Do you know where mountain ranges are most likely to form? What about beaches? Do you know why the features you put on your map determine the raw resources your populations will have access to? Where is the best place to find iron? Why do people from temperate climates tend to be the ones who take over the world? And most importantly, how does this impact your story?

Nobody suspects good-natured Skribs's real job as assassin for the queen.Everyone else's eyes? Diverted by the gruesome horrors the Northern ambassador brings for show.But Skribs's attention? Fixed where it really matters: protecting his queen's back.No one's getting past this secret hitman today.A cheeky, confident story with ultra-competent characters on display, don't miss Some Impropriety Expected!

Parent-teacher interviews: a teacher's worse nightmare. Especially with a parent like Alison Young. Can this teacher find a way to solve this problem without getting everyone off side? A slipstream sci-fi story that reminds us all that we control our own fate.

The only reason Becca agree to this date? Her sister threatened her with a never-ending parade of suitors if she refused. Becca dreads the night of forced chit-chat with the one man she wants to see less than anyone else in the world. And to make matters worse, he turns up for their date early. At least she only promised one date. If you love your urban fantasy with a strong pulse of romance, get ready to fall in love with Amy Laurens' Secret Breakers...

The strange visitor arrives in the nick of time, just as Natalie contemplates giving in to the feelers of darkness that surround her.She can stay strong long enough to entertain a guest. But after that? Who knows.A hopeful tale for everyone beset by the Black Dog. CONTENT NOTIFICATION: References to suicidal thoughts, depression.

Simon Baker, 86, aging rapidly in an aged care facility. Just an ordinary man, coming to the end of an ordinary life…Except something else tickles the edges of his mind-of his memory. If only he could remember his real identity. Before time runs out.A quiet science fiction tale about the importance of memory, that resonates with anyone who's ever watched a loved one fade away.

On her way home from her day job in the middle of a heatwave, all Linny wants from life right now? A cold shower. Then the head of her dive team pages: a salvage job out on the reef. Even better than a shower - if Linny gets there in time. She'd better. Because today, a centuries-old mystery awakens on the reef. Everything Linny knows? About to come crumbling down... A haunting tale for everyone who ever longed for something more beyond the ordinary...

Adela never imagined her life would end here: alone in a filthy spare room with a bucket for a toilet after days on days of torture.But she can wait a few days for her captors to tire of her-or she can save them the trouble. Not that they left anything for her to use for those purposes.Of course, a third alternative might exist. She knows the nephew of this house's owner, after all…A dark, heart-twisting story that proves that even the darkest tales...

**Winner 2019 ACT Writing & Publishing Awards - Children's Division**This is what the fairies never wanted you to know…Edge Tanning gets things done. She vanquished the shadows that threatened Sanctuary, magical home of the fairies, and saved her best friend from the clutches of the Valley-and called the power of Sanctuary to life. All well and good… except that calling the power of Sanctuary kind of broke the whole of the fairies' land. None...

Did you know that all cultures are a direct product of their environment? Do you know why? Better yet, do you know how an environment is likely to shape the culture that develops there, in order to make your own worldbuilding both rich and plausible? How To Create Cultures is here to help! In this comprehensively-researched, easy-to-read book, learn all the major biomes and climate zones you can expect to find either on Earth or in your fictional...