Bøger udgivet af Kaye Dobbie

The Past is only sleeping ...In 1901 Colonsay is the family home of the wily politician Cosmo Cunningham, and his beautiful wife Ambrosine. These are turbulent times, and Cosmo is at the forefront of the push to create the Australian Federation. Important guests come and go, but there are undercurrents in the household. Alice, a young servant, can sense an approaching tragedy and tries to avert it. In 1999 Rosamund Cunningham inherits Colonsay and reluctantly returns. Her personal life is a mess, her politically ambitious husband is planning to divorce her, and the last thing she wants to do is delve into the past. But Colonsay has secrets and soon odd things start happening. Bumps in the night, the scent of long ago flowers, and the ghost of a young servant girl. As Rosamund learns the truth about the past, her own life starts to unravel.

1874, Ironbark. Aurora Scott is caught up in a robbery when the Cobb & Co coach, driven by American, Jackson Fletcher, arrives with gold aboard. The passengers are taken hostage and Aurora and Jackson work toward saving the others, and themselves.As the hours pass, secrets long buried come to the surface. Will Aurora be able to escape this increasingly desperate situation? 2017, Ironbark. Journalist Melody Lawson comes home after a personal tragedy. Her family have a long history with the old goldrush town, and Hugh Nicholson, the local policeman, was once the boy Melody loved. But now there's a new man on the scene, and when dangerous truths are uncovered, Melody no longer knows who to trust.Did Aurora really die in 1874 and if she didn't, can Melody discover what happened without losing her own life?

1931, Belle's mystery inheritance brings her to Sweet Wattle Creek, where she hopes to unlock the secret of her birth.Instead she finds a boy she had forgotten and begins to build a new life. Michael, a scarred WW1 pilot, longs to fly again. He knows some of the answers to Belle's questions but he has secrets of his own. Together they provide a home for two young girls, 'travellers' escaping from the city during the Great Depression. But can they find happiness in a town that is turning against them? 1986, Sophie, a recently arrived reporter on the local newspaper, is given an old wedding dress. Who did it belong to? With the help of a researcher, Ian, she attempts to solve the mystery. When the centennial celebrations get under way visitors flock to Sweet Wattle Creek and Sophie is worried someone will recognise her. She knows she cannot give herself away because her past is dangerous, and her son's life depends on her being invisible. And then things go very wrong. Sweet Wattle Creek gives up its secrets in this tale of strong women separated by time. Set in Victoria, Sweet Wattle Creek covers three generations of women, Martha and Belle, and Sophie.

In 1928 Evie Woodward is running from a past she barely understands. A widow with a young son she agrees to become partners with Daniel Roxburgh in a Psychic Detective Agency. But their bogus investigations soon take on a very real turn. Daniel lives his life in the shadows of Melbourne’s gangster world. He’s a dangerous man but he’d do anything for Evie. Just as happiness is in their grasp, an investigation in a house called Blue Waters goes very wrong. The past is catching up with her and Daniel may not be able to save her.

In 1998 Kate O'Hara rents an old cottage on the banks of a river in Tasmanian. But the place is haunted by Devlin, a boatman from convict times. Ghostly footsteps, the splash of oars on the river, and a rip in the fabric of time.