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Sylvia Massara
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Sylvia's Novels
Genre -- Mystery ~Suspense ~ Thriller
Mia Ferrari, smartarse, older chick, super sleuth, is back in her 2nd murder mystery, and this time, she is up to her neck in drag queens, a rare diamond with a curse and murder most foul against the backdrop of Sydney's world famous Gay Mardi Gras.
A female impersonator is found dismembered in her hotel suite bathtub, and a rare diamond worth twenty million dollars is gone. The Gay Mardi Gras is fast approaching and Mia Ferrari, senior duty manager of the exclusive Rourke International Hotel Sydney, has to juggle a bunch of drag queens, a number of fabulously handsome gay men, a transsexual with a dark mystery, a young cop with sex on his mind, a close friend from the UK who is having marital problems and a mounting body count. As Mia pits her investigative skills against her archenemy, Detective Sergeant Phil Smythe, to solve the case, she not only becomes embroiled in the life of the people around her, but it looks like she is the next target for a serial killer with a grudge against gay men. 
A woman plunges ten floors down an atrium and lands on a baby grand piano in the luxurious Rourke Hotel Sydney. The police rule this as a straight case of suicide; but 48-year-old hotel duty manager and wannabe investigator, Mia Ferrari, thinks otherwise.
As Mia sets out to unravel the mysterious death and prove the cops wrong, especially her archenemy, Detective Sergeant Phil Smythe; she comes up against an unsavoury cast of characters who will do anything to shut her up. But with a little help from her friends, Mia will not stop until she unearths the truth. Mia Ferrari is a "wiseass", older chick with determination and an attitude, and she never takes “no” for an answer. |
Where to purchase the books The Gay Mardi Gras Murders eBook format on Kindle and UK Kindle. Pick up the free Kindle App if you wish to read on your PC or mobile device. Paperback now available on Amazon. Soon to be available through all book retailers. Playing With The Bad Boys eBook format on Kindle, Smashwords, Nook, Sony, Kobo, UK Kindle, iBooks* and other eBook retailers. Pick up the free Kindle App if you wish to read on your PC or mobile device. Smashwords offers multi-formats for all eReaders and devices. Paperback revised edition now available on Amazon. Soon to be available through all book retailers. |
Genre -- Romance: romantic comedy ~ chicklit ~ henlit
What does internet dating and Casablanca have in common? Nothing, unless you go to Rick's Cafe and find out what antiques dealer and dating blogger, Cat Ryan, is up to.
Cat's doing research for her internet dating blog gig, and the place she chooses to meet her many dates is at Rick's Cafe in Sydney. But what of its disturbingly handsome owner, Rick Blake? Cat wonders what he thinks, seeing her with a different male all the time. What’s more, why does this bother Cat so much? It’s not like she wants any involvement after her recent break up with Josh, her cheating ex. Besides, it looks like Rick is trying to get back together with his ex-wife, Denise. So Cat decides to play it safe, but her heart has different ideas. |
Like Casablanca eBook format on Kindle, Smashwords, Nook, Sony, UK Kindle, iBooks* and other eBook retailers. Pick up the free Kindle App if you wish to read on your PC or mobile device. Smashwords offers multi-formats for all eReaders and devices. Paperback release late 2013 or early 2014. *To browse through the iBookstore, you must download the application |
Sarah Jamison is on a mission to find a boyfriend for Moira, who is her lover’s partner. And Sarah’s best friend, Monica, comes to the rescue with the perfect solution. Enter the enigmatic Mike Connor.
Monica is sure that Mike will sweep Moira off her feet, leaving the way open for Sarah to be with her true love, Jeffrey. Sarah hates Mike on sight despite the fact that her body tells her otherwise. He is a romance novel “hero-type” who is smug and full of himself. But the only way to accomplish her mission is for her to work with Mike so she can be together with the man she loves. Jeffrey has promised her that the minute he can end his platonic relationship with Moira, he will be with Sarah for good; but he is having trouble letting go of the wretched woman, and Sarah feels her time is running out. She is terrified of the pending big “M” (menopause), and seeing as she’s just turned forty, and her hormones are driving her to do insane and desperate things, she is sure that it is not too far off into the future! So here she is, building a multi-level marketing business in Taiwan, and struggling with it all: a stranger in a foreign country, away from her mother and friends back in London; a reluctant lover; a drop-dead gorgeous man who might have ulterior motives for helping her, and finally, a business that seems to be dwindling. Sarah is doing it all in the name of love and the last chance to have a family, and if this means scheming and working with the devil himself, then she will do it! What she doesn’t take into account is the fact that instead of getting closer to her goal, Sarah’s feelings take a turn, and she finds herself increasingly thinking about the very man she despises the most – “the other boyfriend”. |
The Other Boyfriend eBook format on Kindle, Smashwords, Nook, Sony, Kobo, UK Kindle, iBooks* and other eBook retailers. Pick up the free Kindle App if you wish to read on your PC or mobile device. Smashwords offers multi-formats for all eReaders and devices. Paperback revised edition - release date late 2013. *To browse through the iBookstore, you must download the application. |
Genre -- General fiction: contemporary fiction ~ drama
Partly inspired by real life events, this is a story of courage, the gift of friendship and unconditional love. The story involves three people whose lives cross for a short period of time and the profound effect which results from their interaction. Alex Dorian, freelance travel writer and victim of child abuse, arrives in Sydney in an attempt to exorcise the ghosts of her past. She shares a house with Steve and the disturbing Matthew, a homosexual couple. Alex finds herself inexplicably attracted to Matthew, and she must battle with her repressed sexuality and her fear of intimacy.
Matthew, extremely good looking and an inspiring actor/model, lives with Steve, who is dying of AIDS. Matthew has his own battle, that of dealing with the rejection of his socialite parents, and facing a future without his partner. Steve is the rock to which the troubled Matthew and Alex cling as they examine their lives and beliefs. Steve finally dies, but his legacy lives on in the strength which both Matthew and Alex find to face their own pain. Alex learns to love again, thanks to the gift of friendship from Matthew; and in turn, with Alex’s love and support, Matthew learns to forgive the past and move on to follow his dream. This beautifully told story explores the true meaning of unconditional love--for both one's self and for others. Readers of "The Soul Bearers" will come away with a deeper understanding of human relationships and of what it means to truly love without condition. *If you are looking for iBooks you first need to download the application in order to have access to iBookstore. |
The Soul Bearers eBook format at Kindle, Smashwords, Nook , Sony, Kobo, UK Kindle, iBooks* and other eBook retailers. Pick up the free Kindle App if you wish to read on your PC or mobile device. Smashwords offers multi-formats for all eReaders and devices. Paperback revised edition - release date late 2013. *To browse through the iBookstore, you must download the application. |
