# New Titles and Recommendations October 2026 Source: https://ballaratmi.org.au/new-titles-and-recommendations-october-2026/ ## New Releases ## Rosemary recommends > ##### Mystery ![Race to Save Her book cover by Jennifer Chase](https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/race-to-save-her-jennifer-chase.webp) [Reserve](https://ballaratmi.org.au/reserve-a-library-book/) ##### Mystery ![The Kingpin book cover by A.A. 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Hood](https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/tell-me-your-lies-dk-hood.webp) ##### Romance ![The Treasure House book cover by Amy Matthews](https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/the-treasure-house-amy-matthews.webp) ##### Romance ![Dream Wives book cover by Claire Novak with burning house](https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/dream-wives-claire-novak-670x1024.webp) ##### Romance ![Book cover of Where the Wattles Bloom by Amy Andrews](https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/where-the-wattles-bloom-amy-andrews.webp) #### Rosemary's Newsletter ##### Author of the Month ![Woman with curly hair smiling in blue floral top](https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/monica-mcinerney-1-683x1024.jpg) **Monica McInerney** Monica is the author of 13 internationaly best selling books for adults. She grew up in a family of seven children in the Clare Valley of SA. Monica and her husband have been living between Australia and Ireland for thirty years. They currently live in Dublin. Book of the Month The Cairo Bridal Shop Tess Woods **Nestled at the bustling foot of the pyramids lies the iconic Albi Bridal Shop, where three sisters are about to break the shackles of tradition to fight for their futures.** When Mariam Albi was tragically killed, the responsibility of running the business was thrust upon Sarah. Bound to the dress shop and to the demands of her husband, Sarah finds herself trapped with nowhere to turn. Political journalist Aya is writing the story of her career while on the cusp of a thrilling new relationship with Australian raised jouralist Gamal. When Gamal is arrested on suspicion of treason, Aya risks her life to follow her heart. University student Lola is finding her place in the world while masking her true identity. But her secret is exposed, putting her life in grave danger as she faces losing everything and everyone she loves. Recommeded Reads The Reckoning Vikki Petraitis **When two convicted rapists walkfree on appeal, the town of Deception Bay splits down the middle. The men swagger onto a packed cricket ground on Australia Day to a hero’s welcome. Before lunch is over, dozens of people fall ill-including the newly released men.** As panic rips through the town and emergency services buckle, Detective Antigone Pollard and her partner,Wozza, scramble to figure out what has happened.It is an accident? Or was this deliberate? The Treasure House Amy Matthew **Zoe and her daughter Florence stumbles across** **a listing for a charming cottage in Maine that** **is in her price range. Its a treasure house filled to** **the brim with junk, and being sold as it is.** Eleven year old Florence loves the old house full of other people’s memories, but Zoe is daunted by the mess and the cost of fixing the place up. Their grumpy new neighbour Jake thinks Zoe is crazy for undertaking this, though that does not stop him from lending a hand, and its not long before Zoe starts daydreaming about the handsome handyman… The Pirate Queen Ariel Lawhon **Grace O’Malley was born to be at sea. Raised** **by her father, chief of clan O’Malley, Grace** **learns early that her dreams of the open water are not compatibale with the life she’s expected to lead as the daughter of a noble family. And when her father marries her to a neighbouring chief, Grace’s world shifts for the worse.** Undaunted, Grace raises a family without abandoning her passion, aiding her hot-tempered husband in his campaigns against rival tribes. Evetually ousted from her husband’s land in the wake of his death, Grace returns to her childhood home and begins her career as a pirate in earnest, claiming new territories and finding deeper love, only to see her livelihood threatened by English incursions into Ireland and her family endangered in an attempt to check her power. ![Michael Robotham author event promoting Tell Me Something True](https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/sp-promo-talks-michael-robotham.jpg) ![Monica McInerney author event promoting When Sullivan Met Lola](https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/sp-promo-talks-monica-mcinerney-v2.jpg) ![Kerri Rogan author event promoting Witchy Sister book](https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/sp-promo-talks-kerri-rogan-v2-1.webp) ![Richard Glover author event promoting How to Ruin a Child](https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/sp-promo-talks-richard-glover.webp) **Find out about our Author Talks** [Author Talks](https://ballaratmi.org.au/talks/) [Get Tickets](https://events.humanitix.com/host/bmiballarat)