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Code of the Pharaoh by Dr Martin Cole

Code of the Pharaoh

Thriller

Archaeologists stumble upon an Egyptian hieroglyphic code that leads them around the world in a race to decipher many obscure clues, on their quest to find the lost secret of an ancient machine that could grant immortality.

Dr Martin Cole

Emily's Destiny by Allan Pritt

Emily's Destiny

General

Set in Cumberland, before the start of the Second World War, the story moves from industrial Workington to picturesque Keswick in the heart of the English Lake district and tells of Emily Wilsonís journey to escape from a life of fear and poverty.

Allan Pritt

The Blood Forest by Kevin McGrath

The Blood Forest

Thriller

Errol Davis is both cunning and vicious.
When he walks, he crouches like a wild dog.
He is also supremely patient, prepared to wait long hours to prey upon the young women he encounters hitchhiking, bushwalking and camping.

Kevin McGrath

Second Thoughts by Leslie Roberts

Second Thoughts

Poetry

In this latest collection of Leslie Roberts' poetry, several of the themes and ideas presented in an earlier volume, Leadlights and Lanterns, are extended and developed, but there is much that is new and original.

Leslie Roberts

Patient Fortitude by Christine Perrott

Patient Fortitude

Memoir

This moving true story is an example of the power of self-belief, support, persistence and courage; gives insight into the interior of a public hospital and the emotions of two people experiencing an extended stay there;

Christine Perrott

Paris Light by Moira McCarthy

Paris Light

Memoir

In the spring of 2008, an Australian woman arrives in Paris to fulfil a dream of discovery and to immerse herself in French history and culture.

Moira McCarthy

Counting Our Blessings 69 Days in Europe by Di and Bill Perkins

Counting Our Blessings 69 Days in Europe

Travel
Memoir

Di, an historian, and Bill Perkins, a geologist, are possibly on their last trip overseas and are determined to make it a memorable experience.

Di and Bill Perkins

Merlin's School for Ordinary Children - The Ring of Curses by Margaret Rose Blake

Merlin's School for Ordinary Children - The Ring of Curses

Children's
Fantasy

A reclusive old man had to die before something of major proportions happened in the small seaside town of Calder Cove.

Margaret Rose Blake

The Arochmuir by Wyndam Kane

The Arochmuir

Historical Fiction

Disguised as her twin brother, Rebecca finds happiness and fulfilment as a navy cadet aboard the man o?\' war ship the Arochmuir.

Wyndam Kane

Qbits The Perseids Adventure by Peter Fitzgerald

Qbits The Perseids Adventure

Sci Fi

This is the story of two young scientists Tom Jackson and Scott ‘Mad Dog’ Maddocks.

Peter Fitzgerald

Facing the Music by Brian Smith

Facing the Music

Thriller

When a crane failure on the CityView high-rise development puts two of his men in hospital project manager Mike Georgiou knows he has a serious problem on his hands.

Brian Smith

I Changed My Mind - How I Became a Clinical Hypnotherapist by Ron Bentick

I Changed My Mind - How I Became a Clinical Hypnotherapist

Self Help

After an accident dating back to World War II causes Ron Bentick, years later, to be virtually paralysed for months he turns to hypnotherapy which changes his life.

Ron Bentick

The Scent of Belonging by Rosie Abbott

The Scent of Belonging

Australian Fiction

The dominating physical presence of the countryside makes her feel small – a hill country landscape scarred with dark-green fissures of hidden valleys, suffused with cloying smells lurking in the heat.

Rosie Abbott

The Bambino Book Numbers and Animals by Rita Aiello Martiniello

The Bambino Book Numbers and Animals

Children's

The first of a series of the Bambino Book, Numeri e Animali is written and spoken in Italian and is the perfect start to learning the Italian language. Beautifully illustrated, young readers will enjoy learning as they listen and read along.

Rita Aiello Martiniello

The Bambino Book Numeri e Animali by Rita Aiello Martiniello

The Bambino Book Numeri e Animali

Children's

The first of a series of the Bambino Book, Numeri e Animali is written and spoken in Italian and is the perfect start to learning the Italian language. Beautifully illustrated, young readers will enjoy learning as they listen and read along.

Rita Aiello Martiniello

Music of the Soul by Stephen Chong M.Ed.

Music of the Soul

Spirituality
Self Help

This is a life-changing book. The Music of the Soul is a journey of change to realise your highest potential in this lifetime.

Stephen Chong M.Ed.

On Preferring Life by Gregory R. Copley

On Preferring Life

Biographic

Philosophies of life and humanity, written by an Australian who has spent decades advising leaders on strategy in many capitals of the world.

Gregory R. Copley

An Unquiet State by Ruth Carson

An Unquiet State

Australian Fiction

An atmosphere of drought and fire dominates parts of the state of Victoria and intrudes itself inexorably into the everyday life of the people living there.

Ruth Carson

Roman Zenith by Karl Franz

Roman Zenith

Historical
Fiction

As a self-conscious, proud and democratic Rome defeated, subjugated, dominated and taxed, could she herself guard against foreign Gods? cunning, drugs, computers and prophecies?

Karl Franz

From Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing to 3M Australia Pty Ltd 3M by Colin Rimington

From Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing to 3M Australia Pty Ltd 3M

Australian History

Anyone who has worked at 3M Australia for any length of time soon feels as though they are part of a big family.

Colin Rimington

Harmony Horizon by Kerry Allinson

Harmony Horizon

Relationships

When families break down, it can often be difficult for parents to effectively communicate to each other about their children.

Kerry Allinson

Ringo by Laurie Barber

Ringo

Humour

In this sequel to the popular My Word, Laurie Barber highlights some of the common and not-so-common words used as we mangle our language. He also gives some fascinating stories about how words have evolved.

Laurie Barber

Far Way from the Brewery by Isolde Martin

Far Way from the Brewery

Travel

This book is not fiction. This is the story of the author’s life as an expatriate, and takes the reader on a journey through five continents and seven countries.

Isolde Martin

Absolute Power by Marika Woods

Absolute Power

Feminism
Spirituality

Last century the Sleeping Giant stirred and this century it will rise and take the world in directions undreamed of and the name of this Sleeping Giant is FEMINISM.

Marika Woods

Severed Past by Anthony R. Jansen

Severed Past

Thriller

Since that fateful day, computer expert David Hayes has been consumed by his need to learn more about his past. Frustrated at every turn, his search seems destined to fail until the sudden arrival of a photograph from his past

Anthony R. Jansen

For the Love of Rhupert by Rhonda Schwab

For the Love of Rhupert

Australian Fiction

Eight year-old Emmaline and her best friend Rosemary empathise with and support the older, much-bullied, but highly musically gifted Rhupert.

Rhonda Schwab

My Very Own Alphabet Book by Wendy Coyle

My Very Own Alphabet Book

Educational
Children's

Pictures of familiar people and objects will work best when using this book to teach the alphabet. Our illustrations mainly begin with short sounds.

Wendy Coyle

The Tobacco Barons by Chrisoula Feros

The Tobacco Barons

Historical Drama
Historical Fiction

The Tobacco Barons is Chrisse Feros? account of the unforgiving and barbarous pursuit for power between two dynasties of entrepreneurs for control of tobacco in the islands of Sumatra and Singapore in the 1930s.

Chrisoula Feros

Observations of an Octogenarian by R. Casey

Observations of an Octogenarian

Biographic

These are the reflections of an amiable old fellow as he contemplates life in its many aspects: ageing, personalities, housekeeping, fashions, entertainment, health, sex, finance, politics

R. Casey

Letting Go: How to Survive Life and Keep a Smile on Your Face by Marty Doyle

Letting Go: How to Survive Life and Keep a Smile on Your Face

Memoir

The world today is demanding ? of our time, our attention and our resources. Keeping up with multiple demands can be physically exhausting, even debilitating. It can make you sick ? very sick.

Marty Doyle

The Lace Tablecloth by Anastasia Gessa-Liveriadis

The Lace Tablecloth

Australian Fiction

They came in their tens of thousands and stayed to make Australia their own. What did they leave behind? What did they face?

Anastasia Gessa-Liveriadis

I Know Precious Little by Joe Reich

I Know Precious Little

Australian Fiction

Such is Pree’s motto in life. How different the sharp tongued Pree is to Katherine, a suburban housewife and mother.

Joe Reich

The Iceman by Jeff Edwards

The Iceman

Thriller

Team spirit is the vital element that can turn a well‑trained crew into champions. The crews of the Henswytch Rowing Club know all about team spirit and how powerful it can be, but how far should they go?

Jeff Edwards

Dreamboat by Bonita Gail

Dreamboat

Australian Fiction
Romance

The first time she laid eyes on him, Justine Kendall knew Bradley Lawrence was the one for her – Brad, hair dark as Cadbury Old Gold and eyes like the Tasman Sea midafternoon on a clear blue day.

Bonita Gail

Mapping the Haunted City by Al Cochrane

Mapping the Haunted City

Australian Fiction

Once it was quite an ordinary thing for human beings to see and hear the spirits of the place where they lived and to look to such spirits to provide food and shelter and all the materials for life as well as advice about how to live it.

Al Cochrane

Thinking in Fragments by Joachim Matschoss

Thinking in Fragments

Poetry

I wanted to be somewhere else from a young age. In fact, when I was nine or ten I decided to run away.

Joachim Matschoss

Demons At Dusk by Peter Stewart

Demons At Dusk

Fact-based historical novel
Historical Novel

“… every Australian should read this book. Demons at Dusk is an extremely powerful account of one of the most tragic and remarkable chapters of Australia’s history …” Peter FitzSimons. Author,

Peter Stewart

Will's Boat People by Howard Young

Will's Boat People

Action
General

Will Harrison, grader driver and bushman, is a compassionate man.
Upon finding a group of newly arrived boat people — two women,

Howard Young

Leathers by Donna Gardner

Leathers

British & Australian Fiction
Action

Leathers is a story of deceit, lust and revenge, set in the glamorous high-octane world of Grand Prix motorcycle racing.

Donna Gardner

The Wrong Fence by Ian Bradshaw

The Wrong Fence

Thriller

Disgruntled investors who participated in class actions against the promoters of two failed dot-com companies are left stunned when they lose both cases in court.

Ian Bradshaw

Vint-age Life by John McDermott

Vint-age Life

Health

This book is about you. The younger you are, the more it is about you.

John McDermott

The Fund by Jeff Edwards

The Fund

Thriller

For generations the Soh family have done whatever they felt necessary to expand their manufacturing business in Hong Kong. Harry Soh is the latest in a long line of obsessed businessmen with no respect for the law.

Jeff Edwards

Genesis of Memory by Joyce P Johnson

Genesis of Memory

Sci Fi

Imagine realising you are not who you thought you were, you do not even originate from the planet you are on? This is the dilemma that Nareena must face and come to terms with, coupled with the responsibility of saving her race and her planet.

Joyce P Johnson

All of Us by Mary Rawson

All of Us

Australian Fiction

This story, All of Us, follows Jenny and Witi and their friends and lovers from Kaikoura, New Zealand to Melbourne, Australia.

Mary Rawson

Matters of Life and Death by W.E. Mickleburgh

Matters of Life and Death

Philosophy

Many people are troubled by philosophical worries about the nature of the universe, their personal place within it, and significant life roles within their niche.

W.E. Mickleburgh

The Berggeist Letters by Jeff Lynch

The Berggeist Letters

Relationships
Philosophy

This book is written in the form of a series of letters to a six-year-old grandson named Angus.

Jeff Lynch

Seasons of Life by Alison Lewis

Seasons of Life

Romance
Romance

What happens when a wealthy Italian restaurateur charms a quiet-natured Scottish lass and they marry?

Alison Lewis

Crushed Classics: novels in a nutshell by Aileen Levy

Crushed Classics: novels in a nutshell

Creative Non-Fiction

The idea for this work dawned as I toiled through yet another weighty volume packed with misery and mayhem.

Aileen Levy

Honour Code Of Greed by Michael Jones

Honour Code Of Greed

Fiction
Action

Enter a world of glamour and high finance, where mistakes mean death, and crime is a way of life.

Michael Jones

Plotting the Future by Kate Seaton

Plotting the Future

Humanities

If it was asked of you to fix the world's economic problems, and you were given the power to do so, where would you start?

Kate Seaton

Davidia and the Prince of Triplock by Ken Spargo

Davidia and the Prince of Triplock

Fantasy

After the Great Split, a young Igloid named Grunt was banished forever from The Valley of Triplock. He had no memory of his past. Evil had overtaken his ancient lands and threatened the Five Valleys.

Ken Spargo

Double Bogey by Ken Spargo

Double Bogey

Crime
Fiction

When body parts are found in the rough, is golf-mad Inspector Porthole up to the task of piecing together the departed souls and their perpetrators?

Ken Spargo

Melissa Cross and the Rhythm of Murder by BD Sheidow

Melissa Cross and the Rhythm of Murder

Crime
Fiction

When Melissa Cross opens her own practice straight out of law school, little did she realise how easy it is to cross professional boundaries, and little did she realise, how dangerous would be her first client.

BD Sheidow

Tiny Office Great Views by Ross Isaacson

Tiny Office Great Views

Biographic
Australian History

Crash landings, faulty engines, lightning strikes, drunken passengers, shonky owners, heroic pilots ? Ross Isaacson has seen them all; and from what he reckons is the best seat in the house.

Ross Isaacson

Towards Spiritual Aliveness by Arnold Gilchrist

Towards Spiritual Aliveness

Spirituality
Philosophy

Towards Spiritual Aliveness defines ?aliveness? as a quality which can make life worth living

Arnold Gilchrist

Child of the Universe by Robyn Robins

Child of the Universe

Biographic
Memoir

Child of the Universe dares you to walk a mile in the shoes of those who care for a family member experiencing addiction and mental health issues.

Robyn Robins

Dido The Phoenician Coup by Beverley Morley

Dido The Phoenician Coup

European Fiction
Fact-based Fiction

A vengeful brother, Phoenician councillors, scheming rival Greek traders, the overall pervading power of the Temple...in her fight for the throne of Tyre, Dido must find a path through a dark

Beverley Morley

Ear Nibbling for Beginners by Robert N. Lewis

Ear Nibbling for Beginners

Humour
Satire

Ear nibbling is the greatest aid to climbing the mountain of love. It?s not how quickly you climb the mountain of love that?s important so keep believing and keep going even if the climb is tough.

Robert N. Lewis

Phoebe Leader and the Time Lockers by M.G. Hooper

Phoebe Leader and the Time Lockers

Sci Fi

Poised to start a new school year, Phoebe watches her world dismantle before her eyes. A future, hundreds of years beyond her time, has come to throw her fragile life into turmoil.

M.G. Hooper

Philosophy is Life Life is Philosophy by Sreng Ngo

Philosophy is Life Life is Philosophy

Philosophy

Some people live their lives to the end and they do not know and realise what life is all about. There are so many opinions and competing theories to the meaning of life but what is actually the meaning of life?

Sreng Ngo

Ibu Maluku by Ron Heynneman

Ibu Maluku

Biographic
Historical

IBU MALUKU is the unique story of a resolute woman, Jeanne van Diejen-Roemen, who survives the hardships of remote jungles, the horrors of two world wars, and the life-threatening political up

Ron Heynneman

A Lifetime in Verses 1952-2010 by Anastasia Gessa-Liveriadis

A Lifetime in Verses 1952-2010

Poetry

A Lifetime in Verses is a collection of bi-lingual poems written by Anastasia Gessa-Liveriadis, over a period of sixty years.

Anastasia Gessa-Liveriadis

My Time Has Come by Molly Rose

My Time Has Come

Fiction

Molly Rose?s tragic tale tracks the turbulent lives of Heather and her one true love, Tom ? a man born out of wedlock in rural Australia who fights against the odds of a bruising upbringing and the damaging effects of the Vietnam War.

Molly Rose

The Hodgkiss Mysteries Volume Six by Peter Sinclair

The Hodgkiss Mysteries Volume Six

Detective
Mystery

When he receives a threatening message on his mobile phone, although it is a wrong number, he sets out to track down the caller in spite of his daughter, Esme’s, misgivings.

Peter Sinclair

A Tormented Soul by L.K. Clavell

A Tormented Soul

Biographic

This is the true story of Glen Sabre Valance, the last man to be hanged in South Australia in 1964. Dead at age twenty one, this young man was my stepbrother.

L.K. Clavell

The Mysterious Coat by Nicholas Walsh

The Mysterious Coat

Crime

Tyler Brown is an average guy who works at the Duke Of York Hotel in St Kilda. When he sees somebody whisk by in a mysterious-looking coat, he initially thinks nothing of it. Little is he to know that this coat will change his life.

Nicholas Walsh

Riding the Rough Road by Heyward Mcleod Robertson

Riding the Rough Road

Memoir

‘I choose to live!’
These were the words Heyward Robertson spoke at his lowest point after being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis – a debilitating and incurable disease of the nervous system.

Heyward Mcleod Robertson

Five Golden Rings and a Diamond by Marie Seltenrych

Five Golden Rings and a Diamond

Fiction
Romance

Niamh Murphy is sixteen, bubbling over with youth and dreams of finding true love. She is envied by women and adored by men for her innocence and beauty. However, Niamh has a habit of making seriously bad decisions, which eventually cost her dearly.

Marie Seltenrych

Understanding Us by Valerie Johnstone

Understanding Us

Educational
Spirituality

How do you feel when stressed? Muscles tense? Palms sweaty? Heart racing? Don?t worry - it?s all part of being human. All we Homo sapiens have such sensations. Why?

Valerie Johnstone

Friendship on Fire by Danielle Weiler

Friendship on Fire

Young Adult Fiction

The first few days of year 12 are disastrous for school captain Daisy Brooks.

Danielle Weiler

The Little Digger's Minions by Graham Fricke

The Little Digger's Minions

Australian Fiction

Billy Hughes was diminutive in stature but gargantuan in achievements. He bestrode the world's stage during and after the Great War, alienating and irritating renowned figures.

Graham Fricke

Rig Pigs by Tony May

Rig Pigs

Fact-based Fiction
Biographic

Life on the oil rigs is tough. Aside from the constant danger of explosions, accidents and sub-standard safety procedures, there are the other workers to contend with.

Tony May

After Monday Tuesday Comes by Bruce Pippett

After Monday Tuesday Comes

Fiction
General

His hopes for fame and financial success as a lawyer shattered, Gordy Piper becomes disillusioned and depressed, believing the world has treated him unfairly.

Bruce Pippett

Thats Anarchy by Chrissie MacDonald

Thats Anarchy

Humour
General

Some called it 'alternative comedy';. Others called it 'the new rock 'n' roll'. Whatever it was, it spawned 'The Young Ones'.

Chrissie MacDonald

Recovery; Towards a New Future by Peter J. Dwyer

Recovery; Towards a New Future

Philosophy
Educational

“Ours is proving to be one of those decisive periods of history in which a fundamental transformation of the human prospect is taking place”.

Peter J. Dwyer

Where There's Light There's Shadow by Chris Jones

Where There's Light There's Shadow

Poetry

Where there's light, there's shadow could be compared to a carnival freak show, and is bound to attract people with a taste for the bizarre and a certain darkness in their hearts.

Chris Jones

The Hodgkiss Mysteries Volume Seven by Peter Sinclair

The Hodgkiss Mysteries Volume Seven

Mystery
Detective

When he is called up for jury duty the experience is not at all what Hodgkiss had expected.

Peter Sinclair

Catch a Falling Star by Peter Haywood

Catch a Falling Star

Australian Fiction

When asked what it is about fame and celebrity that draws people so desperately to it, the record producer and songwriter Kim Fowley replied, "Inadequacy ... it's over-compensation for a crummy life, and you decide to have a fantasy life."

Peter Haywood

In Disgrace with Fortune by R. Casey

In Disgrace with Fortune

Australian Fiction

lan is just a dreamy, well-meaning young office clerk, but things are going horribly wrong for him.

R. Casey

Direct Selling by John McAndrew

Direct Selling

Self Help
General

Dynamic Strategies, Stories and Techniques for Creating High Income through the Profession of Direct Selling

John McAndrew

The Hodgkiss Mysteries Volume Eight by Peter Sinclair

The Hodgkiss Mysteries Volume Eight

Crime
Detective

Observant, imaginative, creative, aggressive … offensive, all terms that could be readily and fairly applied to Edgar Hodgkiss as he goes about the delicate business of assisting his son-in-law.

Peter Sinclair

Beyond Indigo by Allan Skerman

Beyond Indigo

Australian Fiction

Everyone at The Ridge knew that Old Andy had come up with a big black. Everyone knew that he was cutting it himself, with his shaky hands and failing eyesight.

Allan Skerman

Journey Around My Family by Jan Gross

Journey Around My Family

Memoir

The story encompasses two journeys undertaken by the author. Firstly, the narrator travels in Tasmania by car shortly after the death of her husband.

Jan Gross

Morgans Ridge by Robena June Schaerf

Morgans Ridge

Romance
Fiction

Set in the lush vineyard areas of the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Australia, and Sonoma County, California, explores a bungled matchmaking scheme devised by the elders of both vineyards to unite their young offspring.

Robena June Schaerf

The Hodgkiss Mysteries Volume Nine by Peter Sinclair

The Hodgkiss Mysteries Volume Nine

Crime
Detective

When he learns that Kanundda council is planning to hold an art exhibition, Hodgkiss immediately smells a scam in the making. And he is not wrong.

Peter Sinclair

Lockie Meets Wiroo by Robyn Robins

Lockie Meets Wiroo

Children's

Lockie was recovering from the steep climb to the forbidden cave when he fell into the crevice of the rock. Far below, his dad and brother, Bray, were building a campfire. The green tent, their home for the weekend, flapped in the gentle breeze.

Robyn Robins

Capitalism by Max Gregory

Capitalism

General
Self Help

It  has been previously noted that “so many people live lives of quiet desperation”. Stress occasioned by money troubles, such as caused by inflation and unemployment, is a major factor in such desperation.

Max Gregory

The Alpha and the Omega by Stephanie Giannis

The Alpha and the Omega

Self Help
Spirituality

I begin to write this book knowing that life is about keeping true to your inner light. The alpha is the chance to begin and the omega is the legacy you were born to leave behind. First the dream and then the persistence to see that dream be real...

Stephanie Giannis

Pepe And Poppy by Joe Novella

Pepe And Poppy

Humour
Fact-based Fiction

It?s nineteen eighty-three and in Melbourne the worlds of Avondale Heights and Coburg are about to collide. Giuseppe Allevoni, from good Italian stock, has fallen in love with Kaliopi Papadolp

Joe Novella

Echo Of Evil by Sally Graham

Echo Of Evil

British & Australian Fiction
Romance

A straightforward investigation becomes increasingly threatening when a historian unearths a number of strange events from the past which begin, disturbingly, to affect her own life.

Sally Graham

Truth in Masquerade by Cedric Hampson

Truth in Masquerade

Thriller
Crime

A boy who struggles with being caught between two cultures grows up to become a doctor to keep his beloved mother happy.

Cedric Hampson

Dolores by Barry Wilkes

Dolores

Historical Fiction

Dolores ranges from the vineyards of the De Lanquez family in Catalonia, Spain in 1853 through to the gold fields of Australia to the present time.

Barry Wilkes

The Red Witch by Sylvia Story

The Red Witch

British & Australian Fiction

The Extraordinary Tale of Georgiana Lensdale. She was a woman in a man’s world, fighting for her own identity.

Sylvia Story

Legacy by Jeff Edwards

Legacy

Fiction
Political Thriller

Jade Green has done what she had previously thought impossible. The infamous madam has emerged from obscurity and dared to use her legendary videos to sway Toby Brown’s court case in his favour

Jeff Edwards

Unbound Justice by Michael Beashel

Unbound Justice

British & Australian Fiction
Historical

About to emigrate from famine-scarred Ireland to colonial New South Wales, labourer John Leary stumbles upon a man assaulting his widowed sister Maureen.

Michael Beashel

Blokes & Dunnies by Jeff Self

Blokes & Dunnies

Psychology

On his regular travels across and around Australia a retired psychiatrist notes the mental processes and attitudes of his fellow males while using public toilets.

Jeff Self

Soul Timeless of All Reveals by Ostaria H. Selir

Soul Timeless of All Reveals

Cosmology

The forty-two prints of Ostaria Selir?s oil paintings and their accompanying texts depict the origin of the universe, the stars and their Gods, the planet?s, their inhabitants, and Earth?s evolution and place in the universe.

Ostaria H. Selir

With a Smile and a Song by Paul Ruse

With a Smile and a Song

Poetry

This book contains mostly light rhyming verse, but there is also some equally lighthearted prose. The prose consists mostly of comments on what the author feels is a misuse of the English language.

Paul Ruse

Jam Dreaming by Jan Gross

Jam Dreaming

Australian Fiction

From St Kilda to Naples, a tale of food and self-discovery.
When fifteen year old Eileen meets Mama Jocsdi, the owner of a specialty food shop, she realises she wants to learn more about her own culture and to find a purpose in life.

Jan Gross

Upon  the Sheep's Back by S.J. Jordan

Upon the Sheep's Back

Australian Fiction

One by one, all the little lambs must die ?

S.J. Jordan

The Wings of Leo Spencer by Jerome Parisse

The Wings of Leo Spencer

Fantasy

Fourteen year old Leo has found the most amazing present for his mum?s birthday. Unfortunately, someone has decided that he will not live to see it ...

Jerome Parisse

My Word by Laurie Barber

My Word

Creative Non-Fiction

Some of the best My Word newspaper columns have been brought together in this entertaining book to challenge our thoughts on the English language.

Laurie Barber

Pemberley Through the Ages -- A Grand Reinvention of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice by Norma Jean Moseley

Pemberley Through the Ages -- A Grand Reinvention of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

Romance
British & Australian Fiction

In the 1400s, the Duke of York rewarded his steward, George Darcy, with a parcel of land in Derbyshire. This parcel of land came to be known as ‘Pemberley’.

Norma Jean Moseley

Occasion of Sin by Cedric Hampson

Occasion of Sin

Fiction

At a young age, Gawain is left by his parents with a community of hippies who live on old Tom Slipper’s farm in the hills inland from the Gold Coast.

Cedric Hampson

The Hodgkiss Mysteries Volume III by Peter Sinclair

The Hodgkiss Mysteries Volume III

Crime
Fiction

Hodgkiss is never wrong … or hardly ever. He was quite certain that the number thirteen was never used on houses in the streets of Kanundda.

Peter Sinclair

Dream Raider by KC Webb

Dream Raider

Sci Fi

Johnny Marsh is different. For John the mysterious and unknown is not something to be afraid of. When he was a child he wasnít afraid of the monster under the bed; he would go looking for it.

KC Webb

The Hodgkiss Mysteries Vol II by Peter Sinclair

The Hodgkiss Mysteries Vol II

Fiction
Crime

The cranky old sod is still sniping at the conniving, manipulative members of Kanundda Council through his letters to the local paper, The Northern Star.

Peter Sinclair

The Long Road Back by H. T. Sargeant

The Long Road Back

Biographic

It is a little-known fact that during the Second World War some Bomber Command aircrews had a second wireless operator, one who could speak fluent German.

H. T. Sargeant

The Hodgkiss Mysteries by Peter Sinclair

The Hodgkiss Mysteries

Fiction
Crime

Hodgkiss is a cranky old sod. The continual sniping and point-scoring between him and his son-in-law, Detective Sergeant Donald Burke, drives his daughter Esme to distraction.

Peter Sinclair

Mr Jones' Men by Henry Blyth

Mr Jones' Men

Thriller

After leaving Melbourne to head up a medical service in South East Asia, Lloyd Prentice vanishes without trace.

Henry Blyth

Jump Joey Jump by Patricia Adams

Jump Joey Jump

Children's

Aussie kids are able to enjoy a diversity of natural experiences, in some of the most unique environments in the world

Patricia Adams

Boobi - The Independent Cat by Alex Krestovsky

Boobi - The Independent Cat

General

Thrill to the exciting adventures of Boobi a very independent young female cat who stands up for her rights.

Alex Krestovsky

The Naughty Kid by Wendy Coyle

The Naughty Kid

Children's

Jack is a fun-loving boy diagnosed with ADHD at the age of seven. The Naughty Kid gives an insight into what life is like living with ADHD and how it affects others.

Wendy Coyle

The Eternal Search for God by Matthew T. Hogan

The Eternal Search for God

Religion
Philosophy

The Eternal Search for God takes the reader on a guided tour of the belief systems practiced by the majority of mankind.

Matthew T. Hogan

Granton Manor by Robena June Schaerf

Granton Manor

Romance
Fiction

Granton Manor, set in Scotland in 1996 amidst the Grampian Mountains, the fast flowing Spey River with excellent salmon fishing, explores the secrets and hidden agendas of the women of the estate.

Robena June Schaerf

Redheads by Paul Spencer Sochaczewski

Redheads

Fact-based Fiction
Asian Fiction

Sochaczewski traces the interlinked stories of Urs Gerhardt, a Swiss shepherd and Gilda Korda Brekenridge, a self-serving orangutan researcher.

Paul Spencer Sochaczewski

Isabelle by Ann Gillespie

Isabelle

Historical Fiction

The year is 1851 when the feisty but unworldly 18-year-old Isabelle forsakes her comfortable and sheltered upbringing in the Cumbrian hills of northern England to go against her family's wishes and marry a dedicated young clergyman.

Ann Gillespie

The Shipping Broker by Derek Berg

The Shipping Broker

Biographic
Australian History

On a winter?s day in 1913, Sverre Berg left Norway to get experience in shipping offices in Glasgow and Nantes.

Derek Berg

Y2K - 70 by Wim Hassing

Y2K - 70

General

Y2K-70 tells the story of the first seventy years of the author's life.

Wim Hassing

Chasing Margaret by Simon Klapish

Chasing Margaret

Fiction
Action

With a dream that goes beyond her number one position in the International Tennis world, Amelia Chloe Emmansard has $80 million and a determination beyond her 19 years to make that dream become a reality.

Simon Klapish

A Love Unforsaken by Brenda Meister

A Love Unforsaken

Romance
General

From mistress of the manor to servant within, this is the story of beautiful, precocious Jenna Leanne Stewart set in Charleston, South Carolina in 1838

Brenda Meister

Blood Her Maiden Sword by Grant Rodwell

Blood Her Maiden Sword

Historical Fiction

Set in exotic surroundings including Sydney, the Australian outback, Tahiti, London's Whitehall, and the tortuous, burning sands of the Sudan...

Grant Rodwell

The Hodgkiss Mysteries Volume Five by Peter Sinclair

The Hodgkiss Mysteries Volume Five

Detective
Mystery

>Blurb- Hodgkiss is back. Hodgkiss is a suspicious old sod. When he hears of a dead body found in a locked room and the police have written it off as suicide, his suspicions are seriously aroused.

Peter Sinclair

The Secret Of St Nicholas by Mary Anne Kamols

The Secret Of St Nicholas

Children's
General

Is Santa real?
This often asked question leaves many parents wondering what to say.
The Secret of Saint Nicholas provides an answer.

Mary Anne Kamols

Above Help: The Intercessions by Tom Hobbins

Above Help: The Intercessions

Australian History

Most early Australians sought a life in coastal towns where only the wealthy indulged in business operations. The larger towns became havens for criminals and large numbers took to drink and reckless behaviour abounded in the community.

Tom Hobbins

The Hodgkiss Mysteries Volume Four by Peter Sinclair

The Hodgkiss Mysteries Volume Four

Mystery
Detective

Hodgkiss is back. Hodgkiss returns — sharper and crankier than ever.

Peter Sinclair

Human Stock by Vaughan Whitlock

Human Stock

Sci Fi
Fantasy

How will cloning affect humanity? HUMAN STOCK is a story of survival amidst world devastation, contrived evolution through evil ambition and impossible love.

Vaughan Whitlock

Breaking the Mould by Freya Sundt

Breaking the Mould

Biographic

With its roots in a violent and abusive childhood where Joy, her mother and her eight surviving siblings lived under the tyrannical reign of their alcoholic and sadistic father, the path for Joy's life seemed ...

Freya Sundt

Short Short Stories by Rick Van Dam

Short Short Stories

General
Fiction

The reading of these short stories will keep you amused. Some of them are about cruelty, sadness, passion, jealousy, love and hate.

Rick Van Dam

Hardship Posting by Stuart Lloyd

Hardship Posting

Asian Fiction
Travel

For centuries, expatriates from all corners of the world have come to Asia, seeking wealth, opportunity and adventure.

Stuart Lloyd

Colonel Ken's Hardship Posting by Stuart Lloyd

Colonel Ken's Hardship Posting

Asian Fiction
Humour

Since Marco Polo returned from China and recorded his epic adventures, the trials and tribulations of expats in Asia have made for colourful telling - and re-telling -the world over.

Stuart Lloyd

A Table for Eight by Allan Skerman

A Table for Eight

Australian Fiction

Frank Craig found himself on board ship sharing his meals at a table for eight with seven fellow passengers who are to influence his life and change his destiny.

Allan Skerman

My Voyage around Spray by Val Wake

My Voyage around Spray

Memoir

(with apologies to Captain Joshua Slocum) is not only about the author?s love of boats and sailing, it is a social commentary about the return of a native son and his re-discovery of Australia after an absence of nearly 40 years.

Val Wake

White Ghosts Black Shadows by Ray Johnston

White Ghosts Black Shadows

Australian Fiction

The scene?the luscious lazy tropical town of Rabaul, New Guinea. The time?January 1942.  

Ray Johnston

New Life in the Mourning by Vicky Legge

New Life in the Mourning

Relationships

And they lived happily ever after. That?s the dream ending we all expect from a committed relationship, but dreams can become nightmares, and relationships end.

Vicky Legge

Some Kind of Justice by John Newman

Some Kind of Justice

Historical Fiction

For the poor in 18th century England, life was difficult and oftentimes brief, with pain and death a constant presence.

John Newman

The Adventures of the Super Bubbleloos -The Bubble Orb and Splat the Dragon by Janey Howe

The Adventures of the Super Bubbleloos -The Bubble Orb and Splat the Dragon

Children's

The book ?The Adventures of the Super Bubbleloos-The Bubble Orb and Splat the Dragon?, is the first in my Super Bubbleloos book series.

Janey Howe

DemiChat and the Kent Street Mystery by Toni Brisland

DemiChat and the Kent Street Mystery

Children's

For middle primary school readers
London detectives DemiChat and Lord Flannery Beagle discover that a scientist has gone missing!  He has left behind a trail of purple powder which makes Flannery sneeze his way across France into Italy.

Toni Brisland

Tojo's Fate by Cyrus McFarlane

Tojo's Fate

Australian History
Historical

During WW2 many Australian operatives inserted behind Japanese lines by submarine, parachute or boat fell into the hands of the enemy who were waiting for them as they landed.

Cyrus McFarlane

Scorpio's Lot by Ray Smithies

Scorpio's Lot

Thriller

Following the murder of a young, well-liked man in the small, peaceful community of Pedley, Tom Harrison?s world is plunged into turmoil. Determined to protect his niece Brigit from Scorpio, a notorious drug syndicate.

Ray Smithies

Gems of a Generation by Sue Trethowan-Jones

Gems of a Generation

Biographic

The beading girls provides an exciting snapshot of the baby boomer era, historically important because of the introduction of the contraceptive pill.

Sue Trethowan-Jones

Jack's War The Wasted Years by Ant Dry

Jack's War The Wasted Years

Thriller

As the flames burned furiously, the body seemed to come alive. The fingers began to curl and turn white as the skin blistered and popped. Slowly the body began to sit up as the stomach muscles contracted in the heat.

Ant Dry

Fine Line by Noel Harding

Fine Line

Thriller

Every now and then predictable patterns in life are broken and time as we know it can change and alter its nature.

Noel Harding

The Castleton Leads by Allan Skerman

The Castleton Leads

Australian Fiction

Traumatised cop Sam Brinkley uncovers a murder when he searches for gold.
Donovan was the big boss and had told Sam Brinkley that he was no good to Homicide the way he was.

Allan Skerman

Vaila's Capri by Helen Ross

Vaila's Capri

Historical
Romance

From the windswept Shetland Islands far to the north of Scotland, to the ancient ruins of Zimbabwe and then to the mystical Mediterranean Isle of Capri, young Vaila takes us on a breathtaking romantic journey of history and intrigue

Helen Ross

And So To Court by Jeanine D Lloyd

And So To Court

Fiction
Thriller

Family law barrister Nic Yanopoulous wakes up one morning with foreboding.This morning his wife, Elizabeth, seduces him with bedroom antics unusual for her.

Jeanine D Lloyd

Rig Ship For Ultra Quiet by Andy Karam

Rig Ship For Ultra Quiet

Biographic
Historical

You've seen The Hunt for Red October and wondered if it was real. Now you'll know. Rig Ship for Ultra Quiet - a book about submarines, written by a submariner.

Andy Karam

Rubbish by Simon Klapish

Rubbish

Fiction
Humour

Rubbish and money are all Dave cares about, although he does have a growing desire for the local pig farmer’s daughter.
Chris Barfoot&

Simon Klapish

Northaven by Sally Graham

Northaven

Romance
British & Australian Fiction

Englishman, Lieutenant Alex Fairchild, escapes from Japanese capture in Singapore and is found drifting by locals on tropical Southaven before returning home to England. Superbly written by

Sally Graham

The Hunted by Kristy Berridge

The Hunted

Horror

Elena Manory is by no means an ordinary teenage girl. Being born with the ability to heal herself from any injury, and with the knowledge that on her eighteenth birthday she will become a vampire, Elena is aware that she is more than a little dif...

Kristy Berridge

I Woke Up Feeling Thailand by D. Bruno Starrs

I Woke Up Feeling Thailand

Fiction
Asian Fiction

Thailand has many attractions. For Candy, straight from a Texas trailer park, it's the cheap drugs. For Leo, a hip-hoppin California dude, it's the cheap drugs and the cheap sex.

D. Bruno Starrs

Child Of The Twenties by Nancye Kent Perry

Child Of The Twenties

Memoir
Biographic

Nancye Kent Perry's living biography covers the period from early childhood to early womanhood. Filled with personal remininiscences and anecdotes.

Nancye Kent Perry

Love In The Family Court by Jeanine D Lloyd

Love In The Family Court

British & Australian Fiction
Thriller

Having failed at his previous attempt to extract revenge against those implicated in his loss in the Family Court, a brilliant psychopath plots the destruction of his enemies.?

Jeanine D Lloyd

Turquoise by Ayshe Talay-Ongan

Turquoise

Australian Fiction

Set against transcendent love, unrelenting hatred and loyalties to friends and family, Turquoise is the story of an enduring and passionate love affair between Yasmin and Renan, which spans two decades, two marriages and three continents

Ayshe Talay-Ongan

Occasions of Sin by Cedric Hampson

Occasions of Sin

Crime
Thriller

At a young age, Gawain is left by his parents with a community of hippies who live on old Tom Slipper?s farm in the hills inland from the Gold Coast

Cedric Hampson

The Second Beginning by Tony Green

The Second Beginning

Sci Fi

The planet Zula is reeling from the effects of global warming and burning amid the flames of a worldwide war over resources.

Tony Green

Whatever Happened to Ishtar? by Anne Frandi-Coory

Whatever Happened to Ishtar?

Biographic
Memoir

A passionate quest to find answers for generations of defeated mothers.

Anne Frandi-Coory

Galaxy Trotters by Marie Lukic

Galaxy Trotters

Children's
Sci Fi

?Hey! What is that thing?!? asked Nikki with a gasp, for right there inside their galaxy hopper, an enormous hole had opened.

Marie Lukic

Bil and Tina  Bullying Is Lame by Michael L. Bush

Bil and Tina Bullying Is Lame

Educational
Educational

7 Steps To Avoid Bullying
In our early school years we are bombarded with many new educational tasks.

Michael L. Bush

Now Tell Me This by Penny Becchio

Now Tell Me This

Thriller

Des Simpson wants to be a professional piano player, but in 1938 opportunities are rare, so when he gets the chance to play in a dance band he takes it.

Penny Becchio

Dragon of the Second Moon by Christian Tamblyn

Dragon of the Second Moon

Sci Fi

Finding himself resuscitated on a fertile world, exiled through the chasms of space, is only the first of many overwhelming surprises for Alex Hall.

Christian Tamblyn

The Mayan Priest by Sue Guillou

The Mayan Priest

Action
Fiction

When her friends become trapped in an ancient room supported by a 1500 year old rope, archaeologist Gillian Bright knows their time is limited. The rope could break at any moment, plummeting them to their deaths, and she is the only one with the ...

Sue Guillou

Bagamoyo by Dennis Nelson

Bagamoyo

Historical Fiction

Africa prior to the First World War. When the grandson journeys to Tanzania in order to give the deceased elephant hunter a spiritual homecoming ...

Dennis Nelson

You Blokes from the City? by James Nott

You Blokes from the City?

Biographic

James Nott was born into a farming family in the Central West of NSW. His early schooling took place in Dubbo, followed by boarding school in Sydney.

James Nott

The Janus Illusion by Christine McCaffrie

The Janus Illusion

Fantasy
Romance

This kind of thing couldn?t happen ? or could it? Matt Martin, an Australian soldier, is killed at Gallipoli in 1915, but ninety years later finds himself inhabiting the body of a drug dealer, Damien Hunter.

Christine McCaffrie

Australia 2050 by Gregory R. Copley

Australia 2050

Educational

An examination of Australia's condition, outlook and option's for the first half of the 21st century.

Gregory R. Copley

Fragments from a Forgettory by Doug Buckley

Fragments from a Forgettory

Memoir
Religion

A tour de force of a memoir in an unmistakable Australian voice. Often humorous and with a heart for the underdog, this is also a kind of love story. Nick Greiner former Premier: "A highly personal, insightful reflection on a life of public service

Doug Buckley

Life Journeys by Peter J. Dwyer

Life Journeys

Biographic

In this memoir Peter Dwyer reflects on the events and decisions that have shaped his life, comparing them to the experiences of a new generation of young Australians.

Peter J. Dwyer

Is this Justice by John Frisina

Is this Justice

Australian Fiction

Dom Onsert, a seventy-three year old man, was sitting up in bed with his back against the wall and his eyes moistened with tears.

John Frisina

In Search of Recognition by Kerry B. Collison

In Search of Recognition

Biographic
Historical

A biographical account of extraordinary events in the career of Leo W.Stach, an expatriate geologist, during war and peace in the Western Pacific region.

Kerry B. Collison

The Realm of Believe by Geoff Cain

The Realm of Believe

Fantasy

Early one morning in South Gippsland, an average couple and their dog come face to face with a dragon. They are transported through a star gate above their home to the overlapping second realm.

Geoff Cain

Destiny by Anthony La Riccia

Destiny

Fantasy

Lucas Swanson is your average everyday teenager. He is an orphan living in New York City where he goes to school, has limited friends that add up to two, is constantly bullied for no apparent reason, and has the strangest blue eyes anyone has eve...

Anthony La Riccia

Rainbow Bridge Home by Gary Hillier

Rainbow Bridge Home

Fiction

That face?she was the one Tahe had seen in his dream before leaving home. She was somehow connected to his distant past

Gary Hillier

The Brotherhood by Steve Jovanoski

The Brotherhood

Australian Fiction
Crime

A new job and a new life seem to have finally put him back on track after a tragedy devastated his family six months before, but soon after starting his new job he finds himself taking risks to investigate the strange events he has witnessed.

Steve Jovanoski

Prophecy of the Pendulum by Susan Taylor

Prophecy of the Pendulum

Magic

Prophecy of the pendulum provides an opportunity for every person to become their own psychic! Board Game

Susan Taylor

A Pogo's Perspective by Greg Smith

A Pogo's Perspective

Biographic
Memoir

The term Pogo was a label given to every soldier in Vietnam whose role it was to support the troops involved in combat duties, supposedly a safe vocation. Examples would be Orderly Room, Q-Store, Cooks, Ordnance, Medical and Dental Staff, et cetera.

Greg Smith

Gommera Woman by Grant Rodwell

Gommera Woman

Australian Fiction

Gommera Woman is the exhilarating story of a colonial family pastoral empire and two brothers who seek to control it. Richard and Robert Barsden coolly and shockingly murder Aborigines in an attempt to drive them from their land.

Grant Rodwell

River Dance by June Cookson

River Dance

Fiction

What had driven teenage grape-picker Sasha Cantrelle to commit suicide? Or was it murder?
Only six days remain before B&S; Ball revellers and grape-pickers depart the outback river town of Kickabutt.

June Cookson

Boggo Road Prison Riots to Ruin by Stephen M. Cage

Boggo Road Prison Riots to Ruin

Australian History
Biographic

Still standing and proud to have served. End of an Era in Penal Servitude and Punishment.

Stephen M. Cage

Blow the Wind Southerly by Vincent Smith

Blow the Wind Southerly

General

Blow the Wind Southerly is a story of adventure and intrigue set against the background of World War 1 and a mother?s attempt to see her daughter disinherited in favour of her son.

Vincent Smith

Fun, Fast and Fabulous Food by Alison Taafe

Fun, Fast and Fabulous Food

Cookbook

Alison Taafe?s inspirational cookbook takes all the pressure out of home entertaining for the most inexperienced of cooks.

Alison Taafe

Speaking With Dogs by JB Garry

Speaking With Dogs

Educational

JB Garry, a successful breeder of Dobermans, has also worked as a dog trainer, providing his services to the police and the military. He has trained hundreds of dogs with great success ? admirers say he ?speaks with dogs?.

JB Garry

Sharing Rice by Bob Hill

Sharing Rice

Biographic

The garden of Phath Kantannam and her husband, Mai Khong, is a slice of Eden in the hardscrabble hills that crowd the Ou River in northern Laos. Young trees do not yet bear fruit, but chili, eggplant, banana, and pineapple earn a modest income.

Bob Hill

No Way to Behave at a Funeral by Noel Braun

No Way to Behave at a Funeral

Medical
Memoir

The abrupt ending of a life by suicide can be the most catastrophic of events for those left behind. Survivors experience intense pain and massive guilt.

Noel Braun

Gouda Town Mice Chronicles Book 1 Tilly Nibbles, Lilly Squeak and Snowball the Bully by Lainey Sheldon

Gouda Town Mice Chronicles Book 1 Tilly Nibbles, Lilly Squeak and Snowball the Bully

Children's

It?s Tilly?s first day at school and she?s come across a bully called Snowbell who wants to steal her lunch, but Tilly?s found a new friend called Lizzy.

Lainey Sheldon

Such a Full Sea by Gregory R. Copley

Such a Full Sea

Educational

The book looks at the transformation of a zone on which Australia is already disproportionately dependent for its wealth, and for its future opportunity.

Gregory R. Copley

The Asian Trilogy by Kerry B. Collison

The Asian Trilogy

Fact-based Fiction
Asian Fiction

The Indonesian Trilogy: 'Merdeka Square', "The Timor Man" and "Jakarta". Kerry B. Collison's best selling titles take us into a dangerous and corrupt world of high finance and global politics.

Kerry B. Collison

The Happy Warrior by Kerry B. Collison

The Happy Warrior

Poetry
Historical

An anthology of poetry rich with emotion, vibrant with diversity and strong with sentiment. Gain an insight into the minds, hearts and souls of the warriors that have been involved in defending Australia. Compiled by Warrant Officer Paul Barrett and

Kerry B. Collison

Yesterday was Warm and Sunny by Allan Skerman

Yesterday was Warm and Sunny

Thriller
Fiction

The disc of light was a thing of incredible beauty backgrounded by the blackness of space but what Ronnie Bleek was seeing and hearing just could not be, he knew.

Allan Skerman

Marketing With No Money by Leah Squire

Marketing With No Money

General
Educational

...how to get your business the attention it deserves" the book by Leah Squire owner of internet based travel company www.byokids.com.au ...your family travel gurus.

Leah Squire

Unshackled by Michael Beashel

Unshackled

Fiction

It?s 1854 and John Leary has it made with Clarissa his expectant attractive wife and a growing building company.

Michael Beashel

The Evolution of Mankind by Una O'Shea

The Evolution of Mankind

Philosophy

My gift for this life is a memory pattern of past lives, several as a writer and many as a mystic.

Una O'Shea