Penguin Books Australia

Lady Cecily Westruther is nothing if not practical. By agreeing to marry an older duke who already has an heir and a mistress, she can assume a wifely role - without the wifely duties. Only one thing stands in her way - a  letter that could destroy her betrothal. Desperate to retrieve that letter, Cecily must match wits with the most dangerously seductive man she's ever known…

In 1883 young British naturalist William Caldwell arrives in Australia with a mission: to determine for the scientific record whether the platypus really does lay eggs. But first he must travel overland to the Burnett River in Queensland, where he intends to set up camp.

On his journey he is by turns...

Five lost souls in search of redemption . . .

To outsiders it looks as if Mary was born unlucky, but deep down she believes in a happy ending. She just needs someone to remind her.

And Sam looks like a waster and a disappointment – the man who had it all and then threw it all away. He needs a fresh start.

Penny is the life and soul of every party. She's also a drunk and some would say a...

From the internationally bestselling author of  The Hunter's Wife

Young Angel Kelly and her mother are travelling by camel across the dusty plains of northern Tanzania when disaster strikes and they face a struggle between life and death.

Australian medical researcher Emma Lindberg arrives at a nearby field station, hoping to lay to rest a grief she's carried since childhood.

Their worlds collide...

George is captivated by Cass and who could blame her? Cass is gorgeous, fun and flirty and their relationship has evolved from mere co-workers at a bustling Auckland restaurant to partners in explicit rampages through bars and into beds all over town. But George's past holds the key to her self-destructive behaviour and through a series of flashbacks we learn that George has been holding onto a secret...

DESPERATE
1868, Northern Japan .  When her father's forces fall to the imperial army, Tama has no choice but to escape before her enemies find her. Disguised as a peasant boy, she makes her way to the city's pleasure quarter—where anything and anyone is for sale and no request is forbidden. There she finds the one man who can protect her, and she's willing to pay him handsomely, in whatever...

A new chapter on the Arthurian legend, master storyteller Small introduces us to the Pendragon descendants, whose craving for adventure and passion is equal to none.'
— Romantic Times

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