Vivid Publishing imprint: 167 books

Stella Cracken is an artist living in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales. The painterly world she inhabits abruptly changes when her mother dies. Frances was a private person but Stella is unprepared for what she finds when she starts to deal with her mother's will and her effects. As a young widowed...

Have you ever considered spirituality but decided you couldn’t make sense of all the jargon? You’re not alone. Why settle for ‘New Age’ when you don’t understand the Age-Old?In this book, you’ll discover real experiences and real insight – nothing fictional, or second-hand (except maybe...

A PLACE AMONG HEROES Rise of Hope is Book 1 in the fifth volume in The Liberty & Property Legends saga, beginning where Volume Four THE HOUR OF EVIDENCE left off. Spring, 1885. The conclusion of Cheyenne's famous murder trial brings with it a desperate aftermath. As justice is within reach, a...

The heart-stopping, disaster-dealing sequel to LAPEL. 1989. Peter Piper and police inspector Robbie Burns are now national icons and heroes, awarded for their bravery in exposing and thwarting an Australian coup d'état. At last, the public functions and saturation media coverage are slowing down....

Just When You Think You Really Can’t Have it All... Along Comes Maggie! Stir up your own erotic dreams as you share Maggie’s tale of delicious lovers, amazing adventures, and more orgasms than you can poke with a fondue fork. Maggie is on a mission. She is determined to realise...

‘Solace + Yearning’ layers landscape, poetry, eco-art and contemporary dance to create an immersive space for many voices: yearning to connect to country, grief for what is absent, and reaching towards an understanding of indigenous language and culture. “Along the edges, voices call...

This is an incredibly detailed and accurate account of one man’s experiences as a National Service soldier in the British army during the 1950’s. From the early days as a new and inexperienced recruit who was somewhat reluctant to leave home, it follows his journey through basic training and then...

#MeToo? What happened to Agnes Walters is a funny but poignant tale for anyone who looks around them, doesn’t like what they see and decides it’s time to do something about it. Every morning, Agnes lay in bed and regretted ever having accepted a job at McLaughlin Mertens … Agnes Walters has...

Prayers, healing, unconditional love – don't know much about them? You're not alone! Prayers can be a source of hope, so if you answer the question "do you pray?" with "nope", don't be a dope, you're holding hope in your hands…well, a tangible form of hope at least. While this...

When Vincenzo Macri and Caterina Italiano immigrated to ‘L’America’, as Australia was then known amongst the Calabrese of Italy, they were searching for a better life after the scourges of Word War II; for a land “so rich that even the pavements were made of gold.” Instead, the author’s parents...

Frank was an abusive and violent alcoholic. Terry was his eldest daughter. Frank’s ‘mistress’ was a dark and foreboding force throughout Terry’s life — while Frank was alive and well after his death. Terry suffered many beatings as a child and as an adult. Frank was very cruel. He had a warped...

‘Leadership On Top’ shares powerful ideas, methods and lessons that have been used by thousands of senior managers and others to become effective and fulfilled leaders of their businesses or organisations. Richard Searle is a leading management educator who has spent twenty years working with the...

A fascinating story for anyone interested in the adoption of vulnerable mixed-race children abandoned in the aftermath of war. When Rena Briand adopted Tuyen, a Vietnamese orphan, and successfully brought her to Australia, dozens of families aspired to do the same. Rena Briand’s “The Waifs” is...

“Astrology: For Those Who Won’t Admit They’re Interested” presents astrology in a fresh and unorthodox light. It is written with the intention of offering both sceptics and lovers of astrology a deeper appreciation of the stars. It begins by introducing and articulating the idea that astrology...