Natalie just wanted to get married to her true love William, she never expected to be kidnapped.When she encounters the difficulties of the journey she does what she always does - looks for ways to solve her problems herself, but she finds herself in even more trouble.Her beloved William seems ever so far away.Grushko is determined to carry out his plan to bring grief to Natalie’s father, and his daring plan puts Natalie’s life in great peril.Will the beauti...

A Short Story competition entry.A young girl in a re-enactment of the life and times in a Tudor mansion. Everything is recreated down to the smallest detail. Is the girl Mary is talking to a volunteer? Maybe...

Rio Pinguino is ready for another exciting adventure - but first, he needs to buckle up!In this playful bilingual picture book, young readers follow Rio as he learns the importance of wearing a seatbelt while travelling with family and friends. Along the way, children are gently introduced to simple Italian vocabulary woven naturally into the story.Designed for ages 2-6, Rio Pinguino Buckles Up! combines warm rhymes, colourful illustrations, and early language lear...

"The Jataka, Vol. 1," authored by Robert Chalmers, is a significant contribution to the understanding of Buddhist literature and folklore. This book has been deemed a classic and has been a great collection of ideas that are comprehended into a single draft to read by readers of several age groups. This volume explores the captivating world of Jataka tales, ancient stories that recount the previous lives of the Buddha before his enlightenment. Chalmers delves into these Jataka tales with s...

This is Volume 1 of a 6 Volume set. The Jataka is a massive collection of Buddhist folklore about previous incarnations of the Buddha, both in human and animal form. Dating to at least 380 BCE.

IT was an almost isolated incident in Greek literary history, when Pythagoras claimed to remember his previous lives. Heracleides Ponticus relates that he professed to have been once born as Aethalides, the son of Hermes, and to have then obtained as a boon from his father zunta kai teleytunta mnemen exein tun symbainontun. Consequently he remembered the Trojan war, where, as Euphorbus, he was wounded by Menelaus, and, as Pythagoras, he could still recognise the shield which Menelaus had h...

What happens when your little brother is hungry, cranky, and absolutely not willing to wait?Rio Pinguino has a mission: keep his little brother Eggo distracted long enough for Papà to finish making pancakes. It sounds simple. It really isn't.Rio Pinguino: My Brother Is Hangry! is a warm and funny bilingual picture book about siblings, big toddler feelings, and the beautiful chaos of family mornings. With every attempt to help going hilariously side...

"The Jataka" is a collection of stories recounting the previous lives of Siddhartha Gautama, who would later become known as Gautama Buddha. These stories are an important part of Buddhist literature and provide moral and ethical lessons through allegorical tales. Each story illustrates a virtue or a lesson that is relevant to Buddhist teachings.Robert Chalmers was an English scholar who translated and compiled "The Jataka" stories into English. His translation work aimed to make these anc...

Of swords and warrior maidens, of farm boys and dragons. For even today, if you look closely at mountains you can see them moving ever so slowly, as the dragons that lie hidden in their craggy outlines slowly breath. Dragons have not disappeared forever, they are just waiting, perhaps for a story such as this.For this is a story of the endless struggle between Darkness and Light, and set in a time that could be far in the future of the world. It's not a scientific future, but rathe...

A romantic setting that spans two continents, Set in the City of London and Remotest Australia, the story revolves around two people who are primarily involved in a business transaction that suddenly gets personal. International intrigue, and personal danger draw the protagonists together with explosive results. Neither could have foreseen the outcome.

An American-born girl, Tressa Norne, has been held in bondage in the Temple of Erlik, an Oriental devil-god of Central Asia. After many years of captivity, Tressa finally escapes to America knowing that a worldwide organization of murderous black magicians, made up of Yezidees and Hassani, are plotting to take over and enslave the world. A secret agent, Victor Cleves, protects and loves Tressa, and with his support, Tressa battles the black magicians who are trying to kill her. Will White ...