Australia Adventure

Morrigan Crow is cursed. Born on an unlucky day, she is blamed for all local misfortunes, from hailstorms to heart attacks - and, worst of all, the curse means that Morrigan is doomed to die at midnight on Eventide. But as Morrigan awaits her fate, a strange and remarkable man named Jupiter North appears. Chased by black-smoke hounds and shadowy hunters on horseback, he whisks her away into the safety of a secret, magical city called Nevermoor.

The future. Climate change has rendered much of the world desolate. Crops are failing. Rising seas have flooded coastal communities. The earth is dying, and humanity careens toward extinction. Enter the Olympus Project—a plan to colonise the moon, building on the fledgling Artemis base, led by three of humankind’s best and brightest: Troy Bruin, Xavier Consus, and Xanthe Waters.

In the heart of the Australian outback, where red dirt meets endless sky, thirteen-year-old Tommy Archer and his blue heeler, Lizzy, are no strangers to the wild. But when a mysterious invitation summons them to the European Working Dog Expo in Paris, their lives are thrust into a whirlwind of adventure, danger, and ancient secrets. From the fire-scorched paddocks of their station to the glittering arenas of Paris, Tommy, Lizzy, and her chaotic pups, Boomer and Tilly, uncover a legacy that stretches back centuries - a bloodline of guardian dogs, woven into the very fabric of history. As ...

Stunned by the silence of Antarctica, the lively streets of Rio de Janeiro, the grandeur of the Forbidden City in Beijing, and the beauty of the metro stations in Moscow, inveterate traveller Vilas Kale explored the far corners of the world with enthusiasm and great interest. In his younger days he hitchhiked with his cousins across the Middle East and Europe, a trip that fuelled his need to see more, do more, experience more. And even as he found success as an entrepreneur, that spirit of adventure prevailed, taking him on more exciting trips to Africa, Australia, the United States, ...

On this adventure we're travelling right around the world - to visit Australia! We're going to learn about everything this brilliant vibrant county has to offer. We're going to learn about the amazing Great Barrier Reef, see the magnificent Uluru, encounter some wonderful wildlife and we might even have time to take in a performance at the Opera House.

"Solitude's End," book 1 of the thrilling "Echo's Way" series, is a captivating action/adventure story set in a distant colonial planet of the future. Prepare to embark on an unforgettable journey alongside Echo, a resilient seventeen-year-old girl who finds herself as the last survivor in a desperate battle against the Tolleani, a formidable alien species determined to conquer her home. For three long years, Echo has fought a solitary war, surviving against all odds and mastering the art of living off the land. But just as hope seems to fade, a beacon of humanity emerges: the arrival of ...

NOT A STAND ALONE NOVEL. An extra for The Touchstone Trilogy. What happens when the plot ends? A relentless barrage of weddings, babies, and planetary colonisation! Meandering through the two years following the conclusion of the Touchstone Trilogy, this self-indulgent collection of family reminiscence is more saccharine than dramatic, with the most action to be found in snowball fights. For those who truly just want to know what happens next, no matter how mundane, read on for the everyday, ordinary lives of psychic space ninjas playing house.

When girl Detective Friday Barnes solves a bank robbery she uses the reward money to send herself to the most exclusive boarding school in the country, Highcrest Academy. On arrival, Friday is shocked to discover the respectable school is actually a hotbed of crime. She's soon investigating everything from disappearing homework to the Yeti running around the school swamp. That’s when she’s not dealing with her own problem - Ian Wainscott, the handsomest boy in school, who inexplicably hates Friday and loves nasty pranks.

Ex-bouncer Dave Bennett is released from prison, determined to go reasonably straight. A drug boss owes him $300,000 and refuses to pay up unless Dave finds his run-away daughter. Bullets are soon flying and Dave discovers that life outside is far more dangerous than it was inside. A humorous Australian crime novel with some special twists.

The Once and Future King returns in this modern day young adult action and adventure novel. If you are familiar with the legends and have seen the excellent movie "Excalibur," then this is the sequel to those events. Sixteen year-old Brian Braddock is having visions of a time long lost, a time and place that he feels somehow strangely connected to. As he strives to figure out what is happening to him he meets a man who reveals himself to be the legendary sorcerer Merlin, he who was the mentor and advisor to one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known. Merlin informs Brian that he ...

A prequel story to The Adventures of Nanny Piggins.

This collection of travel stories has been gathered over twenty years of travel and writing. They cover many places and themes, but all circle around the idea of being a stranger in a strange land. As a sample, the stories involve playing street basketball in New York, going underground in Berlin, pushing a boat in Indonesia, chasing ghosts in Vienna, and going back in time on Lanzarote.

If Hallmark Mysteries joined the Travel Channel describes the Challenge Series. Dave and Katie Parker are a retirement aged couple recovering from difficult circumstances. “I feel like our old life was a boat that went over a waterfall with us inside. Now we’re bobbing up in the pool below, glad to be alive, but without a boat,” says Katie. The Challenge Series of novels follow the Parkers as they solve mysteries, thwart criminals, and find new adventures in colorful locales. Challenge Down Under Dave and Katie Parker’s only son, Jeremy, is getting married in Australia. In spite of ...

Hetty was living an ordinary life, working in an ordinary job, until one night she unwittingly witnessed a murder, which was bad enough, but then they came after her too, so she ran. Zach was hiding from life, his experiences while in the Army had left him unable, or unwilling, to spend time with other people any more. All that changed on the night when Hetty's car became airborne after leaving the road, and ended up nose first in his dam. Now all he had to do was work out what she was running from, and what that was going to mean to him.

Josh and Samantha fall in love, their attraction to one another defies everything they believe in. They share a passion that is bound to erupt like a volcano and then, who knows?' 'It is a love story yes but it is more than that it is a fascinating insight into the world of the back packer. Travelers and travel is what this very readable volume is all about, it is not a tour guide it is an insight into the day to day world of being on tour.' In an interview for The Moment Magazine the author said that Foxtrot was the almost winner of The Constable Trophy. I entered A Foxtrot Through India ...

A year after finding out she has magical powers beyond her imagination, Lola finds herself on the beautiful East Coast of Australia in Byron Bay, where she has been accepted into Protector Fairy Training Camp. She and her best friends Allie and Jet enjoy learning to surf, making new friends, and working closely with Katia, the Queen of the Water Fairies. Lola is excited to be one step closer to becoming a world-famous adventurer, protecting the earth like she has always dreamed of. However, her new home is threatened when a dark force wreaks havoc in the ocean, striking down countless sea ...

The teenage riders from Sunhaven Downs in outback Australia saddle up for adventures with cutting horses, riding in the remote Colombian jungle on Paso Fino horses, and solving the mystery of the dawn music. In Part One, you follow Matty as he faces the greatest challenge of his life. His dream of competing on a cutting horse comes true, but at what cost? There are plenty of tears along the road to a happy ending. Part Two sees Amy and Polo head to Colombia to search for the man who looks like her father. But if the mystery man in the Colombian jungle is her father, why hasn't he contacted ...

'Fast Paced Action Packed and 100% Funny Satirical Parody.' SHAKESPEARE ON THE ROOF Jack Hamma, an SAS Special Forces Commando, is sent on a top secret mission to assassinate a terrorist leader who is bunkered down on an island in the Indian Ocean. The action has only just begun when Jack and his co-assassin are ambushed by right wing terrorists. Jack is the action hero par excellence but has he met his match in the form of the beautiful Kashmere? IN BED WITH JANE AUSTEN Private Detective, Jack Hamma, receives an emergency phone call to escort a seventeen year old girl home from school, the...

A thriving monarchy had ruled over Hawaii for generations. Taro fields and fish ponds had long sustained native Hawaiians but sugar plantations had been gradually subsuming them. This fractured, vulnerable Hawaii was the country that Queen Lili‘uokalani, or Lili‘u, inherited when she came to power at the end of the nineteenth century.

In 1969, Navy sailor Nick Kilmer's life was saved by an Army soldier, Sam Jackson, during an intense battle in Vietnam. Fifty years later Nick travels by motorcycle with his dog Deacon to visit Sam in Idaho. Both men struggle with service connected disabilities, but Nick carries the burden of never having the opportunity to repay Sam for saving his life. A young woman of Vietnamese descent shows up who is running for safety from cartel members. The situation becomes further complicated when Nick believes that the young woman might be Sam's granddaughter. While Sam creates a diversion, Nick,...