THE WARATAH INN
Kate’s inherited an inn, but it’s holding onto secrets that could tear her family apart.
When Kate returns to sleepy Cabarita Beach for her grandmother’s funeral, she comes face to face with her two estranged sisters. After their parents died they each left home as soon as possible to pursue their careers, but now they’re drawn back to the only home they’ve ever known to mourn the woman who raised them.
At the reading of the will, they discover their grandmother has left them her rundown beachside inn, but there’s a catch — if they want to sell, all three of them have to agree. And they’ve never agreed on anything.
Kate’s determined to fix up the inn, sell it, and get back to her life in the city. But her plans are overturned when she loses her job and her fiancé in the space of a few short weeks.
An arrogant horse whisperer rubs her the wrong way. But she can’t get him out of her mind even as she fights her attraction to his bad boy persona.
And then there’s the small matter of the box of journals she finds beneath her grandmother’s bed — the diary entries make her question whether the man she knew as her grandfather was related to her at all, and whether he was her grandmother’s first love as they’d always been told.
As Kate and her sisters renovate the dilapidated building together, they’ll unravel long-buried family secrets…and Kate will discover the truth about herself along the way.
What Readers are Saying
"Be prepared to be desperate for the next one!"
ONE SUMMER IN ITALY
“If you love historical mysteries and all things Italian, you’ll want to live in the pages of this book.” – Bookbub
Reeda Summer is running from a troubled marriage and a truth she can't face.
When the Summer sisters discover their grandmother's journals after her death, they unlock a mystery that shakes their family to the core. Who is Charlie Jackson? Is he their grandfather? And if so, what happened to him?
Reeda leaves the Waratah Inn and returns to Sydney, her husband, and her thriving interior design business, only to find her marriage in tatters as a battle with infertility threatens to overwhelm her. She's lost sight of what she wants in life and can't recognise the person she's become. Instead of facing her problems, Reeda embarks on a journey to discover more about the grandfather she never knew, leaving her troubles behind her.
Her search takes her to Italy, where a trail of clues leads her across the country with few answers to satisfy her burning curiosity about the past. And instead of helping her to forget, her pilgrimage reminds her of everything she loves and what she's left behind.
Under the Italian sky, Reeda discovers that the joy she was searching for was hidden inside her all along. And instead of running from her problems, she embraces the healing she needs to face them.
Readers who enjoy Inglath Cooper, Rhys Bowen, Lisa Wingate, Debbie Macomber, and Lauren K. Denton will love taking this healing journey through delightful Italy.
What Readers are Saying
"I have never been to Italy, but Book 2 made me feel as though I took a mini vacation there!I am ready to start Book 3! Excellent writing!"
THE SUMMER SISTERS
An instant USA Today bestseller!
Set against the backdrop of the golden sands and crystal clear waters of Cabarita Beach three sisters inherit an inn and discover a mystery about their grandmother's past that changes everything they thought they knew of their family...
Bindi Summer, the hard-working manager at The Waratah Inn is tired, feeling low, and wondering where her life is headed. Then, she is blind-sided by a shock revelation and the sudden arrival of her ex-boyfriend, who shows up at the inn, questioning his decision to leave her almost two years earlier.
When Josh Owens, an old high school crush, shows up out of the blue, all Bindi wants is to hunker down and ride out the storm, but Josh won't be put off so easily. In the midst of her chaotic life, it's Bindi's turn to read the journals Nan wrote years earlier, discovered by her sister Kate in an old wooden box.
The mystery of what happened to Charlie Jackson continues to unravel as his letters to Edie follow his journey from a teenager in love, to a pilot for the RAAF and beyond.
In this dramatic conclusion to the heartwarming saga, the three Summer sisters will finally learn the truth they've longed to uncover about their past, and why Nan kept so many secrets from them all these years.
A heartwarming journey from brokenness to wholeness for fans of Carolyn Brown, Lauren K. Denton, Rhys Bowen and Danielle Steele.
What Readers are Saying
"Bit of advice. Try to get all at once. And if you have anything else you need to do, do not get these books! Because you can’t stop reading!"
Christmas at the Waratah Inn
Christmas is a time for second chances...and for love.
Elizabeth Cranwell's children left home, her husband divorced her and dissolved their shared business, and she's set to spend Christmas alone.
Without her husband or the thriving business she spent years of her life building, Elizabeth doesn't know who she is or what to do with her days. She's dreading spending her first Christmas alone when her friends convince her to book a holiday at the Waratah Inn.
Robert Patch thought things couldn't get any worse when his only daughter married a controlling and angry man. That was until his grandchildren arrived. When his son-in-law won't allow Robert to stay with them over the holidays Robert does the next best thing and books into a nearby inn so he can see the children. He is pleasantly surprised when he meets a woman who reminds him of the love he lost so many years ago, in a way that reawakens a heart he'd long thought dormant.
Filled with memorable characters, from a cheeky possum to a cook who moonlights as an amateur counsellor, this sweet, small-town Christmas story celebrates the camaraderie of a life lived in community and second chances at life and love.
A stand-alone, heartwarming Christmas romance for fans of Sheila Roberts, Debbie Macomber, and Debbie Mason.
What Readers are Saying
"It is hard to express my appreciation for a lovely book like this. Hurray for Lilly Mirren!"
Boxed Set: The Complete Series
Set against the backdrop of the golden sands and crystal clear waters of Cabarita Beach three sisters inherit an inn and discover a mystery about their grandmother's past that changes everything they thought they knew of their family...
Kate returns home to the sleepy hamlet of Cabarita Beach and the run-down Waratah Inn for her grandmother's funeral. She spent many happy childhood years at the inn, but all she wants to do now is sell the dilapidated boutique inn and head back to the city and her busy, professional life. But she and her two estranged sisters discover they've inherited the inn together. To sell, they need all three sisters to agree to the sale.
When the Summer sisters discover their grandmother's journals after her death, they unlock a mystery that shakes their family to the core. Who is Charlie Jackson? And what happened to him? The journals tell the tale of a love story they never knew and a secret their beloved grandmother took to her grave.
This boxed set contains the complete story of "The Waratah Inn". Four books, five love stories spanning the generations, and a cast of characters who will touch your heart and live on in your memory forever.
This set contains:
* The Waratah Inn
* One Summer in Italy
* The Summer Sisters
* Christmas at The Waratah Inn
What Readers are Saying
“Just read all of this series and feel this is a great author to curl up and read especially on a rainy day.”