Love & Other Lies by Madeline Ash Published by: Destiny Romance Publication date: January 20th 2015 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Synopsis: Small town vet Abby Benson has fled to the country to put her shameful past behind her. She’s just beginning to find her feet again when handsome stranger, Rue Thorn, arrives in town and begins to stir things up. Rue is gorgeous, kind and thoughtful and the two share an instant attraction.  But convinced he’ll despise her if he learns about her history, Abby reluctantly keeps him at arms length. Determined to win Abby over, Rue tries to reshape himself as the sort of guy he thinks she might be interested in. And for a while it seems his act is working.  But when he finds out that Abby has been lying to him, it isn’t long before everything start to unravel … A moving story of trust, forgivenes...

      Synopsis: Charming the Outback - Leesa Bow - September 2014 When jaded city girl Maddy McIntyre packs up and leaves Adelaide for a new job in the country, it's not only a chance at a fresh start. Six months ago, the first guy she'd ever loved shattered her heart before moving home to Broken Hill. Deep down inside, Maddy is hoping that living in the same town will give her an opportunity to prove to Luke that she's one temptation he can't resist. But when she arrives in Broken Hill, Luke White is not the same guy she knew in the city. And it soon seems very clear that he doesn't want her there. Although Maddy settles in quickly, excelling at work and partying with her new friends, she can't understand why Luke is remaining so distant. Particularly when all her instincts are telling her that they're meant to be together – and that he feels the same burning attraction. As Maddy learns more about Luke's family...

  Today's review is from the Aussie Imprint Destiny Romance and today's author spotlighting is Liesl Leighton with her new Destiny Romance "Killing Me Softly".   Review: Killing Me Softly - Leisl Leighton- June 2013 After reading a couple of Destiny Romance's thrillers, I was excited to start reading Killing Me Softly as I felt in the mood for something a bit more edgier. Killing Me Softly starts off as a Rock N Roll novel with the band "The Sidhe" an Irish Rock Band which includes Daemon their lead singer. Feeling the need for some inspiration and to get back on top, the band end up hiring AJ Denholm - a reclusive music producers whose music is snapping up bands awards all across the globe. What they will be in for is a shock as AJ Denholm is in fact young Alexia aka Lexie Deningham whose reclusivity is a result of an accident that happened years ago which has resulted in her twin sister Cat becoming catatonic. What happens though w...

    Have you been going through Penguin Australia's new line of Destiny Romances? Discovering a list of new authors? Have you read Small-town Storm by Elise K. Ackers ? Review: The Man Plan - Elise K. Ackers - December 2012 From the author of the wonderful romantic suspense Small-Town Storm comes a new tale this time an adventure of seeking romance and love. Authoress Elise K. Ackers has written a new tale in the Destiny Romance line , a tale that every women who reads this book will agree with and most will even think - OMG I've done that or at least tried it , some might even say OMG I did that and it worked.  Meet Cora, she has a plan - to meet someone and spend Christmas with them and then hopefully they will discover that its love and get married and have a family. With the deadline being September and Christmas nearing faster than a speeding train , Cora has to get on with her plan and faster. Thus she creates "The Man Plan" a step by step gu...

  Continuing on the journey of Penguin's Destiny Romance books , I have to say for someone who isn't normally into the whole Mills and Boons scene. I am really enjoying the Destiny Romance series. Today's review is "The Convenient Bride" by Jennifer St. George. Review: The Convenient Bride - Jennifer St. George - Septemeber 2012 Following on my journey through Penguin's new line of Destiny Romances, I bring to you Book #3 in my reading "The Convenient Bride" by australian author Jennifer St. George. This book spans between Melbourne and Italy as we meet hoteliers Sienna DeLuca - the Plaza Hotel in Melbourne as been in her family for hundreds of years but now due to debt she has landed herself in an unfortunate situation and her families legacy is about to be brought my multi-millionaire Antonio Morletti - a worldwide famous owner of hotels scattered all around the globe yet he can't get his hands on the one hotel he really wants.  ...

  Today's Destiny Romance spotlighted and reviewed on "The Phantom Paragrapher" thanks to Netgalley is Elise K. Ackers' release "Small Town Storm". Review: Small Town Storm - Elise K. Ackers - August 2012 Did you enjoy that movie "The Sixth Sense" ? In a way this book first reminded me of the movie as we learn that the main character's mother tried to kill her overtime by posioning her food and lacing it with arsenic . Nineteen years ago Erica's mother Alicia was convicted of trying to kill her daughter, that night Erica left behind the one person in the world that she cared about - best friend Jordie Hill. Now flash forward nineteen years, the pair of them have somehow found their ways back to their hometown and are both again in their own ways wanting answers about what happened that fateful night. Jordan has grown up to become the Chief of Police and Erica a Veternarian. Though it seems that trouble cannot stay away from E...

  Proud to have on my blog and introduce it to the world is Australia's new Penguin Digital Imprint - "Destiny Romance" which will help launch many new Australian authors into the world of books and publishing. As a member of Netgalley , I was lucky enough to be able to read and review a few of the new books in this imprint. Today's one is by Kelly Hunter and is titled "Wish". Review: Wish - Kelly Hunter - October 2011 Set in rural Australia in a small country town , we meet single mother Billie Temple and her son Cal . Billie has just arrived in town after recieving a job to manage the local pub. It seems though that their has been a bit of miscommunication as the landlord of her new house expected a male and definitely wanted someone with no kids.  Now Billie must help sway landlord Adam's ways as Billie and her son have nowhere left to go. With a bit of city know-it-how, Billie starts to rally ar...