In the harsh and beautiful frontier of 1850s Australia, a routine police patrol becomes the beginning of a chilling mystery. When Sergeant Norm Green dispatches four mounted constables to investigate the disappearance of a settler named Nigel Martin, they uncover far more than an abandoned homestead. Hidden across the lonely plains are murdered families, stolen government gold, missing children, and evidence of a ruthless conspiracy reaching far beyond the frontier settlements. As the trai...

A Brother's Promise is an emotional adult novel that explores the enduring bonds of brotherhood and loyalty. Despite leading vastly different lives, two brothers make a pledge to always support one another through life's ups and downs.When tragedy strikes, successful bachelor Michael is suddenly saddled with this forgotten promise - gaining custody of his brother's two recently orphaned and deeply mistrustful adopted children. Facing a broken engagement and crumbling dreams of an ea...

Lose yourself in this heart-wrenching young adult/adult novel that delves into early difficult family life from the perspective of a brother and younger twin sisters having to grow up before their time. At the centre of the story is James, who craves the attention of his father but has to look to his granddad for affection and support. He has to deal with his sisters making home life unbearable for him as their father favours them above him. A chance meeting with Hailey while on holiday tu...

A gripping tale of murder, secrets, and a race against time...When the Professor arrives at a University on Vancouver Island, little does he know that his life is about totake a sinister turn. Set against the backdrop of a First Nation reservation, his arrival coincides with a shocking murder that rocks the community to its core.As suspicions rise and tension mounts, Peter finds himself caught in a web of deception and intrigue. As Peter navigates a dangerous path of secret...

Most teens feel alienated from the adult world but Sam Kahu is more alienated than most. For a start his home just burned down and all his friends and family are missing, presumed dead. Worse, he knows they are out to get him, and if he doesn't successfully hide within the system he could find himself inside a UFO having his brain dissected. Fortunately he has a few resources: he's innately psychic, and he has high technology gadgets. But the most promising development is the youn...

With a promising new way to train slaves, the Dearborn's embark upon a plan to turn the process they developed into a business. The journey to that end is laid out here for you to witness, and enjoy, as they explore the way to turn slaves into voracious and sexually addicted vixens.

Dive into this heart-wrenching young adult/adult novel that delves deep into the lives of five children struggling to rise above the hardships of their single-parent upbringing. Making Waves Against All the Odds follows their journey from primary school, where they form a self-preservation group, through the turbulent years into adulthood. At the centre of the story is Stuart, who, burdened with the responsibilities of being the man of the house from a very young age, grapples with his own...

he award winner author Peter King's first book in the series.Peter Holroyd, a solitary scholar of Ming and Qing Dynasty maritime history, faces a seismic upheaval when his university threatens his funding and the possibility of tenure.Simultaneously, an old friend ropes him into a volatile international crisis over Dejection Island in the South China Sea. With Britain, China, and the U.S. at odds, Holroyd must unearth ancient sovereignty claims to facilitate Britain's exit....

The book is a children's fairy tale about toys with magic powers. A toy shop hidden in an old village deep in the countryside is rumoured to have magic powers. Every toy that enters the toy shop, either to be mended or sold is given the power to move and talk to other toys. But the magic power only happens when children and adults are not around. The children that live in the village somehow know that that is true, without having any real proof. All the parents are convinced that it is the...

Everyone has a refuge, a place to retreat to when the world becomes too much. Paula had hers and used it whenever she went too far and that was fairly regularly. She was a free spirited girl, who used her good looks to take advantage of men. When she pushed the envelope too far, she would retreat to her sanctuary and its caretaker.But one day, her haven became her prison instead, the man she counted on to protect her choosing to enslave her. The time had come to pay for her transgr...

Life’s but a poemAn epic to be sungOf tragedy and luckOf sorrow and of funBut born we wereAnd die we willWhile given for our fareLife’s sweet and bitter pill

The book is an adult fictional novel, based on a young man's struggle with sadness, tragedy, complicated romances and family life. He attempts to bring up twin girls and an older stepdaughter as a single parent through their middle school years. He encounters all sorts of problems that readers could relate to in their own personal life, involving mixed emotions and hardship, including his own complicated and failed romances on his journey through this stage of parenthood. He has to deal wi...