Regrets. Lies. Earth-shattering secrets.Ella Harvey is done waiting for answers. With only a mysterious blue box and a few scattered clues, she sets out to find the one thing missing from her life—her biological father. Her mother refuses to talk, and Ella’s stubborn heart won’t let her walk away.Then there’s Zane. He’s spent his life coasting—riding high on his Ducati, surrounded by family, and carving out a career path that’s all his own. But when he's ta...

Sassy and stubborn, Liz Emerson has always done it tough. When a bundle of cash comes her way, she’s already allocated it to sensible and practical costs — not for what it’s intended.Fiercely proud and loyal, billionaire Connor Levorico has always followed the principals of his hardworking grandfather. On the night of his death, his grandfather reveals one final secret and Connor makes a promise.Connor and Liz find themselves on the same reckless path, looking for buried he...

Triumph, hardship, true grit…and one crazy dream.Grace Lucas knows from an early age that climbing onto a bucking animal and holding on is exactly what she wants. When Grace wins her first poddy ride at the age of twelve but is refused the first prize trophy because she’s a girl, it stirs a fierce streak that won’t rest — not until she’s allowed to compete in the sport she loves as an equal and be recognised for it.Erin Blackwater comes into Grace’s life ma...

Was making him smile again … enough?Very few people can keep up with Eva Stamford. She’s chatty, volunteers all over the community, and has one passion in life—saving the Lumholtz tree kangaroo before the curse comes true.Jack Waller, broody, gruff and man of few words, couldn’t be more different. He’s returning to his childhood home to make good on a promise made long ago. He doesn’t want attention. He definitely doesn’t want complications. But Eva? She’s ...

We don’t always get to choose our path...Eighteen months ago, Kelly Sheppard vanished into the wilds of the Australian outback, carrying nothing but guilt, heartbreak, and a desperate need to escape. Now, back in the world but still guarded and raw, she’s focused on survival—not love.Patrick Van Der Meeliko, newly arrived from Boston, is running from his own demons. The outback has stripped him down and rebuilt him piece by piece, but it’s Kelly who shakes ...

She’s packed up her life ready for change, with one regret still hanging over her head.He’s working his way back from hell, adamant he’s never going there again.But one stumble, one discovery, and one hotbed of attraction … and the entire gameplan changes.Sally Barkworth relocates to outback Richmond, in dinosaur country. Motivated by the one regret she carries close to her heart, her program to help troubled kids i...

She’s the no filters chick. Funny, full of life and always ready for a good laugh. Until her mother drops a bombshell.He’s the environmental warrior. Passionate, driven and determined to save the world. Burnt once before, he’s moving on and doing things his way.So how did they end up handcuffed together on day one?Roberta Mintello is sent to North Queensland by her distraught mother, to dig up a small box buried nea...

She’s busy and diligent, doing the best she can to save her crumbling family.He’s funny and witty, with a solution for every problem.This one may just beat him.Passionate and kind-hearted to the core, Zoe MacDonald thrives on the many challenges of managing a vibrant historic village. Broadening its marketing reach is next on the agenda. If only her family would let her get on with it.With a badly scarred ch...

In the heat of the Australian tropics, Melita Van Der Meeliko is on the verge of everything she’s ever wanted. Her swimwear line is starting to make waves, and she’s ready to open the boutique-teahouse she’s dreamed of.When she stumbles upon a forgotten building with haunting beauty and mysterious history, she knows it’s the one — and she wants Luke Harvey to do the renovations. He walked away once before, leaving only silence and shattered dreams. Shaking off her feelings for him ...

How remunicipalization can be implemented to restructure urban governance.Across North America, Europe, and the Global South, public services such as water and energy that were once privatized have returned to public sector functions—an intriguing new development known as remunicipalization. Unwinding Privatization, edited by Alba Alexander, Larry Bennett, Evan McKenzie, and Michael Pagano, explores the sources, scale, and implications of transferring owne...

Active participation in processes of change are an essential aspect of community participation, and proper recognition of opportunities for participation facilitate community engagement nationally and internationally. Education and its relation to citizenship in recent years has become one of the most important fields of research. From different areas and contexts, it has been revealed that there is a prevailing need for education for citizens to take part actively in the processes of chan...

This book brings a thorough explanation on the path needed to use cloud computing technologies to run High-Performance Computing (HPC) applications. Besides presenting the motivation behind moving HPC applications to the cloud, it covers both essential and advanced issues on this topic such as deploying HPC applications and infrastructures, designing cloud-friendly HPC applications, and optimizing a provisioned cloud infrastructure to run this family of applications. Additionally, this boo...