Artists wishing to capture the excitement and power of the sea in their artwork will find this book invaluable. Judith Yates uses a mix of traditional and more experimental techniques to create her dynamic seascapes, all of which are explained in clear, step-by-step sequences, annotated examples and Judith's stunning artworks.With sections on colour, composition, and creating atmosphere, this book is a comprehensive approach to painting the tumultuous ocean with a mix of acrylics, ...

THE BRIDE…Though five years had passed, Holly West still couldn't forget being left at the altar. She'd fled town in disgrace, taking with her a secret she prayed no one would ever discover—that she was carrying her fiancé's child….AND THE BABY…For four years she had raised her daughter out of harm's way. But now, suddenly, her ex-groom's brother, Jordan Mason, had appeared on her doorstep. What had brought him to Golden after all thes...

SOMETHING OLDAmy Riordan hadn't seen her father in more than twenty years. So she was shocked to learn that he'd left her half of his most precious possession—the rustic country inn he had lovingly restored. Amy was mystified.SOMETHING NEWSuddenly Amy had a stepmother, sisters…and a disturbingly handsome family friend in Paul Hanley. All denim and leather and seductive blue eyes, Paul filled her heart with magic—and her head with quest...

This book, extensively revised and updated in its second edition, presents a comprehensive overview of housing policy in Australia over the last quarter century. At a time of widespread concern about declining housing system performance, it investigates the many dimensions of housing affordability and housing wealth inequality, together with government actions affecting these outcomes.The authors analyse the causes and implications of falling home ownership, rising rental stress ra...

This book, the first comprehensive overview of housing policy in Australia in 25 years, investigates the many dimensions of housing affordability and government actions that affect affordability outcomes. It analyses the causes and implications of declining home ownership, rising rates of rental stress and the neglect of social housing, as well as the housing situation of Indigenous Australians. The book covers a period where housing policy primarily operated under a neo-liberal paradigm d...

"Have you ever imagined what lies buried beneath the Sea, or who might live there? On a family holiday to the beach, Annabelle, Melanie and Charlie find out! Here they meet the magical Zeggi and riding inside his Golden Bubble they go down under the Sea to Hidden Land. In this once-enchanted Kingdom, the evil Seedmen rule, danger and treasures await and the children discover their own secret powers…"A new concept in children's fiction, Zeggi - Tales of Hidden Lands is written in ve...

A new edition of the first novel about much-loved character Little Wolf from the author of the MEERKAT MADNESS books and HARRY AND THE BUCKETFUL OF DINOSAURS.All Little Wolf wants to do is stay at home with Mum and Dad and Baby brother Smellybreff. Instead he’s packed off to Cunning College to learn the 9 Rules of Badess and earn his Gold BAD Badge from his wicked Uncle Bigbad. He sets off on his journey, sending letters home as he adventures in the big wide world.A hilario...

What if fairy tales were turned on their head? Book 2 of the successful and ever growing Twisted Fairy Tale Series.A unique spin on traditional fairy tales that children from 2 - 10 will love. Adults will enjoy the humour too!The Twisted Fairy Tales are a series of stories where everything is different and nothing is as it seems!Written with colourful characters, fairy tale cameos and surprises along the way.Read, share and enjoy them all.You might we...

Sometimes life seems a little sad for everyone. The darkest hour is just before dawn. The Ugly Duckling shows us that even when things seem at their bleakest, there is always hope, for happiness is around the corner. 
This illustrated book for children is a retelling of the much loved Hans Christian Andersen original in today's vivid language for kids. The illustrations are colourful and genuinely sweet.It is a classic fairy tale which promises to enchant young readers and their pa...

Mum and Dad are going away to a farming conference, so Auntie has come down from the city to look after Robyn and Paul. No one is looking forward to it. Auntie doesn't like dirty farms, and Robyn and Paul think Auntie is boring. But this time round, Auntie's visit is very exciting - for all sorts of reasons! A fun story for young, confident readers.

Offer your children the pleasure to discover wonderful bedtime stories!Thanks to this richly illustrated collection, share a nice moment with your family and discover a new bedtime story every night.EXCERPTFor her nephew Phil’s party, Poc the witch gave him a magic book. When Phil started to read it, the book began to shake in his hands. Then Phil saw the pages of the magic book flutter in the breeze. With a flash, Phil was sucked into the pages and...

Once upon a time a grandfather loved his granddaughters, Elle and Erica, with all his heart. Every time he saw them he would grow soft and mushy inside, a secret feeling he valued greatly and kept close.One day he heard the older granddaughter, Elle, state that she was a fairy princess. For all the grandfather knew, she might well have been. Whenever she laughed or smiled, her blue eyes would twinkle and she would lift the grandfather's spirits as though by magic. He thought of her...