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When Cord McCullum, a young Australian surveyor working in Malaysia, meets Lucille Cao, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy tea merchant, their brief love affair ends in heartbreak when she is sent to America to attend to family business. Disillusioned, Cord returns to Australia and a remote outback cattle station where he becomes deeply touched by the First Nations' people, their stories and their culture, whilst trying, and failing, to stop himself falling for Kathy, the feisty Jillaroo daughter of the station's owner. Seeing a chance of a new beginning, and beguiled by the landscape, and Kathy's beauty, Cord resolves to continue on at the station. Yet, just as life seems to be turning for the better, Rodney Cao, the instigator of Lucille having to go away, makes contact. He asks Cord if he would stand as ward for Rodney's daughter, Mia to enable her to come to Australia and buy property. Cord reluctantly agrees and in doing so is drawn into a web of deceit that threatens to transform the scenery of all that has gone before.
Felix and Silas knew the Tower. It was evil. For as many years as they remembered, the constant hum had been the background of their every waking moment. They felt the muffled cries of misery that emanated from the structure. Cries of loss and longing, indistinct and ethereal yet still poignant and terrifyingly real. It held the inhabitants of the Bowl in servitude. Taking what it wanted ... taking what it needed. The best anyone they could hope for, was to be left alone. But that now seemed a lot less likely. As a child, Mortella had been endowed with natural beauty; fiery brushed-bronze hair, emerald-green eyes, and flawless complexion. These were gifts not to be squandered and it had served her well, but now she had been summoned back to the Tower. Curtailed by The Presence and commissioned by The One, Mortella must succeed for The Black to be regained. Fail and ... well ... Mortella, Felix and Silas knew that failure was not an option. Their Blood was the key.
Enter the realm of Scardia, where magic, love and betrayal are all too real. A kingdom cast into darkness.A hidden princess, running for her life. A boy with dreams of becoming a knight.A devoted guard with secret intentions. Aged seven, Princess Nina Fiordlasher made a wish. Within twenty-four hours her world was changed irrevocably, her parents murdered, her kingdom stolen and her status changed from royal to fugitive. Now, as Nina approaches her eighteenth birthday, she has the right to reclaim her throne. However, her parents' killer, the Usurper, still hunts for her and so she plans to reunite with her mother's long-lost family. Accompanied by a devoted companion, Keely, and a young boy Erik, Nina has to overcome her fears and navigate the many hazards in her path. For merely being the Heir to the Ice Flame does not guarantee she can claim her rightful destiny.
Australian schoolgirl, Win Marshall, has a rare musical talent. Studying in England under one of the world's leading pianists, known simply as, Solomon, her days are filled by her teacher's exhausting and bizarre teaching methods. Win's excitement grows as her concert debut nears, but it is 1939 and the clouds of war darken London's skies. Despite the danger, Win continues her studies and in the bustle of a city at war she meets a dashing young Frenchman, part of the French Resistance. Win is far too busy with her music to take much notice of him, yet when the young man unexpectedly returns from Paris with a bottle of Win's favourite perfume, Jicky, her heart begins to unlock. Based on a true story, A Remarkable Stillness, scales the heights of love and music as two brave young people refuse to be overcome by the terrors of war and dare to hope for a better life together when the world is at peace again.
Mummy's glow wraps Noah in sunshine. But when Mummy is diagnosed with cancer, her bright light fades away. Determined to bring back Mummy's glow, Noah goes on a hunt to find things that will make her feel better - and discovers something unexpected about the power of love.
Whilst the COVID virus spreads across Australia, Ian O Ustinoff and Allistaire Armstrong of Lord Winston's Grammar School in Brisbane are concerned for their students. In Woodbridge Waters, Patrick Lloyd is getting into financial difficulties. Elderly residents, Caroline Meekin and Lewis Carter living in the Caravan Park are concerned as rents, food and petrol prices skyrocket. And amidst it all, the Government seems to lurch from one reaction to another. Through it all, ninety-year-old Ursula Plummer prays for all the people she meets on her daily walk, offering sympathy, a calming spirit and providing, she hopes, a defence against the snakes in the grass.
In a world of counterfeits, one man stands for the truth. Hamish Mallows is a lawyer at Scotland's premier whisky company. He has a sharp mind and an unshakable confidence in the law. But when an international conspiracy to forge their world-renowned brand emerges, Hamish finds himself out of his depth. Desperate to protect the company and his reputation, Hamish tries to navigate the dangerous waters of investigation and espionage. As he dives deeper and begins to flounder, he enlists the help of a private investigator. Yet far from keeping him afloat, their personality clash threatens to destroy their attempts to bring the criminals to justice. With the company's future hanging in the balance, they must overcome their differences and use every trick in the legal arsenal to outwit the counterfeiters. But when the stakes are this high, even the law may not be enough...
Two Books in One The Missing BraceletOn Australia Day, Harrie and Ben begrudgingly attend a family barbecue at the Jones' house. They look on as three-year-old Ted, who Harrie thinks is a spoilt brat, runs around after his mum and repeatedly drops household items on the ground. His older sister Ella is no better-she dances and prances in her fancy costumes and shows off in front of her visiting grandmother. Just as lunch is served, chaos breaks out, and Harrie's mum loses her brand new, expensive diamond bracelet. Harrie is determined to find out what happened to it. Was it stolen by one of the guests, or worse, the host? Did Ted pick it up and drop it somewhere in the house? Harrie and Ben put their heads together, gather clues, make a list of suspects and ultimately solve the mystery. The Lolly Shop GraffitiMost days after school Harrie and Ben visit the Andersons' lolly shop on their way home. One day whilst they are there, they hear a loud bang outside. They are dismayed to discover that someone has graffitied the wall of the shop in bright red paint. After working their way through some clues, Harrie and Ben are convinced that the graffiti artist is a boy from their school. Could it be Noah, the quiet conscientious student who never does anything wrong? Could it be Alex, the bully? Or is it possibly Tony, the happy-go-lucky boy who has red paint all over his hands and arms? Tackling one of her hardest cases yet, Harrie looks at the evidence and works her way through the clues. Will she be able to figure out who the graffiti artist is?
As a child growing up on a farm in the Antrim Hills, Morna often wondered what she would be when she grew up. She dreamt of being a teacher, a nurse or an air hostess. She had no idea that God had other plans for her. Plans that would not be revealed until she was almost fifty years old. This is the story of her Spiritual Journey exploring the path that would see her becoming a channel for God's Love, Light and Healing on the Earth.
Gennie Harrison was raised on the backstretch of a racetrack. After her mom leaves her and her jockey father, Gennie drops out of school to work full-time at the track. Surrounded by those she loves-her dad, her cousin, her boss, and her boyfriend-life is good. But one day, everything changes. Gennie has to make a decision that will affect the rest of her life. What are the chances she'll make the right one?
When Harmony's mummy dies, the pain is worse than any Ouchy she has ever had and it won't go away. Then she stumbles on something special of mummy's and its comfort helps her navigate the difficult journey through grief. ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿This heart-warming story helps children understand the grieving process in an open and gentle way.
When the universe sends Liam Kincaid back into Miranda Peterson's life, warm memories turn into obsessive thoughts. Fueled by her imagination, Miranda is compelled to write a story about the life she and Liam might have had together. But Nicole and Garrett, the young lovers in Miranda's book, are not without their own set of problems. Garrett moves away before high school graduation, Nicole faces the pitfalls of the entertainment business, both of them striving to save their relationship amid challenges in the years ahead. While Miranda is literally rewriting the past, her current relationship with Liam finds her unprepared for how his presence transforms her life, and how the powerful bond between them increasingly blurs the line between fact and fiction. THEIR SOULS MET IN WISHTON weaves music with magical moments in a tale about falling in love, following your dreams, and pondering the timeless question, "What if?"
The Circle was over. Ellie, Josh, and Sam's world is growing, expanding with people who suffer the same bane as themselves. The cloistered Ellie must emerge from the shadows. The young Josh must learn to live with the beast that walks beside him. And Sam plays a duplicitous game to learn about the demonic phenomena that have destroyed all their lives. The enigmatic Mika, with his Pantheon of Conduits each with their own curse, is searching for a legend of evil - the ancient blight and the one who restrains it. But something has changed... Another evil is emerging and the Leviathans are moving closer into our world. A vile, unthinkable truce might be needed between Conduit and monster as both become the hunted. Ascent, the 2nd book in the LIT trilogy.
Bertie lives on a wonky old shelf squashed between toys. He longs to bounce in the sunshine, but no one wants to play with him. Until Rosie sees his beauty, inside and out, and gives him the chance that he's been waiting for. A beautifully illustrated children's book to show how we all have our worth, whatever we may look like.
Kismet's destined to fall in love ... but that's not the future she had in mind. With all signs pointing to the one person who isn't interested, fate is going to need a helping hand-if she's to trust it at all ... Fiona Johnson has embraced spirituality, taken on the name Kismet and considers her love life to be a past life. Or she did ... until her Energetic and Spiritual Healer throws everything into disarray when she sees a soul mate in Kismet's aura, launching Kismet on a mission to fulfil her romantic destiny. Enter the Singing Fruitologist. It's going to take a lot more than affirmations and Lovers Oracle cards to force the hand of fate and deal with the havoc that Situation Singing Fruitologist causes in Kismet's life-it's going to take an entire Spiritual Support Pit Crew... And even then, is it really written in the stars or can she create her own destiny? Call Me Kismet is a delightful and hilarious romantic comedy about faith, friendship and finding yourself.
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