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New titles are listed in RED for the first few months after publication. Look out for Bob McNeil's autobiography News Travels, and the latest from Vicky Adin and Jenny Harrison. If you fancy trying self publishing, look for the Reassuring Guide by Bev Robitai.
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Catalogue - authors in alphabetical order
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The Girl from County Clare - Vicky Adin
Like making lace – she pieced together a new life from a single thread of hope
For all her timidity and meek acceptance of her place in life’s pecking order, she had grit – and freedom – but she was young enough and naive enough to be putty in his hands – or was she?
Brigid, the talented eighteen-year-old lacemaker, flees starvation and poverty in 19th century Ireland to seek a better life in Australia. As captivating as she is skilful, she must conquer her innate fears if she is to fulfill her dream.
From The PastFinders series: Stories about people and passions.
PRINT ISBN – 978-0-9941135-8-0.
RRP $29.50
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For all her timidity and meek acceptance of her place in life’s pecking order, she had grit – and freedom – but she was young enough and naive enough to be putty in his hands – or was she?
Brigid, the talented eighteen-year-old lacemaker, flees starvation and poverty in 19th century Ireland to seek a better life in Australia. As captivating as she is skilful, she must conquer her innate fears if she is to fulfill her dream.
From The PastFinders series: Stories about people and passions.
PRINT ISBN – 978-0-9941135-8-0.
RRP $29.50
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=vicky+adin
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The Art of Secrets - Vicky Adin
From The PastFinders series --- Reclusive author Charlotte Day has much to hide and does not want anyone digging into her past. With secrets of her own, journalist Emma Wade worms her way into Charlotte’s life looking for a journalistic coup. She finds a story that changes the lives of both women. A compassionate look at love, loss and renewal.
Quote from text:
“Because sometimes the best things come from the worst. You have to look in the darkest places to find the brightest light.”
The PastFinders Books
www.vickyadin.co.nz
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Quote from text:
“Because sometimes the best things come from the worst. You have to look in the darkest places to find the brightest light.”
The PastFinders Books
www.vickyadin.co.nz
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=vicky+adin
https://www.facebook.com/VickyAdinAuthor/
The Cornish Knot - Vicky Adin
Megan’s world is destroyed when her husband dies suddenly. Still grieving, she receives a mysterious package from Cornwall that jolts her out of her cloistered world. It contains a century-old journal. From her home in New Zealand she embarks on a journey of personal renewal to find her past, exposing secrets that change her life and involving the Italian art world. Can she also find love again?
Print: 360 pages with family tree chart. 12.7cm x 20cm x 16mm Price $25.00 ISBN 978-0-9922628-8-4
www.vickyadin.co.nz
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Megan’s world is destroyed when her husband dies suddenly. Still grieving, she receives a mysterious package from Cornwall that jolts her out of her cloistered world. It contains a century-old journal. From her home in New Zealand she embarks on a journey of personal renewal to find her past, exposing secrets that change her life and involving the Italian art world. Can she also find love again?
Print: 360 pages with family tree chart. 12.7cm x 20cm x 16mm Price $25.00 ISBN 978-0-9922628-8-4
www.vickyadin.co.nz
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=vicky+adin
https://www.facebook.com/VickyAdinAuthor/
Kazam! - Vicky Adin
A New Zealand adventure story for 7-9 year-olds.
“Lying in my sleeping bag I’m so excited I can hardly wait ...! Today we are off on a mystery trip. Sam and I tried to guess where it might be ... The swimming hole? The bush track? Or maybe the flying fox? Yeah. That would be cool ...” Follow Sam and Josh on their adventures as they become heroes for a day. Illustrations by Alex Taylor. Print: 22 pages full colour, illustrated, 21cm x 15cm. Price: $12 Free postage in New Zealand
ISBN 978-0-473-20859-2 https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=vicky+adin
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A New Zealand adventure story for 7-9 year-olds.
“Lying in my sleeping bag I’m so excited I can hardly wait ...! Today we are off on a mystery trip. Sam and I tried to guess where it might be ... The swimming hole? The bush track? Or maybe the flying fox? Yeah. That would be cool ...” Follow Sam and Josh on their adventures as they become heroes for a day. Illustrations by Alex Taylor. Print: 22 pages full colour, illustrated, 21cm x 15cm. Price: $12 Free postage in New Zealand
ISBN 978-0-473-20859-2 https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=vicky+adin
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The Disenchanted Soldier - Vicky Adin
Biographical narrative. Based on a true story this skilfully written biographical narrative is a must for history lovers.
Set in Foxton the story not only traces Daniel’s life through the generations but weaves in the history of the time and region including the flax industry and river boat industry, votes for women, the Minnie Dean story, the destruction of the Pink and White Terraces, the flooding, the Foxton fires and much more. This story is about history in the making, about family, about love, about war and not least, about pacifism during WW 1. Powerful and moving.
Print 266 pages, with pictures, maps, family tree charts, timeline. 14.5cm x 21cm x 15mm. Price $29.50. Postage: in NZ $1.80, Aus $7.50, US & UK $15. (currency conversion supplied with acknowledgment of order.) Ebook editions here: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=vicky+adin
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Set in Foxton the story not only traces Daniel’s life through the generations but weaves in the history of the time and region including the flax industry and river boat industry, votes for women, the Minnie Dean story, the destruction of the Pink and White Terraces, the flooding, the Foxton fires and much more. This story is about history in the making, about family, about love, about war and not least, about pacifism during WW 1. Powerful and moving.
Print 266 pages, with pictures, maps, family tree charts, timeline. 14.5cm x 21cm x 15mm. Price $29.50. Postage: in NZ $1.80, Aus $7.50, US & UK $15. (currency conversion supplied with acknowledgment of order.) Ebook editions here: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=vicky+adin
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River at War - Jean Louise Allen
River at War is the story of Miriam, the daughter of Iona, the main protagonist in Jean’s first book River River Raupo Rye. Miriam is now an adolescent, strong minded, resolute and loving, reaching maturity in the troubled times of the Second World War.
Paperback.
Paperback.
River River Raupo Rye - Jean Louise Allen
Gentle NZ historical fiction by The River writer. A captivating story about Iona, a girl living in the area of the Northern Wairoa River N Z, who becomes a woman while she battles the depths and heights of living in her own isolated circumstances. At 17 she is plunged into a life she doesn’t want. How will she survive? This story peaks and flows and pulls the reader into a real taste of what life was like in the early 1900s in northern NZ.
ISBN 978-0-473-20748-9
Print 295 pages paperback 14 x 20cm x 15mm. Price $29.95 Postage: in NZ $1.80 No large print edition or ebook...yet.
ISBN 978-0-473-20748-9
Print 295 pages paperback 14 x 20cm x 15mm. Price $29.95 Postage: in NZ $1.80 No large print edition or ebook...yet.
Beware of the Dragon - Evan G Andrew
Historical fiction. When Laura Ansell arrives in Peking as a young bride in 1899 tension is already building at the British Legation with rumours of unrest among the local Chinese population. As the months pass and summer temperatures rise, the Boxer rebels lay siege to the Legation with bitter fighting. But inside the barricades Laura is also under siege from dashing Russian Prince Sergei who is determined to seduce her despite her married status.
Her husband’s mysterious manservant Yang sees all, but whose side is he on?
Paperback and ebook.
Her husband’s mysterious manservant Yang sees all, but whose side is he on?
Paperback and ebook.
The Spanish Woman - Evan Andrew
Historical romance. The Spanish Woman is a romantic novel based on a true 17th century story of a young Spanish noblewoman, Luisa de Coyes Francheros, who was captured by Turkish pirates. Luisa is taken by the pirate captain, and chooses to spend the rest of her life with him in Turkey rather than return home to be banished to a convent. In Turkey, fearing death or a lifetime locked in a harem, Luisa befriends the Sultan's mother, and is plunged into an alien world of Court intrigues and adventures, set against an extraordinary love story.
Print: 344 pages, paperback 14.5x21cm x 22mm. Price $29 Postage: in NZ $1.80, Aus $7.50, US & UK $15. (currency conversion supplied with acknowledgment of order.) Kindle ebook: http://tinyurl.com/SpanishWomanKindle
Available as an ebook from Smashwords. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/19045
Also in large print on Amazon.
Print: 344 pages, paperback 14.5x21cm x 22mm. Price $29 Postage: in NZ $1.80, Aus $7.50, US & UK $15. (currency conversion supplied with acknowledgment of order.) Kindle ebook: http://tinyurl.com/SpanishWomanKindle
Available as an ebook from Smashwords. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/19045
Also in large print on Amazon.
Shadows in the Night - Evan Andrew
The violent world of smuggling is seen through the eyes of Julia, a spirited young woman who leaves the court of George III to live with her great-uncle in the country town of Winchelsea. How many people are hiding secrets? Can she risk losing her heart to the dashing Mr Hamilton who she suspects of leading a double life? In dangerous encounters she learns the truth about those she trusted. Print: 213 pages, paperback 14.5x21cm x 11mm. Price $29 Postage: in NZ $1.80, Aus $7.50, US & UK $15. (currency conversion supplied with acknowledgment of order.) Available as an ebook from Smashwords and Amazon https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/19046 . For Kindle readers - http://tinyurl.com/ShadowsNightKindle
Also available in LARGE PRINT for $39.90.
Also available in LARGE PRINT for $39.90.
Shadows of Doubt - Evan Andrew
Fiction. Set in the Regency period just after the Napoleonic wars, 'Shadows of Doubt,' is the eagerly awaited sequel to 'Shadows in the Night,' which follows the fortunes of Julia Farraday. A spirited young woman of independent means following the death of her great uncle, Julia receives an invitation to attend a house-party from her confidant at Court, Philip Stratton, at his palatial ancestral home. There among the guests she meets an acquaintance of Lenore's, the fascinating French mistress of the late Gerald Hamilton, and also present is the debonair Chevalier Alain d'Augusseau, from the French Embassy. Despite the support of the attentive Excise Officer Stephen Wareham, and the neighbouring Wentworth family, Julia gets caught up in a world of conspiracy and intrigue, while her heart becomes caught in 'Shadows of Doubt,' between the safe and familiar, and the dangers of the unknown.
Print 280 pages paperback 14.5 x 21cm x 18mm. ISBN 9780473211813 Price $29 Postage: in NZ $1.80
Also available in LARGE PRINT for $39. Large print ISBN is 9781477426999 https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/163122
http://tinyurl.com/ShadowsDoubtKindle http://tinyurl.com/ShadowsDoubtLargePrint
Print 280 pages paperback 14.5 x 21cm x 18mm. ISBN 9780473211813 Price $29 Postage: in NZ $1.80
Also available in LARGE PRINT for $39. Large print ISBN is 9781477426999 https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/163122
http://tinyurl.com/ShadowsDoubtKindle http://tinyurl.com/ShadowsDoubtLargePrint
Cripin Place - David Ashton RECOMMENDED
Non-fiction, biography. A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) radically changes David's friendships and work relationships, his personal circumstances, and brings to an end his marriage of 22 years. Not only must he now learn to live with a deteriorating body, he struggles to survive financially and physically with welfare support. Told with a great deal of humour, the story is a powerful social commentary on how daily life is for those with a disability. David's story is an uplifting, entertaining view from the wheelchair, and an empowering read for those in similar circumstances. It also serves as an educational tool for those who provide services to people whose lives depend on their decisions.
Print: 200 pages, paperback 14.5x21cm. Price $25 (RRP $28.90) Postage: in NZ $1.80, Aus $7.50, US & UK $15. (currency conversion supplied with acknowledgment of order.) Available as an ebook from Smashwords. Author's Facebook page 'Cripin Place' https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/27454 Republished as 'Who Needs Legs Anyway' as a large print edition on Amazon. http://tinyurl.com/LPWhoNeedsLegs
Print: 200 pages, paperback 14.5x21cm. Price $25 (RRP $28.90) Postage: in NZ $1.80, Aus $7.50, US & UK $15. (currency conversion supplied with acknowledgment of order.) Available as an ebook from Smashwords. Author's Facebook page 'Cripin Place' https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/27454 Republished as 'Who Needs Legs Anyway' as a large print edition on Amazon. http://tinyurl.com/LPWhoNeedsLegs
Wild Tussock - Shirley Ayers
Young adult NZ fiction. Melanie’s passionate vow to find out what happened when her father’s valuable thoroughbred stallion disappeared during a violent storm leads her into danger in the wild country below the mountains, and traces an intrigue back to the rural areas of Auckland province.
Family loyalties are tested, and a new romance is revealed. Set loosely in the high plateau area of New Zealand’s North Island, this story will appeal to a wide range of readers from young adult upwards.
Print: 274 pages, paperback 14.5x 21cm x 17mm. Price $25 (RRP $28.90) Postage: in NZ $1.80, Aus $7.50, US & UK $15. (currency conversion supplied with acknowledgment of order.)
Family loyalties are tested, and a new romance is revealed. Set loosely in the high plateau area of New Zealand’s North Island, this story will appeal to a wide range of readers from young adult upwards.
Print: 274 pages, paperback 14.5x 21cm x 17mm. Price $25 (RRP $28.90) Postage: in NZ $1.80, Aus $7.50, US & UK $15. (currency conversion supplied with acknowledgment of order.)
Lives Interrupted - Shauna Bickley
Literary fiction. The lives of a group of individuals in London are connected and changed
in an instant when bombs explode on the underground. The
unemployed, debt-ridden husband embarking on an affair, the excited Kiwi
siblings new to London, the young French writer hoping for her own magazine
column, and a business consultant - all share a single life-changing moment. The attacks on the London underground affect
the choices they make and alter their lives as they deal with fear, injury and
loss. Lives are interrupted.
Ebook links
Lives Interrupted - Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0062WC95E
Lives Interrupted - https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/101583
Print edition - 280 pages. Paperback 20.5x12.5cm x 19mm. Price $25 Postage $1.80 ISBN 978-1467940030
Ebook links
Lives Interrupted - Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0062WC95E
Lives Interrupted - https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/101583
Print edition - 280 pages. Paperback 20.5x12.5cm x 19mm. Price $25 Postage $1.80 ISBN 978-1467940030
Little Gull Lost - Matthew Green
A delightful children's story written by Matthew Green when he was only three years old. His mother used to read him stories when he had nightmares, but when he'd heard them all, she had him make up his own; this is one of them, made into a book and illustrated by Brad Johnson, age thirteen. A little gull is blown away from home and a little boy and his teddy help to get him back to the right beach where he lives.
For children preschool to age six, early and emergent readers.
16 full-colour pages, A5 size 14.8 x 21 cm.
For children preschool to age six, early and emergent readers.
16 full-colour pages, A5 size 14.8 x 21 cm.
Out of Poland - Jenny Harrison
The tragic true story of Naftali, the son who got out of Poland and the family who remained - and the terrible effect on his own family.
Paperback.
http://www.jennyharrison-author.com/non-fiction.html
Paperback.
http://www.jennyharrison-author.com/non-fiction.html
The Lives of Alice Pothron - Jenny Harrison HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Non-fiction. The dramatic story of Alice Pothron's escape from Nazi-occupied France with her little daughter Evelyne.
In a harrowing, yet uplifting account, New Zealand author Jenny Harrison tells the story of the Pothrons’ ordeal; the separation of a family and the unimaginable nightmare of living at the whim of occupying Nazis.When circumstances become life threatening, Alice, who has been forced to feed and house a unit of Nazi soldiers, makes the courageous decision to escape to freedom with her little daughter, a journey that will endanger their lives many times. At the journey’s end is a miraculous reunion and return to the United States.
Print 285 pages, paperback 14cmx21.59cm Price $29.90
Large print edition $39.90
Available in standard print, large print, and ebook.
http://tinyurl.com/Aliceprint (Amazon)
http://tinyurl.com/AliceKindle http://www.jennyharrison.weebly.com/
In a harrowing, yet uplifting account, New Zealand author Jenny Harrison tells the story of the Pothrons’ ordeal; the separation of a family and the unimaginable nightmare of living at the whim of occupying Nazis.When circumstances become life threatening, Alice, who has been forced to feed and house a unit of Nazi soldiers, makes the courageous decision to escape to freedom with her little daughter, a journey that will endanger their lives many times. At the journey’s end is a miraculous reunion and return to the United States.
Print 285 pages, paperback 14cmx21.59cm Price $29.90
Large print edition $39.90
Available in standard print, large print, and ebook.
http://tinyurl.com/Aliceprint (Amazon)
http://tinyurl.com/AliceKindle http://www.jennyharrison.weebly.com/
Rusty & Slasher and the Circus from Hell - Jenny Harrison
Comedy crime caper. Rusty and Slasher’s Pa, recently returned from his sojourn
in Her Majesty’s 5-star Hotel, has a family-bonding exercise in mind. A
security van heist. Their wheelman will be Nana, who can’t go anywhere without
her adult diapers. Plans go awry when Pa’s previous co-conspirators arrive in
Panui. Pa is in danger, until he is rescued by Felix, the giant circus manager.
But, that’s when the trouble really starts. Be prepared to go on the (Ghost
Train) ride of your life!
Paperback 14x21cm Price $29.90
http://www.jennyharrison.weebly.com/
Paperback 14x21cm Price $29.90
http://www.jennyharrison.weebly.com/
Rusty & Slasher's Guide to Crime - Jenny Harrison
Panui series, this one is pure comedy as hopeless brothers Rusty and Slasher Naills attempt to start a life of crime.
Rusty and
Slasher find their new career as criminals is harder than they expected. So far
their score in the felony department has been zero, zilch, zip, nada. They
realise that all new careers have to be worked at. You start at the bottom and
work your way up, rung by rung. But there isn’t even a ladder on their horizon
and no way of becoming upwardly mobile without one.
Paperback 14x21cm Price $29.90,
also large print and ebook format. http://www.jennyharrison.weebly.com/
Paperback 14x21cm Price $29.90,
also large print and ebook format. http://www.jennyharrison.weebly.com/
Accidental Hero - Jenny Harrison
A comedy in the Panui Series - stories as individual as the people who live there.
No one could have imagined George Ainslie a hero. Heroes are majestic, sublime. They look like Christopher Reeve. George is so bland his own mother wouldn't pick him in a police line-up. On top of that he's a bit of a bumbler. Things happen to him through no fault of his own. So how did he get to be a hero? George has friends in High Places working hard to keep him out of trouble and not always succeeding.
Print: 286 pages, paperback 14.5x20cm x 18mm. Price $25 Postage: in NZ $1.80, Large print edition on Amazon.
Available as an ebook from Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/104903
Amazon Kindle http://tinyurl.com/AccidentalHero
http://www.jennyharrison.weebly.com/
No one could have imagined George Ainslie a hero. Heroes are majestic, sublime. They look like Christopher Reeve. George is so bland his own mother wouldn't pick him in a police line-up. On top of that he's a bit of a bumbler. Things happen to him through no fault of his own. So how did he get to be a hero? George has friends in High Places working hard to keep him out of trouble and not always succeeding.
Print: 286 pages, paperback 14.5x20cm x 18mm. Price $25 Postage: in NZ $1.80, Large print edition on Amazon.
Available as an ebook from Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/104903
Amazon Kindle http://tinyurl.com/AccidentalHero
http://www.jennyharrison.weebly.com/
The Indigo Kid - Jenny Harrison
An adventure in the Panui Series, with comic and paranormal flavours.
Meet Charlie Cromwell, nine years old, going on a hundred, irrepressible, infant mystic and trouble-maker. She inveigles herself into Abigail Grogan's life and motor car as they set off on an adventure. In the process she meets Stella Goodstar, owner of the local porn shop-slash-spitirual centre (she doesn't know which end to cater for), as well as some pretty shady characters, including Mr Golightly who wants to exploit her mystical powers. On top of that the local cop is after them. What could be worse?
Print 370 pages. paperback 14.5 x 20cm x 20mm. Price $25 Postage: in NZ $1.80, Large print edition on Amazon. http://www.jennyharrison.weebly.com/
Meet Charlie Cromwell, nine years old, going on a hundred, irrepressible, infant mystic and trouble-maker. She inveigles herself into Abigail Grogan's life and motor car as they set off on an adventure. In the process she meets Stella Goodstar, owner of the local porn shop-slash-spitirual centre (she doesn't know which end to cater for), as well as some pretty shady characters, including Mr Golightly who wants to exploit her mystical powers. On top of that the local cop is after them. What could be worse?
Print 370 pages. paperback 14.5 x 20cm x 20mm. Price $25 Postage: in NZ $1.80, Large print edition on Amazon. http://www.jennyharrison.weebly.com/
To the Child Unborn - Jenny Harrison
Gift book. Our children are lent to us from the future. What we dream and desire for them today will determine who they are tomorrow. In this gift book you will find many of the dreams you have for your special child. Beautifully illustrated and poignantly written, this is a gift parents and grandparents will cherish for all time.
Print: 48 pages. 21 x 14.5cm. Price $25 Postage: in NZ $1.80, Aus $7.50, US & UK $15. (currency conversion supplied with acknowledgment of order.) http://www.jennyharrison.weebly.com/
Print: 48 pages. 21 x 14.5cm. Price $25 Postage: in NZ $1.80, Aus $7.50, US & UK $15. (currency conversion supplied with acknowledgment of order.) http://www.jennyharrison.weebly.com/
Jasper the Giant Trilogy - Pam Laird
This Jasper trilogy was inspired by the huge stone chair that was built ninety years ago at Thorne Bay on the North Shore. Book one, Giant Jasper's Chair, tells about fantastic Giant Jasper and explains the tender-hearted reason this enormous chair was built. Suitable for 5 to 9 years.
Each Jasper book has 24 pages. Eight full page illustrations. 21cm x 15 cm. Price $20 for all 3, $15 for 2, or $10 for one (incl P&P)
Each Jasper book has 24 pages. Eight full page illustrations. 21cm x 15 cm. Price $20 for all 3, $15 for 2, or $10 for one (incl P&P)
Jasper's Big Surprise
Book two, where Giant Jasper finds something very unexpected in his special chair by the sea.
Suitable for 5 to 9 years.
Each Jasper book has 24 pages. Eight full page illustrations. 21cm x 15 cm.
Price $20 for all 3, $15 for 2, or $10 for one (incl P&P)
Suitable for 5 to 9 years.
Each Jasper book has 24 pages. Eight full page illustrations. 21cm x 15 cm.
Price $20 for all 3, $15 for 2, or $10 for one (incl P&P)
Jasper and the Troll Bridge
Book three, where Jasper the friendly giant meets two trolls who live underneath the bridge at the bottom of his garden.
Suitable for 5 to 9 years.
Each Jasper book has 24 pages. Eight full page illustrations. 21cm x 15 cm.
Price $20 for all 3, $15 for 2, or $10 for one (incl P&P)
Suitable for 5 to 9 years.
Each Jasper book has 24 pages. Eight full page illustrations. 21cm x 15 cm.
Price $20 for all 3, $15 for 2, or $10 for one (incl P&P)
Magic in the Air - 15 authors, 36 stories
A family-friendly anthology of New Zealand stories that will suit ages three to thirteen, by writers who bring a fresh approach to NZ children's literature. Fully illustrated throughout. Read it to the tinies, read it with the young ones, or let strong readers enjoy it independently.
Print 205 pages. Soft cover 24 x 18 cm x 15mm. Price $20
Print 205 pages. Soft cover 24 x 18 cm x 15mm. Price $20
From Geraldine to Fortis Green - Pam Laird
Non-fiction, NZ biography. The two-year diary of a working/travelling nurse in the UK & Europe in the 1950’s. An interesting glimpse into the lives of a group of young New Zealanders overseas, coping with finding jobs and places to live in a foreign land. Recommended by other travellers of the day.
Print 322 pages. paperback 25 x 19cm x 19mm. Price $20 incl P&P in NZ. Postage to Aus $7.50, US & UK $15
Print 322 pages. paperback 25 x 19cm x 19mm. Price $20 incl P&P in NZ. Postage to Aus $7.50, US & UK $15
Assigned to Murder - Trish McCormack
Journalist Kirsten Browne tells her friend, glacier guide Philippa Barnes, that she is investigating something
terrible. Before she can say more she is bludgeoned to death beside a West Coast lake. Philippa, determined to find out why, discovers that the people of the lake are hiding many secrets. She finds links to a decades-old mystery, but not in time to prevent another tragedy.
Print 278 pages, paperback 21.5 x 14cm Price $29.90
Also available as ebook editions on Kindle and Smashwords
http://tinyurl.com/kindleA2M
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/287577
terrible. Before she can say more she is bludgeoned to death beside a West Coast lake. Philippa, determined to find out why, discovers that the people of the lake are hiding many secrets. She finds links to a decades-old mystery, but not in time to prevent another tragedy.
Print 278 pages, paperback 21.5 x 14cm Price $29.90
Also available as ebook editions on Kindle and Smashwords
http://tinyurl.com/kindleA2M
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/287577
Glacier Murder - Trish McCormack
Glacier guide sleuth Philippa Barnes investigates a murder in New Zealand's Westland National Park.
Franz Josef woman Vivien Revell inspired people and made life seem full of promise. Then she disappeared. Years later Philippa discovers her torn body in a crevasse. The police are sure her death was accidental but her friend Julia is
convinced she was murdered and persuades Philippa to investigate.
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Franz Josef woman Vivien Revell inspired people and made life seem full of promise. Then she disappeared. Years later Philippa discovers her torn body in a crevasse. The police are sure her death was accidental but her friend Julia is
convinced she was murdered and persuades Philippa to investigate.
Print 252 pages, paperback 21.5 x 14cm Price $29.90
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Cissy - Erin McKechnie
Contemporary women's fiction.
One woman’s courageous journey beyond the horror of domestic abuse ...into the clear light of awareness and self determination. A New Zealand story based on fact.
Paperback 13.97 x 21.59 310 pages Price $29.90
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One woman’s courageous journey beyond the horror of domestic abuse ...into the clear light of awareness and self determination. A New Zealand story based on fact.
Paperback 13.97 x 21.59 310 pages Price $29.90
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News Travels - Bob McNeil
The memoirs of Bob
McNeil, who is best remembered for his work as an intrepid reporter for TV3,
New Zealand, where he worked for over 20 years until his retirement. He has won
a number of awards for television journalism and travelled to enough countries
to lose track of the number of passports he's filled up. These are the stories of how the news reports were gathered, covering many of the major events of recent times.
Print 350 pages, paperback 21.5 x 13.97cm via Amazon, or A5 in NZ through this site at RRP $29.90 + postage https://www.createspace.com/4879528 Kindle edition http://tinyurl.com/NewsKindle |
Sex, Power and Politics - Ross Meurant
This story about the quest for the Prime Minister’s job provides an unvarnished insight to the political intrigue,
mendacity and down-right dirty tricks that denizens of New Zealand’s parliament stoop to when chasing the chalice of power. Laced with extramarital sex, alcohol, parties, travel perks and abuse of allowances, the story exposes a
latent culture of perfidious and licentious behaviour.
Ross Meurant was a Member of Parliament for nine years. Prior to entering parliament he was a commissioned officer in the NZ police.
PRINT EDITION available now - paperback 210pp, ISBN 978-0473-255527 RRP $32.00
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mendacity and down-right dirty tricks that denizens of New Zealand’s parliament stoop to when chasing the chalice of power. Laced with extramarital sex, alcohol, parties, travel perks and abuse of allowances, the story exposes a
latent culture of perfidious and licentious behaviour.
Ross Meurant was a Member of Parliament for nine years. Prior to entering parliament he was a commissioned officer in the NZ police.
PRINT EDITION available now - paperback 210pp, ISBN 978-0473-255527 RRP $32.00
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The Syrian Connection - Ross Meurant
Alain Foveaux, a former New Zealand military officer, is contracted to use his knowledge of the Middle East to procure
phosphate from Syria for export to New Zealand, in defiance of American sanctions.
His odyssey through a country on the brink of civil war reunites him with Valentina Golosapova, a former lover and KGB agent, now operations controller for Russian covert action in Syria.
With Russian help, the New Zealander sets up a labyrinth of bank accounts to evade the American blocks on payments to Syria, provoking aggressive initiatives by the local CIA operative. When Syrians, Russians and Americans meet, there
are brutal encounters in the field with Alain caught in the crossfire.
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phosphate from Syria for export to New Zealand, in defiance of American sanctions.
His odyssey through a country on the brink of civil war reunites him with Valentina Golosapova, a former lover and KGB agent, now operations controller for Russian covert action in Syria.
With Russian help, the New Zealander sets up a labyrinth of bank accounts to evade the American blocks on payments to Syria, provoking aggressive initiatives by the local CIA operative. When Syrians, Russians and Americans meet, there
are brutal encounters in the field with Alain caught in the crossfire.
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Deer, Pigs, and a Little Bit of Bull! - Graeme Mackie ONE OF OUR BESTSELLERS
NZ biography - a best-seller! In the tradition of Barry Crump, Graeme Mackie tells some great yarns about Rolly and his mate Jim as they are hired and fired by some hard-case bosses after a few spectacular mishaps. They find an injured dog and learn by trial and error how to hunt pigs in the bush, surviving some tense encounters with wild boars. But it’s down at the pub that the stories really fly, fuelled by plenty of the amber nectar, as real blokes out-do each other’s yarns about fishing, hunting, and the ones that got away. These stories of Rolly’s early life are smoothly told, with a craftsman’s eye for detail and a wicked sense of humour.
Print: 290 pages, paperback 14.5x 21cm. Price $25 (RRP $29.90) Postage: in NZ $1.80. Overseas clients can order print copies via Amazon in standard and large print. Available as an ebook from Amazon and Smashwords. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/97574
Also in Large Print, ISBN 9781477481417 352 pages, paperback 23.5cm x 15.5cm. RRP $39.90. Postage $4.50
Print: 290 pages, paperback 14.5x 21cm. Price $25 (RRP $29.90) Postage: in NZ $1.80. Overseas clients can order print copies via Amazon in standard and large print. Available as an ebook from Amazon and Smashwords. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/97574
Also in Large Print, ISBN 9781477481417 352 pages, paperback 23.5cm x 15.5cm. RRP $39.90. Postage $4.50
Pearces' Ocean - Tony Pearce
Historical fiction. Author Tony Pearce uses his own family legends as a base for this rollicking historical novel. Simon Pearce, born in poverty on the Isles of Scilly in Cornwall, England, escapes a dangerous life of smuggling to rise up through the ranks and eventually captain his own ship. He marries a beautiful Portuguese woman, starting a family dynasty that flourishes through the excitements of the 18th century. Book Two of the Pearce family trilogy is currently being written.
Print 368 pages. Trade paperback 22.9 x 15cm x 21mm. Price $32.50 Postage: in NZ $2.40, Aus $7.50, US & UK $15. (currency conversion supplied with acknowledgment of order.) http://www.anthonyjpearce.com/
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One Step Ahead - Peter Rankin
After surviving a vicious gang shootout, South African ex-policeman Zach Norse hopes to enjoy his new friendship with paramedic Linda Chu. But the gang relentlessly pursues them, seeking revenge for his killing one of their men. Facing danger at every turn, Zach and Linda are constantly on the move to outwit the villains. The gang’s drug-running, larceny, kidnapping and violence mean that the police are after them too. But the law seems powerless, and is constantly foiled in plans to apprehend the criminals. The gang is always one step ahead: is there a mole in the force?
Print 309 pages, paperback 23 x 15cm. Price $29.90. Postage in NZ $2.20. ISBN 978 0 473 26716 2
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Print 309 pages, paperback 23 x 15cm. Price $29.90. Postage in NZ $2.20. ISBN 978 0 473 26716 2
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Stealing the Trees - Peter Rankin
Plod, newly released from prison, moves to Putangitangi in a remote part of rural New Zealand to start a new life, but becomes the victim of a series of attacks and arson on the new home he is building. Together with a woman detective he sets out to find the perpetrators responsible for terrorizing him. Determined to find answers, his quest takes him from the streets of Auckland to illegal tree-felling operations in the forests of Northland.
Print 268 pages, paperback 23 x 15cm. Price $34.95 Postage in NZ $2.20 Also available on Amazon.
ISBN 978-1-4759-5396-1
Print 268 pages, paperback 23 x 15cm. Price $34.95 Postage in NZ $2.20 Also available on Amazon.
ISBN 978-1-4759-5396-1
Reassuring Guide to Self Publishing - Bev Robitai
A clear, step-by-step guide through the whole process of self publishing from finished manuscript to print copy and ebook. Fully illustrated and available in NZ and international editions, print and ebook.
NZ print copies available from the author via the contact form on this website.
Amazon links below for international print edition and Kindle edition. http://tinyurl.com/pubguideprint
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P9SMW54 (Kindle)
NZ print copies available from the author via the contact form on this website.
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Sunstrike - Bev Robitai
Post-apocalyptic crime fiction. Sunstrike follows the life of Averie Brown, an ordinary woman in suburbia, when solar flares destroy the world's electricity supply. As society comes to terms with the loss of transport, communications, and food supplies, Averie picks up some useful survival tips and a teenage companion who is not what he seems. With no outside help, she is forced to investigate a number of suspicious deaths.
Print 268 pages, A5 paperback. RRP $29.90 Postage in NZ $2.20 ISBN 9780992245078 Also available on Amazon and in ebook formats. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/342212 Kindle http://tinyurl.com/sunstrikeKindle
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Sunstrike: The Journey Home - Bev Robitai
When a massive solar storm obliterates earth’s technology, a carefree young man finds himself stranded at an Indonesian holiday resort far from home. He faces a long and perilous journey back to New Zealand and his widowed mother Averie, encountering storms, dangerous wildlife, and others seeking to profit from unwary travellers. Faced with destruction, deception and death on his travels, he grows up fast.
A companion story to Sunstrike: The Silent Suburbs.
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Print edition - 350 page paperback from CreateSpace eStore: https://www.createspace.com/4921599
or from Amazon.com.
A companion story to Sunstrike: The Silent Suburbs.
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Eye for an Eye - Bev Robitai
Also in large print edition.Light-hearted thriller. Robyn Taylor can’t bear injustice, so when she sees that the con-man who drove her father to his death is living the high life in Canada, she swears to get even. Armed with little more than a lamb-gelding device and a burning desire for revenge, she leaves her home in small-town New Zealand and heads for Toronto to track down Colwyn Symons and exact her own particular type of justice. Mike Kent, a Canadian insurance investigator, persuades Robyn to help gather evidence that will put an end to Colwyn’s continuing frauds, but both of them underestimate Colwyn’s cold-blooded greed. When she faces kidnapping and attempted murder, Robyn’s survival skills are severely tested.
Print 174 pages, 6x9" paperback. US $13.50 from Amazon - click here to buy https://www.createspace.com/3801246
ISBN 9780473207816 Also in large print edition.
Murder in the Second Row - Bev Robitai
Cosy crime fiction. At the historic Regent Theatre in the small town of Whetford, New Zealand, members of the resident amateur dramatic society are preparing for their next show, Agatha Christie’s Appointment With Death. They are in early rehearsals when a troublesome female cast member is found murdered. This comes on top of the news that local developers want to build a shopping mall that would require the bulldozing of the building. Jessica Jones, the theatre’s manager, takes on an amateur sleuthing role in her zeal to protect her beloved heritage theatre. Theatre-goers will enjoy this behind-the-curtain expose of life backstage. Print: 200 pages, paperback 14.5x21cm. Price $25 (RRP $28.90) Postage: in NZ $1.80 Available as an ebook from Amazon and Smashwords. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/17530 Kindle http://tinyurl.com/MurderSecondRow
Actor John Nettles (Midsomer Murders) writes “Wonderfully invigorating read. Raunchy, funny and lovable characters in a great story. If it's ever made into a film I want to be in it!”
Also available worldwide in paperback directly from Amazon http://tinyurl.com/Murder2ndRowprint The sequel Body on the Stage follows and both titles are now available in LARGE PRINT editions for $39. Large Print ISBN 9781477509487
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Actor John Nettles (Midsomer Murders) writes “Wonderfully invigorating read. Raunchy, funny and lovable characters in a great story. If it's ever made into a film I want to be in it!”
Also available worldwide in paperback directly from Amazon http://tinyurl.com/Murder2ndRowprint The sequel Body on the Stage follows and both titles are now available in LARGE PRINT editions for $39. Large Print ISBN 9781477509487
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Body on the Stage - Bev Robitai
Cosy crime fiction. Dennis Dempster is fat, lonely, and dissatisfied with his life, but things are about to change. He joins a theatre group that’s staging a production of Ladies Night, full of male strippers, muscles and buff bodies. Suddenly fitness becomes a new option. In the course of his transformation he finds new friends, new purpose and a new love. And then he finds a dead body.
Book two in the Theatre Mystery series. Actor John Nettles (Midsomer Murders) writes about book one, Murder in the Second Row, “Wonderfully invigorating read. Raunchy, funny and lovable characters in a great story. If it's ever made into a film I want to be in it!” Includes weight-loss tips from nutritionist Jacquie Dale
272 pages, A5 paperback. ISBN 9780473207832 Price $28 Postage $1.80
Large Print edition $39. ISBN 9781477616406
NZ playwright Roger Hall says "Bev Robitai certainly knows her theatre."
Book two in the Theatre Mystery series. Actor John Nettles (Midsomer Murders) writes about book one, Murder in the Second Row, “Wonderfully invigorating read. Raunchy, funny and lovable characters in a great story. If it's ever made into a film I want to be in it!” Includes weight-loss tips from nutritionist Jacquie Dale
272 pages, A5 paperback. ISBN 9780473207832 Price $28 Postage $1.80
Large Print edition $39. ISBN 9781477616406
NZ playwright Roger Hall says "Bev Robitai certainly knows her theatre."
The Black Hole - Eileen Smith
Non-fiction. At the age of 54, Ray Smith, a busy export manager, husband, father and a new grandfather, was diagnosed with young onset Alzheimer’s. Neither he nor his wife Eileen had any knowledge or experience of the disease. It was an uphill battle, not only having to adjust to the diagnosis, but also having to cope with expensive, unsubsidised medication, which at best slowed its progression. This book tells of their struggle through the system and Ray’s inevitable decline over the years. It is a story of hope, strength, stubbornness and, most of all, love.
Paperback, 88 pages, 8 pages full colour. 13.6cm x 20.4cm x 6mm. 100gm ISBN 978-0-473-21287-2
Price $25 Postage in NZ $1.80
Website www.youngonsetalzheimers.com
Paperback, 88 pages, 8 pages full colour. 13.6cm x 20.4cm x 6mm. 100gm ISBN 978-0-473-21287-2
Price $25 Postage in NZ $1.80
Website www.youngonsetalzheimers.com
Fracture - Karen Whittaker
On Earth, Cassie Hudson, a Communications Specialist, becomes disillusioned with her so called ‘safe’ life in New Zealand when her brother is violently murdered. On Theros, Prince Xentar of Antiqua commands the warship
Sheldahrian. He and his Skyfleet engage in a desperate war to save the kingdom. Xentar is determined to bring peace to Antiqua, yet he harbors a secret that could lead to a path of destruction for his people.
Out in space, an unstable fracture linking Theros and Earth means two worlds are set to collide. The fate of both worlds rests with one man and one woman. Linked across time and space, their destinies converge on the edge
. . . of Fracture.
Paperback 20.3 cm x 14.4 cm ISBN 978-0-473-19428-4 Price $28
Sheldahrian. He and his Skyfleet engage in a desperate war to save the kingdom. Xentar is determined to bring peace to Antiqua, yet he harbors a secret that could lead to a path of destruction for his people.
Out in space, an unstable fracture linking Theros and Earth means two worlds are set to collide. The fate of both worlds rests with one man and one woman. Linked across time and space, their destinies converge on the edge
. . . of Fracture.
Paperback 20.3 cm x 14.4 cm ISBN 978-0-473-19428-4 Price $28
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Consequences - Maureen Green
At 17, Chas Winter was part of a group that brutally bullied Donald Bracken. Weedy teen Donald, compelled to make the bullies pay, joined the Army, and became a highly skilled assassin. With his skills honed, he returned and the serial killing of his tormenters began. Chas Winter was now a police officer. Tasked with stopping the deaths, he learned the dreadful consequences of his acts.
Contains significant violence.
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Contains significant violence.
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Tangled Web - EBOOK - Maureen Green
Renee Gailbraith couldn't have foreseen that the launch of her revolutionary micro-chip would be life changing. Liam Polson, contracted by an underworld cartel to steal Renee’s invention, worms his way into her life,then defects from the cartel and marries her. As police and cartel agents pursue the newly-weds the body count rises. Pacy, violent action, danger & desire with a shock ending.
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Snatched - EBOOK - Maureen Green
Detective Cameron Fuller, still haunted by the loss of his little brother to baby snatchers, is faced with an eerily similar case 30 years later. As his team of likeable, intelligent police colleagues investigates the snatching of Mandy-Jane Olsen, the dark underbelly of New Zealand society is revealed. Maureen Green paints a harshly violent picture where greed is a strong motive, but revenge is even stronger.
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Eye for an Eye - EBOOK - Bev Robitai
Robyn Taylor can’t bear injustice, so when she sees that the con-man who drove her father to his death is living the high life in Canada, she swears to get even. Armed with little more than a lamb-gelding device and a burning desire for revenge, she leaves her home in small-town New Zealand and heads for Toronto to track down Colwyn Symons and exact her own particular type of justice. Mike Kent, a Canadian insurance investigator, persuades Robyn to help gather evidence that will put an end to Colwyn’s continuing frauds, but both of them underestimate Colwyn’s cold-blooded greed. When she faces kidnapping and attempted murder, Robyn’s survival skills are severely tested.
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