to emigrate.

While most migrants take legal channels, those outside the system represent financial potential for the corrupt.

Sex trafficking, drug mules, organ trading, forced labour; the flow of desperate people generates billions of dollars, not only for smugglers but also for traffickers.

Yet no other multi-billion-pound transnational enterprise is less understood than the trade in humans, a fact that organised crime networks increasingly exploit as turn to migration for their profits.

The Remarkable Truths
of Alfie Bains by Sarah Clutton

Alfie's mum, Emilia, has been lying to him forever.

It's only ever been the two of them in Ireland, but when Emilia's appendix explodes, she drops a bombshell: she has 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 a boy claiming to be the son of her missing daughter, Emilia, her life is turned upside down.

Alfie needs to know who his father is, but as he starts to uncover buried secrets, he discovers that no one is willing to tell him the truth.

An Academic Affair 
by Jodi McAlister

Sadie and Jonah have been academic rivals since they were undergraduates in the literature department 13 years ago.

Now that a highly coveted teaching opportunity has come up, their rivalry hits epic proportions.

Jonah needs the job to move closer to his recently divorced sister and her children, while Sadie needs the financial security and freedom of a full-time teaching position.

When Sadie notices that the job offers partner hire, however, she hatches a plot to get them both the job.

All they must do is get legally married. It’s a simple win-win solution but when sparks begin to fly, it becomes clear that despite their education, these two may not have thought this whole thing through.

Brown Female Doctor
by Sarah Arachechi

Sarah is a brown female doctor who emigrated to Australia in the 1990s.

Her journey to becoming a paediatrician has been challenging, right from the schoolyard.

As an adult, a graduate in the medical world, she experienced a new kind of being female in a male-driven hospital environment.

When she eventually walked across the stage to get her paediatric letters, with a drip in her arm, a pregnant belly, a toddler on her hip and heels that could shatter a glass ceiling, victory was bittersweet.

This is a story of grit and determination, hope and self-discovery. 

The Liver Repair Plan
by Sarah Di Lorenzo

The liver's ability to heal and regenerate can greatly improve your wellbeing.

Clinical nutritionist and bestselling author Sarah Di Lorenzo’s four-week plan has helped hundreds of her patients repair their inner health and now she’s sharing it with you.

One in three Australians have a fatty liver, one of the most prevalent liver conditions worldwide.

Revitalising your liver health can increase energy, aid weight-loss, improve sleep, slow aging, reduce headaches, improve skin health, reduce brain fog and lower anxiety.

The Liver Repair Plan offers easy-to-follow meal plans, and more than 50 delicious, nutrient-dense recipes that will support your liver's health and vitality.

Easy Watercolour Flowers
by Bianca Rosen 

Step into your inner artist while learning to paint beautiful flowers alongside watercolour expert Bianca Rosen.

Bianca will guide you through painting a playful pansy or a sacred lotus.

From wildflowers to garden flowers to desert and tropical blooms, each project tutorial features Bianca’s signature encouragement and “you can do it” spirit to celebrate imperfections and embrace joy in your watercolours.

The collection’s illustrated 3-6 step instructions allow you to visualize how each brushstroke adds to the completed flower.

Bianca’s single-bloom style is approachable for watercolour beginners while creating a beautiful final piece that will satisfy even experienced painters.