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How does a young woman of wealthy parents and high birth become the owner of one of the most famous bordellos in London?<br /> <br />We follow the life of Jade Green; the infamous Madam of The Garden of Eros, from her birth in Shanghai to her imprisonment after one of her girls is murdered by a jealous husband. Upon her release, she takes up residence in the quiet English town of Walton Village and seeks anonymity.<br /> <br />However, fate decrees that she must revisit her past in order to ensure justice for her friend Toby Brown, whose own life is clouded by an ill-fated agreement between cousins made in the desperate days of World War I.
The Paradise Stain
The charismatic Barry Kant hosts a TV reality show in which contestants who have suffered horrific events in their lives share their stories. A ravenous and voyeuristic audience votes for the one who's suffered the worst life experience, the winner receiving the grand prize of $100,000.<br /> <br />Increasingly jaded and still grieving the loss of his beloved wife, Kant meets a new woman whom he believes he can allow himself to love. But after only a few days she unfolds a shocking revelation which changes the course of his life.
Pike's Pyramid
Blarney and Alex Pike, husband and wife network marketers for American-based Argo, become embroiled in a menacing predicament when their American friend and fellow networker Jack Sussoms is murdered in the Czech Republic. The situation quickly escalates into a melting pot of murder, graft, corruption and terrorism, the scale of which Blarney and Alex have only just begun to uncover… Can Blarney and his skilful friends save the day?<br /> <br />The first novel in a series of four gripping crime thrillers that feature heroic crime buster and family man, Blarney Pike, and his talented companions in the remote but extraordinary town of Stanley, Tasmania.
The Fighting Man
A Tale of Love and Revenge<br />Set Against History's Bloody Backdrop…<br /> <br />In the year 1060, young Brand Holgarsson's family are wiped out in a Viking raid arranged by Brand's treacherous uncle Malgard. Malgard is named thegn of the town of Stybbor in East Anglia while Brand is made outlaw and hunted through the woods by Malgard's men, determined to extinguish the last possible claim to Malgard's thegnship.<br /> <br />Aided by a strange young woman, Valla, who claims to be 242 years old, Brand escapes and is befriended by Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex and the choice of the Saxon nobles to be king after the childless Edward (the Confessor). Brand nurses his dream of vengeance over Malgard while sharing Harold's perils and waiting for Valla who will only return from The Place of Dreams if Brand has remained true to his promise to lie with no other woman.<br /> <br />All stories come together at the Battle of Hastings, where Harold's great banner, The Fighting Man, flew above the field at Senlac Ridge in opposition to the papal cross carried by William the Bastard.<br /> <br /><i>"Not since reading Sharpe have I felt such a sense of being in the story. Outstanding."</i> – Stuart Quin, Full Circle Films<br /> <br /><i>"I read it on the train, walking down the street, well after my usual bed time and when I was supposed to be working. Even though I knew exactly where the story was headed, I was compelled to know what happened next."</i> – Jane B Rawson, From The Wreck
The Price of Fame
Where will Antonia's search for truth lead and who will suffer?<br /> <br />When film and TV graduate, Antonia Carlyle sets out to make a documentary about eighties band, 'The Tough Romantics', she uncovers new facts surrounding the death of singer song-writer, Genevieve. This leads her to suspect that the man arrested for her murder was not the killer.<br /> <br />One of the three surviving band members believes it is time to settle old ghosts but the other two have gone on to forge solo careers and don't want Antonia to rake up the past. One of them knows who the killer is, the other needs to hide their guilt.<br /> <br />A growing psychic link with the dead girl and the conviction that justice must be done, drives Antonia to face her own demons, uncover the past and confront the present.
Serpent Song
When organised crime detective Francesca Salucci starts investigating the death of a biker, she comes across shady drug deals and internal power struggles within Australia's various crime gangs. The trail she uncovers leads her from Sydney to Rome, all the way to a small town in the Italian riviera. There, reunited with a past lover, Francesca has no choice but to confront her past and her own origins.<br> <br />In her search for the connections between the Sicilian mafia, Chinese Triads and Australian bike gangs, she will find herself caught between her personal history and her desire for justice.<br /> <br />With her life in danger, Francesca will find refuge in the outback where she will work to come to terms with her biggest battle yet, her past.<br /> <br />An action-packed thriller that tells a story of love, greed, betrayal and moral conflict.
The Curse
A young boy, Luke Whelan, lies dying in hospital from terminal cancer, an old woman and Luke's young father by his side. Luke is about to be saved but to do so the woman will give him a precious gift – or is it a curse?<br /> <br />As Luke grows into a young man he finds out about the deadly curse that saved his life. He can save people's lives by touching them, but in turn he ages. He must now embark on a perilous journey to save his own life again and those of everyone around him.<br /> <br />Facing an immortal being from the bowels of hell and pitted against the forces of a tyrannical US government, the Mafia, God and Satan, never has one man had to overcome so much and reach a point where the ultimate decision of good versus evil must be made.
Delirious
"A roiling plot, insightful characters, clear, intelligent writing. What more could you ask for in a novel?" –Steve BerryCharlie Giles is at the top of his game. An electronics superstar, he's sold his startup to a giant Boston firm, where he's now senior director. He's treated like a VIP everywhere he goes. . .. Until everything in Charlie's neatly ordered world starts to go terrifyingly wrong. «Hits all the right notes. Terrific stuff.» –John T. LescroartCharlie's prestigious job and his inventions are wrenched away from him. His family is targeted, and his former employers are dying gruesomely, picked off one by one. Every shred of evidence points to Charlie as a cold-blooded killer. And soon he is unable to tell whether he's succumbed to the pressures of work and become the architect of his own destruction. . .or whether he's the victim of a relentless, diabolical attack. Now he must save his own life–all the while realizing that nothing can be trusted, least of all his own fractured mind. . ."A high-speed thrill ride, filled with shocks and mind-bending twists." –Tess Gerritsen"Not just a great thriller debut, but a great thriller, period." –Lee Child
Sold
The Gold Coast swelters in record temperatures, and car salesman Gary Braswell's hot under the collar. With sales at rock-bottom, and up to his neck in debt to loan shark Jocko Mackenzie, Gary's sweating on a fat commission from a mysterious Russian couple.<br /> <br />If the loan is not repaid, there's more than Gary's kneecaps at stake – his long-suffering wife's also in peril. But Jocko demands more than repayment and has sinister plans for the hapless salesman.<br /> <br />Gary turns his skills to real estate and is soon embroiled in the murky world of money laundering. With the federal police sniffing around and Jocko on his tail, Gary concocts an audacious scam.<br /> <br />Success means money – lots of it.<br />Failure means death.<br />But can hard-drinking, cocaine-snorting Gary pull it off?<br /> <br />Hilarious and dark, <b><i>Sold</i></b> is noir at its best – a whirlpool of sex, drugs, and real estate.