Readontime Bv: 201 books

FRIEND REQUEST is a disturbing, chilling and captivating novel about true horror - not vampires, werewolves or demons, but the genuine terror of an ordinary person warped by abuse and alienation to become a monster. Set in Australia with an English police Inspector chasing the killer, the breathtaking...

This book is about the cats that many of us love as our friends and companions. The cat in this story tells us about her adventures and battles, and the loss of eight of her lives. But as we see the world through her eyes, we see that, in countries like Australia, cats are regarded as feral predators...

Sixteen year-old Lucy Connelly is haunted by a suicide she witnesses while rowing on the Brisbane River. It compounds the despair she has battled since her parents’ ugly divorce ten years earlier. She doesn’t know that Paul Waldron - the older cousin of her best friend Beth - knows Luke, the boy...

The work is set in India. It follows the path of a poor severely abused man, suffering years of hell. He climbs from the gutter, overcomes the severe constraints of the Indian caste system, and becomes the elite of the elite. It sets out on a very heavy note. This is essential to show how a poor young villager, innocent of any crime, unjustifiably suffers horrible physical abuse.

Ever since the Thalidomide tragedy half a century ago, pregnant women have, too often, been given conflicting and often confusing advice from friends or from distorted media reports as to the safety of various chemicals and medicines. Often such medicines may be recommended for treating medical conditions...

The Owner's Guide to the Teenage Brain reveals the mysteries of modern neuroscience and teaches teenagers, parents and teachers how to prepare their brains for learning. Knowing the optimal conditions for brain function teaches us how to maximize the efficiency of our learning. This is powerful knowledge...

With her parents dead and brother missing, Lori O’Neill pursues an opportunity to work in Indonesia, where her brother disappeared. Her promising future is soon overshadowed by a deadly hunt. Stepping off the plane at Jakarta Airport, she is thrown into a dangerous pursuit and showdown with...

An Adventure story of the recovery of lost Chinese gold, that came from the Palmer River alluvial gold fields in Queensland. Vince Cousins was a happy contented man. After serving over 20 years in the RAAF he retired to Cairns and now spends every fine weekend on his Boat 'Friday'; cruising, fishing...

Peter, a non-smoker, was diagnosed in February 2010 with stage 4 lung cancer after visiting the doctor complaining of a sore back. His life changed dramatically, as did his family’s. ‘Lung Cancer- My Story ‘ tells Peter’s story from the day of diagnosis to his passing in November 2012.

Winning big is the ultimate dream of every punter. Over time, silver bullets have been claimed and refuted. Reputations forged and lost. Fortunes won and lost. Amongst the fluoro chips, glitzy neon lights, permed-up showgirls and Cuban cigars sits a humble mathematician. Having quietly gone...

With a mother who adored anything on four legs and a father who would punt on the proverbial two flies up a wall, the author was destined (or doomed?) to be a horse racing tragic from the moment he was born. Having watched his first Melbourne Cup as a pre - schooler and attending his first race meeting...

A raunchy, risqu and comical tale of a modern woman discovering that there certainly is life after divorce and turning fifty. Adventures and misadventures, sex capades that will leave you blushing, tragedies and the happiness of falling in love all told with a generous sprinkling of humour. For...

This is a bizarre story by Stefan Michael Klepiak of a boy who from 1957 to 1962, when he was between the ages nine and fifteen, terrified the migrants at the Bonegilla migrant camp day and night A kid who was a regular guest at the Wodonga jailhouse and became known by the police and magistrates after several court appearances as The Bonegilla Kid.

Being a Christian woman definitely has its challenges, and Karol-llyn has seen her fair share. I Am A Christian, But I’m Not Perfect is the story of her life and the lessons she has learnt along the way. It’s about an average woman who has “mess” in her life like everyone else, but who has...