10 Historical Romance E-Books: Erin Grace

ITEM: A pack containing 2 historical romance ebooks by Erin Grace plus a handmade bobbin-lace bookmark, made by the author. 

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Secrets… Everyone has secrets. Some can be ruinous. When Isabelle Barclay is left widowed at the age of twenty-five, she discovers how precarious life can be for a woman alone in the 1850s. She’s surrounded by sycophantic friends who fear her, and treacherous men determined to have her. She escapes to the wilds of the beautiful Scottish Highlands, and is rescued by an unlikely ally with her own hidden past. She didn’t expect to find a revenge plot, a treasured friendship, or a powerful attraction to a Scottish laird determined never to love. A stormy affair and a midnight duel threaten to change Isabelle’s life forever.

Serenade… Grace is plotting a course for unknown territory.

When young Grace Hathaway decides to escape from the threat of marriage to a horrible man, she takes her fate into her own hands, stowing away on the Serenade with the aim of sailing to Spain.

Captain Marcus James is haunted by a violent past he can barely remember except in the dark murky sea of his dreams. Competition with government traders has seen him take on illegal hidden goods, just to keep The Serenade and her crew afloat. The last thing he needs is undue attention from the wrong quarters, and the last thing he expects to find is Grace.

Facing stormy seas, bloody battles with pirates and a sizzling romance, will Grace and Marcus find a port of call?

CV: Escaping from her ‘real world’ of sales and marketing, Erin immerses herself in unfolding tales of dire circumstance, brave heroines, unscrupulous villains and, of course, passionate hot-blooded men. When not writing, Erin indulges in her love of home-style food by teaching her children to cook. Erin lives with her husband and three sons in the beautiful Blue Mountains of Australia.

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266 Junior Novel/Raven’s Mountain 1 of 2: Wendy Orr

ITEM: One author signed copy of the junior novel ‘Raven’s Mountain’ by Wendy Orr.

DETAILS: Raven is first to reach the mountain top. Her sister and step-dad are still climbing the trail below. She is alone on top of the world. So she dances – a crazy, jumping, spinning dance ? because if you can climb a mountain you can do anything! But then there is a rumble and the earth shakes. Rocks are falling, and so is Raven, in a terrible tumble down the side of the mountain. When she comes to, no one answers her calls. The rockfall is covering the trail where she last saw Lily and Scott… Wendy Orr tells the dramatic story of a girl who goes beyond her limits to save her family – and on the way, discovers a mysterious bond with a family of bears and a raven.

BIO:Wendy Orr was born in Edmonton, Canada, and spent her childhood in various places across Canada, France, and the USA, but wherever she lived, there were lots of stories, adventures and animals. Wendy fell in love with the mountains when she went to summer camp in the Rockies when she was eight. When she was twelve, she climbed Pike’s Peak in Colorado with her father and sister, and will never forget the thrill of reaching the top! Raven’s Mountain is set in the high mountain country of British Columbia in Canada. This area is the home of many wild animals, including grizzlies and black bears. And very occasionally, a rare white Spirit Bear from the central coast of British Columbia has also been spotted further inland… Wendy is the author of several award-winning books, including Nim’s Island, Nim at Sea, Spook’s Shack, Mokie and Bik, and for teenagers, Peeling the Onion.

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159 Get your name in a romance novel! – Nikki Logan

Item: Harlequin author, NIKKI LOGAN, will use the name of the succesful bidder (or their friend/family if it’s a gift) as hero/heroine in her next romance (modest ‘heat’ level) It’s not every day you get to star in your own romance. (www.nikkilogan.com.au)

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Brief Bio: Nikki Logan lives amongst a string of wetlands in Western Australia with her long-suffering partner and a menagerie of furred, feathered and scaly mates.
She studied film and theatre at university, and worked for years in advertising and film distribution before finally settling down in the wildlife industry.
Her romance with nature goes way back, and she considers her life charmed, given that she works with wildlife by day and writes fiction by night–the perfect way to combine her two loves.
Nikki believes that the passion and risk of falling in love are perfectly mirrored in the danger and beauty of wild places. Every romance she writes contains an element of nature, and if readers catch a waft of rich earth of rhte spray of wild ocean between the pages she knows her job is done.
Nikki debuted for Harlequin Enterprises (writing for the Romance line) in February 2010.

160 Signed copy of “Find Your Tribe” – Rebecca Sparrow

Item: A signed copy of “Find Your Tribe”
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Book Information: The little black book of information that every teenage girl should read.

Everybody knows high school can be tough.  There are days when your favourite teacher tells you off. When the person you have a crush on fails to notice you even exist. When your best friend behaves more like your worst enemy. And when even the C-grade netball team thinks you’d be a dead weight and have the defending skills of a stapler. So how do you get through it? Glad you asked.  From the author of The Girl Most Likely comes Find Your Tribe (and 9 other things I wish I’d known in high school), a practical, humorous, guide for girls to help them negotiate their teen years and beyond.

Laugh along with Rebecca as she reveals a few of her own less-than-shining-high-school-moments (like the time she accidentally set fire to her fake finger nails) but know that whether it’s finding your tribe, your classroom or your confidence, this little black book will be an invaluable guide.

Brief Bio: In 1993 Rebecca graduated from QUT with a Bachelor of Business (Communication) and started writing media releases, feature articles, speeches and newsletters for a living. After three years on magazines (and a dodgy Vegas wedding under her belt), Rebecca decided to have a go at writing her first novel. The Girl Most Likely is a comedy about a former travel writer who tries to put her life back together after secretly getting married in Vegas. The novel was published by UQP in March 2003 and spent 16 consecutive weeks in the Mary Ryan’s Top 10. AFI award-winning Australian actress Pia Miranda (Looking for Alibrandi, Garage Days, Secret Life of Us) has optioned the film rights with Icon Films and hopes to turn the book into a feature film.
Rebecca’s second novel, The Year Nick McGowan Came To Stay, is the prequel to The Girl Most Likely and was released in May 2006 in Australia and April 2008 in the US. It debuted as a stage play at Brisbane’s La Boite Theatre in May 2007. Rebecca’s third novel, Joel and Cat Set The Story Straight, was published in August 2007 and co-written with her good friend Nick Earls.
When she’s not writing novels, Rebecca writes a weekly column for The Sunday Mail newspaper and she gives motivational talks and runs writing workshops in schools and businesses across the country. Rebecca is an Ambassador of War Child Australia and The Pyjama Foundation.

161 Signed copy of “ The Year Nick McGowan Came To Stay” – Rebecca Sparrow

Item: A signed copy of “ The Year Nick McGowan Came To Stay”

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Book Information: Rachel Hill is the girl most likely to succeed. And the girl most likely to have everything under control … that is, until her father invites Nick McGowan, the hottest boy at school, to live with them. Rachel sees a recipe for disaster, but her best friend Zoë thinks it’s the perfect opportunity for lerve. Nick and Rachel get off on the wrong foot. Nick immediately labels Rachel as spoilt and uptight. Rachel dismisses Nick as lazy and unfocused. But a secret from Nick’s path draws them together and makes the year Nick McGowan came to stay one that Rachel will never forget.

Brief Bio: In 1993 Rebecca graduated from QUT with a Bachelor of Business (Communication) and started writing media releases, feature articles, speeches and newsletters for a living. After three years on magazines (and a dodgy Vegas wedding under her belt), Rebecca decided to have a go at writing her first novel. The Girl Most Likely is a comedy about a former travel writer who tries to put her life back together after secretly getting married in Vegas. The novel was published by UQP in March 2003 and spent 16 consecutive weeks in the Mary Ryan’s Top 10. AFI award-winning Australian actress Pia Miranda (Looking for Alibrandi, Garage Days, Secret Life of Us) has optioned the film rights with Icon Films and hopes to turn the book into a feature film.
Rebecca’s second novel, The Year Nick McGowan Came To Stay, is the prequel to The Girl Most Likely and was released in May 2006 in Australia and April 2008 in the US. It debuted as a stage play at Brisbane’s La Boite Theatre in May 2007. Rebecca’s third novel, Joel and Cat Set The Story Straight, was published in August 2007 and co-written with her good friend Nick Earls.
When she’s not writing novels, Rebecca writes a weekly column for The Sunday Mail newspaper and she gives motivational talks and runs writing workshops in schools and businesses across the country. Rebecca is an Ambassador of War Child Australia and The Pyjama Foundation.

162 Signed copy of “The Girl Most Likely” – Rebecca Sparrow

Item: A signed copy of “The Girl Most Likely”

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Book Information: When you were 17, what did you think your life would be like when you hit 27?

At 17, Rachel Hill was the girl most likely to succeed. At 27, with an Honours degree and a career as a travel writer, she wonders if marriage is the only thing missing from this perfect trifecta. But one disastrous life decision changes everything. Suddenly Rachel is living back at home in her childhood bedroom – a room still celebrating 1987. She’s also working as a nanny for a surly six-year-old, proof reading erotic fiction and crucifying movie theme songs on the piano.

With Su-su-sudio in the cassette deck, Rachel tumbles head first into a quarter life crisis. As she revisits her idea of perfection, she finds that happiness is living the life you want to live, rather than the one you’re expected to.

Brief Bio: In 1993 Rebecca graduated from QUT with a Bachelor of Business (Communication) and started writing media releases, feature articles, speeches and newsletters for a living. After three years on magazines (and a dodgy Vegas wedding under her belt), Rebecca decided to have a go at writing her first novel. The Girl Most Likely is a comedy about a former travel writer who tries to put her life back together after secretly getting married in Vegas. The novel was published by UQP in March 2003 and spent 16 consecutive weeks in the Mary Ryan’s Top 10. AFI award-winning Australian actress Pia Miranda (Looking for Alibrandi, Garage Days, Secret Life of Us) has optioned the film rights with Icon Films and hopes to turn the book into a feature film.
Rebecca’s second novel, The Year Nick McGowan Came To Stay, is the prequel to The Girl Most Likely and was released in May 2006 in Australia and April 2008 in the US. It debuted as a stage play at Brisbane’s La Boite Theatre in May 2007. Rebecca’s third novel, Joel and Cat Set The Story Straight, was published in August 2007 and co-written with her good friend Nick Earls.
When she’s not writing novels, Rebecca writes a weekly column for The Sunday Mail newspaper and she gives motivational talks and runs writing workshops in schools and businesses across the country. Rebecca is an Ambassador of War Child Australia and The Pyjama Foundation.

163 Signed copy of “Joel and Cat Set the Story Straight” – Rebecca Sparrow

Item: A signed copy of “Joel and Cat Set the Story Straight”

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Book Information:

Everyone knows that Joel and Cat hate each other. Then they end up partners in a writing assignment. By the second paragraph they’re in the thick of an all-out tandem story war.

Then Cat’s dad and Joel’s mum start dating, and they can finally agree on something – it’s got to stop. But will sparks fly between Joel and Cat for all the right reasons as they go about setting a few things straight?

A very funny, very clever “tandem” story but two of Australia’s favourite authors.

Brief Bio: In 1993 Rebecca graduated from QUT with a Bachelor of Business (Communication) and started writing media releases, feature articles, speeches and newsletters for a living. After three years on magazines (and a dodgy Vegas wedding under her belt), Rebecca decided to have a go at writing her first novel. The Girl Most Likely is a comedy about a former travel writer who tries to put her life back together after secretly getting married in Vegas. The novel was published by UQP in March 2003 and spent 16 consecutive weeks in the Mary Ryan’s Top 10. AFI award-winning Australian actress Pia Miranda (Looking for Alibrandi, Garage Days, Secret Life of Us) has optioned the film rights with Icon Films and hopes to turn the book into a feature film.
Rebecca’s second novel, The Year Nick McGowan Came To Stay, is the prequel to The Girl Most Likely and was released in May 2006 in Australia and April 2008 in the US. It debuted as a stage play at Brisbane’s La Boite Theatre in May 2007. Rebecca’s third novel, Joel and Cat Set The Story Straight, was published in August 2007 and co-written with her good friend Nick Earls.
When she’s not writing novels, Rebecca writes a weekly column for The Sunday Mail newspaper and she gives motivational talks and runs writing workshops in schools and businesses across the country. Rebecca is an Ambassador of War Child Australia and The Pyjama Foundation.

300 Personally signed copy of Thyla – Kate Gordon – 2 of 2

Item: One personally signed copy of Thyla, the new young adult novel by Kate Gordon, published by Random House. Not out until April, but as soon as it is out, Kate will sign copies and send it. You might even get your hands on it before anyone else!

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Book Information: THYLA is a story of Tasmania: of darkness, of convicts, of devils and tigers, and of promises that stay true through the centuries. It is the story of what happened to Cat, and what Tessa really is.

“My name is Tessa. I am strong. I am brave. I do not cry. These are the only things I know for certain. I was found in the bush, ragged as a wild thing. I have no memory – not even of how I got the long, striping slashes across my back. They make me frightened of what I might remember. The policewoman, Connolly, found me a place in a boarding school and told me about her daughter, Cat, who went missing in the bush. I think there is a connection between Cat, me, and the strange things going on at this school. If I can learn Cat’s story, I might discover my own – and stop it happening again.”

Age Range: 13+

Brief CV: Kate was born and raised on the North-West Coast of Tasmania, in a town known for its tulips, and where you can get the best fish and chips in the world. She is a former children’s librarian and manager of the children’s and YA section at a major book shop. Now, she is a FTW (full time writer).
Kate trained as an actor, but wasn’t very good at it. She writes on her couch, in the early morning, with her cat, Mephistopheles “Danger” Gordon sitting behind her making funny noises at birds.
Kate spends most of her time with her nose in a book, and when she’s not reading or writing, she likes bending herself into funny positions doing yoga, watching movies, playing Scrabble and listening to music you can headbang to. Visit her blog www.kategordon.com.au

157 Signed copy of Wife for Hire – Dianne Blacklock

Item: Signed copy of Wife for Hire

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Book Information: When she was a little girl, all Samantha Driscoll ever wanted was to be somebody’s wife. She would marry a man called Tod or Brad and she would have two perfect children. But instead she married a Jeff and he’s just confessed to having an affair.

Spurred on by supportive friends and her unpredictable sister Max, she finds the job she was born for: Wife for Hire. Sam manages everything from domestic help to renovations to social events for many satisfied customers.

However when Hal Buchanan is added to her client list but claims not to need her services, Sam realises that while she can organise many things in life, she is not so businesslike when her emotions are involved.

Brief Bio: Dianne Blacklock is the author of Call Waiting, Wife for Hire, Almost Perfect, False Advertising, Crossing Paths, Three’s a Crowd and in 2010, The Right Time.

When she’s not writing she goes on rampages through the house, cleaning and emptying out cupboards and making everyone do extra chores. Needless to say, the family prefers it when she’s writing.

158 Signed copy of “Love + Other U-Turns” – Louisa Deasey

Item: A signed copy of “Love + Other U-Turns”

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Book Information: ‘Some kinds of adventure are always worth the risk…’

What could possibly drive a latte-loving city girl to throw out all her new shoes and move into the passenger seat of a beat-up Mazda?

When fate decided to connect an inner-city journalist with an unlikely comedian at a wacky astrology night, a few hours was all it took to fall in love. What follows is a love story like no other, set against the backdrop of the uncompromising Australian landscape.

From supping with bikies in the desert to filing fashion columns from skimpy-clad pubs in the goldfields, Love and Other U-Turns is an exploration of the balance between passion and security, love and freedom, and what it really takes to live your dreams.

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like for a girl to hit the dirt roads of Australia with a laptop full of hope and a hair straightener in the glove box, this book is for you.

Brief Bio: Louisa Deasey is one of Australia’s leading freelance journalists in the lifestyle arena. In seven years of freelancing she has had over a thousand features, interviews and columns published in national newspapers and magazines, including the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age, the Australian and the Daily Telegraph. She particularly enjoys writing about travel, health and beauty. Louisa currently lives in Melbourne with an extra large coffee mug and a fantastic collection of magazines.

130 Signed Copy of novel: The Everything Theory: Dianne Gray 2 of 2

Item: One signed copy of the novel The Everything Theory x2.

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Book Information: A thriller based on ancient mythology, archaeology, world religions and indigenous cultures. The protagonist is Luke Canning, an amateur astronomer who discovers evidence that ancient civilisations have left intelligent messages for future generations. With the return of the 10th planet, Luke is caught up in deadly race to seek out the secrets of the ancients and carry them safely into the next age.

Brief Bio: Dianne won the Cairns Post Writers award in 1995 with her first short story ‘Set-up’ which now features in her latest book of award winning short stories Manslaughter and Other Tears.

Dianne’s stories are renowned for their dark humour and twists in the tail and you can preview some of her award winners on the Short Stories page of this website.  Dianne has been published by Harper Collins, Vintage MIRA, and Ginninderra Press. She has also won prizes for her short stories in the HQ awards, the Australian Scarlet Stiletto awards, the Australian National University short story awards and the Ginnindera Press awards.

Dianne’s novel Let Sleeping Gods Lie was Highly Commended in the Australian/New Zealand IP Picks award in 2007. View judges comments

In 2009 her novel The Everything Theory won a Commended award in the Australian/New Zealand IP Picks and is now available for sale.

131 Signed copy of the novel Willing Flesh – JS Cook

Item: A signed copy of the novel Willing Flesh, #1 in the Inspector Raft series.

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Book Information: When a series of bizarre murders occur in London’s notorious East End, Scotland Yard’s Inspector Philemon Raft is called on to solve the crimes, but even he is powerless to explain why the victims are displayed in public places — or why the killer insists on drilling burr holes in their skulls. With little to go on except the strange red dust found on the victims’ palms, Raft must scour the city looking for an explanation. Aided only by his newly-appointed constable Freddie Crook, Raft’s investigation takes him into London’s most dark and dangerous places, where human predators wait to devour and destroy.

But Raft has an even bigger problem: a casual acquaintance is blackmailing him, and what she knows about his secrets could tear Raft’s life to pieces.

Brief Bio: Information about JS can be found at her Website: http://joannesopercook.com/

132 Signed copy of the novel Redback – Lindy Cameron – 1 of 2

Item: A signed copy of the novel Redback

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Book Information: A force to be reckoned with

Tribal warlords or international warmongers; insurgents or terrorists; rebels or elected politicians; the only real differences are scale, ideology, and how close they get to the action.

While world leaders and faceless power brokers remote-control wars on a global scale, their political big-pictures translate to personal tragedy for those on the other end of the shock and awe of surgical strikes, rolling tanks and interminable detention.

And as western governments manipulate their War on Terror to stay in power, individuals the world over respond in different ways to the fear being generated; depending on whether they’re fearful of the message, or the messenger.

Being alert rather than alarmed is good advice, until people begin to wonder who they should be watching and whether they’ve been had.

Brief Bio: Lindy never grew up to be the famous scientist she’d always dreamt of being. Instead she spent time as a journalist, a traveller and a book editor before turning happily to a life of crime. She is now the author of five crime, mystery and adventure novels.

Lindy is an unashamed Xenite, Xenaphile, XWP buff – you get the drift; a Buffy, Angel, Stargate, Dr Who, Torchwood, Smallville, Battlestar Galactica fan; a Trekker; a closet warrior princess; and a philogynist, who obviously doesn’t mind being labelled. She is also a National Co-Convenor of Sisters in Crime Australia and editor of its magazine Stiletto.

133 Setup of a WordPress site – Jeannie Barker

Item: Setup and customisation of a WordPress site (hosting and domain name not included).

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Brief Bio: My professional background includes over 10 years in administration / executive assistant roles supporting educational program directors, executive level management, sales and marketing staff.

I have worked in several educational organisations in the marketing and publishing departments and my articles have been published in magazines, newspapers and on the internet.

In 2010 I launched a new business and this site offering my services in the areas I enjoy most: design and web publishing.

Website: http://www.wordpressauthorsites.com/

Website: http://jeanniebarker.com/

55 Signed Copy of Mad as Country Folk (1 of 2): Jame Mclean

Item: Mad as Country Folk vol. 1 A collection of short anecdotes and recollections about daily life in rural Australia by Jame Mclean. 

Details: “Jame Mclean is refreshingly Australian in his writing, drawing on a personality forged in the rugged Queensland bush to craft stories and yarns that are immensely enjoyable and easy to read.”

“This collection of short anecdotes and recollections he has compiled while going about daily life in rural Australia are further testament to his ability to encapsulate a landscape and its people in the pages of a book, a rare feat indeed” – Shane Webcke.

This book is signed by both Jame and Queensland legend Shane Webcke.

For more info visit Jame’s website.

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134 Day-long playwrighting clinic – Elaine Acworth

Item: A day-long clinic on a performance/theatre script – any stage of development, for an emerging or developing playwright.

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Brief Bio: Elaine Acworth studied at the East 15 Acting School in London, where she worked as an actor and a director. Her first play Torched was produced in 1990 by London’s Finborough Theatre. She returned to Australia in 1991, and Composing Venus was the result of her work with the Queensland Theatre Company’s new writing program. Her 1993 play Bod was workshopped at the Australian National Playwright’s Conference.

135 Signed copy of the Scratch and Patch series – Angela Bueti – 1 of 3

Item: A signed copy of the Scratch and Patch series of books for boys

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Book Information: The Scratch and Patch series: Levels 1-3 is made up of three titles: Going Out (Level 1); Riding Around (Level 2); and Fishing and Surfing (Level 3).

The WOW books4boys were created to help all young boys develop a love of reading. Scratch and Patch, two deliciously crazy characters, love doing all the things young boys love to do. Follow them on adventures as they explore the world around them in a wickedly funny way!

Beautifully illustrated and full of colour, young boys will warm to these funny stories, whilst learning to recognize high frequency words, interest words and grammar marks along the way.

Brief bio: Angela Bueti has worked in the training and education field since 1991, and began her own training consultancy specialising in workplace literacy training in 1996.

She is a specialist in communication and literacy issues in business. She holds a Masters in Education with undergraduate studies in literacy, English as a second language, and communication.

Angela’s passion is organisational communication. She has worked in a wide range of industries, always with the aim to better their business communication.

168 Signed Copy of Austen-Inspired Novel (1 of 2): Mary Simonsen

Item: A signed copy of The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy by Mary Simonsen.

Details: Convinced that the lovely Elizabeth Bennet is her brother’s soul mate, Georgiana Darcy enlists her clever and not at all snobbish cousin Anne de Bourgh in ensuring that pride and prejudice aren’t able to keep these two hearts apart. All is going according to plan until Lydia Bennet brings scandal on the family by eloping with George Wickham, and Darcy is called away from Elizabeth’s side before he has a chance to propose. It will take all Georgiana and Anne’s considerable matchmaking talents to ensure that Elizabeth and Darcy are reunited in time to claim their happily ever after.

Please visit the author’s website for more info.

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136 Signed copy of the Scratch and Patch series – Angela Bueti – 2 of 3

Item: A signed copy of the Scratch and Patch series of books for boys

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Book Information: The Scratch and Patch series: Levels 1-3 is made up of three titles: Going Out (Level 1); Riding Around (Level 2); and Fishing and Surfing (Level 3).

The WOW books4boys were created to help all young boys develop a love of reading. Scratch and Patch, two deliciously crazy characters, love doing all the things young boys love to do. Follow them on adventures as they explore the world around them in a wickedly funny way!

Beautifully illustrated and full of colour, young boys will warm to these funny stories, whilst learning to recognize high frequency words, interest words and grammar marks along the way.

Brief bio: Angela Bueti has worked in the training and education field since 1991, and began her own training consultancy specialising in workplace literacy training in 1996.

She is a specialist in communication and literacy issues in business. She holds a Masters in Education with undergraduate studies in literacy, English as a second language, and communication.

Angela’s passion is organisational communication. She has worked in a wide range of industries, always with the aim to better their business communication.

137 Signed copy of the children’s picture book ‘Can I Cuddle the Moon?’ – Kerry Brown – 1 of 2

Item: A signed copy of the children’s picture book ‘Can I Cuddle the Moon?’  Details:

Book Information: While he makes some unusual suggestions-the sun, the stars, the moon-wise mother owl looks on, offering advice. A gentle, playful story that concludes with the very best type of cuddle-one from Mum! Lisa Stewart’s stunning collage illustrations make this a book to be treasured.

Brief Bio: Kerry has always had a love of words … she speaks a lot of them! Thankfully, to the relief of her family and friends, this passion for talking has been channeled into writing children’s picture books. This has become her new passion.

Kerry’s motto is ‘Imagination is Magical’.

“Your imagination is a wonderful and powerful thing. It has no limits, expectations or marking key! I’m not saying that spelling and reading aren’t important. They are. However we need to encourage a love and fascination of literature within our children. We need to ignite the spark that gives them an appetite for adventure. Once they are immersed in the joy and satisfaction of storytelling, the rest will follow.”