Cirrus@Austlit

'Kylie, 13, her brother Graham, her friend Margaret and other, are about to begin a six day trail ride. Up until now Kylie's main interests have been her friends, her pets, dancing and horse riding. But she is now reaching that age where she is developing an interest in boys. She has hopes of romance.

'She also has hopes that Margaret's love for Graham will be returned. But there are many obstacles on the path of true love, and also many rivals. As her mother has warned her: 'A girl may have to kiss many toads before she finds a prince!'

'But on the very first day, before the horse riding has even begun, it looks as though the pleasure may all be spoiled. While the teenagers are at the Herberton railway station for its ceremonial re-opening a dramatic incident occurs that threatens many people, including Kylie and her friends.
The incident sparks a trail of adventures that is to test Kylie as she has never been tested before. Before she wins through she must use all her courage, cunning and determination. She must push herself to her limits. At the same time she finds herself emotionally torn and her loyalty and honesty questioned. It will be the toughest challenge of her young life.

'So join the friends on their horse ride through the rugged ranges west of Herberton as they explore both the fascinating history and scenery of that wild land and their own relationships. Be with Kylie as she struggles to win in a quite unexpected adventure that involves horses, horse racing, the Australian bush, a ghost town and the Kelly Gang.

'The Kelly Gang? This story is set in the 21st Century, not the 19th! So read on and solve the mystery.' (Publication summary)

'The Savage brothers are now in South Africa!

'Chaz and Des have been asked to help their cousins, Christina and Aurora, track down a young woman who has been kidnapped.

'But once again they get more than they bargained for. From Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg to Tel Aviv to the Caribbean, their escapades put them in the middle of a billion-dollar cryptocurrency heist, the South African mafia, and the global trafficking of human organs. Even the French Secret Service!

'Join in the fun and bedlam as the Savage Brothers attempt to discover the missing heiress and help recover the missing billions in the process.

'Strap in for another adventure with surprises and mayhem at every turn.' (Publication summary)

'A group of Venturer Scouts and their leader battle Russian Mafia to avert millions of dollars in recreational drugs hitting the streets of every Australian capital city. The Venturers go on their annual Christmas holiday camp for a week of surfing, canoeing and pure fun. Russian drug Mafiosi arrange for a mother ship to drop off a cargo of drugs in a wrecked former Navy submarine near the boys’ campsite.  The Russians take the Venturers prisoners after they find the drugs leaving it to the most unlikely youth to escape and turn a lighthouse into a weapon against the Mafiosi.'

Source : Goodreads.com

(Publication summary)

'Angus is off to the beach with his Daddy.

'But pirates arrive and raid the shore, ruining the day for everyone.

'They are after all the ice cream they can get, and they are not going to share it with anyone.

'It's up to Angus to save the day and stop the pirates taking away all the ice cream to their pirate boat.' (Publication summary)

'Torn between two cultures, Australian and Lebanese, Silvana Ghoussain defied the odds to make a stance to show that chasing your dreams means taking risks-sometimes at great cost.

'This is a true account of one woman's determination to conquer a male-dominated world.

'To discover her strength and voice, Silvana Ghoussain must beat the odds to achieve her goals as a bodybuilder, entrepreneur on Sydney's King Street, Newtown, and a boxing coach when few women dared to enter the sport of boxing.

'Not even a controlling father, a dangerous boyfriend, and jeopardised health can stop her. Silvana's determination and strength transform her from victim to victor in the story of her life: Lioness: My Fighting Spirit' (Publication summary)

'For 13-year-old Cairns high school student, Willy Williams, life is not going smoothly. He has developed a passionate interest in girls, particularly the beautiful and mysterious Petra.

'But Willy is also bedevilled by temptation and is torn between his desire for Petra, admiration for red-head Barbara, and hopeful lust for Marjorie, his best friend’s sister.

'Worse, Willy has a secret enemy who makes his life a misery, as do the school bullies who pick on him at every opportunity. Complicating matters, his own poor choices do not help. Were the makeshift rockets and drone really good ideas?

'Willy is also fascinated in all things that fly and is an avid model aircraft hobbyist. As a First-Year member of the Australian Air Force Cadets, his dream is to one day become a pilot in the RAAF. But even as an Air Cadet he has enemies and challenges.

'But when a major crisis happens, his skills at piloting radio-controlled model aircraft is vital. Will his model of the Red Baron’s triplane bring him rewards or end his cadet career in disgrace?'

Source : publisher's blurb

'Fifteen-year-old navy cadet Tina Babcock is in love. But Tina is very shy, inexperienced and unsure of herself. While on a cadet canoe expedition on remote Koombooloomba Dam in the jungles of Far North Queensland, she and her friends encounter a gang of dangerous poachers.

'Tina's life is in peril because of the secrets she now knows. In a desperate struggle to escape, she must use her navy cadet skills and wits to extricate herself from the gang's clutches. Tina must push herself to the very limits of endurance to give herself a fighting chance of survival... and love.

'Cockatoo is suitable for teenage and adult readers with an enjoyment of adventure-spiced romance.' (Publication summary)

'Sixteen-year-old Air Cadet Willy Williams and his instructor are forced to make an emergency landing in their light aircraft at an isolated cattle station in the vast wilderness of Far North Queensland. As the repaired aircraft is taxiing to take off, a woman rushes toward them screaming for help. Behind her is an armed and dangerous criminal desperate to protect the secret he's hiding at the station, at all costs. The man takes aim at the airplane and fires, thrusting Willy into the most desperate situation he has ever encountered. To survive, he must use all the knowledge and skills he has learned as an air cadet. Over the next few days, Willy is tested to the limits of his character and physical endurance. Willy is torn between what he must do to survive and the person he actually is. Can he save the woman from the hands of the criminal gang? What terrifying choices tear at his conscience? Willy struggles to survive through the Devil's Eye and do what he believes to be the right thing.' (Synopsis)

'When a Killer comes courting. Lorraine Jackson is a single white female looking for Mr. Right. But when the Roadman knocks on her door, she isn't prepared for the secrets he's been hiding... and would kill to keep them hidden.

'Based on the major motion feature film by Peter Leovic and Helen Icic.' (Source: publication blurb)

'Fourteen year-old Navy Cadet Andrew Collins enrolls in a SCUBA diving course on the Great Barrier Reef to impress Muriel, the girl of his dreams. There's only one problem: Andrew is terrified of diving, not to mention the sharks, eels, and every other dangerous critter inhabiting the Coral Sea. Despite his fears, Andrew inadvertently stumbles onto an old family mystery: the mysterious disappearance of his grandfather, lost at sea many years before. The deeper they delve into the mystery the deeper they are caught in a deadly web of lies and danger. Andrew must face some agonizing choices and do battle with his worst nightmares. Read along and find out what happens to Andrew and Muriel in this rip-roaring adventure on the high seas. ' (Publication summary)

'Sadistic Hamish McMurtrie ‘Hacka’ Blanchard hatches a brutal but brilliant plan, the cold-hearted brutality of which shocks even the hardest-nosed policemen. With the aid of three former cellmates, he contrives to kidnap two federal politicians and demand a $5 million ransom from the government. Nothing could go wrong.

'But Senior Sergeant Ken McLoughlin and his partner Tony Delarosa have other plans. In a dangerous race against time, they sweep through the sun-drenched Great Barrier Reef, the Kimberleys, the slums of Poland, and the cattle stations of the outback in an almost impossible task to stop Blanchard’s trail of unimaginable violence.' (Publication summary)

'What will you sacrifice this Thanksgiving Day?

'In the years approaching the New Millennium, Michael Joseph and his wife, Angie, seek the services of fertility doctor to help conceive the child they have always yearned.

'One climactic Thanksgiving Day their newborn child, Ananda, is kidnapped, heralding the anxious search for her safe return.

'Michael is propelled on a frantic quest to save his baby’s life and along the way must decide between what he believes to be the truth and what he refuses to admit about himself.

'His decision leads to the perilous battle for control of his daughter’s soul and the destiny of mankind and the whole world.' (Publication summary)