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Fading actress Samantha Lake (Elisabeth Moss) is battling irrelevance in a youth-obsessed industry. Out of work and desperate to reclaim her spark, she’s drawn to Shell, an exclusive wellness company run by the magnetic Zoe Shannon (Kate Hudson). Shell promises transformation – radiance, confidence, even a hint of immortality –… Read more »

Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson – Jet is twenty-seven years old and still living with her parents! Having never left Woodstock, Vermont, she’s still waiting for her life to begin. I’ll do it later, she always says. She has plenty of time! Until, on the night of Halloween,… Read more »

Westholme is a type of Australian Wagyu that I recommend you try once in your life.  Westholme have a diverse range of large properties from Brisbane in Queensland to Darwin in northern Australia. Their cattle graze freely, moving across a range of different terrains.  The herd is bred, grown and managed across 22 stations… Read more »

Honeyeater by Kathleen Jennings – Subtropical Bellworth is founded on floodplains and root-bound secrets. Charlie, who is noteworthy only for vanished friends and a successful sister, plans to leave for good. Firstly, however, he needs to deal with his dead Aunt’s house. Then Grace arrives, oh, so desperate, with roses… Read more »

Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell – He’s the perfect man, who says he loves you. You feel that he’s been made especially and exclusively for you! Before you know it, he’s moved into your house and captured your heart. Before long, however, he disappears for days on end.… Read more »

A Mother’s Love by Danielle Steel – Recently widowed, Halley Holbrook has spent decades building a career as a bestselling novelist. As a child, she was physically and mentally abused, something she only ever revealed to her beloved husband. Since then, she has tried to bury the memories of those… Read more »

The Stowaway by Mary-Anne O’Connor – Norway, 1828. A fiery descendant of Vikings, Elsa Ferner wasn’t termed Elsa the Determined by her father for no reason. So when her mother pushes her to marry a wealthy but unscrupulous man, she seizes the opportunity to stow away and escape. Now aboard… Read more »

The Second Chance Convenience Store by Kim Ho-Yeon: Seoul Station is home to Dokgo, a humble man who has no memories of his past. Until one day his low-key existence is disrupted when he stumbles upon a lost wallet. His honesty triggers a chain of events that are set to… Read more »

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab tells the tales of three young women. Their bodies are planted in the same soil, their stories intertwining like the roots of the trees that conceal them. The first woman’s story takes place in 1532 in Santo Domingo de la… Read more »

A Mind of Her Own by Danielle Steel – is the story of the beautiful, and clever, Alexandra Bouvier, who was raised believing she could achieve anything. When the First World War breaks out in 1914, however, both her parents are killed while volunteering on the front lines, leaving Alex… Read more »