Cirrus@Austlit

'Shadow Crystals is an YA epic fantasy in the Under the Mountain Series

'She will do anything to save her people.

'Desperate measures are needed to get food to the Caverns before the food run out.

'Delvina, Zadeki and the delegation lead by Danel have braved danger and travelled across the oean to seek answers to the Darane's dilemma, but they find the Lonely Isles in turmoil.

'Will Delvina find the way to open the Gate in time to prevent her people from starving? Will she be reunited with her twin, Retza. And why are the Forest Folk so secretive? As tensions increase, Delvina must discern friend from foe and defeat the shadows in her own heart.

'Join Delvina and her friends on their quest to save the Glittering Realm under the mountain.

'Shadow Crystals is the fourth and penultimate novella in the Under the Mountain series. It is set in the world of Nardva.'

Source: publisher's blurb

'A desperate journey into the unknown Food is scarce, the Glittering realms in chaos and solutions fast disappearing.

'Twins Delvina and Retza have always stood shoulder to shoulder. Now new strategies are needed. Will new challenges pull the twins apart? Will they, and their shapeshifter friend, Zadeki, find food before the people under the mountain starve? Join Delvina, Retza and Zadeki as once again they must face their fears and rescue a realm.'

Source : publisher's blurb

'YA Fantasy Adventure in the lost realm deep under the mountain.

'Twins Delvina and Retza's greatest desire is to be accepted as prentices by their parents' old crew when they stumble across a stranger. Trapped under the mountain, young Zadeki's only thought is to escape home to his kin. Peril awaits all three youngsters. Will they pull apart or work together to save the underground realm?

'Book 1 in Under the Mountain series'

Source: publisher's blurb

'Unlikely heroes, thrilling adventures, clash of cultures, unthinkable choices

'The underground realm is under attack from mad Overseer Uzza and the Crystal Heart is failing. As things become desperate, Twins Delvina and Retza must brave a treacherous journey to seek help from Zadeki and his people.

'Will they find the answers they seek before it's too late? What are the twins prepared to do to save their realm and those they love from certain destruction?

'Blood Crystal is a YA fantasy adventure and the second novella in the Under the Mountain series. It continues Zadeki and the twins, Delvina and Retza's adventures picking up from where Heart of the Mountain left off.'

Source: publisher's blurb

'Four young lives, a realm ravaged by war, a haunting legacy. Caught between two cultures, a pawn in a deadly power struggle, Dinnis longs for the day his father will rescue him and his sister from the sorcerer Akrad’s clutches. But things don’t turn out how Dinnis imagines and his father betrays him. Does Dinnis have a future among the Tamrin? Will he seek revenge for wrongs like his sister or forge a different destiny? Set in the world of Nardva, Akrad's Children is the first book in the Akrad's Legacy series.'

(Source: publisher's blurb)

'Twins Delvina and Retza’s greatest desire is to be accepted as prentices by their parents’ old crew when they stumble across a stranger. Trapped under the mountain, young Zadeki’s only thought is to escape home to his kin. Peril awaits all three youngsters. Will they pull apart or work together to save the underground realm?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Be challenged, captivated and moved by these imaginative reflections on faith, help in time of need, joy in the midst of tragedy, and surprising encounters with God.

'During 2015, the International Year of Light, twenty-one authors from Australia and the United States have come together to explore the theme of 'glimpses of light'—finding light in dark places—through short stories, poems, flash fiction and creative non-fiction.

'Glimpses of Light includes contributions from respected and award-winning authors and poets Jo-Anne Berthelsen, Paula Vince, Lynne Stringer, Adele Jones, Jo Wanmer, Jeanette Grant-Thomson and Ellen Carr, as well as exciting new talent.' (Publication summary)

'Inspirational stories for women by women. With twenty-eight inspirational short stories by nine authors, Let the Sea Roar explores how women cope with turning points in their lives. The fictional stories trace women’s journeys through overwhelming challenges and difficulties as they find their way to comfort, direction, and an encounter with God. These moving stories explore spiritual insights on universal themes such as grief, alcoholism, marriage breakup, domestic violence, teenage pregnancy, poverty and homelessness. The anthology portrays the human condition from a Christian world-view. Recommended for women of all ages and walks of life.' (Publication sumamry)