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The body of man involved in two failed prosecutions for sexual violence is dumped on a secluded road. Marco has to face criticism from a community appalled by the failure of the police. When the mutilated body of a man with no suspected links to sexual offences is discovered Marco is convinced one killer is at work.

“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who in this land is fairest of all?” Undoubtedly, the most famous of the Brothers Grimm fairytales, "Snow White" is the story of a girl - as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as ebony - who is the victim of her mother, the jealous queen, but with the help of seven dwarfs, she just might be able to live happily ever after.

The heathland is in turmoil. In these four original stories from the heathland, you’ll meet new characters in the ongoing chronicles of the heathland and discover their personal sagas of loss and failure, of loyalty and triumph, born in the struggle for the heart and soul of the heathland. This volume contains three short stories and one novella. It is not a single novel and can be read or listened to at any time during the series.

Inspector John Marco discovers photographs of Westford sitting in various luxury cars and Westford’s connections with the organized hooligan gangs of Cardiff points to a connection with hardened criminals. But is it that easy?

What will you find in this book? I didn’t want to write a book just on diets and exercise. In essence we all know what to do in order to lose weight and stay in shape, that’s not really the problem. The problem is people are not sticking to their commitments, not because they don’t want to lose weight enough or because they are unmotivated but because they have the wrong expectations.

Translated from the first edition, experience the tale of Hansel and Gretel in its original form, as brother and sister are abandoned in a great forest by their parents, only to discover that someone far more sinister than wild animals awaits them.

Danon's army sweeps across the Kingdom of Delfinnia and Luxon, the only one capable of stopping the annihilation of the realm, embarks on a desperate quest to cure himself of the deadly Void Sickness that threatens his life. To find the cure, Luxon must travel through the Magic Gates and find the Waters of Magic, but in doing so, he will be sent to new worlds and even through time. There he will uncover the shocking truth about Danon and another he calls friend and mentor.

Five years have passed since the Battle of Eclin, but peace in the Kingdom of Delfinnia remains elusive. Fell Beasts terrorize the countryside, dragons attack the Westerlands and, worst of all, strange ships have been sighted off the coast. Luxon Edioz, still searching for his mother, embarks on a journey to Stormglade, a city at the edge of the Great Plains.

In the middle years of the 22nd century, humanity is dying. It is a time when a genetically modified elite maintains discipline over humankind by way of murderous airborne drones. These overlords are utterly ruthless in their desire to exploit the power of science to live forever.

The Kingdom of Delfinnia is in chaos. After assassins kill the king and his family, greedy self-serving men battle one another for the crown. Unknown to them is that one heir yet lives, a baby boy now hidden and protected. In the mage city of Caldaria is a boy named Luxon. A young mage who will discover his past and his powers. For he will one day become known as the Legendary, the wizard who would break the world, the man who would embrace death and live and the hero who would give a realm its greatest king.

Come join Holmes and Watson as they solve the mystery of the blue carbuncle in a child-friendly, 21st century English and with the seamier side of Victorian life left out.

When a well-connected and wealthy banker is found dead in his luxury car in the middle of Cardiff, the motive for the crime seems clear. The killer even left a note telling the world the man deserved to die, simply for his greed. But despite the obvious clues, seasoned detective, John Marco has his doubts that this was just a disgruntled employee. Marco also has a gut feeling that the family of the victim are hiding something.

Hunted by the Bragamahr and distrusted by the Anarwyn, Cam must find his way through a land haunted by a tragic past. The memory of the dead pursues him as he finds himself drawn ever more powerfully to the Bragamahr. The magics would have him choose, but maybe he can’t. The fate of Anwyn rests on his choice. Can he revive the undead king before the magics tear him apart? Must he embrace the evil within to succeed? If he does, what will become of his friends?

The magic is broken. Cam is trapped between the need to secure his throne, his commitment to support King Gareth as he resists a massive invasion, and the renewed threat from the magic he fought to protect. Nature itself is being torn apart as two rival magics wrestle for control. Underneath it all, something very old and very powerful rouses from its lethargy. It hunts for Cam—even as the magic called the Anarwyn grows ever more reckless in its efforts to neutralize him.

The fight for freedom continues. The Coalition sets sail to wage war on the Dark Lord Danon and liberate the Kingdom of Delfinnia. Meanwhile the wizard Luxon Edioz travels to the land of Sarpia, the homeland of Danon's most loyal servants. There he will try to free them from an ancient curse and deliver a powerful blow against the darkness. As the war rages, a new foe is revealed, one more terrible than any the Heroes of the Sundered Crown have ever faced before. One that seeks to destroy not just the light, but the darkness too.

Great kings aren’t born. They’re made. Forged in the fires of adversity. The Anarwyn is frightened. The Bragamahr is ascendant. When Cam, now king of the West Mark, marches out to face Bardon’s armies, he knows that no victory on the battlefield can defeat the power rising in Anwyn. If Lorna, the last of the ancient line of the Varaná, can’t withstand the Bragamahr, how can Cam expect to succeed?