Patsy Durack was born a poor boy in Ireland, but migrated to Australia in the mid-nineteenth century to build up a pastoral empire in the outback.My life,' Patsy Durack told his children, 'began like a fairy tale with a boy who made a wish. I wished that I might some day ride a fine horse of my very own.'To Ride a Fine Horse is based on an Australian classic - Mary Durack's Kings in Grass Castles - adapted for young readers. It tells the story of Mary's grandfather, Patsy, a poor Irish boy who came to Australia at seventeen, made his fortune on the goldfields, and then founded a pastoral empire in the remote outback. Patsy's ambition had always been to 'ride a fine horse' but he would far exceed this dream, becoming one of the nation's top horse breeders, with his choice of the finest thoroughbred mounts in the land.This account of Patsy Durack's life is based on his letters, notebooks and documents, discovered by his granddaughter Mary in an old tin... Views: 35
During the 1930s in a small town fighting for its survival, a conflicted new wife seeks to reconcile her artistic ambitions with the binding promises she has made Fans of Richard Russo, Amor Towles, Sebastian Barry, and Paula McLain will devour this transporting novel about the eternal tug between our duties and our desires, set during in New York City and New England during the Depression and New Deal eras. It's 1935, and Desdemona Hart Spaulding has sacrificed her plans to work as an artist in New York to care for her bankrupt, ailing father in Cascade, Massachusetts. When he dies, Dez finds herself caught in a marriage of convenience, bound to the promise she made to save her father's Shakespeare Theater, even as her town may be flooded to create a reservoir for Boston. When she falls for artist Jacob Solomon, she sees a chance to escape and realize her New York ambitions, but is it morally possible to set herself free? Views: 35
All alone in the world, Cressida had little choice but to accept Aldrik van der Linus's help. He certainly seemed happy to fix her up with a job, and even to assist with her other day-to-day predicaments. Yet she couldn't help but wonder what he would do if she presented him with the most serious problem of all: unrequited love! Views: 35
Secrets abound in Benson's Bakery. A crazed Santa wants something valuable hidden inside the building, and only two things stand in his way...Jake and Sara. When Sara Henderson receives threatening letters just days before Christmas, she asks sexy bread baker Jake Benson for help. Jake is more than happy to provide the muscle to keep the beautiful cake decorator from harm, but he has an ulterior motive—to steal a kiss under the mistletoe. Sara wants that kiss as much as he does, but first they have a mystery to solve. Will they find out who is stalking Sara, or will Santa succeed in stealing Christmas? Views: 35
Mudpoo is a happy, curious five year old boy.Wth Harry his loyal dog, Gus the talking Kombi van and the likeable Captain Pete, they embark on a journey that leads them to many (true) exciting adventures. Captain Pete tries to pass on his infinite knowledge and wisdom to Mudpoo and Harry, but who is really learning the most?Based on a real life adventure holiday this book will delight both young and old. Views: 35
When Stacey Moreno goes undercover on Evergreen Island, she's looking for answers to a friend's mysterious death, not trouble. After all, Stacey's not adventuresome--she lives vicariously through her cartoon creations and can't tell left from right. But from the moment she moves into spooky Redfern Manor and meets her sexy new boss, trouble starts and sparks fly. Hobbled by injuries from a plane crash, former journalist Mack Warren came to Redfern Manor looking for escape, not romance. He intends to focus on the biography he's writing of the manor's former occupant and ignore the strange feelings his lively new assistant inspires. As Stacey digs for answers, she's drawn to her mysterious boss, but he is obsessed with a ghost. With danger drawing near, can Stacey persuade Mack to face the shadows from the past that threaten to destroy their future? Views: 35
A breakout new fantasy epic filled with strong world-building, engaging characters, and wondrous adventure. Kyri: a highborn young woman whose life is shattered by the murder of her kin. But even as Kyri flees her beloved land Evanwyl, she knows that she is her family’s only hope for justice, and Evanwyl's only chance to escape a growing shadow of corruption and destruction. Now Kyri must venture across Zarathan, a world on the brink of a long foretold Chaos War. It is a struggle that will rend the foundations of existence and may usher in a long age of darkness –that is, if Kyri and her companions do not succeed in holding back the tide of evil that is rising. Those companions include valiant swordsman Tobimar Silverun, Prince of Skysand, exiled on the turn of a card and a prophecy, who is now seeking his people’s lost homeland; and Poplock Duckweed, an unlikely hero whose diminutive size is as much weapon as it is a weakness. Kyri’s quest is as simple as it is profound: find a legendary, ancient weapon smith, take up the sword and armor of a new order of warrior-defenders, and bring the power of justice and vengeance to the evil and corruption that has darkened her native land. About Phoenix Rising:“A winner! Phoenix Rising gripped me and drew me in. Kyri, Tobimar, and Poplock became friends, people I care for and want to know more about and spend more time with. Great characters, and thrilling adventure. I want more!”—Ed Greenwood, best-selling author of the Forgotten Realms series"Once again Ryk Spoor finds a way to make some old themes feel new. Phoenix Rising is solid."—Terry Brooks“[E]xciting adventure, scary monsters, strange gods, and wondrous magic.”—Lawrence Watt-Evans"I became very involved with Kyri's quest for vengeance and justice." -P.C. Hodgell, author of the best-selling Kencyrath Series.About the AuthorRyk E. Spoor is the author of Digital Knight, Grand Central Arena and, with New York Times best selling coauthor Eric Flint, two book in the Boundary series, Boundary and Threshold. While earning his masters degree in Pittsburgh, Spoor became a playtesting consultant and writer for the Wizards of the Coast, the leading publisher of role-playing games and related novels. He now lives in East Greenbush, NY, working as a technical proposal writer for a high-tech R&D firm, and spending his nonwriting time with his wife and sons. Views: 35
Ice is an agent and operative of a highly secret entity. Although the agency for which he works is unknown, it at times works in conjunction with other local and federal law enforcement agencies. At the same time they work out side of the law. Our country's criminal justice system works in most cases. However, there are many criminals who end up walking free because of a variety of reasons. These people who continue in their endeavors need to be stopped whatever the cost. Ice and his fellow agents are the people who take care this problem.In ICE COLD we learn of what Ice and his peers do. In following what he does we learn that there is someone who is threatening and wanting to kill him. When experimenting with a secret formula which works on a particular person, using DNA, his assignment gets blown when over a hundred people are killed. His job, with others, is to find out what went wrong and who may have caused the deaths. Ice meets a woman who is a psychologist who works as a counselor at the lab which made the chemical. Ice learns she has law enforcement experience and recruits her to be part of the agency. Because he recruited her, and she was accepted, Ice is assigned to mentor her for a year. They are assigned every type of corrective measures which usually leads to death. The book is graphically violent. But that is what Ice does which leads to mission success. Views: 35
All your favourite DANCE ACADEMY characters are back... But will they survive Second Year? Ages: 9+ It's a new year and tara has returned to the Academy determined to work harder than ever before. But it's not long before obstacles start building up against her: a new rival from the Royal Ballet School, a jealous teacher and an injury that threatens to destroy her dream of becoming a world-class ballerina. At least she has Christian to depend on. Or is there yet another rival waiting in the wings? Ages: 9+ Views: 35
