Take a rollercoaster ride through Scotland's fearsome environmental history.When the icesheet that covered what is now Scotland began to retreat around 12,000 years ago, it revealed a land stripped to its rocky bones but ready to be reclothed in soil, to bear plant life, and to be colonised by animals and humans. So began the formation of Scotland' s environment, opening a story of constantly and still evolving change as climate, weather, disease and human action have shaped and re...

A PROMISE BENEATH THE DETROIT LIGHTSBy Richard D DykesDetroit, 1920. A changing city. Two hearts. One promise that could last a lifetime.Against the bustling backdrop of 1920s Detroit, two people discover a love neither expected.It's an era of automobiles, booming factories, changing neighborhoods, elegant evenings, and dreams of a better future. But while the city races toward a new age, tw...

A New York Times BestsellerA "page-turning thriller that will keep readers guessing until the very end" (School Library Journal) about a road trip in a snowstorm that turns into bone-chilling disaster, from New York Times bestselling mystery author and "master of tension" (BCCB) Natalie D. Richards.She thought being stranded was the worst thing that could happen. She was wrong.Mir...

A New York Times BestsellerFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Five Total Strangers and "master of suspense" (BCCB), Natalie D. Richards, comes a pulse-pounding YA thriller about a girl who goes on a mysterious scavenger hunt, only to discover that someone knows her worst secret...and is out for blood.I know seven dirty secrets:One caused the fall. One did nothing. One saw i...

A new romantic thriller—with a dash of horror—from Natalie D. Richards, the New York Times bestselling author of YA psychological thriller books.Theo's always been impulsive. But telling Paige how he feels? He's obsessed over that decision. And it's time. Tonight. At the party on the riverbank, under the old walking bridge, site of so many tales of love and death.Paige has had a crush on Theo since they first met, but she knows her feelings are one...

A terrifying thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Five Total Strangers and Seven Dirty Secrets!The last show has ended, but the nightmare is just beginning.Tonight, Riverview Theaters is closing forever, the last remaining business in a defunct shopping mall. The moviegoers have left, and Jo and her six coworkers have the final shift, a shift that quickly takes a dark turn.First a strange...

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The Vikings are of huge popular and academic interest, but 'Viking' is a nebulous concept: in different contexts, Vikings have been marauders, merchants, manufacturers, poets, explorers, democrats, statesmen, or warriors. It is also a relatively recent concept. Originally used to refer only to pirate activity, it came to be used as an ethnic term to refer to a whole people, and then as a chronological label, giving its...

In this taut new young adult thriller by Edgar Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Natalie D. Richards, high school junior Clara discovers a shocking truth about her best friend.Lily has a dark side and deadly plan. And she's orchestrated every last detail to make Clara look guilty.The first lie made Lily a savior. The second framed Clara for murder. If it weren't for Lily, Clara would still be a total outc...

Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel!From the New York Times bestselling author of Five Total Strangers and Seven Dirty Secrets, a tense new thriller.Four days alone in the desert. Except they're not as alone as they think.A year ago, Katie and her cousin Aster survived a night that left their world and easy friendship fractured. Desperate to heal and leave the past behind ...

Save Me by New York Times bestselling author Sharon SalaTragedy separated them. Now he’s her only hope.Hunter Gray and Lainie Mayes were each other’s first, last and only love. Until tragedy and their feuding families drove them apart. Eleven years vanish when Hunter learns that Lainie has gone missing in the Colorado mountains. Now the former army pilot ...

From Natalie D. Richards, the New York Times bestselling author of mystery books for teens, comes a pulse-pounding thriller about two teens who uncover something sinister, perfect for fans of Natasha Preston and Karen McManus.Mallory didn't want to leave home, but it wasn't safe to stay. So she sleeps at her best friend's house and spends the rest of her time at the library, doing her online schoolwork and figuring out what comes next. Because she's not go...

WHEN GOD WRITES THE LOVE STORYA Christian Romance About Faith, Healing, and God’s Perfect TimingBy Richard D DykesSometimes the love story you have been praying for begins when you least expect it.Emily Carter has learned to protect her heart after painful heartbreak. Jacob Reynolds returns to Willow Creek carrying regret, family wounds, and a past he cannot change. When their paths cross at Grace Community ...