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Success in the Security Directorate is not guaranteed From birth to death, citizens face gruelling physical and mental testing. Lieutenant Jemima Hunt runs candidate 124 through his paces. And finds the over life and death is not always clear cut.
In an apartment fit for a fairy tale princess who knows what magic might happen? In the bustling heart of the city, Helene King is looking for a sanctuary. Her lease has expired. She’s tired of sharing. She needs to economise. One fateful day, she finds a hidden gem. A small apartment in a deligtful Edwardian building. Fit for a fairy tale princess. Handy for the train and the supermarket. Ridiculously cheap rent. Does it come with fairy tale monsters too?
If Christmas under the hot Australian sun isn’t twisted enough, this story will turn it up a notch or ten. Having spent all her life in the military, all Penelope Cradock knows is how to be a soldier. Never married, lost her unit and her family in the war. And while the Empire conquered her people, Christmas conquered the Empire.
Sometimes you get a second chance. A woman is missing. Perhaps injured. Perhaps dead. The Police failed her. Gemma Jones failed her once. Now she has a second chance. Can Gemma find her in time?
Even the ruthless Security Directorate holds Gala Events for its best and brightest Newly graduated Second Lieutenant Minty Hollister is in charge of the inaugural Distinguished Service Awards. There's a lot riding on it, her future's at stake. Literally.
In a ruthless fascist dictatorship, the Director General commands all. Controlled and Indoctrinated from birth, strengthened by an all-encompassing eugenics programme, and challenged by rigorous genetic, physical and mental tests, the Security Directorate’s elite enforcement arm unwaveringly supports the regime. These are five of their stories. • Life in the Security Directorate - Eve struggles to come to terms with life in the Directorate and finds her own way out. • Love in the Security Directorate - while the Directorate might control who you marry, they can’t always control who you fall in love with. • Success at the Academy - Lieutenant Jemima Hunt discovers in the power over life or death is not always clear cut. • Payton’s Run – Can Payton survive her live fire physical assessment? • Minty and the Monster - Second Lieutenant Minty Hollister takes up her first post at Cabaret Cave. These stories will challenge your sense of a good life.
Do you think inviting friends for dinner is scarier than organising an international peace treaty? Then you need someone to guide you step-by-step through your Dinner Party preparations. And lazy stay at home socialite Alexandria Blaelock is just that someone. Drawing on her event management experience, she’ll tell you: • Who to invite, how to get them there, keep them entertained and make them leave. • What makes a balanced menu, dietary requirements, serving sizes, matching drinks. • When to accept the comfort of modern convenience, and how to look like a better cook than you are. • Why your outfit needs to be practical as well as attractive, and what to consider when you choose it. • How to set your budget, prepare your home, and make sure you have the stuff you need. You’ll learn what you need to know, to have the confidence you need so you can relax and enjoy your night too.
Would you help a stranger? It's a normal day. A hot Summer's day. In a cold, airconditioned train. In an almost empty carriage. Ms Jones is irritable and exhausted. After a long day of hospital scans, she just wants a bit of peace and quiet. But the journal she finds, leaves her uneasy. Because what she does with it might make a big difference in the writer's life.
The new broom sweeps clean... Dot Sayers sat at her desk, huffed on the plastic card that was her new class A Private Security licence, and buffed it with her sleeve. She was now a fully licensed private investigator! Problem is, she knows there’s something wrong with a background check. Can’t explain it. Needs to convince her boss to trust her intuition. Must find the truth behind the fiction.
Justice or Retribution? Daisy Day, Director. Investigating boyfriend Don's death for decades. Following the trail of corruption through private and public sectors. New boss Mr Carmichael brings chaos and questions in his wake. She has to choose; fight or flight? Or will she choose vengeance?