The Tribal Warriors

After reading the first page you won’t stop until you finish reading this ever-evolving love story. When Brett Shaw meets Gina Berconni as students in their last year of school a love story like no other will carry the reader on a journey of intrigue, hope and at times despair. Fate and duty clash as Brett and Gina’s paths cross again eight years later when Brett as a Major in the Australian Army is investigating a spy ring operating out of England. Gina is caught up in a web of lies and deceit which has far-reaching consequences for them.

This story takes you on a journey to the darkest reaches of the Amazon jungle where Brett is kidnapped by an environmentalist group called the Tribal Warriors who are determined to stop the destruction of their homeland caused by mining and timber felling. The longer Brett is there he sees the devastation and exploitation of the tribes of the Amazon and is determined to bring this slaughter to the world’s attention whilst working with the tribes to disrupt the desecration of their homeland.

Throughout the story, Brett and Gina’s paths cross but circumstances keep them apart even though their love for each other is as strong as the day they met.

This gripping tale is not only a story of a tug-of-war of love between Brett and Gina, but it’s also a story of what we are doing to our earth.  

The Truth Tie and Other Stories

Barbara Steel-Knowles presents three fun-filled children's tales with captivating illustrations by Simon Knowles.

In The Truth Tie, eight years old Henry tells lots of lies. When some elves see his behaviour, they decide to teach him a lesson!

Four Pairs of Shoes for Ollie follows a group of sea creatures as they swim to the surface and spot some humans. Ollie, the octopus, decides he wants to wear shoes too, but how will he find four pairs?

Finally, in The Glass Slippers, Ellie puts on some magical shoes and finds she can't stop tapping her feet! Follow her on a unique, magical adventure!

The Turkeys Who Had a Happy Christmas

In the depths of winter, turkeys are hatching on the farm. By next Christmas, they will have grown and will be delicious Christmas dinners for lots of people. But Bertie is a very clever turkey, who has learnt a lot. When the lorry carrying Bertie, his friends Tulula and Charlie and the rest of the flock to market overturns, Bertie leads their escape. He has a clever plan to get their freedom. But will it work, or will they end up on the Christmas dinner table?

The Twin Behind the Curtain

A group led by American Alan Mackenzie daringly escaped from communist Hungary during the brutal Soviet repression of the popular uprising of 1956.

Twelve years later, at the height of the Cold War, Alan and two of the Hungarian participants, Frank and Maria, are reunited to help organize the defection of a high-ranking East German official who can identify communist moles in the American government. The resources of the American intelligence agencies could not be used to find moles within their own ranks; therefore, the President and the Secretary of State decided to find help elsewhere.

Under difficult conditions, the defector is extricated, concealed in an American tour group of vacationing movie technicians and small-time actors traveling by bus through Austria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and Poland.

The operation is flawlessly planned, and yet something goes wrong. The disappearance is discovered within a few hours. Due to the high rank of the missing official, the police investigation turns overnight into a massive manhunt involving the tour passengers in an increasingly dangerous contest of wits with the feared Stasi, the East German secret police. Under pressure from their highest party leaders, the frustrated Stasi escalate their search into obsessive, desperate actions.

The Twins’ Twins

Rayn, a self-made businesswoman is in infinite danger of being arrested for domestic violence against Nathanial, her partner. She flees Western Australia and ends up in a hastily agreed house swap at the foot of Muckish Mountain in Donegal, Ireland.
Friendless and alone she becomes involved with 20-year-old identical twins, Isaac and Raphael. The twins play a game where they both make love to her.
Rayn is horrified to find she is pregnant. She plans to have an abortion in England.
Both the twins believe they are the father. Isaac wants her to have an abortion.
Raphael cancels her appointment at the London clinic.
Rayn becomes suicidal. She climbs Muckish to end her life under the Whispering Waterfall.
But this is Ireland. Things are not always as they seem.

The Unhappy Clownfish

At some point in our lives we may feel unhappy. This happens to everyone; cats, dogs and even fish.

This is the story of a clownfish called Flo. She travelled the ocean to find happiness. She spoke to all the sea life to find out how they stayed happy, to finally realise happiness is at home.

The Unknown Battles That Lie Beyond the Grave

The red-hot saucy chatter was that on the day Manku rescued Joanna from the sewer hole, she wasn’t wearing any knickers. It was therefore alleged the four men got more than they bargained for during the rescue mission. Trump suddenly woke up as though from a slumber. He was no longer in the rough and choppy waters. He soon realised that his body was different and that he wasn’t alone. As he stood there in awe and disbelief, suddenly, he was surrounded by seven individuals adorned in bodies similar to his. He responded that for his first mission, he was inclined to pick Combat Ghosts from one class only, from the class of the dead evil men and women. It was just the beginning. He was in for a rude shock!

The Unluckiest Boy in the World

George never seems to be very lucky. Nothing ever seems to go quite right for him. In fact, George believes that he is the unluckiest boy in the world. When his class is involved in a school project involving growing sunflowers and the production of a play called “James and The Giant Sunflower”, which is to be performed in front of all the parents at the summer fair, things seem to go from bad to worse for George. Will he ever be able to beat Ben – good at everything and always the first with his hand up in class? How does Mr. Greenwood, the school caretaker, get involved in George’s fortunes? Will George’s luck ever change?

The Unsteady Wheel

Most of us dream of that life-changing moment: news of a lottery win, a surprise inheritance, becoming famous. Pasquale yearns to reach the city, to leave behind his village and humble origins. A young man, whose thoughts and desires lie beyond his time and place in the world. Someone set apart from the start. A hopeless case, as far as his people are concerned.

And then, suddenly, he acts upon a stroke of good fortune: the opportunity for a new name, a new identity. The life he has always craved. No longer trapped in his own skin and narrow horizons, his journey will take him through diverse landscapes, mental, physical, and emotional, as he clings onto the childhood image of owning a grand villa overlooking the sea.

Life is never simple though and escaping one’s roots is next to impossible, even for the narcissistic and single-minded Pasquale. How will he face life’s big questions: love, death, the significance of parenthood, friendship? Just how secure his place, in the hazy underworld of Fascist Italy?

The Unsung Hero

When the rest of the world was closing, lots of people were scared. Mums and dads worked from their homes, and children began remote learning too.

But what about the little boys and girls, who weren’t yet ready for school, where did they go? What did they do?

There are lots of special places filled with lots of special people too, that remained open for all the boys and girls who are too little and not yet ready for school. These special places and the unsung heroes that work there kept their rooms filled with lots of fun things to do and worked tirelessly supporting the children and their local communities too.

But just like all the front-line heroes, they also kept our families healthy, our environments clean too, and kept food on the tables, with lots of learning too.

But who are these unsung heroes? This book explores how and why teachers go above and beyond for their boys and girls, every day.

The Uppity Wuppity Witch

This is a story about Sonny, Ava and Ryder who venture far into the woods to find magic and intrigue. How are they going to help Ezabella, who is crying, as her magic and spell book have been stolen by the Wubbery Rubbery Goblins. Ezabella cannot remember her spells properly, so she mistakenly puts the stripes of Zebra on Hector the elephant. Meanwhile, Radcliffe the dragon can no longer blow fire. Who are the other animals and creatures of the wood who help them find the magic and spell book? Can the fairies from the Mushroom Village help? Can the wise owl and old man tree help? Will Zebra get back hisstripes? Will Radcliffe the dragon be able to blow fire again? The author, Jacqueline Thom, is a woman who loves bringing happiness and joy to children, and intends to do the same using the magic in this book.

The Urban Narratives: Untold Stories

Presented through the reflective lens of a strong-minded psychological therapist, a quirky misfit turned poet, who embarks on a life-changing journey to collaborate with a community immersed in the legacy of slavery, to gain a deeper understanding of the daily lived experiences of black men in order to work together to make a difference.

An emotionally vulnerable and unflinching search for self-transformation, The Urban Narratives: Untold Stories asks searching questions about love, relationships, conflict, the cultural depictions of black men, toxicity, and how anger is both expressed and resolved to restore healthy relationships in black communities. This collection of poetry is inspired by reflections on real situations, conversations and life events, and will prove to be profound and inspiring for readers of all backgrounds.