BRUCE, Relly

Mar 21, 2023 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Biography, Fiction \ novel, Music, Romance

Relly Bruce Self-published author Rude Boy book cover

ISBN 978-1-922803-65-8
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Rude Boy

Based on true events

“Don’t waste time looking back, that’s not the direction you’re going anyway.”

Utter Nonsense, consisting of 7 members, was formed in 1980 and played gigs around Melbourne until they released their first EP in 1983, before touring the country.

After the release of “Changes Must Be Made”, they became a household name and were featured on several variety television programs nationwide before disappearing.

Mitchell Truce formed a Ska band with his high school friends and chose to drop out of school and follow his dreams. Starting in grungy, underground venues and pubs, Utter Nonsense was fast known as the ‘all- inclusive’ fun, new band with a UK sound. Their loyal fans, the Rude Boys are in danger of becoming overrun by the racist and violent National Front skinheads.

To complicate things even further, Mitch finds out that it is his girlfriend’s brother who is heading the local Nazi regime and causing most of the trouble at their gigs. The band tour the country focusing on their music and climbing the charts all the while facing the highs and lows of friendship, success, fame, and brotherhood.

Within 24 hours of celebrating an international tour opportunity, tragedy strikes the band, and all their dreams are left blowing in the wind.

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ISBN 978-1-923156-02-9
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Violet is Blue

Love that changes everything

In 1942, at age 16, Violet Middleton falls in love with an older man and in turn falls pregnant. Violet never disclosed to her parents who the baby’s father was and they are devestated that their squeaky-clean reputation in the small town they reside in will be tarnished forever so Violet is sent to a maternity home in Sydney where she is forced to give up her baby.

Violet spends the remainder of her years hurdling tragic events in search for her daughter. Violet’s search appears to be at a dead end, until an unlikely visitor shows up during Violet’s last living days and offers to help with the search but what she discovers will leave you questioning every personal relationship you have ever had.

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ISBN 978-1-923214-46-0
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Bloody Sword

Four modern day Australian scuba divers come across an old rum barrel; they drink from it and find themselves in England, 1818. In hopes to find their way back home they board a tall ship but soon realize they are under the command of “Benito Bloody Sword Bonito” the most blood thirst pirate on the high seas.

KAUR, B

Jun 22, 2022 | *, *listed, Australian, Romance

Amar Grewal Author the girl from Ireland book

ISBN 978-1-922722-37-9
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The Girl From Ireland

After one year he came to this city, he was hospitalised with chest pain. The doctor who treated him believed it was a stroke and was muddled that strokes are not possible at this age. He then decided to change things around and to focus on his life, as he mentioned.

“She is everything to me and I would do anything to put a smile on her face. However, if something happens to me, she will never come to know. The sufferings will only occur to my family and it is not their fault that I failed.”

This book is about a guy who starts a ‘social media’ relationship and his willing to meet a girl in person. What are the reasons, facts and mistakes behind the actions of these two people from different worlds. Remember: actions speak louder than words. I hope the readers can relate to the story and can learn a important lesson from it. Read on…

Amar Grewal Author

About the Author

Intimate relationships are rare and how huge is the need of sharing one’s struggles and hopes with someone. That was the fuel for an online search during the Covid-19 pandemic. The author is just a friend of a guy who wants to disclosure a contemporaneous experience that had highs and lows. However, he still believes life is worth living when there is one to ride this journey together.

MATHEWSON, Don

May 3, 2022 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Animals \ pets, Australian, Childrens books, design, Fiction \ novel, Romance, Science Fiction

The Adventures of Sammy the Swamphen of Lord Howe Island by self-published author Don Mathewson

ISBN 978-1-922629-83-8
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The Adventures of Sammy the Swamphen of Lord Howe Island

Join Sammy, a brave and courageous swamphen of Lord Howe Island on his many adventures. Meet his unique collection of friends from this World Heritage Island, including Tina the white tern, Willie the double-headed wrasse, Wilbur the woodhen and Sandy the swamphen who rally together to help Sammy overcome enormous obstacles. Will the Crown of Thorns destroy the coral reef? Can Sammy save Tina from Rodney and his rat gang? Will the Grommets invade the world?

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ISBN 978-1-922803-21-4
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A Tale of Two Planets

Fasten your seat belts as you see what awaits you in the next few hundred years. Follow Rick Andrews and Susan Metcalfe, two Australian astronomers in their adventures after meeting Captain Vass, a siliconoid from Planet X in the Magellanic Clouds.

See how your mineral-rich Earth is so attractive to other planets, and shudder at the consequences. Become emotionally involved when Susan, a carbonoid, falls in love with the President, a siliconoid, Chancellor of the Federation of Planets in the local Group of Galaxies.

Reading this book will raise you into another dimension and your life will never be the same!

DonMathewson

About the Author

Don Mathewson was Director of Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories of the Australian National University for nine years from 1977.

Since 1955 he was involved in studying the Universe in remote parts of the world from solitary observatories at high altitudes. One of his many discoveries was the Magellanic Stream, a huge arc of hydrogen around our Galaxy pulled from the Magellanic Clouds.

From his dome he would look up at the Magellanic Clouds and wonder if life would exist in this beautiful galaxy. He became so obsessed with this idea he decided to write A Tale of Two Planets.

In 1993, he travelled to Lord Howe Island with his family and immediately fell in love with this World Heritage Island and its stunning array of bird, marine and plant life. They have been regular visitors to the island ever since.

During long walks on the island through this magical world of lush rainforests of kentia palm, blackbutt and pandanus, Don’s imagination was redirected from solving cosmic puzzles to telling the story of The Adventures of Sammy Swamphen of Lord Howe Island.

CURRAN, Tanya

Nov 9, 2021 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Fiction \ novel, Romance

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ISBN 978-1-922722-09-6
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Finding a Prince to Keep

How does anyone find a Prince in New York City?

Ella Hudson didn’t know. She thought she’d found the perfect guy until he called off their wedding, a few weeks out from the big day. Heartbroken she creates her own events planning business, working long hours and weekends, giving her clients their most amazing day, whilst leaving little time to dwell on her own single life.

But a chance meeting with Oliver Finch, hotel manager of The Conrad Hotel NY changes that.

Young, dashing and hard-working Oliver, often works long hours at his career, something his mother always grumbles about despite her best efforts to do a little match making. There’s more to life than work, she always tells him. Until he meets Ella.

So begins a friendship between Oliver and Ella, a little rocky at first, but then an opportunity arises as a small tragedy leads Ella to work closely with Oliver on a series of social events. Can Ella pause enough within her own work schedule to realise her feelings for Oliver? Or will an old flame destroy the relationship as it’s just beginning?

Does Oliver turn out to be her Prince after all?

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ISBN 978-1-922803-43-6
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One Moment of Impact

can change lives irrevocably…

Mitch Kelly thinks he has the perfect life. He’s a stay-at-home dad, married to Izzy, and very much involved in the lives of their two teenage daughters, Sasha and Willow. They live in a large home in the suburbs with their family dog, Sam, enjoying a comfortable lifestyle provided by the success of his writing career.

Piper Minton’s life is vastly different, and far from perfect. She lives in a small, rundown house with her husband Justin and their teenage son, Cody. Money is tight, but Piper can live without luxuries, if only to pursue her fondest dream of sending her son to a prestigious music school in New York City.

But a rainy night brings tragedy to both families, changing their lives irrevocably. From one moment of impact, their lives are propelled into the city, where new challenges and futures are forged. With these new challenges, hidden secrets are revealed, causing their new lives to unravel.

Will their secrets break them, leaving them feeling there’s no way out? Or can each family overcome their deepest secrets to survive in their newly forged lives, and find love?

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by Tanya Curran

ISBN 978-1-922957-95-5
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Truffles, Jazz, and Butterflies

When you follow your dreams… anything can happen

Ben Vincent dreamed of owning his own restaurant in New York City. But for the time being he was working in a small bistro, stifled by the ignorance of his head chef. Expecting their first child, Ben and his girlfriend live in an one bedroom apartment, struggling to make ends meet as he works in the evenings and studies during the day.

Luis Rodriguez was one of six children, born to an American Father and a Puerto Rican mother, who dreamed of one day becoming a singing sensation, but for the time being he works as a dishwasher in the small bistro, helping his family out financially when he can.

Working as waitress in the same bistro, Poppy is just managing her own affairs with her deadbeat boyfriend, wanting to find her
own dream but still unsure of where her path would take her.

Each longed to follow their dreams. Each wanted a better life. Each wanted to leave the sanctuary of the bistro, but knew their lives depended on the work to survive. Until one day a mysterious benefactor bestows them a gift. Offers them the means to chase their dreams, to live their lives. The only condition was to keep in contact with them, to tell them of their journey.

Will Ben get his own restaurant?

Will Luis become a singing star?

Does Poppy find her path to freedom?

In their quest for their dreams. Will they find love?

And with the generous offer to pursue these dreams is it all they wished for?

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ISBN 978-1-923156-62-3
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Our Sacrifices

What would you sacrifice for love?

Laura Parsons has sacrificed her whole life for her husband Eddie. With every moment of their lives, her life has been splashed all over the media. She has sacrificed her privacy and every personal moment in her life thus far. She has supported her husband as he became a Senator and then his bid for Presidency, but now as their marriage has become a mere convenience, she wants a divorce.

Eddie Parsons has sacrificed his relationship with his wife to get what he wanted. But is he willing to sacrifice his integrity to win the Presidency?

Daniel Macintosh “Mackie” puts his life on the line every time he goes into a burning building or a‑ ends a major catastrophe. He’s a firefighter with the New York Fire Department. He’s also sacrificed two marriages along the way.

But when a series of events in his life come crashing together, he takes a leave of absence and embarks on a road trip that leads him to one of the biggest natural disasters in Texas. With his pledge to save lives, Mackie becomes part of the rescue team, intent on doing just that. It’s in his blood, it’s what he knows.

And in doing so, he meets and rescues Laura Parsons, one of the victims caught up in the disaster.

Can Mackie open his heart once again?

Can Laura fall for the handsome firefighter?

Are they both willing to sacrifice a little more to fall in love once again?

And when they return home, will their relationship survive?

About the Author

My love for reading began at an early age. I would often spend an afternoon with my head in a book, especially when we were travelling in the car, much to my parents’ annoyance, because I should have been looking out a window.

But a good story transports you into another world, and so grew my love of reading.

My love of writing, however, began when I won a short story competition at school and the story was printed in the local newspaper. This has been my first and only published story, until now, I hope.

Writing and creating characters and their stories is an intriguing concept. You want to create a world that sucks the reader in so deeply that it has them wanting to read further so much that it’s hard to put the book down. That’s what I aspire to: a book that has to be read right now until the end, one you don’t want to put down.

WARNER, Pam

Oct 29, 2021 | *, *Featured books, *listed, design, Fiction \ novel, Romance, South Australia

Red pam warner

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ISBN 978-1-922527-10-3
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Red

Sometimes the wrong choices bring us to the right places.

Red is the romantic story of a disenchanted young woman, Katriana Sophia Eliza O’Shea, who suddenly finds herself alone when it seems the one man in her world is gone.

Her life changes while searching for who she is meant to be. Kate becomes entangled in challenging situations, and finds strength in her weakness, which brings more than one unexpected turn of events. But, sometimes the wrong choices bring us to the right places.

Martha by self-published author Pam Warner

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ISBN 978-1-922722-04-1
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Martha

Just as true love brings happiness, so it brings heartbreak and surprises.

The story of Martha is a sequel to the novel Red, revealing the heart-warming journey of one special woman.

To escape her bad marriage, a fearful young Martha finds shelter with the help of her only friend. As time goes by, the friendship of Shirley fades, leaving a naïve Martha struggling to deal with the enormity of change in her life and an unexpected betrayal.

Her inspiring personal beliefs, compassion and loyalties bring joy and new friends, along with the perils of devious strangers. Being the change she wished to be was never going to be easy.

Martha soon discovers that every new venture comes with a price. And the only thing over which she has control, is herself.

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About the Author

Written by South Australian author Pam Warner. It makes her happy to think up characters, names and plots and see others enjoying the finished result. With a lifetime of discovery and ever the optimist, she uses light-hearted novels as a way of sharing everybody’s need to feel loved, and because in these uncertain times, writing fiction allows her to go into a world that she has control over. And isn’t that what it’s all about?

ASHWORTH, Julie

Mar 27, 2020 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Fiction \ novel, New South Wales, Romance, Sydney

ISBN 978-0-6484408-4-0
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Out of Control

She witnessed her mother murdered when she was only ten. Judith Sommers’ fight for mental stability takes her on a journey to the west coast of America, far from her native England. Yet the real key to her sanity lies with a man who battles demons of his own.

Intimate Conversations by J.E. Ashworth

ISBN 978-0-6485614-7-7
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Intimate Conversations

Judith Sommers and Michael Raynal are now married and living an idyllic life… or are they? Ghosts from the past re-appear, to wreak havoc with their happiness. Then a new danger emerges, which could totally destroy Judith’s mental stability.

Anniversary Waltzing by self-published author Julie Ashworth

ISBN 978-1-922337-86-3
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Anniversary Waltzing

Still in mourning for the loss of her beloved father, Judith Sommers’ world is completely shattered when her husband, Michael Raynal, walks out on her, just three weeks before their twenty-ﬁfth wedding anniversary. Now living in New York, with her two sons having moved out of home, a very lonely Judith is forced to face up to the fact she may have driven Michael into another woman’s arms.

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ISBN 978-1-922452-74-0
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Open House

Judith Sommers Raynal, anxiously awaiting the birth of her first grand-child, has a chance encounter with a young woman at the airport, which surprisingly develops into a new and special relationship. In Michael’s absence, she holds an open house party, to which she invites all her friends and family. The day ends dramatically, with a surprise addition to the guest list.

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ISBN 978-1-922803-51-1
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Those Absent Years

John Jackson Grant travels to Australia to hopefully reconcile with the woman he left, eleven years before, only to find she has been keeping a secret from him during that time. Alexis Virginia Reed is now a successful businesswoman, with a new life which doesn’t necessitate the inclusion of John Grant. Then fate steps in and the two are inexplicably drawn into a renewed relationship, with possible dire consequences.

Julie Ashworth self-published author Five Days book cover

ISBN 978-1-922629-94-4
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Five Days

A successful author moves into an old cottage located on a bluff above the Pacific Ocean, in northern California, hoping to finish her new book. She hires a young gardener to help trim several trees on the property, then finds herself in need of his services in a more personal way.

Julie Ashworth self-published author Seven Days book cover

ISBN 978-1-922957-61-0
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Seven Days

The sequel to Five Days

Six years after the death of Mitch McKinley, Diana Lyndsay Brown still mourns her lover and continues to write popular books of fiction. On a research holiday to Hawaii, she encounters Adam Blake, the owner of the hotel in which she is staying, whose new assistant just happens to be Porter, the former secretary to the McKinley family. She finds herself being unwillingly persued by the determined Mr Blake, until she is left with only one recourse to rid herself of his attentions.

About the Author

J. E. Ashworth is an author based in Sydney New South Wales. Intimate Conversations is her second book, following her success with Out of Control.

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