This is the second book in the Night Watch trilogy, a series of vampire novels set in post-Soviet Moscow. Here, vampires operate under license and Good and Evil are part of a Cold War-like balance of power. The Others walk the streets of Moscow, indistinguishable from everyone else. They have supernatural powers and each of them has […]
The life and tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales, was played out under the harsh glare of camera flashes and glossy magazines. It seemed that she couldn’t make a move without the world knowing about it and the betrayals from the men in her life were well publicised from Charlie and his bit on the side
The constant man in Diana’s life tells his story Read Post »
Alexandra Barnaby (better known to her friends as Barney) and race-car driver Sam Hooker are back in a new novel that follows on from the best-selling Metro Girl. Barney is now Sam’s raceday spotter and during the final race of the season she spots something going on in the infield that will change her life — things that will
Second in series as fun as the first Read Post »
When the earth moved in the Tasmanian mining town of Beaconsfield on Anzac Day last year, trapping three miners underground, it had a profound impact on everyone in the town. That day, the news that three men were trapped and probably dead caught the attention of Aussies everywhere. Five days later, when two of the
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I’m not a fan of love stories, soppy things that they are. However, this one got my attention and managed to hold it for the duration. Jerry and Mary Newport are both self-described hopeless misfits, both born with Asperger’s Syndrome — a form of autism that was featured in the movie Rainman. Sufferers simply can’t process the sort
A love story that changed my mind Read Post »
With the current boisterous real estate market, you can understand why so many people see selling property as a good way to make a living. Smart Moves author Marnie Adams is one of New Zealand’s top real estate agents, selling more than $200,000,000 of residential property in just four years and in this book she
If you felt totally out of your depth during the recent America’s Cup racing, this book might just be what you need. Shoot the Breeze will teach you the language of the waves. Author and keen sailor Sarah Ell regularly competes in yacht races at club and national level and has a history with a
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This moving family memoir gives the reader a glimpse into the grief of a father as he comes to terms with the ultimate loss for any parent: the loss of a child. Reg Thompson’s daughter Charlotte, known as Charlie, died with her friend Livvy in December 2005 when they were hit by a train while crossing the
Story of personal loss raw but uplifting Read Post »
It may come as a surprise to some who know me when I say I like poetry. Not the flowery stuff of Shakespeare (no, that’s not an invitation for Shakespeare geeks to inundate me with reasons his poetry isn’t flowery) and not the new-age stuff that I can’t make head nor tail of. My favourite
C K Stead’s latest offering a real gem Read Post »
The current state of the drug industry in the United States is being viewed as the potential future for those of us in Australasia. In the US, the public has struggled to keep up with spiralling prices while the big drug companies have grown rich and gained huge influence over the government agencies that regulate them and
Industry out of control Read Post »
