Adult & contemporary romance

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Book Cover: The Ideal Man
'Garwood serves up another of her signature tales of romance, danger and humour . . . Count on Garwood to provide her readers with reasons to smile even as they hang on to the edge of their seats.'  Romantic Times
'Garwood serves up another of her signature tales of romance, danger and humour . . . Count on Garwood to provide her readers with reasons to smile even as they hang on to the edge of their seats.'  Romantic Times
Published: 03/01/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921901003
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover:  Rosalee Station
From the thrill of mustering cattle to the wild adrenaline of a country rodeo, this passionate love story takes you to the very heart of the Australian outback.
From the thrill of mustering cattle to the wild adrenaline of a country rodeo, this passionate love story takes you to the very heart of the Australian outback.
Published: 30/05/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921518584
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover:  No Way to Say Goodbye
By Anna McPartlin

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...

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...

Published: 06/07/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781844881895
RRP: $22.95
Book Cover:  Rosalee Station
Published: 25/05/2011
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742533438
Book Cover:  Lioness

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...

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...

Published: 23/03/2011
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742532165
Book Cover:  Scarlet

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...

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...

Published: 30/05/2011
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742287799
Book Cover:  About a Dragon
By G A Aiken

For Nolwenn witch Talaith, a bad day begins with being dragged from bed by an angry mob intent on her crispy end and culminates in rescue bu-wait for it-a silver-maned dragon.  Existence as a hated outcast is nothing new for a woman with such powerful secrets.  The dragon, though?  A tad unusual.  This one has a human form to die for, and knows it.  According to dragon law...

For Nolwenn witch Talaith, a bad day begins with being dragged from bed by an angry mob intent on her crispy end and culminates in rescue bu-wait for it-a silver-maned dragon.  Existence as a hated...

Published: 02/03/2009
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781420103748
RRP: $12.95
Book Cover:  Seaborne
By Katherine Irons

Enter the realm of SEABORNE . . . and the achingly romantic world of Katherine Irons, a new talent who will break your heart and heal it all at the same time . . .

TAKE ME AWAY

Enter the realm of SEABORNE . . . and the achingly romantic world of Katherine Irons, a new talent who will break your heart and heal it all at the same time . . .

TAKE ME AWAY

Published: 14/06/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780758261403
RRP: $19.95
Book Cover:  Touch of a Thief
By Mia Marlowe

London's most talented criminal is about to be fingered . . .

Lady Viola Preston can relieve a gentleman of the studs at his wrists without his being any the wiser and pick any lock devised by man in less than a minute. But she's careful to wear gloves when she steals jewels. Because when Viola touches a gemstone with her bare skin, it 'speaks' to her, sending disturbing visions—visions almost...

London's most talented criminal is about to be fingered . . .

Lady Viola Preston can relieve a gentleman of the studs at his wrists without his being any the wiser and pick any lock devised by man in less...

Published: 07/09/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780758263520
RRP: $19.95
Book Cover: The Road Home
By Michael Thomas Ford

When a car accident leaves photographer Burke Crenshaw in need of temporary full-time care, he finds himself back in the one place no forty-year-old chooses to be—his childhood bedroom. There, in the Vermont home where he grew up, Burke begins the long process of recuperation, and watches as his widowed father finds happiness in a new relationship that's a constant reminder of everything Burke...

When a car accident leaves photographer Burke Crenshaw in need of temporary full-time care, he finds himself back in the one place no forty-year-old chooses to be—his childhood bedroom. There, in...

Published: 14/06/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780758218544
RRP: $19.95
Book Cover:  Mouth To Mouth
By Erin McCarthy
In Love, There's No Such Thing As A Simple Plan

Rule #1: Cops maintain their distance.

It was supposed to be your average stakeout. My partner and I would scope out both the coffee shop and Laurel Wilkins, the latest target of con man Trevor Dean's scheme to meet women online and bilk them of their money – and everything else.

Rule #2: Cops think fast on their feet.

So I went inside to get a...

In Love, There's No Such Thing As A Simple Plan

Rule #1: Cops maintain their distance.

It was supposed to be your average stakeout. My partner and I would scope out both the coffee shop and Laurel Wilkins...

Published: 06/02/2008
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780758208446
RRP: $12.95
Book Cover:  Bad Boys of Summer
By Lori Foster & Erin McCarthy & Amy Garvey

Lazy days . . . sultry nights . . . and sizzling guys with rippling muscles doing what they do best . . .

LUSCIOUS by Lori Foster
Bethany Churchill just quit her lousy job, dumped her lousy boyfriend and moved into a new apartment. She's not looking for love, but her hot new landlord, SWAT officer Lucius Ryder, aka 'Luscious,' is determined to change her mind. Before long, Bethany is tempted to find...

Lazy days . . . sultry nights . . . and sizzling guys with rippling muscles doing what they do best . . .

LUSCIOUS by Lori Foster
Bethany Churchill just quit her lousy job, dumped her lousy boyfriend...

Published: 10/10/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780758209658
RRP: $12.95
Book Cover: The Voyagers: A Love Story
An unforgettable and breathtaking novel of heartbreak, courage and unwavering love.
An unforgettable and breathtaking novel of heartbreak, courage and unwavering love.
Published: 02/05/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780670075966
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover:  Night Myst
By Yasmine Galenorn

Eons ago, vampires tried to turn the Dark Fae in order to harness their magic, only to create a demonic enemy more powerful than they imagined. Now Myst, the Vampiric Fae Queen of the Indigo Court, has enough power to begin a long prophesied supernatural war. And Cicely Waters, a witch who can control the wind, may be the only one who can stop her-and save her beloved Fae prince from the Queen's enslavement...

Eons ago, vampires tried to turn the Dark Fae in order to harness their magic, only to create a demonic enemy more powerful than they imagined. Now Myst, the Vampiric Fae Queen of the Indigo Court, has...

Published: 13/09/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780515148145
RRP: $12.95
Book Cover:  Shadowlight: A Novel of the Kyndred Bk1
By Lynn Viehl

With just one touch, Jessa Bellamy can see anyone's darkest secrets, thanks to whoever tampered with her genes. What she doesn't know is that a biotech company has discovered her talent and intends to kill her and harvest her priceless DNA...

Gaven Matthias is forced to abduct Jessa himself so he can protect her, but Jessa has a hard time believing the one man whose secrets she can't read. As a monstrous...

With just one touch, Jessa Bellamy can see anyone's darkest secrets, thanks to whoever tampered with her genes. What she doesn't know is that a biotech company has discovered her talent and intends to...

Published: 12/08/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780451412782
RRP: $12.95
Book Cover:  Dreamveil: A Novel of the Kyndred Bk 2
By Lynn Viehl

From the New York Times bestselling author

Rowan Dietrich grew up on the streets. Now she's out to start anew, find a job-and keep her identity as a Kyndred secret, as well as her ability to 'dreamveil' herself into the object of others' desires.

But Rowan isn't using her gift when world-class chef Jean-Marc Dansant is stricken by her beauty and strength. And when dark secrets from her past threaten...



From the New York Times bestselling author

Rowan Dietrich grew up on the streets. Now she's out to start anew, find a job-and keep her identity as a Kyndred secret, as well as her ability to 'dreamveil'...

Published: 12/08/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780451412881
RRP: $12.95
Book Cover:  Raven's Quest
By Anya Bast

New York Times bestselling author Anya Bast spins a spellbinding fantasy of a man and woman torn between love and war, magic and mystery, and passion and revenge . . .

Once, Gallus Navius Lucan was in line to inherit the Dragon Throne of Numia-until his future was crushed and his family slain by his malevolent uncle Magnus.  Now Lucan has only one ambition; to overthrow Magnus and take back what...

New York Times bestselling author Anya Bast spins a spellbinding fantasy of a man and woman torn between love and war, magic and mystery, and passion and revenge . . .

Once, Gallus Navius Lucan was in...

Published: 07/03/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780425238806
RRP: $19.95
Book Cover:  Captive: A Forbidden Novel
By Christina Phillips

Trained in sensuality, a Druid priestess finds herself falling for the wrong man-the warrior who has taken her prisoner . . .

Having lost her faith when Roman invaders destroyed life as she knew it, Morwyn took a vow of celibacy to spite her goddess.  But before she can join up with the rebels, she's captured by a Gaul mercenary who animal charms and chiseled body will test her conviction . ...

Trained in sensuality, a Druid priestess finds herself falling for the wrong man-the warrior who has taken her prisoner . . .

Having lost her faith when Roman invaders destroyed life as she knew it, Morwyn...

Published: 07/04/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780425238820
RRP: $19.95
Book Cover:  Mona Lisa Eclipsing
By Sunny

From the times she was an orphaned child, Mona Lisa knew she was different-but she never knew how different until the truth was revealed.  As a Mixed Blood daughter of the Monère, she rules her domain in the Louisiana bayou.  But she's about to become the hunted as her mind begins playing tricks, and no one is who they seem . . .

From the times she was an orphaned child, Mona Lisa knew she was different-but she never knew how different until the truth was revealed.  As a Mixed Blood daughter of the Monère, she rules her...

Published: 06/05/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780425238943
RRP: $19.95
Book Cover:  Haunting Desire
By Erin Quinn

A woman lost in a nightmare.
Shealy O'Leary thinks the ancient Book of Fennore a myth until she and her father are sucked into the past-and into the cursed no-man's-land called Fennore.  There Shealy learns that she has a rare power that their enemy seeks.  Aided by the dangerous and compelling warrior Tiarnan, Shealy must find her father and learn how to wield her gift to save those she...

A woman lost in a nightmare.
Shealy O'Leary thinks the ancient Book of Fennore a myth until she and her father are sucked into the past-and into the cursed no-man's-land called Fennore.  There Shealy...

Published: 06/05/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780425238950
RRP: $19.95

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21 May 2012
2012 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) - winners

The Australian Book Industry Awards were held in Sydney on Friday night. It was a great night for Penguin with our books taking the top honors in four book categories including the prestigious Book of the Year. Congratulations also to Peg McColl, Kate McCormack and the rights team who won the International (Rights) Award for the second year running for Paul French's book Midnight in Peking. United Book Distributors were again named Distributor of the Year.

Illustrated Book of the Year

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