The two of us have been best friends forever. But it turns out, one of us is a phony.Gabe and I are the dynamic duo of Hunter's Creek and have been ever since we were kids. My bestie is not only sweet and loyal, but he's totally hot in that flannel-wearing lumberjack way of his. Not that I see him like that.Well, not since we kissed that one time back in high school.Thank goodness we have each other, because life in a small town can bore the socks r...

Paris, 2020. A writer is confined to her hotel room during the early days of the pandemic, struggling to finish a novel about Hortense Cezanne, wife and sometime muse of the famous painter. Dead for more than a century, Hortense has been reawakened by this creative endeavour, and now shadows the writer through the locked-down city. But Hortense, always subject to the gaze of others, is increasingly intrigued by the woman before her. Who is she and what event hides in her past? Heartbreakin...

The first 100 days is a key indicator of success in your new role. With structured planning, commercial insights and leadership coaching, Niamh O'Keeffe provides all the crucial insights to empower any time-pressured leader to achieve the very best start.Through its focussed approach, practical advice and exercises, frequent check-ins and real-life examples, Your First 100 Days is your all in one guide to getting ahead. Structured in bite-sized chunks and arranged along a 100-day t...

A vivid and visceral portrayal of the most famous naval battle in history, focusing on the human cost of war, by a brilliant military historian**'A striking success' The Times'Fresh, original and brilliantly vivid' Telegraph'The best all-round book on the subject yet' Spectator**At about 1.15 in the afternoon of 21 October 1805, Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson was struck by a 15-millimetre French musket round fired fro...

After midnight, 19 June 1815...On the battlefield more than 50,000 men and 7,000 horses lie dead and wounded; the wreckage of a once proud French Grande Armée struggles in abject disorder to the Belgian frontier pursued by murderous Prussian lancers; and Napoleon Bonaparte, exhausted and stunned at the scale of his defeat, rode through the darkness towards Paris, abdication and captivity.In the days, weeks and months that followed, news of the battle shaped the con...

Investigating Media Discourse explores spoken interactions in the media, drawing on contemporary sources from the English speaking world including chat shows, radio phone-ins and political interviews with leaders such as Tony Blair and George W.Bush.The main theoretical framework used in this work is influenced by Goffman, where each media encounter is viewed as a three-way participation framework involving the broadcaster, interviewee and audience, all of whom shape the i...

A laugh-out-loud collection of tales from the crease, the stumps and the pub, from the inimitable Skull.From the pitch to the commentary box, Kerry 'Skull' O'Keeffe has covered Australian cricket from every angle for more than thirty years. His distinctive laugh, his self-deprecating humour and his incisive opinions have made his commentary of the game essential summer listening for cricket fans all over the country.Skullduggery brings together Skull's priceless columns for the Sund...

In "Fontainbleau; a comic opera. In three acts," John O'Keeffe delivers a vibrant and witty exploration of social dynamics and romantic entanglements set against the backdrop of the French royal palace. Richly imbued with sharp dialogue, whimsical situations, and an array of colorful characters, the opera employs a blend of comedic elements and lyrical motifs that reflect the late 18th-century theatrical conventions. O'Keeffe draws on influences from both English and continental operatic t...

If bad dates were an Olympic sport, I’d have a gold medal.Introducing The No More Bad Dates Pact. No more jerks. No more creeps. No more men who think stealing my shoes is an acceptable personality trait.From now on, I’m only dating nice guys.It’s simple. Only good guys allowed. No settling. And absolutely no heartbreak.I’m not even looking for forever, just a nice, easy Happy For Now.Which should be achievable… right? Exc...

A reality TV dating show. A brooding British aristocrat. One very reluctant contestant.The Hating Game meets The Bachelor with a Pride & Prejudice twist.Emma Brady didn't sign up for Dating Mr. Darcy to find love. She signed up to save her struggling activewear business. The fact that the bachelor is a wealthy English lord playing the role of Jane Austen's most famous hero? That's just another reason to leave as quickly...

*Shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards 2022: UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing*Potent, haunting and lyrical, Night Blue is a debut novel like no other, a narrative largely told in the voice of the painting Blue Poles. It is a truly original and absorbing approach to revisiting Jackson Pollock and his wife Lee Krasner as artists and people, as well as a realigning our ideas around the cultural legacy of Whitlam's purchase of Blue Poles

What goes around comes aroundEvery summer four friends gather at Barnes Fair to ride the carousel in memory of Esther, the school friend they lost in a car crash they were all involved in as teenagers.This year, the morning after the fair, one of those friends, Shelley Gregory, is found murdered on that very carousel.DI Garibaldi has questions to ask. Who killed Shelley, and why there? Is her death linked to the tragedy the friends commemorate each year, or do the a...