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Big Jim Begins (dog Man #13)
$23.99
In Dog Man: Big Jim Begins, discover the origin of our beloved characters from the Dog Man series as they join forces to stop the Space Cuties from destroying the city. Will the past predict the future for Dog Man and his friends? Will goodness and bravery prevail? Can anything happen if you truly believe? For more heartfelt and humorous adventures, join Flippy and Li'l Petey in the Cat Kid Comic Club series. Have fun with creativity with the official colouring book, Dog Man With Love. And don't forget about the series that started it all: Captain Underpants!
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The Night On The Darling River
$32.99
<p><strong><em>Amid the rising flood waters and shearers' strike violence, can one brave woman reclaim her future?</em> From an Australian bestselling author comes a riveting historical adventure about one woman's journey from a life of isolation to one of love and acceptance.</strong></p> <p><strong><em>1894, Echuca, Victoria</em></strong></p><p>Tess Hawthorn is a woman on the run from her abusive husband. All she has to do is get on the riverboat <em>Victor</em> and she will be free.</p><p>But with tensions at an all-time high between unionist shearers and Scabs, Tess isn't the only person trying to board a boat under the cover of night. When a brawl erupts between the union and non-union men, Tess is mistaken for a fellow Scab and in the chaos pulled aboard the PS <em>Rodney</em> - the same boat heading up the Darling River that her husband was bound for. </p><p>The last person Bram Kempster expects to see on board is Tess Hawthorn, the girl he's loved from afar since they were young. But he can't afford to get distracted, not when he's on an urgent trip to Renmark. Tess didn't want him back then and, if her haughty behaviour is anything to go by, she certainly doesn't want him now.</p><p>But childhood hurts are the least of their problems. The continent is a tinderbox of violence and bloodshed waiting to ignite, and at home the Murray River is rising fast. Can they overcome their past in time to work together and survive?</p><p><strong>PRAISE FOR DARRY FRASER:</strong></p><p>'Fraser has established herself as one of Australia's most loved historical fiction authors.' - <em>The Herald Sun</em></p><p>'In <em>The Milliner of Bendigo</em>, Fraser delivers another enthralling adventure, sweeping us along on the remarkable journey of a woman determined to forge her own path.' - <em>Better Reading</em></p><p>'Darry Fraser is at the top of her game with her latest Australian historical ... <em>The Milliner of Bendigo </em>is another wonderful tale to immerse yourself in.' - <em>Great Reads & Tea Leaves</em></p>
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Glow Of The Everflame
$34.99
A BookTok and Bookstagram hit! In this follow-up to romantasy debut Spark of the Everflame, war is coming and dangerous enemies wait on all sides... but the most deadly battle Diem faces may be the one for her heart. Now in an exclusive paperback edition featuring a never-before-seen bonus chapter and collectible design. The threat of war has arrived at Diem’s doorstep, along with a new discovery that could save her people. To use it, she must survive the next thirty days by forming a perilous bargain with the people she hates most: the royal family of House Corbois. But as she dives into the world of the Descended elite, Diem quickly realises good and evil aren’t as simple as they seem. Old prejudices are challenged, and new loyalties blur the line between friend and foe. Meanwhile, her mother is still missing, and the secrets she left behind can no longer be ignored – and neither can the Guardians and their demands. Caught between an old flame and a sizzling new spark, Diem must confront the truth about who she is and what she wants before time runs out.