Firehawk helicopter pilot Vern Taylor can’t help but be distracted by gorgeous mechanic Denise Conroy. Fighting forest fires with Mount Hood Aviation is a far cry from some of the violence Vern has seen…until they find out that MHA isn’t all that it seems. I love heroines who have non-traditional careers, and helicopter mechanic fits that bill. I particularly love Denise’s camarader... Read more

I love a good Regency as much as any romance reader, but I’m so glad that we’re continuing to see authors exploring different setting and time periods in historical romance. Lady Emily’s Exotic Journey is set in Constantinople. Forget ballrooms and tea – Lady Emily Tremaine explores the ruins of Nineveh and experiences the wonders of travelling on an ‘odiferous donkey’. And of course, the... Read more

‘…he was…an impoverished, unloved orphan with a passion for books. Her every feminine impulse jumped into attention.’ An introvert, Maddie Gracechurch invented a fiancé – conveniently abroad, fighting in the war – to avoid ballrooms and the pressure of having to find a suitable match. But when said fiancé turns up at her doorstep years later, marries her without so much as kiss (okay, one kiss)... Read more

Helene Young shares her love of Australia’s own brand of romantic suspense in a guest blog for Booktopia. Do you love stories with gripping plots and action-packed suspense set in Australia? Do you prefer stories with strong women and optimistic endings, maybe even a love story? Then you need to read Australian Romantic Suspense  – a ‘two-for-the-price-of-one’ genre, with a compelli... Read more