When Lieutenant St. Vincent Halfhyde finds himself unexpectedly placed on shore on the half-pay list of the Royal Navy (following the debacle of Captain Watkiss's accidental death chronicled in "Halfhyde on Zanatu") he decides to broaden his experience at sea on a merchantman bound for Sydney. His ship, the "Aysgarth Falls," has an unsavory crew consisting primarily, it seems, of villans on the run from the police. Bad weather and outbreaks of fighting in the fo'c'sle herald the dangers ahead.In his efforts to uncover an illicit but lucrative deal made between the First Mate and a mysterious passenger to be picked up off Chile, Halfhyde is seized by unscrupulous captors who intend to deliver him into the clutches of his old enemy, Vice-Admiral Paulus von Merkatz. In an attempt to escape, the intrepid Halfhyde displays his naval training in an exciting chase across the high seas that climaxes in a clash in the treacherous shallows around Australia's Great Barrier Reef—where... Views: 18
Alchemist Edison and his treasure hunter friend Billy have just returned from a successful trip to the Nether, coming home with tons of valuable loot. But before they can trade their loot, the chest of treasures mysteriously disappears from Edison's home. Devastated, they start questioning all of their neighbors, but the chest is nowhere to be found. Just when Edison and Billy are ready to give up their search, they realize they are not the only victims of the thief. Everybody is a suspect and Edison and Billy must use their Minecraft skills to uncover the truth. Is it one of their friends? Their neighbors? Could they lose both their treasure and their trust? Join Edison and Billy as they develop the skills to solve the mysteries of the Overworld in this new Series from Winter Morgan. Views: 18
Years after betraying her, he's back in Haven Point...and ready to learn the truthMegan Hamilton never really liked Elliot Bailey. He turned his back on her family when they needed him the most and it almost tore them all apart. So she's shocked when Elliot arrives at her family's inn, needing a place to stay and asking questions that dredge up the past. Megan will rent him a cottage, but that's where it ends—no matter how gorgeous Elliot has become. Coming back home to Haven Point was the last thing bestselling writer Elliot Bailey thought he'd ever do. But the book he's writing now is his most personal one yet and it's drawn him back to the woman he can't get out of his mind. Seeing Megan again is harder than he expected and it brings up feelings he'd thought were long buried. Could this be his chance to win over his first love? Views: 18
The sequel to The Root, a compelling urban fantasy series set between modern-day San Francisco and an alternate dimension filled with gods and worlds of dark magic. In Corpiliu, an alternate dimension to our own, a darkness grows, devouring whole cities as it spreads. Robbed of her greatest power, separated from her siblings and thrown among people she does not trust, Lil, a 'dant from the city Zebub, must find a way to turn everything around, to trust in a power she knows nothing about. Erik travels from San Francisco to Zebub, haunted by the ghost of his ex, still coming to terms with his true identity as a descendant of the gods, and unsure how to fight what seems to have no weakness. Pushing back against taboos meant to keep the true history of Corpiliu secret, he gains many enemies and few allies, and strange visions will make him question his own sanity. Between Earth and Corpiliu, a war is developing on two fronts, one that might... Views: 18
Heavily pregnant Frannie is facing a crisis. An English woman living in
Germany, her marriage is failing, her language skills are hopeless, and
she feels like a fish-out-of-water in a foreign country.In a
positive effort to tackle her problems she learns to drive so she can
cope when her baby is born and build a sense of independence. After
passing her test she takes her car out in the early hours of the morning
to gain experience on the eerily empty streets.But a chance
encounter with a Polish motorcyclist looking for his missing sister
sucks Frannie into a terrifying world of shady nightclubs, autobahn
prostitutes and organ trafficking. And when she crosses serial-killing truck driver Stigelegger, there's no turning back...A
most unlikely heroine, this nervous Night Driver must stay one step
ahead of her pursuer on the darkest of roads in order to survive. Views: 18
