I'd rather kiss a porcupine under mistletoe than be in the same room as Charlie Cavendish. You know the guy. Super rich, a face that looks like it was chiselled by angels, and a smirk that deserves its own zip code. Charlie Cavendish, the guy I love to hate....

Can a backup plan with your best friend turn into a happily ever after? I've agreed with Asher, my fun-loving bestie, that if we're both still single at 35, we'll get hitched. Sensible plan, right? It gives me five whole years to find The One. Easy. But then I...

Phoebe Wilson is a total romantic. As in she’s read Pride and Prejudice fifty-one times, her favorite movie scene is the boombox serenade in Say Anything, and she goes to sleep every night certain that one day she’ll meet her prince and get her happily ever...

Is it a truth universally acknowledged, that a girl can humiliate herself on reality TV and still get her fairy tale ending? Emma Brady is in shock. She fell in love with Sebastian Huntington-Ross on national television, showing everyone that opposites can...

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Is it a truth universally known that a girl must compete on reality TV to win Mr. Darcy's heart? Emma Brady is having doubts about how far she'll go to promote her new activewear line. Sure, being on a reality show could be the big break her business so...

"A young girl, Una, is brought up by the High Priestess of a Druid splinter group. She has to work hard and never has enough to eat. When she is expelled from the group due to her tardiness at meetings as required by the High Priestess, she has nowhere to go....

"Arthur and Gabriel both lead busy lives, and now they've got a shotgun wedding to attend. Their first event as a couple - that is, if they last that long.Arthur's adopted grandparents have dragged him out on their mystery day trip. But the mischievous oldies...

"A gay romantic comedy novella about wading through the noise to discover what you really want. Caught in the crossfire of his chaotic flatmates' one-sided romance, and a landlady on a rampage, Gabriel is just trying to get to work on time and avoid burning...

"A gay romantic comedy novella about coming out and failing spectacularly. Arthur knows it's time he told his mates he's gay. So what's the holdup? He's wound so tight he can't get the words out - giving himself injuries, spilling his dinner, and all-round...

"I'm a small town girl that loves the salt air and living with the beach on my front door step. It's all I have ever known, and all I've ever wanted. Growing up with just my mom, I never knew any other family. But now my mom has gone, and left me unprotected....

"Harlow: After being taken in by a motorcycle gang in Los Angeles at the age of thirteen, I should feel safe and protected. But used at their disposal, I am wielded as a weapon against their enemies and a slave to their every order. Every part of my being is...

"Passion, power, betrayal and love, Octavian's Light is a compelling saga set in the most brutal of Roman times. Oline's life is shattered when her home village in Gaul is raided by Romans, and her daughter Mischella is born into slavery in Italy. Octavian is...

"When a mystery parcel arrives at Sherlock Tomes bookshop in small-town Havelock North, New Zealand, husband-and-wife owners Garth and Eloise (and their petrified pooch, Stevie) are drawn into the baffling case of a decades-old missing schoolgirl. Intrigued by...

"Upon discovering her partner, Ben Reynolds is missing former espionage officer Veronica Tracey (Ronnie), delves into Ben's recent past, searching for clues. She recruits Dave Crocker (Crockett) to help her locate Ben. Even with her special skills and...

"In the world of Myrtlewood, magic isn't just a myth—it's a birthright. It's Christmas eve and Delia's family is finally together again. All is quiet and still, and yet can't help but feel a sense of foreboding. After all, an ancient dragon has just awakened...

"Delia's discovery of her magic and its link with the legendary Myrtlewood Crones has thrown her already tumultuous life into further disarray. After unlocking the first stage of their ancient powers, she and the other crones—Ingrid, Marjie, and Agatha—find...

"Why don't more 60-something-year-olds get to have fun fantasy adventures? Delia Spark is caught in a maelstrom. Her former life as London theatre director is on the brink of implosion amid a scandalous divorce, a tarnished reputation, and, for reasons she...

"As the winter solstice approaches in Myrtlewood, the Yuletide festivities are in underway, but the cheer is overshadowed by mysterious winter deaths. Athena and Rosemary must embark on a perilous journey to the Underworld. Along the way, they uncover clues...

"As the leaves fall and the fog thickens, the town of Myrtlewood prepares for the annual Samhain festival. But this year, something is different. The chill in the air is not just from the frost, but from a deeper magic, an ancient magic that has lain dormant...

"The autumn equinox is drawing near and the mystical town of Myrtlewood is plunged into a spellbinding adventure. Rosemary's chocolate shop is thriving with the help of Papa Jack, but it isn't long before town is under attack by mysterious swampy monsters, and...

"In the lead-up to the Lughnasa festival, trouble is brewing in Bermuda... Rosemary has her hands full with the launch of her much anticipated magical chocolate shop. She's enjoying the peace and quiet of Myrtlewood and the last thing she wants to do is get...

Three women give birth in different countries and different decades. In the near future, they become neighbours in a coastal town in Aotearoa New Zealand. Single parent Keri has her hands full with four-year-old tearaway Walty and teen Wairere, a strange and...

"Ellie never expected to see him again. Two years after the Unravelling revealed monsters and their hidden realm to the world, garden designer Ellie Harding seems to have her life together, living out her cottagecore dreams on the picturesque island of...

"Everyone wants to be Millie Harper. Jet setting all around the world with her four best friends, Millie lives the most enviable lifestyle as a flight attendant for Viper Airlines. But one thing is missing from Millie’s lavish a man to share it with. Millie’s...

"Meet Mareikura Pohe: she's in love with her best friend Eru, who is leaving to go on a church mission, and she's an accidental activist - becoming an online sensation after her speech goes viral. But does she really want the spotlight? Navigating...

Could the guy she loves to hate turn out to be her perfect pairing? If Shelby Armstrong wants to keep her late father's beloved Flora Valley Wines in business, she'll have to listen to Nathan Durant's advice. But given the fact that Shelby is all heart and...

"Sometimes touching, sometimes troubling, these adventures introduce us to women who don’t stand still: scandalous women, runaway women, daring women. From a teenage fugitive seeking safety in an Auckland strip club to a biologist on her way to Moeraki to...

"A new day has dawned, and Little Crick is out for revenge. Having discovered the sinister truth of his truelove’s demise, he is hell-bent on punishing those he holds responsible. Yet he is about to discover that the plot goes deeper and involves more players...

"Poor Little Crick, he is a penniless orphan cast upon the cruel world of 19th Century Kirkshire, with the face - no less - of a pretty girl. Yet he is cunning, he has a fire in his belly, and he has the wiles to become anyone he pleases: a swooning lady in a...

"As the Summer Solstice approaches, celestial magic is afoot in Myrtlewood… Rosemary and Athena’s lives are thrown as the big Summer Solstice festival brings a series of mysterious events. Rosemary’s chocolate shop plans are being waylaid by strange...

"This novel depicts a journey of awakening and self-discovery. Emerging from a traumatic past, Sofia is unexpectedly chosen to embark on an epic one-year adventure from a mystery school, where she goes through life-changing realisations. Among many other...

"'Scarlett's passion is the Cozy Café. But it has problems -- big problems! Thwarted by deadly gossip and the power hungry mayor, Scarlett's determined to turn things around and give her family a better life. But when a murder in Cozy Hollow points to the café...

"Helena Statham never imagined herself as a sleuth. But when she stumbles upon the body of a young woman while on a walk, she can't resist the urge to discover who she was and how she got there. Even if it means upsetting the tight-knit community of the small...

"Dot and Ben were born in the 1920's, lived and fought in WW2 and their story continues until 2014. What was their day to day life like? Did their love survive? "Once Hitler is defeated, my proper life will begin. I will travel the world, have adventures,...

"Isaac Newton was a man driven by a passion to unlock the secrets of the universe. But those were God's secrets, and in the 1660s, England was a dangerous place for a young scholar who dared to challenge God's supremacy - a world that also believed in the...

Winning back his runaway wife: Paramedic Lewis has never forgiven himself for how his marriage to ER doc Charlotte ended. Their fertility challenges drove such a wedge between them that Charlie left, taking a big piece of Lewis with her. But when she...

Nurse's secret royal fling: Nurse Clara doesn't expect the 'emergency' she attends at the palace to involve Crown Prince Andreas himself. Or the midnight kiss that results from their instantaneous allure! Because fiercely independent Clara doesn't let herself...

"She thinks she can settle for less. He thinks he knows best... After a riding accident, Rose becomes re-acquainted with success-driven Henry, the boy she has grown up with and the man she secretly loves. But does he love her? Rose is prepared to settle for...

"A gripping suspense filled love story where a lifetime of beliefs and values are tested. It is heartbreaking when a devoted spouse bravely seeks to help her husband after an accident. Ultimately, she's confronted with the reality that her husband had kept a...

"It's May 1965, and wedding bells are set to chime in Broomfield. However, the small rural village is about to be overrun by 'treasure hunt fever'. Add to that the resurrection of a century-old serial killer, and the stage is set for an unforgettable showdown...

GUARDIANS contains all the loved and colourful characters from the first book as Robert/Bob journeys on his dangerous path of truths and non-truths, justice (tika), and murderous revenge connected to his family's past. A gripping good yarn with fast actions,...

"Inspector Alleyn has decamped for the South of France for a vacation en famille. Well, the famille will be vay-caying while Alleyn does a little official poking around. Unfortunately, the object of his poking--the cultish denizens of a sinister and luxurious...

"Welcome to the family. In a disheartened attempt to get her life back on track, Lucy takes up a live-in nanny position only to realize that the advert was misleading, sending her world spinning violently out of control. She was meant to look after kids and...

When a twelve-year-old boy writes an essay and inadvertently uncovers a wartime secret, he unleashes a chain of events which rips a close community apart, turning neighbour against neighbour, friend against friend. It is Auckland, 1956. While the country has...

"The price of love is loss. We all pay it eventually... some moments are too painful to be endured, and some moments will break you if you let them. And yet I can't afford to let anything break me. Because we have one chance to win this war. One chance to...

"Betrayed by his best friend, violin bow maker Charles Willoughby leaves his comfortable life in the city to set up his workshop in a remote Northumberland village, finding solace renewing his childhood interest in the natural world. There he encounters...

"A young parish priest calls for help in dealing with a problem beyond his experience and capability. A veteran priest comes out of unwanted retirement to answer the call. Father Gilbert, a former missionary, has served in one of the world's toughest missions,...

"When 18-year-old Kitty Carlisle's father dies in 1838, her suddenly impoverished mother hopes her beautiful daughter might at least find a good husband. But then Kitty is compromised by an unscrupulous adventurer, and she is banished in disgrace to the...

"In 1990 at the height of the Trujillo massacres, war correspondent Sebastian Smith flees to Colombia with an unbearable secret - he is no longer the silent witness. 'Adopted' by a resourceful but dangerous survivor of the Khmer Rouge in Phnom Penh, Smith...

"When the Mayor of the small New Zealand town of Brewster's Neck is killed by an Auckland bus, his deputy, Dimple Potts must 'step up to the plate.' But it is with great indignation that Dimple realises he has not inherited a sinecure. A challenger arises -...

"Marry the woman who hates him...or lose his inheritance! Andromeda Lane will never forgive Poseidon Teras for destroying her family - except he's just asked for her hand! Knowing all the devastatingly handsome tycoon wants is to secure his inheritance,...

"Performance is a self-portrait like no other. David Coventry takes us into his experience of ME, a debilitating systemic disease which took hold in March 2013 but has roots in his childhood. For Coventry, ME radically overturns the rules of time, thought and...

Smoke is award-winning children's author Nicola Winstanley's first work for adults and it showcases her ability to create the unforgettable characters she's known for. This deftly written linked short story collection moves between New Zealand and Canada...

"The discovery of extraordinary new art excites the art world, but the identity of the artist is unknown. Max Pipe is a middle manager in Liverpool, but in his imagination, he is in Catania managing the construction of a revolutionary warship for the Italian...

"People, place and plot leap to life in this riveting counterfactual thriller set in a war's end New Zealand East Coast c1945. Hugh Hunter exploits to the full the contrast between the sunbaked somnolent township of Harpoon and an unthinkable-until-it-happened...

"The WHO has identified a serious outbreak of Alta Stultitia, or, Deep Stupidity that may become a Pandemic. Coincidentally, Dimple Potts wins the seat of the Peapod in Auckland, New Zealand. The PM hopes she can side-line him but alas, Pott's pronouncement...

"Theories that thrill. Realities that kill. A ticking clock. When an esteemed criminology professor is found lifeless at an international conference, it's up to DCI Whitney Walker and forensic psychologist Dr Georgina Cavendish to unravel the mystery. The...

"Can Carys have it all? Can she balance the competition of the trials, to win the Eastern Court crown, and the chance at love ... with her hated nemesis. Carys Hilgaard has grown tremendously through her years; no longer is she the vapid, prejudicial fae who...

"You know we are simply serving to further embed unfair gay stereotypes, don't you?" "I know, but I'm gay, so I'm allowed," Benjamin said, pressing down the fake handlebar moustache firmly. He pulled on the trucker cap with the rainbow motif on the front and...

When Lily is called to a lawyer's office in London, she has no idea that her life is about to change forever. There, she is told that her grandmother was born at Hope House, a home for unmarried mothers, and is given a box containing the only clues to her true...

"The day the nukes dropped and resulting EMPs were set off across the world, was the day the world was reset to the pre-industrial era. Millions died from the blasts, billions died within years from the radiation. The few who survived in protected...

ECHO OF SILENCE: In a deep-sea station, Tazia Nerif has found her life's work as an engineer, keeping things running smoothly. But she wants nothing more than to break down the barrier of silence between her and her telekinetic Psy station commander . . ....

'No one will invest in a business focussed on family violence - it's the opposite of sexy. 'Lauren Brown, owner of Weeping Angels, smiled. 'Maybe to men. 'Business is booming for Weeping Angels - an agency that helps victims of family violence obtain...

" An amusing, at times hilarious, novel. How to effortlessly succeed when you don't particularly want to. Phin, a practical, ugly redhead and technophobe (no TV, or even a phone!), bizarrely becomes an advertising manager in a hi-tech computer firm. He has...

"Young Lieutenant Nicholas Reede VC is sent to New Zealand with no explanation. During a tumultuous previous visit Nick had befriended a Maori elder of the Te Atiawa tribe and fallen for the man’s Granddaughter Aroha. For the second time in his life he finds...

"It takes a kiss of darkness to awaken Sadie Starling Pasiona's appetite to a life left long unlived; a life now inextricably bound to the bloodied hands of a centuries-old demon named Silas. Her dreams soon turn to sinister nightmares as the shadows of his...

"Faith or fear, pick your poison. Passing through the motions of a life soaked through with the stench of death, Sadie Starling Pasiona has never strayed from the safety of her home, her only solcace; the Hacienda Espinosa. But when she unearths a dark secret...

"For years, Tessa's life revolved around her husband and her children. After her marriage ended she focused on starting her own business, one that involves her love of food. But lately things have been weighing her down. Her marketing skills are dire and she...

"Following a disastrous family holiday, Libby and Curtis make a promise: If they ever visit the West Coast of the South Island again, it will be to stay at the majestic Grand Glacier Hotel. Twenty years later, Libby is recovering from cancer and the couple...

"The Story of a New Zealand River was the first and most acclaimed novel by Jane Mander, one of New Zealand's most controversial writers. Republished here for a new audience, readers will delight in Mander's liberal views - written in a time when New Zealand...

"Ella Hampton makes a mayday call from the Aurora on the Hauraki Gulf saying her husband has been lost overboard during a jibe manoeuvre. A body identified as Dean Hampton washes up with a gash to the head and other injuries. The coroner rules it an accident....

Shortlisted for Best Crime Novel in the 2018 Ngaio Marsh Awards for Crime Fiction. 'A big, gripping and heartbreaking read . . . I couldn't put it down.' Daily Mail 'Norman does a fine job delving into the insidious psychology of cults . . . It's a creepy...

"I want to let her know that choosing something is the entire problem. How do you choose something without feeling the undeniable loss of everything you rejected? Max is about to finish high school. On the surface it appears he has everything, but underneath...

"Note: This is a parallel fictional biography to the autobiography Die Bibel (Steel Roberts 2016)"--

"When a young tourist dies in a surfing accident in Bali while high on cocaine, his billionaire father hires the Aristotle investigative team of Bec Corelli, Jay Duggan and Mike Bullard to track down the drug kingpin ultimately responsible. Ped Garland, a...

"When brilliant but emotionally-tortured New York journalist Bec Corelli learns her father has died mysteriously on vacation in India, she walks out on her job and heads to Delhi. Pharmaceutical CEO Ernst Reiniger, facing ruin over a failed drug, has hatched...

Could a schoolgirl crush last a lifetime? Martha embarks on a journey of self-discovery as she reflects on her past relationship with her art teacher. Despite the distance of time and their largely platonic connection, the longing for what could have been...

"Listen up, people! Rodney here. This book is about me and my mate Will and our attempts to write a book. I hope you get the irony because this book is a test of your sense of humor. Not everyone can write a book (or have a sense of humor - just read the...

"Life for Alex Gage, a 19-year-old collage football player, becomes a roller coaster ride as he stumbles upon a strange letter written by Albert Einstein in 1945"--Back cover. Laura, daughter of professor of physics Mr. John Gable seems like the only person...

"Nine days before the global release of a genetically modified seed coating set to make starvation history, the IT advisor for an environmental group receives a cryptic email from an old friend working for the seed corporation. The email triggers a frantic...

"32 short stories driven by lust or recklessness. Raunchy, ridiculous, raving mad, and occasionally a little bit sad. Includes two threads of linked flash fiction, and LGBT+ literature that could make you laugh or cry. "Their teeth skitter like tambourines. A...

"London 1838: The cast-out child of an aristocratic mother, Hannah 'Birdie' Bird is a laundry maid with a hidden past and a suspicion that the wealthy family she serves is hers. Longing for beauty and liberation, Birdie risks everything to change her...

Forbidden Nights with the Paramedic: After a family trauma, self-proclaimed playboy Edward is living life to the fullest. On his first day with Aberdeen based air rescue paramedics he's floored by the instant crackle of electricity he experiences with crew...

"As the festival of Beltane draws near, mysterious fires are springing up around the magical village of Myrtlewood, and Rosemary Thorn can't help but try to solve the case. Rosemary already has too much on her plate with a hoard of foundling children to house...

On 3 February 1931, Napier was devastated by a powerful earthquake and one of those seriously injured is Tamar Murdoch, beloved matriarch of Kenmore. As she struggles to overcome her injuries, Tamar is also beset by the ongoing effects of the Great Depression....

"Based on real events, this ... is the compelling story of a marriage, of love and duty, and the quest for freedom in a pioneering age. When Betty Guard steps ashore in Sydney, in 1834, she meets with a heroine's welcome. Her survival during a four-month...

"Fresh from her success in her first murder trial at the Old Bailey, Penelope Lloyd-Hargreaves is persuaded to represent a senior Queen's Council who is in grave danger of being disbarred. Having accepted the case, she must call upon every ounce of expertise...

"Berlin, 1943: Ava Mueller is a proud supporter of the German war effort, working for Joseph Goebbels alongside her father, a high-ranking official in the Reich. With her sister Hanna, a nurse, braving bombing raids to save lives, they are a model Nazi family....