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When a nine-year-old girl fails to arrive home after climbing off the school bus, a community is galvanized into action. Daisy Green, a lawyer at Sydney Legal, has a daughter, Emma, who travels on the same bus. She's beyond grateful her daughter is safe, but feels for the mother of the girl who has disappeared. Christian Grayson is also a lawyer at Sydney Legal and he's closer to the awful incident than anyone might think. His uncle is the bus driver and Christian is currently staying in his uncle's house. Christian and Daisy bond over their combined efforts to find the missing girl. Then Emma disappears on her way home from school and the community is put on high alert. Daisy is beyond herself with terror. What has happened to Emma and where is she? Daisy will have to rely on Christian to find out…
Midwife Shelby Gianopoulos is feeling desperate…Single and alone at twenty-seven, she has spent many a family gathering fending off the increasing concern from her well-meaning relatives. Now, there’s another family wedding looming and Shelby’s desperate to find a date. She can’t bear the thought of being the brunt of more pitying looks and outright confrontations.Doctor Samuel Munro is the perfect choice. Good-looking, young and single, he sets female hearts aflutter all over the Sydney Harbour Hospital. Though she barely knows him, Shelby is relieved when he agrees to accompany her to the wedding and pretend that they’re in love. Little does she know they’re not the only ones pretending…Alexei Gianopoulos, a senior partner at Harton & Wentworth, is living a double life. When Shelby discovers her father’s secret, he stuns her even more by telling her Shelby’s mother knows all about it. Toss in the fact that Shelby’s brother has just come out to her and it’s little wonder her mind is in a spin.And then she discovers other peculiarities – like a dead man’s baseball cap in her father’s den – and she can’t help but wonder what other secrets her family have hidden so well…
Monica Radford wants a baby. At thirty-two, though not exactly ancient, she longs for a child before it’s too late. The only problem is, she doesn’t have a partner and has no intention of signing up for one. In her usual no-nonsense style, she decides to go out and find the perfect baby daddy. Colby Shearer has a successful, demanding career as a lawyer and crown prosecutor. By chance, he meets Monica at his younger sister’s wedding. Immediately drawn to her stunning beauty, they engage in a torrid fling. But then the holiday is over and they return to their separate lives. While Colby is keen to remain in contact, Monica blows him off. He’s confused and upset, but there is nothing he can do about it. Monica returns to her previous life, thrilled in the knowledge that she’s pregnant. Determined to keep it a secret from Colby, she’s shocked and horrified when she runs into him outside the courtroom. Relieved that she’s only two months along and not showing, she then discovers he’s prosecuting her brother for murder and will be in their lives for weeks to come. What will happen when he discovers her treachery? Will he demand to be part of her baby’s life? To exert his rights as a father? It’s her worst nightmare come true and the thought makes her sick – almost as sick as the realization her brother might be a murderer….
Ben Fitzgerald knows all about battling demons. He was an alcoholic at the age of seventeen…Through sheer hard work and determination, he’s managed to put his past behind him and is now a successful lawyer at the highly reputable Sydney Legal. Ben loves to fight for the underdog and when he discovers nursing students are graduating from Richmond University without the ability to properly read English, he doesn’t think twice about taking action.Then Ben runs into an old flame and his world is turned on its end. He hasn’t seen Abby Brown since they were teenagers. She’s one of the few people who know about his troubled past.Concerned she might reveal his secret and struggling with an attraction to Abby he doesn’t seem able to control, Ben is determined to avoid her at all costs. He’s worked hard to secure his comfortable position at Sydney Legal. He refuses to allow anyone to jeopardize it.In an effort to distract himself, Ben concentrates all his energies on the lawsuit against Richmond University. As far as he’s concerned, the college bigwigs are failing in their duty of care – to their nursing students who have paid handsomely for the privilege of their degree and to the patients who will ultimately receive their attention. An error made while reading a medication chart could prove fatal – in fact, it already has.But what will happen when Ben discovers Abby’s brother is the head of the nursing department at Richmond University? Jeff Brown is directly in the path of Ben’s missile. Will he listen to Abby’s pleas for mercy on behalf of her brother, or will Ben do what he must and destroy the man’s career?Will Abby ever forgive him if he does? Will he forgive himself if he doesn’t…?
Isobel Donnelly has a perfect life. Married to a renowned orthopedic surgeon who''s employed at the illustrious Sydney Harbour Hospital, she also has a successful and satisfying career as a pediatric nurse. Life couldn''t get any better.But then her babies arrive and the husband she adores turns into a cold and angry stranger. Her perfect world is shattered the first night he hits her.Now, she''s trapped in a violent marriage with nowhere to turn. Her husband has threatened to kill her and the kids if she ever dares to leave. In public, they''re the perfect couple, but inside, she''s slowly dying... Mason Alexander has relocated to the city to take up his dream job as a pediatric doctor at the prestigious Sydney Harbour Hospital. Recovering from a failed marriage, he''s determined to put the change of scene to good use. The distractions and demands of his new job are just what he needs to get his life back on track.Then he runs into Isobel Donnelly and his world is once again turned upside down. He''s loved her since they were children. She''s the reason his marriage failed. But Isobel''s still married to his nemesis: the incomparable Nigel Donnelly. From all accounts, the two of them are still blissfully in love.Vowing to steer clear of the woman who''s haunted his dreams for far too many years, Mason does his best to avoid her, but Isobel continues to seek him out and he can''t help but notice her assurances about her happy marriage appear a little forced.When she arrives at work with a blackened eye, he''s immediately suspicious: There''s no way she fell over toys left in the way. The thought that Nigel might be abusing her is abhorrent, but the signs are there for all to see. Will Mason be able to convince her to leave her husband...or will they both die trying?
A race against time...Samantha Wolfe is no stranger to death. As a senior forensic pathologist at the Department of Forensic Medicine in Sydney, she''s lost count of the number of post mortems she''s performed in the quest to find answers. But something strange is happening in the Glebe Morgue. The number of bodies coming through with donated organs has surged upwards and there doesn''t appear to be any valid reason. Has the government''s initiatives to increase the number of organ donors finally paid off, or is something far more sinister at play? The more Sam delves into the mystery, the more she''s certain evil lurks nearby. Detective Sergeant Rohan Coleridge is put in charge of the investigation and he''s not exactly happy about it. The last time he spoke to Samantha Wolfe, she was a college student and accused him of walking out on his responsibilities. Taking on the investigation means significant hours spent up close and personal with her and he''s not sure if either of them will walk away unscathed... or even if he wants to.The more Rohan investigates, the more he''s convinced something is definitely amiss, but is the perpetrator one of the doctors of the prestigious Sydney Harbour Hospital, or is it someone far closer to home....?
A family in denial...When former New South Wales District Court judge, Duncan Munro, is found lying unconscious in a hotel room surrounded by evidence incriminating him in an affair, his close knit family are rocked to their core.Marguerite Munro is unwilling to believe her husband of forty years has been cheating on her, but the evidence doesn''t lie. Roses, champagne, massage oils, lingerie...it''s obvious he was expecting a woman and she knows darn well it wasn''t her.When the distress call goes around the family, they gather together in shock and disbelief. No one wants to believe their father is an adulterer, but the Munro siblings have law enforcement running through their veins. They''ve learned to look at the facts and draw logical conclusions and all of the evidence is pointing toward their father''s guilt...Will Duncan regain consciousness and provide the explanation they''re praying for, or will this be the end of Marguerite''s marriage and the Munro family as we know it...?
Home is where the heart is...Detective Sergeant Chase Barrington has never forgotten his high school sweetheart. He and Josie Munro planned to marry as soon as she graduated, but fate stepped in and Chase made the painful decision to end it. Unable to find the courage to tell her the truth, he left town without a word of explanation.A decade after graduating high school, Doctor Josie Munro, Child Psychologist, has recently returned to her hometown. When she''s appointed by the court to provide a report on a child''s capacity to stand trial for murder, it''s inevitable that she runs into the lead detective on the case. Unaware of the real reason why Chase ended their relationship, her anger and grief from all those years ago immediately rise to the surface. Being a consummate professional, she has no choice but to complete the task she''s been given, but she''s determined to keep Chase at a distance and to get the job over with as quickly as possible.As Josie gets to know the child through therapy sessions, she''s torn between doing what the law requires of her against what her heart knows is right. She''s also conflicted over her feelings for Chase. She wants to hate him, but she can''t.Will she follow her head or her heart?
When ten-year-old Andy Warwick witnesses the murder/suicide of his sister and father, his world is torn apart. Twenty years later, despite his tragic childhood, Andy''s a highly respected police negotiator based in North Sydney. He''s living a comfortable life, but still suffers from guilt-ridden nightmares from his past and yearns for a family to replace the one he lost.Sixteen, pregnant and abandoned by those she loved, Cally Savage learned early to fend for herself, but raising a son on her own hasn''t come without a price. It''s a decade after Jack''s birth, but she''s struggling to make ends meet, despite taking on a second job as a cleaner at the North Sydney Police Station. On top of her financial woes, her house has recently been burgled and she''s terrified the perpetrator might return...In desperation Cally turns to the hot looking detective at the station and seeks Andy''s permission to place a "roommate wanted" advertisement on the noticeboard in the squad room. Attracted to Cally''s innocent beauty and intrigued by the vulnerability in her eyes, Andy offers to move in with her. The more he gets to know her, the more he wants to be part of her life. But first, he has to break through the barriers she''s erected around her heart...Just when things appear to be on track, the man who believed for more than ten years that his child had been aborted, discovers Cally''s deceit. Enraged, he vows not to give up until he''s found his son and punished the woman who lied to him...
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