All the girls talked of marriage one day. Of romance and fluttering hearts and the places they'd call home. Ruby believed that being a wife was an unlikely scenario for her. The face after all would be something of a deterrent.In Melbourne in 1910, Ruby Pearl Hart is born into a family that does not want her. Failing to appreciate her gifts, all they see is the raspberry birthmark on her face.Cast out, Ruby finds a makeshift family with the colourf...

All the girls talked of marriage one day. Of romance and fluttering hearts and the places they'd call home. Ruby believed that being a wife was an unlikely scenario for her. The face after all would be something of a deterrent.In Melbourne in 1910, Ruby Pearl Hart is born into a family that does not want her. Failing to appreciate her gifts, all they see is the raspberry birthmark on her face.Cast out, Ruby finds a makeshift family with the colourf...

The O'Hara family has lived on Lake Road for generations-since 1825, in fact. Their fates have been as varied as the lake's depths, but 1975 was a pivotal time in the life of the family. It was the year that Lily O'Hara was born and her mother, Moya, and brother, Brannen, disappeared. It was assumed that the two had drowned, but the bodies were never recovered. Her father, Cillian, could offer no explanation for the disappearance of his wife and son. The police and locals believed he was g...

The OHara family has lived on Lake Road for generationssince 1825, in fact. Their fates have been as varied as the lakes depths, but 1975 was a pivotal time in the life of the family. It was the year that Lily OHara was born and her mother, Moya, and brother, Brannen, disappeared. It was assumed that the two had drowned, but the bodies were never recovered. Her father, Cillian, could offer no explanation for the disappearance of his wife and son. The police and locals believed he was guilt...

A secret pond. A silver scale. A mermaid who needs help before her hidden world is lost forever.The Secret Mermaid in the School Pond is a magical children's adventure about friendship, courage, curiosity, and the strange wonders that may be hiding in the most ordinary places.When Lily Hart arrives at Brackenmere Primary, everything feels unfamiliar. New classroom. New corridors. New faces. Then she hears something impossible from the pond behind t...

For celebrated journalist Tracey Lee Holmes, sport has been both a way of life and a lens through which to look at life itself. In this completely candid, wide-ranging and passionate book – part memoir, part manifesto – she shares both her stories and her views on sport’s most dramatic issues.The dragonfly sees in 360 degree perspective, and that’s what Tracey Lee Holmes has always done in her sports journalism. Over four decades, she has taken us beyond the scores...

For celebrated journalist Tracey Lee Holmes, sport has been both a way of life and a lens through which to look at life itself. In this completely candid, wide-ranging and passionate book – part memoir, part manifesto – she shares both her stories and her views on sport’s most dramatic issues.The dragonfly sees in 360 degree perspective, and that’s what Tracey Lee Holmes has always done in her sports journalism. Over four decades, she has taken us beyond the scores...

One dance. One kiss. One unexpected twist.After a stunning makeover, Dr. Zanai James barely recognizes herself. The reserved, no-nonsense therapist even dared to kiss rancher Jayden Lattimore in the middle of the dance floor. Though a mask had hidden her identity, Jayden tracks down his mysterious Cinderella, claiming hecan’t forget her. But Zanai isn’t sure about the motives of a dashing man like Jayden, who’s never looked twice at her before. With their meddling families c...

Being a writer is a mad thing in itself, yet writing comes from some place inside which, if you weren't mad in the beginning then you soon will be. The crazy thing is that writing often emerges along with a multitude of other thoughts, plans, worries and daily narratives.What Brainstem and Other Amusing Anecdotes is a collection of a few mad stories about everyday life – kids, husband, cats, and dogs amongst other things. We have a choice in life whether to laugh, cry or tear our h...

This is a comprehensive examination of the Surety's Indemnity Agreement, the first publication of its kind; providing a description of the Surety's Indemnity Agreement's provisions along with a discussion of the cases that have interpreted those provisions. In addition, the book provides practice pointers assisting practitioners in the enforcement of the surety's rights under the Indemnity Agreement. Both the footnotes in the book and the bibliographies attached cite numerous cases and pub...

The incredible untold story of how Ann Lowe, a Black woman and granddaughter of slaves, rose above personal struggles and racial prejudice to design and create one of America's most famous wedding dresses of all time for Jackie Kennedy.1953, New York CityLess than a week before the society wedding of the year where Jacqueline Bouvier will marry John F. Kennedy, a pipe bursts at Ann Lowe’s dress shop and ruins eleven dresses, including the expensive wedding ...

Fans of Verity will be engrossed by this unpredictable novel of suspense as a new bride’s fairytale marriage becomes a prison of secrets. From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Perfect Ruin**, this insidiously sexy, twist-filled psycho-drama is reminiscent of the classic gothic tale**