The idea that a picture is worth a thousand words was both a blessing and a curse to Monica. It initially got her a job with Living Magazine, but her proficiency with the camera was an obstacle to her getting that much sought after position as a journalist. Her stint as an action photographer with an overconfident colleague led to her inheriting his next story.However, the central premise, that of describing the decline and irrelevance of the church, proved to be far more complex th...

Jordan was a rich kid. He spent most of his time amusing himself amongst the young, social elite of New England. University was merely an intellectual challenge. The sciences were something to do when he wasn't playing or partying. His father's money meant he could satisfy his whims and feed his ego with studies in physics and engineering. He could also entertain the society of the wealthy and coiffured with tales of his travel exploits. This all came to a sudden end when his father's fina...

Once more Adrian Burton and his young partner, Rowan Rolf, confront a baffling crime scene. Investigating on an army base where military authorities would be content to dismiss a tragic mass killing as an unfortunate accident, nothing seemed to fit the circumstances. Amidst the furore caused by the incident, a young software engineer confronts the challenges of a precarious marriage, the intellectual and emotional battles of his religious past and encounters with those who confront him wit...

Biblical text has accounts of some amazing and memorable heroes. There is one that few people know well; a young princess who was a remnant of a noble line. Her heroism, though recorded in few words, was, in many ways, more important, more consequential than all other brave deeds. Who knows the story of Jehosheba? Perhaps it goes something like this.

Yes, girl trouble was one reason why Josh fled the city. And for some time the seclusion of station life insulated him from confronting the questions of faith and his aggravation with believers. To then encounter a winsome neighbour, be thrust into being a guide for tour groups on an outback station and manage an all-female station in a short span of time, collapsed his bitter self-exile. As a sense of purpose and meaning re-entered his life, Josh was, without warning, arrested for murder....

Erin Turner was one of the talented electronic engineers working with Daniel Treloar to develop micro and nanotechnology applications for electronic chips. Her affection for her boss was in tatters when he became engaged to Naomi Stockton. Nothing went as she envisioned. No windfall for the development of chip manufacturing as the funds made from selling the patents were invested for future research. Worse, Daniel had become a believer and his time at work was limited by his work with a tr...

This sequel to Stand, follows the tense journey of Jim Bowles and Maddie Quinn as they travel across Bass Strait and through rural Victoria evading capture by World Unity security forces (WUs). Jim records the whole story in his inimitable style.It is a tale of how they are transferred from one rebel cell group to another as they struggle to remain undetected. Random searches, town lockdowns and the threat of betrayal, dog their steps. Constantly hiding and under threat, the two wor...

Flynn Stonehouse was a successful geologist. Shrewd and hard-nosed, his commitment to his business came at a cost to his family. A rushed trip to Nigeria to set things aright becomes a deadly struggle for survival. If it wasn't for a missionary who he joined as a hostage he may never have awakened to a different way of looking at life. Adam's arguments were coherent and informed but it was his actions that convinced Flynn that the missionary's faith was real.After more than two year...

Three members of one family have finally discovered a habitable planet after another of many voyages checking out identified possible worlds. The process requires numerous criteria to be met. The three were contemplating the necessary process of environmental transformation into a biosphere when evacuated by the intrusion of an unknown craft.Marlo, the eldest and leader of the expedition, is conflicted by the imposition of a Galactic Union officer into his life. Tam, the officer, is...

Like any church young adult's group there is a propensity for ribbing and humorous chaos. Life altering relationships often emerge from the awkward interactions, attention getting banter and outright trying to impress those of the opposite gender. Such was the group led by Zeke and Jude—a young married couple earnest in their calling.It was unfortunate for Tim that his offhand commitment to join a horse ride in the high country backfired. His, 'sure thing', team's cricket victory di...

It's the story of Aristotle Archimedes James (thankfully nicknamed Ari by his Grandmother), who struggles through childhood, conscious that he is the progeny of distracted intelligentsia. He becomes a mildly boorish sceptic until he meets Justine at university and battles to temper his desire to be right, with his need to relate. University provided opportunities for him to excel in the academic life, but this was entirely unfulfilling. It also provided another encounter with people who ha...

In recent years, many countries in Oceania have developed tax havens, profiting by providing offshore havens from metropolitan taxation and regulation. This account surveys the timely, important, and controversial topic of Pacific Islands' tax havens, which currently hold hundreds of billions of dollars. Exploring the range of financial mechanisms used—including offshore companies and banks, maritime flags of convenience, and laundering—this book also delineates the international regulator...