Dahlen, also known as the assassin The Tigress, has embraced her role as the new prophet of the Eternal Realm. However, after being forced to make a painful sacrifice, her faith in her newly-found religion is tested. Determined to break away from whatever plans the gods may have for her, she embarks upon her own quest to eliminate the Order of Zeln, a secret and deadly society responsible for the murder of her mother. No matter how much she runs, she soon discovers there is no escape from ...

Georgia Hamilton is not pretty. Her complexion is not bright, and her figure is not elegant. Her less than intriguing eyes are hidden behind glasses, and her nose is often stuck in either a book or her own writings. Long used to her mother's unfeeling comparisons between her and her younger, beautiful sister Evangelina, Georgia knows she is not meant for greatness. With a sharp tongue and a head full of witticisms, however, she bears the pain of being unnoticed with a satirical view toward...

After solving the mystery behind the Beast of Blindburn, Agrippina Greystone is asked by her friend Richard to accompany him to Essex and uncover who-or what-is tormenting his uncle, Eugene Bolten. Plagued by whispers and the ghostly apparition of a woman in black, Richard's uncle raves about a family curse several generations old. Though quick to write off the illogical, Agrippina cannot dismiss his claims as he is not the only one to have seen her. When she herself witnesses her haunting...

Celeste Willoughby, a beautiful heiress, full of wit and disdain for societal expectations, only has two problems: her most intimate friend Margaret, still pining over her lost love, has plans of joining a convent; and her father, vocally disapproving of her behavior, has threatened to send her to an asylum for her promiscuity.Unable to let her friend consign herself to such a boring, fashion-less life, Celeste makes a deal. If she can find another man for Margaret to love by the e...

Celebrate the holidays with M. C. Beaton, the queen of cozy mysteries!In the dark, wintry highlands of Lochdubh, Scotland, where the local Calvinist element resists the secular trimmings of Christmas, the spirit of Old St. Nick is about as welcome as a flat tire on a deserted road. Nor is crime taking a holiday, as Constable Hamish Macbeth soon finds himself protecting an unhappy girl, unlocking the secrets of a frightened old woman, and retrieving some stolen holi...

Hamish Macbeth, Scotland's most quick-witted but unambitious policeman returns in a new short story from New York Times bestselling author M.C. BeatonKnock Knock, You're Dead! A Hamish Macbeth Short StoryMrs. Morag McPhie hits upon the idea of selling some of her old furniture to raise money to visit her daughter in Australia. But when a dead body turns up, Police Sergeant Hamish Macbeth wonders if the antique business is even mor...

A young man stained with his father’s sins. A sword of ancient power. A legend rises.Kion Bray can’t accept his father was a coward. Bullied for his dad’s actions in the last war, the seventeen-year-old shepherd is determined to restore his family honor. And the only way to do it is to win the village’s annual sword-fighting contest.Lacking experience, Kion fears he might only bring more embarrassment upon those he loves. And with his biggest torme...

Miss Catherine Hooks is one of the best governesses in all of England; her employer, the Right Honorable Edward Glennon, is one of the busiest men. The fact that they’ve fallen in love is immaterial. Honorable people in their situation do not mention such things. But Edward’s son is on the verge of leaving for school, and when Cat asks for the only thing she can demand under the circumstances—a reference and help finding a new position—she discovers that even a right honorable gentleman ha...

He is sizzling hot. She is nothing but trouble. Enjoy this next offering in the best selling Farthingale series - Regency romances with humor, heart, sizzling heroes, and a dash of mayhem.Octavian Thorne, a much decorated Royal Navy captain, has made it through major battles without injury but cannot seem to get through a single encounter with Lady Sydney Harcourt unscathed. The hoyden is beautiful, brilliant, and trouble with a capital “T”, and yet he would risk e...

Sophia Langley's life is in turmoil. When she learns of her estranged fiancé's death in a shipwreck, the last thing she expects is for his twin brother, Callum Chatterton, to make a shock proposal!Her inner romantic objects to a marriage of convenience-and brooding Cal makes it very clear that's all it can be. Yet to save her family Sophia accepts with trepidation-and a highly inconvenient trembling of desire for her reluctant husband!

Video games don’t train you for real-world dragon fighting.3 books. Nearly 700 pages of action. Save over 40% when you buy the box set!Medieval and modern-day collide when is gamer Andy Smithson is whisked away to the magical land of Oomaldee, where dragons, giants, and deadly curses lurk around every corner.Trading his controller for a sword of legend, Andy embarks upon several epic quests to break a centuries-old curse oppressing ...

A wealthy laird's guests are trapped in his estate during a furious storm—but when the laird turns up dead, Scotland's most quick-witted but unambitious policeman is on the case in this delightful short story from an internationally bestselling author.When Sergeant Hamish Macbeth is sent to investigate reports that the wealthy new laird of the remote Naglar House has disappeared, north-west Scotland is hit by the worst storm in living memory. The road is washed awa...