The Fruit Picker

Sofia, homeless and lonely, has faded into a void of lost dreams. During a chance encounter with a dying woman, she learns a secret that changes her life in many ways. In a dramatic twist of events, Sofia is drawn into the lives of others who, like her, struggle to overcome poverty and sorrow.

Since her childhood, Yana lives in the Cradle, a place for homeless children. Her life is determined by a work routine and a constant witness to the misery of street children. Grown into a young woman Yana becomes involved in a mysterious series of dog killings. Together with the charming Inspector Jack Renna she helps to solve the case, which eventually leads them to a thirty year old murder.

In a world where every citizen is legally required to die at the age of seventy-five, growing old has become a crime. George has spent his life believing in faith, family and the value of wisdom. Now, just weeks before his seventy-fifth birthday, his own son—a high-ranking official in the ruthless New Order government—delivers the poison kit that will end his father's life. As society celebrates efficiency over humanity, the elderly are disposed of for economic gain, while their knowledge dies with them. But George's quiet, courageous daughter Ella harbours a dangerous secret. Beneath the regime's carefully controlled world lies an underground civilisation where those condemned to death are rescued instead of killed. Risking her own life, she becomes part of a growing Resistance determined to preserve humanity's greatest resource: the wisdom of its elders. As George escapes into this hidden world, a battle unfolds between compassion and tyranny, truth and propaganda, family loyalty and betrayal. Meanwhile, the government develops increasingly sophisticated surveillance and artificial intelligence to hunt those who dare to defy the system. Blending dystopian suspense with philosophical depth, Seventy-Five explores the devastating cost of a society that values productivity over people. It asks a timeless question: What happens when a civilisation discards the very generation that holds its memory, experience and wisdom? Inspired by real historical patterns of authoritarianism, propaganda and social engineering, this thought-provoking novel combines fiction with themes rooted in history, creating a chilling vision of a future that feels unsettlingly possible.

When criminals threaten Alfonso di Santos’s sugar farm in Australia and demand protection money, he refuses to surrender. Driven by desperation and rage, he commits an act that will haunt him and his family for generations. To shield his loved ones from the consequences, he makes the heartbreaking decision to send them away to the Island of the Seas. Decades later, his son Raimondo arrives from New York in search for answers about the family he never knew. His journey reveals buried secrets, betrayal, sacrifice, and a legacy shaped by events before his birth. Set between Australia, New York, and a remote Pacific island, 'In the Shadow of the Second Truth' is a gripping family thriller about love, revenge, and the search for truth. A parallel story to 'Nameless on the Island of the Seas', this novel reveals another side of the same family saga. For the fullest experience, Bea recommends reading 'Nameless on the Island of the Seas' first. It is included in this volume.

In the turbulent world of the Early Modern Era, young Orontius embarks on a journey that takes him from poverty and wandering entertainers to a Franciscan monastery, where faith, friendship and betrayal shape his destiny. Generations later, his daughter Mafalda discovers an ancient coin bearing the face of a woman who looks remarkably like her. Determined to uncover its secret, she sets out on a perilous journey that leads from Europe to Egypt and the legendary St Catherine’s Monastery. Across centuries and continents, their stories intertwine in a mystical tale of identity, faith, adventure and the enduring mysteries of the past.