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Alexandria Blaelock
What’s scarier than living with ghosts?
In a world where ghosts exist, only Ghost Walkers can walk among them unharmed.
Prince Indulf called. Alma answered. Is on her way to…
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Find a secret. Let it go.
Carmelita Basingstoke lost both her parents.
She dealt with the bureaucracy. Now she needs a break.
And the best place to get one is…
Would you help a stranger? Because the small thing you do might make a big difference in their life.
Better to have loved and lost…
Just before dawn, the sun limped through the guest room curtains casting shadows of light across the room.
Outside, a chorus of kookaburras and…
Daniel's not looking for a love to last a lifetime. Nor one to last a couple of hours. Norah's lost one husband. Doesn't want another. Thinks she's past that love…
Love over long exposure.
Christy Zachary is down on her luck. Working as a photographer for a private investigator.
Staking out Hunter Preston. Barracuda of the Business World. Drop-dead gorgeous.
…
La Dolce Vita. For real.
Cosima is on a working holiday in Rome. Home of art, opera, and fine dining. She booked a hotel with an elegant staircase. Perfect for…
Mikke can’t remember a time before The War. Can’t imagine a time after. Can he find hope and a way to move on?
A single day can change a lifetime.
After fifteen years, Jennifer Hughes is back in her home town on business.
It seemed big and busy then. Now it seems very…
Sandra (not Sandy, Sands or Sando) pushed a stack of papers aside, then cursed as it slipped off her wonky desk in a cascading flurry of individual sheets across the…
His good looks draw you in… You want to know what makes him tick. Your heart pounds when he’s nearby. You try to keep your secret passion close, but his…
Ginger’s the office’s Go-To Girl. Whatever it is, she’ll get it done almost before you finish asking.
She’s got an overflowing in-tray.
But now someone’s stolen the mince pies.
A…
Meet Morag Clementine. The new housekeeper at historic Hayward Hall. Her practical and capable attitude keeps her out of trouble. Her no-nonsense, get it done approach. Just as well, because…
Ever wonder why your goals aren't taking you where you want to go? Or if they're the right goals? Drawing on business and project management techniques Alexandria Blaelock reveals how…
Ever wonder why your goals aren’t taking you where you want to go? Or if they’re the right goals? Drawing on business and project management techniques Alexandria Blaelock reveals how…
Do you have what it takes to be a hero? Whether that's running into a burning building, standing up for what you know is right, or saving a princess it's…
Sometimes you get a second chance.
A woman is missing. Perhaps injured.
Perhaps dead.
The Police failed her.
Gemma Jones failed her once.
Now she has a second chance.
Can…
Welcome to Wilkinson’s. Mr Hall’s running a little late, can I get you a tea or coffee while you wait? What if I tell you about some of our recent…
Celeste Celeste Baillieu’s husband has a secret. And it’s not that he’s rubbish at renovation. When she starts taking the cottage apart, she finds a body. And that’s just the…
Under a blue sky bathed in sunshine the war is a distant nightmare. Sadie Phillips makes her war effort at London Archives. Her boyfriend died. She needs to know why…
Do you believe in fate or free will? In a world not so different from our own, even the Fates question their places in the universe. In this collection of…
Waylon was a changeling. Now a journeyman tailor. He journeys the world for three years and a day. Sleeping in ditches. Hedgrows are the best. But ditches can slay as…
Ava Gibson, slightly stressed event manager, organising the Goldings Investment Bank annual Christmas dinner. Ryan Griffith, high flyer, confirmed bachelor, and Christmas Sceptic. Knocking heads together. Literally.
Having spent all her life in the military, all Penelope Cradock knows is how to be a soldier. Never married, lost her unit and her family in the war. And…
If Christmas under the hot Australian sun isn’t twisted enough, this story turns it up a notch or ten. Vada Paloma was busy working undercover. So deep undercover she can’t…
It takes beauty, brains and brawn to win The Christmas Bonanza - the most anticipated reality show on TV. Edina Montrose wants to win. No matter the cost. But all…
All Alison Porter wants is a place of her own. Thinks she's found it in an old cottage. Stumbles through a portal in the garden and finds a a mysterious…
When you’re busy, taking care of your home takes too much time and energy, leaving you tired and discontented at the end of the day. Minimally Viable Housekeeping translates business…
Payton likes her elegant, intimidating uniform. Respects the authority it gives her. Is determined to pass her physical final without harming it. Her career is on the line. Her life…
Cooking for friends and family can be as terrifying as organising an international peace summit. Stress Free Dinner Parties offers a simple step-by-step plan for getting it all done. So…
Morag Fox is missing on her wedding day; the police assume she's run away. Fifteen year old Amelia Fox isn't so sure. Kidnapped more likely. As the family retraces Morag's…
Mephisto station sits on the intersection of a dozen interglactic trade routes. Field medic Vee runs a repair shop. Does good deeds. Tries to escape attention. Until her past catches…
Felicia Clarke; influencer. Old Fashioned. Fiercely independent. Encourages others, but treads her own path. Dead, but fondly remembered.
By some. Get to know Felicia through these five stories.
Wild and untamed Australia. Breathtakingly hot. Eucalyptus trees as far as the eye can see. The sound of scurrying creatures a constant assault. Exhausted by the battle to work his…
Daisy Day. Investigating boyfriend Don’s death for decades. Following the corruption through private and public sectors. New boss Mr Carmichael brings chaos and questions in his wake. Will she choose…
Georgia Garside. Foul-mouthed Private Investigator. Ex-contorionist. Caught up in the war between a wealthy industrialist and the ex-sugar babe who can’t take a hint. A laugh-out-loud triparte battle of wits…
Orphan Finn Cox inherits a cottage. Thinks it holds the key to her origins. Of course she takes a look. Who wouldn't?
But when she gets there, she gets more…
Hard-arsed detective Captain Maeryn Prothero is on the case. Battling her fragmented memories. Can she save herself before the Security Directorate does?
There’s a killing to be made at the bank
They say you should live each day like your last.
Follow your dreams. Take risks. Die empty. All that junk.
Charlie’s…
It was Morag Clementine's first day at Hayward Hall, and so far, she was impressed. The previous housekeeper's sudden departure was concerning. But more concerning; where exactly was her employer?
Melbourne, 2021. Morag Clementine. Typical twenty-first century woman. Hayward Hall's new houskeeper. Melbourne, 1904. Henry Fox. Typical nineteeth century man. Recently inherited Hayward Hall. Can they find a future together?
Zoo hosts The Ghost Detectors show. As far as he's concerned, it's all mass hysteria. When his show visits Hayward Hall, he's not prepared for what he finds. It will…
On board a super-sized cargo ship Space Mariner third class Kumahl Levi detects a biohazard. A human female. Morag Clementine is grateful to be quarantined and not spaced as a…