It's tough being the youngest member of the Solar Blue surfing academy.It's tough being friends and competitors at the same time, and combining study and training.But for 14-year-old Fly Watson, the adventure of her life has only just begun.Blue Water High: The Novel is based on the hugely popular children's television series Blue Water High, which won "most outstanding children's program" at the 2006 Logie Awards. It's the engrossing story of 12 months at the academy, seen through the eyes of Fly. Surfing is all Fly has ever wanted to do but, suddenly, there's a whole lot more that seems to be getting in the way – such as Heath, and some very buried demons that Fly is determined not to reveal.And then there's the one question that haunts them all: who will qualify to surf the pro-circuit and win a three-year sponsorship contract? Views: 23
'The art of the story is mostly about the journey, and the economy of means with which the writers here carry us a great distance is at times breathtaking.' – Amanda LohreyIn The Best Australian Stories 2014, Patrick White Award–winning author Amanda Lohrey selects the outstanding short fiction of the year. Sometimes fantastical, sometimes raw, and always a 'shot of adrenaline to the mind and heart', this collection features exciting new voices alongside the established and admired. The edges of reality blur in a corporate lawyer's tale of working in a 1200-storey glass tower. A prized coffee table becomes the focus of a father's anxieties and frustrations. Tense and fractured lines of communication shape the life of an interpreter on Christmas Island. Imaginative, remarkable, intimate – this unmissable anthology celebrates the art of consummate storytelling.Julienne Van Loon Shaun Prescott Lucy Neave Anthony... Views: 23
Lost in the jungle! Beck Granger is on a trip to Colombia in his school holidays. His anthropologist uncle has taken him along on a visit to Don Rafael de Castillo, a descendent of a great explorer who is claimed to have discovered a lost City of Gold. But the secret of the city died with the explorer - until now... His uncle and Don Rafael believe they know where to find the city and Beck gets to go along for the ride.But when the two men are kidnapped, Beck is left to solve this new mystery on his own. With Marco and Christina, the Don's children. he must set off into the wilds of Colombia to find the city - and bring his uncle back. Beck must build a raft and negotiate wild river rapids, make camp, defend his friends from wild animals and keep them all alive in the jungle. A fast-paced, exciting new adventure full of real survival details and gruesome tips. Views: 23
Shortlisted for an Amazon Rising Star AwardLonglisted for the Guardian Not the Booker prize 2016Wilven does a masterful job of keeping his readers as off-balance as his protagonist... an intense and satisfyingly off-beat examination of a man lost in a landscape of unresolved grief and his heroic fight to find his way back home.' — Melissa DeCarlo, author of The Art of Crash LandingVince stops taking his lithium when he finds out about his partner's pregnancy. As withdrawal kicks in, he can barely hold his life together.Somewhere between making friends with a blackbird in the back garden and hearing his dead son's footsteps in the attic, he finds himself lost and alone, journeying through a world of chaos and darkness, completely unaware of the miracle that lies ahead.Featuring a foreword from Dr Eleanor Longdon; Dr Longden's TED talk, Learning From the Voices in my Head, was featured on the front page of The... Views: 23
A romantic comedy. Kiwi romance-writers plot hot juicy novels - and their real lives sizzle right along with their story-lines. They're seeking publication and love with equal intensity. Some get luckier than they dreamed. And some...don't. The Bonk squad is a quirky romp with three 'real-life' romances, plus many imaginary ones from the characters in the story. Come on - laugh yourself silly! Views: 23
This anthology includes 120 authors -- who
contributed 230 works totaling approximately 1.1 MILLION words of fiction. These pieces all originally appeared in 2014, 2015, or 2016 from writers who are new professionals to the SFF field, and they represent a breathtaking range of work from the next generation of speculative storytelling.All of these authors are eligible for the John W. Campbell Award for
Best New Writer in 2016. We hope you'll use this anthology as a guide
in nominating for that award as well as a way of exploring many vibrant
new voices in the genre. Views: 23
Police officer Megan Luz and her K-9 partner are back-with a vengeance.IT'S A DOG-EAT-DOG WORLD.When a raging tornado hits Forth Worth, Megan's squad car is flipped over-and her devoted police dog, Brigit, is not amused. But that's not all that's upside-down. The streets are littered with looters-and members of a violent street gang-and no local business is safe. It's time to get back on all fours and see that the job of protecting the public is done. BUT WHO'S LEADER OF THE PACK?But Megan, outmanned and outgunned, has no choice but to let the gang members get away. Later, when she learns that one of them is a suspect in an unsolved murder case, Megan is determined to see that justice is served. But will she end up in the doghouse? Her investigation has her and Brigit barking up the wrong tree at every turn. Meanwhile, a killer's on the loose....who will stop at nothing to get what he wants."Kelly's writing is... Views: 23
New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Joan Johnston has captivated readers with her irresistible Hawk's Way series. Discover the book that started it all! Sometimes love needs a helping hand... Honey hasn't been the same ever since her husband, a Texas Ranger, died on the job. Juggling the ranch, raising her two teenage children, and nursing a wounded heart has left her at the end of her rope. So when cowboy Jesse Whitelaw turns up on her doorstep looking for work, he seems like the answer to her prayers. But Honey is used to working on her own terms, and isn't ready for the feelings he's stirring in her heart. Jesse longs to be the man in Honey's life, but he'll do anything to keep his secret hidden. She doesn't know he's really a Ranger himself, and is undercover investigating a cattle-rustling ring. But as they grow closer, it becomes tougher for Jesse to pretend. Can he and Honey obey the law of their own hearts?... Views: 23
Product DescriptionTheir love rides on a spring and a prayer...During the recent Civil War, a soldier risked his life to save Jonathan Handleston—and lost. With the help of an advanced metal brace on his crippled hand, Jon now travels from one poker tournament to the next, determined to earn enough money to repay the man’s debt.Prosperity Ridge is supposed to be the last stop on his quest, but his brace is broken and he needs an engineer to repair the delicate mechanisms. The only one available is Samantha Weatherly, a beautiful anomaly in a world ruled by men.Sam is no fool. Jon is no different from any other gambler—except for his amazing prosthetic. Despite a demanding project to win a critical contract to develop an iron horse, she succumbs to the lure of working on the delicate mechanisms. And working with the handsome Englishman.Like a spring being coiled, Samantha and Jon are inexorably drawn together. Sam begins to realize honor wears many faces, and she becomes the light at the end of Jon’s journey to redemption. The only monkey wrench is Victor, a rival gambler who will stop at nothing to make sure Jon misses the tournament. Even destroy Jon’s and Sam’s lives.Warning: Contains crazed card games, gears and springs galore and a wild ride that’ll have you panting at the end of the book.Book DescriptionTheir love rides on a spring and a prayer...A soldier once risked his life to save Jonathan Handleston—and died. With the help of an advanced metal brace on his crippled hand, Jon now travels to poker tournaments, seeking to repay the man’s debt. Prosperity Ridge is the next stop, but his brace is broken and he needs an engineer to repair the delicate mechanisms. He meets Samantha Weatherly, a beautiful engineer.Like a spring being coiled, Samantha and Jon are drawn together. Their biggest danger is Victor, a rival gambler who is out to destroy Jon. Views: 23
Winemaker Lucie Montgomery is shocked when old bones are unearthed on her property, which propels her to uncover shocking secrets about her family's past.It's harvest season at Montgomery Estate Vineyard—the busiest time of year for winemakers in Atoka, Virginia. A skull is unearthed near Lucie Montgomery's family cemetery, and the discovery of the bones coincides with the arrival of handsome, wealthy aristocrat Jean-Claude de Marignac. He's come to be the head winemaker at neighboring La Vigne Cellars, but he's no stranger to Lucie—he was her first crush twenty years ago when she spent a summer in France. Not long after his arrival, Jean-Claude is found dead, and while there is no shortage of suspects who are angry or jealous of his ego and overbearing ways, suspicion falls on Miguel Otero, an immigrant worker at La Vigne, who recently quarreled with Jean-Claude. When Miguel disappears, Lucie receives an ultimatum from her own employees: prove... Views: 23
For decades, adolescent sci-fi fans worshiped Dina Joseph...rather, the character she played on Mission: Jupiter. While the role didn't propel her to the A-list, her cult status at sci-fi cons puts many a strapping hunk on her O list. When two sexy fans propose a menage, she's ready for the countdown. Views: 23
"This volume showcases the nuanced, playful, ever-expanding definitions of the genre and celebrates its current renaissance." —Washington Post Science fiction and fantasy can encompass so much, from far-future deep-space sagas to quiet contemporary tales to unreal kingdoms and beasts. But what the best of these stories do is the same across the genres—they illuminate the whole gamut of the human experience, interrogating our hopes and our fears. With a diverse selection of stories chosen by series editor John Joseph Adams and guest editor Charles Yu, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 continues to explore the ever-expanding and changing world of SFF today, with Yu bringing his unique view—literary, meta, and adventurous—to the series' third edition. Views: 23
