Upside Down by Danielle Steel

Oscar-winning actress Ardith Law is a Hollywood icon. A stunning beauty at sixty-two, her star is as bright as ever. Widowed at a young age by a philandering husband, Ardith is in no hurry to marry again. 

The Blue Gum Camp by Léonie Kelsall

Charity Farrugia is too sensible to believe she'll find love in a paddock. After all, at thirty-four, she's the responsible one with the secure career and the mortgage. The one who raised her two sisters when their mother got sick. The cautious one with strong reservations about Faith and Hope spending a weekend in the country at a Bachelors and Spinsters Ball. 

The Lawson Legacy by Janet Gover

Kayla Lawson believes nothing is good unless it's perfect. This search for perfection has made her a successful high-end wedding planner. But all that comes crashing down when Kayla discovers she's pregnant. 

Heart of the River by Cheryl Adams

Mildura, Northern Victoria - 1956. Isabel Hayward has ambitions of being a great chef. But cooking for the locals at the country pub she and her mother run doesn't really allow for experimenting with haute cuisine. When she meets local Italian farmer Matteo Sorrenti, their connection is instant and intense. 

Memory Lane by Becky Wade

After surviving a trauma several years back, Remy Reed relocated to a cottage on one of Maine's most remote islands. She's arranged her life just the way she wants it, spending her time working on her wood sculptures and soaking in the beauty of nature. It's quiet and solitary-until the day she spots something bobbing in the ocean.  

Very Very Lucky by Amanda Prowse

With kids to look after, an ailing mother and a neglected husband, life is full for Emma Fountain-- too full, she realises, when she wakes up in IKEA after falling asleep in one of the show beds. Only her crazy, funny best friend Roz keeps her sane. But when Roz climbs in through her bathroom window one day to deliver terrible news, Emma's belief that she can find a way around any obstacle crumbles in the face of a problem she just can't fix.

Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior

Deep in Brazil's neglected Bahia hinterland, two sisters find an ancient knife beneath their grandmother's bed and, momentarily mystified by its power, decide to taste its metal. The shuddering violence that follows marks their lives and binds them together forever. 

Thirsty Ghosts by Emer Martin

Martin's is a radical, vital voice in Irish writing, as she challenges the history of silence, institutional lies, evasion and the mistreatment of women across mid-to-late twentieth-century Ireland. 

The Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake

Book 3 in the The atlas trilogy.

Vulnerable to the lethal terms of their recruitment, six Alexandrians grapple with the ethics of their astronomical abilities while the outside world mobilises to destroy them, forcing them to decide what they're willing to betray for limitless power and who will be destroyed along the way

What Hides in the Cellar by Graham Masterton

Book 4 in The Patel & Pardoe series 

After a South London man is shot and killed, his wife swears that the offender didn't have feet. Then a teacher is murdered at a local school and her pupils insist they saw disembodied legs hanging from the ceiling. These murders are neither straightforward nor easily explained, which means there are only two people fit to investigate: DS Jamila Patel and DC Jerry Pardoe.

Riding the Nightmare by Lisa Tuttle

These weird and often frightening tales showcase Lisa Tuttle's unique ability to disturb and unnerve her readers.

Arctic Sun by Jack Grimwood

Book 3 in the Tom Fox series

Kola Peninsula, 1987. High in the Soviet Arctic, a tiny village houses an apocalyptic secret... When research zoologist Dr Amelia Blackburn ventures north to investigate the ravages of the Chernobyl reactor meltdown, she stumbles on the evidence of another sinister disaster on the Norway-Russia border, one that appears far from innocent. 

The Dinner Party by Rebecca Heath

Summer 1979. In the idyllic suburban neighbourhood of Ridgefield, during a scorching heat wave, four couples gather for their weekly dinner party. It's a chance for friends to catch-up, to show off their perfect marriages, to have a break from the kids-- but secrets hide behind the lit-up picture windows and carefully curated lawns. 

A Shadow at the Door by Jo Dixon

After a brutal attack and the breakdown of her marriage, life has taught former TV star Remi Lucan that it's safer to not rely on anyone. Instead, she's buried herself in Hobart, transforming her dilapidated sandstone house back to its former splendour, and it has been her proudest achievement. 

The Good LIars by Anita Frank

In the hot summer of 1914 a boy vanishes, never to be seen again. Now, in 1920, the once esteemed Stilwell family of Darkacre Hall find their already troubled lives thrown into disarray when new evidence leads to the boy's case being reopened, and this time they themselves are under police scrutiny. 

Wartime Secrets from the Family Home by Tom McGrath

"I blame that bastard Hitler for my teeth," WW2 veteran Hugh McGrath would often say as his dental bills mounted up. He could have said so much more, but didn't. So the full extent of his wartime story didn't unravel until the chance discovery of hundreds of letters, photos and postcards stuffed into boxes and attaché cases and scattered throughout a suburban house. Hugh's son Tom McGrath uses their unique, eye-witness commentary to recount his family's varied experiences in both world wars. 

Breaking Twitter by Ben Mezrich

Breaking Twitter takes readers inside the darkly comic battle between one of the most intriguing, polarizing, influential men of our time, Elon Musk, and the company that represents our culture's dearest hope for a shared global conversation. From employee accounts within Twitter headquarters to the mission-driven team Musk surrounded himself with, this is the full story from all sides. Can Musk miraculously succeed or will he spectacularly fail? 

Get Fit Where You Sit by Lakshmi Voelker

This book highlights 40 active and restorative poses, including individual and partner poses, breathing techniques, and meditation practices, all adapted so that students never have to leave their chairs. For every pose, Voelker offers at least three different ways of experiencing it, depending on an individual's level of flexibility and suggests ways to incorporate breath work and chanting. 

Space Shuttle Stories by Tom Jones (not that one, another one)

NASA's space shuttle was the world's first reusable spacecraft, accomplishing many firsts and inspiring generations across its 30-year lifespan as America's iconic spaceship. In Space Shuttle Stories, shuttle astronaut Tom Jones interviewed more than 130 fellow astronauts for personal vignettes from each mission, complemented by their written accounts for all 135 space shuttle missions, from Columbia's maiden flight in 1981 to the final launch of Atlantis in 2011.

Bruno's Bookbook by Martin Walker

Bruno's cookbook is written by the bestselling author of the beloved Dordogne Mysteries series, and co-authored with his wife, food writer and novelist, Julia Watson. Bruno Courrèges, the protagonist of Martin Walker's internationally acclaimed mystery series, is not only the local police chief of the idyllic village of St Denis, but also happens to be an impressive amateur chef. Featuring local recipes, charming anecdotes, and a history of its French setting, Bruno's Cookbook invites readers into the bucolic life of Walker and his wife, Julia, and showcases their passion for the region's rich cuisine

Manet / Degas by Stephan Wolohojian

This exhibition examines one of the most significant artistic dialogues in modern art history: the close and sometimes tumultuous relationship between Edouard Manet and Edgar Degas. Born only two years apart, Manet (1832-1883) and Degas (1834-1917) were friends, rivals, and, at times, antagonists who worked to define modern painting in France. By examining their careers in parallel and presenting their work side by side, this exhibition of 150 paintings and works on paper, investigates how their artistic objectives and approaches both overlapped and diverged. 

Living With the Dead by Vibeke Maria Viestad

Death is universal. It will meet us all. But it's also a practical problem--what do we do with dead bodies? Taking us on a journey around the world and into the past, the Viestads explore how the deceased are honored and cared for, cremated, and buried. From archaeological sites in Spain, Israel, and Russia to environmentally friendly burials in the United States and Ghana's fantasy coffins, and from cremations without fire to the new industry turning our dearly departed's ashes into diamonds.

Made From Scratch by Mignon François

"All you have is all you need," is the life lesson entrepreneur Mignon François learned as she turned the $5 she had to feed her family dinner for the week into a multi-million-dollar bakery brand. With no experience and no recipe for success, or cake for that matter, her path was truly made from scratch. Mignon shares her story of climbing out of a life of continuous upsets, struggle, and lack to building a legacy that would bless her and future generations.

Flush by Bryn Nelson

Flush is both an urgent exploration of the world's single most squandered natural resource, and a cri de coeur (or cri de colon?) for the vast, hidden value in our "waste." Award-winning journalist and microbiologist Bryn Nelson, PhD, leads readers through the colon and beyond with infectious enthusiasm, helping to usher in a necessary mental shift that could restore our balance with the rest of the planet and save us from ourselves. Unlocking poop's enormous potential will require us to overcome our shame and disgust and embrace our role as the producers and architects of a more circular economy in which lowly byproducts become our species' salvation.