Middle Ages Fiction

Bud Stanley is an obituary writer who is afraid to live. Yes, his wife recently left him for a “far more interesting” man. Yes, he goes on a particularly awful blind date with a woman who brings her ex. And yes, he has too many glasses of Scotch one night and proceeds to pen and publish his own obituary. The newspaper wants to fire him. But now the company’s system has him listed as dead. And the company can’t fire a dead person. The ensuing fallout forces him to realize that life may be actually worth living.

15-year-old Nick battles pirates, gators, and jungle storms when he’s separated from his parents on vacation. The Survival Series that celebrates the awesome history of us. From multi-award winning Ellie Crowe and Scott Peters comes a kid-powered, unputdownable adventure. Short attention spans | Chapter Book | Ages 8-12 When river pirates attack their ferry in the middle of the night, Nick and his family escape on a surfboard. But the Amazon River's wild currents separate Nick and his stepsister from their parents. One minute they're together, the next, Nick and Maddie are lost and alone ...

The Christmas season brings strange guests to the medieval nunnery of St. Frideswide's. They bear with them the badly mangled body of a villager, swearing they found the drunken fool lying in a ditch. But Meg, the victim's wife and a scullery maid of the cloister, thinks there are far fouler deeds afoot. As the players rehearse for the nativity, ancient scandals lick at their heels and dark desperation haunts Meg's steps as she finds cruel feudal laws threatening to strip away the lands that would support both her and her sons in the wake of her husband's death.

When danger strikes, love and family become the ultimate refuge. Ben Taylor, a 25-year-old widower with four children, is already struggling to balance college, a new job, and fatherhood when he gets caught up in a network of fraud and deception at his workplace. Forced to go undercover to expose the criminals and clear his name, Ben turns to Teresa Cooper, the capable nanny who keeps his world in order, to take his children to the one place where they will be completely safe. Jonah Campbell, a retired soldier-turned-artist living in the remote wilderness of the Upper Peninsula, never ...

This summer the Penderwick sisters have a wonderful surprise: a holiday on the grounds of a beautiful estate called Arundel. Soon they are busy discovering the summertime magic of Arundel's sprawling gardens, treasure-filled attic, tame rabbits, and the cook who makes the best gingerbread in Massachusetts. But the best discovery of all is Jeffrey Tifton, son of Arundel's owner, who quickly proves to be the perfect companion for their adventures.

Eleven-year-old Rigel Harman loves her life in off-the-grid Alaska. She hunts rabbits, takes correspondence classes through the mail, and plays dominoes with her family in their two-room cabin. She doesn't mind not having electricity or running water - instead, she's got tall trees, fresh streams, and endless sky.

A glitter explosion. A ruined poster. A mystery sandwich. Welcome to Marie Lane’s messiest week ever. Twelve-year-old Marie Lane has big plans to win her school’s kindness poster contest—until a spilled paint cup, a very sparkly dog, and a bad case of Tuesday ruin everything. But just when things feel hopeless, Marie turns her glittery disaster into a message from the heart: “Kindness isn’t always neat. But it always matters.” What follows is a week full of awkward apologies, anonymous acts of kindness, and one sandwich that just might change everything. With humor, heart, and a...

Escape back in time to the Medieval Scottish Highlands and meet the roguish outlaw Reardon MacLaurin! Three Steamy Historical Scottish Romances in one bundled set! Her Outlaw Highlander: Anice Grant is a hard-working lass, focused on caring for her brother, yet loneliness overwhelms her. Everyone, it seems, has found someone to love. Everyone but Anice, who pines for her brother's friend. When a strange man comes to her aid and fights of a band of brigands, her surprise is unfathomable when she sees her daring savior is none other than Reardon. Reardon believes that once he is on Grant land...

Redemption. Magic. Untamed Passions. After the thrilling discovery of her fae heritage and a heart-stopping quest for the Sword of the Middle Ages, Hunter Jones finds herself entangled in another perilous adventure. This time, the stakes are higher, the magic more potent, and the enemies more dangerous. Amidst the haunting beauty of Scotland, a new mission calls to her — a mission that could tip the balance in an ancient conflict between vampires and werewolves. Hunter is not alone; Exeter, the dragon shifter who captured her heart, is by her side. Their bond, forged in the fires of their...

No magic? No problem. Until you get attacked by demons. I’ve lived my whole life thinking I wasn’t magic. Believing that all the supernatural awesomeness was for everyone else. I shunned the world. Now, at middle-age I discover everything I thought about my life up until was founded on half-truths. When the pub I inherited from my unknown father gets burnt to the ground by the demons, well, they’re just asking for me to get involved. You can’t just come to my town, burn down my building and get away with it. Only thing is, the situation in Cougar Creek is a much bigger mess than I ...

Taliyah: The last person I expect to ask me a favor is the headmistress of Blood Rose Academy, Aurea Grimsbane. But when she tells me her daughter, Vivian, has been brutally murdered, I can guess what’s coming next… Yep, Aurea wants me to figure out what happened to Vivian. Of course, my first answer is a resounding ‘no’ because I want nothing to do with that backstabbing witch. But when she threatens the safety of my family, claiming she’s stolen a bone dagger from the would-be Queen of Winter, Janara, my ears perk up. Why? Because that dagger will kill me, and I don’t want to ...

Everyone who knows me knows I love quality fabrics—there’s really nothing better with which to create my enchanted clothing. So, imagine my surprise and excitement when Lorcan and I attend an auction in Seattle, and I become the proud owner of the most beautiful silk that just happens to be a few hundred years old. And I know just what I’m going to make with it. Yes, there’s a protection spell safeguarding the silk from any sort of damage, but my blood magic will make quick work of that. As soon as my shears cut through the silk, though, it ages immediately, and I’m left with ...

When love burns this hot, even demons fear the flames... I thought getting through my ongoing messy divorce was hard enough. Then, a magical accident left me sharing my body with Indigo—a witch with a dark past and even darker enemies. Since then, my life has been anything but ordinary. I’m currently living in Haven Hollow, running an occult bookshop, dodging my petty ex-husband, and trying desperately not to fall for Angelo, the devastatingly handsome incubus who’s become my unlikely protector. But soon, I find myself caught in a dangerous game of magical cat-and-mouse with a shadowy...

1199 AD - The fate of a silver arrow brings blood-soaked terror to the peasants of Sherwood Forest. England faces uncertainty as Richard the Lionheart falls in battle. Nottingham Castle is seething with intrigue as the Sheriff’s power is threatened and Sir Guy of Gisborne faces an old nightmare. Robin’s fight is more desperate than ever. Friendships are tested as the outlaws confront a new depth of evil. When even the villagers have turned against him, Robin Hood discovers the true cost of being made wolfshead. A hunted man – and this time it’s personal… Wolfshead – complete in ...

Welcome back to the world of Zet, where a kid can be a hero and fight for the good of all.When Zet learns that an Egyptian princess has vanished into thin air, he's determined to investigate. When Pharaoh himself asks him to help, he's ready. The only problem? Zet must travel far from home and family, down the Nile River to an ancient pyramid construction site. With his best friend tagging along, things are bound to turn messy. Hui always manages to find trouble. The two boys set sail on an exciting adventure. But with a suspicious boat captain on their tail and temple pillars mysteriously ...

"You've long set your heart against it, Axl, I know. But it's time now to think on it anew. There's a journey we must go on, and no more delay..." The Buried Giant begins as a couple set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen in years. Sometimes savage, often intensely moving, Kazuo Ishiguro's first novel in nearly a decade is about lost memories, love, revenge, and war.

KID DETECTIVE ZET: The World's Favorite Way To Learn About Ancient Egypt 12-year-old Zet is on the trail of his latest mystery: priceless amulets are disappearing all over ancient Egypt. Worse, his best friend is being treated more like a prisoner than a student at a secretive jewelry apprentice school. Are the evil teachers and jewel thefts related? When Zet receives a desperate message hidden inside an amulet, he's determined to rescue his friend. Armed with a brainy sister who can read and write hieroglyphics, Zet searches for clues. Can he expose the wicked plot and take down the ...

In this ground-breaking work, Norman Cantor explains how our current notion of the Middle Ages—with its vivid images of wars, tournaments, plagues, saints and kings, knights and ladies—was born in the 20th century. The medieval world was not simply excavated through systematic research. It had to be conceptually created: it had to be invented, and this is the story of that invention.

Her kiss sent him to his death. Princess Athena never could have imagined that one indiscretion during the royal ball would end in her true love’s execution. Then again, she had also believed Cain to be her literal knight in shining armor, not an impoverished thief in disguise. Still reeling from a broken heart and a guilty conscience, Athena is further disturbed by the prospect of an arranged marriage until the humiliated king offers her an impossible choice: marry the only man who would have her after the compromising public incident, or be sentenced to the same fate as Cain. ...

1198 A.D A hooded man brings rebellion to the forest… Lionheart’s England, with the King fighting in Normandy… For the oppressed villagers of Sherwood there is no escape from persecution and despair. They exist under the sufferance of their brutal overlords. When a mysterious stranger saves a miller’s son from cruel punishment, the Sheriff of Nottingham sends the ruthless Sir Guy of Gisborne to hunt him down. His past life destroyed, Robin of Loxley must face his greatest challenge yet. Deadly with a longbow and a sword, he will fight tyranny and injustice, encounter allies and ...