Ghosts from Edinburgh’s past haunt supernatural detective Hugh…Hugh would like nothing better than to be left alone, so he can drink his way through retirement and forget his own history. But the dead have problems he needs to solve…or the living will suffer the consequences. Can Hugh keep his temper, foul mouth and drinking in check long enough to unravel the puzzle of each ghost before they harm the living?The dead also want to help. Fanny Archibald, born...

What happens when the villain wins?Sick of dashing debonairs…?Fed up of being blinded by shining armor…?Sometimes, all a girl wants is a villain for a hero.Dancing across morally gray lines, these stories are naughty, devious, and downright delicious.How far are you willing to go to get what you want?These rebellious tales answer that question.Every character has a dubious shade of values. Dark secrets, wanto...

Scott Williamson Thompson has established himself in the region as an Artisan, Poet and Songwriter. Scott lives on a lake nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee and has looked to the beauty of those mountains to inspire all of his artistic creations. This is a collection of his observations and original poetry that portrays what the mountains express to his heart.

Katie Baxter is just an ordinary 10-year-old girl, until late one night she is dragged into the pages of a mystical book along with her younger brother Jack. When Katie lands in the magical world of Enchanta, she is greeted by two beautiful elves and learns she is the chosen one and the only person who can save this new world, and her own, from the evil Crimson Warlock. But first she must find seven keys that will break the power of the Crimson Warlock and his stranglehold over the normall...

Why are some autocrats more effective than others at retaining popular support even when their governments perform poorly? To develop insights into popular politics and governance across authoritarian regimes, this book stresses the importance of understanding autocratic blame games. Scott Williamson argues that how autocrats share power affects their ability to shift blame, so that they are less vulnerable to the public's grievances when they delegate decision-making powers to other polit...

Beautiful Australian birdlife is disappearing one by one as an international smuggling operation robs our rainforest. The thieves are after the exotic birds including the master prize ....... The black cockatoo.Can five local heroes band together to battle a quad bike pursuit, a deadly snake and a surprise traitor to release the birds and restore order to the forest!

Have you ever wanted to catch a thief? An international mastermind has made his way to Australia to steal the latest plans for the BEST SMARTWATCH ever! The thief will stop at nothing to complete his goal. He will break and enter, kidnap and take on the police and the military to achieve world domination!Standing in the way are five curious kids, who team together to investigate and create a plan to outsmart the evil thief. Can 5 ordinary kids bring this thief to justice?

A second chances, long-lost lovers, military hero romance from a New York Times bestselling author:Miss Sarah Fairfax is having a wretched year. Her intended perished at war. His child is in her belly. To secure her future, she resigns herself to a loveless marriage. Just as she’s about to say I do, her fiancé returns from the grave to crash the wedding... but he’s no longer the charming, carefree man she remembers.After being left for dead on the ...

New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean follows her highly acclaimed Bombshell with Heartbreaker, featuring a fierce, fearless heroine on a mission to steal a duke’s secrets…and his heart.A Tempting ThiefRaised among London’s most notorious criminals, a twist of fate landed Adelaide Frampton in the bright ballrooms of Mayfair, where she masquerades as a quiet wallflower—so plain and unassuming that no one ...

Be careful what you wish for...it just might come true...Join the authors of Wicked Wishes as they explore all the ways a simple wish can go horribly wrong! Will these characters be able to set things right again? Or is that just wishful thinking?100% of proceeds from this anthology will benefit The World Literacy Foundation, a global not-for-profit that works to lift young people out of poverty through literacy. Founded in Melbourne, Australia in 2003,...

The world is on the cusp of a global turn. Between 1500 and 1800, the West sprinted ahead of other centers of power in Asia and the Middle East. Europe and the United States have dominated the world since. But today the West's preeminence is slipping away as China, India, Brazil and other emerging powers rise. Although most strategists recognize that the dominance of the West is on the wane, they are confident that its founding ideas--democracy, capitalism, and secular nationalism--will co...