Online Library Catalogue

Annabelle Carruthers could only dream of being kissed by such a dashing man as Lord Darkwood. For she herself was locked in misery - married to a rake who drank and gambled their lives into financial and social ruin. But then her husband's death, and rumours of spies and treachery, only make matters worse.

Australian Designer of the Year! Alida Rose should have felt elated with the recognition. She'd worked hard to achieve such success. Gareth Morgan was her past. And yet five years had not diminished the impact of the charismatic man nor the painful memories. A renewed relationship with Gareth was tempting. But this time Alida vowed she'd show this outback man she'd be a ruthless with him as he'd been with her.

Humorous science fiction-cum-whodunnit from the author of the 'Spellsinger' series. When an impossible crime is committed, Detective Manz and his robot assistants are called.

This is the story of a man caught between his true identity, his freedom and the woman he loves. Framed by a colleague, Jesse Warden faces 20 years in prison, unless he can infiltrate the Aryan Universe and bring back evidence to convict the leaders.

On the fast track to a partnership with her accountancy firm, Kate is stunned when she is fired for suspected embezzlement. Forced to cope with the sudden reversal of fortune, Kate returns to Pretenses, the exquisite boutique run by her friend Margo and sister Laura. But when persistent, persuasive Byron de Witt enters her life, the flames of passion he ignites begin to burn as brightly as her all-consuming career ambitions...

Low-rent bounty hunter Stephanie Plum reaches depths of personal experience that other women detectives never quite do. In Hot Six, for example, a sequence of new and hideous cars bite the dust; she finds herself lumbered with a policeman's multiply incontinent dog; and she has several bad skin days. All this when she is trying to prove her distinctly more competent colleague and occasional boyfriend Ranger innocent of a mob hit; avoid the heavies trailing her in the hope of finding him; and cope with a wife-abusing bail defaulter with nasty habits, such as setting Stephanie on fire.

As a detective working for an elite undercover squad, Dan "Spider" Shepherd has lied, cheated and conned in order to bring Britain's most wanted criminals to justice. When a powerful drugs baron starts to kill off witnesses to his crimes, Shepherd is given his most dangerous assignment yet. He has to go undercover in a top security prison - a world where one wrong move will mean certain death. Corrupt prison officers, lifers with nothing to lose, and hard men with something to prove are all gunning for Shepherd. The only way to survive is to play his role to perfection, twenty-four-seven, among criminals for whom violence is a way of life. As he gambles everything to move in on his quarry, he soon realises that the man he is set to trap is even more dangerous than the police anticipated. And that he is capable of striking outside the prison walls and hitting Shepherd where it hurts most.

Tom Higgins, a British schoolboy during the Persian Gulf War, narrates his younger brother's struggle with an apparent mental illness or "mystery of nature" which drives the child to assume the role of an Iraqi.

This charming tale follows a German Shepherd dog's fortunes after he is abandoned in the bush by his owner.

This is the poignant story of Jenny Harmer, a deaf child growing up in a silent and isolated world. It is also the story of Hearing Dogs and Connie, the friendly black collie chosen to be Jenny's devoted companion.

Retiring and growing older used to go with declining health and fitness. Now, with medical advances and shifts in attitude, it is possible to enjoy good health into the latter years of life. This informative book concentrates on the opportunities in later life rather than the disadvantages and is packed with help and guidelines on achieving a healthy lifestyle, taking exercise that will make a real difference, enjoying sexual relationships and generally feeling as young as you are.

Among the most respected of animals, Guide Dogs are bred, cared for and trained to be responsible for the mobility and safety of vision-impaired people. This book provides insights into the human and canine expertise involved in training a Guide Dog in interviews with staff and those who own dogs.