Dr Moira McCann is a woman on a mission, her twin sister Claire has not shown up for a visit, it is rare enough that she does that, but when Moira doesn’t hear anything for a couple of days, she gets worried, so she heads to her last location, a small town called Allenville. Seth Call is the Police Chief of Allenville and he knows everything which happens there and more importantly keeps Outsiders from finding out about it, however when one disappears and another one arrives, he knows he will have to work harder than ever to do it.
As Moira tries to find a lead to the whereabouts of her sister, she tries the usual places, the only hotel, the local diner and the police station. Unfortunately for Moira, there are no answers forthcoming and she has a feeling that there is something else happening, but she also feels that the Police Chief is not telling her everything either. Meanwhile, Seth knows that the disappearance could be something to do with the local mating season and when bodies are found, he knows that the danger is escalating.
Moira keeps hitting brick walls and so when she happens upon even the smallest hint, she grasps it and follows where it leads, but the facts don’t add up, not to mention that Seth is a very sexy distraction and is a flame which could easily ignite and derail her and Seth is feeling the same way about Moira. Will they be able to find Claire before she falls to a gruesome fate, or will the secrets Allenville is desperate to hide reveal themselves first? This is a romance with a bucket load of sci-fi thrown in where secrets, revelations, danger and hope mix to bring a fast paced story you will not want to miss.
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Lexie Driscoll is a woman who loves reading and so has taken over organising the local book club, the “Golden Age of Mystery Bookclub” to be exact, and this week they are talking about Josephine Try:s latest book, but something isn’t right at this evening’s book club, the members who are all both neighbours and friends are distracted by things in their own lives and are not really concentrating. Unfortunately, for Lexie things go from bad to worse when someone is caught peeping through her window and one of the attendees goes after them, when they return, Lexie decides to postpone the evening.While all this was happening, Lexie’s sister Gayle turns up distressed and scared after driving straight to Lexie’s from her home, but when she tells Lexie what has happened the next morning, another surprise is waiting on the lawn, the peeping tom from last night, dead! This is where Gayle speeds away again and leaves Lexie in a mess, who was the man and what was he doing there? The police are called and the investigation started, however, things are not all that they seem.
Lexie decides to focus on what is happening with her Bookclub while the police deal with the dead man, but when she asks the questions, she finds that there are more secrets to be unveiled and skeletons which want to escape the closets they are trapped in, but in true Lexie form, she asks what would Tey do and follow where the clues take her, but will she be able to untangle the knot of deceit, denial and revelations as more deaths pile up and the mystery deepens in this cozy mystery.
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Nicolo Stark-James and Matty Remington are best friends and have been for years, Nico is one of 5, whereas Matty is an only child, but the main difference between the two of them is that where there is love surrounding Nicolo, it is the opposite for Matty. Just as Matty and Nicolo are spending more time together, Matty leaves and Nicolo must move on with his life, but he struggles to leave him behind.
Nicolo soon is granted an opportunity he cannot turn down and so he moves to attend a specialist school, however, it is the 1880’s in Los Angeles and it is a place where the Victorian values are strict and anything, or anyone not confirming to it is shunned, but as he progresses in his studies he meets an enigmatic young woman who is in a similar field, Eden Godwin by chance and as the two become acquainted, Nicolo realises she might be someone who can ease his heart.
Soon, the time of studying is over and careers are beckoning, so the conversation about family and love is high on the agenda, but Eden is shocked by some revelations and doesn’t know what to think, especially when she goes to visit her family and sees the contrast between the two. These revelations and conversations lead to danger, strong emotions and contradictions between duty and love, especially when Matty and Nicolo are reunited, will love conquer all, or will it be ripped apart before it can truly begin? This is a historical fiction which is full of emotion, unusual circumstances and some very steamy action in between which will keep you hooked all the way through.
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It is the Victorian era and it is an era full of the power of steam which is just beginning to develop, but what happens when this new age of steam and steam, powered contraptions becomes mashed with the challenges of time, but not as we know it? Time when chaos is added into the mix, this is where we find the chaos clock .
This book is a selection of short stories based on this concept however, not in the traditional sense. From the creation of the chaos clock and the effects it has on the world around them, this collection explores the evolution of creation and creator alike, from the Eldritch monsters that live in a parallel version of this world as it collides into ours.
This collection will take you from madness and mayhem, desperation and despair. A collection where people confront their deepest darkest fears, as the time that they know of disintegrates, and moulds itself into something completely new.
So forget what you knew about time, and how it runs, instead dive into this dystopian past, where nothing is as it seems, time has no meaning and the chaos clock rules all, but will you survive the spiral, or will you experience the same madness as those being watched over by the Eldritch monsters above, below and all around them in the spreading darkness.
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Hazel Goode is a young woman who is on a mission, her sister is missing and the last place she has been is Shadow Hollow, a small town near Bozeman, so that is why she is on a greyhound bus heading that way. As soon as Hazel arrives, she checks in at the local hotel and meets someone who may be able to help her, or at least that is what she hopes, but first she needs food and rest, however, in the middle of the night, she senses her sisters presence and knows that the worst has happened, her sister has died.
The next day, Hazel manages to find a place to start, her sister’s apartment, however, she is very surprised to see that there are Magicals living freely with Mundanes, and as someone who is a Fire Witch herself, it goes against everything she has been taught. As Hazel follows any lead she can find, she keeps hitting dead ends, however, she also stumbled upon some positives along the way, but one name is familiar, Corwin, a man surrounded in mystery who just happens to also be the Last Vampire on Earth.
When Corwin asks Hazel to help him solve a mystery of his own, she realises that it is also the same one she is currently investigating, but the motive is completely different and as they work together, they uncover long buried secrets and expose the dark underbelly of the Magical world, but will they find out who killed Hazel’s sister and what dangers will they face along the way? This is a cozy mystery set in a magical Midwest town with plenty of twists and turns to keep you hooked throughout.
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Elijah is a young man who is a single father to his son Griffin, he has not had it easy with his ex-girlfriend causing him a lot of grief and nearly a prison sentence, but he is needing a fresh start and so he moves to a small town away from his past. Jude is a man who has experienced all the highs and lows one man can during his life with his husband Marcus, that is until he was ripped away from him, since his death, all Jude has been doing is working and drinking himself into oblivion.
On the day that Elijah moves into his new home, he hasn’t got the energy to unpack, never mind anything else, but he knows that he needs food, so he goes to the local diner, but when he returns home, Griffin will not settle, and they end up crying together on the front porch. Jude is about to start his time with the contents of a new bottle until he hears the crying of a baby next door and goes to investigate and finds Elijah and Griffin, he offers to help, and the offer is accepted, although warily, but as all parties calm down, a tentative new friendship forms.
Over the next few days Elijah, Jude and Griffin spend time together, but Jude cannot help but feel that something is wrong, and he follows his instincts, even if it risks losing the two people who have come to mean a lot to him in such a short space of time. Meanwhile, Elijah is begining to form a routine in his life and make friendships he doesn’t expect, however, when his past comes a calling and danger makes itself known, he is terrified and doesn’t know where to turn. As soon as Jude finds out what has happened, his protective nature takes over and he will do anything to keep Elijah and Griffin safe, but will he be able to, and will Elijah let his heart open up to Jude? This is a romantic suspense which will suck you in and leave you wanting to know what happens as you follow along with this sweet romance and the twists and turns within it.
It is the end of nap time at Dinopotamus’s school, but he doesn’t want to wake up because his spot is so warm, however, the other kids in his class want the warm spot, so the next day Dinopotamus let’s them nap there.
Unfortunately, the kids complain that it isn’t warm and so Dinopotamus sets out to solve the mystery of why it is always warm where he sleeps? This is a charming way of explaining a scientific principle which will help young children to understand it.
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Warning contains some content which could trigger trauma.
Peter Beale is a young boy of 10 who lives in Portsmouth with his mother and six brothers and sisters, their dad died when he was young and now Peter feels responsible for his younger siblings and so he hangs around with some bits around his age who do some questionable things to provide for their families as well. One morning they decide to pick pocket in the local market, but unfortunately for Peter, he is caught and ends up in prison.
This is where his troubles really begin as he behind to understand the predatory nature of the incarcerated and real life, but he does find a protector, although not for long. Just as he is beginning to develop a routine, some naval officers enter the prison and pick Peter along with several others to go to war and fight the french on a ship in the naval fleet and so the next stage of his life begins .
Unfortunately for Peter, this life at sea isn’t all it’s cracked up to be with cramped quarters, unfriendly crew mates and the worst abuses by the captain which he can think of. As Peter begins to learn the worst things life can throw at him, he carries out his duties and whatever the captain dreams up all while dreaming of escape and when his chance arises in Boston where a giant fire breaks out, he takes it and lands somewhere where his luck may just change.
He is taken in by a wealthy family and hidden away until the ship leaves port and from there is given an education and a chance to become a member of society, all while hiding his past. This opportunity continues to bring him favour as he grows and integrates himself in American society, including going to war for th and getting his chance for revenge, but will he take it? This is a historical story of overcoming adversity and using a traumatic past to create a hopeful future as opportunities around and chance decides your fate.
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Sparky is back and has just experienced the worst day of her life! It all starts with having to go back to school, something she absolutely hates, especially because she has to have a bath every morning, wear clean clothes and worst of all, she has to wear shoes! However, having her breakfast and lunch made by Gilbert (who makes the most amazing sandwiches and desserts) is a partially redeeming aspects. On this particular day, she is in trouble at school before classes have even really started and so she has to go to the principal’s office, she gets teased by the older kids and she can’t spend time with her friends, so to take her mind off of it, she decides to go see her boss, Bookie.
Bookie isn’t his usual self though and Sparky isn’t sure what to make of it, especially when he suggests going to Monkey Island, a tourist attraction in downtown LA and as different to Bunker Hill as can be, and on top of that, he buys her ice cream! The monkeys however, are ratty and smelly, they are also loud and obnoxious, but she is meant to keeping an eye on be keeping an eye on Bookie who is talking to some unsavoury looking characters, so when Sparky looks round to see where he is, she is confronted by him running out of a dark passageway, looking pale and someone pointing a finger and shouting “MURDERER!” but Sparky knows that can’t be right, so when Bookie tries to run, he ends up on the roof instead and the only way down is with a trip to prison.
Sparky decides to investigate, but instead gets into more trouble and has to volunteer at the police station after school, so she fetches and carries and looks after Officer Bun Bun, the precincts resident rabbit! This is just what Sparky needs, school, then the cop shop and then just to top it all off, at home Tootsie and Gilbert are preparing Mademoiselle for her biggest audition to date! Can Sparky juggle all these balls while investigating the murder so that she can free Bookie and not ruining the audition? This is another tangled mystery where Sparky considers all her options, no matter how awful they may be to free her friend and survive everything else in this fast-paced race to solve the Monkey Island Murder.
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K.C. Cunningham is the daughter of a man who has a high standing in society and his trophy wife, and she has a sister, they all are entitled and cut from the same cloth, well apart from K.C. that is, she does not look or act like them at all. Chamberlain “The Predator” Lawrence is a man on a mission, he trains hard to achieve his ambitions and has a body to prove his determination, as well as looks which have every girl swooning over him. K. C. is nineteen and all she wants is to live her life free from their control, but up until now, she has never had the courage to defy them, that is until she meets a man.
One day K.C. is at the local gym and has just finished a class when as she leaves, she bumps into a wall of muscle and he takes her breath away, but she also does the same to him, especially when his friend comes up behind her and startles her so much that she throws him to the floor! After leaving in a rush of embarrassment, K.C. returns the next day to find him there again, but she is too shy to say anything, so when he finally comes over first, his demanding nature immediately sets her teeth on edge, however, when a less authoritarian side comes out, she agrees to go for lunch with him.
This is where a passionate flame ignites and consumes them both over the next few months, however, nothing is smooth sailing and K.C.’s family take offence to him, but they are not the only outside force wishing to keep them apart, but is there love worth fighting for, or will heartbreak and deception tear them apart before they have even really begun? This is a steamy romance with intrigue and an emotional rollercoaster which will hook you in and keep you enthralled throughout, as two opposites collide in an inferno of passion.
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Rocky is a raccoon who lives in the city, and today he has been invited to a family reunion at his grandmother’s house and he is a bit nervous.
He has never met the other members of his family and has no idea what it will be like, but he is still only young, so he heads out with the rest of his household.
As soon as they arrive Rocky is introduced to so many family members, he is never going to remember all of their names, so when they start playing games, he feels left out.
Will Rocky be able to find his voice and join in with the rest of his family, or will his nerves get the better of him in the end? This is a wonderful story which talks about growing up, family dynamics, emotions and how kindness and helping others can make a huge difference in their lives.
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Tally and her dad are on holiday in Greece, they are on a small island for a few weeks and are taking advantage of the sun, sea and sand. Tally is still wearing her angel pendant and her angel is always with her too, but she feels lonely and so wishes to be able to speak greek so that she could join in with the other kids her age. When she decides to go for a swim, she meets a boy called Theo, he is about her age and suggests swimming together, when they stop for a rest, this is where they start to talk, but the sea becomes a little rough and so they go back to the beach where she is introduced to some of his friends.
As the days pass, Tally spends time with Theo and his friends learning new skills and having lots of fun, but something strange keeps happening and Tally cannot explain it, until Theo does and what he says is shocking! The more she hears, the more Tally is desperate to trust Theo, but her angel keeps warning her against it, especially when myths and fables become intertwined with Theo’s plan.
Tally is then confronted with the hardest choice of her life and it leaves her conflicted, especially when she is faced with all the facts, but which way will her heart swing, towards Theo and his master plan, or towards her angel who has never led her astray? This is a thrilling race towards a fork in the road where history, myth, reality, emotions and trust are thrown into a maelstrom of a storm, which you will have to weather with Tally to find out what she ultimately decides.
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The Orange Forest Rabbit is a business rabbit, and he sells the carrots he grows around the Orange Forest, and they are the best carrots out there! One night, Rabbit is woken up by something and so he goes to the window to see what it is, and this is where he sees the blue fireball flying through the sky and breaking apart to crash into one of his fields!
The next day, he goes about his routine, but on the way to his warehouse, he stops by the field and his faithful puppy Robes Pierre notices something strange, but he has no time to investigate and just calls his puppy silly, and instead heads on out to open his store for business, however, all his employees, customers and carrots have disappeared! On top of all this, he sees an unwelcome customer, a spy for their competitor, Lucky Dog Carrots and they are trying to steal his secret recipes!
Will the Orange Forest Rabbit be able to solve the mystery surrounding the blue fireball and his carrots, all while stopping the spy and keeping his mischievous family in check? This is a cozy mystery which will keep you entertained throughout as you follow along the fun with this carrot powered rabbit family and the carroty adventures.
Amanda Zimmerman is a woman who has been through a lot in her lifetime, the worst being losing her child and after some years grieving this, she begins to have a feeling that something isn’t right about it. John Rainbow is a professor of history who experienced young love in France with Jeanette Orfèvre, a vintner during World War II where he saw shadows in the beauty of the town and the dark cathedral overshadowing it.
As Amanda is figuring out what happened to her child, she keeps experiencing, visions, smells, thoughts and feelings and events which are testing her sanity, so she returns to where she first started grieving, but things don’t go as smoothly as she hoped. This is where Ben Henfry, an ex-detective who knows something is wrong as soon as he runs into Amanda and sees her unusual behaviour, little does he know that she will draw him into a world he could never have expected or imagined. Meanwhile, she goes to see Professor Rainbow, an old acquaintance of the father of her child, however, he doesn’t seem to want to, or be able to help her, so she continues on.
It is at this point that the professor realises that he needs to revisit his past and reconnect with Jeanette and face up to his loneliness, but first, after an encounter with Ben Henfry, he tries to find Amanda and also his old and now legless friend, however, what he finds in nothing he could ever imagine or expect. It is at her lowest point that Amanda is confronted with the truth of her recent behaviour and the Puzzleman decides to show her the reality of what he has been pushing into her mind and so in the sewers , Amanda and another are drawn deep into the world of the Puzzleman and the Gruemonsters he has created within it, creatures ever living in a state of disparate features, pain, delirium and delight as the Puzzleman reigns over them and the Professor watches them be taken, knowing that the other person is his old friend.
As these tangled lives intertwine, they are drawn deeper into the reality and history of the Puzzleman, his gruesome world and the mystery surrounding it, but will they be able to stop him and keep their sanity intact or will the go the same way as the Gruemonsters, after all no one is sane down a drain and down a drain no one is sane!
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Lily is a young woman with some very overbearing parents, especially her mother and because of this, she was homeschooled and only entered the world of public education in her senior years, and nothing prepared her for the bullying and harassment that she experienced; however she absolutely loves animals and decides that she wants to escape the nest and go to college. George is a young man who has dreamed of attending vet school from a young age, however, when he gets there, all he feels is pain, pain from the disappearance of the love of his life with no word of where she went or why and this has led him into a deep depression that he is struggling to get out of.
This has led to him spiralling out of control and his roommate dragging him kicking and screaming out of it with the treat that he will lose out on his chance to fulfil his dream, so he slowly gets his act together and catch up with life outside of his ex. Meanwhile, Lily is in a desperate situation and does not want to admit she was wrong to her parents, however, when a solution presents itself to her, she throws caution to the wind and takes a chance on a stranger.
When fate intervenes and Lily and George meet for the first time, there is an instant attraction and feeling of comfort with each other that neither can deny, however, George runs away and rejects Lily, much to her embarrassment and annoyance, this all changes when the past rears its ugly head and Lily is caught in the middle. While all of this is going on, in the background there are a Fairy Godmother without much experience and a grumpy Guardian Angel hovering and trying to aid fate, however, nothing moves smoothly on that end either, so while they decide whether to interfere, or stand by and just watch, will George be able to save Lily and their future, or will the past extinguish the fires of fate? This is a twist on a well-loved fairytale in a modern setting that will hook you in and keep you guessing throughout.
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Marcus and Barrington Laurier are two cousins from an extremely rich family, a family to whom appearances and reputation are king and anyone who they deem lower than them isn’t worth their time. Storm Canales is a childhood friend of the two cousins, coming from a different background, she is not rich, but her family have worked hard for what they have and from an early age, the three musketeers have had a deep connection and friendship until one night when everything changed.
At a black-tie event, Marcus and Barrington are decked out in their finest apparel and Storm is wearing a beautiful burgundy dress which every woman is jealous of, and every man wants, the same could be said for the two extremely handsome cousins who also turn every eye, especially when they decide to get some air in a secluded part of the balcony. When there, a decidedly heated interaction is on the verge of being both accepted and desired when an ill-timed interruption from another of the Laurier clan shows Storm exactly how she is seen by her best friend’s family, less than nothing and a gold digger to boot.
When Storm realises that her soon to be loves cannot stand up for her, she remains true to her name and leaves in a storm of disappointment and shame and without looking back, she heads out to a new start with the DEA and all that the position there can offer her. Marcus and Barrington are shocked and appalled by their family and do their best to make amends, even if Storm won’t accept them or communicate with them, they try to carry on with their lives.
Unfortunately for Storm, she becomes mixed up with a Colombian drug cartel and has to keep herself alive throughout an ordeal she wouldn’t wish on her worst enemy, until she is brought home a changed woman. Meanwhile, the cousins are worried about Storm, so when they hear she is home, they are determined to right the wrongs of the past and regain Storm’s love and trust, however, just as they are making progress, the past returns and Storm is thrust back into danger, but this time, she has two very capable men to help her, but will that be enough?
This is a spicy romance with dark undertones where three people come together to hope, love and heal from the past so that they can try and have a future, however, where there is light, darkness follows, and this darkness could rip this tenuous bond apart at the seams when dangerous intentions mix with heartwarming scenes in this gripping read.
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King Gilgamesh is the leader of the great city of Uruk, he is God touched and almost invincible and has grand dreams for his future, he wants to rule all the lands between the waters and have his name remembered for all time for his deeds, however, this does mean that he has to create a carefully crafted image and maintain it. Enkidu is a man with no past who wakes up in the wilds and learns its lessons and all it has to teach him, until one day when he is given food by a woman and has to leave and fulfil his duty to the Gods.
King Gilgamesh has more than proven his might and ability to build and maintain the jewel of the land and his home city alongside his beautiful and fierce Queen, but she feels that he is not living in the present enough and works with the Gods to bring balance to King Gilgamesh and this is where he meets Enkidu, although their first meeting does not go quite as planned. As the days pass and King Gilgamesh has to deal with disruptive Kings, skirmishes on the borders and the lingering threats from Gods and Goddesses alike, he is also both frustrated and intrigued by the new addition to his household while also striving to preserve that which he has built both physically and metaphorically.
Behind the scenes though, a Goddess feels spurned and that her plans are not coming to fruition, and this will not do, but will it be the Goddess, King Gilgamesh, or another player in the game who will succeed and gain everything their hearts desire? This is a retelling of a famous legend where court intrigue can both help and hinder lives, while also twisting them in this epic with hints of romance within.
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Porter and Midge have just arrived at their new home, and it is their first adventure and their owners are just as excited as they learn how to train and socialise their new friends, but only after their final vaccinations!
The training starts at home so they know their basic commands and then when the time is right, they go to visit new people and places so that they can get used to all the new sights, sounds and smells of the wide world.
Will the two dynamic duos’ complete the training in time for a big event, or will it all be a bit too much for the new arrivals? This is a wonderful book with some excellent tips and activities for anyone bringing a new addition into the family.
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Salt Love: A Romantic Comedy by Marika Kay. It’s just one piece of bad news after the other, first it is finding out that her aunt has died and second is a cheating husband who has only been found out by chance after a jewellery shop called about a bracelet she had never seen, and now it is the morning of the presentation to get a promotion and unfortunately, the bracelet is being worn by the other woman, who just happens to also be the other woman up for the position as well, so when she is overlooked for the cheater, she snaps and gives everyone a piece of her mind. It is probably a good thing that she must go to Florida to sort out her aunt’s estate because she must take a leave of absence after her outburst, however, it is not a smooth start when she arrives in a flurry of rainy weather and stress. Meanwhile, Dec Boggs, is a man who likes to live his life in an uncomplicated manner, by spending time on the water and with his Dad, but when he sees a flummoxed, agitated and drenched woman entering the lawyers office to hear the reading of the will and when it doesn’t go as she expected she explodes, but being the nice neighbour he is, he escorts her back to her aunt’s house, which just so happens to be next door to his. After the initial shock of all the events occurring around her, this lady is at the end of her tether, especially when she finds out that she must live in Sunshine Keys in Florida for a year before she can claim her inheritance and on top of that, she is now a shared owner of a boating club, and she knows nothing about boating, or Florida, or gators! This is where her sexy, yet surly neighbour comes in, helping her to adapt to the salt life and tempting her to forget her past, but when the past catches up to them both, will it change their minds about the future, or will the salt life win out? This is a romantic comedy which is full of ups, downs and everything in between which will entertain you as time plays out and adventures await in Sunshine Keys.
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Troy is a Shinree, a magic user who is bound to the nation of Rella, he is a soldier and uses his magic both defensively and offensively, but he is an outcast, as are the rest of his kind and this is all because of the magic and the price he pays for using it, his inherited addiction to it and the consequences of when he uses it and all Shinree are cursed with the same addiction. Due to this weakness, his kind have been enslaved by the others and although Troy is given some freedoms, he is still enslaved as well, he was brought up to be a weapon, skilled in swordplay and with the belief that he can save the entire realm of Mirra’kelan and bring an end to the war which has beleaguered them for generations and at the tender age of seventeen, he goes to join in the army and engage the enemy with all of his skills.
Unfortunately for Troy, reality comes crashing down on him when he enlists and for the next year he is belittled, insulted, demeaned and humiliated at all times and called a “Witch” by his fellow soldiers, he is ostracised and becomes a solitary being suffering in silence and accepting things for what they truly are, he is not an essential part of the war effort, he is merely tolerated by those around him. Another factor charging his apathy is that the warrior Queen Aylagar heads the army and albeit she is breathtaking and an elite fighter, she also holds the same opinion of Troy as everyone else and so she has a stranglehold over his magic and his ability to restrain himself from using it, he resists the temptation and need to use and can only relieve his addiction at her say and that is more than difficult to obtain.
One day, Queen Aylagar launches a mission deep into the enemy territory and requires volunteers, she then pick Troy out as the final member of the group, however, as the mission is explained, Troy knows she is holding back something, so when she asks to speak to him alone after the others leave, he knows that something important is going to happen, but whether that is based in pleasure or pain, he does not know. However, it is a mixture of both when he is charged with a mission which could turn the tide of the war and prove that he is the weapon he was forged to be, but will he be successful in his assignment, or will he fail and instead prove exactly what the others think of him as a selfish and useless creature with an addiction? This is an adventure across nations with twists, turns, darkness and light within where insurmountable odds clash with determination as you follow along this action-packed prequel you will not want to miss.
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Arrow Holt is a man who knows what he wants and how to get it, since he enlisted and through his career as a Navy SEAL, he always had to have a strategy and this is still true in every aspect of his life, both business and personal and he has a lot of different business interests, as well as working on his passion project, the WaterFyre Rising game he is developing with his friends. Vivian Vo is a paediatric dentist who has a dark past, she loves her job, as well as the community work she does for those who don’t have insurance, however, she has a lot on her mind as well, she is looking for something, or someone to help her with the ties to her past which have encroached on her present.
Arrow and Vivian know each other through their friendship groups and ever since he laid eyes on her for the first time, he knew that she was the one for him, however, whenever he asks her on a date she always declines, but he is not put off that easily, meanwhile, Vivian knows that she is attracted to him, however, she doesn’t have the time or energy for a romance with everything on her mind, that is until one day he asks for a duel and she reluctantly accepts. This all comes to a head when they are snowed in and Vivian is on the warpath because she feels like despite everything Arrow is saying, it seems like she will just be a one and done, so she goes to give him a piece of mind which ends up firing up the attraction between and causing it to ignite into a passion neither of them can deny.
This leads to them discovering each others scars and deepest emotions, as well as the hidden aspects of their lives, so while they discover each other, they realise that their stories are intertwined in a way neither of them expected when the Triad raises its ugly head and creates problems nobody could forsee, but will their romance continue to burn brightly, or will their pasts extinguish what could be perfection? This is a dark romance with danger around every turn and a mystery which readers will have to unravel as light is brought into the darkness surrounding the characters throughout this enthralling story.
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Scoob and RC are a brother and sister duo who have been through a lot, but they both get their therapy through music, RC with his guitar and Scoob with her trumpet. She is so good that at the tender age of twelve, she has an audition for a local band who plays in one of her favourite restaurants, it is somewhere she knows well and is more than excited to play there, but just as she finds out that her audition was successful, her brother has some news for her as well, unfortunately for Scoob, it completely derails her dream.
It turns out that RC has a gig, but it’s not in their California home, not that they have much of a home on the streets homeless, but at least they are together, but this road trip to a festival takes her further away from her gig and from the opportunity it would give her to play in front of a major producer, so Scoob hatches a plan. Once they are on the road and RC tells her she has no choice but to go, however, Scoob is not in the mood to hear, so as soon as she can, she calls to find out when she needs to be home so that she can play in front of this extra special guest.
Unfortunately, this road trip becomes a bit dicey as RC decides to borrow some items along the way, Scoob is appalled, but when she sees their next stop in a tiny town called Rexburg and this is where things get really interesting. As they become embroiled in the drama around a new dam and how safe it is, as well as keeping up their cover about why they are there, Scoob and RC drift further apart as she feels like he is hiding something and when it all becomes too much and she decides to go it alone, disaster strikes and the controversial dam fails, causing a huge wave to smash towards Scoob, will she be able to survive the watery onslaught and see what the future brings, or will she end up in a watery grave? This is an emotional tale of a sibling roadtrip, with a rollercoaster of emotions throughout as truth, lies and secrets create a web of entanglement which you will untangle along with Scoob in this book you will not want to put down.
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Loris is a young child who comes into a new foster family, there are already two children there and they try to get Loris to join in with their everyday activities.
They try to get him to talk during mealtimes, join in at school and one of the things that Loris is invited to take part in, is a race, but he just stays in his room, or on his own with his hood up.
What happened in Loris’s life and will he ever open up to his new family? This is a tale of kindness, compassion and understanding where young children can safely explore difficult emotions and open up themselves.
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Justine Saunders is a woman who has a passion for history and especially vintage fashion, she is the Assistant Museum Director for the small town museum she works at, but it is not a job whose future is set in stone, also, it just happens to be somewhere which also contains ghostly apparitions. Jackson Maddox is a young man with a mercurial personality who has had to return to the birthplace of his mother, a tiny town in the middle of nowhere to sort through her house and belongings, much to his annoyance.
One day, the museum receives a call from the son of a famous starlet from the area to help him clear out some of her clothing as a donation to the museum and the surly voice demands that it is carried out sooner rather than later and this is where Justine pulls the short straw and heads over to the house in question. However, when she arrives, the picture in her imagination does not match with the handsome man she sees before her, but she keeps her cool when the antagonistic man pushes her buttons while keeping her off balance, especially when she finds a box of letters.
When the appraisal draws to a close, Justine finds that she is snowed in and has to spend the night with Jackson, something neither of them are keen on, but after something to eat and a part bottle of whiskey, they decide to delve into the letters she found earlier and it turns out that they are a mystery Jackson is not sure he wants to solve, the mystery of his father, the one person he never knew the identity of. Meanwhile, much to Justine’s surprise, the lady in question, Jackson’s mothers ghost decides to throw in her two cents and simultaneously scares the life out of Justine.
Will Justine and Jackson be able to unravel the mystery of his father’s identity, stave off her ghostly friend and the spanners she throws in, all while deciding whether to pursue another job opportunity in the big city and trying to deny the sparks between the two? This is a romance with a historical and spirited twist, which will keep you hooked as this emotional game of tug of war plays out.
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Master Oradea is the Master for the Oradea area of the Consulate and he is on the hunt, hunting for a traitor of the highest order who has gone rogue and betrayed the Masters and Overmaster Descallia has put him in charge of this race to get ahead and find out where the traitor and the other rogues are so that they can wipe them from the earth before they destroy life as the vampires know it. Meanwhile, Oradea is checking in with his lords and soldiers on the ground and making sure that they are all listening out for rumours, hints and sightings of the rogues, however, on one particular trip to one of his clubs, he runs into a red headed beauty who immediately draws his attention, however, he has too much on his plate to think about women.
Things do not go to plan however, when the rogue turns up at his club and threatens him, this is followed by a report that later on, one of his minions threatened the red head and her entire family, so Oradea decides to take her safety into his own hands, her family however are not in the slightest bit happy with this scenario and throw up every objection they can find, until they reluctantly admit that her staying with Master Oradea is the best option. Oradea will not let himself be distracted by the beauty and is determined to tear apart any witch, shifter, rogue or traitor who gets in his way on revenge on the ones who have carried out the deepest betrayal, but the fiery and stubborn human just keeps tempting him.
Master Oradea knows he has to move fast when there is a sighting of the rogue factions, however, what he doesn’t expect is that his red headed enchantress has powers of her own and when this is found out, she becomes an even larger target, but will their budding attraction be able to handle the biggest war between the factions of the vampires, witches, shifters and rogues, or will destiny be foiled by those he was betrayed by? As lines are drawn and loyalties tested, blood will be spilt, but whose is the question, and will destiny show them the way or will this race against time to secure secrets and lives become a more prolonged affair than any of the Masters anticipated as you race along on this fast paced and action-packed addition to this darkly romantic series.
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Mr Bonbon owns a sweet shop and sometimes he runs tours so that people can come and see how his candy is made, however, along with the old women come is a young girl called Annabelle and Annabelle always stole sweets, but Mr Bonbon couldn’t catch her.
One day, Mr Bonbon was up bright and early and had a plan to catch Annabelle, he would make a giant marshmallow rabbit and place it somewhere easy to see and steal.
Will Mr Bonbon’s plan work and catch Annabelle, or will her crafty personality get her out of trouble again? This is a short story which talks about perseverance, morals and candy with a twist on an old classic which children and adults alike will enjoy.
Ruarnon is back and they are travelling towards the Kingdom in the West, which is controlled by King Nartzeer, a sorcerer king who wants to rule over all other lands including the Tarlah and Zaldean lands of which Ruarnon is the joint King and Regent. Now that they have brought these two countries together in peace and finished their journey to the East, they are relaying their discoveries to their council, and they are something which had they not seen with their own eyes even they would not have believed it.
The journey revealed the truth behind the myths of the Guardians and the magic which they wielded in order for them to use end the previous Sorcery War by removing all other magic and disappearing without a trace. The truth which was revealed is that the magic never left, people just stopped using it and instead fear grew in its place, however, they are now coming out of hiding because of King Nartzeer and his recruitment of them for his own aims. Meanwhile Linh and her Australian group are determined to find sorcerers who will help them to open the gateways back to their homeland.
Thus, Ruarnon is now following a path they have been set on to rescue their parents, family and captured soldiers who they now feel responsible for, but with a secondary aim with their allies of defeating Nartzeer, which is easier said than done with them having the most powerful sorcerers fighting against them, but the first thing that they must do it send scouting parties to gather essential information, however, the level of magic surrounding the coastline is higher than they could have imagined.
As this dangerous journey commences and the paries split up to cover more ground, will Ruarnon, Linh and their allies find the answers they seek and be able to free the land from out from under King Nartzeer’s rule, or will they be captured and enslaved like their kinsman? This is another epic adventure filled with tension, magic, truths, lies and loyalty as good and evil clash in a fight for land, people and the right to rule them.
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Amese is a young girl who lives in Animalis with her family, she is the daughter of one of the six Guardians of the land who use elemental magic to keep the balance within the world and for generations, this responsibility is passed down to the child who is marked and this generation, Amese is the next in line.
Although she has this future responsibility, Amese doesn’t want it and she struggles to see why she has been chosen, especially when her siblings seem more suitable, but it is time for her to start her training to prepare her to rule, and so she reluctantly goes along with it.
Part of her training involves attending the Gatherings of the six Guardians and even though she knows they are supposed to work together, she can sense a rift forming between them, but the most exciting part of her training is a ritual using the symbol of Animalis, the jewel toned orchid bee who choose the animal she must transform into so that she can learn the lesson she needs to help her rule.
What lessons will Amese learn during her transformations, and can she figure out who or what is causing the rift between the Guardians? This is an exciting adventure which is full of magic, balance and some suspense as you transform along with Amese as you follow along on this journey of self-discovery.
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Julia Costa is a young Portuguese woman who is a widow, and she has a passion for wine and winemaking, it has been instilled in her since she was a child and she loves it, so when she married, she knew how to both work and manage the vineyard, however, after her husband died, she took on the roll full time, not that the suppliers know that. Griffin Maxwell is a young man who has made a deal with a large wine salesperson, the unfortunate thing is that he now has to chase a debtor in a small town in Portugal, it is the last thing he wants to do, however, he reluctantly agrees and goes to another vineyard nearby.
Griffin is not used to travelling when not doing it on horseback, so when he becomes stuck behind a local mail cart, he cannot take the cramped space any longer and decides to forge ahead on horseback, however, this does not go to plan when he encounters a boar and a woman working on the vines, in the most inappropriate mens clothing, but destiny brings them together to escape the boar, then part ways. This, however, is not the last he will see of this intriguing young woman as he meets her again at the local villages celebration and this is where he also cannot resist a taste, no matter how scandalised she feels after the kiss, but he is adamant he wants nothing else to do with the Portuguese or their temptations.
Julia does her best to ignore the attraction between herself and the Englishman, however, when the past comes to visit, she knows she needs to make another hard choice. Soon, Julia and Griffin begin to work together learning about each other’s skills and when Griffin discovers Julia is the debtor he is supposed to chase and is torn between his heart and his business dealings, but things are not to be within control, or Julia’s when tragedy strikes, and a pestilence begins to rip its way through the local vineyards.
Will Julia and Griffin be able to work together to find a cure for the vines, or will their livelihoods come crashing down before they can take a chance to invest in them? This is a historical romance set in beautiful country with a fascinating culture and the trials and tribulations they face, all while weaving a tale of romance and danger throughout, a tantalising glimpse into a world into which you will want to dive deeper.
The Taste Of Light.
In Portugal, vineyards spread as far as the eye can see, but recently, they have been decimated and only the strongest have survived and just like those vines, so has Pedro Duan. This man who served in the military and had his whole life ahead of him has now become a recluse ever since he lost his love to another man, all he searches for now is port and other vices. Anne Maxwell is a young woman who has put her life on hold for her family, she takes on the role with happiness, despite her not having the chance to be a socialite, but still enjoying the chance to live on a beautiful vineyard and learn more about this generous culture surrounding her.
One day, she decides to take over the role of her sister-in-law and travel to the nearby vineyards to pass on knowledge which could save them, however, the first place she comes across is not what she expected and nether is the man within it. As soon as Anne enters the room he is in, he sees her as an angel exploring her dark surrounding, someone too pure for what he requested and far too bright a light for him to dim with his shadows, however, fate intervenes and a choice must be made between past and present, revenge or protection, fight or flight and Pedro knows which one he prefers, however, Anne is too vulnerable to be left to this fate and so he escapes with her.
Although, it is not a smooth escape and injuries are sustained, they find safety, however, it is not where Pedro expects it and so when he finds that his angel is not whom he thought, he takes her to his own safe haven. The only thing is that he is followed and accused of a treasonous act, they both know that he is innocent, however, he has no proof, so they set off running again, fugitives, but alive. Anne cannot understand the mercurial moods of her saviour; however, his shadows draw her too him and her light draws Pedro to her, neither can deny what they feel, but they try their hardest to resist it.
As danger creeps closer and the chase for validation of his innocence continues, the two seem to gravitate towards each other and it becomes harder to resist the other, until truths are revealed which could change everything, but will Anne be able to accept that fairytales aren’t as clean cut as she thought, and will Pedro accept that his darkness needs her light? This is yet another historical romance where passion and deception vie for supremacy while, darkness and light also fight for the win all while danger creeps closer and emotions run high across the beautiful vista of Portugal.
The Truth About Myths.
Princess Isabel is the sister of the King of Portugal, they have been close throughout their lives while facing whatever came their families way, but the way they coped with all of that was complete opposites on the spectrum. The King became a lad about town, with a group of friends who were the scourge of the men folk on their area of the world, while Isabel went the way of modesty, fidelity and duty and tried to promote these values in her ladies in waiting as well. One day, she is summoned to see her brother where he tells her that he has received an invitation for Isabel to visit a relative in Spain for the summer and as much as she loved her cousin, she does not relish the idea of the company she keeps, so she politely declines, that is until her brother insists that it is more a diplomatic mission than a holiday and this is where duty wins out and Isabel reluctantly agrees.
Meanwhile, one of the Kings group of friends, Henrique, the Viscount of Panafiel, a scientist is about to embark on a journey to England to take a position at one of their top universities, but at the last minute, he is called upon to escort the Princess to Spain and watch over her and albeit he really does not want to go, he is won over by being the only one the King entrusts with the role, so he also reluctantly agrees. When the two meet at the carriages they are to travel in, the two realise that they have been misled by their nearest and dearest as to whom they will be accompanying and this just makes the journey even more unpredictable and in some ways uncomfortable for them both.
As the journey to Spain goes on, the two find themselves drawn to each other and opening up in ways they thought impossible and even though their personalities clash, they enjoy tormenting the other with sharp tongues and sharper wit, but as soon as they reach their hosts, thinks begin to heat up and each finds new experiences and challenges in the other. This however, was not to last when Prince Alfonso of Spain enters the picture and comes in between the two opinionated young aristocrats and this is where things become messy as it appears that the Princesses ideals and sense of duty are used in such a manner that anything which was blooming between her and her escort are threatened and Henrique will do anything to save his Princess and his country, but will he lose everything he is trying to save in the process? This is a historical fiction set in the Mediterranean where emotions run high and politics reign, in this royal romance where appearances can be deceiving and sifting the truth and the lies is almost impossible as you wonder who will triumph in the end.
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Lost Hollow : A Small Town Science Fiction Romance (Alienville Book 1) by Donna S. Frelick
