Books published by Ocean Reeve Publishing

Never give up!We all face challenges in life that affect our self-esteem, tarnish our confidence, increase anxiety, and change the way we see the world. These challenges, ranging from (but not limited to) poverty, poor health, the death of loved ones, and addiction determine our hope. Hope is not just a feeling of expectation, but an innate ability to do our best to overcome the challenges that we face. Hope is about changing our mindset, our attitude, and having the belief that things will improve.Fifi uses personal accounts from his childhood as well as the inspiring stories of others to reveal how a change in our respective attitudes and mindset can help us to persevere and overcome any obstacle. When we work hard, when we are honest, and when we help others in need, we display our desire to bring hope.

Parenting is the most daunting, time consuming, emotionally and physically challenging, important, rewarding and enjoyable experience that anyone can undertake. Children start of so small innocent, precious and demanding. They come with no instruction manual and the nature of society, nowadays, means that for many people there is no longer the support network available that many of their grandparents or great grandparents had.I believe that every person has the ability to be an incredible parent. You know your children and your own particular circumstances and environment better than anyone else. Consequently this is not a detailed how-to book about parenting. By following this advice you will provide the groundwork and a great foundation for your children and your relationship with them.This book will help you to develop your own unique relationship with your children. It will reduce tensions and misunderstandings and allow you to react and make decisions according to your own unique situation, from a position of love and trust.There is a saying: It takes a village to raise a child. Consequently this book is useful to everyone involved in a child's life. Everyone can have an important and valuable influence.

The events and final battle in the sands of Saqqara left Sebastian, along with a misfit group of intrepid characters, with nothing more than the empty amulet box. Its cryptic inscription however, is something else. It promises a prize beyond their imagination but its location, they believe, is half a world away in South America. This time around, their old adversaries are more organised and better funded, prepared to do anything to get there first. Civil war, spies, slaves, bounty hunters, treachery, prison and stolen gold is just the start of their troubles… and on top of that, nothing ever goes to plan.What is the secret of the Mirror Chamber?Who has ulterior motives? There is a lot to discover, a lot to learn and one hell of a dangerous game ahead.The Mirror Chamber is Book 2 in the EYE OF EGYPT Trilogy. To discover where it all began be sure to read the first book EYE OF EGYPT: The Pharaoh's Greatest Gift.

The year is 2649BC. A small chest with mysterious markings is urgently hidden from rebels and an elaborate system to conceal its whereabouts is initiated. In Victorian London, a crippled solder thrusts a fob chain and twist shaft key into the snow and begs Sebastian, "take it boy, I'm not who you think I am."Years later an orphanage is burnt to the ground forcing Sebastian and Sarah to stow away on a ship bound for Egypt. In a misplaced chest in the hold of the ship, they discover something that fits the strange twist shaft key. A treasure that is so incredible, it could make or ruin not just empires, but complete civilisations.Pirates, a wealthy British corporation, ruthless adversaries and Nomad mercenaries all want what they've found and they'll stop at nothing to get it.But what is it and why does everyone else need to possess it?

Are you thinking of starting a new business or taking on an existing business?Do you have a small business and want to catapult it to a whole new level?Are you new to business in an Owner, Manager or Supervisor role?Do you want to learn more regarding the key areas of business success?If your answer is 'yes' to any of the above and you are keen to enhance your skills, relish new thoughts or pick up ideas and learn more in regards to the day-to-day operations of a SME business, then this book is for you! 'Strive & Thrive' contains 100 tips on Vision & Leadership, Marketing, Sales, Customer Service, Administration and People/Staff which will give you tools, ideas and the inspiration to reach new heights of business success. This book is practical, motivating and inspiring; encouraging you to progress and succeed in the business arena.Don't delay - it's YOUR time to 'Strive & Thrive'!

Addictions - Abuse - Neglect - Teen Pregnancy - Self-Harm - Suicidal Ideation - Self-Destruction - Crime.René Michele ticks the box to each one of these experiences following countless years of sexual, physical and mental abuse throughout childhood, as a teenager and adulthood. Growing up dreaming of a life without pain, rejection, loneliness, and fear; René's reality was attempted suicides, self-destructive behaviour and violent relationships that made the dream a distant spark never to be attained.This book tells the story of one woman's remarkable fight out of the darkness into a life filled with success. Resilience - Education - Self-Belief - Altruism - Entrepreneurship - Passionate, took the place of the negativity that surrounded René's world. She has dedicated her life to understanding the WHY's behind the WHAT's and now uses this knowledge and understanding to help others recover with empowerment from similar experiences.'The internal scars can forever be healed; real peace does exist, and pure, unselfish, sincere love and joy beyond imagination is not a fairy tale. I am living proof!'Welcome to René's story, - one that will inspire you to stand up and be counted. Your life matters, and within the pages of this book, René's no holds barred voice will change you - into the person you always were - a person with value!

Some of us look for spectacular miracles while some of us see miracles in the most ordinary things.Farris believed that every life mattered. And that was why he felt sad when his Dad decided to kill the mice that were rampaging through their home.When he finds a dead bord in his neighbours yard his young heart feels the sadness for its lost life. He brings it home in an old shoebox and cares for it.Somewhere in the Universe, God feels the child's pure heart and decides to work a miracle.

Obtaining a DNA report with information about your ancestry is easily arranged these days. Unfortunately, the DNA information supplied is very general and only provides details of ancestral ethnic areas. To really know our ancestors, we must research our family history to uncover the stories: the achievements, the tragedies, happiness and sorrow. In this book, I have attempted to not only document my Scottish heritage but also record some of the family stories that I have uncovered during my research. Although the relevant facts, dates and places resulting from research are all necessary components of ancestral history, it's the stories that provide a real insight into our ancestral past.Of course, this type of project is never complete because there are always mysteries to solve, leads to follow and gaps to fill. Hopefully, some young enthusiastic descendant will take on this task.

A Journey to Health was created to inspire and motivate females. To let them know that body issues can affect anyone. It doesn't matter if you are a model, an athlete, a professional or a student. These issues can creep up and cause a profound impact on your life. This book enables females to ignite that spark and let them know that there is a way out of this toxic cycle. Self-love is key to giving us the strength. Once you find that inner power from within, you can escape this journey before it starts controlling your life. The moment we truly accept who we are, the moment our lives change. The ease will come, and happiness will follow. A body does not define you. #rawisbeautiful

New neighbours are always exciting, especially when you live in a quiet seaside town in far North Queensland.Robbie lives with her dad and KilleR the cat. Her mum is away in Melbourne looking after her sick grandma. Nana Sinead, who is almost Robbie’s own grandma, visits the house every weekday to look after her until her dad returns home from work.When Saali and his mum move in next-door, Robbie is enthralled. She is determined to find out as much as she can about them in as short a time as possible and very soon a strong friendship develops between Robbie and Saali despite their personality and cultural differences, and Saali’s passion for cricket.The trust between the friends is tested soon into the friendship when Saali discovers a man who is wanted by the police hiding in an abandoned house in the bush. Together the friends agree to take whatever they can from their pantries to help the man survive yet how will their plan work? Would they be able to work together? Or will Robbie’s impulsive personality give the game away?

Brave Little Bear's Brave Big Letter is the third book in the Brave Little Bear Series. In this book, Brave Little Bear writes a very brave letter to 'safe big bears'. This helps Safe Bear's understand little bears better. Especially little bears that have been through some kind of trauma such as sexual abuse. This book highlights the value of children and what they need to flourish and grow into healthy equipped adults.This resource is a vital tool that will help to equip parents, carers, educators and other professionals with the vocabulary to have those uncomfortable conversations much more comfortably.

Mum's the Word brings together five mothers - a chemist, a product designer, a hairdresser, a fitness expert, and a child psychologist - to share heartbreaking stories of their fight to maintain a relationship with their own children, and one truly brave by who provides a child's perspective of parental alienation.Each story typifies the issues family endure while navigating separation and our family law system, including family violence, parental alienation, mental illness, court proceedings, and the dysfunctional communication between state and federal jurisdictions. Additional specialist legal commentary provides greater understanding of processes and terminology.This book has been designed to give separating parents the tools they need to make healthy decisions for themselves and for the future of their children.

Embrace the Fail is how Brett McCallum has succeeded in life because of his failures, not despite them. He writes this book as he speaks and conducts business, in a way that is easily understood and straight to the point. This book is a distillation of over 25 years of Brett McCallum's business learning, his business coaching tips, and his secrets to success that when actioned daily, will bring you closer to the best version of yourself.

Roma brings authenticity and refreshing keys that guide you out of despair, pain and grief to a place where you can smile again. A life filled with one trauma after another; her daughter brutally murdered, her husband and grand-daughter killed in a light plane crash. Roma has stepped out of the prison of grief and become a prisoner of hope and wholeness.

Enter the customer experience revolution. In a now saturated market, a business owner's primary concern has turned to customer attention and loyalty. Customers these days are spoilt for choice, starving for attention and want their needs met... and fast. Understanding your customers' needs and desires is now the competitive playground. Back this up with 'celebrity' status team members and you have a recipe for success. In The Hospitality Survival Guide, we give you all the components to thrive in this competitive space. Whether you're just starting out or simply ready to take your business to the next level, this book will help you establish, operate and succeed in your hospitality business. With more than 15 years industry experience, business mentoring, rubbing shoulders with the industry greats and specialising in marketing, Joshua Clifton guides you step by step through this whole process. He details how to create unrivalled customer experiences in hospitality and paves the way to your future success.

The threat of war looms over Ebonsheare. A call to arms is nailed on the door of Astor's Inn.Kittara wants a life of adventure, after spending far too long on an isolated farm.Baire is shunned from the Clan of the Wolf. Loneliness is all that he has known for many winters.Moreton Crow fled his previous life. But living in isolation with a demented hermit is not how he imagined spending the rest of his days.Alexander finds himself with no future and no home.The Cellarman just wants to be free.This motley crew of a mountain barbarian, a debased Knight, a mixed heritage elf, an exiled cleric and the legendary Cellarman from children's stories head towards their new futures, with differing motivations. They all hope to put the past behind them.If only the past could stay that way.

It would be nice to think Christian faith was the ticket to the easy life - but that doesn't match our experience of life, and it isn't biblical. Even Jesus suffered the effects of stress! This book is designed to help you develop skills and strategies for coping with life's challenges. Amongst self-help books, Wholly Coping stand out from the crowd because it combines the results of decades of clinical research with a deep understanding of the Bible. Wholly Coping will help you learn practical strategies for moving towards Christian Wholeness.

Have you ever felt out of focus with a lack of direction?Imagine you are on a paddle board, and the waves are unpredictably coming at you. You are struggling to stay on the board and keep your balance. This book is a practical guide in managing these make-or-break situations that we face in life.The challenge with today's lifestyles is that disruptions threaten our natural biological rhythms, our balance, and jeopardise our well-being in everyday life. This can result in an increased strain on our bodies, risk of disease, and threats to our health. We feel lost in the waves.This five-finger approach to well-being uses a pragmatic, structured, and holistic approach with emphasis on the BEING. The five-finger approach is represented through the five themes within Break Through with Well-Being. These are complimented with five focuses: Attention, Balance, Connectivity, Direction and Efficiency (ABCDE). This book will allow you to navigate easily through the different themes and find information quickly to keep your BEING in balance and able to handle the waves.

Brave Little Bear Too Big Not to Share is book 2 in the Brave Little Bear Series. It is a resource to equip six-year-olds to pre-teen's with self -protective behaviours, which are fundamental life skills that will protect children for the rest of their lives.Brave Little Bear instructs children on safe touch, 'fear' feelings, online protection, keeping secrets and surprises, code words, body consent, what to do if something 'bad' happens and how precious they are.This resource is a vital tool for those who think that our children are worth fighting for- Family, educators or mental health professionals. This book helps to make those uncomfortable conversations much more comfortable.

Brave little Bear was hurt, which made him sick, until he told and gave his pain to someone else to worry about.Brave little Bear is tool for anyone who believes that children's innocence is precious enough to be protected. But how do we talk to children without making it uncomfortable?Brave little Bear helps to teach children what is safe and what is not, and if 'bad' things do happen it gives clear instructions about what to do.The Average age for child sexual abuse to begin is 8.5 years. We believe that if we can equip our children before that age with self-protective behaviours we have a chance to change the statsFor every 10 books sold we will give 1 away to an at risk family.

Xenia always dreamed of having a perfect marriage and when she was 18 years old she fell in love with Richard. She thought her dreams had come true, but his funny, quirky behaviours very quickly changed into more sinister motives. She then spent 15 years navigating her way through the destructive behaviours of her first husband. Domestic violence was demonstrated through control, manipulation and sexual abuse, even after their separation he sought to control her by using their four children against her, making the next few years even harder than she ever could have imagined.Xenia's honest, candid and raw account of her story creates hope and awareness for every reader. Through the struggle and fight to survive, the warrior that was deeply implanted inside of her, emerged. She found a strength she never knew she could possibly possess. Through her recovery she found the romance she always dreamed of with her soul mate, where she discovered what a perfect marriage really looked like. This is a true story of one woman's battle to overcome domestic violence and discover when all was stripped away, she found what emerged, was a restored woman, able to conquer her past.

Resurrected - A story of hope For those suffering from PTSD and the loss of identity that comes with it. For those who want to overcome the life sentence of mental illness and have the courage to step out on the journey of coming to terms with finding their new identity. This story is a raw account of Andy, a man whose love of adventure and loyalty to his country leaves him broken and of Zoe, his beloved wife and, their journey through the dark times, the hurt, the fears and the challenges that are very real for a couple and a family dealing with the trauma of modern warfare and the continued battle that rages on at home.

Are you a business owner or manager struggling to find time to work 'on' rather than 'in' your business?Do you juggle running a business, raising a family and maintaining a home on a daily basis?Is your working life a constant treadmill that you wish to jump off and take a break from, just for a little while to recuperate?Do you want to take your business to the next level of wealth while maintaining a healthy lifestyle and harmonious workplace?If your answer is 'yes' to any of the above and you are looking at ways to grow your business while keeping a healthy work/life balance, then this book is for you!Healthy & Wealthy contains 100 tips on creating a wealthy and healthy workplace, while ensuring you are taking care of YOU and maintaining a happy and healthy work/life balance. We often ask the question, 'Can we have it all?'. Healthy & Wealthy will definitely help you pursue this quest and enable you to perform at your best.Zoë Sparks has worked in small business for over 20 years, not only as a business owner but also as a franchisee, a committee member in a range of non-for-profit organisations, and a volunteer. She has also been employed and contracted to work in a number of small businesses and larger companies, so has experienced business from all angles and both sides of the desk. Zoë is passionate about women in business and reward and recognition. She relishes her role as a mother to two teenage sons and has worked hard to create a healthy work/life balance while growing a wealthy and successful business. Zoë's first book Strive & Thrive has rapidly become a valuable resource to people who work in small business and want to take their business to the next level.

BE YOUR BEST SELFInspiring words and questions to move you off the couch and into the new you.Lacey Rochelle believes in you and she wrote this as her message to the world to help others forward and become their best self.Is today that day for you?

"What a cracking yarn with really solid characters that leap off the page.."Carol Burns - Actor.Why is someone so intent on killing a seemingly innocent man?Self-assured and work-hardened. ADAM MANN, is a bush-born and bred stockman who has spent his whole life working in the Channel Country.He innocently arrives in Miles on the Western Downs seeking work and a new life. One long term local suspects who he really is! A name change never hides the truth for long!

When God invites you to work with Him, get ready for a wild ride! His heart beats for the lost and hurting and yours will too if you dare join him. This is our tumultuous and miraculous story of discovering that magnificent heart and running to keep up with him.God is calling you into a marriage of co-mission with Him, an idea that originated in His mind and heart to include you. It contains a foreknown express plan funded by divine providence.You are a missionary awaiting your next assignment to work with Him somewhere in the world.It is just waiting for you. He is just waiting for you to respond.You may be an unwilling and unwitting participant in His audacious plan, but then so were we until the fateful phone call!We trust the stories will both amaze and inspire you to action.

Follow the path of the Cramer family and their fellow members of an Amateur Archaeology Group as they embark on a holiday to the Desert Canyon Country. On this summer vacation, all will attempt to discover remnants of millennia past.Twists and turn both man-made and natural intertwine with a cataclysmic event that encapsulates the group in the centre of a disaster of epic proportions; the result of which finds them and others in a predicament that no one would envy, nor ever imagine.

A rare and unique look at Nashville's famous Music Row intimately told from a recording artist's point of view.Singer, songwriter, and producer Wayne Warner details the real and intense negotiations with major record labels and celebrates his relationship with Atlantic Records while disclosing personal stories about his work with legendary producer, and the man behind the mega-hits, Harold Shedd.Warner draws back the curtain on never before revealed details of experiences with great artists he has worked with, including Taylor Swift and Bonnie Tyler as well as many country chart toppers.This in your face story takes you behind the scenes and into the challenging life of someone who grew up on stage and will emotionally put you in recording studios, behind the microphone, and take you on a journey around the country on a tour bus.

Diving deep to save his father, Danny meets a mermaid, Mandy, who has chosen him as a secret friend. Mandy reminds him of a special someone from the past and he is filled with sadness.Returning to the surface, Danny's involved in an accident and spends the following years searching for his lost friend and staring forlornly at the sea.Will he ever find his father?Can the magic of Mandy make things the way they once were, or will time run out for Danny?