Old English Mystery

When Minerva identifies a murder weapon as a priceless sixteenth-century artifact, she's sure her eyes must be deceiving her. Even by Bryd Hollow standards, five hundred years seems like an absurd amount of time to hold a grudge. The knife can't possibly be real. Can it? Each bizarre secret she uncovers leaves Minerva more determined to get to the bottom of the blade's origins. But the deeper she digs, the more she angers and alienates her new friends. And the police. And possibly a few unsavory criminals.

Life after the State Department was supposed to be a peaceful respite for Mike Lacondeguy, but an unlikely friend and the Russian mob surfaced with other plans. In FISHING WITH TOLSTOY, the exhilarating introduction to The New Americans trilogy, ex-diplomat Mike Lacondeguy snaps out of his retirement blues and into a world of deception and betrayal. This time, the fight is on his turf. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine draws two Cold War adversaries back into the game to stop the hostilities from escalating. Mike worked with the State Department for three decades in and around Russia, while ...

A gripping, action-packed Thriller. Her past created a deadly psychic killer. Now, she tries to exit the assassination guild with devastating consequences. My name is Judith Elizabeth Morante. The first time I saw Lee was when I was still an active assassin. But now, I'm helping in a SWAT team raid that Michael and I are involved in. I must thank Captain Lee Bryce for keeping me on the straight and narrow after Michael went missing. Thankfully, Bryce had insisted that I train with his swat team in one of the FBI's HRT elite tactical units. This significantly improved my marksmanship skills ...

The second book in Heloise Hull’s Adept At Fifty series. For all those who like their rosé chilled and their demons hot! I never expected to find my prim and proper mother harboring a secret life, but then again, I never thought I'd quit my job at age fifty and move into my cousin's occult shop in Southern France. C'est la vie. We sell tarot cards and trinkets to tourists, but there’s real magic thrumming through these walls, magic I’m finally learning to trust again. For the first time in years, I feel like myself. Yet my new powers are good at attracting new problems. My dead ...

Some bonds are unbreakable...Chris Andersen had spent years throwing himself into one project then another...one painting and then the next one...all in an effort to bury the profound grief he had never completely faced... Enduring is the seventeenth novella in the ongoing story of the Andersen family. Livia Andersen was a woman who held her family together with a quiet smile and an iron will. It’s been months since her death and her children and grandchildren she leaves behind continue to grapple with the shifting changes in their lives now that she’s gone. Chris Andersen is searching ...

She bought the cabin on a whim. But will it transform into her perfect getaway? Burnt out from her high-flying author career and dreaming of escaping her busy Manhattan life, when Laura discovers her husband cheating on her with another writer, she knows it’s time for a change. After her brother calls her about a country Bed and Breakfast for sale, Laura ditches New York and buys it on the spot… only to realize that the run-down cabin will need more than a little elbow grease to restore it to working condition. As she’s swept up in the quiet joys of small-town life, an ad in the local...

Twelve years old one day… eighty the next. When Azie and her family move into a creepy old Victorian house in a quiet New York town, she’s just hoping to survive another boring summer. But the house has a horrifying secret — and a curse that’s been claiming kids for generations. The locals call it Old Person Disease. The symptoms? Rapid aging, gray hair, wrinkled skin… and death within days. Now Azie’s showing signs of the same terrifying illness — and if she can’t uncover the truth behind the curse, she won’t be the last. Can Azie and her new friends break the cycle ...

The last time Information held an election, a global network outage, two counts of sabotage by major world governments, and a devastating earthquake almost shook micro-democracy apart. Five years later, it's time to vote again, and the system that has ensured global peace for 25 years is more vulnerable than ever. Unknown enemies are attacking Information's network infrastructure. Information's best agents question whether the data monopoly they've served all their lives is worth saving or whether it's time to burn the world down and start anew.

What if your wildest imagination... wasn’t imagination at all? Jacob and Isaac are just two curious brothers growing up in Darwin, Australia—until the night strange lights flash across the sky and a glowing crystal appears in their backyard. With the help of their wise grandmother and a set of forgotten journals, the boys uncover a secret that links them to an ancient race of star travelers—and a mother they barely remember. When they discover a hidden alien ship deep in the bush, their lives take a thrilling turn that rockets them beyond Earth and into the stars. But with discovery ...

Elise Thornton's life revolves around the quiet sanctuary of her dressage farm, built on integrity and the trust of her horses. But when escalating costs threaten her life's work, a lavish offer from a powerful, ambitious family seems like a lifeline. Their price? Train their daughter, Brianna, on Breathless Wonder—a horse as stunning as he is dangerously unpredictable. Caught between desperately needed funds and compromising her core principles of safety, Elise accepts, determined to find a way to make it work. But the arrival of the wealthy Perkins family and their volatile equine ...

Determined to confront the hazy memories of his troubled youth, Oliver Matthews, a retired detective and confirmed bachelor, returns to the picturesque town of Henley-on-Thames for the first time in years. An unexpected encounter rekindles the possibility of a lost love. However, this joyful reunion is jeopardised when old friends remind him of a mystery with personal implications. As Oliver delves deeper, he uncovers the disturbing truth behind why he abandoned his dearest friends. The weight and shame of his past mistakes create profound turmoil within him. He grapples with the haunting ...

At Ridgewood Wildlife Sanctuary, even the slow winter season can take a surprising turn. Fraternal twins Ginny and Gino have spent their whole lives surrounded by wild animals, helping their parents care for everything from rescued deer to injured birds. But when a string of strange events starts disrupting the quiet routine at the sanctuary, the twins know something isn’t right. Teaming up with their best friends, Caroline and Victor, they begin to track down the cause — all while managing family life, friendships, and the daily demands of caring for wild animals. Blending humor, light...

Elizabeth had always believed there was nothing more magical than the precious gift of love...even now in the heart of danger, she still believed it...she always would. After telling the story of Simon's magical cowboy ranch for more years than she cared to count, Elizabeth Fountaine wondered if there might be more to the fanciful fairy-tale than being an elaborate bedtime story to tell children. More than ever before, she very much needed for even just a small piece of the fairy-tale to be real. Kellyn had always loved Elias Stratton with all her heart and probably always would. She'd ...

Gustav "Old Red" Amlingmeyer is an old-fashioned kind of guy: He prefers a long trail ride even when a train ticket can get him where he's going in one-tenth the time. So when it's Old Red who insists on guarding the Pacific Axpress, despite a generations-old family distrust of the farm stealin', cattle-killin', money-grubbing' railroads, Big Red is flummoxed. But as usual, he'll follow his ornery brother just about anywhere.

I never meant to fall in love. I never expected it. But now I can't fight it. I was only looking for a running partner when I ran into Mark, but I couldn't help my attraction to his incredible body and dazzling smile. When he warned me of the dangers, I didn't take him seriously. But Mark was more than I realized: a billionaire with dangerous enemies and a burning desire for a man to call his own. How could I resist him? Warning: This erotic story contains very naughty gay scenes between a billionaire and his gay lover. Adult readers only.

When a professional skateboarder disappears under mysterious circumstances, a podcaster seems to be the only person interested in finding him. She has her own motivations, of course, and so begins an exploration into the little-known and unpredictable world of international skateboarding. Walker Ryan’s second novel is a tale of complicated friendships, hesitant romance and unexpected adventure.

Jonah’s fiancée is in a coma, and he’s wondering if life is still worth living. Do they still have a chance at happiness? Jonah can’t catch a break. While his fiancée, Mary Lou, is in a coma, he loses hope for their future, so he decides to numb the pain with alcohol. In a drunken stupor, he kisses his best friend’s beautiful younger sister, and he gets caught in the act by Mary Lou’s parents. Now, Jonah is wondering if life is still worth living. He’s made a mess of things, and even if Mary Lou does wake up, she will probably never forgive him. Will God redeem Jonah’s ...

Chase Connor had left the hustle and bustle of the California scene for a quiet place in Montana. He purchased a bookstore thinking that this would provide him with the peace and quiet that he had wanted. That all changed when he opened a historical book and found a map sewn into the back cover. Not sure what it all means, he and others try to solve a mystery that has haunted the Mountain Ridge community for the past year. What they find will shock the small Montana community to its core.

The Heights is a tall, slender apartment building among warehouses in London. Its roof terrace is so discreet, you wouldn’t know it existed if you weren’t standing at the window of the flat directly opposite. But you are. And that’s when you see a man up there—a man you’d recognize anywhere. He may be older now, but it’s definitely him.

Box Set that includes two stories from the Simply Meant to Be series...Heart of the Cottage Court Motel and The Moment I Saw You. Connor and Rebecca have known each other since they were children...Lucas and Emma have just met...but sometimes love finds you when least expected and is Simply Meant to Be. Heart of the Cottage Court Motel Rebecca has one love in her life…her young five-year-old son. Unexpectedly, after a number of sudden and unexpected changes to her well thought out plans, the single mother finds herself and her son living with her Great-Aunt Lettie in her big historic home...