When a modern, independent woman's plans collide with an ancient prophecy, her life hangs in the balance."Some of us just keep our ghosts closer to the surface."Sarah MacAlpin has plenty of ghosts. Her mother mental illness plagued her early years, and her grandmother who raised her died when she was just eighteen. In spite of her difficult upbringing she's built a life for herself. One of the things that still haunts her is a song that her grandmother taug...

Justine (or The Misfortunes of Virtue) is a classic erotic novel by Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, better known as the Marquis de Sade.Justine is set just before the French Revolution in France and tells the story of a young woman who goes under the name of Therese. Her story is recounted to Madame de Lorsagne while defending herself for her crimes, en route to punishment and death. She explains the series of misfortunes which have led her to be in her present situation. Excerpted fro...

The two kinds of magic have always been totally separate. Until now.Vatar risked his life to try to save his friend--and failed. Now he has an implacable enemy in the shaman, who blames Vatar for the death of his only son. He's forced to flee his home, at least until the shaman's thirst for revenge cools.Taking shelter with his mother's people in one of the coastal cities, Vatar learns more than he bargained for. He agreed to learn to work iron and steel, but he never suspe...

WINNER of the Nonfiction Award 2020 Adelaide Festival Awards for LiteratureWINNER of the 2019 NSW Premier’s History Award: Australian History PrizeWINNER of the 2019 Prime Minister’s Australian History PrizeWINNER of the 2019 CHASS Australia Book PrizeAustralian Christian Book of the Year in 2018‘STUNNING, REFRESHING AND ORIGINAL.’ — JULIA BAIRDKoby Abberton emerges like a shark on to the sand at Maroubra Beach. Tattooed from shoulder to shoulder, his body bares letters like teeth: ‘My bro...

The instant USA Today bestseller!A cozy rom-com about a grad student forced to live with the exasperating (and detestably handsome) grandson of her elderly roommate—“the perfect romance to curl up with and fall head-over-heels into” (Clare Gilmore, USA Today bestselling author).Sabrina is too busy with grad school and her job as a library page to think abo...

10 Love Stories from 10 Canadian Authors10 Canadian authors bring you stories of love in celebration of Valentine's Day. A collection of heart-warming and spicy tales can be found within . . . what will Cupid bring to you this love day?Featuring Stories By:Amelia S. FletcherLaura MeredithMaggie FrancisAlyssa MilaniHeather GreyBecky TzagMarron KayeL.E. WagensveldMadeline Nixon

Collection of poetry - an exploration of self, place, time, life and love. Fulfilling the Author's promise to herself that her words needed to be put down and put out. Realised as an 80th birthday gift to herself, and the world.

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Will Clifford and Emily Elizabeth win their race across Birdwell Island?Clifford and Emily Elizabeth are learning all about Mars!When Emily Elizabeth and her friends read about the Red Planet, they think it sounds exactly like the red rocks down by the beach on Birdwell Island. Emily Elizabeth and Samantha decide to race their friends Jack and Pablo -- the first group to the beach wins! But when Clifford gets stuck in the mud, will Emily Elizabeth lose the ...

Tales to Grow By will be the perfect companion in the exciting path of becoming, little by little, responsible and happy grownups.Fairy tales are stories that have been passed down through generations. Their ancestral wisdom offers readers a truthful and extensive portrait of human behaviors and human experiences. This is why fairy tales are the perfect tool to teach character education.Tales to Grow by is a new series of books that unlocks the power of fairy tales. Each tale is re...

'In Japan we have an expression, 'Float like Cloud, Flow like Water'. Its meaning is: to live free and unconstrained'In this short introduction to Zen Buddhism, a practising Japanese monk shares the many lessons he has learned from life inside a temple.With charm and humour, he guides us through everything from meditation to tea-drinking ceremonies, the meaning of koans to preparing Zen food. Accompanied by the author's own illustrations, this book...

"I’ve realised that when things are really tough and there seems no hope for the future, it’s sometimes just Chapter One of a really cool story, and the ending is entirely up to you."Joey Evans has always loved bikes, from his first second-hand Raleigh Strika at the age of six to the powerful off-road machines that became his passion later on in his life. His dream was one day to ride the most gruelling off-road race in the world, the 9000km Dakar Rally.In 2007 his dream wa...