"First of all, there are fifty-eight slaves on this plantation who are lighter than some of the whites in this room. These so-called 'passers' will be hated for being too 'white', or ridiculed by their own by not accepting their black partition. They can mingle among us or be stoned by us as well. When slavery ends, what do we do with these passers?" This is what Benjamin Godly said in 1848, in the parlor of Conant Gardens before deciding to free the plantation slaves.The story of S...

TJaye Cossie and her son Donaldjaye are on their way to reset her company's computers due to a security breach. Suddenly they encounter a fierce storm, which injures them both as they run for shelter. TJaye is then Kidnapped and forced to help North Korea with a secret missile launch. Can the famous investigator Phillip Talley find them in time and save the world before the launch?

A catholic priest helps a child named Brownlow run away from her evil aunt, Mary Catherine before she finds out that the child has a million dollar inheritance awaiting her when she turns eighteen. As the aunt goes after Brownlow, she involves her father who is released for prison after many years of prosecution.A modern day 'Oliver Twist' story.

The Wrath of the DragonWho or what is causing terrible fires in the slums of London's East End?With Chinese characters found at the scenes of devastation, London's immigrant population falls under suspicion. Darkwood and Hobbs discover British and Chinese agents on the streets hunting a criminal, while a superstitious fear haunts Londoners—could there really be a dragon in London?The Darkwood MysteriesEmily Darkwood is alread...

Keep the lights on. ALL the lights. Every room.Laura Poole’s house was supposed to be a safe zone, a place to heal following an ugly divorce. But after a perfect beginning, her cozy home in a small Nevada town is no longer safe. The nightmare starts when Laura realizes someone has been getting into her house while she’s at work. The police find no evidence of forced entry, nothing is missing, and Laura’s increasingly erratic behavior raises questions about her emot...

"Elizabeth stared at Jerome. Even in death, she appeared to be posing for the camera."In the midst of tackling her personal problems, DI Elizabeth Jewell investigates her biggest case, the murder of top fashion model Lily Jerome.After a second body turns up on an isolated farm, Jewell searches for a link between the crimes, aided by newspaper editor Nick Calbrain.For Jewell, pursuing the killer will change her life forever. With her career in jeopardy for breaking too...

It lies hidden deep in the mist-shrouded rain forest of Central America.A place where a brilliant doctor fulfills dreams for some – and creates chilling nightmares for others.Now, filmmaker Morgan James is about to journey straight into the heart of a dark conspiracy.Where a bizarre human experiment comes at a terrible price, and where she may be the next to pay with her . . . Life BloodTags: Medical Thriller, In Vitro, Independent Film, Adoption, Fertility,...

Lord Robert, Norman ruler of the most north-easterly region of England, spares the life of Emma, the pregnant widow of an Anglo-Saxon rebel. When his wife dies in childbirth, he asks Emma to become nurse to his son at Danburgh Castle.On arrival at the castle, Emma discovers that the widowed Lord Robert is already promised to Fiona, the daughter of a Scottish thane. This arrangement does not, however, prevent Lord Robert from making advances towards his nurse. Emma resists Lord Robe...

"A financial thriller right out of the headlines." Adam Smith*A high-finance, high-tech thriller that correctly predicted the 1987 stock market crash. It was the first fictional treatment of a major international concern of the Eighties. Set in locales as diverse as Wall Street and the offices of Japan's powerful Trade Ministry, THE SAMURAI STRATEGY describes a scenario of murder, worldwide currency manipulation, a revival of Japan's smoldering nationalism, and is set against...

THE MOGHUL was immediately a European bestseller, optioned by Indian producers who commissioned a six-hour mini-series, then Canadian producers with the BBC.Based on real people (ca. 1620) – THE MOGHUL begins in a rip-roaring sea battle north of Bombay in which the vastly out-gunned adventurer, Brian Hawksworth, ship's captain and emissary of King James, blows away a flotilla of Portuguese galleons to gain access to an Indian port. He's come to open trade for "barbaric" England and ...

Chas and Joe, half Aboriginal, half Irish, grow up together, go to school together. The teachers do not like the mixed race boy, but Joe is determined to finish school, and gets a job at a small law firm. Chas, although trained as a master builder, becomes a jackaroo on a large station. One day Joe is brutally murdered. Chas is heart-broken, and leaves the station to become a buffalo hunter.After a couple of years he travels to the East Indies with a Dutch friend. He starts buildin...

An original and brilliant take on fantasy and imagination in the tradition of Alice in Wonderland and The Wind in The Willows. This is a gripping adventure fantasy filled with humour and irresistible characters set in a beautifully realised fantasy world that will enchant teens and adults alike.Fire ravages Beadledom. Fire that can't be quenched. So Beadledom's slightly stuffy and pompous factotum, Brian, is sent to enlist the aid of the neighbouring people, The Muddles. But aid fr...