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Before happiness : 5 actionable strategies to create a positive path to success Shawn Achor

Do you want to achieve success in your personal and professional endeavours? Backed by science, great stories, and research-based strategies, by the time you finish this book, you will have a complete understanding of exactly how to create a better reality and magnify the volume of happiness and success in your life, and equally important, transfer that positive reality to others.

Not a penny more, not a penny less Jeffrey Archer

What can an Oxford don, a respected society physician, a chic French art dealer, and a charming English lord have in common? Very little, except they've all been swindled out of every cent they had by Harvey Metcalfe, the man who wrote the book on international stock fraud. They haven't a prayer of ever seeing their money again. Or have they?

Lookaway, lookaway Wilton Barnhardt

Presiding over her family and its legacy of masterpiece Civil War art, North Carolina society maven Jerene Jarvis Johnston takes increasingly haphazard steps to protect her grown children from their own heedlessness.

Rain dogs Baron R. Birtcher

The year is 1976, and the first shots are being fired in the narcotics and human-trafficking war. Colt Freeman and his partner, Snyder, want only to preserve their small piece of the marijuana trade. Like a modern-day Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid they do their work with proficiency and stealth and, when necessary, deadly force. But when their meticulously planned scheme comes undone, it forces them into a rash and hazardous escape from the law and directly into the crossfire of an internecine narcotics war that no one had seen coming.

Still foolin' 'em : where I've been, where I'm going and where the hell are my keys? Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal is turning 65, and he's not happy about it. With his trademark wit and heart, he outlines the absurdities and challenges that come with growing old, from insomnia to memory loss to leaving dinners with half your meal on your shirt. He also looks back at the most powerful and memorable moments of his long and storied life, from entertaining his relatives as a kid in Long Beach, Long Island, his years doing stand-up in the Village, up through his legendary stint at Saturday Night Live, When Harry Met Sally, and his long run as host of the Academy Awards. As wise and poignant as they are funny, Crystal's reflections are an unforgettable look at an extraordinary life well lived.

The death cure James Dashner

As the third Trial draws to a close, Thomas and some of his cohorts manage to escape from WICKED, their memories having been restored, only to face new dangers as WICKED claims to be trying to protect the human race from the deadly FLARE virus.

The kill order James Dashner

Mark struggles to make sense of his new, post-disaster world in this prequel to The Maze Runner.

The maze runner James Dashner

Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of a maze and realizes he must work with the community in which he finds himself if he is to escape.

The Scorch trials James Dashner

Digger the dinosaur Rebecca Kai Dotlich

Welcome to the world of beginning readers starring Digger the Dinosaur! Digger wants to go out and play, but he still hasn't cleaned his room. The race is on to tidy up - and with Digger in a rush, things might get a little topsy-turvy!

As I lay dying William Faulkner

As I Lay Dying is Faulkner's harrowing account of the Bundren family's odyssey across the Mississippi countryside to bury Addie, their wife and mother. Told in turns by each of the family members -including Addie herself - the novel ranges in mood from dark comedy to the deepest pathos.

The strangely beautiful tale of Miss Percy Parker Leanna Renee Hieber

What fortune awaited sweet, timid Percy Parker at Athens Academy? Hidden in the dark heart of Victorian London, the Romanesque school was dreadfully imposing, a veritable fortress, and little could Percy guess what lay inside. She had never met its powerful and mysterious Professor Alexi Rychman, knew nothing of the growing shadows, of the Ripper and other supernatural terrors against which his coterie stood guard. She saw simply that she was different, haunted, with her snow white hair, pearlescent skin and uncanny gift.

A bigamist's daughter Alice McDermott

Elizabeth Connelly, editor at a New York vanity press, sells the dream of publication. Stories of true emotional depth rarely cross her desk. But when a young writer named Tupper Daniels walks in, bearing an unfinished novel, Elizabeth is drawn to both the novelist and his story - a lyrical tale about a man in love with more than one woman at once. Tupper's manuscript unlocks memories of her own secretive father, who himself may have been a bigamist. As Elizabeth and Tupper search for the perfect denouement, their affair, too, approaches a most unexpected and poignant coda.

The last of the Doughboys Richard Rubin

In 2003, 85 years after the armistice, Rubin managed to find dozens of American veterans of World War I, aged 101 to 113, and interview them. All are gone now. They were the final survivors of the millions who made up the American Expeditionary Forces. Self-reliant, humble, and stoic, they kept their stories to themselves for a lifetime, then shared them at the last possible moment, so that they, and the World War they won, might at last be remembered.

Big brother Lionel Shriver

The new novel from the Orange Prize-winning author of We Need to Talk About Kevin. When Pandora picks up her older brother Edison at her local Iowa airport, she literally doesn't recognise him. In the four years since the grown siblings last saw one another, the once slim, hip New York jazz pianist has gained hundreds of pounds. What happened? Worse, Edison's slovenly habits, appalling diet, and know-it-all monologues drive her health-and-fitness freak husband Fletcher insane. After the big blowhard of a brother-in-law has more than overstayed his welcome, Fletcher delivers his wife an ultimatum: it's him or me.

The English girl Daniel Silva

The wayward son of Israeli intelligence, Gabriel Allon is plunged into a high stakes game of murder, espionage, and corruption after a beautiful young British woman vanishes on the island of Corsica, which threatens to destroy a prime minister's career.

The art of racing in the rain Garth Stein

Meet Enzo, the unforgettable canine narrator of this bittersweet and transformative story of family, love, loyalty, and hope. Enzo is a philosopher with a nearly human soul, and he's gained a wealth of knowledge from hours spent in front of the TV.

The Golem and the Jinni Helene Wecker

A chance meeting between mythical beings takes readers on a dazzling journey through cultures in turn-of-the-century New York. Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life to by a disgraced rabbi who dabbles in dark Kabbalistic magic and dies at sea on the voyage from Poland. Chava is unmoored and adrift as the ship arrives in New York harbour in 1899. Ahmad is a jinni, a being of fire born in the ancient Syrian desert, trapped in an old copper flask, and released in New York City. Trapped in an old copper flask by a Bedouin wizard centuries ago, he is released accidentally by a tinsmith in a Lower Manhattan shop. Struggling to make their way in this strange new place, the Golem and the Jinni try to fit in with their neighbours while masking their true natures.

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Historical taster collection,

The Admiral's penniless bride: Sally Paul spends her last penny on a cup of tea - the last thing she expects is an offer of marriage from a complete stranger.
Miss Winbolt and the fortune hunter: Respected spinster Miss Emily Winbolt puts her reputation at risk after tumbling into a stranger's arms.
The rake's final conquest: Marcus Wolfe, Viscount Helstone has earned the name of Hellcat Helstone because of his wild, rakish ways until he meets outspoken governess Sophie Flint.

Hungry? The innocent recipe book for filling your family with good stuff,

Tasty and smooth, just like innocent's smoothies, these recipes have been especially selected for small people. innocent is the UK and Europe's favourite smoothie brand. 'The innocent recipe book for kids' is a brilliant source of classic, smart meals and drinks for the whole family from quick breakfasts, snacks-on-the-go, to clever lunches and big dinners all served up with the innocent twist.

If you're happy and you know it, pictures by Amanda Haley

If You're Happy and You Know It combines words, music, and opportunity for interaction in this level-one reader. The fun illustrations give visual clues to readers as they learn the words to all the verses.

Tarnished gold, Brita Addams

In 1915, starstruck Jack Abadie strikes out for the gilded streets of Hollywood. With him, he takes a secret that his country hometown would never understand. Soon, his talent, matinee idol good looks, and affable personality propel him to the height of stardom. But fame breeds distrust. As the 1920s roar, scandals rock the movie industry. Under pressure to clean up its act, Jack's studio issues an ultimatum. Either forsake the man he loves and remain a box office darling, or follow his heart and let his shining star fade to tarnished gold.

When: the art of perfect timing, Stuart Albert

An elegant and counterintuitive guide to achieving perfect timing. Based on a 20-year investigation into more than 2,000 timing issues and errors, 'When' presents a single and practical approach for dealing with timing in life and business.

Tuscan rose, Belinda Alexandra

A mysterious stranger known as 'The Wolf' leaves an infant with the sisters of Santo Spirito. And so begins a story as intriguing and beautiful as the city of Florence itself. Tuscan Rose is set in Italy during the time of Mussolini, a richly woven tale of passion, love, longing, witchcraft and magic.

White gardenia, Belinda Alexandra

Beginning in a small village under Japanese occupation on the Chinese-Russian border in the final days of World War II, this is the story of a White Russian mother and daughter, separated by war.

Wild lavender, Belinda Alexandra

At fourteen, Simone Fleurier is wrenched from her home on a Provenðcal lavender farm and sent to work in Marseilles where she discovers the music hall and a dream: to one day be a famous dancer and singer. But when war threatens, Simone makes a decision that will lead to great danger - yet ultimately prove that love, just like wild lavender, can grow in the least likely of places.

Yellow elephant : improve your memory to learn more, faster, better, Tansel Ali

Two-time Australian Memory Champion Tansel Ali shows you how he turned his very ordinary memory into a champion one - and memorised the Yellow Pages phone book along the way. Ali's easy-to-follow steps explain how the brain remembers and how you can take advantage of this. Practical exercises help you learn techniques and build your memory skills quickly, enabling you to learn faster, remember more, reduce stress, save time and improve your focus.

Rachel's everyday kitchen, Rachel Allen

Cookery teacher and home cook Rachel Allen returns with clever ideas, simple shortcuts and plenty of practical advice for achieving simple, wholesome and nutritious meals day after day.

The end of the homosexual?, Dennis Altman

Part memoir/part politics, Dennis Altman connects what has happened within the changing queer world over the past forty years to larger social, political and cultural trends. Written engagingly, this book explores the idea that major changes in the understanding of sexual and gender diversity reflect larger social and cultural shifts.

Paleo cooking from Elana's pantry : gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free recipes., Elana Amsterdam

A family-friendly collection of simple paleo recipes that emphasise protein and produce, from breakfasts to entrees to treats, from the popular gluten-free blogger of Elana's Pantry. Paleo Cooking from Elana's Pantry offers nearly 100 recipes featuring lean proteins and simple vegetable dishes, plus classic desserts all free from grain, gluten, and dairy, and made with natural sweeteners.

The April Tree, Judith Arnold

Naomi's Room, Jonathan Aycliffe

My French Connection, Sheryle Bagwell

Cinderella Smith, Stephanie Barden

Cast off by her old friends, Cinderella agrees to help a new student deal with the stepsisters she will soon have, and meantime, a former friend tries to prevent Cinderella from dancing the lead in their tap recital.

Year of the Unexpected, Erica Bauermeister

Have Your Cake and Eat it Too, Sally Bee

Fish Like a Drink, Joe Bennett

The Berenstain Bears and the little lost cub, story and pictures by Jan & Mike Berenstain.

When the Good Deed Scouts find a cub who has lost his mother, they try to help him find her again.

The Berenstain Bears. Honey hunt helpers, story and pictures by Jan & Mike Berenstain.

The Good Deed Scouts are a group of bear cubs who are committed to doing a good deed each and every day.

The Berenstain Bears. Mama's helpers, story and pictures by Jan & Mike Berenstain.

All the truth that's in me, Julie Berry

Four years ago, Judith and her best friend disappeared from their small town of Roswell Station. Two years ago, only Judith returned, permanently mutilated, reviled and ignored by those who were once her friends and family. Unable to speak, Judith lives like a ghost in her own home, silently pouring out her thoughts to the boy who's owned her heart as long as she can remember - even if he doesn't know it - her childhood friend, Lucas. But when Roswell Station is attacked, long-buried secrets come to light, and Judith is forced to choose: continue to live in silence, or recover her voice, even if it means changing her world, and the lives around her, forever.

Reflections of Gold, Peter Bidwell

What Killed Jane Austen? And Other Medical Mysteries, Marvels and Mayhem, George Biro

Facing the Torturer, Francois Bizot

Chasing the Light, Jesse Blackadder

The Raven's Heart, Jesse Blackadder

The Wonder Bread Summer, Jessica Anya Blau

This can't happen to me: tackling type 2 diabetes, Tim Bowden

Weaving practical advice with humourous and inspiring personal stories, Tim Bowden explains everything you need to know about Type 2 diabetes.

Otter and Owl say I'm sorry, Crystal Bowman

Otter has a brand new scooter! And Owl has a fun idea. But when that idea ends in disaster, Owl feels like a bad friend. Will Otter ever forgive him?

Otter and Owl set sail, Crystal Bowman

Otter and Owl have a sailboat but no matter how they blow, the sails won't fill the wind. Who does have the power to make the sailboat go?

Cat Sense, John Bradshaw

How Did It Begin, R. Brasch

Restless spirit = Te wairua whakariuka, Susan Brocker

Set against the sweeping landscape of the North Island's volcanic plateau and Desert Road. A story of a white Kaimanawa stallion who cannot be tamed and the two young trouble teens who have come to love him. Before they can help the white stallion, Lara must overcome her anger and Kahu must find the courage to reveal his hidden talent. Hardest of all, they must both face the reality that to help the stallion, they may ultimately have to lose him.

The keeper of secrets, Amanda Brooke

On the surface, Elle has the perfect life: husband, child and a beautiful home, but sometimes a perfect facade hides the cracks beneath. Elle's husband Rick seems determined to clip her wings at every turn, keeping her at home and away from her friends and from the world. When Elle's father dies and she starts to clear his house, the cracks start to widen - and it's only a matter of time before everything breaks open.

Caleb's Crossing, Geraldine Brooks

March, Geraldine Brooks

People of the Book, Geraldine Brooks

Short Fat Chick in Paris, Kerre Woodham & Gareth Brown

Short Fat Chick to Marathon Runner, Kerre Woodham & Gareth Brown

A story of seven summers, Hilary Burden

From London journalist to owner of the historic, ramshackle Nun's House in Tasmania and two alpacas and providore of local produce, this is Hilary Burden's journey.

Gift of the Gob, Kate Burridge

Christmas Visitor, Linda Byler

The bride wore size 12, Meg Cabot

Heather Wells is used to having her cake and eating it too, but this time her cake just might be cooked. Her wedding cake, that is. Heather has no time for a tearful mother and bride reunion. She has a wedding to pull off and a murder to solve. Instead of wedding bells, she might be hearing wedding bullets, but she's determined to bring the bad guys to justice if it's the last thing she does ... and this time, it just might be.

Queen of babble, Meg Cabot

Lizzie Nichols discovers that her inability to keep her mouth shut has landed her in hot water when she aggravates her unfaithful boyfriend, is stranded in London, and takes a job as a bartender for a catered wedding at a French chateau.

Size 12 and ready to rock, Meg Cabot

Summer break and the livin' ain't easy! Fischer Hall is busier than ever, filled with squealing thirteen- and fourteen-year-old girls attending the first ever Tania Trace Teen Rock Camp, hosted by pop sensation Tania Trace herself - who just happens to be newly married to Heather's ex-boyfriend, heartthrob Jordan Cartwright. But the real headache begins when the producer of a reality TV show starring Tania winds up dead and it's clear that the star was the intended victim.

Size 14 is not fat either, Meg Cabot

In Cabot's entertaining, second cozy to feature Heather Wells, a teen music idol turned student-life employee at NYU-like New York College, a cheerleader in Heather's dorm turns up dead - or, at least her head turns up, stewed almost beyond recognition in a cafeteria pot. If solving Lindsay's murder isn't enough to keep Heather busy, her father, recently released after a 20-year prison sentence, shows up on her doorstep, looking for a renewed relationship and a place to stay.

Queen of Babble in the Big City, Meg Cabot

Size 12 Is Not Fat, Meg Cabot

Wild Horizons, Greig Caigou

Captive of sin, Anna Campbell

Returning home to Cornwall after an unspeakable tragedy, Sir Gideon Trevithick comes upon a defiant beauty in danger and vows to protect her whatever the cost. He's dismayed to discover that she's none other than Lady Charis Weston, England's wealthiest heiress - and that the only way to save her from the violent stepbrothers determined to steal her fortune is to wed her himself!

My reckless surrender, Anna Campbell

Diana Croft has very good reasons for seducing Tarquin Vale, Earl of Ashcroft but instead of the selfish, jaded debaucher she discovers a man who stirs her deepest desires. The Earl is intrigued but is convinced she is concealing a dangerous secret and only after confronting this secret can he claim the woman who is his destiny.

Tempt the Devil, Anna Campbell

For Olivia Raines, London's most notorious courtesan, and the infamous Julian Southwood, Earl of Erith, falling in love will be the greatest risk of all.

Absurdistan: a bumpy ride through some of the world's scariest, weirdest places, Eric Campbell

As a foreign correspondent for the ABC, the author covered Boris Yeltsin's demise in Russia, ethnic cleansing in the former Yugoslavia and the public madness in Britain following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. This memoir takes you into nightclubs as well as war zones, behind the scenes of grassroots revolution and into centres of power.

The high lord, Trudi Canavan

'The High Lord' concludes Trudi Canavan's epic trilogy of action, magic and high adventure.

The Magician's Guild, Trudi Canavan

Caught up in a confrontation between the hated Guild magicians and the angry youth of the slums, to her dismay Sonea discovers that she possesses the same powers as the reviled magicians. To avoid capture, she must seek protection from the city's feared underworld, The Thieves.

The novice, Trudi Canavan

Sonea knows the other novices in the Magicians' Guild all come from powerful families, but she also knows she can turn to Rothen and Dannyl for help when she needs it. That is, until someone starts spreading malicious rumours about her - and Akkarin, the High Lord, steps in.

A Dream for Tomorrow, Melody A. Carlson

A Home at Trail's End, Melody A. Carlson

Westward Hearts, Melody A. Carlson

Don't tell Mum I work on the rigs: she thinks I'm a piano player in a whorehouse, Paul Carter

Paul Carter has been shot at, hijacked and held hostage. He's almost died of dysentery in Asia and toothache in Russia, watched a Texan lose his mind in the jungles of Asia, lost a lot of money backing a scorpion against a mouse in a fight to the death, and been served cocktails by an orang-utan on an ocean freighter. And that's just his day job. Taking postings in some of the world's wildest and most remote regions, not to mention some of the roughest oil rigs on the planet, Paul has worked, gotten into trouble and been given serious talkings to in locations as far-flung as the North Sea, Middle East, Borneo and Tunisia, as exotic as Sumatera, Vietnam and Thailand, and as flat out dangerous as Columbia, Nigeria and Russia, with some of the maddest, baddest and strangest people you could ever hope not to meet.

Against the Ropes, Sarah Castille

Walk off weight: an 8-week food and exercise plan that gets results, Andrew Cate

Walking is the least daunting form of exercise. It’s cheap; it’s easy on the knees and requires no sporty coordination. Learn how to walk for fun, for good health, for fitness and for weight loss. Here is an eight-week programme that can be customised to suit different body types and lifestyles.

Earth Dragon, Fire Hare, Ken Catran

Amber, Deborah Challinor

She was Māori, aged anywhere between three and five years old. Her dirty, matted hair hung past her shoulders, and her sweet, heart-shaped little face was filthy. For the past four years Kitty has sailed the high seas on the trading vessel Katipo with Rian, her wild Irish adventurer. But, in this long-awaited sequel to Kitty, when they return to the Bay of Islands in 1845, they find themselves in the midst of rising tensions between Māori and the settlers. As action swirls around them, Kitty and Rian must battle to be reunited as they fight for their lives and watch friends and enemies alike succumb to the madness of war and the fatal seduction of hatred.

Grey ghosts: New Zealand Vietnam vets talk about their war, Deborah Challinor

"We were known to the enemy as 'grey ghosts'. We could be here, and we could be there..." The Grey Ghosts were New Zealand's Vietnam veterans. Their powerful story includes chilling accounts of death, injuries and emotional breakdown, along with the intense comradeship of soldiering, and a pervasive sense of humour that is uniquely our own. Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah Challinor interviewed 50 men who served in Vietnam, who speak out about 'fragging' (killing superior officers), the New Zealand Government's role in Agent Orange and chemical exposure, and their hostile reception when they returned. The result is compelling, reliving the Vietnam experience in vivid detail. First published in 1998, this updated edition includes new material on the subsequent handling of veteran's claims, and the reconciliation parade on Queen's Birthday weekend in 2008, when the men were finally welcomed home.

Kitty, Deborah Challinor

When eighteen-year-old Kitty Carlisle's father dies unexpectedly in Norfolk in 1838, Kitty and her mother are left impoverished. After Kitty is discovered in a compromising position with an unscrupulous adventurer, her reputation is left in shreds. In desperation, her mother banishes Kitty to the colonies in disgrace, under the guardianship of her dour missionary uncle and his long-suffering wife. Against the backdrop of the wild and unruly Bay of Islands in the period leading up to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, Kitty meets and falls in love with Ryan Farrell, a rude, aloof and atheistic ship's captain. When she discovers he is also a gun runner, her loyalties are torn and her tempestuous nature leads to an estrangement. The path to true love is tortuous, involving rampaging Māori war parties, illicit sexual liaisons and incarceration in Sydney's Hyde Park Barracks, forgery, betrayal and death at sea.

Tamar, Deborah Challinor

Tamar Deane, an orphan at seventeen, decides to leave her home in a small Cornish village and emigrate to New Zealand. Along the journey she is befriended by Myrna MacTaggert who is travelling to Auckland to establish a brothel, and their unconventional friendship soon proves invaluable.

Union Belle, Deborah Challinor

In 1951, 1000 Waikato Miners went on strike to support their brothers in the Seaman's Union engaged in the 1951 Waterfront Lockout. Against this emotive backdrop, in the tiny mining village of Pukemiro, a story of love and treachery is also being played out in the personal lives of some of those intimately connected with the strike. Ellen McCabe, wife of the local union secretary and hero, Thomas McCabe, and a life-long Union woman, finds herself caught up the passion of the fight and a new found passion of her own - when a charismatic war veteran, Jack Vaughan comes to Pukemiro and befriends her husband.

White Feathers, Deborah Challinor

In a continuation of the family saga begun in the highly acclaimed Tamar, White feathers follows the lives of Tamar and Andrew Murdoch, in the years leading up to and immediately after World War One. Tamar's children become the focus of the continuing story, in particular her illegitimate eldest son, Joseph, the Boer War veteran who sits awkwardly between two cultures in a country that is just beginning to forge its own identity.

Material witness, Vannetta Chapman

Tragedy strikes on the opening night of the Fall Crafters Fair when a woman is killed in the parking lot of Daisy's Quilt Shop, and the only material witness is one of Melinda Byer's boys. The investigation takes a more bizarre turn when detective Shane Black becomes convinced the killer was actually after Callie. Masked identities, antique quilts with hidden messages, an Amish boy whose handicap makes him stronger, one brave dog, and a possible hidden treasure ... this time it's nonstop action, danger, and a dash of romance.

A perfect square, Vannetta Chapman

A dead girl is found floating in a local pond and Reuben Fisher is in jail as the suspect! Reuben refuses to divulge any information, even to clear himself of a crime Deborah is certain he didn't commit. So, with her English friend, Callie - fellow sleuth and owner of Daisy's Quilt Shop - Deborah sets out to uncover the truth.

The bear's song, Benjamin Chaud

Papa Bear wakes up to find his son missing, and his search leads him to an opera house and a command performance.

Night of the fifth moon, Anna Ciddor

In the time of the Druids, deep in the forest, six seek the power but only one can be chosen... Ket is desperate to learn the druid's secrets - to predict the future from the stars, to understand the raven's cry, to speak words of power that can halt a battle. But five other fosterlings are competing against him, and at each new moon one of them must be sent away. By the night of the fifth moon, only one will remain.

Echoes From a Distant Land, Frank Coates

In Search of Africa, Frank Coates

The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho

Paris was the place, Susan Conley

When Willie Pears begins teaching at a centre for immigrant girls who are all hoping for French asylum, she has no idea it will change her life. As she learns their stories, the lines between teaching and mothering quickly begin to blur.

Void moon, Michael Connelly

Cassie Black is a professional thief who thought she was stealing a quarter million dollars from a Vegas casino. Instead, the loot turns out to be two million and the mob sends a killer after her.

Modern Bee, Lindsay Conner

Called Home, Sheila Connolly

New Guinea Moon, Kate Constable

The zookeeper's war, Steven Conte

It is 1943 and each night in a bomb shelter beneath the Berlin Zoo an Australian woman, Vera, shelters with her German husband, Axel, the zoo's director. Together, Vera and Axel struggle to look after the animals through the air raids and food shortages of war. When the zoo's staff are drafted into the army, conscripted foreign workers are sent to replace them. At first Vera finds the idea of forced labour abhorrent, but gradually she realises the new workers are the zoo's only hope.

On the trail of Genghis Khan: an epic journey through the land of the nomads, Tim Cope

The relationship between man and horse on the Eurasian steppe gave rise to a succession of rich nomadic cultures. Inspired by the extraordinary life nomads lead, Tim Cope embarked on a journey that hadn't been successfully completed since those times: to travel on horseback across the entire length of the Eurasian steppe, from Karakorum, the ancient capital of Mongolia, through Kazakhstan, Russia, Crimea and the Ukraine to the Danube River in Hungary.

Prey, Michael Crichton

Deep in the Nevada desert, the Xymos Corporation has built a state-of-the-art fabrication plant. Inside, eight people are trapped - because outside, waiting for them is a predatory swarm of micro-particles that they themselves created. The swarm is getting more powerful by the hour.

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Pirate Latitudes, Michael Crichton

The Search For the Great Kiwi Yarn, Martin Crump

The miseducation of Cameron Post, Emily M. Danforth

In the early 1990s, when gay teenager Cameron Post rebels against her conservative Montana ranch town and her family decides she needs to change her ways, she is sent to a gay conversion therapy centre.

Sea creatures, Susanna Daniel

A mother must make the unthinkable choice between her husband and her son. When Georgia Qullian returns to her hometown of Miami, her toddler and husband in tow, she is hoping for a fresh start. They have left Illinois trailing scandal and disappointment in their wake, fallout from her husband's severe sleep disorder.

Any duchess will do, Tessa Dare

When Griffin York, the Duke of Halford, tries to thwart his mother's attempts to get him to marry by paying Spindle Cove barmaid Pauline Simms to fail duchess training, the unexpected result is a burning desire in the duke's heart to truly make her his wife.

Beauty and the blacksmith, Tessa Dare

Beautiful and elegant, Miss Diana Highwood is destined to marry a wealthy, well-placed nobleman. But Diana's not excited by dukes and lords. The only man who makes her heart pound is the village blacksmith, Aaron Dawes. Is their love forged strong enough to last, or are they just playing with fire?

Lambs of God, Marele Day

On a remote island, a trio of nuns tending sheep receive a visit from a priest, sent by the Church to assess their crumbling monastery for a money-making venture. Fearful for their future, the nuns abduct and hold him prisoner - the first man they have seen in years.

Nothing to envy: real lives in North Korea., Barbara Demick

Nothing to Envy weaves together the stories of adversity and resilience of six residents of Chongin, North Korea's third largest city. Two lovers, who dated secretly for a decade, feared to criticise the regime to each other. A loyal factory worker watched her husband and son die of starvation before escaping the country. In telling the stories of Chongin's residents she has recreated the lifestyles of North Korean citizens from their interests and concerns to their culture.

The enchanted land, Jude Deveraux

For beautiful Morgan Wakefield, that land lay west of the bluegrass splendours of her Kentucky home... and within the powerful embrace of Seth Colter - the handsome rancher with whom she had struck a bargain that would change her life.

The Black Lyon, Jude Deveraux

Checkmate, my Lord, Tracey Devlyn

Catherine Ashcroft leads a quiet life caring for her precocious seven-year-old daughter, until a late-night visitor delivers a startling ultimatum. She will match wits with the enigmatic Earl of Somerton, and it's not just her heart that's in danger. Spymaster Sebastian Danvers, Earl of Somerton, is famous for his cunning. Few can outwit him and ever fewer dare challenge him - until now.

The Fairest Beauty, Melanie Dickerson

The Healer's Apprentice, Melanie Dickerson

The Merchant's Daughter, Melanie Dickerson

The book of someday, Dianne Dixon

After she meets Andrew, Livvi Gray hopes to break free from her past and to escape a recurring nightmare, but there may be too many secrets to overcome.

The Buddha of Brewer Street, Michael Dobbs

Goodfellowe is caught up in an international power game played all the way from Tibet to the back streets of Soho. At its centre is the search for a child whose fate may decide the future not only of a nation but of an entire religion - the Dalai Lama. Also seeking him are the Chinese.

The final cut, Michael Dobbs

For more than a decade Francis Urquhart has towered above the parliamentary scene. Soon he will become the longest serving Prime Minister this century, yet he is only too aware that the movement to force him from power is growing.

Goodfellowe MP, Michael Dobbs

Thomas Goodfellowe doesn't fit the rules. From his cramped apartment in London's Chinatown, Goodfellowe sets about doing what he does best: asking questions about abuses. He listens more than most to the answers. But his unique skills and concern for ordinary people thrust him into conflict with the most powerful forces in the land.

To play the king, Michael Dobbs

Sequel to House of cards, Francis Urquhart goes to the palace to 'kiss hands' as the new Prime Minister. There to greet him is the new King. Both men are impatient and determined, and confrontations go from polite disagreement to bitter hostility as Urquhart sets about to ultimately destroy the King

The touch of innocents, Michael Dobbs

Paul Devereux is one of the most powerful politicians in the country. Isadora Dean is the rising star of television news. Two exceptionally talented and successful people, drawn into total conflict.

Winston's war, Michael Dobbs

Winston Churchill is at the lowest point of his career. He has spent a decade in the wilderness, ignored, reviled, branded a warmonger. The next morning, a despondent Churchill receives a visitor at Chartwell, a BBC journalist named Guy Burgess, and the course of Churchill's career turns.

Magic Under Stone, Jaclyn Dolamore

The Tea Rose, Jennifer Donnelly

Wild Rose, Jennifer Donnelly

The Winter Rose, Jennifer Donnelly

Ngaio Marsh: Her Life in Crime, Joanne Drayton

The Search for Anne Perry, Joanne Drayton

Margaret Mahy : a writer's life : a literary portrait of New Zealand's best-loved children's author, Tessa Duder

A literary portrait of New Zealand's best-loved children's author. Margaret Mahy's death on 23 July 2012 brought forth an unprecedented outpouring of grief and heartfelt tributes from around New Zealand and the world. Her passing at 76 was breaking news in the media, unstoppable through the social networks, noted by political leaders in Parliament and by children in classrooms throughout the country.

The Pilo Family Circus, Will Elliott

From the winner of the inaugural ABC Fiction Award comes a chilling and highly original tale about clowns, madness and mayhem. Jamie finds he is stalked by a trio of gleefully sadistic clowns who deliver a terrifying ultimatum. 'You have two days to pass your audition. You better pass it, feller. You're joining the circus. Ain't that the best news you ever got?' He is plunged into the horrific alternative universe that is the centuries-old Pilo Family Circus, a borderline world between hell and earth from which humankind's greatest tragedies have been perpetrated.

There Was an Old Woman, Hallie Ephron

Every waking moment, Chris Fabry

Treha Langsam is a mysterious young woman who has fallen through the cracks, much like many of the elderly people she works with at Desert Gardens Retirement Home. But Miriam Howard, director of the facility, sees her extraordinary gift and untapped potential.

Misconception: a true story of life, love and infertility, Jay-Jay Feeney

Jay-Jay and Dom have been married since 2004. They always imagined that they'd get married, have children, grow old. Written with a mix of brutal honesty and humour, this book follows their quest to conceive a child, charting the highs and lows of life lived in the shadow of infertility.

My brilliant friend. Book one. Childhood, adolescence, Elena Ferrante

A modern masterpiece from one of Italy's most acclaimed authors, My Brilliant Friend is a rich, intense, and generous-hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila. Through the lives of these two women, Ferrante tells the story of a neighbourhood, a city, and a country as it is transformed in ways that, in turn, also transform the relationship between her protagonists, the unforgettable Elena and Lila.

Watercolours, Adrienne Ferreira

Eleven-year-old Novi just wants to blend in, but it isn't easy when you're named after a type of silkworm and have the most eccentric family in town. A descendant of the first Italian silk-growers in northern New South Wales, he is an obsessive artist with a habit of drawing the stories of the people around him and a secret conviction that the river murdered his grandfather.

Bully Blocking, Evelyn M. Field

The shock of the fall, Nathan Filer

'I'll tell you what happened because it will be a good way to introduce my brother. His name's Simon. I think you're going to like him. I really do. But in a couple of pages he'll be dead. And he was never the same after that.' There are books you can't stop reading, which keep you up all night. There are books which let us into the hidden parts of life and make them vividly real. There are books which, because of the sheer skill with which every word is chosen, linger in your mind for days. The Shock of the Fall is all of these books.

Surviving Maggie, John Fingleton

The woman who wasn't there : the true story of the fraud that shocked America, Robin Gaby Fisher and Angelo J. Guglielmo Jr.

It was a tale of loss and recovery, of courage and sorrow, of horror and inspiration. Tania Head's astonishing account of her experience on September 11, 2001 from crawling through the carnage and chaos to escaping the seventy-eighth-floor sky lobby of the burning south tower to losing her fiancé in the collapsed north tower transformed her into one of the great victims and heroes of that tragic day. But there was a problem that would emerge, much later, with Tania's story: none of it was true. The Woman Who Wasn't There is the story of one of the most audacious and bewildering quests for acclaim in recent memory one that poses fascinating questions about the essence of morality and the human need for connection at any cost.

Nancy Wake Biography Revised Edition, Peter FitzSimons

Diary of a rugby champ, Shamini Flint

Marcus is a Maths whiz who is not good at sport. His dad is a self-help author who thinks Marcus can achieve anything he sets his mind to... with hilarious results. In illustrated diary format, Marcus's gentle, satiric humour and comic drawings will have readers laughing out loud while learning a surprising amount about rugby.

Juliet, Anne Fortier

When Julie Jacobs leaves for Italy per the instructions of her late aunt's will, she never imagines that she'll be thrust into a centuries-old feud, not to mention one of the most legendary romances of all time.

The Girl from Snowy River, Jackie French

Hitler's Daughter, Jackie French

The sultan's eyes, Kelly Gardiner

The year is 1648 and life in Venice is serene for Isabella Hawkins and her friends Willem, Al-Qasim and Signora Contarini who publish fine books. When a new Inquisitor declares war on free speech they are forced to flee across the seas to the wondrous capital of the Ottoman Empire, Constantinople, which is ruled by the infamous Sultanate of the Women. But Isabella is soon entangled in poisonous palace intrigues, while her friends secretly play perilous games of their own.

Act of Faith, Kelly Gardiner

A Cook's Tour of France, Gabriel Gate

The Book of Rapture, Nikki Gemmell

The Bride Stripped Bare, Nikki Gemmell

My First Divorce, Sheryn George

Sparky : the life and art of Charles Schulz., Beverly Gherman

Here is a look at the life and influences of Charles Schulz, creator of the beloved comic strip Peanuts.

What a Ride, Mate, Phil Gifford

The memory trap, Andrea Goldsmith

Nina Jameson, an international consultant on memorial projects, has been happily married to Daniel for twelve years. When her life in London falls apart, she accepts a job in her hometown of Melbourne. She finds herself caught up in age-old conflicts of two friends from her past: the celebrated pianist Ramsay Blake and his younger brother, Sean. Nina arrives home to find work, loves and entrenched obsessions under threat.

Reunion, Andrea Goldsmith

Andrea Goldsmith takes a group of Melbourne graduates to Oxford in the 1980s, then revisits them 20-odd years later. This is engrossing, character-driven storytelling. As it reveals the excitement and frustration of academic life the tissue of friendship remains, changing now as the group reconnects for the first time in decades, dealing with the reality of their present lives and their memories of the past. None will be unchanged by this. And not all will survive.

The ten trusts : what we must do to care for the animals we love, Jane Goodall and Marc Bekoff

The famous scientist who documented the lives of chimpanzees joins an animal behaviourist ro present ten fundamental principles designed to show readers how to live in harmony with the animal kingdom.

The third kingdom, Terry Goodkind

From the internationally bestselling author of the Sword of Truth series, comes a new Richard and Kahlan novel, sequel to The Omen Machine. The bloodthirsty Jit is dead, and against all odds Richard and Kahlan have survived. But a new menace has attacked them in the Dark Lands. Infected with the essence of death itself, robbed of his power as a war wizard, Richard must race against time to uncover and stop the infernal conspiracy assembling itself behind the wall far to the north.

Singing the Dogstar Blues, Alison Goodman

Since an alien selected her to be his time-travelling partner, Joss has met an assassin, confronted an anti-alien lobby and had her freewheeling lifestyle nipped in the bud by the high security which surrounds the first Chorian to study on Earth!

The memory jar, Tricia Goyer

Every year, 30 to 40 young Amish men descend on the cozy little town of West Kootenai, Montana, arriving in the spring to live there for six months and receive 'resident' status for the hunting season in the fall. They arrive as bachelors, but go home with brides!

The promise box, Tricia Goyer

Lydia Wyse is drawn back to her childhood Amish community through her mother's "promise box", and seeks to leave behind her secular life as a book editor when she meets bachelor Gideon Hooley.

Daybreak, Shelley Shepard Gray

Viola recently started a job at the Mennonite retirement home where she strikes up a friendship with Atle Beachy. When Atle’s only son Ed surprises his father with a visit, he falls for Viola and is determined to court her. Though Viola can't deny she feels the attraction too, she has no time for such things: her family has begun to crumble.

Eventide, Shelley Shepard Gray

Honest and faithful Elsie Keim falls for her new neighbour, Landon, but she can't bear to tell him the truth: she's going blind. Landon is enamoured with Elsie. When Elsie's brother Roman steps in and shares the truth of Elsie's disease, Landon is floored. He wonders how he'd be able to keep up with his responsibilities and take care of Elsie.

Ray of light, Shelley Shepard Gray

Roman Keim just wants a break from the family drama at his snowy Ohio home when he heads to an Amish snowbird community in Florida. There he meets Amanda Yoder and her daughter Regina who soon are warming his heart. But will Roman return to Ohio or will he stay and help the young widow embrace a second chance at love?

All You Could Ask For, Mike Greenberg

Murder and Mendelssohn, Kerry Greenwood

An orchestral conductor has been found dead and Detective Inspector Jack Robinson needs the delightfully incisive and sophisticated Miss Fisher's assistance to enter a world in which he is at sea. But how many killers is Phryne really stalking?

Sunblind, Michael Griffo

The book of air and shadows, Michael Gruber

Moving between twenty-first-century America and seventeenth-century England, The Book of Air and Shadows is a modern thriller that re-creates William Shakespeare's life at the turn of the seventeenth century and combines an intricately layered plot with a devastating portrait of a contemporary man on the brink of self-discovery ... or self-destruction.

White ninja, Tiffiny Hall

When new boy Jackson Axe introduces Roxy to the world of martial arts, she learns about the legend of the White Warrior and the powers that are trapped in the Tiger Scrolls. The White Warrior is hunted by both the ninja and samurai clans, and now Jackson and Roxy must find the Tiger Scrolls and unleash the powers of the White Warrior before the samurai do.

Remember me, Derek Hansen

A twelve-year-old boy writes an essay as part of his homework, and inadvertently uncovers a secret from World War II which unleashes a chain of events which rips a formerly close community apart, turning neighbour against neighbour, friend against friend.

Screw inner beauty : lessons from the fat-o-sphere, Kate Harding and Marianne Kirby

Bloggers Kate Harding and Marianne Kirby have lost count of how many diets they've been on. Between them, they've lost enough weight to make up a whole other person - a whole other fat person. But like almost all dieters, they always gained it back - so they finally decided it was time to activate Plan B. In Screw Inner Beauty, they share how they came to quit starving themselves and like their fat bodies the way they are.

Dark Journey, Glyn Harper

In the Face of the Enemy, Glyn Harper

The Maclean groom, Kathleen Harrington

He is her family's ancient foe, but never has Lady Joanna Macdonald seen a man she wants more. Still, she hides from Rory MacLean - the dashing laird whom King James has ordered her to marry - hoping to save her family's honour. For Rory MacLean, this marriage was merely a means to secure his fortune but when he finally sets eyes upon his heiress bride, Rory is enraptured, and determined to have her, body and soul.

Bucket list of an idiot, Dominic Harvey

Brave or crazy? Dom Harvey proves that he's both by letting his friends and family set him a bucket list of mad tasks.

Vegan Pizza, Julie Hasson

Belonging, Robin Lee Hatcher

The Forgiving Hour, Robin Lee Hatcher

The Shepherd's Voice, Robin Lee Hatcher

Whispers from Yesterday, Robin Lee Hatcher

Marrying Ameera, Rosanne Hawke

Other People's Country, Maureen Helen

Bird Lake moon, Kevin Henkes

Twelve-year-old Mitch and his mother are spending the summer with his grandparents at Bird Lake after his parents separate, and ten-year-old Spencer and his family have returned to the lake where Spencer's little brother drowned long ago, and as the boys become friends and spend time together, each of them begins to heal.

The birthday room, Kevin Henkes

When twelve-year-old Ben visits his uncle in Oregon, he feels caught in the strained relationship between his mother and her brother while he also begins to accept himself as an artist.

Junonia, Kevin Henkes

The week of her tenth birthday, Alice and her parents go to Sanibel Island, Florida, just as they do every year, but this time some of the people who are always there are missing and some new people have come, which unsettles Alice.

Margaret and Taylor, Kevin Henkes

Relates several short episodes of Margaret and her brother Taylor, all pertaining to Grandpa's surprise birthday party.

Olive's ocean, Kevin Henkes

On a summer visit to her grandmother's cottage by the ocean, twelve-year-old Martha gains perspective on the death of a classmate, on her relationship with her grandmother, on her feelings for an older boy, and on her plans to be a writer.

Protecting Marie, Kevin Henkes

Relates twelve-year-old Fanny's love-hate relationship with her father, a temperamental artist, who has given Fanny a new dog.

Return to sender, Kevin Henkes

When Whitaker writes a letter to Frogman, a TV super hero, his family laughs, but they stop laughing and start wondering when he receives an answer.

Sun and Spoon, Kevin Henkes

After the death of his grandmother, ten-year-old Spoon tries to find the perfect artefact to preserve his memories of her.

Two under par, Kevin Henkes

It seemed to ten-year-old Wedge that most of the time nothing made sense anymore. Suddenly he had a brand-new stepfather and a five-year-old stepbrother, Andrew. He lived in a new house, far from his friends, and his bedroom window looked out on a seven-foot castle that marked the eighteenth hole of the miniature golf course his stepfather owned. He hated it.

Words of stone, Kevin Henkes

Busy trying to deal with his many fears and his troubled feelings for his dead mother, ten-year-old Blaze has his life changed when he meets the boisterous and irresistible Joselle.

The year of Billy Miller, Kevin Henkes

Seven-year-old Billy Miller starts second grade with a bump on his head and a lot of worries, but by the end of the year he has developed good relationships with his teacher, his little sister, and his parents and learned many important lesson

The zebra wall, Kevin Henkes

When ten-year-old Adine's mother has a new baby, eccentric Aunt Irene comes to stay and shares Adine's bedroom - an event which requires a great deal of adjustment.

Art Made from Books, Laura Heyenga

The floodline, Kathryn Heyman

Floodline tells of the unexpected salvation that can be found on the edge of disaster. When the city of Horneville is destroyed by a flood on the eve of a huge gay Mardi Gras, Mikey Brown - the feisty, sexy and dynamic host of a Christian shopping channel - knows exactly what she needs to do. Taking her sons with her, she sets out on a grand mercy mission.

Dillinger, Jack Higgins

Sweet evil, Wendy Higgins

Sweet peril, Wendy Higgins

An unexpected lost message from the angels surfaces, and sweet Southern girl Anna, daughter of a guardian angel and a fallen one, finds herself travelling the globe in an attempt to gain support for her cause from fellow Nephilim. Meanwhile, her true love, Kaiden Rowe, the son of the Duke of Lust, is plaguing her heart and mind.

A Green Granny's Garden, Fionna Hill

Crimes of Billy Fish, Sarah Hopkins

The Coal Tattoo, Silas House

Perfect gentleman : the Sir Wilson Whineray story, Bob Howitt

Sir Wilson Whineray was a gifted, natural leader who, following his celebrated rugby career, became an iconic business leader. His amazing story has never before been told as Sir Wilson has turned down countless offers to have his life story published, but was finally coaxed out of his reticence by Bob Howitt, one of the country's most highly respected rugby writers and biographers.

Graham Henry : final word., Bob Howitt

This is an honest and reflective look at the life and career of a truly remarkable and often controversial leader. With the Rugby World Cup win in 2011, Graham Henry broke the 24-year curse and restored the NZ All Blacks to the top of the rugby pedestal. This book traces his lack-lustre academic career, surprising considering he rose to become a successful headmaster; his achievements as a cricketer, the origins of his rugby coaching; and his strong partnership with his wife, Raewyn.

Flock, Lyn Hughes

Cry of the taniwha, Des Hunt

Matt Logan isn't looking forward to spending the school holidays in Rotorua with his grandmother and her new husband. Matt has taken his metal detector along, and when he and Juzza - the boy next door - unearth a handcuffed skeleton, a dangerous chain of events begins to coil around them.

The moa cave, Des Hunt

When Tyler Matthews wins a national competition for a week-long Nature South Eco Tour, he has no idea how much his life will change. After he travels to the bottom of the South Island to join the tour, he meets two other winners, Hine and Mandy - and soon finds himself caught in a maze of mystery and adventure.

Phantom of Terawhiti, Des Hunt

It's the school holidays and Zac's living in exile with his disgraced father on the remote Terawhiti Station on Wellington's wild south-west coast. Zac and his father witness a shipwreck off the coast. Investigating further, he finds a set of unusual paw prints on the beach. Whose yacht it is? And what animal could have made the paw prints? Soon Zac is drawn into a mystery which threatens his life and those around him.

Whale Pot Bay, Des Hunt

Jake lives with his father in a remote part of the Wairarapa, where he can surf and watch the whales. But then Jake's dad begins a relationship with a new partner, who moves in with her daughter Stephanie, and at the same time a local photographer starts stalking their next door neighbour Milton Summer, an international rock celebrity, and Jake's peaceful life erupts into violence and deceit.

Song for a Scarlet Runner, Julie Hunt

Peat is on the run - forced to flee for her life when she's blamed for bringing bad luck to her village. She heads for the endless marshes, where she's caught by an old healer-woman who makes Peat her apprentice and teaches her the skill of storytelling. But a story can be a dangerous thing. It can take you out of one world and leave you stranded in another - and Peat finds herself trapped in an eerie place beyond the Silver River where time stands still.

Their eyes were watching God, Zora Neale Hurston

When Janie, at sixteen, is caught kissing shiftless Johnny Taylor, her grandmother swiftly marries her off to an old man with sixty acres. Refusing to compromise in spite of society's expectations, Janie endures two stifling marriages before meeting the man of her dreams, who offers not diamonds, but a packet of flowering seeds.

Leading the Way, Megan Hutching

Over the Wide and Trackless Sea, Megan Hutching

Snug as a bug, Amy E. Imbody

Level-one readers will enjoy reading this delightful rhyming bedtime story. They'll learn that God has given animals places they can sleep. And while God loves animals, he has a special love for children. Humorous and colourful illustrations make this a fun book to read over and over again.

20 minutes to master yoga, Cheryl Isaacson

Yoga has been shown to benefit both mind and body in the short and long term; it opens doors to a healthy lifestyle, a supple body and personal peace. 20 Minutes to Master Yoga is a clear introduction to the practice and key postures, showing you how to master the core ideas in just 20 minutes.

The emergence of Judy Taylor, Angela Jackson

Judy Taylor married the first man who asked her. She lives in the neighbourhood where she spent her uneventful childhood. She still has the same friends she first met in primary school. But everything she once knew is about to be turned upside down.

The Residue Years, Mitchell Jackson

A place of hope, Anna Jacobs

When Emily Mattison falls victim to a near-fatal accident shortly after receiving an unexpected inheritance from a distant cousin, her ruthless nephew George seizes the opportunity to take control of his aunt's assets. It's only when Emily reaches The Drover's Hope, the former pub on the edge of the Lancashire moors, bequeathed to her by her late cousin Penelope, that she begins to feel safe.

A Most Immoral Woman, Linda Jaivin

By Any Other Name, Laura Jarratt

For better, for worse, Elizabeth Jeffrey

Near the end of WWI, Stella marries John, an army captain with a shoulder wound and battle fatigue, whom she has spent two months nursing back to health. The joy of a whirlwind romance and wedding soon ends when John is shipped back to the battlefield and killed. Now John's wealthy family wants to meet the common girl who tricked their beloved son into marrying her.

A very peculiar plague, Catherine Jinks

Eleven-year-old Jem Barbary spent most of his early life picking pockets for a canny old crook named Sarah Pickles. Now she's betrayed him, and Jem wants revenge. He also wants to work for bogler Alfred Bunce, who kills the child-eating monsters that lurk in the city's cellars and sewers. When numerous children start disappearing around Newgate Prison, Alfred and Jem do join forces, waging an underground war.

The Secret Fate of Mary Watson, Judy Johnson

My Brother Jack, George Johnston

Little Red Lies, Julie Johnston

Swift Runs the Heart, Mary Brock Jones

Can Kissing Make You Live Longer?, Stephen Juan

The Odd Body I, Stephen Juan

Who's Afraid of Butterflies?, Stephen Juan

Doruntine, Ismail Kadare

The brokenhearted, Amelia Kahaney

Prima ballerina Anthem Fleet is closely guarded by her parents in their penthouse apartment. Then, in a tragic accident, Anthem falls to her death. She awakes in an underground lab, with a bionic heart ticking in her chest. As she navigates her new life, she uncovers the sinister truth behind those she trusted the most, and the chilling secret of her family lineage and her duty to uphold it.

Hangman, Faye Kellerman

When LAPD Lieutenant Peter Decker reluctantly agrees to do a big favour for old friend Teresa McLaughlin, he knows that his involvement will bring her sociopathic husband, Chris Donatti, back into his life. But then Terry goes missing and Donatti disappears, leaving their 14-year-old son Gabe behind.

Justice, Faye Kellerman

The cruel and bizarre slaying of a beautiful teen leads Detective Decker into the seamy, sometimes violent world of Southern California's rootless, affluent youth. But even the confession of a disturbed kid with cold "killer eyes" cannot soothe Decker's inner torment. For he knows in his gut this crime goes much deeper and higher than anyone expects - and that true justice, brutal and complete, has yet to be done.

Predator, Faye Kellerman

Over the years, Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus have got through a lot together. They've faced more than their share of serial killers and psychopaths. But this time two very different cases may cause them to re-evaluate everything they hold dear.

Stalker, Faye Kellerman

Determined to hide the truth about her being stalked from her overprotective lieutenant father, rookie cop Cynthia Decker is forced to reconsider when things heat up and she realises their two cases may be related.

The Admiral's penniless bride, Carla Kelly

Sally Paul is down to her last penny. As she spends it on a cup of tea, to stave off being at the mercy of the workhouse, the last thing she expects is an offer of marriage from a complete stranger.

Marrying the Captain, Carla Kelly

Ever since her father tried to sell her as a mistress to the highest bidder, Eleanor Massie has chosen to live in poverty. Her world changes overnight when Captain Oliver Worthy shows up at her struggling inn. Despite herself, Nana is drawn to her handsome guest.

Miss Whittier makes a list, Carla Kelly

In the early 1800s, seventeen-year-old Hannah Whittier is travelling by ship down the coast from her Quaker home in Massachusetts to Charleston, South Carolina. After being boarded by the British frigate, H.M.S. Dissuade, Hannah forced to sail toward England with its imperious yet devilishly handsome captain, Sir Daniel Spark. The captain has none of the qualities on Hannah's list, so why is she so drawn to him? Now, if only they can make it to England in one piece.

The surgeon's Lady, Carla Kelly

As a surgeon in the Royal Navy, Lieutenant Philemon Brittle has proved his bravery countless times. But he's never known the thrill that comes with falling in love. Until he meets the beautiful Lady Laura Taunton, who has turned to nursing the wounded as solace from her unhappy past.

Floating gold, Christopher Kemp

A lump of something turns up on a beach in New Zealand, the lump so strange it may well have come from out of space. But it's not a dead alien, it's ambergris. For those in the know, it's an amazing source of wealth - ambergris trades for US$20 a gram, which is nearly as much as gold but it's harder to find and it cannot be mined. Christopher Kemp travels from the shores of New Zealand, to the Smithsonian and New Nedford Whaling museum. As he discovers more about ambergris' origins, its uses present day and historic, the outrageous lengths people have gone to find it and the intriguing efforts people go to in order to keep what they know about ambergris a secret, the more his infectious obsession grows.

The last days of the national costume, Anne Kennedy

You'd think that mending clothes would be an uneventful, uncomplicated occupation. No drama, no unnecessary explanations, no personal involvement. But people love to talk, and as they make their excuses to GoGo Sligo, of Megan Sligo Mending and Alterations, they reveal the holes in their stories as well. An intoxicating, entrancing, gripping novel of illicit love, passion and embroidery, told in an inimitable voice by a brilliant new talent.

Silent noon, Trilby Kent

Gripped by mounting horrors at the discovery of secrets harboured by the isolated school community, Barney Holland personifies the struggle of young-peace-time generation finding its way out of the shadow of war.

The Walking, Laleh Khadivi

Dancer, daughter, traitor, spy, Elizabeth Kiem

After a harrowing defection to the United States in 1982, Russian teenager Marya and her father settle in Brooklyn, where Marya is drawn into a web of intrigue involving her gift of foresight, her mother's disappearance, and a boy she cannot bring herself to trust.

Queen of broken hearts, Cassandra King

It's not easy being the Queen of Broken Hearts. Just ask Clare, who has willingly assumed the mantle while her career as a divorce coach thrives. Falling in love again is the last thing she wants. So when Lex - a charismatic, charming, burly sea captain - moves to town to run the marina, Clare insists they remain friends and nothing more. But even though she fights it, she begins to fall for him - and then finds she has a rival, his estranged wife Annalee.

A Kingsbury Collection, Karen Kingsbury

A Moment of Weakness, Karen Kingsbury

Halfway to Forever, Karen Kingsbury

On Every Side, Karen Kingsbury

Shades of Blue, Karen Kingsbury

Someday, Karen Kingsbury

Sunset, Karen Kingsbury

No Way Back, Matthew Klein

Orphan train, Christina Baker Kline

Between 1854 and 1929, so-called orphan trains ran regularly from the cities of the East Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest, carrying thousands of abandoned children whose fates would be determined by pure luck. Would they be adopted by a kind and loving family, or would they face a childhood and adolescence of hard labour and servitude? Moving between contemporary Maine and Depression-era Minnesota, Orphan Train is a powerful tale of upheaval and resilience, second chances, and unexpected friendship.

Living with Jackie Chan, Johanna Knowles

This isn't how Josh expected to spend senior year. Here he is, miles from home - new school, new life, living with his Jackie-Chan-obsessed uncle, Larry, and trying to forget. But Josh can't forget. He finds some moments of peace when he practices karate with Stella, the girl upstairs and his one real friend. If Stella knew the truth, would she still think he was a True Karate Man?

A forager's treasury, Johanna Knox

Features profiles of many edible plants commonly found in New Zealand, including advice on where to find them, how to harvest them and how best to use them.

The life, Malcolm Knox

Now bloated and paranoid, former Australian surfing legend Dennis Keith is holed up in his mother's retirement village, shuffling to the shop for a Pine-Lime Splice every day, barely existing behind his aviator sunnies and crazy OCD rules, and trying not to think about the waves he'd made his own and the breaks he once ruled like a god. Daring, ambitious, dazzling, The Life is also as real as it gets - a searing, beautiful novel about fame and ambition and the price that must sometimes be paid for reaching too high.

Out of Ireland, C. J. Koch

A leader of the Young Ireland rebellion of 1848, Robert Devereaux is an Irish gentleman who is prepared to hazard a life of privilege in the fight for his country's freedom. Transported to Van Diemen's Land as a political prisoner, he enters a life that greatly changes him, falling in love with a young Irish convict woman, and through her coming to know the people he long romanticised. But his cause, and the life he has lost, will not let him go.

Mrs Queen takes the train, William M. Kuhn

Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, is growing increasingly disenchanted after her decades of public service and years of family scandal. One day, the Queen takes things into her own hands and, in a spur-of-the-moment decision, leaves the palace alone and incognito. Capturing the faded but enduring glamour and glory of a seemingly old-fashioned institution, and a woman who wonders if she, too, has become outmoded, this is a charming, witty and poignant novel of responsibilities and freedom.

Anna was here, Jane Kurtz

Ten-year-old Anna Nickel's worst nightmare has come true. Her father has decided to move the family back to Cottondale, Kansas in order to become the minister of the church there. New friends, new school, a new community, and a family of strangers await, and what's even worse, it's all smack-dab in the middle of Tornado Alley.

The King's daughter, Barbara Kyle

Upon the death of her father, Henry VIII, Queen Mary assumes the throne after a long and bitter wait. Her first order of business is to wed the devout Prince Philip of Spain, creating a powerful alliance that will transform Mary's fanatical dream of ridding England of Protestantism into terrifying reality. And so begins the reign of Bloody Mary.

The Queen's captive, Barbara Kyle

In England, 1554, in the wake of the failed Wyatt Rebellion, a vengeful Queen Mary has ordered all conspirators to be captured and executed. Among the imprisoned is her own sister, twenty-one-year-old Princess Elizabeth, who longs to gain her liberty and her sister's crown.

The Queen's gamble, Barbara Kyle

French troops have landed in Scotland to quell a rebel Protestant army, and Young Queen Elizabeth I fears once they are entrenched on the border, they will invade England. Isabel Thornleigh has returned to London from the New World with her Spanish husband, Carlos Valverde. Ever the queen's loyal servant, Isabel is recruited to smuggle money to the Scottish rebels. Yet Elizabeth's trust only goes so far - Isabel's son will be the queen's pampered hostage. Matters grow worse when Isabel's husband is engaged as military advisor to the French, putting the couple on opposite sides in a deadly cold war.

The Queen's lady, Barbara Kyle

London, 1527. Unwilling to perish of boredom as an obedient wife, Honor Larke leaves home to attend Her Majesty, Queen Catherine of Aragon. But life at Henry VIII's court holds more than artifice for an intelligent observer, and Honor knows how to watch - and when to act. Swept into a tide of intrigue and danger that stretches across Europe, the Queen's lady is about to learn everything: about pride, passion, greed - and the conscience of the King.

I know this much is true, Wally Lamb

What if you were a 40-year-old housepainter, horrifically abused, emotionally unavailable, and your identical twin was a paranoid schizophrenic who believed in public self-mutilation? You'd either be a guest on the Jerry Springer Show or Dominick Birdsey, the antihero, narrator, and bad-juju magnet of I Know This Much Is True.

Geek Girls Don't Date Dukes, Gina Lamm

Heart of Glass, Jill Marie Landis

Skulduggery Pleasant 4-6, Derek Landy

Together for the first time, books 4, 5 and 6 in the biggest, funniest, most thrilling comedy-horror-adventure series in the universe!

Meals in a Jar, Julie Languille

Code Red, H. I. Larry

Dark Tower, H. I. Larry

High Stakes, H. I. Larry

Lunar Strike, H. I. Larry

Swamp Race, H. I. Larry

Water Blaster, H. I. Larry

Zac Blasts Off, H. I. Larry

Zac Climbs High, H. I. Larry

Zac Cracks Down, H. I. Larry

Zac Heats Up, H. I. Larry

Zac Jets On, H. I. Larry

Zac Runs Wild, H. I. Larry

Zac Strikes Out, H. I. Larry

Zac Wipes Out, H. I. Larry

Calling the Gods, Jack Lasenby

The Haystack, Jack Lasenby

Old Drumble, Jack Lasenby

He'll be OK : growing gorgeous boys into good men, Celia Lashlie

How do you raise boys to men in a world where trouble beckons at every turn? How do you make sure they learn the 'right' lessons, stay out of danger, find a path to follow? How do you ensure they'll be OK? In this honest, no-nonsense and best-selling book, Celia Lashlie reveals what goes on inside the world of boys, and that it is an entirely different world from that of girls. With clarity and insight, she offers parents practical and reassuring advice on raising their boys to become good, loving, articulate men.

Into the Darklands, Nigel Latta

Mothers Raising Sons, Nigel Latta

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Teenagers, Nigel Latta

Politically Incorrect Parenting, Nigel Latta

Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue, Stephanie Laurens

The Secret Life of James Cook, Graeme Lay

Charmed vengeance, Suzanne Lazear

When sixteen-year-old Noli joins the crew of her brother's air-pirate ship, she learns that the ship has been hired by power-hungry forces from the Realm of Faerie.

Innocent darkness, Suzanne Lazear

In 1901, on an alternate Earth, sixteen-year-old Noli rejoices when a mysterious man transports her from reform school to the Realm of Faerie, until Noli learns his sinister reason.

The trouble with flirting, Claire Scovell LaZebnik

Loosely based on Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park", relates high school junior Franny's summer at Mansfield College in Portland, Oregon, where she helps her aunt sew costumes for an acting programme and gets caught between the boy she likes and the one who likes her.

Tremble : sensual fables of the mystical and sinister, Tobsha Learner

In Wales, a young woman’s sensuality is awakened by an outrageous inheritance. In Oklahoma, a rainmaker offers a drought-stricken town salvation at a controversial price. In Sydney, a record producer struggles to balance wife and mistress - until one of them takes matters into her own hands.

Vengeance, Lee Child

Barnabas goes swimming, Royden Lepp

Barnabas Bear feels blessed when all his friends join him to go swimming.

Barnabas helps a friend, Royden Lepp

When a big storm destroys Mr. Beaver's home, Barnabas Bear and his friends work together and repair the damage.

Thumpy Feet, Betsy Lewin

Thumpy thumpy thumpy thump thumpy. Spend a day with Thumpy Feet, a spirited orange cat.

The secret keeper, Beverly Lewis

Jennifer Burns has always had an 'old soul,' but joining the Amish world will challenge her spirit and her heart in ways she never expected.

Butterfly Swords, Jeannie Lin

A Girl Like You, Maureen Lindley

The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel, Maureen Lindley

Captive bride, Johanna Lindsey

The call of adventure brings Christina Wakefield to the Arabian desert but fate imprisons her after she encounters Sheik Abu whom she had known in England as Philip Caxton. Once Christina had rejected Philip's fervent offer of marriage but now she is to be his slave, desperate for the freedoms denied her, yet weakened by her heart's blazing desire to willingly explore her virile captor's most sensuous cravings.

A gentle feuding, Johanna Lindsey

Duty demands that Sheena, the beautiful jewel of the Fergusson clan, wed to end the violent feud that has devastated her family. But never could she give herself completely to the handsome and dangerous laird Jamie MacKinnion - the most feared man in the Scottish highlands.

A pirate's love, Johanna Lindsey

Sailing westward toward the Caribbean sun, young Bettina Verlaine is obediently setting out to fulfil a promise made by her father. Abducted by the bold and handsome pirate, the notorious Captain Tristan, she finds herself helpless in his arms. Detesting her virile captor for enslaving her, yet held by the passionate spell he casts over her, she surrenders her innocence in the warm caress of the tropical winds, finding love's fulfilment in the magic of a pirate's powerful embrace.

A canoe in the mist, Elsie Locke

Retells the traumatic events surrounding the 1886 eruption of Mt Tarawera through the eyes of two young school girls.

The runaway settlers, Elsie Locke

The year is 1859, Elizabeth Small and her six children escape their abusive husband and father in Australia, making a new life for themselves in the fledgling colony of Canterbury, New Zealand.

The bookman's tale, Charles C. Lovett

Nine months earlier, the death of his beloved wife, Amanda, had left Peter Byerly shattered. But upon opening an eighteenth-century study of Shakespeare forgeries, Peter is shocked when a portrait of Amanda tumbles out of its pages. Of course, it isn't really her. The watercolour is clearly Victorian, yet the resemblance is uncanny, and Peter becomes obsessed with learning the picture's origins.

Letters from Everest, George Lowe

Always time to die, Elizabeth Lowell

Hired by the eccentric aunt of New Mexico's multi-millionaire governor Quintrell to research their family, genealogist Carolina May stumbles into a dark and dangerous secret about the Quintrell family that threatens her life.

Dangerous refuge, Elizabeth Lowell

Environmental conservancy advocate Shayne and big city cop Tanner join forces to uncover the truth behind Tanner's uncle's death. When Shaye becomes a killer's target, Tanner realises he'd give up anything to protect her including his life.

Untamed, Elizabeth Lowell

A hero of the crusades, Dominic le Sabre has returned in glory and in triumph to claim his reward: the beautiful Saxon bride awarded to him by the conqueror king. But Lady Margaret of the Blackthorne cannot yield to the bold Norman invader. But there awaits in the noble knight's embrace a promise of passion unbound - and a love that neither violence nor treachery can tear asunder, a love both invincible and untamed.

In the after, Demitria Lunetta

In a post-apocalyptic world where nothing is as it seems, seventeen-year-old Amy and Baby, a child she found while scavenging, struggle to survive while vicious, predatory creatures from another planet roam the Earth.

Dolci di love, Sarah-Kate Lynch

Violetta has a sixth sense when it comes to love which is why she is 'spiritual leader' of The Secret League of Widowed Darners, an all-but invisible army mending broken hearts in a hilltop town in Tuscany. Then Lily Turner arrives - she's just found out that her perfect husband has been having the children she could never have right there in Montevedova, with someone else, so she's come to find him and chop him into tiny pieces.

The Wedding Bees, Sarah-Kate Lynch

On my way to the Somme : New Zealanders and the bloody offensive of 1916, Andrew Macdonald

On My Way to the Somme examines New Zealand's role in the Somme battles of 1916. In telling the story of New Zealand soldiers who took part in the bloody offensive Andrew Macdonald has used a wide range of primary and secondary resources, most of them hitherto unpublished. The book is written through the eyes of those who were there, but it is more than a narrative.

Passchendaele : the anatomy of a tragedy, Andrew Macdonald

This extensively researched book tells the story of one of the darkest hours of Australia and New Zealand's First World War military. With the forensic use of decades-old documents and soldier accounts, it unveils for the first time what really happened on the war-torn slopes of Passchendaele, why, and who was responsible for the deaths and injuries of thousands of soldiers in the black mud of Flanders.

The Governess Club - Bonnie, Ellie Macdonald

Miss Bonnie Hodges, governess to the Darrow family, is desperately trying to hold it together. Tragedy has struck, and she is the sole person left to be strong for the two little boys in her care. She wasn't expecting her new employer to be the most frustrating, overbearing, and handsome man she's ever seen. Together they're doing their best to save the two boys, but will Stephen's feelings for Bonnie get in the way of their search for a killer?

The Governess Club - Claire, Ellie Macdonald

Claire Bannister just wants to be a good teacher so that she and the other ladies of the Governess Club can make enough money to leave their jobs and start their own school in the country. But when the new sinfully handsome and utterly distracting tutor arrives, Claire finds herself caught up in a whirlwind romance that could change the course of her future.

Ah Ha!, Jeff Mack

Bob's great escape, Dandi Daley Mackall

When Bob the horse disappears from his pasture and Mrs. Gray accuses Jen of having left the gate open, Jen has a hard time forgiving her for not believing the truth.

Double trouble, Dandi Daley Mackall

When Jen and Dave accidentally break some of Mrs. Gray's flowers while riding their horses, Jen decides not to admit what happened until a visit from the veterinarian shows her the danger in not taking care of little things.

A horse named Bob, Dandi Daley Mackall

Jen loves horses but her parents cannot afford to buy her one, and so when Bob arrives next door it seems her prayers have been answered until she realizes that neither Bob, nor his new caretaker, Mrs. Gray, seems to want her friendship.

The complete Navarone, Alistair MacLean and Sam Llewellyn

Morning comes softly, Debbie Macomber

A shy Louisiana librarian, Mary Warner fears she'll always be alone, so she answers a personals ad from a rancher in Montana, "a guardian of three orphaned children" who agrees to marry the mysterious Southern woman sight unseen.

The substitute millionaire, Susan Mallery

Ryan Bennett had agreed to pose as his wealthy cousin for a blind date. But from the moment he saw Julie Nelson he was captivated and couldn't resist an invitation to share her bed.

Sweet talk, Susan Mallery

Is there anything sweeter than a first love? Don't ask Claire Keyes. The 28 year-old piano prodigy has never had a regular boyfriend, much less a real romance. Connecting with her sisters tops her to-do list along with falling in love, or at least in lust, for the first time.

Three Sisters, Susan Mallery

After Andi Gordon is jilted at the altar, she makes the most impetuous decision of her life - buying one of the famed Three Sisters Queen Anne houses on Blackberry Island. Now the proud(-ish) owner of the ugly duckling of the trio, she plans to open her own paediatric office on the first floor... just as soon as her hunky contractor completes the work.

Two of a kind, Susan Mallery

Felicia Swift never dreamed she'd hear a deep, sexy voice from her past in tiny Fool's Gold, California. Black Ops taught Gideon that love could be deadly. Now he pretends to fit in while keeping everyone at arm's length. Felicia wants more than he can give - a home, family, love - but she has a lot to learn about men... and Gideon needs to be the man to teach her.

Depths, Henning Mankell

The Return of the Dancing Master, Henning Mankell

Our Lives Are the Rivers, Jaime Manrique

The dead run, Adam Mansbach

An edgy novel set in the netherworld of the Mexican-American border. On both sides of the border, girls are going missing and bodies are beginning to surface. It's a deadly epidemic of crime that plunges a small-town police chief into a monster of an investigation he's not equipped to handle.

Finding Casey, Jo-Ann Mapson

Preparing for the birth of an unexpected baby, forty-one-year-old Santa Fe newlywed Glory Vigil spends time with her adopted college-age daughter, Juniper, who has fallen in love and who is haunted by memories of a sister who disappeared years earlier.

Died in the wool, Final curtain, Swing brother swing, Ngaio Marsh

Died in the wool: Ngaio Marsh transplants the classic country house murder mystery to an upland sheep station on South Island - and produces one of her most exotic and intriguing novels.
Final curtain: Beautiful Troy Alleyn, artist wife of Inspector Alleyn, had been warned about the famed old Shakespearean actor and his eccentric household but she was not prepared for their acts of malice and mischief.
Swing, brother, swing: The music rose to a climax - Lord Pastern aimed and fired his revolver. The figure in the spotlight fell and the coup-de-theatre had become murder.

Inspector Alleyn 3-Book Collection 3, Ngaio Marsh

Inspector Alleyn 3-Book Collection 4, Ngaio Marsh

Under one roof : lessons I learned from a tough old woman in a little old house, Barry Martin with Philip Lerman

The inspiring true story of the bond between a feisty octogenarian and the man in charge of building an enormous shopping mall around her home.

After Her, Joyce Maynard

The Widows of Braxton County, Jess McConkey

Child of my heart, Alice McDermott

On the cusp of 15, Theresa is the town's most sought after baby-sitter. She is the person to call on for help with a child in extreme distress. Theresa does not doubt her power over the fathers of her adoring charges either. Yet this summer, it is her cousin in whom Theresa invests her greatest love.

Ratcatcher, Resurrectionist, Rapscallion, James McGee

Ratcatcher: Hunting down highwaymen was not the usual preserve of a Bow Street Runner. Soon Hawkwood finds himself pursuing a trail that leads him from the squalor of St Giles Rookery, London's notorious den of thieves and cutthroats, to the brightly lit salons of the aristocracy and the heart of the British government.
Resurrectionist: A grave robber’s violent murder brings the city's band of body snatchers to the attention of one Matthew Hawkwood, but nothing prepares him for the horrifying truth that lies at the outer reaches of science and nature.
Rapscallion: Matthew Hawkwood, ex-soldier turned Bow Street Runner, goes undercover to hunt down smugglers and traitors at the height of the Napoleonic Wars.

King's Wrath, Fiona McIntosh

Royal Exile, Fiona McIntosh

Tyrant's Blood, Fiona McIntosh

The Whisperer, Fiona McIntosh

Foal's bread, Gillian Mears

Tells the story of two generations of the Nancarrow family and the high-jumping horse circuit prior to the Second World War. A love story of impossible beauty and sadness, it is also a chronicle of dreams 'turned inside out', and miracles that never last, framed against a world both tender and unspeakably hard.

Pomegranate Soup, Marsha Mehran

Sea Monster and the Bossy Fish, Kate Messner

Stuff, Daniel Miller

Things make us as much as we make things and yet, unlike the study of languages or places, there is no discipline devoted to the study of material things. This book shows why it is time to acknowledge and confront this neglect and how much we can learn from focusing our attention on stuff.

Silver brumby whirlwind, Elyne Mitchell

His favourite mares having died of old age, Thowra goes north for a summer, where he courts Yuri, the firstborn daughter of the sun and the moon, Wurring and Ilinga. Will he be able to keep Yuri safe from the sons of the iron grey, and the furies of a killer storm?

Moon filly, Elyne Mitchell

Silver brumbies of the south, Elyne Mitchell

A silver brumby is special but he will be hunted by man and horse alike, and must be stronger than both. Every horse raised its head and stood staring unbelieving. Three magnificent silver stallions cantered along the ridge of the hill, outlined against the fiery Australian sunset. Who were they and what brought them here? Danger and death face all the wild horses before one of them can become the Silver Stallion of the South.

The silver brumby, Elyne Mitchell

A silver brumby is special, but he will be hunted by man and horse alike, and must be stronger than both. Thowra, the magnificent silver stallion, becomes king of the brumbies but he must defend his herd from the mighty horse, The Brolga, in the most savage of struggles.

Silver brumby echoing, Elyne Mitchell

Silver brumby echoing completes the much-loved Silver brumby series.

Silver brumby kingdom, Elyne Mitchell

Following on from the success of The Silver Brumby Centenary Edition, this bind-up contains the next four titles in the Silver Brumby series Moon Filly, Silver Brumby Whirlwind, Son of the Whirlwind and Silver Brumby, Silver Dingo and continues the story of Thowra, the magnificent silver stallion, king of the brumbies.

Silver brumby's daughter, Elyne Mitchell

Thowra's speed and courage have always saved him from the men who want to capture him - but now the men come on skis, quickly and silently over the mountain range. This time, they know the legendary silver stallion has a daughter, a beautiful, highly prized silver brumby, and the brumby hunters are determined to capture her, no matter what it takes.

Son of the whirlwind, Elyne Mitchell

The silver foal embarks on a long and hazardous search to find his father, the legendary silver brumby, Thowra. The colt's life is threatened by other horses who fear him, and man who seeks to capture his free spirit.

The thousandth brumby, Elyne Mitchell

The black brumby and the cattle-dog become friends and both want to escape the men who hunt them. The bushwalkers carry strange tales of a black brumby and a family of dogs and dingoes. The stockmen are always curious about these tales, especially when the brumby and the dog keep eluding them. The confrontation is fierce when it comes and the animals escape but for how long?

One light still shines : my life beyond the shadow of the Amish schoolhouse shooting, Marie Monville, with Cindy Lambert

In the startling tragedy of the Amish schoolhouse shooting at Nickel Mines, one story has never been told; Marie Roberts Monville, the wife of the man who created such horror, tells her story for the very first time. It is a story of sorrow and destruction, but also one of majestic deliverance, unending compassion, breathtaking forgiveness, and grace-filled redemption.

Currawalli Street, Christopher Morgan

We all have secret lives and we are all pretty good at keeping them secret. With simplicity and great beauty, Currawalli Street reveals the echoes between past and present through the story of one ordinary street and its families, from the pre-war innocence of 1913 to the painful and grim consequences of the Vietnam War.

Everything I need to know I learned from a Little golden book, Diane Muldrow

One day, Diane Muldrow, a longtime editor of the iconic Little Golden Books, realised that, despite their whimsical appearance, there was hardly a real-life situation that hadn't been covered in the more than 70-year-old line of children's books. Muldrow's humorous yet practical tips for getting the most out of life, drawn from more than 60 stories, are paired with delightful images from these best-loved children's books of all time.

No suspicious circumstances, Helen Mulgray

A witty and suspenseful novel starring DJ Smith, undercover officer for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs and her trained sniffer cat, Gorgonzola.

Suspects all!, Helen Mulgray

Death and danger stalk undercover investigator DJ Smith when she is seconded to the Portuguese Drug Enforcement Agency on Madeira, island of orchids and the flamboyant bird of paradise flower.

Fatal Storm, Rob Mundle

Put What Where?, John Naish

The good mayor, Andrew Nicoll

Set in the little town of Dot in a forgotten part of the Baltic, it tells the story of Tibo Krovic, the good and honest Mayor of Dot, and his love for his secretary, the beautiful, lonely, but married, Mrs Agathe Stopak. In the quiet, respectable town of Dot there is nothing that Tibo can do about his love for Mrs Stopak but, one day, when she accidentally drops her lunch into a fountain, everything changes and their lives will never be the same again.

The Cooking Caveman, Jeff Nimoy

Nancy Clancy sees the future, Jane O'Connor

Third-grader Nancy tries her hand at fortune-telling but quickly learns it is a bit more complicated than she thought.

Lydia Bennet's Story, Jane Odiwe

Mr. Darcy's Secret, Jane Odiwe

Willoughby's Return, Jane Odiwe

Scheherazade, Anthony O'Neill

The Virtuoso, Sonia Orchard

Collision, Joanna Orwin

Blood redemption, Alex Palmer

Matthew Liu sees his parents gunned down on a lonely Sydney backstreet. A young woman, the killer, stares him in the face before fleeing the scene. When the police arrive, all they find is the discarded gun. Detective Inspector Paul Harrigan's unit is pitched into a high-profile investigation with little to go on.

The tattooed man, Alex Palmer

Paul Harrigan is called to a grisly murder scene on Sydney's wealthy northern beaches: four dinner guests are seated around the dinner table - all dead. One of them a Senator's ex-wife; one of them a missing corrupt NSW detective. And the mummified condition of the detective's body suggests he has been dead for quite some time.

Amelia Bedelia Means Business, Herman Parish

Amelia Bedelia road trip!, Herman Parish

Fun and fiascos ensue when young Amelia Bedelia and her parents take a road trip through their state.

Amelia Bedelia unleashed, Herman Parish

Amelia Bedelia's request for a sibling takes her parents by surprise, but she is soon distracted by the possibility of finding the perfect puppy instead.

Play Me, I'm Yours, Madison Parker

Once I Was a Princess, Jacqueline Pascarl

A Brief History of the House of Windsor, Michael Paterson

Belladonna, Fiona Paul

Venom, Fiona Paul

One man show : the stages of Barry Humphries, Anne Pender

Satirist, comedian and burlesque entertainer, Barry Humphries enthrals audiences across the globe. This book examines the life, and the aspirations, of this enormously talented artist. From his youthful pranks on the staid streets of Melbourne, the phenomenon that was Barry Mackenzie, and the dark years of alcoholism, through to his successes on television and Broadway, this book reveals the truth of Humphries' world.

The storyteller, Jodi Picoult

Sage Singer befriends an old man who's particularly beloved in her community. Josef Weber is everyone's favourite retired teacher and Little League coach and they strike up a friendship at the bakery where Sage works. One day he asks Sage for a favour: to kill him.

Keeping Faith, Jodi Picoult

The Pact, Jodi Picoult

After the Fire, John Pilkington

Haxby's Circus, Katharine S. Prichard

The fallen queen, Emily Purdy

Lady Jane Grey is crowned Queen at the behest of Edward VI. Her reign lasts only nine days before she is executed for treason. Lady Jane's two sisters, Katherine and Mary, live on into Elizabeth I's reign. In secret, Katherine and Mary risk everything and disobey the royal order by marrying the men they love. Will their treachery be discovered? Must they face imprisonment in the Tower of London, just as their sister did before them?

The queen's rivals, Emily Purdy

Ladies Jane, Katherine, and Mary Grey, cousins to Mary Tudor and Elizabeth I, live in constant fear that their positions of being too close to the throne will be their eventual downfall.

A Court Affair, Emily Purdy

Jo MacDonald Hiked in the Woods, Mary Quattlebaum

God's callgirl, Carla van Raay

One woman's life journey from convent to sex worker.

The Devil of Clan Sinclair, Karen Ranney

Squirrels on Skis, J. Hamilton Ray

The Lost Days, Rob Reger

Angus thongs and full-frontal snogging Confessions of Georgia Nicolson Book 1, Louise Rennison

‘Knocked out by my nunga-nungas.’ Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, Book 3, Louise Rennison

A Midsummer Tights Dream, Louise Rennison

Wild Girls, Wild Boys, Wild Tights, Louise Rennison

The Art of Happiness, Matthieu Ricard

The Art of Meditation, Matthieu Ricard

A clash of honor, Morgan Rice

Thor has returned from The Hundred as a hardened warrior, and now he must learn what it means to battle for his homeland. The McClouds have raided deep into MacGil territory - deeper than ever before in the history of the Ring - and as Thor rides into an ambush, it will fall on his head to fend off the attack and save King's Court.

The Insatiable Moon, Michael Riddell

Byron's Lane, Wallace Rogers

Lost on a road well travelled... A traumatic experience in Iraq and a failed relationship cause Jonathan Adams to scramble to re-set himself. In spite of having built a successful career as a professor and politician, he begins the last third of his life a flawed, fragile man, wary of the years ahead, plagued by a neurotic fear of rejection and a compulsion to be well-liked.

The Unknowns, Gabriel Roth

Asylum, Madeleine Roux

Love, Honour and O'Brien, Jennifer Rowe

The angel's game, Carlos Ruiz Zafón

In an abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, a young man, David Martin, makes his living by writing sensationalist novels under a pseudonym. Close to despair, he receives a letter from a reclusive French editor, Andreas Corelli, who makes him the offer of a lifetime - write a book unlike anything that has ever existed - a book with the power to change hearts and minds. In return, he will receive a fortune, and perhaps more. But as David begins the work, he realises that there is a connection between his haunting book and the shadows that surround his home.

The prince of mist, Carlos Ruiz Zafón

It's war time, and the Carver family move to a small coastal village but from the minute they cross the threshold, strange things begin to happen. In that mysterious house still lurks the spirit of the previous owners' son, who died by drowning. With the help of their new friend Roland, Max and Alicia Carver begin to explore the strange circumstances of that death. Soon the three friends find themselves caught up in an adventure of sunken ships and an enchanted stone garden - an adventure that will change their lives forever.

The secret in their eyes, Eduardo A. Sacheri

Benjamín Chaparro is a retired detective still obsessed by the brutal, decades-old rape and murder of a young married woman in her own bedroom. While attempting to write a book about the case, he revisits the details of the investigation. As he reaches into the past, Chaparro also recalls the beginning of his long, unrequited love for Irene Hornos, then just an intern, now a respected judge.

The caged graves, Dianne K. Salerni

Returning to her hometown of Catawissa, Pennsylvania, in 1867 to marry a man she has never met, seventeen-year-old Verity Boone gets caught up in the a mystery surrounding the graves of her mother and aunt and a dangerous hunt for Revolutionary-era gold.

All I Want, Lynsay Sands

An English Bride in Scotland, Lynsay Sands

Devil of the Highlands, Lynsay Sands

Three French Hens, Lynsay Sands

Black and White, Bright and Bold, Kim Schaefer

Swimming in the Moon, Pamela Schoenewaldt

When we were strangers, Pamela Schoenewaldt

Willie and Uncle Bill, Amy Schwartz

When Willie's Uncle Bill comes to babysit, they have excellent adventures making icky stew, getting a haircut at Hair by Pierre, and jamming with a band.

Lessons from Madame Chic, Jennifer L. Scott

Kiwi heroes : 50 courageous New Zealanders, Bronwyn Sell

Kiwi Heroes tells the fascinating stories of some of the bravest people this country has produced - each of whom have put the good of others before their own.

Bad Blood, Mark Sennen

The late romances, William Shakespeare

A collection of four of Shakespeare's late romances.

The Bone Season, Samantha Shannon

Big brother, Lionel Shriver

When Pandora picks up her older brother Edison at her local Iowa airport, she literally doesn't recognise him. The once slim, hip New York jazz pianist has gained hundreds of pounds. What happened? After the big blowhard of a brother-in-law has more than overstayed his welcome, Fletcher delivers his wife an ultimatum: it's him or me. Big Brother tackles a constellation of issues surrounding obesity: why we overeat, whether extreme diets ever work in the long run, and how we treat fat people.

The loneliness of the long-distance runner, Alan Sillitoe

A groundbreaking work, 'The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner' captured the grim isolation of the working class in the English Midlands when it was first published in 1960s. But Sillitoe's depiction of petty crime and deep-seated anger in industrial and desperate cities remains as potent today as it was almost half a century ago.

A man of his time, Alan Sillitoe

In 1887 twenty-one-year-old Ernest Burton leaves his parents' home near Nottingham to take up work as a journeyman blacksmith in the coalfields of South Wales before eventually returning home and marrying his sweetheart. But Ernest Burton is no ordinary family man. Burton is an inimitable fictional creation - a bully who shows no mercy in his relentless terrorism of his sons and all those who dare to cross him, he also has an effortless charm and magnetic attraction and, one suspects, a softer, more tender heart then anyone would ever know. And when an unforeseen tragedy destroys what he holds most dear, this soft side threatens to overwhelm him.

Saturday night and Sunday morning, Alan Sillitoe

Working all day at a lathe leaves Arthur Seaton with energy to spare in the evenings. A young rebel of a man, he knows what he wants and he's sharp enough to get it. Before long his meetings with a couple of married women are part of local gossip.

The Bronze Horseman with Bonus Material, Paullina Simons

Six Days in Leningrad, Paullina Simons

The Vegetarian's Complete Quinoa Cookbook, Mairlyn Smith

Skirt-a-Day Sewing, Nicole Smith

A Necklace of Souls, R. L. Stedman

Not your ordinary housewife, Nikki Stern

The fascinating and extraordinary true story of how a young woman from a privileged background found herself drawn into the dark world of petty prostitution and pornography by the troubled man she loved. Leading a double life as a mother of three small children, Nikki struggled not merely with censorship but with child welfare authorities and the judgement of mainstream society. In this extraordinary memoir, Nikki vividly recounts her intriguing past with emotional honesty and great insight.

Holiday Crafting and Baking with Kids, Jessica Strand

A Quarrelsome Match; Hattie Wilkinson Meets Her Match; The Admiral's Penniless Bride, Michelle Styles

Ship Sooner, Mary Sullivan

The menagerie, Tui Sutherland

When twelve-year-old Logan Wilde wakes up to discover a baby griffin hiding under his bed, he suddenly finds himself thrown into a mystery involving his classmate Zoe Kahn and a magical menagerie right in the middle of his sleepy Wyoming town.

100 Ways to Understand your Cat, Roger Tabor

Wing Girl, Nic Tatano

Pursuing Love and Death, Heather Taylor Johnson

Tenzing and the Sherpas of Everest, Judy Tenzig

Innocence & Elegance, Kathleen Tessaro

Innocence: It's 1987 and Evie is leaving home for the first time, headed for London to study acting, determined to make her mark both on stage and off. But then life and love intervene and everything changes.
Elegance: Browsing in a second-hand bookshop, Louise Canova stumbles across a faded grey volume. Written by a formidable French fashion expert, Elegance is an encyclopaedia of style. Within the book's pages Louise discovers a courage she never thought possible.

Rule no. 5 - no sex on the bus : confessions of a tour leader, Brian Thacker

Brian Thacker confesses all as he reveals the best - and worst - of 20 trips as a tour leader around Europe. He tells how he fed clients horse meat spag bol, left a passenger at the side of a motorway in France for three hours, and how he lost his driver, the bus and, eventually, his patience.

The Secret to Success, Eric Thomas

Behind the Candelabra, Scott Thorson

Love, laugh, and eat : and other longevity secrets of the healthiest people on earth, John Tickell

PBS host, weight-loss expert, and renowned authority on longevity, Dr. John Tickell shares the secret to a long life: moderation. Based on common sense, sound science, and good food, Love, Laugh, and Eat is an easy-to-follow guide that will help put the bounce back in your step and add years to your life.

A bitter truth, Charles Todd

A battlefield nurse during World War I, Bess Crawford, returning to London for a well-earned Christmas leave, finds her holiday fraught with mystery and murder when she agrees to help a bruised and battered woman return to her small village in Sussex.

The confession, Charles Todd

Troubled Scotland Yard inspector Ian Rutledge wrestles with a startling and dangerous case that reaches far into the past when a false confession from a man who is not who he claims to be leads to a brutal murder.

A duty to the dead, Charles Todd

England, 1916. Bess Crawford's grew up in India, where she learned the importance of responsibility, honour, and duty from her officer father. At the outbreak of World War I, she followed in his footsteps and volunteered for the nursing corps, serving from the battlefields of France to the doomed hospital ship Britannic.

A false mirror, Charles Todd

One spring morning, a man is found on the strand so severely beaten that he slips in and out of consciousness. The prime suspect? His wife's jilted lover. But the deadly triangle also stirs up memories of the woman Rutledge himself loved and lost when he went to France to fight. His doubts about the accused and himself deepen when the victim of the beating mysteriously disappears, with no body to be found.

An impartial witness, Charles Todd

Tending to the soldiers in the trenches of France during the First World War, battlefield nurse Bess Crawford can't help but notice the photo of a young pilot's wife. Later Bess sees a newspaper with a drawing of the woman's face on the front page, and is soon on the search for a devious and very dangerous killer.

A long shadow, Charles Todd

New Year's Eve, 1919. Scotland Yard's Inspector Ian Rutledge finds a brass cartridge casing that is seemingly identical to the countless others he'd seen during the war but this one has an engraving. Curious, he pockets it. Soon he finds another - in a most unexpected place. These cartridge casings seem to point to unfinished business involving the war. A man with a dark secret, Rutledge already walks on the edge of sanity. Now someone is hunting him. But who?

A matter of justice, Charles Todd

When successful London businessman is found savagely and bizarrely murdered in a medieval tithe barn on his estate in Somerset, Scotland Yard inspector Ian Rutledge is called upon to investigate and soon discovers that the victim was universally despised.

A pale horse, Charles Todd

In the ruins of Yorkshire's Fountains Abbey lies the body of a man wrapped in a cloak, the face covered by a gas mask. Next to him is a book on alchemy, which belongs to the schoolmaster, a conscientious objector in the Great War. Who is this man, and is the investigation into his death being manipulated by a thirst for revenge?

Proof of guilt, Charles Todd

When the clues in a hit-and-run investigation lead him to two families famous for producing and selling the world's best Madeira wine, Scotland Yard's Ian Rutledge is pitted against his new supervisor, who has his own suspect.

A question of honor, Charles Todd

While tending to the wounded on the battlefields of France during World War I, Bess Crawford discovers that the officer who killed five people in India and England is still alive, and, setting out to clear her father's name, instead makes a horrific discovery that changes everything.

A test of wills, Charles Todd

It's 1919, and the 'War to End All Wars' has been won. But there is no peace for Scotland Yard inspector Ian Rutledge, recently returned from the battlefields of France shell-shocked and tormented. Escaping into his work to save his sanity, Rutledge investigates the murder of a popular colonel and his alleged killer, a decorated war hero and close friend of the Prince of Wales.

The Fall of Arthur, J. R. R. Tolkien

Affection, Ian Townsend

The Devil's Eye, Ian Townsend

The Legacy, Kirsten Tranter

The Farmer's Wife, Rachael Treasure

Fifty Bales of Hay, Rachael Treasure

Three hours late, Nicole Trope

Alex believes that today will be the day his wife and young son finally come home. Today they will be a family again. But Liz knows that some things can never be mended. Now the most important thing in her life is her son, Luke, and she will do anything in her power to protect him. So when Alex is a few minutes late bringing Luke back Liz begins to worry and when he is an hour late her concern grows and when he is later still she can feel her whole life changing because: what if Alex is not just late? Three Hours Late is a gripping and deeply emotional novel of almost unbearable suspense from a writer of great insight and empathy.

Once upon a day, Lisa Tucker

Dorothea and Jimmy were raised in complete isolation with books and encyclopedias, records and a grand piano, but no television, computer, radio, or even a newspaper. Now Dorothea, at twenty-three, is leaving this place in search of her missing brother - and venturing into the wide world for the first time. Her search will turn into an odyssey of discovery, leading to the truth of her family's past and the terrifying day that changed her father forever.

Never To Sleep, Rachel Vincent

Liar Bird, Lisa Walker

Sex, Lies and Bonsai, Lisa Walker

Demon dentist, David Walliams

Strange things were happening in the dead of night. Children would put a tooth under their pillow for the tooth fairy, but in the morning they would wake up to find... a dead slug; a live spider; hundreds of earwigs creeping and crawling beneath their pillow. Evil was at work. But who or what was behind it...?

Frank and Beans, Kathy-jo Wargin

Frank has always wanted a puppy, but when he is given an old hound, it takes the loneliness of the night to bring them together.

Frank and Beans and S'More trouble, Kathy-jo Wargin

While trying to make the best of a rainy day indoors, Frank and Beans, his dog, are taught about patience by S'more the cat.

Frank and Beans and the grouchy neighbor, Kathy-jo Wargin

When their grouchy neighbour joins Frank, his parents, and Beans on a fishing trip, things go from bad to worse, until Frank realizes the cause of his neighbour's unfriendliness.

Frank and Beans and the scary campout, Kathy-jo Wargin

While camping with his dog Beans, Frank begins to hear scary sounds that make him question whether or not he should go back into the house.

Using natural finishes : lime- & earth- based plasters, renders & paints : a step-by-step guide, Adam Weismann & Katy Bryce

A guide to the selection, mixing and application of lime and clay based plasters, renders, paints and washes. It demonstrates how natural breathable plasters and paints can be used on a wide variety of wall surfaces, including traditional and eco-build materials like cob, straw bale and stone.

The Distance Between Us, Kasie West

Who killed Scott Guy?, Mike White

An account of the successful defence of murder accused Ewen Macdonald who was acquitted of shooting dead his brother-in-law Scott in July 2010. Details the crime scene, the work of the defence team, holes in the police case and the resulting trial. It includes excerpts from Macdonald's diary, and states the jury got it right.

Angel of Ruin, Kim Wilkins

The Resurrectionists, Kim Wilkins

Mean streets, kind heart : the Father Chris Riley story, Sue Williams

Australian street-kids are the forgotten underclass of society, an ever-increasing pool of children who are often abused, frequently in the clutches of drug dealers, and usually engaged in crime just to make enough money to stay alive. This book tells of Father Riley's faltering first steps towards helping such children, and his determination to pledge the rest of his life to giving them back their dreams.

Murder with the lot, Sue Williams

Cass Tuplin's takeaway isn't the last shop left in Rusty Bore - there's also Vern's General Store. But it's true the town's not exactly overflowing with residents, and a stranger in Cass's shop is quite an event. Especially one like Clarence: suspicious, bleeding, looking for a burger with the lot and somewhere quiet to stay.

The Gorgeous Girls, Marie Wilson

The Prayer Box, Lisa Wingate

Bereft, Chris Womersley

It is 1919. The Great War has ended, but the Spanish flu epidemic is raging - there are rumours it is the end of the world. In the NSW town of Flint, Quinn Walker returns to the home he fled ten years earlier when he was accused of an unspeakable crime. Quinn hides in the hills surrounding Flint where he meets Sadie Fox - a mysterious young girl who seems to know more about the crime than she should. A searing gothic novel of love, longing and justice, Bereft is about the suffering endured by those who go to war and those who are forever left behind.

The low road, Chris Womersley

A young petty criminal with a bullet in his side and an older drug-addicted, disbarred doctor meet by coincidence in a low-life motel and embark on a journey that draws them together in an unlikely kinship as they both look for redemption and reinvention.

Soul Mountain, G. Xingjian

It Won't Hurt a Bit, Jane Yeadon

Last ride, Denise Young

Ten-year-old Chook knows something is wrong when his father, Kev, bundles him into the car in the middle of the night, leaving their friend Max white-faced, silent and covered in blood. As the two head for Broken Hill the fierce bond between father and son is tested by Chook's memories of previous hasty exits. Last Ride is the fast-paced and profoundly moving story of a man who has lived defiantly outside the laws of society, the tough choices his son is forced to make, and the power and price of love.