Young Fidelia Knight arrives in Melbourne in 1874, alone except for her treasured companion, Samuel Johnson; well, half of him.<br /> To escape servitude, Fidelia hides each night in Bourke-street's renowned Coles Book Arcade. She loves words, you see, and wants to know them all.<br /> What she overhears in Coles sets her on a path that will change the lives of everyone she meets, starting with Jasper Godwin, the hopelessly underqualified manager of the new Billings Better...
MINUTEMEN (Second Edition) is the story of 4 dudes who who get mixed up with a prolific stripper queen and end up making a huge mess with no foreseeable way of escape. Thom, John, Nate and Ezra are reeling from each of their respective relationships coming to a most disappointing end. When the Gulf Oil Crisis ensues, B Nocturne, a pimpess and strip club owner, recruits each of the young men to manage her quickly-growing economy of illicit activity-a result of her brilliant plan to capitalize on...
THE BRAIDING OF DIVERSE LIVES: The Story of Mitsy Fisher focuses on friendship, loneliness, loss and love.<br><br>At the story's outset, Luke looks on as a culmination of Mitsy's lifelong dream, her refuge for homeless, abused, and orphaned children, goes up in flames. Luke recalls his relationship with Mitsy and these streets during his adolescence.<br><br>Now, Mitsy is gravely injured when she rushes back inside the burning building to save her beloved...
I’m Benjamin Cly, dangerous super villain. I’m the idiot who has to fight crime in a world where super heroes are nearly extinct. I’ve saved the planet a few times, grown closer to my kid, and even made some useful allies. Things were going well . . . until tonight reared its ugly head. I’ve had me some rough ones before; but tonight’s shaping up to be the worst of them. With billions of lives at stake, my powers and gadgets won’t be enough. Nor will every dirty trick I know. Things get...
MEET THE GIRL EPIC FANTASY NEVER SAW COMING On a world known as Serin, a brazen young girl named Kari was fed up with her dead-end job as a barmaid. She drank away most of her nights dreaming of fame, fortune and adventure beyond the confining walls of The Hollmig’s Den. She thought she was forsaken by the gods. Little did she know the gods had plans for her. Kari learns she is a just one of many pieces needed to solve the serin prophecy; a prophecy that could destroy her world. Follow...
From its initial appearance, Wild Cat Falling was recognised as a profoundly important work. Mudrooroo first published it under the name Colin Johnson. And when it was released by Angus & Robertson in 1965, Aboriginals were not considered Australian citizens, did not have the right to vote, and no novel written by an Aboriginal Australian had made it to print.<br /> <br />In telling the story of a symbolically nameless young Aboriginal man, and of his re-entry into society...
Cataclysm. The concept has haunted humanity since the beginning of time. Provoked by the promise of deific wrath or ecological annihilation, our greatest fears are based on apocalyptic threats to our existence. Thrust into a new ice age by nature’s fury, MASS EXTINCTION answers the question of how life would survive in a world devoid of natural food, water and air. In it, mankind is forced to reconsider the human condition and where the line between morality and mortality is drawn. The slim...
Happiness! Love! Adventure! Join Hunter on his nonstop adventure in Hawaii! Whether it's throwing a magical underwater festival or sailing off on a pirate's quest; you will surely have fun and spread ALOHA! Oh, and don't forget to spot the lucky gecko! For every book/ebook sold through FastPencil MarketPlace; Author/Illustrator Michelle Keely will donate $1 out of her personal profit to the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association. Aloha Nui Loa, Michelle
Al Akhigbe is a preacher and motivational speaker who has made worldwide impact through the preaching of God's word. The passion for equity and the wellbeing of mankind is the driving force behind his efforts at reaching out to people of different races and religions. He had his education in Nigeria and before delving into business. He was ordained a pastor and have been ministering in churches since 2005. He is married to Elizabeth Akhigbe and they are blessed with four children.
Wonderland Revolts! The Queen of Hearts has gone mad. To simply put it, she has chopped off just one too many heads. As punishment, she has been locked away in the royal asylum and her daughter has been exiled. Now Alice is in charge of Wonderland. But what if, the Queen wasn't as crazy as everyone thought? What if, she held a deep, dark secret and time was running out? And what if, he exiled Princess was the world's only hope? Would Princess Haven Heart be able to rise to the...