In the sprawling, brutalist metropolis of Neo-Veridia, where towering chrome and concrete monuments to corporate power pierce a perpetually grey sky, Leo, known only as Asset 992, toils under the omnipresent gaze of The Compliance Code. His life, like all others, is dictated by a biometric contract – every heartbeat, every thought, every flicker of emotion meticulously monitored and quantified. Identity is a luxury no one can afford, swallowed whole by the relentless pursuit of efficiency ...

At St. Jude's Hospital, the sterile scent of bleach usually offers a sense of order, but for internist Kaelen Driscoll, it has begun to smell like a cover-up. When a patient dies from a inexplicable neurological collapse, Kaelen is horrified to find the man's entire digital existence scrubbed from the ICU logs within the hour. No intake notes, no history, nothing but a vacant bed. As Kaelen digs into the glitch, he realizes the hospital isn't just losing files—it's harvesting the city's mo...

In a world where love is a liability and power is the only currency, two rivals are about to find that the most dangerous investment of all is the human heart.The Sterling Contract is a lush, atmospheric historical thriller that pits the dying elegance of the aristocracy against the cold, iron-willed march of industrial progress.Lord Valerius D'Avignon is a man of secrets. To the elite of the Ton, he is a proud, bankrupt nobleman drowning in his sister's ga...

To Kenji Rossi, the world is not a collection of people and places; it is a series of equations waiting to be solved.As the world's most clinical forensic investigator, Rossi has built a career on the belief that every crime leaves a logical footprint. But at the opulent Villa d'Oro, the math has stopped adding up. The legendary Blue Star Diamond has vanished, replaced not by fingerprints or DNA, but by an "Error 404" signature—a digital mockery left specifically f...

What is happiness? And how can we choose it, even in the face of great challenge or conflict? In this wide-ranging and insightful collection of essays, 25 experts in the happiness field explore what it is to find, to create, to see, to be… happiness! Starting with the science of happiness itself, readers are taken on a journey of exploration and insight. Along the way you will delve into exploring: What is happiness? How to increase positive emotions The art of living with intention The pr...

“Atta Girl!” is a step-by-step guide to tapping into your power and moxie, especially when you’re in the middle of a sh*tshow. From multiple Happy Acts for creating change to cheeky alerts highlighting important information, you’ll soon learn how to overcome your fears and challenges and live a more authentic life, one filled with greater joy and purpose. This unique book draws from the inspirational material Lisa teaches women at her Camp Atta Girl! retreats. It’s a carefully curated ense...

Follow Sam Kerr’s incredible journey from playing Aussie Rules as a kid to becoming one of the world’s greatest athletes, after the Matildas achieved their best-ever result at a World Cup.Sam Kerr is widely considered to be one of the best female footballers of all time. She is famous worldwide for her skills on the soccer pitch – but before she was Matildas captain and leading goal scorer for Chelsea, she was just an average Aussie kid who wanted to play AFL....

Meet Bailey, a little girl who loses her bear on an important day-the day her parents leave to the hospital. They'll come home with her new baby sister. But Bailey quickly learns having a new baby in the house means coos... and cries. Not wanting to be around all that noise, Bailey packs up to leave, but her best friend bear opens her eyes to a whole new possibility that helps her become the best sister ever!Written in lyrical, rhyming verses, this...

Australian Matildas and World Cup superstar Sam Kerr teams up with Aki Fukuoka to bring young readers this fun and inspiring illustrated series about soccer, school, sport, friendship, dealing with bullies and following your dreams.The 2006 World Cup is around the corner and thirteen-year-old Sam Kerr is pumped! Even though the games are being played on the other side of the world, Sam and her best friend, Dylan, are planning to get up early to watch the games live...

Australian Matildas and World Cup superstar Sam Kerr teams up with Aki Fukuoka to bring young readers this fun and inspiring illustrated series about soccer, school, sport, friendship, dealing with bullies and following your dreams.It’s official! Eleven-year-old Sam Kerr is a fully-fledged soccer tragic! So, when the school’s annual Sports Day comes around, she is disappointed when soccer isn’t on the list of activities.Sam goes on a mission to get her belo...

Told with unflinching honesty and a touch of gallows humor, Clay and Bonesis the personal memoir of the first female forensic sculptor in the FBI.Lisa Bailey never considered a career working in death until she saw the FBI job posting for a forensic artist. The idea of using her artistic skill to help victims of crime was too compelling to pass up.Soon she was documenting crime scenes, photographing charred corpses, and digitally retouching the disem...

Shortlisted for the 2024 R.E.A.L. AwardsShortlisted for the 2024 Yabba Awards, Fiction for Younger ReadersAustralian Matildas and World Cup superstar Sam Kerr teams up with Aki Fukuoka to bring young readers this fun and inspiring illustrated series about soccer, school, sport, friendship, dealing with bullies and following your dreams.After a rough start, Sam Kerr settles into playing soccer for the Knights. But there’s so much to l...