“The atmosphere is undeniably well crafted … Those who don't mind novels that are more vibes based than plot driven will find Nolan and exciting new voice.” — Publishers WeeklyOffering the atmosphere of Twin Peaks and the queer camaraderie of comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, Veal is a thrilling exploration of friendship, fear, and the thin line between justice and vengeance.Delores “Lawrence” Franklin is a fail...

Authoritative and insightful, this wide-ranging overview of police abuse and violence in American society offers a one-stop primer for understanding the forces driving abusive and violent police misconduct.In addition to chronicling specific notorious and controversial examples of police violence and abuse, this work delves into the root causes of police misconduct, details the varied responsibilities and culture of law enforcement in American communities, and exam...

Australian Rural Noir, Intrigue, Mystery, CrimeNearly every culture and community has their own brand of bogeyman, and the little community of Hemlock, nestled in the ranges beyond Melbourne and shrouded in problems and mystery, is no different.Bradley only wants what his family has been deprived of, and will do anything to reclaim it, even if it means breaking the law.Tim hopes that all his problems are solved with the arrival of an offer too good ...

A notorious former playboyAs heir to Ardinmuir, Connor MacKean had one job: fulfill the marriage pact that's held his family captive for three-hundred years. Except his sister's the one who took the plunge, and now there's nothing standing in the way of him finding a real and lasting love. Nothing except the fact that the object of his affections has never seen him as anything more than her best friend's little brother.A hard-working Cinderella who ...

The diaries of a dead man call. Can Sandie resist? Where will reading them take her?Sandie's husband and his university nemesis compete for the affections of a man long since gone. She turns to the old man's diaries for assistance. It began in academia but it won't end there. Because university can be murder.Sandie uses the diaries to decode a mystery stretching across decades and continents. She might pay with her marriage and her life.Kidnapping a...

Everything was going well in Meredith Hislock's life until she is unexpectedly confronted with the knowledge that Ashley, 'the boy next door', whom she has grown up with, sees her in a romantic light. In a knee-jerk reaction to block him out of her life she looks for a way to avoid going home to her family for Christmas and potentially encountering Ashley.Working as a nanny would appear to be a good solution. Until she meets her new employer.Carlo Sabatini is handsome, char...

Discover a rich variety of stories in this captivating collection — some based on fact, others purely imagined — all reflecting the quirks and depths of human nature. Written by members of four different writing groups and set in a range of distinctive locations, these pieces have been gathered over several years by Leigh Leslie, the only author to have belonged to all four. Spanning a wide range of themes, with several stories beautifully illustrated by Janet Holden, this collection promi...

A shipwreck off the Inner Hebrides. The quest to recover lost jewellery. Four generations tormented.In 1817 a titled lady and her parure are lost at sea off the island of Islay.By chance crofter Hugh Ferguson finds the brooch and necklet of the parure.While Hugh and his wife think the find will provide their children with a legacy, in reality it dogs the lives and loves of four generations of the family from Scotland to England and beyond.Jan Cooke who was i...

Life is comfortable for Monty—until his past unexpectedly resurfaces, shattering fifteen years of suppressed guilt.A letter was all it took for his structured life to crumble.Charles Montgomery Chinthurst III is expected to take his place in the echelon of society that he was born into, but one indiscretion when he is at university sends him halfway across the world to Outback Australia where Teddy Delany exposes him to a world not constrained by the demands and expectation...

Multicast Narration with Creative ProductionA sharp-witted enemies-to-lovers romcom about a podcaster who embarks on a matchmaking tour of Ireland and gets trapped with a grump who pushes all of her buttons.Maya Davis is chronically terrible at dating. So much so that she's turned her catastrophic dating experiments into a full-time job. Hellbent on dating "offline" for her second podcast season, Maya travels to Ireland to meet the world-re...