|| WATTYS 2021 SHORTLIST || The day Olivia Byrne met Benjamin Cross, her day was going almost to plan... until he showed up. But it also could have gone so many different ways. In her summer holidays between university terms, Olivia finds herself lost in the library, researching all sorts of creatures for her latest writing project. The last thing she expected was to find love amidst the shelves filled with fables, myths, and fairytales. But lurking behind Benjamin's dreamy blue eyes lies a secret that Olivia may not be prepared for. Jumping head first into the world of vampires, witches, fairies, and shapeshifters, Olivia finds herself in a battle to become the hero of her own story, or to succumb to her past and be, forever, vulnerable. Will Olivia's journey through magic, love, friendship, and heartache see her story become one immortalised in fairytales? Or will her story belong in the pages of cautionary fables? [APPROX. 120,000 WORDS]

The day Lukas Fuller met Emma Whelan, his bond invitation to Olivia Byrne had broken a week ago. Hauled up in a pub, drinking beer after beer, he tries to forget his past lover while sharing small talk with the equally mopey Emma. Though many drinks and a hotel room later, Lukas finds himself telling his story to the stranger, in the hopes getting all the memories off his chest will help him finally let go of Olivia. He recounts everything, from the day her magnetic presence and glowing emerald eyes drew him to her, through to the final tears they shed with hands pressed against a glass wall before she headed back to Australia, ceasing their contact. Will Emma's listening ear be exactly what Lukas needs to recover from what he lost? Can Lukas ever forgive himself for the decisions he made that resulted in Olivia leaving? Or will Olivia become Lukas's new Anja, haunting every step of his life as he tries to go on without her? SEQUEL TO VULNERABLE: BOOK ONE OF THE MAGIC MUTATIONS SERIES

The last day Olivia Byrne and Lukas Fuller saw each other, so much was left unsaid. But as made-vampires terrorising the streets of London start to make news headlines all the way in Australia, Olivia feels compelled to return to the city of sorrow to tie up the remaining loose ends she left in her wake. What she can't decide though is whether she should confront her old friends and past mistakes or forever hide in the shadows, letting Benjamin Cross continue to haunt her mind. Lukas Fuller's life is in the opposite state though. With his bottle uncapped and all feelings out there, he had finally managed to recover from the hole Olivia left in him. Moved on from the past, he found his feet again, now working towards finishing off his incomplete degrees, possibly falling for someone once more, and fighting made-vampires in his free time alongside the help of his friends. But when Olivia and Lukas cross paths again, a storm of emotions overcome the pair as they realise their connection with each other is far from over. The need for answers about her lost memories consumes Olivia. Lukas missed his best friend, but is wary of the heartache she caused the last time he let her close. And a man in Prague might be able to bring Ben back from the dead... but at what cost? Follow Lukas and Olivia in Book 3 of the Magic Mutations Series as they try to salvage the wreck they created, all while trying to stop made-vampires from killing every human in London.