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When Billy Burton receives a birthday present from his Auntie Flo, it really is a surprise, as it is a computer generated emu. He and his sister Jilly decide to call it M. At first they do not realise that, except for Auntie Flo, they are the only people who can see it. Soon M not only takes on a life of his own, but also causes mayhem along the way, whilst protecting Billy and Jilly at school, at the supermarket, and even on holiday abroad.

Bouncy the Bubble-Frog is a humorous children’s story, in verse with watercolour illustrations by the Author. Bouncy admires his neighbour Beauty from afar, yet sadly Bouncy does not satisfy Beauty’s standards. His special talents in bubble construction go unappreciated so he seems destined for a life of loneliness and rejection. Nevertheless Bouncy persists and eventually his chance to show his worth arrives as a catastrophe causes Beauty’s bubbly world to fall apart. Bouncy seizes the opportunity with both feet. His enthusiasm and ingenuity shine through to bring Beauty out from the shallows and transform their lives.

Colin the librarian is an unremarkable little man, who one day at work finds a very rare, very unusual book. It does not belong to the library. On opening it he sees the title 'Colin's Book' and inside it is a beautiful blue bookmark with a red phoenix on it. The bookmark gives him extraordinary strength and resolve and leads him and his little dog Sammy into many exciting adventures both in the past and present...

A girl's past could change her life...and her love. All her life, Becca has felt like she does not belong anywhere. When Becca was eleven her life was changed dramatically by a near death encounter by the pier. For the next five years of her life she is tormented by the whispers that followed the incident. Now a sixteen-year-old girl, she returns to birth place of her anxiety in search for answers.Charming, Shane, who is in love with Becca, follows her, but when the moon returns to the sky, he witnesses an unexpected transformation. What Becca discovers about birth changes everything.Confronted with a choice that will determine her future happiness, Becca must choose between the world she grew up in and the one she belongs toWhich life will she choose? And what must she risk in order to be happy? Her decision is born from a desire for a real life and a real romance...Can't stand the suspense? Download and find out what happens next!EXCERPTThe moon began its ascendance toward the tip of the sky. Becca's feet dropped down into the light waves. She kicked slowly and softly. Shane, obsessing over his next moves like an old chess player in the park, allowed his own feet to join hers. A temperate breeze brushed past the two. The air appeared to be resonating from the bottom of the sea. It wasn't the first time that Becca felt this way."Can you feel that?" She said as she finally looked Shane in the eye since arriving. Her glance made his heart skip a beat."Feel what?""The wind...I can feel it between my toes. It's coming all the way from the bottom of the sea.""That's impossible," chuckled Shane. "There isn't any wind in the sea. You sure you're not caught in a batch of seaweed or something?""Oh, no. I'm very sure. Seaweed doesn't excite me much.""You sure say the most interesting, odd things."Becca shifted herself away by an inch and looked back at the water. "I'm sorry."Shane leaned in slowly and braced his hand against the boards. "Don't be."

Videoville is an unusual town where many movies are made, but not all of the animals who live there are friendly. Take Mr. Rockhopper, for example. He can be one angry penguin. Skidder, probably the fastest penguin in the West, can be relied on to be careless, but his small friend Pudden can amaze you. As for Skidder’s sister, Trendy Wendy, she often sets the fashion for the younger members of the town. Also meet the Hatopotamus, Buster Gutter, the stunt bear, Mewsli, the cat detective, Myrtle Turtle, and many more surprisingly talented animals... We must not ignore the humans either. Is Slim, the cowboy, to blame for the Umbrella War? Only you can decide, and lastly don’t forget to read about the Parapenguins...

In a world where emotions are forbidden, what happens when you start to feel?The harvest separates the worthy from the unworthy. Those who pass are destined to continue the human race, and the unworthy are culled.For years, Eve has been the poster girl for emotional control. But ever since her brother was culled, Eve is finding it difficult to keep the monitor on her wrist an acceptable blue.The next harvest ceremony is approaching and Eve will do whatever it takes to avoid the same fate as her brother. Gripping and intriguing, Eve of Eridu explores the lengths that humans will go to in their quest for survival.

"It's in our blood." The last words spoken by Uly Jacobs, seconds before his death was televised across the nation. Since that day, the authorities have been hunting Libby Jacobs. She doesn't know why they want her, or why they killed her cousin. Desperation has forced her into hiding with a group of people that she once thought of as terrorists. Living among them, she soon comes to realize that everything she once believed in was a lie. Justin Becker was Uly's best friend. He grew up with Libby. Once upon a time, he even loved her. Now, Justin has taken on the task of picking up the pieces of Libby's shattered life. The first step will be finding Libby's mother. She is critically ill, alone and lost in the broken system. Finding her will be difficult. Saving her may be impossible. The city is changing. Collin Powers was nobody until the authorities turned him into a symbol. Now his ideas have taken root. His words are forcing people to question their beliefs. His sacrifice will push Freedom out of the shadows and give them the courage to start living up to their name.

Everything they say on the news is a lie. To question that lie is a crime. Collin Powers knows the truth. As a low ranking member of an underground movement, his job is to transport some of the most illicit materials in the city... Books. When a simple exchange goes wrong, Collin is forced to run. Now wanted for terrorism and murder, he is desperate and alone. The world believes that he is a monster, but the only thing Collin wants is freedom. As news of the fugitive filters through the city, high school student Libby Jacobs is just trying to make it through her everyday life. A terrorist is murdering people in the streets. Her mother is sick, and getting worse every day. Her cousin is hiding a dangerous secret, which could threaten her entire family. The truth is something that Libby doesn't want to know. It will tear her world apart. It will bring her face to face with everything that she has always been taught to hate.

Winnie McKeller is lost in her own home, alone in the town that she has lived in since the day she was born. Her world has been shaken. Death has been haunting her family for the past year, and on one unusual night, each member of her family will be forced to confront their pain and fight to put the pieces of their lives back together.Winnie's journey will lead her through the back roads and dark woods of her quiet town. She will find herself cut off from everything she knows, in pursuit of a mysterious stranger with no pulse, and a Y-shaped incision on his chest.As the night unfolds, Winnie's mother will encounter a dangerous woman who claims to be a witch. Her father will seek supernatural help, in an attempt to understand what lies beyond the veil that separates this life from the next. And one of her closest friends will be tormented by shadows that threaten to drag her into darkness.Autumn has always had a special sort of feeling to it. Outside, the leaves are changing and the air is crisp. It's the time of year when weird things happen... And this is going to be a Strange Fall.

It's finally Thanksgiving break at the Paranormal Institute for Witches. With a week off from school, the Witch Squad thinks they're finally going to get to enjoy some downtime. But as the girls start making plans for their big Thanksgiving dinner party, they discover that Alba has yet to contact Tony, her husband from back home. After finally convincing her to call him, what she discovers sends the girls into a state of shock. Will their Thanksgiving be as magical as they'd all hoped it to be? Or will the tragedy that has befallen one of their loved ones ruin Thanksgiving forever? Reunite with Mercy, Jax, Alba, Sweets, and Holly for this short Witch Squad Holiday special. This novella is book four in the Witch Squad Cozy Mystery series.