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Smith Street sits on the outskirts of the small town of Burston, which lies back from the coast of North West Tasmania. The streets long-time residents are a quirky lot, and their lives blend in numerous ways. Kathy Smith inherited her home from her parents and has lived there on and off all...

Evelyn is trapped in an unhappy marriage, fearful for the safety and happiness of herself and her two children, David and Mandy. In a move that is bold for a woman in 1958, she takes the children and escapes to Stotts Corner, a large country town in central Victoria, Australia. Determined to give...

Lucia was in awe of her new afterlife in the heavenly realms. Serapha, her mother in the family of Light, has prepared her for her new experience on Earth and instructed her on her responsibilities as an ancient soul in new flesh. She is now ready to return to Earth with a pure understanding of how...

Much has been said about happinessabout what it is and how to get it. Little has been said about how to stay happy. We all share the experience that happiness is hard to achieve and even harder to hold on to. We are not often happy, and when we are we dont stay happy for long. In contrast, we are...

A summer holiday at the beach for Zoe becomes a turning point in her life. A neglected child of divorced parents, she finds that she is really a worthwhile and confident person when given the care and love of a family who take her into their hearts over the summer. She learns to love the beach and...

Take Refuge: A Contemporary View of The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of vila takes to heart the classical Christian calling to care for the outsider, the individuals who dwell on the margins. Recognizing todays complex cultural context, in which refugees worldwide present pervasive humanitarian challenges,...

Neville is just an ordinary guy until an evil force known as Lord Dagos enlists him to help rule the world. In return for his cooperation, Dagos promises him immortality. Participation is not an option, and success doesn’t necessarily guarantee safety. The Forgotten God II: Quest for Vengeance follows...

Australias original inhabitants are acknowledged as the oldest continuous living civilization known in the world, dating back some forty thousand years. Living in isolation of the rest of the world on their island continent, they evolved a unique culture of harmonious existence based on totally respected,...

Set against the backdrop of Australia in the 1860sa vast and beautiful land that protects more secrets than it gives upthe displaced peoples of two nations were thrown together in a fierce struggle to exist in an isolated, inhospitable landscape. Caught between the harsh climate, nature, and the darkest...

Various people in spirit, my angels and guides have channeled all the poems and messages in this book to me. They planted the seed in 2004 to follow this path when they gave me my first poem Spiritual Eulogy. This was written to help people through their grief. People will be able to relate to most...

This book is about my search for the truth about what caused or contributed to my life- long weight problem. In spite of my consulting doctors, nutritionists, psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, joining Weight Loss organizations and trying numerous diets, nothing had worked. Because...

This is the story of a fourteen year old girl and of her self discovery of her emerging strengths and abilities. Set in the mid ninteen thirties, the story shows the lifestyle of Amy's world. The way of home, school and friendships and looking at how it was then for families in the years following...

For author Toan Nguyen, 2013 was a year of bad luck related to the number thirteen. In Tragedy to Triumph, he tells his family storys that began with a burglary in his home in North Bundaberg, Australia, and culminated with a flooding tragedy and evacuations brought on by Cyclone Oswald. In this memoir,...

When author and high school teacher Walter Firth attempted to start a Christian after-school programme, he found that the traditional curriculum sources had not been meeting the demands of todays society. By putting his teaching skills to good use, he began formulating a programme designed to engage...