Sunshine, Akubra hats, utes and stockwhips – in Margareta Osborn’s first novel, Bella’s Run, are all the elements of a quintessentially Aussie story. Bella Vermaelon and her best friend Patty O’Hara, who grew up together in the Victorian high country, are on a “gap year” with a difference. Instead of farm girls trying life out [...]
Set on an unnamed tiny island in the Pacific Ocean, Madeleine Tobert’s debut novel The Sea on Our Skin is a tricky book to describe. On the surface it is a description of a family in the isolated village of Moana, how village life is inseparable from the rhythm of the sea and the seasons, [...]
Rae Morris is Australia\’s most influential make up artist and she has just released her third book, Timeless Makeup. After the success of her first three books, Makeup: The Ultimate Guide, Beautiful Eyes and Express Makeup, Rae Morris has now turned her attention to creating gorgeous looks that will enhance the best features of women [...]
Crop your hair, put on a shimmery dress, slip a flask into your garter, and descend into a Prohibition speakeasy with me .. The Flappers: Vixen is the first instalment in Jillian Larkin’s trilogy exploring the Great Experiment and its impact on the underground scene in Chicago. In Vixen, the heroine is Gloria Carmody, desirable [...]
In June Loves’ second novel, The Festival by the Sea, we return to her beloved Shelly Beach location, and her heroine Gina from The Shelly Beach Writers’ Group. Gina Laurel is still house-and-dog-sitting, although The Dog has decided to no longer answer to his name Hugo, and Gina has become reconciled, even appreciative, of her [...]
This book was so eerie and thrilling that as soon as I finished it I wanted to read it again. Island of Bones is Imogen Robertson’s third book featuring Harriet Westerman and Gabriel Crowther, set in Georgian-era England. Right from the start, you know that it’s not your standard murder mystery as the story opens [...]
In The Drop, Michael Connelly’s fifteenth Harry Bosch novel, Harry is working in the Open-Unsolved Unit – that is, the cold-case department of the Hollywood Robbery and Homicide Division. He and his new partner David Chu are a floating team – assigned to any case where they are needed. The case they get at the [...]
Allie is a troubled teen. Her home life isn\’t as it used to be and now she lashes out in any way she can just to feel she still exists. But when she gets arrested—again—her parents decide that something has to change. So they cut her off from everything that could be pulling her down: [...]
Darkness Falls by Cate Tiernan is the second novel in the Immortal Beloved trilogy. Set in the modern day, it follows a group of immortals as they try to right wrongs and find a way to forgive their former lives so that they can once again immerse themselves back into society. The main character, Nastasya, [...]
Penny Vincenzi is one of the UK\’s best-loved and most popular authors. Since her first novel, Old Sins, was published in 1989, she has written thirteen bestselling novels, most recently The Decision and The Best of Times. The Decision is  set against a glorious “coming of age” background of London, as I was reading the [...]
Set against a vibrant sixties backdrop, this is the story of two bright young things: Eliza, an ex-deb making a splash in the world of fashion, and Matt, a working-class boy carving out a serious name for himself in property. Their story begins with a love affair, closely followed by a marriage, followed by a [...]
Get Your Vitamin Boosted Sparkling Water Bubbles on with Sodastream’s Source
Sodastream is making its comeback as the must have gadget for the kitchen and we’ve decided to test it out from a natural perspective as we take a step back in time with the updated, sleek and modern version to put fizzy goodness back into our water. As you know we don’t drink soft drinks [...]
Channel The Great Gatsby at Home with Ecoya’s “Decadent” Collection of Candles
Ecoya released their exclusive Decadence range of fragrant candles two years ago to much glamboyant success. Designed by Ecoya’s “Nose” and not to mention foremost perfumers in the world, Isaac Sinclair. Inspired by the cities of New York, London, Paris and Shanghai, and the art-Deco world of the 1920′s, the “Decadence by Ecoya” (RRP$79.95) celebrates [...]
Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate Has A Makeover + Two New Flavours in the Marvelous Creations Range
The classic institution of Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate has had a bit of a makeover as well as the addition of two new flavours added to the incredibly popular Marvelous Creations Range. While there’s usually no reasons to fix something that isn’t broken, there’s no such thing as too much, when it comes to Cadbury. [...]
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Win 1 of 4 DVD Packs Including; The Sapphires, Ted, Friends with Kids, Magic Mike and Lola Versus
To celebrate the release of the latest movies to be released to DVD, we have four packs of each these movies to giveaway; The Sapphires, Ted, Friends with Kids, Magic Mike and Lola Versus. Sing along with the girls from The Sapphires as they entertain the troops in Vietnam; laugh along to the the irreverent [...]
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