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Tasmania, Australias island state, provides visitors and residents alike with spectacular scenery and intriguing history. Set against the backdrop of this unique place, this collection of three novellas offers tales of adventure and family life. In The Siding set in the mid 1940s, the inhabitants...

Madeleline has two secret friends, Maddy and Midge. Maddys happy messages makes Madeleine feel tall, strong and full of confidence. Midge however, fills Madeleine with worries, troubles and doubt and makes her feel small, scared and alone. Madeleine has found the magic spell so that Maddys voice will...

Within a Tear, a Smile and You is an intertwining passage of feelings, love, regret, sadness, loneliness, happiness, and adventure. The book takes us on a journey of emotions as it travels through memories, others’ stories, and people and places that have left a deep imprint in Ailsa’s thoughts...

When you lose your family and your village, there is nothing else to do but to seek revenge on the creature that is responsible. Follow the journey of Alastor and Dimitris as they encounter some of the deadliest creatures to ever live. They must face creatures like an Argus, a Scylla, and a giant...

Alan Bond was a child of London, shaped by the horrors of World War II. He survived the worst of the London Blitz era before being sent to live in Devon. Even though he was sent away for his own safety, life with his elderly relatives compared rather unfavourably with life among the falling bombs. As...

Eleven-year-old Jake thinks he knows the difference between a dream and real life until the night he is visited in his sleep by a strange man who proclaims he is his guide and teacher. As Merlin leads Jake to a room filled with gigantic crystals and explains his new role in life, a dark entity is...

Bleeding Heart takes you through the trials and triumphs, love and loss, and everything in between that makes up the emotional roller coaster that is life.

My Spirit Is Like the Eagle begins with a poem sharing its title with the book. The central image of the poet as an eagle provides a unique introduction to the variety of themes in this poetry collection. Some verses soar high above the landscape, while others swoop down from the heights to grasp...

This collection of poetry explores my experiences with schizophrenia. It also includes other poems about thoughts and stories from my imagination, trying to make people dive into a new reality.

Thus Spoke Khayyam: The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is a new translation that offers a wide-ranging view of many topics, including the philosophy of how to make sense of one's place in the world and also of one's relationship to it. Omar Khayyam also talks about Cosmos as a whole , and gives a profound...

The Little Book of Mary is a channelled work through author Leah Baldwin. Beautifully inspiring it gently encourages the reader to remember that they are divine Gods and Goddesses in their own right! Mary helps guide you to see the truth of your being and to remember your soul self; that part of you...

This book delves into some of the thoughts and feelings that men often carry silently when it comes to subjects like love and heartbreak. Many men maintain an image of being the carer or provider for the rest of the world to see, but that doesnt mean that men are exempt from the emotions that go with...

This book is a collection of poems from a time of loss in my life. They represent how I was feeling during my grieving process and the journey to be true to myself, which was something Gail encouraged me to do, and she believed it was the only way to achieve complete happiness in life.

For the poet Yosipa, her spiritual journey has been like that of a child jumping up and trying to touch that overhanging branch on a tree, to swipe the tips of its leaves. He or she doesnt give up, but continues to try, knowing that one day it will be possible. And then suddenly, the child is grown;...