Melissa Wray – författare

A secret. A holiday. A summer like never before. Shae knows her parents are keeping something from her and is determined to find out what. But nothing can prepare her for what they are hiding. 17-year-old Shae is learning that relationships, deception, secrets and love can sometimes blend together and change everything. Shae and her family have a vacation of a lifetime planned, until it is cancelled unexpectedly. No warning. No explanation. Nothing. Instead, she is left to spend the summer holidays at her cousins. Shae knows her parents are keeping something from her and she’s determined to find out what. As Shae tries to uncover the mystery, she must also navigate the deteriorating relationship with her favorite cousin, Lexi, who’s been acting differently. To makes things more complicated, Shae meets Callen, the perplexing neighbor who manages to get under her skin every time she sees him. Then, Shae receives a mysterious letter. It includes a photograph of her father and another woman. An anonymous caller claims they sent it and have the answers Shae seeks. But does Shae really want the truth?As Shae fights to keep her world the same, she soon realizes that some things are out of her control. It seems everybody she cares about is hiding something. But nothing can prepare her for the secret her parents are guarding. Shae’s world will never be the same again by summer’s end.

For ten-year-old Benjamin being a treasure hunter isgreat. Learning he is a pirate, that’seven better. Ben discovers a treasure map left by hisgrandfather and embarks on one lasttreasure hunt with the help of his Nan. But doessomeone else know about the location of thetreasure? Ben must face danger and use his wits, orrisk losing the loot forever. But moreimportantly, Ben must deal with his grief and saygoodbye to his treasured grandfather.        Ben stays with Nanfor the first time since Pa died. The family are still grieving, particularlyBen who adored hisgrandfather. Ben finds a note with a treasure map. It promises anadventure likemany others he went on with Pa. But before the treasure hunt Benjamindiscovers he is adescendant of the fierce pirate, Benito Bonito. The map promises to uncoverthe hiding placeof Benito’s treasure. Ben and Nan embark on an exciting adventure using themap, but what theyuncover is much more than they ever expected.  The author’s noteat the end gives a more detailed account of the legend of the Lost Loot ofLima and historyinto the real-life attempts made to uncover the buried treasure atQueenscliff.