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The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans by Arthur Conan Doyle is one of Sherlock Holmes’ most thrilling tales of espionage and intrigue. When top-secret submarine blueprints vanish and a government clerk is found dead on the London Underground, Holmes and Watson are drawn into a high-stakes mystery that reaches the very heart of the British Empire.

A Child of Szabo is a fast-paced action thriller with a difference for adults. A teenage rebel with a tragic past finds herself on the edge of the abyss. Offered one final chance of redemption by an enigmatic stranger, she is recruited into a secret society of assassins formed by Winston Churchill after the Second World War. It has been operating clandestinely for years. Protecting. Hunting. Killing.

Scrooge has compelling reasons for hating Christmas, for rejecting his fiancée and his precious nephew, and for employing Tiny Tim’s father, despite his obvious incompetence. He is a doting uncle, beloved brother, successful businessman, and passionate lover, but a dark secret puts both him and his loved ones at risk. Scrooge struggles to embrace his true self and live in defiance of the Victorian era’s repressive moral standards.

London private investigator Jack Barclay is on the trail of financier Tom Stanton, who has disappeared with £1 million of clients’ money, leaving his desperate wife and children behind. Stanton’s Parisian mistress, Danielle, is also involved with the boss of a drug smuggling cartel and Stanton is seduced into laundering money for them. When £4 million of drug money goes missing and Tom is the prime suspect, he and Danielle go on the run.

Urchin at War is the first volume in the 1517 Publishing's Urchin Series about the extraordinary life story of a kid and high school dropout who became a sought-after newsman, who covered the Kennedy assassination and the Vietnam War, and ended up being a Lutheran lay theologian.

Amid rumors that threaten her father's already precarious position, Lady Elizabeth Graham is forced to marry the leader of her clan's most powerful enemy. The betrayal runs deeper as she is thrust into a loveless marriage with a man who's touch makes her burn.

Francis Foster—last of the liver-eaters, a 16th century warlock and all-around nasty piece of work—has developed an addiction to killing people. He's been doing it for 500 years or more, body-swapping left, right, and center when needs must, and starting a new serial killer's reign. But he bites off much more than he can chew when his soul-transference ritual goes wrong and he ends up in the body of a dachshund. Now that he's a dog, he can't say or do the things he needs to do to perform the magic to hijack someone else's body, and that's where Tommy comes into play.

John Coal is the town oddball. Old, crotchety, pungent, and solitary, he lives in a house just as run-down as he. The neighborhood kids take great delight in plaguing him morning, noon, and night, but they’ve chosen the wrong old coot to trifle with this time. He knows where the bodies are buried. He’s been to the outer limits. He is the keeper of dark secrets. Murders, monsters, demons, and vampires: He has seen them all and lived to tell the tale.

A love story set against the backdrop of the First World War, the events in Lethbridge unfold in disparate locales, from London to Boston, from Maine to Niagara Falls, from the trenches of wartime France to the military hospitals of England. Yet the lives of its three protagonists come together in one place: the frontier western Canadian city of Lethbridge, Alberta. Inspired by a true story, Lethbridge author Terry McConnell tells the tale of an English lad abandoned by his family, and a young American escaping the tyranny of his own father.

A fascinating four-volume collection from the private journals of four distinguished historical figures, presented in a dramatised setting.

Journalist John Hunt is known for taking any risk necessary to get the story. That is until his careless ambition leads to a hefty price. Reporting in Syria, John leads his cameraman Andrew three miles out of the safe zone. An explosion strikes. No one should have survived. But John did. After six months of rehabilitation, John is finally out of the hospital, he’s also out of work, and a horrific disfigurement is a constant reminder of that day.

Look who is back! Kevin is back, but now he is working on cases. Then, something goes down that no one had any clue of, that is, until Kevin accidentally stumbles upon it.

Tatyana Grishin hates the Institute. The idea of women like her being stripped bare, spanked until they learn obedience, and then used for the enjoyment of powerful men isn't just wrong, it's disgusting. If only thoughts of being taken there against her will didn't leave her soaking wet. When a secretive organization gives her the chance to infiltrate and hopefully bring down the Institute, she jumps at the chance. After all, she'll just be pretending to blush, beg, and climax over and over as her stern, ridiculously handsome trainer ravages her virgin body in every way.

Gennie MacDonnell grew up surrounded by love. Even so, she doesn’t expect her marriage to be marked by all-consuming passion. She was betrothed to Aedan Munro when she was but a lass of 13. Still, she does hope for companionship…and perhaps a bit more. But she learns quickly learns both wishes are in vain. Aedan Munro was taught the importance of honor, duty, and respect…but never love. Unbeknownst to him, his entire life has been shaped by a tragedy that happened long before he was born. But to his surprise, the sweet lass he marries stirs both his heart and his desire.

Seonag Ruane never believed her father died in an ambush. She knows he was betrayed by men he trusted. Driven by her mother’s grief and her own need for vengeance, Seonag will do whatever it takes to discover the truth. Even risk her own life. Her plan for revenge never included falling in love with the sweet-tongued pirate who shared his secrets late at night.

Carl is a loving husband, a wonderful father, a bloke's bloke; then he ends his life. For his family and friends, the effects are shocking and life-changing. For Carl, it's much deeper than that, as he is taken on a journey from his childhood, where his issues first began, through adulthood and the present to see how they manifested, and into the world that continued after his death. Carl's enlightenment, education, and understanding of how he was battling mental illness is something he must come to terms with. It is through understanding that Carl is able to live again.

Dominic hates humans almost as much as he hates vampires—almost. A strange vampire girl shows up, much to Dominic's annoyance. When his alpha takes the vampire girl under his wing, he can't understand it. When the alpha steps down from the company, he appoints Dominic to replace him. Sydney Sandilands is perfect for the position. He is overqualified and will be a great asset to the company—that is until Dominic gets there and realizes that Sydney is not a man, but a woman—he can't work with a woman! Especially not a woman that looks like her, smells like her. His wolf wants her.

Orphaned at the age of four, Briony was raised by her grandparents in the family cottage on Daehln, a world like our modern Earth. With their love and support, she overcomes her loss, becoming a strong young woman with an artistic flair. When her beloved Grannie passes away, her life is forever transformed. From nurturing gods to the darkest demons, from treasured keepsakes in a mahogany chest to strangers lurking in the shadows, her days are filled with darkness and adventure.

Pirate mercenary Lochlan MacLean loves his life on the sea, yet yearns for lands of his own to call home. He chooses his missions wisely, taking care they don’t go against his strict moral code. But when a deceitful father hires him for a challenging task - kidnapping a woman - he questions himself and his ethics. The spoils in both land and coin will fulfill his dream, and he can’t resist the job or the beautiful lass.

Prue Clemonte loves history. When Prue returns to Ivy Hatch after her grandmother's death, she has no idea just how much the village's history is about to change her life. With endless secrets and ancients feuds, Prue must uncover memories to discover the village's history. As Prue inherits The Vintage Bookshop of Memories, she discovers a diary which details her mother's thoughts, memories, and secrets. The shop is like stepping into her mother's mind, and Prue is determined to restore the shop.