Cirrus@Austlit

'Wrongly accused of his wife's murder, and beset by bizarre dreams, Martin finds everyday life almost more than he can bear.

'Martin's wife is dead--murdered--and the authorities have it all wrong when they arrest Martin for the crime. He's devastated, confused, vulnerable, and lost after being released on bail.

'Desperate to reconnect with someone--anyone--he meets and confides in a beautiful redhead. She offers to help him recover from this crisis, but nothing seems to go right.

'Beset by bizarre dreams, he crashes deeper and deeper into his living, waking nightmare, until life becomes a razor's edge upon which he must regain himself.' (Publisher's summary)

'Could there be a genie in that magic lamp?

'Bella is so excited when she discovers an old lamp, because it looks just like the lamps in those stories she loves. What will happen if she rubs it? Will a genie appear and offer her three wishes, just like in those stories?

'She rubs it and... presto! A real-life genie! But the genie looks so... blue--in more ways than one.

'Bella does everything she can to cheer Genie up, and along the way she discovers an important lesson: there's more than one way to make wishes come true.' (Publication summary)

'Ellaeva, the fated avatar of the death goddess, is desperate to track down her missing family but the trail is decades old. Instead, she discovers her battered and bloodied sister priestesses driven across the Jerreki border on pain of death. Ellaeva must turn aside from her personal quest to investigate the murders, only to find her parents have been taken into the heart of the conflict.

'Lyram Aharris, favoured son of the royal line of Ahlleyn, is the only living person she trusts to help her infiltrate the enemy stronghold and uproot the horror they find there, but their chequered past threatens the mission. Accompanying him is his crown prince, the one man Lyram wants dead above all others.

'Now Ellaeva must face down the darkness in her soul before a dark god is brought into the world.

'At the boundary of life and death, all oaths will be tested.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Martin and Claire's nemesis, Wanda Jean, is dead and buried in Broome. Or is she?

'Martin and Claire are sent to Warrnambool to investigate a savage and despicable murder. Before they have time to collect their thoughts, more murders occur--each more bizarre than the last.

'The latest killings, so reminiscent of their former enemy's handy work, have the ASIO agents on edge, wondering if their belief of Wanda Jean's demise is accurate. Or could it be that someone has constructed this web of intrigue to draw them out?

'Have Claire and Martin finally met their match?' (Publication summary) 

'Only a fool crosses a god, but Ellaeva and Lyram will do anything to get what they want.

'Evolved Publishing presents the first installment of "The Sundered Oath" series of dark, epic fantasies. Chosen as a five-year-old orphan to be the Left Hand of Death, Ellaeva has nothing to call her own – nothing except a desire to avenge her murdered parents. Her duties leave her no time to pursue the man responsible, until both her work and revenge lead to the same place – the lonely castle where Lyram Aharris is serving out his exile after the murder of his wife.

'Lyram is the son of a duke and third in line for the throne. Hell bent on drowning his grief for his murdered wife in a whiskey bottle, Lyram is ill-equipped to deal with the arrival of a mysterious army. When the castle comes under siege, he believes his prince is behind it, only to have his fears dismissed as the paranoia of a grief-stricken drunkard by those closest to him. He dare not even voice aloud his suspicions of the prince's involvement in his wife's murder.

'Ellaeva's arrival brings hope, until she reveals she has not come for the siege, but instead she hunts the castle for a hidden necromancer dedicated to the dark god of decay – a necromancer with a personal interest in using Lyram for his own nefarious purposes. As the siege lengthens, and with the identity of the necromancer unknown, Lyram finds his faith in those closest to him undermined by treachery and sabotage. Not knowing who he can trust, he turns to the one person whose honesty is unimpeachable – the Left Hand of Death herself.

'Caught up in their pursuit of vengeance, and desperately trying to save themselves from both political machinations and clashing gods, Ellaeva and Lyram never realise that the greatest threat comes from an unexpected quarter.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When a CIA agent is murdered at the idyllic seaside resort of Sandy Point, Martin and Claire are despatched to investigate. They uncover a plot with international implications and go from one end of the country to the other to stop those responsible. Fast cars, planes and helicopters aid them in their race against time to avert this threat to world peace.

'Before Martin and Claire's investigation can gather headway, they discover there is more going on in this laid-back beach community than meets the eye, and they are threatened with death and worse than death by men who will stop at nothing to achieve their goals.

'Eventually, the duo uncovers a devious plot that compels them to travel from one end of the country to the other in an attempt to stop those responsible. Fast cars, planes and hot air balloons are utilised in their race against time to avert disaster.

'Just when they think they have the situation in hand, a new menace emerges--one that will have ramifications beyond Australia's shores. The problem is, they have no idea where or when this new threat to world peace will be carried out.

'As if this wasn't enough to contend with, an old enemy reappears. Although she is in a weakened state, she is hell-bent on exacting revenge--as soon as her powers are fully restored. Will Martin and Claire overcome this new danger before their lives can be terminated once and for all?'

'Monsters and monsters and more monsters, oh my!

'Strange things are happening in Maddie's house. Objects keep disappearing, and Maddie's family can't imagine where they've gone. Only Maddie knows that her monsters have taken them. Can she get her family to believe her? And can she get her monsters to give everything back?' (Publication summary)

'When authorities fail to identify human remains discovered in and around Broome, Martin and Claire are despatched to the idyllic seaside resort to investigate. Little do they know their every move is watched, as they follow first one lead then another, until they are face to face with a ruthless enemy who is determined to end their lives.

'SOC agents (offshoot of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation) Martin and Claire pose as new arrivals in Broome, attempting to merge with the locals in an effort to solve a baffling case and bring the killer to justice.

'Lulled by the soporific influences of the sun, sand and surf--known by the locals as the 'Serenade of Broome'--time seems to have no meaning for the two agents, and the investigation drifts from one location to another as they follow a trail of bodies designed to confuse and distract them from their real business in this tropical paradise.

'Little do they know their every move is being watched by an enemy who is both ruthless and deadly, a powerful, sadistic enemy who enjoys toying with others' lives before despatching them in the most horrifying manner imaginable. As the clues lead them first one way then the other, they fall deeper and deeper into the trap set for them.

'By the time they uncover the truth, they will begin to doubt everything they know and face their greatest challenge to date.

'Evolved Publishing presents the first thrilling installment in "The Oz Files," featuring a series of intriguing thrillers set in Australia, written with great authenticity by Australian author Barry Metcalf.' (Publication summary)

'Thomas knew the strange creature with the flippy-floppy turtle flippers was not a tiger, but how could he prove it?

'When Thomas finds a talking turtle in his yard, he's amazed and surprised, especially when the turtle insists, "I'm not a turtle. I'm a tiger!" After a visit to the zoo and a fun chase, the turtle--or is it a tiger?--discovers an important truth and makes a fast friend.' (Publication summary)