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  • Eagles, Doves and Vultures
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    Eagles, Doves and Vultures
    Neil Sadler

    Retrenched lawyer Garfield sets up a new business offering stressed-out high achievers a four-day program to help them get their lives back on track. He does this through a wellness retreat at a resort hotel in Noosa on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. An idyllic setting with a dark history. He guides six participants as their issues are identified and discussed in group and individual sessions. They are encouraged to be open and honest in all their deliberations and to collaboratively seek solutions. In contrast, Garfield is deceiving his wife and the participants with his secret lover Claudia, a psychiatrist, who joins him at the resort and furtively watches the participants.


    Marcus, a retired judge; Callum, a physiotherapist; Bryony, a professor of philosophy; Felicity, a family lawyer; Carlo, a former managing partner in big law; and Larry, a MAGA-loving MP, come together. Passions are aroused and secrets exposed as personal and wider issues are discussed. Tensions boil over at the final debrief.


    Who are the eagles, who are the doves, and who are the vultures? You decide!

    £9.99
  • The Return of the Sheriff of River Bend
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    The Return of the Sheriff of River Bend
    Gordon S. Dickson

    Bored with ranching after his wife died, Jim Connor decides to sell up and return to being a lawman when the current sheriff retired.

     Aided by his deputies he has several dangerous encounters with robbers. He prefers to pursue them on horseback as he found the automobiles of the day, the early 20th century, to be unsuitable. 

      Several tragedies occur down the years and Connor eventually decided to retire…

    £8.99
  • The Stoneman
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    The Stoneman
    Ebrahim Samodien

    A mental transmission for a soul’s translation—a heart’s transformation in Turquoise.


    The Stoneman stands to smash the status quo: daring to build rather than destroy, to bridge systems of separation. An outcast rebel with misfit classification, he targets societal change to uplift humanity and forge true connection.

     

    At his journey’s heart lies a girl he loves deeply—yearning not just for her understanding but to love her as profoundly as he’s understood. Together with their quietly radical ideas, they ignite a revolution of body, mind, and soul, demolishing walls around human hearts.

     

    Yet life brings cruel setbacks. Threatened by challenges that derail his path, the Stoneman’s resolve is tested to breaking point. This rare gem remains unshaken—energised by empathy, fuelled by encouragement. What is the true source of his strength? With a steadfast friend’s support, he forges joy from adversity, turning stumbling blocks into stepping stones.

     

    A story of moments crystallised in time: some seized, others slipping through our grasp. A prayer that when precious chances pass, fortune may spin the wheel again.

     

    So, come! Sing heart-songs with the Stoneman—and discover what dreams may be.

    £7.99
  • Just Maybe
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    Just Maybe
    Cecilia Sanahuja

    The first time I had these nightmares, it didn’t seem like a big deal. It was scary, yes, but I took it as nothing more than an intense bad dream. We’ve all had those. I’ve had bad dreams before… The problem is the dreaming didn’t stop after that.

     

    Sometimes I managed to avoid waking Michael up, but not always. I could tell he had questions, and so did I. What do these nightmares and dreams mean? Could I actually be losing my mind?

     

    This is the story of Grace and how the line between reality and dreaming starts getting blurry as the days pass. A story that questions fate, spirituality, relationships, past lives and everything in between.

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  • The Comfort of Winter
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    The Comfort of Winter
    Gilles de Vendee

    I could imagine the reader wondering who would seek comfort in winter. Then again, I would assume the reader would long for the hot summer days. For my ancestors and me, the sun has proved the most efficient jailer, restricting our activities to the night. When you read my life, you will judge me, but can I ask you to consider the defence often put forward for the carnal acts of others? “He was a man of his time”. I offer no defence because I was a monster and still am.


    I arrived here from France under the umbrella of the Huguenot Diaspora in the company of a mortal who would become the love of my life, accepting me for what I was. We settled in London as Wren built his masterpiece, but our love was not to last, as God took her from me.


    So I lay with my love after taking a draught, which I hoped would afford me ceaseless sleep. However, this ended for me with waking in your city, now so alien. Within days I had to kill, not to feed but to save a young woman from a cowardly attack. My reward…her friendship and that of her brother, a physician whose expertise has seen my need to feed cease. Soon the most unholy alliance would be formed when I joined my eldest enemy, the church, to oppose the property developers.

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  • Secrets
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    Secrets
    Kay Louise Bowen

    Keeping secrets can occupy your thoughts constantly; you will find you distance yourself from people and not let anyone in.


    The main characters in this book are all keeping secrets, but they cannot be kept forever. Those that can take theirs to the grave are the lucky ones.


    When our characters' paths cross, it becomes all the more difficult. The story is based around a hotel that offers its guests a breathtaking experience and a wonderful stay; it doesn’t encourage trouble at all, but…


    How can a sister tell her brother that the brother-in-law wasn’t the man he thought he was? How can a woman tell a man that’s in love with her that she is running from a tainted past? And when someone turns up with psychotic tendencies, it really doesn’t bode well for their relationship.


    They realise that they have to be honest if they are to have a future or risk being outed by others; after all, with the press coverage a few years ago, it wouldn’t take long to discover the truth. Is honesty the best policy?


    The present isn’t without its problems at all, but it’s all about how you deal with those problems to get to that happy ending you so truly deserve.


    See how these characters get through their trials and sufferings and how the outsiders cope with the abandonment of the ones that they love.


    Ultimately, we see what happens 2 years after all of this and what 2 years that was!

    £10.99
  • The Missing Child
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    The Missing Child
    Kathleen E Grant

    Patrick Smithers is eleven years old in 1948 Britain.

    He has a loving mother and grandfather, but a difficult and harsh father. When his father accuses him of a terrible crime, Patrick runs away from home in fear and confusion.

    The trauma causes the sensitive boy to lose his ability to speak, setting off a series of life-changing events. Patrick soon finds himself in a home for waifs and strays, where an unscrupulous manager arranges for him to be sent away as an orphan on a migration ship bound for Australia.

    Fortunately, Patrick is taken under the wing of a kind Australian man named Stan, who becomes a guiding light in his young life.

    Many years later, fate brings Stan and Patrick’s mother, Sarah, together, and a romance blossoms between them, bringing new hope and healing to them both.

    £8.99
  • Parvon Zin's Universe: Darkzone
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    Parvon Zin's Universe: Darkzone
    William C. Young

    Peace. Defined in the dictionary as ‘Freedom from or cessation of war. Quiet, calm, harmonious relations.’ Six years have passed since the Koban war. The spiral galaxy has never been better. There is still the odd spat. The Cot-Fee is an ongoing issue, but generally, things are good.


    Zin and his merry band, with Diana, are exploring the Dark Zone—a place rife with stories of missing vessels and weird occurrences. Midway through a routine transmission, Diana is cut off mid-sentence. A strange noise is heard in the background... then nothing. Just the eerie whistles and groans of deep space.


    The search for Diana, Zin, and the crew uncovers disturbing data. Space is not empty. It is made up of strands of raw power known as Zero-Point Energy. The fabric of space itself is found to be intelligent, sentient, and fiercely protective. It thinks nothing of destroying beings that inflict pain on it, tracing them back to their home planets and scouring them clean of all animal life.


    Strands of the space entity that inadvertently land on planets become stranded. These will do anything to get back to their parent body… anything at all.


    The Endineki discover space’s unlimited Zero-Point Energy and want to exploit it, but they are playing a dangerous game. Diana, if found in time, may hold the knowledge to stop every living being in the galaxy from being destroyed by the very space surrounding them.

    £8.99
  • A Thousand Cuts
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    A Thousand Cuts
    Sweden De Matas

    A Thousand Cuts, Collateral Damage from a Soldier’s Heart is a powerful story about the resilience of family during times of extraordinary hardship.

    It follows a U.S. Army family as they face the aftermath of two combat tours, an unexpected military discharge, and the struggles of a father and husband battling untreated Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

    Amid the chaos and uncertainty, a young child must find a way to grow up in a household where stability is hard to find.

    £11.99
  • Parvon Zin's Universe
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    Parvon Zin's Universe
    William C. Young

    Ever wondered how Hooki got his bar? Or how Phoenix made out after Zin left the Consortia? I have put together an anthology to answer many questions. For example: How did the Belatans get the Andrend Poltox to become their Debt Recovery Branch, or how did the Cot-Fee become so feared? Zin’s Universe is filled with fascinating characters.

    How did a young Boldonian trader become the best gunsmith in the Spiral Arm? The most maligned cultures out there are the Thibrans. These poor creatures know nothing other than slavery, so what do they talk about in their downtime gossip sessions?

    Now Zin gets quite a bit of stick from Ohna. He is not the sharpest tool in the shed. How did they end up as a pair? Ohna definitely would not have picked him, given the chance.

    Did you wonder about Randor? The planet turned into a solid ball of ice by the devastating departure of a Koban mother. Millions were killed. What was it like in those first terrifying moments?

    Need help? Has your planet suffered a calamity? The Alliance of Planets usually sends in the endearing Endineki. Everyone loves these helpful beings. Why? They certainly don’t have your best interests at heart. Can you smell the cut grass!

    Talking about smell… That’s how the Koban identify each other; they have a distinctive smell. A runt hatched from a small egg smells weird. The Koban have no idea how dangerous this individual becomes. As individuals go, what was the last battle of the Romans against the Silvenex like from the ground? They went in with their entire legion and all their specialised equipment, thinking it would be a pushover. As I have said many times, ‘No plan survives contact with the enemy.’

    Everywhere you go in the Spiral Arm, no matter if it’s a small space station or a thriving enterprise like Gimaldreys, they all have one thing in common: A Belatan Bank and Marshal’s office. Every species uses galactic credits issued from the Belatan Bank and are kept within the law by Belatan Supreme Court appointed Marshals. How did that happen?

    Zin’s Universe fills you in on the where, why and hows.

    £7.99
  • 15_12
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    15_12
    Sandy Heals

    15 is moody and argumentative. He takes significantly more than he gives to family life, making communication difficult. Moments of genuine, enjoyable connection with our beautiful firstborn child are increasingly rare.12 is the star of his own show. He thrives on the stage, actively seeking large audiences to entertain. He would do almost anything for a laugh or for the attention of others. Talented on the rugby field, he holds his own against some impressively built peers. However, academics are not his strength, and school interests him primarily for the social connections it offers.15_12 is a candid account of 365 days in our lives, named after their ages at the start of the journey. It explores the relentless challenges of raising teenagers in a technology-obsessed world and chronicles the lengths we go to each day to maintain perspective. The book recounts the thankless work, brutal rejections, and absurd decision-making that come with parenting teenagers who tightly cling to the belief that they rule the world.To survive the hard days, we lean on humour and sarcasm, though there are times when my emotional resilience is worn thin by their persistent mental abuse and disdain for my existence. On those days, I enjoy the guilt of knowing I have once again allowed them to bring out the worst in me as both a parent and a person.

    £9.99
  • Embracing Radiance
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    Embracing Radiance
    Alan McKee

    AN INCREDIBLE SPIRITUAL ADVENTURE

    A dying man’s final brushstrokes create an image that shatters another man’s life, sending him on a pilgrimage of self-discovery. He must cross the barriers of time, space, death, and even individuality. The prize? Joy beyond all darkness: a spiritual radiance of inner bliss and completeness, an all-consuming love: the ultimate human experience.

    How many of us are called to undertake this pilgrimage? How many are strong and fearless enough to complete it? Are you?

    £9.99

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