AustLit

'Bradley, a doctor of Construction Engineering, comes to the attention of the world’s largest oil company after his thesis lands on the CEO’s desk. His findings and designs earn him a position as chief engineer for the development of oil platforms in the Torres Strait.

Natalie, a young woman with limited formal education, has a dream to become a tour guide for an outback tour coach company. Deceit, betrayal, troubles, despair and loss plague their lives.

Diced Fruit and Yoghurt is a story of joy, love, heartache, introspection, disappointment, loss, exploration and discovery. As two young adventurers grow and change in disparate but parallel lives, colourful characters shape their destinies in a world of environmental disasters, greed, betrayal, vengeance and corruption in the highest political and business circles.

Tarnished and battered, Natalie and Brad briefly meet in the most unlikely of circumstances, but their lives continue separately, with their futures offering little but disappointment. Will there be a catalyst that finally brings them together or will their stubborn resistance to recognize emerging love keep them apart?' (Source: Publisher's blurb)

'Archaeologist, Edwina Pennywinkle-Smythe from Canberra, unexpectedly finds herself in a strange, dying land inhabited by Kwolitons, Huloids and Primoids. After rescuing the Kwoliton Prince from a pack of vicious Krats, the Kwoliton King befriends her and sends her on a death defying adventure to rescue his kidnapped son. In a quest to save the Prince and uncover the secret to the planet's decline into total oblivion, Edwina finds love in unexpected places, faces danger at every turn and, in the face of total destruction, withstands extreme firepower and harnesses vital new energy in the planet's dying days. Edwina may discover the secret to the imminent extinction of all life but can she save the planet in the face of adversity and can she save herself? Are the answers hidden within the Blue Crystal?' (Publication summary)

'Sixteen, studious, tall, slender, beautiful and with supportive parents, Megan has a bright future in front of her.

'However she can't forgive her parents for sending her to boarding school far from her home town of Ulyurungu, west of Uluru so she runs away to a life of loneliness, poverty and desperation on the streets of Sydney.

'Ulyurungu Dream is a story of an aboriginal woman whose life is a series of shocking lows and brilliant achievements. Her associates include a brothel owner, a drug lord, an eccentric land owner, a model agent and an older lady with family connections. With the ambitions of other people influencing her, Megan's innocence, trust and a flawed decision channel her life as she stumbles into poverty and wealth, social extremes, heartbreak, joy and an uncertain future.

'The twists and turns in Megan's life continue to the dramatic end, leaving the reader breathless.' (Publication summary)

'Destiny draws the two main characters Charlie and Kate to Uluru where they meet two nurses wanting to build a medical centre hundreds of kilometers from Uluru. As Charlie and Kate fall in love, he finds out that his grandmother was a stolen generation child who had a unique skill with herbal medicines. When Kate's wheel-chair-bound daughter arrives, she falls in love with a young aboriginal man who later discovers a cure for cancer. All their lives become enmeshed with the people and the region along with danger, death and an alarming spiritual connection to the past.' (Source: Publisher's blurb)