A Brandt and Donnelly Caper: Case File OneState trooper Brandt's new assignment to infiltrate a sex-cam operation puts him in a very uncomfortable position, especially since he'll have to perform naked on camera for his audition. Fortunately his partner and best friend, Donnelly, has his back—whether that means helping Brandt shop gay boutiques for sexy underwear or offering Jäger and encouragement while he researches porn.Despite his mortification...

After conditions at home in Georgia become unbearable, Elizabeth goes to Colorado to become a mail order bride. When she arrives, a man by the name of Richard picks her up from the train station and informs her that the man who sent for her has married someone else. She's distraught because she has nowhere else to go. Richard takes her to his pastor's home, where she finds kindness and loving care. Will Elizabeth find the love that she has always wanted?

Emigration comes at a cost, even more so when it's forced. Traditions, culture, belongings, everything must be abandoned. What endures? 1904. A Manx family subsists on a small-hold farm. Their lives are bound by tradition and love, steeped in folklore and belief in faeries. The grandparents, son William, Euphemia and their six children share a tiny cottage. The men work as miners. Despite poverty and the tragic loss of three sons, Grandad upholds the Manx belief: "Traa dy liooar." Like the...

Can a computer program understand love better than the human heart?Archer, the AI at the dating service Q*pid, realizes humans don't always make the best choices, so it begins making some unconventional choices for them.Fox Kincade is the last of his group of friends to be single, so he's delighted when he discovers a new match in his Q*pid app—one that, according to the new AI wizardry, should be the love of his life. Instead of the woman he's expecting, he's paired with D...

Having learned to appreciate Muslim life while living in Pakistan, Peter Mayne settled down to live in the back streets of Marrakesh in the 1950s. Rather than watch from the shelter of a hotel terrace, he rented rooms, learned the language, made friends, and became embroiled in conspiratorial picni, hashish-laced dinners and in the enchantments and misunderstandings of the street, with its festivals, love affairs, potions and gossip. By turns used, abused and cherished by his neighbours, M...

From the author of the beloved novel Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder comes another quirky and irresistible crime novelStrange things are happening behind the bright pink facade of Bayside’s premier laundromat, Joyful Suds, home to Joy Moody and her twin daughters.For much of their lives, Joy has been lying to Cassie and Andie. What started as a colorful tale to explain how the twins came to live with her grew over the years and was always somethi...

Karl Linden, a young Bavarian botanist exiled after 1848, goes plant-hunting in the Himalaya with his brother Caspar and the Indian hunter Ossaroo, after the rhododendrons and magnolias the nurserymen of Europe were paying for, and meets tigers, man-eaters and the Himalayan snows on the way. Mayne Reid wrote adventure for boys from a life spent partly in the American west and partly making it up.

Texas and Mexico in the 1840s: adventurers, filibusters and a war that neither government quite admits to, seen by an Irish officer who fought in it. Mayne Reid served in the Mexican war, was wounded at Chapultepec, and wrote his novels from the ground he had crossed. The politics are hot and partisan; the descriptions of the country are the reason he was read across Europe.

Meet Jessica Blackwood, FBI Agent and ex-illusionist.Called in because of her past to offer expertise on the mysterious 'Warlock' case, Jessica must put all her unique knowledge to the test as they try to catch a ruthless killer.Needing to solve the unsolvable, and with the clock ticking, they're banking on her being the only one able to see beyond the Warlock's illusions.The first in a brilliant new series, Angel Killer will have you feverishly turning the...

The story follows the adventures of a young protagonist named Henry Hulton, who finds himself caught up in the conflict between American patriots and British loyalists. Henry encounters a mysterious and fearsome figure known as the Headless Horseman, who rides through the night seeking revenge on those he believes have wronged him.As the narrative unfolds, Henry becomes entangled in the Headless Horseman's quest for justice and faces various challenges and dangers. The novel explores theme...

In "The Maroon," Reid likely tells the story of a maroon, a term historically used to describe a fugitive or runaway slave who lived in remote areas, often in the Caribbean. The narrative may follow the adventures of the maroon protagonist as they navigate the challenges of survival, evade capture, and perhaps seek justice or freedom.Mayne Reid's writing is characterized by its vivid descriptions, action-packed plots, and colorful characters. "The Maroon" is expected to offer readers an ex...

A wonderful introduction to a collection of Michael Mayne’s previously unpublished pieces, sermons and addresses.With insight and wry humour Michael Mayne shows us how to see the things of God in art and in science, in poetry and in architecture, as well as in the scriptures and in liturgy. He makes the Christian understanding of life intelligible and attractive for people inside and far outside the churches. He teaches us to notice, to wonder, to be astonished. We learn to trust, ...