Captured by bandits, sold at auction to strange orcs, and dragged halfway across the realm…I never thought I’d say this, but being kidnapped by a band of pillaging bandits wasn’t the low point of my life.No, that came when a massive, scarred orc king decided I was his mate and refused to let me leave his cave.I’ve been brought to their underground palace, and their king refuses to let me go - he expects me to accept their customs and doesn’t underst...

Born to an affluent family in 1836, Hylan B. Lyon claimed ancestors among Irish rebels, patriots of the American Revolution, and slaveowners in his native Kentucky. Biographer Dan Lee chronicles Lyon’s military career, which began with service in the Third US Artillery after his graduation from West Point in 1856. Lyon first saw action in the Third Seminole War. Later stationed at Fort Yuma in California, he went on to fight in the Coeur d’Alene War. Witnessing the execution of Yakima chie...

A little flutter, a dizzy spell, an imperceptible narrowing of the arteries and then the rest of your life is a series of doctors advising you against things.On the outskirts of Hanoi, a late night motorcycle ride leads to an encounter in a cluttered kitchen where no-one quite belongs.Duyên is a young woman reluctantly returning to her roots. Murph is coming to see his old mate, Bob, whose shady past is slowly catching up with him.Dan Lee's wry new play dra...

In this second brilliant Tangshan adventure, the Tigers are back at the Beijing International Academy, training for their next victory. But when their friend Li-lian disappears and Master Chang vanishes, the Tigers grow suspicious. A vital clue leads them to their Master, and a deadly hunt begins. Master Chang must find a mysterious golden key, which will unlock priceless treasures – and save Li-lian’s life.

Something is very wrong at the International Academy for Martial Arts in Beijing, but the Tigers have no idea what they're facing - yet. Their arch enemy has been transferred to the school and suddenly their instructor, Master Chang, has disappeared. Corrupt forces have taken over the Academy - in the midst of terrible danger only high-kicking action can save the school - and Master Chang's life . . .

Matt James is thrilled to win a place at the Beijing International Academy. Soon he's learning new moves and making new friends. But in the background, shadowy figures hide, looking for the opportunity to pounce. In this first action-packed adventure, the Tangshan Tigers must unite to stop a thief in his tracks. Can they save their priceless jade trophy before it disappears for good?

Colonel Frank Wolford, the acclaimed Civil War colonel of the First Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry, is remembered today primarily for his unenviable reputation. Despite his stellar service record and widespread fame, Wolford ruined his reputation and his career over the question of emancipation and the enlistment of African Americans in the army.Unhappy with Abraham Lincoln’s public stance on slavery, Wolford rebelled and made a series of treasonous speeches against the president. Dish...

Kira Murphy is a liability: always has been. She might be small but her personality and heart are not: a sexual health doctor with a foul mouth, pink streaks in her hair, a bizarre world view, a reputation for being ‘pathologically social’, and a huge crush on the current Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth . . . she’s weird and lovable in equal measure.The last thing Barclay Lucas needs is a liability. He’s made it into the cabinet with single-minded determinat...

The Tangshan Tigers are back in training and ready for a break from solving crimes. But when their head teacher, Mr Wu, starts acting suspiciously, the Tigers smell a rat and know it’s up to them to solve the sinister case. Can they uncover the mystery of Mr Wu before the school’s reputation is ruined . . . forever?

The Tigers travel to Japan for a new championship tournament against the Kyoto Institute. Thrilled to be competing, the team is thrown by Master Chang succumbing to a strange illness. Other teachers and pupils are getting ill too, and it's clear someone's determined to stop the tournament. It's a race against time for the Tigers to find their new enemy, but is it already too late?

Absolute BlackDarkness creates hundreds of black images we cannot control. They slither out from under the bed, melt through a closet door, and peer through a window. Fear! A thousand needles stab our belly and race up our chest and upper arms. For some, total black causes a phenomenon of uncontrollable rapid movement of our eyes searching for light. Black causes fear to swiftly dodge right and left, seeking protection.* * *April 1, 1957, D...

Kentucky is richly blessed with rivers. This book tells the stories of three of the most beautiful and historic: the Rolling Fork, the Nolin, and the Rough. Each is an unpredictable force of nature flowing through a land that varies from wide, sunny meadows to dark, rock-bound hollows.Chapters describe the people who lived in the river valleys, including pioneers, frontier preachers, a future president, cave explorers, Confederate and Union soldiers, desperate killers, hardscrabble...