Cirrus@Austlit

'A mature-aged student undertaking work placement at a boutique publisher learns there's more to writing than talent, and that success demands its own toll.

'When a multinational publisher looks for somebody to fill the vacancy heading their fiction department, a spited senior editor is determined to win the position at any cost.

'A middle-aged writer struggling with a lack of success, years of rejection, and questioning his own self-worth, re-examines just why he writes, and whether to go on.

'The Slush Pile Demolitionist features three short stories centered around writing and publishing that explore the darker side of creativity, the desperation of insecurity, and the uncertainty of the future.' (Publication summary)

'A prestigious nightclub.

'An aging hostess battling to retain her marquee.

'A beautiful and enigmatic woman with unparalleled ambition.

'A noble widower searching for love.

'Two irreverent barflies who may not be what they seem.
Three couples whose relationships will be tested until they question everything they know.

'A jaded stripper trying to find her self-respect.

'A modest twenty-something man gambling on a shortcut to fortune.

'And a mysterious old man who will reach into their hearts and twist and pervert everything they hold dear.

'Over the course of one night, temptation, seduction, and rage will touch each of them.

'And their lives will never be the same.

'Prudence is a dark psychosexual thriller that explores human boundaries, the desires they define, and the secret acts that shatter them.' (Publication summary)

'After a bad relationship, August is trying to piece his life back together. It’s not perfect that he works in a call centre, can't finish his book and is socially challenged. When August meets Julie, he finally begins to feel he can be himself. But Julie has a secret, one that threatens to plummet August right back into the miseries of his past. August Falling isn't a love story, but one about love, acceptance, the dilemma of loneliness and finding yourself in the modern world.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Life in suburbia holds few surprises for Casper. He and his wife Jane are still trying for a baby. His neighbours have their quirks. And his job as a high school teacher has its challenges. Every day is much like the one before—that is, until Casper makes a discovery that threatens everything he knows . . . As Casper's fear grows into obsession, his world starts to unravel. Just Another Week in Suburbia asks the question of whether you can ever really know another person.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.