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The Calendar Mums

By: Lauren K McKellar

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A gorgeously warm, funny and heartbreaking book about what it means to be a mother. The Hickory Creek Community Centre is a lifeline for new mums. So when a bad case of black mould threatens to end the only women's services available in their small town, a new mothers' group bands together to save it. Their plan? Create a fundraiser calendar featuring themselves ... in the nude. As the mothers bare all, it doesn't take long for them to start baring their secrets too. Stay-at-home mum Rhea is hopeful this project will be enough to distract her from the gnawing guilt she's been feeling about her dissatisfaction with being 'just' a mum. Single mother Samantha is recovering from a heartbreaking loss and isn't sure if the anxiety she's feeling is normal or not. And everyone says new-to-town Tahlie is so lucky to have such a present and supportive partner in Hamish, the town's golden boy. So why does she feel so lonely? As the calendar takes shape, the women begin to reclaim their identities, embrace their imperfections and forge new friendships. And perhaps the most unexpected result of all, in their bid to save the community centre, they just might also save a life ... Perfectly balancing light and dark, this stunning debut touches on issues of identity, post-partum mental health and community, and is a reminder to mothers that they were women first, women who are strong, capable and not to be underestimated.

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1038921945

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9781038921949

A Whole New Ball Game

By: Lauren K McKellar

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A Whole New Ball Game

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She thought she had her future sorted, but life has other plans... Get the reference, get the job, get out of here: I know what I want. What I've always wanted. What I've been raised to want. The only thing standing between me and my dream overseas nursing job is a reference from my boss – and a very special little girl in the hospice care where I work who I just can't say goodbye to yet. The last thing I need is Sawyer Benson, the AFL legend and an arrogant smile, coming in to visit the kids at the hospice and interfering with my life. But when Emily tells me that girls can't play football, I know that I have to prove to her that girls can do anything they want. So Sawyer and I strike a bargain. I'll play his girlfriend when the camera's on, and off–camera he'll train me up for the Women's Aussie Rules league try–outs. Together we'll show Emily that girls are brave and strong and can do anything they dream of. I still know what I want. I can walk away from footy and go back to my original plan. Football and arrogant smiles can't be my future. Can they?

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189

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HarperCollins Australia

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1489269274

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9781489269270

More Than A Promise (A Mindalby Outback Romance, #3)

By: Lauren K McKellar

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More Than A Promise (A Mindalby Outback Romance, #3)

By: Lauren K McKellar

Asher is barely keeping her head above water, which is impressive given the drought–stricken land around her. Between her job at the real estate agent, her father's reliance on the bottle, her estranged mother's pushy texts, and her gorgeous daughter, Dakota, she has no time for relationships...even if Flynn Carmichael is the most beautiful man she's ever seen. But Flynn is only in Mindalby for a short time, and Asher and Dakota have no space in their lives for a man not willing to put down roots. Mindalby, a small town, a community, a home. But when the mill that supports the local cotton farmers and employs many of the town's residents closes unexpectedly, old tensions are exposed and new rifts develop. Everyone is affected and some react better than others, but one thing is certain: living on the edge of the outback means they have to survive together, or let their town die.

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199

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HarperCollins Australia

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1489263624

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9781489263629

Finding Home

By: Lauren K McKellar

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Finding Home

By: Lauren K McKellar

Moody, atmospheric, and just a little bit punk, Finding Home takes contemporary YA to a new level of grit... When Amy's mum dies, the last thing she expects is to be kicked off her dad's music tour all the way to her Aunt Lou in a depressing hole of a seaside town. But it's okay – Amy learned how to cope with the best, and soon finds a hard–drinking, party–loving crowd to help ease the pain. The only solace is her music class, but even there she can't seem to keep it together, sabotaging her grade and her one chance at a meaningful relationship. It takes a hard truth from her only friend before Amy realises that she has to come to terms with her past, before she destroys her future.

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0857990918

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9780857990914

More Than A Promise (A Mindalby Outback Romance, #3)

By: Lauren K McKellar

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Christmas Among the Gum Trees

By: Susanne Bellamy,Nicole Flockton,Jennie Jones,Lauren K. McKellar,Ainslie Paton

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Christmas Among the Gum Trees

By: Susanne Bellamy,Nicole Flockton,Jennie Jones,Lauren K. McKellar,Ainslie Paton

Her Christmas Kisses / Susanne Bellamy. Stranded in Rainbow Cove with no car, no work and no prospect of saving her family's restaurant, Flick needs a Christmas miracle. It may have been his car that put her in this mess but Xander, luxury resort owner, might just be the solution Flick is looking for-if only Flick and Xander can ignore the undeniable spark between them.

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672

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MIRA

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1867215829

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9781867215820

Book's by Lauren K. McKellar

The Calendar Mums

The Calendar Mums

A Whole New Ball Game

A Whole New Ball Game

More Than A Promise (A Mindalby Outback Romance, #3)

More Than A Promise (A Mindalby Outback Romance, #3)

Finding Home

Finding Home

More Than A Promise (A Mindalby Outback Romance, #3)

More Than A Promise (A Mindalby Outback Romance, #3)

Christmas Among the Gum Trees

Christmas Among the Gum Trees

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