NAC Authors' Books
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| Lisa Darcy | Should You Keep a Secret | Amazon Australia | Kindle |
During a night out at the pub, Stella and Carly accept an invitation to a local party, but the scene they find there is not what they expected. It’s a swingers’ event and their friend Jesse’s husband is there among the swingers. Now the two women aren’t sure what to do. Stella, is inclined to keep quiet. The last thing she needs is more stress. Carly, on the other hand, thinks telling the truth is the right thing to do. As the two deal with their own personal lives they find themselves blurting out the shocking news. And even as dark secrets about Jesse’s situation are revealed, Stella and Carly will make some discoveries of their own. |
| Sarah Bourne | Exile |
Kirstie lives in exile on the small Shetland island of Yell after the end of yet another torrid affair. This time, she knows she went too far. Her desperate behavior caused the breakdown of her lover’s marriage. Taking up residence in her grandparents’ croft, which has lain empty since their deaths, wanting time to reflect on her life and disastrous relationships, Kirstie begins to write about her obsessive behavior. What she hasn’t realized is that the island is full of relatives she never knew she had. Kirstie has spent her life feeling unloved, hurt, and angry. She wonders what part this plays in the obsessive way she is drawn into relationships. |
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| Michael Barnacoat | Golden Horde | Kindle | Golden Horde: The New Hammer from the East is a fast-paced action-oriented, political thriller. As China flexes its political and economic might, one man at the highest levels in the Chinese government turns Mao’s dictum – Power comes from the barrel of a gun – on its head. After centuries of China’s humiliation, he plots world domination without firing a shot. Can the hordes of the new Khan be stopped before it’s too late? |
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| Sarah Bourne | InVisible | Kindle | Take a look! A woman is detained by authorities after a terrorist attack, sending her on a twisting path from London to Afghanistan in this emotionally powerful saga. When Laila and her lover, Faisal, are detained after the 2005 terrorist attack in London, it sets in motion a chain of events that will alter Laila’s life forever. |
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| Michel Vimal du Monteil | Where There is a Will |
GRIPPING AUSTRALIAN FICTION. A massive cyclone swell on Sydney's beaches claims a big wave surfer, leaving his long-term partner without a body to mourn. His four adult godchildren from far and wide gather for the reading of his will while down the coast a man is pulled from the water with a head injury and amnesia. He sets out on an odyssey along the east coast in search of his identity.....Will he like what he finds? |
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My Big Greek Holiday |
Take a look! On an all-expenses-paid holiday, Claudia Taylor jets off to glorious Santorini with her two best friends, Tara and Sophie. But when her simple task of handing over a flash drive becomes complicated, and the handsome Jack tries to romance her, Claudia’s holiday becomes less relaxing than she’d hoped. 'My Big Greek Holiday' is a funny, thoughtful novel about friendship, romance, laughter and shopping - with some drunken karaoke thrown in. |
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A Voice in the Night |
Take a look! In a novel filled with compelling characters, and set in London, New York and Sydney, it seems that anyone could be out to sabotage Lucie's memories and ambitions, including herself. A Voice in the Night is an addictive thriller of twists and turns, a gripping and emotionally resonant debut from a striking new voice. |
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Loving Lizzie March |
Life is not going to plan for failed fashion designer Lizzie March, and then she finds herself pregnant to super-hot bad boy Jake Wheeler. Convinced that he's The One, now all she has to do is convince him that she is The One for him! But is it possible she's been looking for love in all the wrong places? maybe everything she has ever wanted is right under her very own stilettos. |
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Ella's War |
Take a look! Ella's War is a captivating historical drama that will appeal to fans of authors like Lucinda Riley and Victoria Hislop. Ella wakes up in hospital with no memory. Slowly she pieces her life back together, but there is something in her past she is afraid to face. |
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Lily's Little Flower Shop |
Take a look! When Lily misses out on a well-deserved promotion the day her boyfriend is offered a job overseas, she faces a choice: should she embrace an expat life, or follow her childhood dream and become a florist? 'Lilly's Little Flower Shop' is the perfect heartwarming read for fans of authors like Heidi Swain, Holly Martin and Jill Mansell. |
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The Train |
Take a look! When a woman steps in front of a commuter train to end her life, it sets in motion a chain of events that will also change the lives of its passengers forever. 'The Train' is an emotional look at how people react to a tragic event and asks the question, how do we recover from tragedy? |
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The Information Editor |
'The Information Editor' is the first in a duology consisting of two contrasting visions of the future. This dystopian novel, set in a world of information control, rampant surveillance and unregulated capitalism will be followed shortly by a utopian vision called 'The Story Teller'. |
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Death in a Matchbox |
When fire devastates the Cleary's Creek gold mine in outback Western Australia, the operation is abandoned, along with a hidden stash of gold illegally collected over the years by the mechanic Tom Bosich. Gold prices were low and the economics of keeping the mine running made no sense. Tom planned to collect the gold later anyway, but life moved on. |
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Octet, Michael's Story in Eight Voices |
One of the most beautiful books I have read’. Jim joined the ranks of Australia's best authors of modern fiction, when published by Australian Scholarly Publishing on 1 July 2018 |
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An Artifact of Interest |
The body of a young female anthropologist is found on a remote Kimberley cattle station where she was investigating her theory that the area was settled by a previously, undiscovered indigenous tribe. Was the death an accident, or murder by rival scientists, a jealous lover or members of the mysterious indigenous group? |
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Convergence, Towards Immortality |
An ancient artefact ignites a quest that leads to the discovery of humanity's ultimate destiny, destroying most if not all of the world's long held beliefs in science and religion. Convergence is the story of Laura, an archaeologist, and a number of brave individuals whose destinies become intertwined. Their discovery reveals a new reality for all of humanity, but their endeavour comes at enormous cost, that changes all that human civilisation had ever stood for. Move over Dan Brown, this is a story-teller. |
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Truck That |
An Australian murder mystery set in the remote outback. "A Ripping yarn', according to one 'test' reader. 'Hilarious look at the characters of the outback', said another. |
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The Arbutus |
NAC's first twice-published author, this book is the first in the ‘Maddie Series’ of edgy psychological thrillers. |
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Don't Pick Your Nose Leo |
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A light-hearted rhyme to discourage under eight-year-olds from picking their nose. Irreverently Illustrated to highlight the message. Written by childrens' author Steve Rogers under the nom-de-plume Uncle Rotten. 'Don't Pick Your Nose Leo' is available for $16.50 including postage. |
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Maddie Trinco |
This, the second of the ‘Maddie Series’ of edgy psychological thrillers, will be followed by the third, to be published first quarter 2019. |
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Maddie and the King of Paradise |
‘Maddie and the King of Paradise’ is the sequel to ‘Maddie Trinco’ and is the final book in the trilogy which began with ‘The Arbutus’. |
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It's All About Melinda |
'It's All About Melinda' was published on 29th November 2018. |