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message 101: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)


message 102: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 631 comments Brenda wrote: "Elsa Goody, Bushranger by Darry Fraser"

ooh... this one sounds really good!


message 103: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79968 comments Mod
It sure does Tien!


message 104: by Alda (new)

Alda Saldan (bioarla) | 49 comments Hi Carolyn, I've read you have also a copy of The Sin Eater. I'm having a hard time reading the book, as I have old lines mixed with the new ones, breaking the flow. Did you notice the same thing in your copy? Just wondering if it's only mine having this issue.

Carolyn wrote: "Brenda wrote:
Can you give me the ISBN so I can check it out please Carolyn? Thanks :) "

Thanks Brenda. The book is The Sin Eater by Megan Campisi The Sin Eater by [author:Meg..."



message 105: by Carolyn (last edited Mar 11, 2020 09:05PM) (new)

Carolyn | 9836 comments Alda wrote: "Hi Carolyn, I've read you have also a copy of The Sin Eater. I'm having a hard time reading the book, as I have old lines mixed with the new ones, breaking the flow. Did you notice ..."

I had the exact same problem Alda and downloaded a new copy just to check if it was a problem that had been fixed but it was the same. It occurs all the way through the book but not to the same extent as in the early chapters and really annoyed me, although I learnt to skip over it quickly. I think it's just May reliving her arrest that led to the predicament she's in now. I had a look at a few reviews and no one seems to have mentioned it which is weird!


message 106: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79968 comments Mod
This one sounds good. Historical mystery! Deception by Gaslight by Kate Belli

https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/boo...


message 107: by Alda (last edited Mar 17, 2020 05:57PM) (new)

Alda Saldan (bioarla) | 49 comments Thanks Carolyn, I'm just at the start of the novel, at least now I know it will be less frequent in later chapters.

If anyone likes historical fiction, I've just finished If Tenderness Be Gold by Eleanor Albanese. It's set in Canada from the end of the 19th-century up to the first half of the 20th-century, and it's a story spanning 3 generations of a family, with characters coming from different backgrounds (e.g. Irish, Italian, Finnish). I really enjoyed this gentle story and I can recommend it. If you know some basic Italian it may be helpful, as some lines are in Italian.

Carolyn wrote: "Alda wrote: "Hi Carolyn, I've read you have also a copy of The Sin Eater. I'm having a hard time reading the book, as I have old lines mixed with the new ones, breaking the flow. Di..."


message 108: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79968 comments Mod
Is the one you've just finished on NetGalley Alda?


message 109: by Alda (new)

Alda Saldan (bioarla) | 49 comments Yes, I've still to write the review though, plan to do that by the end of the week

Brenda wrote: "Is the one you've just finished on NetGalley Alda?"


message 110: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79968 comments Mod
Thanks Alda :)


message 111: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79968 comments Mod
Find Her Alive by Lisa Regan 8th in the Josie Quinn series is finally on NG :)


message 112: by Kylie H (new)

Kylie H | 1493 comments Finished Sheerwater by Leah Swann Sheerwater by Leah Swann which is being archived on April 1st.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Mixed reviews so far from what I can see, set in Victoria and a debut novel by this Australian author.


Lee at ReadWriteWish (leeatreadwritewish) | 322 comments I loved Sheerwater but I see a few others didn't like it as much.


message 114: by Andrea (new)

Andrea | 2163 comments I recently finished After She Wrote Him by Sulari Gentill, which is still Read Now until 7 April. It's quite different from the Rowland Sinclair series, but highly entertaining in its own unique way ;-)


message 115: by Andrea (new)

Andrea | 2163 comments Got an email this morning inviting me to read The Finders by Jeffrey B. Burton. Cutesy dog on the cover - slightly interested. Looking in more detail... it's a CADAVER DOG!! I'm in! Available for request, too (30 June publication).

The Finders (Mace Reid K-9 Mystery, #1) by Jeffrey B. Burton


message 116: by M.N. (new)

M.N. Cox (mncox) | 82 comments Sounds good, Andrea 🙂


message 117: by Carolyn (last edited Apr 05, 2020 04:57PM) (new)

Carolyn | 9836 comments I got that email too Andrea and snapped it up. Just look at that cute dog on the cover!


message 118: by marlin1 (new)

marlin1 | 422 comments I know that a few people here love reading Bette Lee Crosby and there is a new one on Netgalley as a read now A Million Little Lies


message 119: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79968 comments Mod
Wow thanks Marlin!!!


message 120: by marlin1 (new)

marlin1 | 422 comments No problems Brenda 🙂


message 121: by Marianne (new)

Marianne (cloggiedownunder) | 9973 comments I see Killing Mind (Kim Stone #12) by Angela Marsons is on for request,,,


message 122: by Jülie ☼♄  (new)

Jülie ☼♄  (jlie) | 6581 comments Marianne wrote: "I see Killing Mind (Kim Stone #12) by Angela Marsons is on for request,,,"

Just saw that too yay!!!


message 123: by Carolyn (new)

Carolyn | 9836 comments Accidently saw it this morning, while I was downloading another book. With the pub date just over a month away I was beginning to worry that Bookouture weren't going to list it!


message 124: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79968 comments Mod
Thanks Marianne :) It's waiting (along with many more!) on my kindle..


message 125: by Carolyn (last edited Apr 18, 2020 07:29PM) (new)

Carolyn | 9836 comments There seem to be a good selection of books available on Read Now at the moment. I picked up:

The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld and
Until I Find You by Rea Frey, a domestic drama that sounds good.

Also an ePub (you need Adobe Digital Editions to read this on a tablet or computer) of Pussweek: A Cat's Guide to Feline Empowerment, based on the magazine series Pussweek, written "by cats, for cats," - a feline parody of fashion and celebrity gossip rags. Looks like fun for cat lovers.

I also spotted:
Amethyst Pledge by our own Leonie Rogers, YA scifi
Beyond Fear, a thriller by Aussie writer Jaye Ford (first pub 2011)
Lapse by Aussie writer Sarah Thornton, rural thriller, is still available
Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughan (author of Anatomy of a Scandal)
Brave Girl, Quiet Girl: A Novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde is also still available. I've just finished it and loved it.
Educated by Tara Westover - highly recommended
The Night Swim by Megan Goldin (I was declined for this so can't get it now - so annoying!)
Call of the Raven by Wilbur Smith


message 126: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79968 comments Mod
There is also When She Was Good by Michael Robotham and Tiny White Lies by Fiona Palmer available for request :)


message 127: by Carolyn (new)

Carolyn | 9836 comments I haven't requested When She Was Good because Hachette always decline me because I don't have a blog.


message 128: by Em__Jay (new)

Em__Jay | 500 comments Carolyn wrote: "There seem to be a good selection of books available on Read Now at the moment. I picked up:

The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld and
Until I Find You by [a..."


Thanks. I was looking at the 'read now' options last night and missed a couple of these.


message 129: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79968 comments Mod
Carolyn wrote: "I haven't requested When She Was Good because Hachette always decline me because I don't have a blog."

They usually refuse me too, until last year when I had one approved. So I guess it doesn't hurt to ask :)


message 130: by Carolyn (new)

Carolyn | 9836 comments I'll give it a go Brenda - as you say you never know!


message 131: by Carolyn (new)

Carolyn | 9836 comments Em__Jay wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "There seem to be a good selection of books available on Read Now at the moment. I picked up:

The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld and
[book:Until I Find You..."


I'm sure I missed heaps Em_Jay!


message 132: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79968 comments Mod
Carolyn wrote: "I'll give it a go Brenda - as you say you never know!"

Good luck to us both!


message 133: by Sharon (new)

Sharon | 5462 comments Carolyn wrote: "There seem to be a good selection of books available on Read Now at the moment. I picked up:

The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld and
Until I Find You by [a..."


Thanks Carolyn. I’ve added a few of those 😀


message 134: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79968 comments Mod
A debut novel from a UK author which sounds intriguing

The Book of Hidden Wonders by Polly Crosby

https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/boo...


message 135: by Andrea (new)

Andrea | 2163 comments After being contacted by a couple of publishers about extended dates, I went to check my NetGalley shelf and found that most of my titles have been pushed back.

So if anyone is feeling overwhelmed with deadlines - it might pay to check!

(Also frees me up to select some more titles 😈)


message 137: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79968 comments Mod
Andrea wrote: "After being contacted by a couple of publishers about extended dates, I went to check my NetGalley shelf and found that most of my titles have been pushed back.

So if anyone is feeling overwhelme..."


I was caught a couple of days ago with this Andrea and received an email about The Women's Pages going out to September. I should recheck my shelf too! Thanks :)


message 138: by Carolyn (new)

Carolyn | 9836 comments Brenda wrote: "A debut novel from a UK author which sounds intriguing

The Book of Hidden Wonders by Polly Crosby

https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/boo..."


Having already requested too many this month, I'm trying to avoid asking for any more but this does sound good......


message 139: by Marianne (new)

Marianne (cloggiedownunder) | 9973 comments Carolyn wrote: "Brenda wrote: "A debut novel from a UK author which sounds intriguing

The Book of Hidden Wonders by Polly Crosby

https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/boo..."

..."


Oh, go on, Carolyn, you know you want to :D


message 140: by Sharon (new)

Sharon | 5462 comments Deadman's Track by Sarah Barrie

Available for request :)


message 141: by Carolyn (last edited Apr 21, 2020 10:59PM) (new)

Carolyn | 9836 comments Marianne wrote: "Oh, go on, Carolyn, you know you want to :D"

Done! 😉


message 142: by marlin1 (new)

marlin1 | 422 comments Yah, Thankyou Harlequin (and Sharon), this is now on my Kindle😀.


message 143: by Sharon (new)

Sharon | 5462 comments You’re welcome, Marlin1. Also now sitting on my kindle :)


message 144: by Marianne (new)

Marianne (cloggiedownunder) | 9973 comments Carolyn wrote: "Done! 😉"

LOL


message 145: by Marianne (new)

Marianne (cloggiedownunder) | 9973 comments Last Survivor #4 Sonja Kurtz
and The First Stone: 25th Anniversary Edition are up for request


message 146: by Jülie ☼♄  (new)

Jülie ☼♄  (jlie) | 6581 comments Carolyn wrote: "Done! 😉"

Lol! 😂


message 147: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79968 comments Mod
Carolyn wrote: "Brenda wrote: "A debut novel from a UK author which sounds intriguing

The Book of Hidden Wonders by Polly Crosby

https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/boo..."

..."


Haha! Go on, you know you want to :)


message 148: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79968 comments Mod
Sharon wrote: "Deadman's Track by Sarah Barrie

Available for request :)"


Woot! Thanks Sharon :)


message 149: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79968 comments Mod
Also available for historical fiction fans - The Goldminer's Sister by Alison Stuart

and Stars Over the Southern Ocean by J H Fletcher


message 150: by Sharon (last edited Apr 22, 2020 07:37PM) (new)

Sharon | 5462 comments Brenda wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Deadman's Track by Sarah Barrie

Available for request :)"

Woot! Thanks Sharon :)"


You’re welcome, Brenda.

And thanks for your last two I’ve just requested them 😊🤞


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