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What if the price of winning an interstellar war was eradicating an entire innocent species? What if you were the only one who knew that it had happened? The long interstellar war between the Placers and the alien Xarrt race is over. Everyone should embrace peace, but renowned warship captain Rakkel is battling his emotions, facing a future that is anxiously unfamiliar.A disgruntled Xarrt warrior attacks a defenceless enemy outpost, not wanting the war to end. Rakkel is sent to catch this traitor - but faces a choice. If he captures the last rebel opponent, it means peace is complete-and the end of the only life he's ever known.On the Placer homeworld, charismatic religious leader Ar-Bekan rallies his followers. The end of the war finally gives The Chosen an opportunity to reach out into space and seek the mythical planet of their forefathers.War orphan Mavina has nothing to lose in life, so she joins a daring band of stowaways as they cross war-torn systems, hoping to discover a proof which will unite a divided society.More than one person holds a secret, more than one seeks a truth, and more than one is in denial. Is this really peace? If so, how many endings - and beginnings - will it nurture?

What time can't heal, love will.Arizona, 1878. When longtime widower Earl finds an injured deaf youth on the prairie, he reluctantly decides to help the boy as compensation for not being there to save his own wife and baby from a Mojave raiding party years earlier.He lodges the youngster, "Bill", with a local widow, Laura, whose daughter is deaf. Soon, sign language and shared loss deepen their friendship and begin his healing. Together, they stand firm against the town's prejudices, led by the boorish Mayor Potter.But just when Earl believes his life has turned a corner, and he is ready to embrace love for this new woman, he learns the truth about his lost family. As his dark past threatens to return, Earl must face his guilt and prejudice or risk losing everything again.Can Earl overcome his past failings and face down danger?Will Laura's kindness and faith be repaid?Can the boy's mistakes be fixed?Will love prevail?Signs Of Life is a slow-burn Western love story where guilt, prejudice and found family are tackled with hands and hearts.This book will appeal to those who enjoyed Clint Eastwood's portrayal of grouchy mid-lifer William Munny in "Unforgiven". It's been compared to "Open Range", and shares that film's mid-life love story and a central character looking to put his past behind him. It's also been likened to JoJo Moyes' "The Giver Of Stars", which deals with prejudice and boasts a strong female central character.

Richard Francis Towndrow was a noted Victorian entomologist and botanist, and the senior member and at one time President of Malvern Field Club. He held an international honour as an Associate of the exclusive Linean Society, and published three books containing a collection of poems. This new and unrivalled collection of his poetry predominantly contains poems from the published volumes “A Life, Love and other poems” (1889) and “A Garden and other poems” (1892), as well as those that were never released within a book or published individually.This book has been painstakingly created from original books and handwritten manuscripts, and as such is a high-quality, definitive compilation of the man’s work.

Mother. Father. Daughter. Son.Their own private nuclear shelter.They have survived the war. Now, all they have to do is cope with each other.Successful businessman David Bradshaw has created a nuclear shelter for his family. It’s the ideal survival capsule. When the bombs drop, the family are safely cocooned underneath their country home.What David hasn’t catered for is unforeseen circumstances, and the challenges of the family dynamic.He and wife Mary look on as their children, twentysomethings Tom and Holly, succumb to the stress of the situation by regressing into childish squabbling.For Holly, it is perhaps understandable, as she’s missing the social life that has defined her recent years. She’s in denial about the likely end of the world as she knows it. Her underlying health condition also makes it paramount that they find a habitable outside world as soon as possible.Tom, however, is in a worse position. The secret he carries makes this forced proximity almost unbearable. His anger and despair threaten to have all four inhabitants at each other’s throats.And then the unexpected happens… Their futures will be more different than they could ever have imagined… if they can all make it out alive.  A post-apocalyptic drama of family, love, secrets and survival.

Arizona, 1878. When longtime widower Earl finds an injured deaf youth on the prairie, he reluctantly decides to help the young man as compensation for not being there to save his wife and baby from a Mojave raiding party years earlier.He lodges “Bill” with a local widow, Laura, whose daughter is deaf.Soon, sign language and shared loss deepen Earl and Laura’s friendship and begin his healing. Together, they stand firm against the town’s prejudices, led by the boorish Mayor Potter. But just when Earl believes his life has turned a corner, and he is ready to embrace love for this new woman, he learns the truth about his lost family. As his dark past threatens to return, Earl must confront his guilt and prejudice or risk losing everything again.  Can Earl overcome his past failings and face down danger?Will Laura’s kindness and faith be repaid?Can Bill’s mistakes be fixed?Will love prevail?