"An enthralling insight into how the law can be manipulated for good and ill". Julian Paul is a Wellington barrister with a gambling problem. Anthony Samuels is a remand prisoner and Julian's client. He faces serious drug charges and is desperate for bail. Julian undertakes to arrange this - for an exorbitant fee - by blackmailing a Judge who had a homosexual relationship many years previously.

Will Julian succeed? Will he ruin his future and destroy his family in the process? Can same sex relationships be an expression of true love?

Now re-published for the global market, August 2015

Available direct from the publisher Custom Books Publications, Hong Kong or from:

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Life was never going to be simple for Travis Whittaker. Oxygen deprived at birth, he would never be as quick as others his age. Younger sister Jennifer instinctively tries to protect him, from predators, from his best friend Jace, and most of all from himself. But, who can these 1950s New Zealand children trust? Waynton Police pick through the pieces of a series of puzzling, seemingly unconnected incidents. They eventually find some answers. But do they, can they discover what really went into the making of Travis?

This is a dark, convincing, frighteningly believable tale of things no child should ever have to endure.

A delightful rhyming, colourfully illustrated story ideal for children aged 3 to 8 years. A blackbird makes her nest in Poppa's neatly trimmed Eugenia tree and alarms Ollie. But then, he learns it really is the safest place to be, especially if you are newly hatched or dreaming you might be!

An ideal anytime story to be read to or by young children, especially at bedtimes.

There's even space at the end to write names of birds and plants and other things in your garden or Poppa's and Nana's garden.

Available from the publisher, Polygraphia Ltd via www.polygraphianz.com , or the author via d.bates@xtra.co.nz Soft cover. 38pp, 15cm x 21cm, soft cover: RRP NZ$20.00 + p&p; as arranged.

Where do little sisters come from?

Ollie doesn't know but he's happy to have one. Now he'll have a playmate and someone to share his toys. He can't wait for her to grow!

Ideal for children aged 3 to 8 years. A companion book to "Poppa There's a Hole in Your Eugenia" with more delightful illustrations by Rina Hiraoka.

Both books were written to mark the first birthdays of the author's two youngest grandchildren, Ollie and Morgan.