AustLit

'Lilah was left on the front steps of the monastery in Gus. Who is she? What is she? Why can she perform the miracle of healing? After her skill is revealed, and she is branded a child of Satan, Lilah is forced to leave her close friend, Arianne, and the only home she has ever known.

'At fifteen, she begins a new life outside the walls of the monastery to learn that people are not always what they appear. When first love is replaced by tragedy - at the hands of a vicious landowner - Gabriel, a mysterious, enchanting observer, comes to Lilah's aid.

'Taken to a castle, deep in the forest, she will discover secrets from her past - which someone wanted buried - and her fate will entwine with the darkest of legends.' (Publication summary)

'After a tragedy that left my family even more dysfunctional than before, David appeared in my front garden. Up until then I didn’t think he’d notice someone like me. He was gorgeous, smart, funny, and seemed to understand me better than anyone else. Our night at the jetty together had been the highlight of my life. Then my best friend, Tina, went missing and so did he. And just when I thought things couldn’t get any worse it turns out that David doesn’t really exist and only my autistic brother, Remy, and I could see him. This leaves me wondering, firstly: Did we both imagine him and am I crazy? And, secondly: If he comes back, do I continue going out with him?' (Publication summary)

'As a small boy, Henrik watches his world crumble around him as Germany falls under Nazi control and his Jewish friends are sent away. In his own unique telling, Henrik confides in the reader the events leading up to World War II, as his family is plunged into fear and uncertainty.

'When his young sister, Greta, is stolen by Germans for Aryan testing, and his mother is injured during the kidnapping, Henrik’s childhood is cut short. Determined and brave, Henrik begins his search for Greta in the ruins of war.

'Unfailingly loyal to his sister and those who help and befriend him, Henrik will play his part in the fight against this strange new world of violence and oppression. And love will arise from the fragments of broken lives. ' (Publication summary)

'1309: When a mysterious messenger arrives on his beautiful Mediterranean island, a young carpenter discovers secrets about his mother, which his father has kept hidden to protect him.

Marek’s search for answers about his heritage takes him on a perilous journey to a remote castle in the icy dark forests of the north. There, he will discover more shocking truths about himself, and the seductive castle inhabitants who attempt to lure him towards a way of life that will both thrill and repulse him.

Witch Ancestry is a dark and gothic tale of warning. Hiding among us – often disguised in beauty – is another kind of being: ruthless, sadistic and hungry for human souls. And even the purest of hearts can be tempted to join them. ' (Publication abstract)