'Something from the menu?' she asked. 'No, thank you.' The boy held up a newspaper. He had scrawled a message on the front page: THE PASSENGER BEHIND ME HAS A GUN. ~ This is an action-packed short story in three parts from the author of THE CUT OUT and THE FAIL SAFE.

The first time I saw Adam Davis, he was at the casino. The second time he was dead. I have all the luck at making friends. It's a gift. I don't do murder cases. There's a more than even chance that you'll end up with an empty wallet and a bullet in your back. Adam was someone else's dirty business, and I didn't want to get pulled into it, but sometimes you don't get a choice... Author's note: This was a short story I submitted for a detective fiction competition in 2013.

Jane's never connected with her cutthroat City businessman father, and this family bonding holiday on the Cornish Coast seems like it will be no exception. Jane prepares herself for a summer of boredom -- until she meets a selkie on the run from mysterious forces and decides to help her. As she tries to find out who is hunting England's selkies whilst keeping her magical runaway friend a secret, can Jane still save the relationship with her father at the same time? A tale of a girl, a selkie, and a sinister faerie-trafficking ring, The Sea Wife is a fantasy adventure set amongst dramatic coasts where anything can happen. But what will be the fate of the Sea Wife?

Harper isn't like the other humans, and in her world, a world where vampires are dominant, that's a bad thing. She lives with her family in the vamp's human compounds, exchanging their blood for safety from the zombies outside, and there's never been a problem. She's always passed as normal. But something in Harper is changing. Now, her safety is in jeopardy, but to escape would be much more dangerous. Still, it may be her best bet at survival, because it's not safe inside for her anymore...

"Whose body is that on the table?" I ask. She stares at me, as though the answer is obvious. "It's yours," she says. ~ This is a sample of REPLICA. Oxford University Press has published the full thing – get it from your favourite bookstore or from jackheath.com.au!

Lukas once did something terrible. Ever since, he's been taking Care - a drug which gives him a conscience. When Lukas gets kidnapped, his supply is cut off. He's Carefree. Who is his captor? And what will she do when he becomes a monster? Ink, Inc. is a gripping thriller from the internationally bestselling author of The Cut Out.

When a vengeful physicist captures Agent Six of Hearts and blasts him backwards through time, he has one chance to prevent her from unleashing a catastrophe. If he can find and destroy the components of her time machine, he can stop her from ever building it - but the components are well hidden. Luckily, he crosses paths with teenage super-thief Ashley Arthur. Unluckily, she has her own agenda... From the internationally bestselling author of THE CUT OUT, CROSSOVER is a non-stop roller coaster ride through spacetime. Author's note: You can read the whole story by subscribing to my newsletter at jackheath.com.au/free-ebooks. Cover photo copyright Rhphotos, Dreamstime Stock Photos

In a world... Where star-crossed lovers guarantee sales and novels lack all novelty... Comes a story so generic that it will appeal to everyone of every generation forever... The story of a ruggedly handsome man of indeterminate age, named Guy who meets an exquisitely beautiful recently-come-of-age woman, named Eve. It's love at first sight, but one of them has a secret... A secret so big that it will tear them apart forever... Or will it? The world may never know, because this is not that book. This book is clever and will appeal to a specific audience. People who like witty humor and realistic characters. People who like a large dose of laughter in their sci-fi. Wherein: Liam Gatley is—was a normal, just-trying-to-get-by-with-as-little-effort-as-possible university student. But he’s just woken up from a birthday bender in a recruiting office, and before he can even figure out what’s happened, he’s rushed aboard the (in)famous ISS Titan to hunt down interstellar pirates as a proud—and completely expendable—member of the Imperial Space Corps. Suddenly it’s hard to imagine life being any worse . . . It turns out Liam just needs a better imagination. On his first day, Liam is shot, stabbed, crushed, electrocuted, asphyxiated, and drowned. It gets even worse when the Titan runs afoul of a telepathic mutant who turns the ship’s own crew against her. Now Liam’s talent at not-quite-dying might save the day, but he’ll still have to lose his mind to survive. And if he can manage that, he’ll have to battle an overzealous military commander whose ambition threatens the entire Interstellar Human Empire. If he ever hopes to make it home again, Liam will have to risk everything to save the empire. On the bright side, he may just get the girl in the process.

"I wasn't even suppose to leave the base." The only thing Lena Jacobs ever expected to do in Afghanistan was work at the military base clinic to which she was assigned. But when she arrives she finds out that she must fill in as a medic for a U.S. Marine Corps female engagement team during a dangerous mission.All goes well until the night time mission goes terribly wrong and her team is attacked. Now, alone in the Afghan wilderness, Lena must use everything she knows to get back to the base before she is captured by insurgents.

Can a natural killer learn to be human again? Regan's unique talent for murder makes her a perfect assassin. After a lethal encounter leaves her broken body washed up on a beach, she finds herself adopted by a group of teenage bodyguards. She doesn't intend to stay for long, but soon Regan finds herself faced with a choice: become a hero or stay a villain? *** The boy played with the flat brim of the cap in his hands and looked around the room. He sat back in his chair, trying to look casual, but the heel of his hi-top sneaker drummed rapidly on the concrete floor. Regan sat opposite him with her legs crossed and her hands folded on her tartan skirt. She watched him without a word and brushed a strand of blue-dyed hair behind her ear. Somehow this seemed to unsettle him more. 'Calm down,' she said. 'It's just murder.' *** Author's Note: Darkness Girl: Trickster God is represented by Louise Fury from The Bent Agency. P.S. The epic cover was made by Paul Kopetko (you can stalk him at paulkopetko.com). Enjoy!