Alex must face up to the demons plaguing his adolescent existence… but how? Alex struggles to make sense of what is happening around him but continues to betray his true stance in the face of uncertainty. He is young and he is strong and he refuses to reveal any weakness to his closest peers let alone his family.His father is jobless, accused of playing a role in a recent death at a city construction site and appears to be going slowly insane. His mother is the quintessential Italia...

First published in 1915, Franz Kafka’s surrealist novella "The Metamorphosis" is widely acclaimed and one of the author’s best-known works. Kafka, a Jewish novelist and short-story writer, is regarded for his exploration of the fantastic. Kafka employs realism to depict his protagonists in bizarre circumstances. In "The Metamorphosis", Kafka incorporates themes of alienation and absurdity to convey narratives about isolated and anxious protagonists.Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesma...

When Lila and Alex sneak off for a romantic weekend away, Lila's hoping she'll finally have a chance to work on Alex's resolve.But just as things start heating up news reaches them of a serial killer at loose on the island and it isn't long before their intimate weekend away is interrupted.A mind reader, a projector, a protective older brother and a serial killer. Which one is going to find Lila first?---Set 8 weeks after the end of Losing Lila, this story w...

Poppy lost her heart-and her reputation-to the dangerously suave Luca Ranieri. Only to be crushed by a whirlwind of scandal when aristocratic Luca chose duty over desire.Now Poppy finds herself stranded in her grandmother's castle by a violent storm-captive with none other than the deliciously disheveled Luca.For three days, the tempest rages, and Poppy loses her heart to Luca all over again. But with reality comes the media frenzy. And this time, the price of scandal means...

When the thrill-seeker returns!Five years ago, Poppy Graham married Orsino Chatsfield beneath a confetti of paparazzi flashbulbs. But in her darkest hour, he let her down. Their split was bitter, and Poppy has strived for her independence and acceptance ever since. But now her arrogant husband is back…Injured in a climbing accident, there's only one person Orsino can turn to…his wife! They have unfinished business, and he'll face it before he walks away for...

What does it mean to have a soul whose will to live knows no limits? This gripping psychological thriller establishes Martyn Bedford as a hot new literary talent for young adults.Friday, December 14th. Fourteen-year-old Alex rushes home that night to beat his curfew. The next morning, he wakes up in an unfamiliar house, in a different part of the country, and it's the middle of June. Six months seem to have disappeared overnight. The family at the breakfast table? Total strangers. ...

A Peter Brannigan novellaSet in the same world as the Ava Delaney seriesPeter Brannigan had forgotten it was Halloween until he noticed the zombie shuffling down his street.Before Peter met Ava, before Aiden became a consultant to the Council, unlikely allegiances were formed.Their world has always been full of magic and darkness, but zombie attacks are out of even the Council’s league. Investigating the appearance of a zombie in his neighbourhood, ...

Twenty-one-year-old Sadie Tabors is back for an adventure of her own!A war begins…Sadie Tabors is left stranded in the sorcery realm, Clorva, chasing a prophecy she can’t ignore. Five of the six original dark sorcerers are eager to defeat her and take over the world, but Sadie is determined to rid the universe of their evil.When Sadie meets the only competitor in the Sorcerer Wars, her life is forever changed. Confusion takes precedence as she fights to save Aiden f...

One man. One socialite. Let the battle begin…Jack Trent. Star of Survival Camp Extreme. Ex-soldier, national treasure and all-round delectable bad boy.Evie Staverton-Lynch. Star of Miss Knightsbridge. It-girl, fashionista, with a smile that can charm anyone.When an ill-advised comment from Evie about Jack's reality TV show goes viral, the producers are fuming! And when they propose a joint show to harness the publicity, it's hard to tell who's more horrified—Jack or Ev...

After the successive deaths of my mother and eldest son in 2001 my world came crashing down. I had to learn how to pick up the pieces and create a new kind of 'normal' for my other children and myself.The journey through grief is a unique experience with no two people sharing the exact same emotions, reactions or methods of coping.'Don't Tell Me To Get Over It' is my personal account of how I dealt with the pot pourri of emotions that resulted from the double loss and is desi...

It was supposed to be a simple robbery. But when things go horribly wrong and a bank teller winds up dead, Chad and Ray need to keep themselves hidden from the law. They find a house where conveniently the family is absent. It should've been the perfect place for them to stay out of danger.But there's a greater danger lurking inside. A child's sock monkey waits in the shadows, and has terrible, awful plans for the pair.From the author of LESSONS AND OTHER MORBID DRABBLES co...

 It's natural for people to dream about sexy strangers. But what if that stranger appears in numerous dreams? And what if that same stranger turns out to be real? Dreaming of You is a short romantic tale about what happens when the sexy stranger of Mel's dreams turns out to be very real indeed.