The Stones is based on the true story of two boys charged with manslaughter after throwing rocks from a freeway overpass and killing a motorist. Were the boys old enough to be responsible for their actions?

Taboo is both a warning to young people who might make themselves sexually vulnerable through date rape, and a celebration of a young woman brave enough to tell her story. It looks at the varying degrees of sexual exploitation in the modern age.

Burnt is a bush yarn, born and bred out of the true stories of people from regional Australia struggling with prolonged dryness. It looks at the stresses and strains of continued drought on families and young people.

Lucky Country was created with the assistance of students from the International Grammar School in Sydney and is a timely look at multi-cultural Australia, current global debates on the refugee crisis and the role the media plays in shaping public opinion. When a young refugee boy arrives at Cook Vale High School, he is given the name ‘Lucky’ by the enthusiastic and open-hearted principal of the school. Two boys in his class are not so open-hearted and their ‘special welcome’ of t...

King Hit examines violence amongst young people, the perpetrators, victims, witnesses and the so-called ‘innocent bystanders’ and offers alternative perspectives to reckless and abusive behaviour.It’s Tula’s birthday party and the theme is a Blues Brothers Pizza Night. Heaps of people arrive, the music is pumping and everyone is having a great time. When Tula’s parents leave the party, things change. Two boys begin a feud and what starts as a bit of fun quickly escalates i...

This ebook original short story is a prequel to Fleur McDonald's upcoming novel Suddenly One Summer. In If You Were Here, the bestselling author of Red Dust and Crimson Falls reveals the events of thirty-five years ago, which led up to the mysterious disappearance of Brianna Donahue's mother from their family farm.Brianna is three years old and very much loved by her mother, Josie, and her father, Russell. What seems like an ordinary work day on ...

It’s hard to imagine a world where anything you could possibly want to know about – and everything you don’t even know you want to know about – isn't accessible 24-hours a day, seven days a week, with just a few taps of our fingers. But that world once existed. And Dave Gorman remembers it. He remembers when there were only three channels on TV. He remembers when mobile phones were the preserve of arrogant estate agents and yuppie twonks. And he remembers when you had to unplug your phone ...

Mail-Order Shot-gun Wedding!Able Logan is shocked to learn of his father's impending death, but what's this mail-order bride notion he's come up with? He and his brothers have to be married by Christmas or lose their inheritance? Able wants no part of it—until he touches a delicate hand, looks into sky-blue eyes, and his heart jolts in a way he never expected.Faith White is thrilled to be going to Texas where she and her younger sister will be close as they each marry a Log...

As most successful writers will tell you, one of the hardest things about writing is getting started. In this collection of articles, Writer, Musician, Hermit, Pie-Maker and Time-Traveller Colin Garrow explores ways of generating ideas, creating characters and developing stories. Using examples from his own stories, novels and stage plays, he'll show you what to do, what not to do and how to keep at it. Whether you're struggling to get started or wondering how to write amazing dialogue, th...

What would you do if the boy who bullied you for a long time suddenly showed an interest?Marshall Briggs is an alpha wolf—and a bully. He's tormented Scarlett for as long as he can remember. When he turns eighteen all of his senses are awakened. It's his final year of high school, and he can't wait for it to be over.Then he scents his mate, and Marshall is shocked. The girl he's bullied is in fact his mate. Everything has changed. Now he must show to Scarlett he's a changed...

'I absolutely loved this book!' Maxine MorreyMadison reckons she’s a pretty good judge of character.When a disaster at work brings professional photographer Toby into her life, she has him all worked out within minutes. As their work collaboration blossoms into friendship, her preconceptions about him are only strengthened.The problem is that Madison has got one aspect of Toby completely wrong, and it tears their friendship apart when she...

'Beauty is good, but coin is better. You can't eat artistic integrity. It tastes like sawdust.' This gonzo guide is a lesson in the practicalities of writing: how to be productive, professional and maybe one day even pay the rent. Topics covered include 'How to slay writer's block', 'What the hell is workflow?', 'How to write 10,000 words in a day' and 'The best apps for writers'. How to Be a Writer is a kick-ass writing guide with a tough-love approach, written for the internet g...