Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. That's a life lesson Alice Aspinall, a reality TV starlet trapped in a fake marriage, has learnt the hard way. When her carefully curated life explodes, she flees to the small town of Wattle Junction. Trying to reinvent herself – again – while learning to stand on her own two feet is complicated and so are her feelings for her hot, new lawyer. Owen James is a helper, despite what people say about his serious personality. He's recently mov...

A grumpy/sunshine, rivals-to-lovers, small-town romance perfect for fans of B.K. Borison, Lucy Score, and Catherine Cowles. Two rival businesses. One very inconvenient address. Winnie is starting over. After arriving in Indigo Lake, she's ready for a fresh chapter – beginning with Bubbles & Brushes, the charming paint-and-sip art studio she's always dreamed of opening. But there's one thing in her way. Everett. Her gruff, no-nonsense next-door neighbour, whose whiskey bar shares a wall wit...

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE READINGS NEW AUSTRALIAN FICTION PRIZE 2026LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 ARA HISTORICAL NOVEL PRIZEThe price of genius is one hell of a hangover.**In 1892, New South Wales' most promising writer and least promising teetotaller, Henry Lawson, is banished to Bourke to 'find the real bush'. The goal: sober up, gather fresh material, and stop being such a disappointment. But what Australia's favourite literary son discovers in the river town is less a glor...