Picture Books
Daisy Delaney is 1 minute late
Daisy Delaney can't wait to play her first game of footy, so it's important she gets there by 10am. But her family has other things on their minds.
Will she get there on time? Will she be chosen for the team? Will the boom gate bells ever stop ringing?
A delightful story, full of Yarraville landmarks, about a girl who's determined to play footy, regardless of the obstacles.
Fun Fiction
Diary of a Dance Mum
Kerry Clover has three daughters, so it was inevitable that at some stage they’d want to attend a dance class and flit about in a pink tutu. They’ve been skipping about for twelve long years now, at Bright Stars.
This year, however, they’re starting at Dream Catcher Dance School so they can enter competitions like the girls on Dance Moms.
With nineteen classes between them, Kerry realises her world is about to spin faster than a Rudolf Nureyev pirouette, so she decides to keep a diary.
Join her journey. Feel her pain. Send wine if you like, as she endeavours to maintain her sanity, her job, her marriage, her sense of humour and her dwindling bank account.
Contemporary Romance
Love in Lillipilly (book 1)
Lucy Lockhart is smart, savvy and definitely not single.
She also has a great job in publicity, a boyfriend who’s going places, a jam-packed social calendar and a fabulous apartment with city views. Life couldn’t be better until a sudden illness sees her shunted off to convalesce at her parents’ house in Lillipilly – a small country town north of nowhere.
While trying to cope with the fresh air and abundance of flannelette, Lucy meets Tom McGregor. Tall, good-looking and funny, Tom is everything Lucy could want in a guy. Except he lives in the country and she already has a boyfriend - who’s going places, remember?
Love in Lillipilly is a sweet, often hilarious rural romance with a rich cast of characters and a sizzling romance between two opposites who just can’t keep their hands off each other.
Previously published as 'The Trouble with Lucy' with Penguin Australia
Customer reviews from goodreads
Maggie Nash: I loved this story! It's a great read and left me with a silly smile on my face. Loved it loved it loved it!"
Margaret Mason: A cute, light-hearted book! I loved this story. Lucy and Tom are a gorgeous couple and the story had lots of laugh out loud moments. I ended it with a smile on my face, and you can't ask more than that can you?
Margaret Mason: A cute, light-hearted book! I loved this story. Lucy and Tom are a gorgeous couple and the story had lots of laugh out loud moments. I ended it with a smile on my face, and you can't ask more than that can you?
Lisa Bell: Great read! Light hearted, not too soppy, funny, with just the right amount of romance.... Really enjoyable!"
Leah Meredith: Love reading a book set in Australia! "Sheila" ... "Shazza" ... "pot n Parma" Great writing and great humour!
Kate Robertson: A great, funny, romance.
I had laugh out loud moments and really warmed to the characters and their journey.
Imelda Evans: I read this on a hot afternoon in my summer holidays and enjoyed it immensely. It's fun and funny. A great light-hearted way to while away some hours!
Spotlight on Love (book 2)
Indy Rowntree is sweet, vivacious and kind of unemployed.
This is because she’s a struggling actress. Her agent isn’t helping by putting her up for roles including the part of a tomato and an elderly pensioner. Only her friends and job at The Goat Bar are keeping her from applying for that touch-typing course her dad is always banging on about.
And then she meets Luke Hunter. He’s cute, charming and just a little mysterious. The attraction is instant, but Luke isn’t looking for love and Indy, who finally gets the lead role with a renowned production company, is determined to focus on her career. And definitely not Luke. Definitely.
Spotlight on Love is a witty, fast-paced romance with a stellar cast of characters who'll have you laughing out loud, as Indy and Luke wonder if they’ll ever end up in the City of Love.
Previously published with Penguin Australia
Customer reviews from goodreads
Sam - Still Reading: This book contains some of the wittiest dialogue I’ve seen outside Jane Austen wrapped in a familiar (but exciting) setting of Melbourne with a lovely hero on top.
Negar Arvanaghi: This was quite a funny story. It played out like a movie. Well done!"
Ashley: I really, REALLY enjoyed this book! And, as a bonus, besides not knowing the places they spoke of, I did not get lost at
all even though it was set in Australia.
All the lingo, entertainment references, and even political talk was very American. Two thumbs up!
Sara - Harlequin Junkie: If you like a sweet and romantic read with a bit of secrets but lots of laughs, don’t miss Spotlight on Love.
Emily (Mrs Books): The writing was witty and often had me laughing or snorting. A perfect read when you don't want anything heavy.
The Dating Quiz (book 3)
Dani Conroy has it all, including a tragic dating history.
But she’s fun, spirited and has a great job as an assistant stylist for a fashion magazine. It’s just the tragic dating history bit that lets her down. So when her latest boyfriend breaks up with her she swears off romance and decides to create a dating quiz to help everyone else with their dating woes.
Her determination to stay single is challenged when Josh Reeves, the new staff photographer, starts at the magazine. He’s tall, handsome and talented so, luckily for Dani, he too has sworn off romance. So they decide to ‘not date’ with laugh out loud results.
The Dating Quiz is a feel good love story with great characters, witty dialogue, and an old fashioned dating quiz that results in a few successful, and not so successful, romances.
Previously published with Penguin Australia
But she’s fun, spirited and has a great job as an assistant stylist for a fashion magazine. It’s just the tragic dating history bit that lets her down. So when her latest boyfriend breaks up with her she swears off romance and decides to create a dating quiz to help everyone else with their dating woes.
Her determination to stay single is challenged when Josh Reeves, the new staff photographer, starts at the magazine. He’s tall, handsome and talented so, luckily for Dani, he too has sworn off romance. So they decide to ‘not date’ with laugh out loud results.
The Dating Quiz is a feel good love story with great characters, witty dialogue, and an old fashioned dating quiz that results in a few successful, and not so successful, romances.
Previously published with Penguin Australia
Customer reviews from goodreads
Jeannie Zelos: if you want a simple feel good romance with some real feeling humour this is your book. Four and a half stars, a straightforward, fun and enjoyable romance.
Roz @ My Written Romance: I loved Dani and Josh's story. The chemistry between them burned slowly and surely into something fantastic. Watching them try to avoid falling in love with each other, and doing the exact opposite, was a lot of fun.
Angel Hatfield: I loved how Dani goes through her changes in this novel. It was a good story and plot. I recommend.
Sally Norton: I love dating quizzes and I loved this book! Really funny and great characters!