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AUTOBIOGRAPHIES from Lorikeet Press
UNDERSTANDING LIFE BACKWARDS: A children’s cardiac surgeon reflects, by Tim Cartmill AO
One in a hundred babies is born with a heart defect. Until the mid-1950s, most died, but now, thanks to children’s heart surgery, almost all can survive.
This is the story – told by an insider – of how advances in surgery changed the odds.
Australian heart surgeon Tim Cartmill AO was trained by some of the pioneers to save thousands of lives of newborns and children with heart defects. In turn, Tim has helped teach generations of heart surgeons around the world.
In this autobiography, Tim writes of his “lucky” rural childhood and education, his advanced training in Sydney and the US, and his contributions to surgery in the last half of the 20th Century.
Understanding Life Backwards, a Children’s Cardiac Surgeon Reflects, is also a reflection on the value of teamwork, teaching and mentorship, the roles of colleagues, family and friends in a busy professional life, and the “many satisfactions” of life in retirement.
FEEL-GOOD FICTION from Lorikeet Press
The BRIGHTON COURT novels
Step into Brighton Court and fall in love with the boy or girl next door.
Set in an older style apartment block in a small US west coast city, this fresh series of heartwarming standalone novels transports readers to a new neighborhood, where forced proximity creates drama, friendships, opportunity and intrigue.
THE CHASE AT BRIGHTON COURT by Amber Jakeman
Later in life is for second chances!
All enterprising divorcee Lucy Beston wants is her own place to call ‘home.’
So when the apartment Lucy rents comes up for sale, she’s determined to buy it.
Charming and stylish, Lucy catches the eye of widower Dirk ‘The Doc’ O’Connell, who moved to his Brighton Court penthouse when he retired from his rural family practice.
Their budding romance falters when Dirk’s best friend spots Lucy’s many diamonds and insists she’s a gold digger, on the hunt for another husband.
But Lucy has far more on her mind than another diamond ring and wedding.
A revenge dress. A ball. And the moment Dirk must summon all his skills to save Lucy’s life – and win her heart …
This fresh and heartwarming, next door neighbours, real-estate romance heads up the new Brighton Court series from feel-good fiction author Amber Jakeman.
PLUS ONE AT BRIGHTON COURT by Amber Jakeman
From fake date to the perfect match?
In this enemies to lovers heartwarmer, teacher Angelica Martin is jobless, dateless and furious with Davey Carmichael, her annoying Brighton Court neighbor.
The hot baker keeps revving his motorbike outside her window before dawn.
Trouble is, Davey is exactly the man Angelica needs at the last minute – the perfect fake date to accompany her to her bossy sister’s Christmas event.
Davey dreams big and avoids commitment, earning the nickname of “Plus One” at Brighton Court. “Sweet Ange” knocks Davey sideways with her insistence he confront his troubled past, and before long, Davey craves a real date with her.
Facing her own home truths, Ange must toughen up to win some work – fast.
What will it take for the newly empowered Ange to give Davey a real seat at her family table?
ESCAPE TO THE COAST series by Amber Jakeman
Sand between the toes, sunshine on your shoulders and the frisson of a holiday romance … Thought-provoking, heartwarming contemporary fiction. Read in any order.
SUMMER BEACH by Amber Jakeman
How can you find your way home – past a tripwire?
Sam’s an LA computer-coding workaholic.
Jake’s a reluctant rockstar who denies his songwriting talent.
When Sam returns to an Australian backwater to sell her family’s beach house, gruff neighbor Jake stymies her plans – then steals her heart.
Beneath Sam’s house lies the tragic time bomb that will blow her world apart.
With help from best friend Fliss and Jake, can Sam embrace her future – before it’s too late?
‘a captivating, fast-paced beach read, enemies to lovers tale and rock star romance’
MIDNIGHT BEACH by Amber Jakeman
How long will true love wait?
In scenic Burradeer Bay, the midnight beach keeps secrets.
When a plan to sail away with her forbidden love goes awry, Nola waits faithfully for Kento’s return.
Decades later, after one too many clashes with Bronte, her high school dropout niece, Nola questions her own life choices, and flees.
A distinguished man arrives, and an antique coral ring links the past with the future. But remorseful Bronte and frenemy Jasper can’t find Nola.
Will Nola miss her second chance at love?
‘a dual timeline double romance tale of forbidden love and second chances’
SUNSET BEACH by Amber Jakeman
A rom-com about a rom-com!
An ambitious would-be author, a jaded publisher and a fabulous (unfinished) rom-com…
“Meet-cute” becomes “meet-hate” when Sarah goes all out to pitch her book to a famous publisher at a remote beachside writers’ conference.
Earnest Oscar is a mere stand-in, questioning the industry and his life path. Disappointed, Sarah’s not so furious she can’t seek his help.
With his PhD about bestsellers, Oscar can spot a fangirl a mile away, but the unforgettable Sarah actually has talent.
When all Sarah’s hopes are dashed, on the sunset beach, Oscar must rescue Sarah’s story – and her belief in love.
Can dreams come true? Can Sarah and Oscar fulfill their destiny and find their “happy ever after” by rewriting their future – together?
HOUSE OF JEWELS series by Amber Jakeman
Amber Jakeman’s House of Jewels series follows the fortunes of the Huntley family of jewelers in Australia, France and the US. The books may be read in any order.
HOUSE OF DIAMONDS by Amber Jakeman
In this “enemies to lovers” tale, sassy Bondi Junction jewellery stallholder Stella Rhys is turning over almost as much stock as the Huntleys, with no overheads. She’s stealing their show on social media and in the plaza. But wait till she steals the heart of James Huntley the Third!
HOUSE OF HEARTS by Amber Jakeman
James Huntley’s bad boy brother, Will, has picked up a bad gambling problem on the French Riviera. Vegas therapist Dr Lisa Bakker cures him of one bad habit, only to wonder if he’s become addicted to her. In this tale of forbidden love, will this playboy win his Queen of Hearts?
HOUSE OF SPADES by Amber Jakeman
Can love blaze later in life? In the beautiful Byron Bay hinterland, serial single Flame accidentally rekindles a widower’s passion for life, for his land and for love. But how can Ross convince her to stay with him, when every other lover has let her down? And will a dark secret spoil it all?
HOUSE OF CLUBS by Amber Jakeman
Who holds the key to her heart? When stylish Australian widow Cynthia Huntley moves to France and begins to renovate a centuries-old property, she and handsome handyman Émile tussle over a “perfect” chandelier.
Cynthia lets the mysterious yet gallant Émile into her house, but will she let him into her heart? What is Émile fleeing? And what is worth seeking in life? As winter closes in, will Cynthia abandon her French adventure? Or can she and Émile claim love again later in life—together?
FULL HOUSE by Amber Jakeman
What can you do when you’ve friend-zoned the one you love? Nicole Huntley, marketing manager for her family’s international jewelry business, froze out family friend Scottie back when they were teenagers.
Now he’s the Huntleys’ financial advisor. Newly divorced, the affable Scottie needs somewhere to stay. Nicole offers him space, never expecting to fall for him — hard.
But when fate deals the Huntleys a high-stakes fresh hand, “conflict of interest” threatens to shatter her family, destroy their retail empire — and to break her heart.
Get ready for the showdown in Full House, a “second chance” romance and the latest international heartwarmer in the Huntley House of Jewels saga.
Find the House of Jewels series paperbacks in Sydney at Galaxy Bookshop, upstairs at Abbeys Bookshop, 131 York Street in Sydney’s CBD, near the QVB.
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CHILDREN’S BOOKS from Lorikeet Press
POPS BOUGHT A BOAT
Pops Bought a Boat is a popular and heart-warming children’s book. Pops and Grandma bought an old sailing boat. See how their family helped them find a happy ending for their unexpected adventure!
Written in verse by Aunty Annie (Annie Handmer) for her nephew, and featuring her 36 original illustrations on every page, it explores the first challenge presented when Pops bought an old sailing boat.
Pops bought a boat!
A great big boat
With a strong white hull
To stay afloat…
Please email LorikeetPress@gmail.com to purchase copies of Pops Bought A Boat.
