Louise Reynolds
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When career-focused Gemma Parkinson arrives in the beautiful Italian hill town of Montefigore on a mission to buy the town's most revered business, Brunelli Shoes, she's got a lot to prove. With a shady past and a burning desire to succeed, she doesn't count on her plans going awry when she suddenly falls ill.Local aristocrat Luca Andretti has caught wind of the potential sale of Brunelli Shoes, a loss which will devastate the town. He's on the lookout...
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Two nights before Christmas a stranger arrives in the middle of a storm.
At her remote outback home, renowned botanical artist Carrie Holt lives a life shadowed by the past. Christmas only brings painful memories and she plans to ignore invitations and spend the day alone.
Architect Adam Davidson had planned a special outback Christmas camping trip with his young son Tyler but when their car is destroyed during the storm they seek shelter in the...
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Sent to Australia on assignment after a disastrous affair with his editor, English aristocrat playboy Jonathan Hartley-Huntley is desperate to write his story and get back to London as soon as possible. That is, until he meets irresistible pub owner Charlie Hughes. Charlie has never wanted to leave her remote outback pub but when Jon discovers an old mural by her artist father that reminds him of his childhood, it raises questions about both their...
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When Shelby Collins left Sydney for LA eight years ago, she vowed never to return. But far from setting the world on fire, she's nearly broke and has been left alone by her wealthy boyfriend at Christmas. Suddenly homesick, she finds herself drawn back to the childhood home she thought she'd left behind . . .Her old family home now belongs to Dan Sayers, the boy from the wrong side of the tracks who found a new start in Kirribilli. When he spots Shelby...
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Raised by a pair of hopeless hippies, Nell Connor had to grow up quickly. But now her father, awash in whisky, has handed her the reins of his Irish pub. After obliterating every trace of Ireland, Nell has transformed it into a smart, and trendy bar. Business is booming but, outside of work, things aren't going so smoothly.When gorgeous musician Declan Gaffney arrives, it's clear he's definitely not Nell's type. He's Irish (therefore must be feckless...
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When jaded city divorce lawyer Ethan Taylor arrives in rural Carters Crossing to take his widowed grandmother to a Valentine's Day gala, he meets free-spirited Lexie Valentine. Whimsical, sweet and funny, she's just the kind of impractical woman he doesn't need in his life.Lexie is hiding a pain that only her belief in the power of love can heal but to Ethan, love is the first misstep on the inevitable treadmill to his office and a date with the divorce...
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How a society defines crimes and prosecutes criminals illuminates its cultural values, social norms, and political expectations. In Murder Most Russian, Louise McReynolds draws on a fascinating series of murders and subsequent trials that took place in the wake of the 1864 legal reforms enacted by Tsar Alexander II. For the first time in Russian history, the accused were placed in the hands of juries of common citizens in courtrooms that were open...