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Labour Day 1982 - a 'super-blue-blood-moon' looms high in the sky, thirty-five years since it last appeared. Three boys set out on an adventure, exploring the trail of a ghost train long since forgotten. It is also the 35th anniversary of the Camp Mountain train crash, Queensland's worst rail disaster, which claimed the lives of sixteen people and seriously injured many others. One of the boys vanishes without a trace. Suspicion lingers. Friendships shatter. Lives are ruined. Years go by. The story fades. A retired detective never forgets. Labour Day, 2017 - another of the trio goes missing in baffling circumstances. Left behind and searching for answers, Toby McIntyre sets out to uncover the truth behind the disappearances of his two best friends, exactly thirty-five years apart to the day. The train crash and the rare lunar event are somehow connected and reveal clues to solve the mystery. An unlikely link to the past holds the key. Toby must sacrifice everything for a chance to be reunited with his friends and to change the course of history.

A national manhunt for the killer Kaleb Carmichael is stretching police resources to its limits. He is out there, waiting, watching - on a relentless quest for revenge. He strikes again, toying with police. Detective Sergeant Jarrod O'Connor's world implodes following a personal tragedy. Grappling to cope with his loss, he is forced to take extreme action to protect his family. How far will he go to keep them safe? What lines will he cross to see justice served? Carmichael reaches out with a promise and an ultimatum; seek revenge or suffer retribution. O'Connor must decide, forced with a choice - kill or be killed.

It's 1850 and New South Wales, Australia is awash with gold. Bushrangers are in the press, their names on everyone's lips: Ben Hall, Frank Gardiner, John Peisley, Dan Morgan, Captain Thunderbolt. They roam free, uninhibited, spending big in the shanties. The girls love them, these wild boys. Teenager, Larry Cummins, decides to throw his hand in with them. He'll think about consequences later. Bail the coach. Grab the bank's cash. Scarper. Take the bullets, the whips, societal stings. If you weaken you die... A tale of adventure, love, tragedy and redemption, touchingly told by Larry Cummins' great-grandson, multi-award-winning author, Peter Long. Identity: Larry Cummins, Bushranger, is literary historical fiction inspired by a real story.

A death pact and shocking betrayal. A deluded killer. A small town detective pushed to the brink. Set in the rural Australian town of Lockyer, Detective Sergeant Jarrod O'Connor is thrust into a baffling double homicide case. When a couple is gunned down inside their idyllic country homestead, three children barely escape with their lives and hold the key to breaking the case wide open. In search of a motive, O'Connor discovers there are others who share the killer's twisted delusions and taste for immortality. Tormented by his own demons, O'Connor forms a strong bond with the children who he must protect at the risk of placing his own family in danger. As O'Connor pieces together clues, he is drawn closer to a deadly confrontation and thrilling climax.

A dead girl. An online predator. A shocking series of revenge murders. A new evil has emerged from the shadows. Detective Jarrod O'Connor returns in this captivating sequel to The Angels Wept. Disillusioned by the relentless caseload of child abuse cases, endemic social issues and a broken justice system, O'Connor questions if he can really make a difference. A teen goes missing and her body is discovered in a dry creek bed. The investigation exposes the sordid underbelly of online child exploitation. O'Connor and his team must go deep undercover to flush out the killer. However, what they uncover is far more disturbing than they ever imagined. A predator is out there, killing indiscriminately. What first seems like a series of unrelated murders, becomes a pattern of connected revenge killings. The ghosts of a past investigation come back to haunt O'Connor and he almost pays with his life. O'Connor must confront an unyielding killer whose version of justice forces him to question his own moral compass.

What does a teenage boy do when he has no friends? When everyone who knows him sneers. When he is laughed at to his face?The answer is simple.That boy chooses his own path. That boy makes his own way in life. That boy grows stronger.He finds his secret place and there - alone, in the dark - he grows even stronger.Ben Gardner is such a boy. Ben Gardner could be you...

What happens when your search for the identity of your parents leads you to the one place you fear? After a difficult marriage breakdown, Ally returns to teach at the school she attended as a child. Her homecoming in rural Widyarra takes a turn for the worse when Ally discovers her colleagues are hiding deadly secrets. When Ally's chance at finally having a family of her own is put in jeopardy, she takes matters into her own hands. But who is the hunter and who is the prey? Pushed to the brink, the lines are blurred. One thing is certain, Ally will stop at nothing to protect her child. What happens when your search for the identity of your parents leads you to the one place you fear? After a difficult marriage breakdown, Ally returns to teach at the school she attended as a child. Her homecoming in rural Widyarra takes a turn for the worse when Ally discovers her colleagues are hiding deadly secrets. When Ally's chance at finally having a family of her own is put in jeopardy, she takes matters into her own hands. But who is the hunter and who is the prey? Pushed to the brink, the lines are blurred. One thing is certain, Ally will stop at nothing to protect her child. What happens when your search for the identity of your parents leads you to the one place you fear? After a difficult marriage breakdown, Ally returns to teach at the school she attended as a child. Her homecoming in rural Widyarra takes a turn for the worse when Ally discovers her colleagues are hiding deadly secrets. When Ally's chance at finally having a family of her own is put in jeopardy, she takes matters into her own hands. But who is the hunter and who is the prey? Pushed to the brink, the lines are blurred. One thing is certain, Ally will stop at nothing to protect her child. What happens when your search for the identity of your parents leads you to the one place you fear? After a difficult marriage breakdown, Ally returns to teach at the school she attended as a child. Her homecoming in rural Widyarra takes a turn for the worse when Ally discovers her colleagues are hiding deadly secrets. When Ally's chance at finally having a family of her own is put in jeopardy, she takes matters into her own hands. But who is the hunter and who is the prey? Pushed to the brink, the lines are blurred. One thing is certain, Ally will stop at nothing to protect her child.

In June 1880, the reign of Australia's most famous bushrangers, the Kelly Gang, ended - guns blazing - in a fiery siege at the Glenrowan Inn. Ned Kelly survived, only to be hanged four months later. In this re-imagining of Australia's most notorious bushranger, Ned is given the chance to keep his band of brothers together and build a better life. What unfolds is the human side of four outlaws who are remembered as much for their anarchy and rebellion as their crimes. Ned Kelly. The life that might have been. The future he dreamed of. Such is life. Gritty, thrilling ... clever fiction. The author cleverly weaves fact and fiction together, remaining respectful to those involved.

Freya has spent her life on the run-trying to blend in amongst Mundanes. Like her father, she is a Syphon with the ability to draw energy from others, including their powers. When Freya accidentally draws energy from a friend, she and her family are on the run again and return to her mum's hometown of Blackwood, where Freya's abilities remain a secret. Freya's mum and brother are wolf shifters-genetics that skipped Freya. Freya has to decide by eighteen whether she joins their pack or remains independent.Freya discovers Blackwood is a secretive community comprised mostly of Supernaturals like herself. Supers exist outside of mundane laws. With many communities like Blackwood competing for power, strict rules protect the Blackwood community.Freya meets Beau, rumoured to be a lone wolf, although loosely attached to the Northern Blackwood wolves, her family's rival pack. He is hostile towards Freya due to the power he senses in her, but when he rescues her from a risky situation, they become more than friends, creating tension with her family and rival packs.What happens next in the town where nothing is normal could cost Freya her freedom...

Surfing, amnesia and a search for self, Where There Is A Will is fast-moving holiday read all about family, love, and identity, built for the beachgoer in us all. A massive cyclone swell on Sydney's beaches claims a big wave surfer, leaving his long-term partner without a body to mourn. His four adult godchildren from far and wide gather for the reading of his will. A mystery girl from Tasmania joins them. Down the coast, a man is pulled from the water and abandoned to his fate with a head injury and amnesia. He sets out on an odyssey along the east coast of Australia in search of his identity. Will he like what he finds?

A multiple award-winning memoir.In May 1992 Edita Mujkic fled war-torn Sarajevo with two young children, in a borrowed car, with two bags and fifty American dollars in her pocket.Her husband Goran stayed behind, trapped in the impenetrable siege. He wasn't allowed to leave. They believed it was only for a couple of months. After five months of waiting for Goran in Split, Croatia, Edita and her children moved to Penrith in Cumbria, Northern England.Many more months went by while Goran's every attempt to escape failed. Edita knew she had to help him. But how? What could she do with her broken English, without money and contacts, and two children to look after by herself?She explored every option but every idea seemed fruitless until one day the puzzle pieces started falling into their places.This moving and compelling true story of courage, love and humanity is a reminder of the nightmares that those fleeing conflict endure and of the difference that the simplest acts of kindness make.

Award-winning contemporary romance. Fun, flirty and full of laughs.Adelaide Jones is about to taste the sweet life. Raising her 5-year-old twins is getting easier and her husband, Joe, is selling his IT company for an ungodly sum. Then, it all implodes. Could her quest to be indispensable to her husband have rendered her invisible instead? Maybe it's time Joe learned just how pampered his life is.When Alec, an unrequited love from the past, invites her to the Greek Islands, she flees on a whim. With bass beating in time with her heart, she isn't a wife or mother, but even in paradise things aren't always what they seem. Enmeshed in the lives of her new friends and succumbing to old passions, responsibility comes calling.She returns home to find her world inexorably altered. Can she muster the courage to build the life she always dreamed of or will she succumb to her stifling sense of duty?

Second book in the 3-book award-winning series that starts with Welcome to Blackwood.Revenge is sweet-unless you're the target.Freya can no longer hide from the world or herself. When she's forced to face her fears, she must choose her own path. Will she choose the people she cares about and a pair of golden eyes, or will the taste of power sway her? It's harder than it seems when you're harbouring the soul of a homicidal mercenary.

AWARD WINNING BIOGRAPHY OF AUSTRALIAN DOCTOR, DR MICHAEL J. COUSINS, WHO CAMPAIGNED WORLD-WIDE FOR 50 YEARS FOR BETTER OUTCOMES FOR THOSE WITH CHRONIC PAIN. A pioneer who changed lives and revolutionised our approach to pain management and was responsible for the formation of Painaustralia. Synopsis: In 1964 a junior doctor saw two critically burned boys limp into a Sydney hospital begging for help. He saved their lives but struggled to reduce their suffering because few pain treatments existed. That doctor dedicated his life to reducing suffering by improving the treatment of pain. In a career that spanned 50 years, Dr Michael Cousins led the pain world, and crusaded tirelessly for access to pain management to be viewed as a universal human right. He and his colleagues advanced treatments such as epidural analgesia and spinal cord stimulation that revolutionised pain management. The author, Gabriella Kelly-Davies, delivers a biography that captures the story of the career, the crusade, and the man.

A pulp-fiction mashup with a strong female protagonist by the hilarious K. M. Steele. Brace yourself, hold onto your seat. You're in for the adventure of a lifetime in the Hunt for the Virgin Rainbow. It's been described as a love letter to the Australian outback.Mallory Cash is not your typical jewel thief. But she's not the only one in Australia's opal kingdom, Coober Pedy. Three others want the prized Virgin Rainbow opal. Stealing the opal was easy, but the escape...The ensuant chase across the dry, hot desert to a chilly Canada and finally coming to rest in the tropical Whitsunday region will raise your temperature and cool it in an instant. Who will end up with the prized opal? Mallory has the chance to redeem herself and end the Hunt for the Virgin Rainbow. Or will greed overtake her and put her behind bars for a very long time?

The laundry basket looks like a delightful posi for a quick poop … and yet … so many screams and running of adult feet and picking me up by the scruff and plonking me onto a cold plastic seat when I do. Toilet Training fun - fill the oopsies with laughter. The contemporary illustrations and fun captions will delight you as much as your child. This book comes with an interactive exercise at the end to keep your kids engaged. Perfect for ages 18 months to 3 years.Reviews: 'Laugh out loud funny for parents, and clear and engaging for kids, Places to Poop is a hilarious romp that doesn't sugar coat the realities of parenting,' Author Kylie Kaden.'Anything that brings some light and frivolity into the seriously taxing business of toilet training gets my tick. Great fun for trainers and trainees alike!' Author Deborah Disney.