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It’s been three years since the Civil War has ended. As free men, George Smith and his friends decided to head west to California. Traveling along with the trio is their old Irish army captain, Bryan O’Shannon who loves the group as brothers. Along the way to California they stop at a mining town named, El Oro in the Nevada territory. In the town, George and his friends learn the hard way that the town isn’t friendly to men of color. However, Beth Anne Murphy was different and treated the men with respect. George falls in love with Beth Anne’s kindness and she falls in love with his...

Det skulle vara en dag som alla andra i Ponyville om det inte var för att drakequinen Discord, ponnyernas tidigare plågoande, precis dykt upp i byn. Men den här gången är han inte där för att ställa till med otyg, utan för att delta i Vårmusikalen. Och på prinsessan Celestias begäran dessutom! Hon vill att han en gång för alla ska visa för invånarna att de kan lita på honom. Men när det ligger i ens natur att hålla på med rackartyg så är det inte alltid så lätt att låta bli.

Embark on a thrilling fourth adventure in the best-selling, prize-winning Adventures on Trains series - Danger in Dead Man's Pass, from M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman, as Harrison Beck investigates an ancient family curse high in the German mountains. A mysterious letter from an old friend asks...

Living in the wealthy gated village of Weycombe with her titled English husband is a fantasy come true for American Jillian White. But the murder of a local estate agent mars the pretty surface of her life and home. Worried about a killer on the loose, Jill tries to piece together clues hidden in the many versions of truth she hears from her suspicious neighbors. But as she plunges deep into the investigation, her own suspicions grow into a warped web of lies and treachery.

City kid Corbett (Griffy) Griffith III is back at Whispering Pines Lodge for the summer, ready to leave his family troubles behind. When he and Pike help clean up after a massive storm, they uncover ancient artifacts hidden by the waters of Lost Land Lake. As they research the artifacts, they find themselves in a battle against a cunning, desperate archaeologist. The rewards of this prehistoric discovery belong to a new friend, and Griffy is determined to help save his business no matter what. The boys won’t abandon a friend. No way. It’s do or die now. Can they protect their find?

Historical Crime Collection - Two Novels by M. G. Scarsbrook POISON IN THE BLOOD: THE MEMOIRS OF LUCREZIA BORGIA 1497, Renaissance Rome: As the teenage daughter of Pope Alexander VI, and sister to the fearsome Cesare Borgia, Lucrezia is a young noblewoman immersed in all the glamor of the Vatican Palace. Yet after a brutal killing shocks the city, Lucrezia learns that a dangerous truth lies beneath the surface of the Papal Court: in their ruthless quest for power, her family will stop at nothing to eliminate their rivals. Her father and brother are poisoners. After discovering that her new ...

After the tragic death of his father, Ben Carrington’s mother teams up with a wealthy entrepreneur to form an elite, top-secret rescue organisation: Gemini Force. Ben is determined to become part of the team, but first he must prove he has what it takes to face dangerous situations and save lives. In Black Horizon, after a promising early start to his career as a rescuer, Ben can’t resist stowing away so that he can take part in a rescue of oil platform workers trapped on a capsized, burning oil platform.

From an Agatha Award-winning author comes "Whiteout," the story of a man who sees more than may be good for him when he's sidelined by a skiing accident. This short story finaled in the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Readers Award poll and was nominated for a Macavity Award for Best Short Story.

The greatest astronomical discovery in history was hidden away… to keep humanity from descending into panic. An astronomer discovers a rogue star entering the solar system—and is murdered to keep it secret. Now the sky itself is beginning to change. Half a world away in rural Australia, Storm Elliott is approached by a scientist hoping to make use of his extraordinary memory. At the same time, strange disturbances ripple across the planet: meteor strikes, unexplained seismic events, and a sky that no longer behaves as it should. As governments tighten control and society fractures under...

From her farm in South Dakota, to a war-torn world ravaged by an evil prince and his wicked mother, Sig’s adventure begins here. Signe Erickson—Sig for short—seems out of place in the world. Fostered by relatives on a farm in the middle-of-nowhere, Sig is ready to leave through any means necessary. All she needs is her trusty barn cat Reggie, who may be much more than meets the eye. When Sig said she was desperate to leave the farm, she had something far less drastic in mind. She finds herself in an alternate world bent on her untimely undoing and ravaged by war. With Reggie, who has ...

While dealing with the emotional rollercoaster of first love, Nelson learns the secret his best friend has been harboring (he's gay) and nearly trashes his life-long friendship with Frankie. Just when it seems the two boys have worked it all out, saving their friendship, a mysterious stranger comes to town on an exotic motorcycle and interjects himself into their world...giving Frankie the chance to explore his burgeoning sexuality with horrific consequences.

Blockbusting adventure meets the mystery of time travel in the first title of this epic new series by M. G. Leonard, bestselling, award-winning author of Adventures on Trains, Beetle Boy, Twitch, and The Ice Children. Illustrated throughout in black and white by Manuel Šumberac. Sim and his mum...

This rendition of my encounters is a simple, pared-down telling of every paranormal encounter I have ever had - all 40+ years' worth. Since I'm extremely private, putting myself out there is not easy for me. As far as proper grammar goes, please bear with me. I’m a simple Southern girl from the USA, and the way I speak and write might not be proper, but it is me. I did work with an editor to make it more intelligible, but I was reticent about having my Southerners' style removed entirely. My prose may not sound correct at times, but that’s just who I am.

Felicity Devon enters a remote suicide wood. Her avalanche of despair is due to her own personal demons and the secrets and lies surrounding her sister Elley’s disappearance. By chance in this place where the end game is played out she meets Jonah, a young man also struggling under the weight of a terrifying secret, his beloved father’s recent death, and the loss of his own sister. United in sorrow they decide to join forces and discover the truth behind the mysteries of their turbulent pasts. In the process, they step into a frightening and uncertain future.

Marte, 2634. Olympus es una gran corporación que se extiende por la galaxia y divide a la sociedad en trece Servicios basados en las funciones de los antiguos dioses olímpicos. Armand Cordroy es diseñador en el Servicio de Afrodita. O eso parece. En realidad, es también un espía en las...

Ride into danger with Hal and Uncle Nat on the fifth breathtaking Adventures on Trains Mystery, Sabotage on the Solar Express, from bestselling award-winners M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman. Perfect for readers of 8 to 12 and brilliantly illustrated in black and white throughout by Elisa Paganelli...

Viria es la tierra de los hombres; Gineyka, la de las mujeres. Las diferencias entre ambas naciones son notables. En Viria, los hermanos Lavalle tienen la vida aparentemente resuelta, Neith Sinagra malvive en unas calles hostiles y Arabella Medici intenta salir adelante sin contraer matrimonio. En Gineyka, Saroi Burgoa se prepara para ser adoptado mientras su hermana, Irati, se convierte en una inventora con un porvenir brillante... Al contrario que Eider Haizea, que por su ceguera sabe que a ojos de todos carece de futuro.

The boundaries which divide life from death are at best shadowy and vague. Never more so than in this collection of 30 weird and macabre tales.

Winner of the Book of the Year, Children's Fiction at The British Book Awards, 2021 'An instant classic' David Walliams Adventures on Trains is a major mystery series from bestselling authors M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman. First stop is The Highland Falcon Thief, a breathless train journey full...

A series of encouraging short podcasts about writing and overcoming hurdles, for first time novelists, from English author M. G. Leonard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.