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Genre: Young Adult Urban Fantasy.Word Count: 58374When Audrey and her family become lost on a rural road, they end up with more problems than just car troubles. Kidnappers, an imprisoned knight and Fae who are rapidly losing their sanity, but not their magic. Audrey doesn't know if she'll survive let alone save those she cares about.This story was written by an Australian author using Australian spelling.

Genre: Young Adult Urban Fantasy.Word Count: 68306Trinity has a tendency to rescue things. Taking home three stone statues that were going to be demolished, might cause her to be the one in need of rescuing. Troll enchantments and being hunted by Fae are the least of her problems. A supposedly unattainable dream might end up being her downfall.This story was written by an Australian author using Australian spelling.

Genre: Myths And Legends Retold Short Story Collection.Sir Gawain And The Maid With The Narrow SleevesGenre: Myths and Legends Retold Short Story (Arthurian).Word Count: 6963During his journey, Sir Gawain is unable to join a tourney due to more pressing matters. Falsely accused, he's defended by a young girl sorely in need of help. As a knight he's sworn to protect the defenceless, but doing so could jeopardise his own affairs.Princess Ilse, The Giant's DaughterGenre: Myths And Legends Retold Short Story (Norse).Word Count: 2668Ilse's father is willing to do anything to keep her from the man she loves. She doesn't care he's a mortal. She's willing to do anything to prevent her father from keeping them apart. Although things aren't going exactly the way she'd hoped.Ion, Son Of ApolloGenre: Myths and Legends Retold Short Story (Greek).Word Count: 4918Ion was raised by the Delphic priestess after being abandoned on the temple steps. He grows up believing Apollo favours him, but when he learns Apollo wants him to leave behind the only life he's ever known, and the woman who has raised him, he wishes he could reject the path Apollo has chosen for him. But the gods can be both kind and cruel and he wouldn't be the only one who suffers if he refuses. Unknown to Ion, the path Apollo sets him on could uncover secrets from his past. Secrets that if they'd been discovered when he was born would have led to his death.These stories were written by an Australian author using Australian spelling.

Genre: Fairytales Retold Short StorySnow-White And Rose-RedWord Count: 11335Unable to believe her family's fortunes have changed, Belle asks her father to bring her a rose when he returns home. The rose brings more troubles to their family. The beast it belonged to demands either her father's life or one of his daughters. Belle can't let her father die, but she's terrified of facing the beast.The Frog PrinceWord Count: 12259While searching for adventure, Prince Philip stumbles across a castle surrounded by an impenetrable thorny hedge. He learns it's the home of Briar Rose, a princess cursed to sleep for a hundred years. The curse can only be broken by true love's kiss. He fears it might be an impossible curse to break and yet he's compelled to attempt it anyway.These stories were written by an Australian author using Australian spelling.

Genre: Young Adult Urban Fantasy.Word Count: 53234Summer is meant to look after her brother and keep him out of trouble. That's a little hard to do when they find themselves in the realms of the Fae where she can't keep herself out of trouble. Hunted by a Demi Fae and needing to break a curse, Summer fears she'll never find her way home. The Fae are meant to be stories for children. Not something to fear.This story was written by an Australian author using Australian spelling.

Genre: Fairytales Retold Short Story.Beauty And The BeastWord Count: 11335Unable to believe her family's fortunes have changed, Belle asks her father to bring her a rose when he returns home. The rose brings more troubles to their family. The beast it belonged to demands either her father's life or one of his daughters. Belle can't let her father die, but she's terrified of facing the beast.Sleeping BeautyWord Count: 12259While searching for adventure, Prince Philip stumbles across a castle surrounded by an impenetrable thorny hedge. He learns it's the home of Briar Rose, a princess cursed to sleep for a hundred years. The curse can only be broken by true love's kiss. He fears it might be an impossible curse to break and yet he's compelled to attempt it anyway.These stories were written by an Australian author using Australian spelling.

Genre: Young Adult Urban Fantasy.Word Count: 75810When Quinn's sister disappears she follows her, ending up in the realms of the Fae. Stuck in a strange world and constantly surrounded by danger, she has to figure out how to rescue her sister and return home, while trying not to catch the attention of a vindictive Fae. Somehow she needs to do all of that as well as avoid the Wild Hunt, a pack of Fae and Demi Fae and their overly large wolves, which spend their nights hunting those marked to die. Quinn isn't sure she's up to the challenge. She fears no human would be.This story was written by an Australian author using Australian spelling.

Genre: Fairytales Retold Short Story.Aschenputtel (Cinderella)Word Count: 8040When Aschenputtel's mother dies, her father marries a woman with two daughters of her own. They treat her like a servant and she's left to sleep on the hearth amongst the ashes, her only friend a little bird that nests in the hazel tree, which grew at her mother's grave. When the king throws a feast to find his son a bride, Aschenputtel begs to attend. Her family answers her with taunts and impossible tasks. She's determined to complete them so she can attend the feast.The Light PrincessWord Count: 9510In a quest to find a bride, Prince Ruairidh stumbles upon The Light Princess, a completely inappropriate bride with an unbreakable spell upon her. He hears rumours that it was her aunt, Princess Makemnoit, who put the spell on her, but no one knows for certain. The Light Princess would make no one a suitable bride, least of all a prince. But when she's in the lake there's something about her that intrigues Prince Ruairidh and he can't help wanting to spend more time with her.These stories were written by an Australian author using Australian spelling.

On the night before Christmas, six-year-old Brayden finds his magical glasses and is transported to the North Pole where he meets Santa, Mrs. Claus, and Addison, the great-granddaughter of Santa and Mrs. Claus. After some fun-filled antics with Addison, Brayden tells Santa about his very unusual request for what he wants for Christmas. Will Santa be able to make this special delivery on time? Find out more in the fifth book in the series: Brayden's Magical North Pole Christmas. Children and their parents will love this delightful Christmas treat written by the beloved author and great-nana, Anita A. Caruso. Illustrated by Randy Jennings.

Our favorite seagull turned fisherman, Salty, is back with a new adventure! He and his best fisherman friend are passing the day at sea, when a sudden storm arises and a faulty lighthouse threatens to leave them in the dark! Salty uses quick thinking, and the help of a new land bound friend, to save the day.The second book in the Salty series from Jenny Montgomery teaches young readers that friends look out for one another!

High school student. Hockey player. Computer whiz kid. Covert agent?At sixteen Theo Reese is the youngest agent for Tactical Operational Support. His way with computers makes him invaluable. He designs new gadgets, helps agents (including his parents) in the field, and works to keep the TOS network safe. But when a hacker breaches the system TOS uses to track agents, Theo is put to the test like never before.
Thrust from behind the safety of his desk, Theo must go into the field to put a stop to the hack. He's scared but resolved because one of the missing agents is his father. And just to make it more interesting, he has to keep everything a secret from his boyfriend and teammates.
Can Theo get the job done, save his dad, and make things good with his boyfriend?This edition also contains A Very Winger Christmas, a Codename: Winger Bonus MissionChristmas is a time for family and friends, but teenage secret agent Theo Reese must solve a mysterious hack before he can enjoy Reese family holiday traditions and deliver a gift to his boyfriend, Eddie. Can he avert an international incident and save Christmas before time runs out?

'What sort of dinosaur had a bone like that?' wondered Josh....Kat cajoles Josh into going with her to a remote settlers hut in a regional farming area to investigate a stash of what could be dinosaur bones collected over a lifetime by a recently deceased cattle drover. The bones were only discovered after his death, and Kat has been asked by a palaeontologist friend to check out the collection.Camping in a remote area, they strike up an unusual friendship with a local stockman who, with his local knowledge, leads them to safety when they get caught up in an emergency and have to flee for their lives. And is it only dinosaur bones they find? This sequel to DINOTHAW and DINOPAL continues Josh's dinosaur hunting adventures.