Exciting Adventure

Six short stories for younger children aged two to five years. Tested stories for a great bedtime listen! Stories include a doggie, a squid, a crab, a dolphin, and two other animals.

In the bustling streets of London, Digby bids farewell to the solemn halls of the church, opting instead to venture into the thrilling world of detective work. His decision proves prosperous, yet the monotony of endless divorce cases threatens to suffocate him. But when Lady Isobel, the enigmatic widow of Lord Quentin Brewster, seeks his aid in unraveling her husband's supposed suicide, Digby finds himself thrust into a world far beyond the mundane. From the vibrant chaos of London, he embarks on a journey to the windswept moors of Bodmin, where shadows dance with whispers of ancient ...

Morgan Becket became one of Ainsley Becket’s family of orphans when her sailor father buttoned his pants and got up from the bed of her prostitute mother, who later sold her to Ainsley. The price, a single gold coin and a bottle of gin. To please Ainsley, the fairly volatile Morgan travels to London to acquire some Town Bronze and enjoy a Season. Setting the exotically beautiful, high-spirited Morgan Becket loose on the London marriage mart is a gamble that can end either in triumph or complete disaster, as Morgan believes she can never be better than the circumstances of her birth, and ...

What started out as fun just turned dangerous. When 14-year-old Jeffrey's high school teacher hires him to find the driver responsible for a hit-and-run car accident, he thinks it's an easy case—until his investigation leads to a harrowing encounter with a ruthless criminal and the clues to an ancient treasure. Now he and his friends Pablo, Marisol, and Susie are in a race against time with a trio of sinister treasure hunters who will stop at nothing to get their hands on the prize. Exciting Mystery Books for Kids, Teens, and Everyone in Be-Tween! If you like action-packed stories of ...

Are you feeling overwhelmed with your present life situation? Are you in need of a quick retreat into the mountains or a dense forest ? Do you need to recharge your life’s batteries? Then this book of inspirational stories is just for for you. The night may be long, the days might be clouded but nothing lasts forever. Sooner or later, the situation changes for change is the law of life. Those who keep the lamp of hope alive in their heart, see the lamp burning bright and eventually filling their lives with glow and warmth. But all this does not happen on its own. It demands constant ...

Welcome to a magical and enriching journey through Jungle Tales and Animal Adventures! This book is a gateway to a cultural and spiritual universe. You will discover wonderful stories that have been passed down through generations in the African and Latin culture. Accompanying each story, you will find valuable morals that convey essential life lessons. These teachings are valuable tools for personal growth and the development of fundamental values, such as kindness, respect, courage, and solidarity. I hope you enjoy it.

What started out as fun just turned dangerous. When 14-year-old Jeffrey's high school teacher hires him to find the driver responsible for a hit-and-run car accident, he thinks it's an easy case—until his investigation leads to a harrowing encounter with a ruthless criminal and the clues to an ancient treasure. Now he and his friends Pablo, Marisol, and Susie are in a race against time with a trio of sinister treasure hunters who will stop at nothing to get their hands on the prize. Exciting Mystery Books for Kids, Teens, and Everyone in Be-Tween! If you like action-packed stories of ...

This book contains a Fantasy Science Fiction Adventure Novel about two young adults who each embark upon a quest in an alternate world, a dystopian adventure novelette about a militia battling a group of pirates, and a dystopian novelette that takes place in a medieval setting. Venturing Through the Unknown Although Blaine and Rachel are highly gifted young individuals, they both work dead-end jobs, still struggling to find their place in the world. When an unusual solar flare takes place, they are presented with a portal that leads to another realm. Initially, they are hesitant to step ...

A fun and exciting fantasy adventure novel for kids and preteens! Girls really can be heroes, and a little magic helps too.Katie is a normal girl living a normal life, until she falls through a glowing crevice in the sidewalk. She makes a note to herself to avoid glowing crevices in the future.On the other side of the crevice lies Dreamland, a realm of fantasy and magic, a place where she can let her imagination soar and develop new powers. Katie has no idea why she's there or what she's supposed to do, and she meets other kids also stunned to find themselves in the same realm of mystery. ...

The Prodigal Returns… Rian Becket, believed killed at Waterloo, reluctantly returns to Becket Hall a year after the battle, maimed in body as well as spirit, and determined never to let life touch him, hurt him, again. But Not Alone… Beautiful, mysterious Lisette Beatty befriended Rian a month after he was injured, and has been his nurse, lover, and constant companion ever since, setting herself up as indispensable to the man, shielding him from his nightmares, helping him write his stories and poems. …In A World Of Strangers The reclusive Beckets do not easily accept strangers into ...

Once upon a time, in a land far far away, two children bearing the Mark of the plague are led into the woods and left to fend for themselves. But they are not ordinary children, they are the Prince and Princess. Faced with a bleak future, they do what they can to keep each other going. But unbeknownst to them, it is all a lie concocted by their parents the King and Queen. They do not have the plague and have been left to die. Years pass, in which time the children have grown, and their hopes have died. Then, finally, the truth is revealed. But with so many years away from the world, can ...

Get the first three Scorpion books now, as one new boxset, at a reduced price! In the Department 89 series, The Renegade Spy, the Scorpion is a merciless and psychopathic assassin, hired to assassinate the German chancellor. But years before, he used to be a Foreign Legionnaire, a man of honour and integrity. What happened? The Desert Scorpion Sergeant Jens Schacht is a soldier in the French Foreign Legion, a man with honour and integrity. So when he breaks up an attempted sexual assault on an Iraqi civilian, he can't look away. The perpetrators vow revenge, ordering an airstrike to silence...

Eleanor Becket is the glue that holds the wild, adventurous, at times reckless Beckets together, even if she believes herself to be the least interesting or exciting person in the world. Some may aspire to be a lady, and some, it seems, are simply born to it, whether they want to be or not. Who would expect fragile Eleanor, with her quiet ways and her unfortunate limp, to be anything more than she seems? But this adopted daughter has secrets gentleman turned smuggler Jack Eastwood believes connected to a long-ago crime. His discoveries ultimately lead them both to the very edge of desire ...

Hypnotica and Mesmera have reached the Crohn Media Tower, but an army of horny hypnotees awaits them. How will they emerge victorious when there are fifty women between them and the salvation of Queensport? With love, anything is possible...but too much of anything, even adoration, can be a bad thing.

The miners on the moon have supply, but no demand, The colony on Mars is suddenly no longer a project with earth as a safety net, it is the future, presuming they can make it through the present. As for those who have ventured beyond the edges of the universe, it is questionable the return trip will be worth it. What do you do with all those solar collector panels when the sun goes out?

A legal mystery! A corrupt corporate officer is colluding with a greedy union boss, and line worker Jim Vandenberg is caught in the middle. When Jim's young lawyer, Bill Hood, gets in over his head, Bill calls in his grandfather Henry, the ex-FBI agent turned private investigator, to help out. They have three days to extricate Jim from the hands of the company, and save him from an angry union boss. But why does the company want him out so badly, and why does the union turn on him as well? The answers can only be found through clandestine maneuvers that are patently out of Bill's skill set....

A tropical wind breathes, carrying whispers of things past... Years have passed since Reece Cannon buried her husband, but his cruel fate clings to her like a shadow, even as she sets out to end the criminal legacy of her bloodline. As a hurricane approaches, a deadly scramble for power ensnares Reece. Will she ever find justice amidst her family's crimes? Reece delves into a maze of deceit tied to Mayan gold and her family's criminal empire. In this world, betrayal is currency. No act is too vile for those seeking power and there's no blood they won't spill. If Reece can’t unearth the ...

Welcome to Crafting Adventure – the ultimate guidebook for game masters and players alike. Whether you're a seasoned veteran or brand new to the world of tabletop RPGs, this comprehensive guide will elevate your quest creation and gameplay to new heights. Crafting Adventure is jam-packed with invaluable tips and insights to help you create immersive and engaging adventures that will keep your players coming back for more. With over 30 chapters, you'll learn everything from developing rich locations and settings to managing tensions between players and characters. In the first few chapters...

They say some people have all the fun­— Sunshine Blake was one of those people. When Sunshine was a teenager she made a promise to herself to see the world and live a glamorous life. Nobody believed she could do it. Why would they? She was abused and abandoned by her parents and shuffled from foster home to foster home in the poorest part of the country. Yet Sunshine accomplished everything she set out to do—and then some. She traveled the world, succeeded in real estate, founded a cosmetics company, hung out with Hollywood’s elite, married in Morocco (and later escaped), appeared on...

Fifty years ago, the Immortal Waiter defeated a threat that was bent on ruling the galaxy. A threat that would have succeeded if not for the Waiter, Helen, and new friends. This threat was created by Creation itself. The defeat of this threat has forced Creation to take matters into its own hands. It now intends to destroy the Waiter, thus bringing the universe back to absolute quiet. If Its plans fail, it has planted the seed that it knows will disrupt the Waiter’s efforts and allow its own plans for the elimination of everything to succeed. The seed for this plan was planted almost two ...