An upper class Victorian woman decides to take the plunge after being widowed and travels to her mail order husband in Texas, with only her dog and her maid at her side; but when she meets a mysterious stranger on board the ship her whole world is suddenly turned upside down.

They abducted her family. Now she's going to make them pay.Kit Melbourne is looking forward to motherhood. So when her cousin-in-law's bear-shifter children are kidnapped by werewolves, her awakening maternal instincts insist she bring them home. But with a price on their young heads, Kit finds herself in a race against time to recover them before they're lost forever.Extracting vital information from a pack of vicious selkies, Kit pieces together a trail s...

Mental energy becomes drained when you, are avoiding stuff that you really ‘should’ be doing. Essentially what I’m saying here is that its always a lot more difficult to motivate yourself to do things you should be doing opposed to the ones in which you want to be doing.So the first step is to become more aware of what you’re really avoiding.Do you tend to be prone to procrastination or even perfectionism? Do you regularly find excuses for it to be not quite right to jump i...

Only a daring heist will save them.Aaliyah is the most powerful psychic alive, strong enough to twist the fabric of space time. But even Aaliyah is caught wrong-footed when powerful sorcerers of the Society of the Golden Mean are killed simultaneously by mysterious supernatural assassinations. A traitor has stolen magical artifacts, and is now using these arcane items to kill. She needs a powerful mage to help her retrieve these priceless relics—but who among the f...

In November 2023, the Melbourne Rebels began a pre-season full of hope and optimism. With a deep roster and a strong, unifying 'Ubuntu' culture embedding itself within the franchise, there was high anticipation that the 2024 season – their 14th - would finally deliver success.Granted unprecedented insider access, writer Geoff Parkes set out to document the Rebels' season and to provide rugby followers with an insight into what makes a professional rugby franchise work.What ...

Inspired by True Events. The Ultimate Aussie Caper.They don't just hold your keys. They hold your secrets.Synopsis:Welcome to one of Melbourne's most exclusive high-rises, where the wealthy residents have a lot to hide—and the concierge team is paid to keep it that way. For years, the front desk crew has managed everything from covering up secret affairs to erasing embarrassing security footage. It's a flawless, exh...

Melbourne, 1868. When dazzling theatre star Marie St Denis dies in the arms of her best friend, fellow actress Lola Sanchez, everyone believes it was suicide by laudanum overdose. Everyone except Lola. On the brink of stardom herself, she risks everything by embarking on a quest to find Marie's killer.When journalist Magnus Scott, writing as 'the Walking Gentleman', publishes a compassionate obituary about her friend, Lola decides to seek his help. A fraught attrac...

Since childhood, Mark Carr wanted to fly, and fly he did ... firstly as a naval aviator, a jet instructor and later, pilot with Cathay Pacific Airways.This ‘techno-biography’ is written for those who, like him, seemingly have hydraulic oil flowing through their veins. The book also gives readers of a non-flying background an insight into military and civil aviation.Sit in the cockpit with Mark and gain a rare insight into how these amazing machines work, and how the men and...

David King was only ten years old when he met the Angels.This is a story full of childhood adventures, street smarts and ingenuity. It is the story of a survivor in a time when violence in the home was commonplace, and of the gang of Angels who took him under their wing, protected him and taught him the value of 'safety in numbers'.David's story also provides insights into the history of Melbourne's west and the teenage boys and girls who broke free of the norms of the 50s ...

Trapped in a loveless marriage, and after her husband's suicide, Emma decides to become a mail order bride and after finding a rancher, she boards the train headed for California. There's only one thing on her mind though; the rancher wants a family, and she's thirty-five.

A doomed man. An impossible choice. Will she bring him back with a magical cure or lose her life to a treacherous lie?Novice witch Kit Melbourne is elated to quit pouring lattes and get paid to conjure a forest. But her excitement is short-lived when her boyfriend's mind is hexed with an enchanted mental breakdown. And she fears he's headed for an institution when her search for a counter-spell leads to a dangerous fae dimension few believe exists....

You won’t want to miss this short, sweet, and super steamy gay romance between a young student and the man he never knew he was waiting for!I’ve always known I was different—not like the other guys. They wolf-whistle and cat-call girls like it’s going out of style. Tits and ass are all they see, but that’s not what does it for me.I start to believe that there’s no one out there for me… until I meet Marcus, an older architect, at my sister’s party. ...