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Download or read book The Last Truehart written by Darry Fraser and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A woman alone and a charismatic private detective are caught up in a dangerous quest to discover her true identity in this thrilling historical adventure romance set in 19th century Victoria, from a bestselling Australian author. 1898, Geelong, Victoria. Stella Truehart is all alone in the world. Her good-for-nothing husband has died violently at the hands of an unknown assailant. Her mother is dead, her father deserted them before she was born, and now her kindly Truehart grandparents are also in their graves. Private detective Bendigo Barrett has been tasked with finding Stella. He believes his client's intentions are good, but it is evident that someone with darker motives is also seeking her. For her own part Stella is fiercely independent, but as danger mounts she agrees to work with Bendigo and before long they travel together to Sydney to meet his mysterious client where they discover more questions than answers. What role do a stolen precious jewel and a long-ago US Civil War ship play in Stella's story? Will sudden bloodshed prevent the resolution of the mystery and stand in the way of her feelings for Bendigo? It is time, at last, for the truth to be revealed ... PRAISE FOR DARRY FRASER 'A fabulous storyteller who underlies this compelling plot with strong female characters who challenge the status quo...Fast paced historical fiction, first-hand experience of the South Australian landscape, and the added bonus of a plot line that has been drawn from Darry Fraser's very own family history make this an authentic, seamless and riveting tale.' Better Reading 'A story of personal integrity, courage, stamina, companionship and responsibility, The Good Woman of Renmark is a powerful ode to life in former times, as our nation was beginning to take shape.' Mrs B's Book Reviews 'Outstanding prose that flows and ripples through every page.'- Starts at 60
Download or read book The Last Truehart written by Darry Fraser and published by . This book was released on with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1898, Geelong, Victoria. Stella Truehart is all alone in the world. Her good-for-nothing husband has died violently at the hands of an unknown assailant. Her mother is dead, her father deserted them before she was born, and now her kindly Truehart grandparents are also in their graves. Private detective Bendigo Barrett has been tasked with finding Stella. He believes his client's intentions are good, but it is evident that someone with darker motives is also seeking her. For her own part Stella is fiercely independent, but as danger mounts she agrees to work with Bendigo and before long they travel together to Sydney to meet his mysterious client where they discover more questions than answers. What role do a stolen precious jewel and a long-ago US Civil War ship play in Stella's story? Will sudden bloodshed prevent the resolution of the mystery and stand in the way of her feelings for Bendigo? It is time, at last, for the truth to be revealed ...
Book Synopsis The Miracle of Hospice by : Cathy Truehart
Download or read book The Miracle of Hospice written by Cathy Truehart and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2012-09-05 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Truehart gives us a real inside peak at her work and the devotion and skills of those who work alongside her. But most important, she takes the scary out of hospice. She makes it clear that choosing hospice creates the best possible world for the dying and the people who love themthat terminal illness does not necessitate living every day as though it is your last. Rather hospice can create a world of possibilities for each and every day that is left to usjust like in real life. Kay Degenhardt, KDI When I was first diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma over three years ago, it had the face of my mortality on itI was blessed to come across a copy of Cathys manuscript of her lifes work in hospice [which] made me laugh while I cried, but more importantly, Cathys compassion and her patients courage gave me hope and inspiration when I needed it most. I recommend that anyoneread this! Joan Rose Ellsworth
Book Synopsis If These Stones Could Talk by : Elaine Buck
Download or read book If These Stones Could Talk written by Elaine Buck and published by . This book was released on 2023-03-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cemeteries have stories to tell and lessons from the past that we can draw upon. If These Stones Could Talk brings fresh light to a forgotten corner of American history that begins in a small cemetery in central New Jersey.
Book Synopsis The Forthright Woman by : Darry Fraser
Download or read book The Forthright Woman written by Darry Fraser and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2022-12-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widow Marcella Ross won't let anything - or anyone - stop her from discovering the truth behind a deadly family mystery ... Mystery and romance collide in this compulsive historical adventure from a bestselling Australian author. 1898, South Australia At the gateway to the Flinders Ranges lies Kanyaka Station, once a thriving sheep and cattle property, now abandoned and in ruins. But a discovery in her late mother's papers draws recently widowed Marcella Ross out to its remote landscape in search of clues to the disappearance of her Uncle Luca, an Italian immigrant whose fate seems to have been bound up in that of his mysterious partner - also long-since vanished. When Marcella is accosted by a daunting stranger, she discovers he too is entangled in the secrets of the past. Tragedy and obsession threaten Marcella's fragile independence, so how far will she have to go to unlock the secrets of Kanyaka - or solve the puzzle of her own future? 1955 After learning that they are unlikely to have children, Frances and Joe MacDonald have taken the unusual step of buying a caravan and travelling together through the outback. They stop at Kanyaka Station, where Fran becomes mesmerised by the past. Family lore holds that an ancestor met an untimely end amid the desolate ruins. But what truly happened, and to whom, at the isolated station? As fate alters the course of her life, Fran's footsteps echo another woman's from so long ago ... As the mystery unravels, will these two women have the chance to take control of their own destinies? PRAISE: 'Fraser's excellent research makes the reader feel like they are actually back in 1898 with her richly detailed settings: bustling train stations and port docks, flies and dust...' - GLAM Adelaide
Book Synopsis Unexpected Cowboy Dad by : Heatherly Bell
Download or read book Unexpected Cowboy Dad written by Heatherly Bell and published by Heatherly Bell Books. This book was released on 2024-02-13 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When his secret baby is unexpectedly dropped off at his ranch, Beau Stephens asks his best friend, Lucy, to be his temporary nanny. Becoming a single dad overnight was certainly not part of confirmed bachelor Beau’s plans. Neither was becoming someone’s husband, but when an old fling claims he’s a father, he’s determined to do the right thing. Lucy’s plans to leave for Seattle and start a new life come to a screeching halt when her best friend needs help. She’s harbored a secret crush on Beau for many years but it’s too late now. He’s about to become a family man. Unless this is all a big mistake. What truly makes a family, and can Beau and Lucy find a way to make their own? If you love best friends/childhood friends turning into lovers, single dads, from nanny to lover, and forced proximity in a small town where everyone knows your business, this is the book for you!
Book Synopsis The Prodigal Sister by : Darry Fraser
Download or read book The Prodigal Sister written by Darry Fraser and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Headstrong Prudence North faces a dangerous blackmailer who threatens her family and her dreams of escaping domestic drudgery. An enthralling historical mystery from a bestselling Australian author. 1900, Melbourne, Victoria Miss Prudence North is freshly returned from university in Scotland and determined to find her place among the male-dominated world of the new forensic sciences when a high-ranking policeman waylays her. He threatens to charge her father for illegal medical practices unless she helps him build a case against local landowner Jasper Darke by spying on him. With her sister's illness worsening, if their income disappears, Prudence will have to take on nursing and domestic duties and she'll never have the freedom she craves. Prudence has no choice but to agree. Immediately taken with the handsome Mr Darke, a seemingly good and honest man, Prudence can't see what nefarious activities she's meant to be reporting on. She'll have to get closer... But when a body turns up at her father's surgery, the forensics reveal to Prudence there's more going on about all this than meets the eye. It's clear it's up to her to uncover the truth - of this murder, of whatever's going on at the surgery after hours and, especially, of the intriguing Jasper Darke. Her life, her family and her future rely on it. PRAISE FOR DARRY FRASER: 'Darry Fraser has proven yet again that she is a master at writing Australian historical fiction ... The Last Truehart is an enjoyable and well written tale - a great yarn, a dashing hero and a real sense of place in the evolution of Australian society of the time.' - Great Reads & Tea Leaves 'Darry Fraser effortlessly weaves historical events throughout... a must read for historical fiction fans.' - The Burgeoning Bookshelf 'A fabulous storyteller who underlies this compelling plot with strong female characters who challenge the status quo...Fast paced historical fiction, first-hand experience of the South Australian landscape, and the added bonus of a plot line that has been drawn from Darry Fraser's very own family history make this an authentic, seamless and riveting tale.' - Better Reading
Download or read book Mister God, This Is Anna written by Fynn and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2000-11-07 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE TOUCHING TRUE STORY THAT WON THE HEARTS OF MILLIONS OF READERS AROUND THE WORLD! Anna was only four years old when Fynn found her on London's fog-shrouded docks. He took her back to his mother's home, and from that first moment, their times together were filled with delight and discovery. Anna had an astonishing ability to ask--and to answer--life's largest questions. Her total openness and honesty amazed all who knew her. She seemed to understand with uncanny certainty the purpose of being, the essence of feeling, the beauty of love. You see, Anna had a very special friendship with Mister God. . . .
Book Synopsis The Royal Correspondent by : Alexandra Joel
Download or read book The Royal Correspondent written by Alexandra Joel and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of The Paris Model captures the glamour, style, excitement, and romance of a bygone era in this sumptuous novel—set in the Sydney and London of the 1960s—about an up-and-coming young Australian reporter with a deadly secret. Breaking into the newspaper business in 1960s Sydney—a competitive world dominated by hard-edged men—isn’t easy for a woman. But Blaise Hill is far from ordinary. The only female in The Clarion’s newsroom, her long-held dream of being a reporter has come true. Blaise isn’t chasing stories just to make a name for herself; she’s helping support her family and her beloved sister Ivy, whose life has been transformed by polio. But the ambitious young journalist’s confidence is shaken when she secretly witnesses the murder of a top crime boss—a death that rocks the Sydney underworld. One of the few people who knows what really happened—and what Blaise knows—is the handsome, enigmatic Adam Rule, who helps cover up the murder. When she gets a plum assignment—moving to England to cover the British royal family—Blaise hopes to put it all behind her. Carving her own path among the scandal and intrigue of the Swinging Sixties in London, life is just about perfect—until the night she attends Queen Elizabeth’s gala in honor of the upcoming nuptials of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones. Among the exclusive crowd is the last man she ever wanted to see—Adam Rule. Is Blaise’s dark secret coming back to hurt her—or is this the beginning of something far more dangerous? In this mesmerizing novel, Alexandra Joel brings to life the thrilling, colorful world of 1960s Sydney and London, when fashion, music, society, and even the royal family rode the waves of change—and a spirited, ambitious heroine dared to make her way in a man’s world.
Book Synopsis The Milliner of Bendigo by : Darry Fraser
Download or read book The Milliner of Bendigo written by Darry Fraser and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2023-12-01 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Darry Fraser's compelling new novel The Night on the Darling River is available 4 December 2024. Preorder now! Trouble with the law, a missing sister, and a growing attachment to the wrong man - Evie Emerson has a dangerous path ahead of her... an exciting and twisty historical mystery and adventure from a bestselling Australian author. 1898: Bendigo, Victoria Evie Emerson has worked hard to build a fashionable clientele for her hats. But when an ex-paramour employs underhanded tactics after his attempt to coerce an engagement fails, Evie's reputation is in tatters. On the heels of having to put a case together to defend herself in court, Evie's life is thrown into further turmoil when the disappearance of her sister takes her to Cobram. Roving reporter Fitzmorgan O'Shea has troubles of his own: his involvement in uncovering police corruption has placed a target on his back. And while Fitz is hunting a new story in Cobram his problems collide with Evie's when his research exposes malicious intimidation and threats designed to make local landholders give up their properties. For Raffety Dolan, he accepted long ago it's Fitz Evie loves - and his feelings will remain unrequited. But when a disgraced ex-policeman comes searching for revenge, Raff is ready to go save his friends. There, on the banks of the mighty Murray, with so much misunderstood history and secrets between the three friends - plus the legitimate threat of being shot at - will they survive long enough to discover the truth? PRAISE FOR DARRY FRASER: 'Fraser has established herself as one of Australia's most loved historical fiction authors.' - The Herald Sun 'Fraser's excellent research makes the reader feel like they are actually back in 1898 with her richly detailed settings: bustling train stations and port docks, flies and dust...' - GLAM Adelaide 'A fabulous storyteller who underlies this compelling plot with strong female characters who challenge the status quo ... an authentic, seamless and riveting tale.' - Better Reading
Book Synopsis The Good Woman of Renmark by : Darry Fraser
Download or read book The Good Woman of Renmark written by Darry Fraser and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-12-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adventure, romance and history combine in this thrilling 19th century journey through the South Australian bush and along the mighty Murray River in the company of a determined heroine. 1895, Renmark, South Australia Maggie O'Rourke has always had a hard head. No man was going to tie her down to a life of babies and domestic slavery, even if that man was as good (and as annoyingly attractive) as Sam Taylor. Maggie is happily earning her own way as a maid in a house on the Murray River when disaster strikes. Forced to defend herself and a friend from assault by an evil man, she flees downriver on a paddle steamer. With death at her heels, Maggie begins to realise that a man like Sam might be just who she wants in her hour of need. As for Sam, well, Maggie has always been what he wants. The further Maggie runs, the more she discovers there are some things she cannot escape... PRAISE FOR DARRY FRASER 'A story of personal integrity, courage, stamina, companionship and responsibility, The Good Woman of Renmark is a powerful ode to life in former times, as our nation was beginning to take shape.' Mrs B's Book Reviews 'Outstanding prose that flows and ripples through every page.'- Starts at 60
Book Synopsis The Last Law There Was by : Bill Brooks
Download or read book The Last Law There Was written by Bill Brooks and published by Speaking Volumes. This book was released on with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HARD JUSTICE CAN TURN A YOUNG MAN INTO A DEAD MAN HELLDOGS — Spitting fire and kicking up dust, the Comancheros ride like they're coming out of hell itself. At the head of the thieving, killing pack is scar-faced Rufus Buck, a man who gives no quarter—and takes the life of anyone who gets in his way. HERO — Gambler and gunfighter, lawman and friend to presidents and kings, Augustus Monroe is a hero with awesome courage and shooting skills. In the legends he's inspired, he stands for justice. In real life, can he match those legends? HARD RIDERS — Ivory Cade's a young man with no kin and the whole world spread out in front of him. Albert Sand is the son of a lawman brought down by Rufus Buck. With only an aging Indian and a drunken preacher on their side, Cade and Sand rode out from the Texas Panhandle to the Kansas plains in pursuit of vengeance, the mythical Augustus Monroe and... BILL BROOKS "HAS A KNACK FOR STORYTELLING." —Library Journal
Book Synopsis Daughter Of The Murray by : Darry Fraser
Download or read book Daughter Of The Murray written by Darry Fraser and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fast-paced historical romance adventure, set on the mighty Murray River in the 1890s with a flawed but loveable heroine. 1890s, River Murray, Northern Victoria Georgina Calthorpe is unhappy living with her indifferent foster family the MacHenry's in their crumbling house on the banks of the River Murray. Unlike the rest of the family, she isn't looking forward to the return of prodigal son Dane. With good reason. Dane MacHenry is furious when on his return he finds his homestead in grave decline. Unaware that his father has been drinking his way through his inheritance, he blames Georgina and Georgina decides she has no option but to leave. Unfortunately she chooses Dane's horse to flee on, and when Dane learns she has stolen his prized stallion, he gives chase. From this point their fates become intertwined with that of a businessman with a dark secret, Conor Foley, who offers Georgina apparent security: a marriage with status in the emerging nouveau–riche echelons of Melbourne. But none of them could imagine the toll the changing political and social landscape would have on homes, hearts and families. Will Georgina's path lead her into grave danger and unhappiness, or will she survive and fulfil her destiny?
Book Synopsis The Angel of Waterloo by : Jackie French
Download or read book The Angel of Waterloo written by Jackie French and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful novel from master storyteller Jackie French The soldiers she saved called her the Angel of Waterloo. The husband she loved and lost called her Hen. The patients she treated in secret called her Auntie Love. She was Henrietta Bartlett, a surgeon's daughter, a survivor of the Napoleonic Wars. But now the battlefield is just a blood-soaked memory, and Hen dreams of peace, a home, and a society that allows women to practise medicine. On the other side of the world, the newly founded colony of New South Wales seems a paradise. But Europe's wars cast long shadows ... From bestselling author Jackie French comes the story of one woman's journey from the hell of Waterloo to colonial Australia, where she can forge her own dreams in a land of many nations. PRAISE FOR JACKIE FRENCH 'a master storyteller ... [she] gives women a rich, strong, and brutally honest voice' - Better Reading 'Heartwarming, heartbreaking and hard to put down' - Australian Women's Weekly on If Blood Should Stain the Wattle
Download or read book His Worst Enemy written by Harry Watkins and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Journal by : Mississippi. Legislature. House of Representatives
Download or read book Journal written by Mississippi. Legislature. House of Representatives and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes called, adjourned and extraordinary sessions.
Download or read book The Ripping Tree written by Nikki Gemmell and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GET OUT. BEFORE THEY SAVE YOU.
