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Jeff is dying. Haunted by memories and grappling with the shame of his desires, he runs away to remote Scotland with a piece of experimental tech that allows him to enter the mind of someone in the past. Instructed to use it only three times, Jeff - self-indulgent, isolated and deteriorating - ignores this advice.   

Dora has always taken the path of least resistance. She went to the college that offered her a scholarship, is majoring in "vagueness studies," and wears whatever shows the least dirt. She falls into a job at the college coffee shop, and a crush on her flirty boss, Gary. Just when she's about to test Gary's feelings, Mimi, the grandmother who raised her, suffers a stroke. Dora rushes back home to Forsyth, NC, and finds herself running her grandmother's vintage clothing store.

Cora Bell is racing against time. With her beloved guardian, Dot, badly injured, Cora must face fearsome werewolves, gross beetle worms and a vengeful warlock in order to save her. But as questions about her long-lost parents arise, Cora and her fairy friends begin a search for the one person who might hold all the answers. The one person who disappeared the same night Cora's parents did....

Desi Bascomb is a princess substitute prodigy! She's the fastest employee ever to advance to level three in the Facade Agency and the youngest to ever be a full-time sub. But now with all eyes on Desi, the only thing she wants is a moment alone to talk to Reed, who's a Facade legacy and secretly a sub for princes!

Ermine's back! And on a big mission to travel the world and have a few adventures on the way! Ermine the Determined is off to explore Australia! She can't wait to have fun in the sun, climb Sydney Harbour Bridge, and star in Australia's Most Awesome Animal competition. But things hot up when someone gets a sniff of Ermine's act.... Will it be curtains before Ermine gets to the stage?

The Ruby Red Shoes series is now available together in one complete audiobook - the three adventures of everyone's favourite hare, Ruby Red Shoes. Ruby Red Shoes is an aware hare who lives in a colourful caravan with her grandmother, Babushka. Ruby and her grandmother love to travel, and when they visit Paris and London, Ruby delights in discovering all that these exciting cites have to offer, especially as she can share it with her family.

Children will benefit from Dharmachari Nagaraja's appealing combination of warmth, wisdom, wit and playfulness in this third book from the At Bedtime series. Growing up in the modern world, our children can often feel distracted, stressed and anxious. The ancient wisdom of Buddhism, with its emphasis on peace, compassion and mindfulness, is the ideal basis for helping any child face the challenges of daily life with increased confidence and calm.

Meet Ermine, a small stoat on a big journey. In fact she's on a world tour and determined to fill her scrapbook with tales of adventure. Armed with her toolkit and feathered hat, Ermine arrives in New York to stay with Michael Megabucks and his son - and is soon fighting off alligators at Central Park Zoo and outwitting bungling diamond thieves!

Hello there, Grug! Our favourite Aussie hero is back again with plenty of adventures and antics to delight young listeners. An iconic Australian character, Grug reminds us of the magic of childhood, the importance of renewing the Australian wilderness and the caution we all need to take in the wild world out there. This audio collection features 14 titles starring the unforgettable hero of the Australian bush and his friends.

When an immaculately dressed woman steps out of an iridescent bubble and asks you if you'd like to become a substitute princess, do you a) run, b) faint, c) say Yes! For Desi Bascomb, who's been longing for a bit of glamour in her Idaho life, the choice is a definite C - that is, once she can stop pinching herself. As her new agent Meredith explains, Desi has a rare magical ability: when she applies the ancient Egyptian formula "Royal Rouge," she can transform temporarily into the exact lookalike of any princess who needs her subbing services. Dream come true, right?

After the Battle of Jade City, Cora, Tick and Tock set out on a journey to find Cora's syphon family. But without her protection bracelet, Cora is struggling to hold on to all the magic she has syphoned, especially the dark warlock magic. She begins to have nightmares and visions, and unusual cracks appear on her skin. Soon Tick and Tock realize that Cora is fast on her way to becoming a Havoc—a dark creature with uncontrollable and dangerous magic. It is a race against time for Cora and her fairy friends.

Cora is 11 years old and missing one eye. She lives with an elderly lady named Dot in a room hidden behind a wall. In a crowded, industrial city where everyone looks out for themselves, Cora and Dot hunt and sell rare and exotic things—apple seeds, silver forks, shoe polish. Until one day, Cora finds a few words scribbled on a piece of paper. She takes it home and says the words aloud. Then two plump, hairy fairies named Tick and Tock crash-land in her path to warn her that she is in terrible danger. Cora has unknowingly summoned a sinister creature known as a Jinx.

When an immaculately dressed woman steps out of an iridescent bubble and asks you if you'd like to become a substitute princess, do you a) run, b) faint, c) say yes! For Desi Bascomb, who's been longing for a bit of glamour in her Idaho life, the choice is a definite C - that is, once she can stop pinching herself. As her new agent, Meredith, explains, Desi has a rare magical ability: when she applies the ancient Egyptian formula "Royal Rouge", she can transform temporarily into the exact lookalike of any princess who needs her subbing services. 

A spellbinding tale of friendship, love and loyalty. In 1920, 17-year-old Maddie Bright gratefully accepts a job as a serving girl on the royal tour of Australia by Edward, Prince of Wales. Maddie's talents soon earn her the respect of Helen Burns, the prince's vivacious press secretary, and Rupert Waters, his most loyal man, and Maddie is in awe of Edward himself, the 'people's' prince. What starts as a desire to help her family, devastated by the recent war, becomes for Maddie a chance to work on something that matters. When the unthinkable happens, it is swift and life changing.

Ermine the Determined has landed in London! Ermine can't wait to see Big Ben, ride a red bus and help her new friend Minty uncover her family's lost Tudor treasure. But someone else has got their eyes on the prize. Can Ermine and Minty find their fortune before the devious villain grabs the gold?

Tikka Molloy was 11 and one-sixth years old during the long hot summer of 1992, growing up in an isolated suburb in Australia surrounded by encroaching bushland. That summer, the hottest on record, was when the Van Apfel sisters - Hannah, the beautiful Cordelia and Ruth - mysteriously disappeared during the school's Showstopper concert, held at the outdoor amphitheatre by the river.