FEATURED ARTWORKS
Unsaid Things
UNSAID THINGS
(2026)
Contemporary, sketch-like print of a new painting by Nikki Mariner.
Unsaid things can choke you.
A small introspective piece.
Not much colour, lots of texture, and strong emotional impact.
One of three in this style and theme.
Popouli
Popouli is a painting that uses the life stages of a coconut to represent the optimal timing for regrowth and regeneration.
To’onai by Pele Loi
This print by Pele Loi depicts a traditional Sunday lunch including much loved Samoan food laid out on a plate of leaves against a background of tatau patterns.
Fragility
- From her art series, “Butterfly and Bone”. A mixed media artwork inspired by artist Bradley Theodore. Bella seeks to explore life and death using both digital artistry and traditional watercolor.
Only $10 USD (approx currency conversion)
Seedless and Chilled
Watermelon was the inspiration behind the colour palette and title of this print.
The original painting was one of three in a series of artworks of five sisters and all were related to a different fruit.
Fun, bright and relaxed – the watermelon vibe.
Pacific Blue Madonna
The original painting was exhibited and sold at the Regenerating Oceania Exhibition at the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture in Honolulu 6-16 June 2024.
This print is a deep statement about motherhood and the crucial role mothers have in sustaining society in Oceania.
Pretty Crabby
This print by Lalovai Peseta features his signature style of tatau patterns and the monochromatic palette he does so well.
Selu by Tito Pritchard
This print by young artist and carver Tito Pritchard features a traditional Samoan hair comb which is carved from wood.
Memory of Flight
Musing on the paradox of permanence. What lasts? Bone? Or a butterfly’s brief beauty?
“Butterfly and Bone”
Only $10 USD (approx currency conversion).
Daughters of the Waters
This print is from a series of three large paintings by Nikki Mariner, titled, ‘No Woman is an Island’.
SISTERS OF THE SUN,
DAUGHTERS OF THE WATERS,
WOMEN OF THE WOODS Unsaid Things
UNSAID THINGS
(2026)
Contemporary, sketch-like print of a new painting by Nikki Mariner.
Unsaid things can choke you.
A small introspective piece.
Not much colour, lots of texture, and strong emotional impact.
One of three in this style and theme.
Mango Fandango
INSPIRATION
Mangoes are always special.
Fancy. Soft. Sweet. Round.
Celebratory and luxurious.
So this is what I infused in the figures, tones, and shapes.
It feels warm and sweet and happy.
I learned so much about mangoes doing this painting.
Eg.
🥭The paisley pattern on bandanas originates from mangoes.
🥭The leaves from a mango tree are believed to repel negative energy and attract prosperity and fertility in India where the mango is believed to originate.
ARTWORK
The starting point was the heads of the women, which followed an exact formation of mangoes hanging on a tree. Everything went from this point.
I used the colours of mangoes: orange, yellow, red, green, coral, purple. Tropical, sweet and glowy.
I used the curvy shapes of oval mangoes, long pointy leaves, and delicate long red stems laden with pale yellow tiny mango flowers.
Metallic colours of gold and copper added luxe and celebration.
This is the story of Mango Fandango.
(I used fandango in the sense of fun, party and dance).
Lady Fingers | Misiluki
- I was staring at banana trees when I started painting this and deciding on a colour palette.
Yellows, greens and browns. Not colours I usually use but you can’t argue with nature’s beauty.
Then the title just seemed so obvious and perfect.
Misiluki is Samoan for Lady Finger bananas.
Lady Fingers. Five digits on a hand and five is the number of sisters I paint over and over again.
This bunch of five sisters are all grown up.
The Cleaner
The first painting of every year is significant.
It sets the tone, mood, style, and benchmark for the year.
The Cleaner was my first for 2024.
It’s a figurative painting of a woman with a broom.
She wears only a lavalava and a sei.
Inspirations.
1. I fell in love with a sculpture by Italian artist Ernesto Coter while eating in his kitchen at Santa Maria Rezzonico a few weeks earlier. The sculpture was sitting on the sideboard beside his dining table. He said it is a Samoan woman dancing. This painting is a response to the sculpture (Pic 5)
2. A new year inspires a fresh look at life, reassessment, and decluttering. It’s not the first time my first painting for a new year has included a broom. It’s about spring cleaning your life as a new year begins.
3. Spending time with my family gave me a fresh respect for two of my sisters who each successfully run their own cleaning businesses in Queensland. It’s more interesting and complex work than I expected, and what they do for their clients is admirable.
I wanted to honour cleaners so I painted gold behind her head to show she is iconic.
And she had a gold broom.
4. Samoans sweep everything regularly – the beach, the grass the house, and everything.
5. A woman with a broom is a timeless and common sight in the background of every culture and every age. I want to uplift and highlight this symbol.
As a goddess. With an iconic halo.
We have often been this person and often see this person. And they’re important and essential.
They get rid of crap and they make the world more beautiful.
Goddesses.
6. I painted a blue ocean type background because I was seeing a lot from the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai, while painting. Many people I know were there representing island nations of the Pacific Ocean.
Cry Me A Moana
My sisters and I live different lives than we used to.
I watch their online stories traveling Europe and dancing at music festivals.
We discuss pending court cases and struggles of self-employment.
The days of desperately seeking babysitters, carpooling for school events, and borrowing from each other to pay the rent are gone.
We are less compliant and more calm.
We are more heartbroken and less cooperative.
We are smarter and deeper.
That’s what this painting is about.
Letting go. Floating.
I’ve always loved Ella Fitzgerald singing Cry Me A River.
The lyrics say it all. Cry me a river, I cried a river over you.
But the version that goes with this painting is Cry Me A River by Julie London, Live at the Americana Hotel, New York 1964. It’s breathtakingly beautiful.
So this painting is titled Cry Me A Moana and captures a similar sentiment as the song.
(Moana is a word that means ocean in several Pacific Island languages.)
Five brown-skinned full-bodied women floating in water.
They are reaching and twisting.
Their respectable white dresses become translucent, and the flower leis of honour are drifting away, and the women don’t care.
They float above fish skeletons and remnants of the past.
I hope it resonates. I want to make art that people feel, not only look at.
Deep Down
DEEP DOWN
(2026)
A contemporary, sketch-like print of a new painting by Nikki Mariner.
Deep down. Feeling deep, feeling down.
Sometimes you need those days.
A small introspective piece.
Not much colour, lots of texture, and strong emotional impact.
One of three in this style and theme.
Fragility
- From her art series, “Butterfly and Bone”. A mixed media artwork inspired by artist Bradley Theodore. Bella seeks to explore life and death using both digital artistry and traditional watercolor.
Only $10 USD (approx currency conversion)
Samoa Coloring Pages – Halu Bongo!
Bring your favorite Samoan dog Bongo to life with FOURTEEN printable coloring pages from the original HALU BONGO storybook for kids. Simply download, then print on your home printer with settings on \’Fill page\’, grab some bright crayons, and your child has everything they need for a fun activity. Pair with the the ebook of HALU BONGO, read the story out loud together in Samoan and English, and help reinforce your child\’s confident learning of Gagana Samoa. These bold coloring pages are all familiar scenes straight from home here in Beautiful Samoa. Only $3.50 USD (approx currency conversion).
Original paintings by Nikki Mariner. Adapted for coloring pages format by Bella Young.
Hard To Hold
- *Available
HARD TO HOLD
A contemporary, sketch-like print of a new painting by Nikki Mariner.
Hard to hold. Her hair? Her feelings? Her body? Her life?
A small introspective piece.
Not much colour, lots of texture, and strong emotional impact.
One of three in this style and theme.
Pacific Blue Madonna
The original painting was exhibited and sold at the Regenerating Oceania Exhibition at the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture in Honolulu 6-16 June 2024.
This print is a deep statement about motherhood and the crucial role mothers have in sustaining society in Oceania.
Popouli
Popouli is a painting that uses the life stages of a coconut to represent the optimal timing for regrowth and regeneration.
Samoan Numbers (1-10) Poster
Make counting fun and engaging with this Samoan Numbers 1–10 Poster! Featuring bright illustrations and clear number labels, this chart helps young learners recognize numbers while enjoying colorful visuals. Ideal for classrooms, playrooms, and early learning spaces.
Digital download only — no physical item will be shipped.
Samoan Colors Poster
Learn your Samoan colors! A Fun, Educational Poster for Kids & Toddlers (Digital Download).
Includes a high resolution PDF file to be printed.
Apart of a 3 set.
FEATURED EBOOKS
Whispers of an Island Heart
Some stories are not meant to be shouted.
They are meant to be whispered.
It’s Antonina’s first year at university, a girl from Ōtara stepping into the country’s most prestigious campus, carrying the weight of expectation and the lingering feeling of being an outsider in someone else’s world. Between late nights, first crushes, new friendships and the chaos of becoming an adult. She begins to find her place with the steady support of her friends and grounding love of her family.
Antonina believes she has the year carefully mapped out, until she meets him…
What follows is a journey of emotional awakening, self-discovery, and the fragile beauty of first love. Rooted in Pacific warmth, humour and lived experience, Antonina’s story holds both youthful impulsiveness and the quiet weight of where she comes from. She invites readers into the moments that shaped her, the almost love that lingered, the heartbreaks left unresolved, and the constant pull between desire, family, faith, culture and identity.
Antonina explores what it means to grow into yourself while carrying the echoes of who you once were. It is about the relationships that changed us, the words we never said, and the healing that arrives not suddenly, but slowly, over time.
Whispers of an Island Heart is for anyone who has ever held on too long, loved too deeply, or searched for themselves in the quiet spaces in between.
Pua’s Kiss: Lauele Fractured Folktales #1
When you’re dating a Niuhi shark in human form, there’s no such thing as a casual Hawaiian fling.
The last thing Justin wants is complications. Jilted at the altar, he’s spending his pre-paid Hawaiian honeymoon alone—sort of. Sasha, his ex, won’t get out of his head. Frustrated, he takes a walk at sunset and discovers a beautiful woman asleep on the sand.
But Pua’s not really a woman.
A shape-shifting Niuhi shark, Pua feels compelled to visit the beach at Lauele. She doesn’t care that it’s forbidden by her father, the ocean god Kanaloa, or that breaking kapu can only end in blood, tears, and teeth. Justin’s a tourist. Here today, gone tomorrow.
Nobody’d even miss him.
What starts out as a casual flirtation soon turns into a high-stakes cat and mouse courtship as neither Justin nor Pua are who—or what—they seem.
Only $10 USD (approximate currency exchange)
Am I there Yet? Short Story Collection
Special Launch Discount price of Only $7.50 USD! (approximate currency conversion.) Debut short story collection from Samoa’s newest literary voice Nicki Perese – poet, educator and proud fa’afafine author. Twenty-six stories that draw from everyday life in Samoa. Moments of humour, hardship, cultural responsibility, faith, love, identity and the unseen emotional currents that shape who we become. These stories are suitable for students in secondary school and above. Teachers will find them a valuable resource in the classroom and readers of all ages will delight in the rich insight into the unique spirit of Samoa’s youth.
a – wake – (e) nd
What does it mean to be a good Pacific woman? Audrey doesn’t care.
In her third collection a – wake – (e)nd, acclaimed poet Audrey Brown-Pereira turns a lens to her own life, transforming a mid-life crisis into opportunity. Set against an unkind pandemic, a Pacific evolving revolving, and a deteriorating environment, truth and lies play side-by-side in a book that breaks convention in joyful, energetic verse. By pulling at the threads of her life, the narrator finds herself asserting independence, tasting delicious freedom … and wanting more.
This is a PDF format copy.
“These poems dance in liminal spaces, resist devolution, and circumnavigate conventions. A captivating exploration of transformation and self-design.” – Serie Barford, Author of Sleeping with Stones (Anahera Press)
Cover artwork by Serene Hodgman. First published in print format by Saufoi Press, NZ.
Only $10 USD (approx currency conversion).
POETRY COLLECTION: O Se Paopao i le Aniva: A Canoe in the Constellations
A luminous canoe across memory and sky, O Se Paopao i le Aniva: A Canoe in the Constellations explores love, loss, longing and identity. It is an ode to the ways we hold ourselves together when the world wants us to fall apart.
Fua – Fun Fantasy Stories from the Moana
A collection of fifteen fun fantasy stories from the Moana – written for the forever child in all of us.
How do you deal with supernaturals in your hometown? Well, people say, “If you can’t beat them, join them!”
Join kids just like you from across the Moana as they take on poltergeists and pili, lizards that dither and slither. Join in the chase for whale sharks, marvel as clashes on ancient battle fields come to life, and figure out if slowing down the sun would be the superpower for you. This is a book of escapades, aitu and ancestors. Of magic and mayhem. It will spark your imagination and take you away on thrilling adventures!
The Wedding
A delightful story from Samoa. It’s Pati and Lili’s special wedding day, and the Reverend is running a bit late so the wedding ceremony won’t start till four o’clock in the afternoon. But that is the time Lili normally feeds her chickens. Will the chickens delay the wedding even longer? With stunning illustrations by acclaimed Samoan artist Regina Meredith.
Only $10 USD.
Fire’s Caress (A Telesa World Novel)
A Telesā World novel which continues the stories of key characters from the Telesā Series. It can be read as a standalone book.
Winner of the 2022 Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Youth Novel.
Finalist, 2022 New Zealand Book Awards, Young Adult Fiction.
The Bone Bearer
Afakasi Woman
2019 Winner of a NZ Storylines Notable Book Award.
2019 Finalist in the NZ Book Awards, Young Adult Fiction.
A collection of short stories from Samoa, by Lani Wendt Young. “The joys, the trials, the tragedies, and the sensibilities of being a woman of Samoa are highlighted in this superb collection. Each story is brimming with emotion, offering a unique, engrossing glimpse into the lives of women of the Pacific, as Young takes readers from tears of laughter to tears of sorrow from one story to the next.”
Only $10 USD.
Love by Numbers (A Scarlet Series Book)
Numbers are Tamarina’s language. And there’s no room in her equations for love. Or is there? A sweet sultry love story about a math genius and a mechanic. Return to Scarlet’s world, only this time read her sister Tamarina’s story.
Only $10 USD. (Approx currency exchange)
Am I there Yet? Short Story Collection
Special Launch Discount price of Only $7.50 USD! (approximate currency conversion.) Debut short story collection from Samoa’s newest literary voice Nicki Perese – poet, educator and proud fa’afafine author. Twenty-six stories that draw from everyday life in Samoa. Moments of humour, hardship, cultural responsibility, faith, love, identity and the unseen emotional currents that shape who we become. These stories are suitable for students in secondary school and above. Teachers will find them a valuable resource in the classroom and readers of all ages will delight in the rich insight into the unique spirit of Samoa’s youth.
POETRY COLLECTION: O Se Paopao i le Aniva: A Canoe in the Constellations
A luminous canoe across memory and sky, O Se Paopao i le Aniva: A Canoe in the Constellations explores love, loss, longing and identity. It is an ode to the ways we hold ourselves together when the world wants us to fall apart.
Fua – Fun Fantasy Stories from the Moana
A collection of fifteen fun fantasy stories from the Moana – written for the forever child in all of us.
How do you deal with supernaturals in your hometown? Well, people say, “If you can’t beat them, join them!”
Join kids just like you from across the Moana as they take on poltergeists and pili, lizards that dither and slither. Join in the chase for whale sharks, marvel as clashes on ancient battle fields come to life, and figure out if slowing down the sun would be the superpower for you. This is a book of escapades, aitu and ancestors. Of magic and mayhem. It will spark your imagination and take you away on thrilling adventures!
Keahi – Fire and Forgiveness (A Short Story)
What really happened to Keahi AFTER Teuila left him? If you enjoyed Fire’s Caress, then you will love this added insight into Keahi. Get to know our favourite Telesa World #badBoyBillionaire a little better with this short story.
Only $5 USD.
Best enjoyed if you have already read Fire’s Caress.
Telesa – The Covenant Keeper
An island of secrets. A girl on fire. An epic battle of the elements. The book that started it all…
Only $10 USD (approx currency conversion)
Fire’s Caress (A Telesa World Novel)
A Telesā World novel which continues the stories of key characters from the Telesā Series. It can be read as a standalone book.
Winner of the 2022 Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Youth Novel.
Finalist, 2022 New Zealand Book Awards, Young Adult Fiction.
Scarlet Lies
Lies are beautiful – when the truth hurts. Sixteen years ago, Scarlet’s family sent her away in disgrace. She’s been back once – with disastrous consequences. Now, her little sister is getting married and Scarlet’s headed home once more. Will this be the reunion she’s always longed for? Or will the lies of her childhood entangle her once more in their beautiful embrace? More than ‘just a romance’, this poignant story about the tangled connections between mothers, daughters and sisters – speaks with compelling insight and humor, of inherited trauma, and of desire and deception.
Only $10 USD.
The Wedding
A delightful story from Samoa. It’s Pati and Lili’s special wedding day, and the Reverend is running a bit late so the wedding ceremony won’t start till four o’clock in the afternoon. But that is the time Lili normally feeds her chickens. Will the chickens delay the wedding even longer? With stunning illustrations by acclaimed Samoan artist Regina Meredith.
Only $10 USD.
When Water Burns
The second book in the international bestselling series, Telesa. As a malicious Telesa plots her revenge, a mysterious stranger arrives on the island. Fuelled by hate and running from a fiery past, he looks to Leila for answers and she must fight to contain the fury of fanua-afi while trying to protect all those she loves. It seems that this is a battle she must wage alone, for Daniel’s ocean birthright cannot be denied and he refuses to walk beside her. Are Leila and Daniel destined to be forever divided by the elements? When it comes to Water and Fire, daughter of earth and son of the ocean – who will endure when water burns?
Only $10 USD (approx currency conversion)
a – wake – (e) nd
What does it mean to be a good Pacific woman? Audrey doesn’t care.
In her third collection a – wake – (e)nd, acclaimed poet Audrey Brown-Pereira turns a lens to her own life, transforming a mid-life crisis into opportunity. Set against an unkind pandemic, a Pacific evolving revolving, and a deteriorating environment, truth and lies play side-by-side in a book that breaks convention in joyful, energetic verse. By pulling at the threads of her life, the narrator finds herself asserting independence, tasting delicious freedom … and wanting more.
This is a PDF format copy.
“These poems dance in liminal spaces, resist devolution, and circumnavigate conventions. A captivating exploration of transformation and self-design.” – Serie Barford, Author of Sleeping with Stones (Anahera Press)
Cover artwork by Serene Hodgman. First published in print format by Saufoi Press, NZ.
Only $10 USD (approx currency conversion).
Halu Bongo! – ON SALE NOW
Bella and her dog Bongo are best friends. But Bongo loves to bark. At everyone and everything in the village. “Halu Bongo!” is heard everyday as passersby try to chase him away. With so many complaints about Bongo, it looks like Bella and her best friend might be parted. Until a robber comes to the village. Can Bongo’s barking save the day?
A delightful story about a young girl and her dog. A joy to read aloud with children, in both English and Gagana Samoa. Vivid, lush illustrations hand painted by renowned artist Nikki Mariner, bring the richness and beauty of a Samoan village to life. Created in Samoa, this is a story book your family will treasure.
Only $10 USD.
Mata Oti
The virus has breached the island’s borders. Paradise has fallen. A thrilling apocalyptic novel from the author of the bestselling Telesā Series.
Only $10 USD.
Earth’s Embrace
A Telesa World novel that continues the story of Leila and Daniel.
How do you contain a fire god?
All Leila and Daniel want is their ‘happy ever after’. But there’s a small problem – Pele isn’t dead and gone. She may not be in control of Leila anymore, but she’s still a brooding, simmering threat searching for a way out. The couple will need to turn to the ancient ways of the Taulasea for hope and healing. And Leila will need to search deep within to find the strength to reclaim herself.
A standalone novel in the Telesā World.
$10 USD (approx currency conversion)
Scarlet Redemption (Book Three in the Scarlet Series)
Every woman has her breaking point. Has Scarlet reached hers? In this beautifully crafted tale of redemption and renewal, Scarlet must choose between staying in the shadows of weighty family secrets, or stepping out into the light, and thus risking it all. Can she do it? And will Jackson be a part of that journey? The thrilling conclusion to the heat, humour and heartache of the Scarlet Lies Series.
Only $10 USD.
Scarlet Secrets: Book Two in the Scarlet Series
What you can’t say – owns you. What you hide – controls you. Scarlet knows the truth of these words all too well. As the stress of a family wedding builds, her resolve to be a #GoodDaughter wears thin and toxic truths begin to take their toll. Scarlet’s epic humor carries her through everything from (more!) forbidden croquembouche, to uku infestations and melon-like wardrobe malfunctions, and more of her family’s barbed idea of love. Sometimes you just have to laugh through life’s pain, or else you’ll cry your heart out. Right? Can Jackson be the strength that helps Scarlet break through the lies? Or will her secrets destroy them? Experience the tropical heat, humor and heartache that is Scarlet’s trip home to Samoa.
Only $10 USD.
Mata Lulu
A collection of fun, fearsome and fanciful stories from Samoa for children. Recommended for Ages 8 to 12 (and for the child in all of us!)
Only $10 USD.
Whispers of an Island Heart
Some stories are not meant to be shouted.
They are meant to be whispered.
It’s Antonina’s first year at university, a girl from Ōtara stepping into the country’s most prestigious campus, carrying the weight of expectation and the lingering feeling of being an outsider in someone else’s world. Between late nights, first crushes, new friendships and the chaos of becoming an adult. She begins to find her place with the steady support of her friends and grounding love of her family.
Antonina believes she has the year carefully mapped out, until she meets him…
What follows is a journey of emotional awakening, self-discovery, and the fragile beauty of first love. Rooted in Pacific warmth, humour and lived experience, Antonina’s story holds both youthful impulsiveness and the quiet weight of where she comes from. She invites readers into the moments that shaped her, the almost love that lingered, the heartbreaks left unresolved, and the constant pull between desire, family, faith, culture and identity.
Antonina explores what it means to grow into yourself while carrying the echoes of who you once were. It is about the relationships that changed us, the words we never said, and the healing that arrives not suddenly, but slowly, over time.
Whispers of an Island Heart is for anyone who has ever held on too long, loved too deeply, or searched for themselves in the quiet spaces in between.
Crossing
Crossing is the debut poetry from Montana Tiatia – Sefilino. From hardship to healing, across oceans and mountains, Crossing is a journey of faith, belonging and becoming – giving voice to experiences often left unspoken
“It’s okay not to know everything
Let me be a phoenix, I will rise
from the lefulefu of self-doubt
I will spread my apaau and lele
in celebration
of my authenticity”
FEATURED PRINTBOOKS
Fire’s Caress (A Telesa World Novel) – Print Book, Paperback.
Only $18USD (approx currency conversion). Includes postage.
She’s the brilliant sculptor taking the art world by storm, a daughter of Samoa returning home. He’s the fiery remnant of her past, who appears on what should be a night of triumph, weighted with dark secrets that could destroy them both. Can Teuila and Keahi find their way, even as a deadly threat emerges? Because there’s a new power on island, malevolent and hungry. His name is Marc Gold. His billion dollar vision of a virus-free Sanctuary in Samoa for the world’s rich and privileged, threatens to wipe out an ancient settlement of the Aitu and awakens their retribution. There is a battle coming and it is one that could destroy them all. This is a Telesā World novel which continues the stories of key characters from the Telesā Series. It can be read as a standalone book.
Afakasi Woman – Print Book, Paperback
Only $18 USD (approx currency conversion). Postage included.
The joys, trials, tragedies, and the sensibilities of being a woman of Samoa are highlighted in this superb collection. Afakasi Woman is a collection of 15 short stories, written by 2018 Pacific Laureate Lani Wendt Young. Originally released as a digital collection that won the University of the South Pacific fiction prize, this revised edition includes previously unpublished stories.Each story is brimming with emotion, offering a unique, engrossing glimpse into the lives of women of the Pacific, as Wendt Young takes readers from tears of laughter to tears of sorrow from one story to the next.
A 2020 winner of a Notable Book Storylines Award and shortlisted in the 2020 New Zealand Book Awards (NZCYA).
When Water Burns – Print Book, Paperback.
Only $18 USD (approx currency conversion). Includes postage.
The second book in the international bestselling series, Telesa. As a malicious Telesa plots her revenge, a mysterious stranger arrives on the island. Fuelled by hate and running from a fiery past, he looks to Leila for answers and she must fight to contain the fury of fanua-afi while trying to protect all those she loves. It seems that this is a battle she must wage alone, for Daniel’s ocean birthright cannot be denied and he refuses to walk beside her. Are Leila and Daniel destined to be forever divided by the elements? When it comes to Water and Fire, daughter of earth and son of the ocean – who will endure when water burns?
Telesa. Print Book, Paperback.
Only $18 USD (approx currency conversion). Includes postage.
An island of secrets. A girl on fire. An epic battle of the elements. The book that started it all…
Leila Folger escapes the stifling misery of life with her American grandmother and goes to Samoa searching to connect with her mother’s family. All her efforts to learn more about the mother she never knew are met with hostility. What really happened eighteen years ago when her father fled the island with his infant daughter? Why is everyone afraid to even talk about the woman he once loved? What is a ‘telesā’ and why does even the mention of her name strike such fear in everyone Leila meets? And why is Leila having vivid nightmares about a mother she can’t remember? Her quest for truth takes a thrilling turn when she meets Daniel Tahi, irresistibly compelling with his island-warrior tattoos, breath-taking jade eyes and golden smile. What is it in Daniel’s mysterious past that binds him and Leila so closely? When Leila discovers she is heir to a fiery birthright, she must choose between the Sisterhood and the boy she loves. Can they overcome all that divides them, even the very elements?
Love by Numbers. Print book, Paperback.
Only $18 USD (approx currency conversion). Includes postage.
Numbers are Tamarina’s language. And there’s no room in her equations for love. Or is there? A sweet sultry love story about a math genius and a mechanic. Return to Scarlet’s world, only this time read her sister Tamarina’s story.
Scarlet Lies – Print Book, Paperback.
Only $18 USD (approx currency conversion). Includes postage.
Lies are beautiful – when the truth hurts. Sixteen years ago, Scarlet’s family sent her away in disgrace. She’s been back once – with disastrous consequences. Now, her little sister is getting married and Scarlet’s headed home once more. Will this be the reunion she’s always longed for? Or will the lies of her childhood entangle her once more in their beautiful embrace? More than ‘just a romance’, this poignant story about the tangled connections between mothers, daughters and sisters – speaks with compelling insight and humor, of inherited trauma, and of desire and deception.
Own the paperback copy for your home library.
Halu Bongo! Print Book Version
Only $16.00 USD, approx currency conversion. Postage included.
A delightful story from Samoa, about a young girl and her dog. A joy to read aloud with your child, in both English and Gagana Samoa. Vivid, lush illustrations hand painted by renowned artist Nikki Mariner, bring the richness and beauty of a Samoan village to life. This is a storybook your family will treasure.
This paperback print book is shipped from our suppliers in both Australia and the USA, depending on where you live. The sale price includes standard postage to customers living in New Zealand, Australia and the USA.
Afakasi Woman – Print Book, Paperback
Only $18 USD (approx currency conversion). Postage included.
The joys, trials, tragedies, and the sensibilities of being a woman of Samoa are highlighted in this superb collection. Afakasi Woman is a collection of 15 short stories, written by 2018 Pacific Laureate Lani Wendt Young. Originally released as a digital collection that won the University of the South Pacific fiction prize, this revised edition includes previously unpublished stories.Each story is brimming with emotion, offering a unique, engrossing glimpse into the lives of women of the Pacific, as Wendt Young takes readers from tears of laughter to tears of sorrow from one story to the next.
A 2020 winner of a Notable Book Storylines Award and shortlisted in the 2020 New Zealand Book Awards (NZCYA).
Fa’amalosi Fitness Journal, Paperback Print Book.
Only $10.85 USD. Postage included. (Approx currency conversion.) Working towards better health, nutrition or fitness goals? Then this 3-month paperback planner is all you need for an easy and inspiring start! Keep track of your meals, sleep, water intake, mood, thoughts and activity – all on one page for every day. There’s space for setting goals, reviewing progress and planning workouts. It’s beautifully organised for easy use.
Features of our Fitness & Food Journal:
– Dedicated space for recording and tracking measurements.
– Space at the start to set specific goals & define your Why?
– Log to write down breakfast, lunch, dinner & snacks for each day
– Daily exercise & activity tracker
– Keep track of your sleep, water intake & mood every day
– Space for thoughts & notes daily
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Telesa Series Triple Book Set, Print Books
Buy all three books in the TELESA SERIES for only $55.00 USD (approximate currency conversion). Paperback print books, postage included in the price.
1. Telesa – The Covenant Keeper
2. Telesa – When Water Burns
3. Telesa – The Bone Bearer.
I am Daniel Tahi. Print book, Paperback.
Only $15 USD (approx currency conversion). Includes postage.
Get to know Daniel Tahi in a whole new way as he tells HIS side of the Telesa story. This novella is a collection of first person narratives from Daniel. It is a companion book to the Telesa Series and must be read after and in conjunction with: Telesa-The Covenant Keeper, and Telesa – When Water Burns.
The Bone Bearer. Print Book, Paperback.
Only $18 USD (approx currency conversion). Includes postage.
The thrilling, breathlessly anticipated conclusion to The Telesa Series. Leila’s selfless act at the closing of ‘When Water Burns,’ unleashed the demonic fury of Pele the Fire Goddess and now Daniel must fight an epic battle to free the one he loves. Unlikely allies come to his aid as a group of troubled elementals try to overcome their differences and work as a team to save their friend. But Pele’s awakening has caused cataclysmic fear throughout the Telesa guardians of the Pacific and they are gathering their forces, preparing to defend the Blue Continent from the devastating threat of the Fire Goddess. Only one thing can destroy her – the Tangaloa Bone. The race is on to recover the three pieces of this ancient weapon and the question remains: who will wield the power of the Bone Bearer? And can Leila survive its apocalyptic fury? Will the covenant of love between Daniel and Leila endure this final battle?
Scarlet Secrets. Print Book, Paperback.
Only $18 USD (approx currency conversion). Includes postage.
What you can’t say – owns you. What you hide – controls you. Scarlet knows the truth of these words all too well. As the stress of a family wedding builds, her resolve to be a #GoodDaughter wears thin and toxic truths begin to take their toll. Scarlet’s epic humor carries her through everything from (more!) forbidden croquembouche, to uku infestations and melon-like wardrobe malfunctions, and more of her family’s barbed idea of love. Sometimes you just have to laugh through life’s pain, or else you’ll cry your heart out. Right? Can Jackson be the strength that helps Scarlet break through the lies? Or will her secrets destroy them? Experience the tropical heat, humor and heartache that is Scarlet’s trip home to Samoa.
Scarlet Redemption. Print book, Paperback.
Only $18 USD (approx currency conversion). Includes postage.
Every woman has her breaking point. Has Scarlet reached hers? In this beautifully crafted tale of redemption and renewal, Scarlet must choose between staying in the shadows of weighty family secrets, or stepping out into the light, and thus risking it all. Can she do it? And will Jackson be a part of that journey? The thrilling conclusion to the heat, humour and heartache of the Scarlet Lies Series.
Love by Numbers. Print book, Paperback.
Only $18 USD (approx currency conversion). Includes postage.
Numbers are Tamarina’s language. And there’s no room in her equations for love. Or is there? A sweet sultry love story about a math genius and a mechanic. Return to Scarlet’s world, only this time read her sister Tamarina’s story.
Telesa. Print Book, Paperback.
Only $18 USD (approx currency conversion). Includes postage.
An island of secrets. A girl on fire. An epic battle of the elements. The book that started it all…
Leila Folger escapes the stifling misery of life with her American grandmother and goes to Samoa searching to connect with her mother’s family. All her efforts to learn more about the mother she never knew are met with hostility. What really happened eighteen years ago when her father fled the island with his infant daughter? Why is everyone afraid to even talk about the woman he once loved? What is a ‘telesā’ and why does even the mention of her name strike such fear in everyone Leila meets? And why is Leila having vivid nightmares about a mother she can’t remember? Her quest for truth takes a thrilling turn when she meets Daniel Tahi, irresistibly compelling with his island-warrior tattoos, breath-taking jade eyes and golden smile. What is it in Daniel’s mysterious past that binds him and Leila so closely? When Leila discovers she is heir to a fiery birthright, she must choose between the Sisterhood and the boy she loves. Can they overcome all that divides them, even the very elements?
Scarlet Lies – Print Book, Paperback.
Only $18 USD (approx currency conversion). Includes postage.
Lies are beautiful – when the truth hurts. Sixteen years ago, Scarlet’s family sent her away in disgrace. She’s been back once – with disastrous consequences. Now, her little sister is getting married and Scarlet’s headed home once more. Will this be the reunion she’s always longed for? Or will the lies of her childhood entangle her once more in their beautiful embrace? More than ‘just a romance’, this poignant story about the tangled connections between mothers, daughters and sisters – speaks with compelling insight and humor, of inherited trauma, and of desire and deception.
Own the paperback copy for your home library.
When Water Burns – Print Book, Paperback.
Only $18 USD (approx currency conversion). Includes postage.
The second book in the international bestselling series, Telesa. As a malicious Telesa plots her revenge, a mysterious stranger arrives on the island. Fuelled by hate and running from a fiery past, he looks to Leila for answers and she must fight to contain the fury of fanua-afi while trying to protect all those she loves. It seems that this is a battle she must wage alone, for Daniel’s ocean birthright cannot be denied and he refuses to walk beside her. Are Leila and Daniel destined to be forever divided by the elements? When it comes to Water and Fire, daughter of earth and son of the ocean – who will endure when water burns?
Halu Bongo! Print Book Version
Only $16.00 USD, approx currency conversion. Postage included.
A delightful story from Samoa, about a young girl and her dog. A joy to read aloud with your child, in both English and Gagana Samoa. Vivid, lush illustrations hand painted by renowned artist Nikki Mariner, bring the richness and beauty of a Samoan village to life. This is a storybook your family will treasure.
This paperback print book is shipped from our suppliers in both Australia and the USA, depending on where you live. The sale price includes standard postage to customers living in New Zealand, Australia and the USA.
Tusi mo la’u Tama – Letters to my Child. Paperback Print Journal.
Only $10.85 USD (approx currency conversion). Postage included.
“The offspring of birds are fed with flower nectar but the children of men are nurtured with words.” A beautiful gift for any parent. A lined notebook for recording your thoughts and messages to a child, pages adorned with over fifty Samoan proverbs and sayings with their English translation. Stunning cover art by Samoan artist Nikki Mariner.
Features:
- 110 lined white pages, Samoan proverbs and sayings with their English translation on each double page.
- Printed on both sides
- Perfect size 6 x 9″ inches for tote bag, desk, backpack, school, home or work.
- Matte cover.
- Perfect for journaling, letter writing, writing your thoughts on the go.
This journal can only be supplied to customers living in New Zealand, Australia and the USA.
Telesa World Triple Book Set, Print Books
Buy all three books in the TELESA WORLD SERIES for only $55.00 USD (approximate currency conversion). Paperback print books, postage is included in the price.
1.Earth’s Embrace
2. Ocean’s Kiss
3. Fire’s Caress
Scarlet Series Triple Book Set, Print Books
Buy all three books in the SCARLET SERIES for only $55.00 USD (approximate currency conversion). Paper print books, postage included in the price. Your payment comes direct to Samoa to the writer, books are posted to you from distributors in either USA or Australia to keep shipping costs down and for faster delivery.
- Scarlet Lies
- Scarlet Secrets
- Scarlet Redemption
Fuafuaga Daily Planner. Print Book Journal.
Only $10.85 USD, approx currency conversion. Includes postage.
Fuafuaga – Planning. Dream, Plan, Act. Get organised and stay on top of your goals with this 3-month undated daily planner. Paperback, soft cover. Start anytime of the year, use the Goal Pages to begin manifesting your dreams by writing them down and outlining your plan of action. Use the Expense Tracker to budget your plans. And use the Daily Pages to record your schedule, reminders, notes and more. With stunning cover art by Samoan artist Nikki Mariner.
Journal Features:
- 100 pages with Goals, Expenses, Monthly and Daily Planner
- Printed on both sides
- Perfect size 6 x 9″ inches for tote bag, desk, backpack, school, home or work.
- Matte paperback cover
Perfect gift for journaling, taking notes, writing, and brainstorming.
This product can only be supplied to customers in Australia, New Zealand and the USA. Please allow 10 working days for delivery.
Fire’s Caress (A Telesa World Novel) – Print Book, Paperback.
Only $18USD (approx currency conversion). Includes postage.
She’s the brilliant sculptor taking the art world by storm, a daughter of Samoa returning home. He’s the fiery remnant of her past, who appears on what should be a night of triumph, weighted with dark secrets that could destroy them both. Can Teuila and Keahi find their way, even as a deadly threat emerges? Because there’s a new power on island, malevolent and hungry. His name is Marc Gold. His billion dollar vision of a virus-free Sanctuary in Samoa for the world’s rich and privileged, threatens to wipe out an ancient settlement of the Aitu and awakens their retribution. There is a battle coming and it is one that could destroy them all. This is a Telesā World novel which continues the stories of key characters from the Telesā Series. It can be read as a standalone book.
Ocean’s Kiss (A Telesa World Novel) – Print Book, Paperback.
When danger threatens the island of Niua, an ancient weapon is unleashed and Daniel Tahi must decide if he will embrace his Tongan heritage and stand alongside the Vasa Loloa sisterhood of his mother’s people. A standalone novel from the Telesā World. Inspired by mythology of Oceania, the richness of Samoan culture and the very real threats to the Pacific caused by climate change.
The Telesā books are YA fantasy fiction set in the Pacific Islands by internationally renowned, award-winning author Lani Young. Discover the series that is a #1 Top Rated Fantasy Romance on Amazon and a favourite with readers worldwide.
TalaSamoa Gift Certificates
Share the joy of storytelling and culture with the TalaSamoa Gift Certificate — the perfect way to celebrate any occasion. Whether it’s for a birthday, graduation, or a simple “thinking of you,” this certificate lets your loved ones choose from a beautiful collection of Pasifika eBooks, poetry, and creative works that celebrate identity, heritage, and connection.
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