British Travel

Previously published as KA. The Seeking Spirit of Khaemwaset: Guarded secrets, forbidden knowledge by Roy Lester Pond (AUTHOR) There is a certain statue in the Sculpture Gallery of the British Museum of the son of Rameses The Great, Egypt’s most illustrious pharaoh. The statue has an eerie attraction even today. In the 1900s a London group known as The Society of Inner Light regularly conferred with the exhibit in the Egyptian Sculpture Gallery, convinced that it was a medium for metaphysical activity and emanated unseen forces. She was an American historical writer visiting the British ...

Jas’ fantasy is Mr. Darcy, elegant balls, and amusing assemblies. So romantic. Jas’ reality? Rory, boring work, and painting the hall. Not romantic … at all. An accidental purchase of a lover’s locket enables Jas to time travel back to its origins: the Regency era. Her excitement is short-lived, however, when she realizes she is not just an observer but is inhabiting the real lives of real, living people; people never mentioned in any of Jane Austen’s novels; people whose lives are neither romantic nor elegant. So much for fantasy. Seeking romance in the Regency era seems like a ...

Super Sale! Sometimes it's best to start later in the story. This is one of those times. Meet James Melbourne as the strong man he was destined to be. Time travel can't be real...can it? There had to be another explanation. Leah's mother had disappeared a year ago, then suddenly reappeared looking forty years younger. She vanished again, but this time, left behind her solar-powered smartphone. Was Leah brave enough to look for clues on it? And where had Mom disappeared to? Again. Then there was the strange call from Lord James Melbourne, a British man who claimed to have vital information. ...

When a trip to Scotland ends in tragedy, travel guide Lana Hansen must sleuth out who murdered her guest before she ends up paying the piper. Lana hasn't seen her ex-husband, Ron, since their divorce was finalized eight months earlier. So when they bump into each on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, she is not exactly jumping for joy. To make matters worse, Ron threatens a member of her tour group—a beloved and respected magician named Presto the Amazing. Ron is convinced Presto stole one of his magic tricks—the same act that propelled the famous magician into stardom—and swears he will ...

I had a plan: work hard, save money, and move to the UK to be with my boyfriend. But when I get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work as a data analyst in Dublin, I can’t say no. As my career takes off, my intense long-distance romance with my brother's best friend faces the ultimate test, leading me to the UK in a desperate bid to save our love amidst the challenges of a new life abroad. I believe this country holds my happily ever after, but it looks like I'm going to lose everything I worked so hard for. --- Every Move I Make is the second book in the All of Me Trilogy with a Happy ...

Sophie Arundel is stranded in a parallel universe, stuck in a grand house in an alternate 1925 England. Thankfully, she has her faithful dog, Charlotte. Oh, and Hugo Harrington who is stranded too—and Sophie’s fallen for him, head over heels.

Eastbourne or Bust A not-at-all-serious account of one man, one bike, and the long, painful road to the coast. Ever thought cycling the South Downs Way would be a charming, leisurely jaunt through scenic countryside? Yeah, so did I. Idiot. What actually happened was a four-day, mud-splattered odyssey of mechanical failures, chalky cliffside death slides, possessed bike saddles, and a surprising number of historical detours involving Romans, smugglers, haunted windmills and at least one overly dramatic Victorian tunnel. Armed with questionable fitness, a half-functioning bicycle, and the ...

***Newly Updated in 2025*** For over 70 years, the Alaska Highway has been a beacon for tourists looking to complete one of North America’s greatest road trips across northern Canada and into Alaska. This entry in the 101 Travel Bits series will give you a sense of some of the history, attractions and features that continue to make the Alaska Highway one of the most famous road trips in the world. Travel Bits™ are not your typical guidebooks. In fact, they aren’t guidebooks at all! Each collection of Travel Bits consists of 101 “bits” of information about one of the great places ...

"As the depth of truth of one's life can only be penned upon the pages of a diary, Jane Digby leads us through her passionate life . . . A wonderful piece of historical fiction that will delight your senses as well as your heart." - Peggy Lee Sprague, Author of The Truth Hunters series And now the conclusion of Jane Digby's Diary . . . Bright, bold, and beautiful, Jane Digby led a remarkable life. Born to privilege in 1807 at Dorset, England, she soon scandalized Europe with her reckless pursuit of freedom. Kings, princes, barons, brigands, lords, and sheikhs were among her lovers. A gifted...

An Amazon Bestseller They’ve promised each other forever, but forever may not be in their cards. Rain I thought I loved him, but I was wrong. What I feel is more than love. He is embedded in my soul. I wear his ring on my finger. I thought I wanted to be his wife. I was wrong about that too. I don’t want a title; I want him. For however long life will give us to each other. But his world keeps calling, it won’t let him go. The demons lurking just beneath the surface, the tattoos and scars all over his back that tell his story. The death in his eyes. We escape in each other, try to ...

SLEEPING MEN, A Tale of the Struggle for Independence by Men Seeking to Live Free, is a tasty stew of science fiction and historical fiction, spiced up with morality and a splash of poignancy. But at its core, it is a romp through the history of a place and a people that altered the outcome of the war that created what we have today. Thomas McKinnon finds himself transported from 1971 to 1780 with no clue how it happened. But, gaining reassurance from his new guide, thirteen-year-old Woolsey Mathers, he draws on his knowledge of history to sort out the events he is thrust into. Woolsey’s ...

She nips to modern-day London for a spot of Christmas shopping.... ...and ends up in 1958. Scarlett visits London’s Oxford Street to soak up the festive atmosphere, buy gifts, drink coffee and eat pastries. There, she meets Maisie, an elderly homeless woman who regales the tragic tale of how she was imprisoned for a murder she didn't commit. And lost the love of her life. Soon, Scarlett and her hunky husband are in December 1958 to avert a tragedy, armed only with mince pies and Christmas cake. If they fail, Maisie will spend thirty years in prison and miss out on marriage. Don't miss the...

She’s about to find more than just herself… When Scarlett moves to a haunted house at the insistence of her bossy fiance, it’s the final nail in the relationship coffin... She flees to a Find Yourself seminar where the hunky course leader is the perfect balm for her wounded heart and spooked-out soul. He asks Scarlett to join him on a time-travel journey to a star-studded 1976 party. Mission? To rescue a renowned Indian guru from money-mad mobsters. Is the crazy story a corny chat-up line? Will the hunk lead Scarlett into true love or endanger her life? Time-Travel Guru is the first ...

After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson took the decision to move back to the States for a while but before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire, Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain. His aim was to take stock of the nation's public face and private parts (as it were), and to analyse what precisely it was he loved so much about a country that had produced Marmite, a military hero whose dying wish was to be kissed by a fellow named Hardy....

She visits 1960s Liverpool to solve a murder, save a romance… And do a spot of shopping. Content with her new house and husband, Scarlett is enjoying life. Until she discovers her aunt has died after years in a mental hospital pining a lost love. Fate hands Scarlett a chance to return to 1960s Liverpool, change history and save her aunt from a life of misery and her former gipsy boyfriend from death. The good news is Scarlett’s husband will accompany her. The bad news is that murder is involved. Get Time-Travel Gipsy today and join Scarlett on a fab time-travel trip to yesteryear ...

La dolce vita, a sweeter life of love, awaits Rachel. But can she accept it? Rachel Golding loves her uncomplicated life in Wales. Teaching art, a close-knit group of friends, and a strong and loving bond with her mother. But the trip to Italy to meet her Italian grandmother for the first time stirs unwelcome emotions — reluctance to forgive Nonna for a lifetime of rejection, and longing to know more about the father who died before her birth. Between her cousin’s accusation she sent a series of mysterious unsigned paintings to get revenge on the family, her mother’s wedding, and her ...

Nothing unusual had ever happened to her. Her life was ordinary and predictable until that day. Now, she has a secret, a secret both terrifying and compelling. “…the storyline is brilliant, and the characters are strong, fearless, caring, and vibrant…”-Amazon review “…a love story like no other: life in contemporary Britain meets life in the prehistoric Bronze Age, and what evolves is an amazing, timeless love connection…”-Amazon review “…a great love story along with a journey through the past interwoven with the present day…”-Amazon review “…I flew through this...

As witch Layney Grimoire reads a Regency novel in bed with her fiance, she couldn’t be happier... Until a cry for help from a damsel in distress screams from its pages. Soon, she, her teenage daughter and their cheeky talking cat travel from modern-day Scotland to 1818 England to rescue a young lady trapped in an arranged marriage to an old, smelly and nasty duke. It’s written on the wind that if the rescue mission fails, Layney’s daughter will wed the duke’s demonic descendant. With a touch of romance and a dash of mystery, The Grimoire Girls' Regency Adventure is a lighthearted ...

Fans of Maeve Binchy will love this entertaining read that transcends time with history repeating itself, proving it’s not our circumstances that define us but the power within to change. A story of life, love, loss and seeking more, three generations of women are all on a journey to change their circumstances and find the life they believe they were destined for . . . revealing a terrible secret that changes it all. In 1960s Ireland, Maggie Treacy has never felt she belongs. Determined to change her life, the transformation doesn’t come without cost, but she isn’t going to let ...

Immersive, fascinating and with an ending that will quite simply… blow your socks off! Who ever really knows themselves? And if you don’t know yourself, can you ever be truly happy? Mark Rasper is a thirty-year old man who has always had a fascination with Japan. It started when he played Metal Gear Solid with school buddy Paul, becoming thoroughly captivated not only by everything Japanese, but by the character Solid Snake. When a transfer opportunity turns up at the company he works for, he doesn’t hesitate, and before he has time to change his mind he is on a plane to Tokyo. Mark ...