British Adventure

Sometimes in life you may get to live some of your dreams. Standing on my front gallery on St. Croix I look across the channel. On a sunny day I can see St. Thomas and St. John off to my left about 39 miles away. These two islands make up two sides of the three island trinity of this the Virgin Islands, a U.S. possession. St. Croix is the third island. Gazing slightly to my right I can see Tortola in the distance, too. Tortola and so many more islands are located in the British Virgin Islands. These two separate island chains are remarkably close geographically together. These tiny bits of ...

Egypt, 1869. Jack Lark has reinvented himself once more. Working as an unofficial agent for the consul-general, he moves among the most powerful men in Cairo. But when the opportunity arises to join legendary explorer Sir Samuel White Baker on his expedition into the Sudan, Jack can't resist a new adventure. Jack assumes command of an elite cadre to protect the fleet of vessels. But, as they move down the Nile, Jack and his men soon find themselves in a land where the rule of law means nothing and those who wield power will do anything to keep it.

When her daughter’s life is at stake, there’s no one quite like our R.E.D. heroine! Following an unexpected lead Celia may have been sold by traffickers to someone in Africa three years ago, Daisy, Aidan and Sarah head for Uganda. They’ve only been in the country a few minutes when a mysterious dying man thrusts a note into Daisy’s hand. As he gasps his last breath, he begs her not to involve the police. Now there isn’t just one, but two mysteries to be solved. The extra mystery deepens as three different people confess to a murder that took place many years ago. But there’s a ...

New York needs a superhero – as usual. But no one was expecting the most outrageous hero to ever hit the streets! In the tough and gritty streets of New York’s early 70s punk scene, Kitty Hampshire is still finding her own identity. But she’s certain of one thing – she always knew she was meant to be a man. Alongside the eccentric friends she meets in NYC’s underground clubs and bars, Kitty learns about love and life and has the surgery to affirm her true gender. Kitty becomes Kit Simmons, but mysterious forces are present in the flesh grafted onto Kit’s body. In an era of ...

➡️ Historical fiction fans, if you crave adventure, this is the 4-star series for you! ⬅️ 🆕 in audiobook! 🛡️ ⚔️ A twisted tale of lies, deception, conspiracy, abduction, and murder fueled by greed, avarice, envy, and the lust for power during the reign of King Richard the Lionheart ⚔️ 🛡️ ❗ Can Princess Joanna's courage save the English Crown? ❗ 💥 Immerse yourself into the exciting hours of action, adventure and suspense. This 3-book series is filled with surprises and is based on actual events that come to vivid life with nonstop tension on the English ...

Professor Claire Lane interrupted by a sudden telephone call to help in a murder investigation leaves the tranquility of Edinburgh for the country lanes of Oxford. Lord of the Realm, Inspector Ralph McGinnis is puzzled. Unlike his colleague Miss Lane is adamant this is a copycat murder. Last seen in the seventeenth century by an overzealous Venetian statesman. A well-known Australian financier is dead. Propped up in the Nativity scene outside the church. The vicar is acting strangely, could he have been persuaded to preach peace and good will during this festive season, or will Claire work ...

Celery Brown is not the sort of girl who hides in her wardrobe dreaming of secret worlds. But then she meets Ivy. Ivy claims she's been to heaven. Not just once but many times. Is she lying? Or crazy? Or could it possibly be true? Join Celery as she takes a giant leap into the unknown... With heaven wide open, life will never be the same again.

When the black sun rises…nothing is as it seems. The one place Elspeth Odhweine thought she’d find herself, another world wasn’t it. As an honoured guest of the Fae court, she finds herself in the middle of a deadly game of political tug of war. She alone holds the fate of an entire race of magical people in her hands and she will either unite them, or send them to their deaths. When they receive a lead on their illusive enemy, the Chimera, Elspeth and her friends embark on a treacherous journey to the top of the world in search for answers. She knows she must unravel the truth of her...

In the winter of 1811, the war seems lost. All Spain has fallen to the French, except for Cadiz which is now the Spanish capital and is under siege. Wellington and his British army are in Portugal, waiting for spring to spark the war to life again. Richard Sharpe and his company are part of a small expeditionary force sent to break a bridge across the River Guadiana.

Several deaths have occurred amongst members of staff in the Goldfinch Institute, a research facility in Albuquerque, USA, which manufactures highly classified weapon systems for the British Army, the Secret Intelligence Service and SIS-TERR. Bex's job is to go to Albuquerque and covertly investigate to see if there is any threat to British interests, but there's a problem - the Head of Security of the Goldfinch Institute is someone she was at university with. Bex is forced to call on Kieron's help again as he goes out undercover in her place with a faked identity as a teenage computer genius.

As Scotland and England teeter on the edge of renewed war, Thomas Randolph is forced to make a decision that will change his life forever. Orphaned, he was raised by the Scottish Lord Gordon, who had sworn fealty to the English king. But when Robert the Bruce is crowned King of Scots, he knights Thomas, who swears allegiance to him and joins the fight against the English. But when the new king leads them into the disastrous battle at Methven, Thomas is captured and faces execution. In a twist of fate, Lord Gordon saves him from the gallows, and Thomas faces a grim choice. Grateful and ...

Forty modern masterpieces are found concealed on a neutral ship in international waters 16 months before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Their provenance is sketchy and their final destination unknown. The Royal Navy suspects the works are “degenerate art” seized by the Nazis and shipped across the Atlantic to create cash for their covert operations. But how to prove it? There’s only one man for the job - Roy Hawkins. The British Secret Intelligence Service has put their half-American star agent in tough spots before, and he’s always come out on top.

A meticulously researched novel set in 19th-century British India, The Light Horse is the story of two men who join forces to capture one of the most dreaded murderers in history - one man driven by sworn duty and the other man by vengeance. It is a psychological thriller based on documented fact, crafted after years of research into this compelling and nearly unbelievable chapter in the true history of 19th-century British-occupied India.

A shadow has fallen over the Tressian Republic. Ruling families - once protectors of justice and democracy - now plot against one another with sharp words and sharper knives. Blinded by ambition, they remain heedless of the threat posed by the invading armies of the Hadari Empire. Yet as Tressia falls, heroes rise. Viktor Akadra is the Republic's champion. A warrior without equal, he hides a secret that would see him burned as a heretic. Josiri Trelan is Viktor's sworn enemy. A political prisoner, he dreams of reigniting his mother's failed rebellion.

Annie is single, unemployed and just a bit stuck when her beloved father dies unexpectedly. Furious at his partner’s plans to scatter his ashes somewhere of no emotional significance, Annie seizes the urn and, on a whim, decides to take it on a tour of the 31 sea areas that make up the shipping forecast, which her father loved listening to, despite living in landlocked St Albans. Travelling around the coastline of Britain searching for the perfect place to say goodbye, she starts to wonder if it might be time to rethink some of the relationships in her life.

Patrick O’Brian is acclaimed as one of the greatest historical novelists of the twentieth century, celebrated throughout the world for his masterful roman fleuve, the Aubrey‒Maturin series. But he was also a prolific writer of short stories, and it is in this form that he first made his mark. Encompassing stories written in his unvarnished youth to tales told by a seasoned traveller, this is the most comprehensive collection of O’Brian’s short fiction ever published. It is a treasure chest, containing more than sixty tales, including rarities, uncollected works, and forgotten jewels.

Airship 27 Production is proud to announce the release of the 19th Volume in their bestselling series of Sherlock Holmes adventures, Consulting Detective. The Great Detective and his amiable assistant confront four truly unique and bizarre mysteries in this volume. Each case will challenge Sherlock Holmes’ observation skills. From a trip to the Vatican to retrieve a “lost gospel” to unravel the death of a famous author, there is no rest for the two companions. A young Olympiad cyclist is murdered with an African Zulu spear while in the final entry, a cunning murderer uses well-known ...

Witches guard the way. The Fae hold all the secrets. And a woman from another world has three days to stop a devastating war… Elspeth Quarrie has embraced her powers and her new name, Odhweine, and defeated the greatest threat the Druids have ever faced. They are safe for now, but the fanatical Chimera are destined to return as long as Elspeth’s prophecy holds power. The only way to ensure her new family’s safety, is to travel to another world and end the threat once and for all. To reach the Fae Realm, Elspeth and Rory need to win over the Witches, and once they do, they need to win ...

This omnibus edition comprises books one, two, and three in the Museum Rats series of children's books. Two children discover their new home has a great big surprise - there’s a secret door that takes them straight into the British Museum. These stories puts a fresh spin on the classic children’s adventure books, with characters that reflect modern-day values and mysteries that needs cracking.

A feel-good zombie story with a happy ending? You're kidding, right? No, that would be British Zombie Breakout Parts One to Four Omnibus Edition. The sleepy little fishing village of Kilkorne escaped the scourge of the killer virus that turned most of the population of the south west of England into a zombie-ridden graveyard. Things went quiet after the first wave of zombies were rounded up, while the laboratory which spawned them sought a cure and a method of detecting a newly infected host. Before the vaccine was found, the zombies broke out again. They headed straight for the coast – ...