Jan McDonald

Environmental Law Second Edition equips readers with the tools to understand environmental law in Australia. Taking an innovative and interdisciplinary approach, it explores the rapid changes that law and policy in this area have gone through: to encompass broader notions of environment and a wider range of environmental actors; to embrace knowledge from other disciplines; to employ diverse and innovative regulatory approaches; to expand coverage to international as well as national and local issues, and to integrate with law and policy in other regulatory fields. The influence of these trends means that environmental law can no longer be understood, researched or practiced as a self-contained disciplinary area focused on the application of traditional legal remedies to discrete environmental problems. Rather, the area now encompasses broader, multiple notions of environment, embraces knowledge from other disciplines, employs a diverse and innovative range of regulatory approaches, covers international as well as national and local issues, and is integrated into the policy and legal landscapes of various regulatory fields, including economic development and trade.

"The Demons have declared war on Mike Travis and it ain't going to be pretty, see. You just offed one of their big boys and his bitch and they aint going to let that go easy down there." Dai Bricks. The Sin Eater. Things just got hotter and darker for Mike Travis after he killed the demon Astaroth in the cursed village of Aberth, Monmouthshire. Now they are out to get him, but not before they make him suffer. He must leave behind the paranormal investigations and become something else, something darker: become a demon hunter. Unwilling to sit back and wait for the fight, he takes it to them especially when those he loves are targeted by Malgron, a high-ranking demon and brother of Astaroth. His fight strengthens friendships and loyalties but, also brings with it surprising revelations and sacrifices. As the demons attack those closest to him, Mike must meet the darkness head-on, in a place where darkness itself is spawned and raised. Nothing will ever be the same again.

It all began for Mike Travis with a helicopter crash in war-torn Afghanistan that resulted in his being declared clinically dead; before expert combat medics brought him back to life. But he came back with a gift. He could see ghosts. These five short stories bridge the gap between what happened in the immediate aftermath of the crash to his arrival in Crowsmoor, Cornwall, where his help has been summoned in an effort to prevent the return of an ancient evil. Beginnings charts his progress from his first encounter with a ghost to his becoming a recognised investigator into all things paranormal. For readers of the series, these five short stories will be familiar territory. If you haven't yet met Mike, Beginnings can be read as a stand-alone collection of short stories. Or it may just invite you into Mike's paranormal world.

An adult vampire love story Ex Catholic priest, Beckett, is out for blood. Vampire blood. History is repeating itself and Beckett enlists the help of Dr Lane Dearing, herself a powerful vampire, in an effort to save the beautiful Katerini from a sadistic and vicious Undead. Their struggle leads them from the mysterious mountains of the Brecon Beacons in Wales to an isolated monastery in rural Greece where they encounter one of the Ancient Ones who has his own reasons for wanting Katerini. Midnight Wine is a vampire tale of love, revenge and sacrifice. Vampires are real. They exist. And they are out there...

When paranormal investigator, Mike Travis and his pregnant wife Beth relocate to an idyllic cottage in rural Monmouthshire, they didn't bargain for a sitting tenant. The spirit of Adain Powell, brutally murdered by the lecherous and ruthless Judge Llewellyn in 1654, still haunts the cottage and adjoining wood, unable to rest until the truth surrounding her death and the wrongful accusation of her husband for her murder are brought to light. In the cellar of The Black Mountain Inn, another is stirring. Judge Thomas Llewellyn's grave is unearthed and his old bones, his very old bones are the focus of black magic ritual intending to bring about his return. It is soon more than Mike and Beth's new home that is at stake; it is their lives and the life of their unborn daughter. Long Shadows is a story of both ancient and present day evil: to be read with the lights on. Praise for Jan McDonald This is, without a doubt, the best Paranormal / Occult book I have read in a long time. This book has mystery, paranormal, occult, and a bit of romance all rolled into one book. The book is well written, easy to read, all parts of the book fit together nicely. The characters are well written, believable, and as far as the story will allow, well detailed. Review from The Crowsmoor Curse