Real Adventure

A family-friendly haunted house adventure, perfect for ghost hunters... And if you loved The Goonies movie, The Secret Astoria Scavenger Hunt is for you! The Goonies Anniversary Celebration brings Seattle tween Morgan to Astoria, Oregon, for a fun weekend in this historic riverfront town. Her cousins, Sean and Ronan, have just entered a spooky contest inspired by the movie. When the boys ask Morgan to help them win the grand prize, she’s determined to make their Anniversary Celebration weekend together the most memorable ever! But there’s something really peculiar about the old mansion ...

No phones…no running water…no electricity… As the float plane flew away… Leaving me stranded with a total stranger…In the middle of nowhere…I thought… Shit! What am I doing out here? It was my job…ten days in and four days out…sometimes. It was 1980. I was a city kid who wanted to save the whales, the trees, basically, the world. There was a boy with one leg running across the country. I had no idea what I was getting into when I went to work as a timber cruiser working on remote fly-ins in northern Ontario. Horny moose, ball lightning, way too friendly skunks, bears, ...

Born in 1938 in Brisbane, John Paul's early years were defined by resilience and rebellion. Sent to the Salvation Army Boy's Home at the age of nine, he defied the odds and escaped, laying the foundation for a life marked by adventure and escapades. Venturing into the tropical landscapes of North Queensland, John found himself working in the canefields, as well as picking tobacco and eventually establishing a thriving poultry farm. His journey was one of hard work, determination, and a deep connection to the land. Renowned for his captivating storytelling and a memory that preserves every ...

A honeymoon surprise… When vampire Gloriana St. Clair finally says “I do.” to her longtime lover and sire Jeremy Blade, she expects there to be a honeymoon. What she doesn’t expect is to be whisked away to Sweden where they will have twenty hours of pleasure each long, long night. Sounds perfect except… A sleigh ride in the snow, a picnic in a cave and then there’s an ice-quake. What should land at Glory’s feet but a man, frozen for a thousand years. He’s a Viking and a vampire, cast out by his enemies for the fortune he’d hidden away all those years ago. Company on their ...

Did you know your city is protected by a secret squad of crime-fighting pigeons? It's true! With master of disguise Rock Pigeon, bendy Tumbler, strong Frillback and super-finder Homey, the REAL PIGEONS will solve any mystery and fight any bad guy to keep the city safe! So what do Real Pigeons do? They EAT DANGER, of course! This squad of crime-fighting feathered friends is nonstop action and nonstop laughs. In their second silly adventure watch as they infiltrate a secret warehouse full of bottled birds and take down a truly criminal ostrich. The DANGER is REAL. And so are the PIGEONS.

Regrettably, Johanna Watson was born a woman, and to add to her father’s dismay, she was horrendously bad at it. She had a fire in her and a passion for research, science, and learning that her father didn’t understand. But after striking a deal with her brother, she took his place studying medicine incognito behind their father’s back. After returning to London, she found rooms at 221B Baker Street with the enigmatic individual Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock has her own secrets, and a life so full of mystery and intrigue that Watson cannot help but get wrapped up in it.

Though Reema and Suman were not shifting across the ocean every calendar year, yet they were drifting from a city to another almost every quarter of a year. Will their life become harder with time? On a stormy night Reema and Suman arrived at a new city. They were not sure how long they could stay there yet with each passing moment they found calmness in each other, bonding them stronger than ever before. Every good thing comes to an end. One evening some of Suman’s colleagues found Reema working. The wheels of jealousy and conspiracy started rolling and Reema’s aloofness from the ...

Reema has no clue if she could ever become strong enough to protect Suman from all the harm. Suman is clueless if he can keep his promises to Reema. Where would the couple end up? Reema and Suman went back home. Over the following month they sensed that the homecoming was temporary and they would be uprooted any moment to fly to a new location where they must start afresh. The new location was not at all welcoming. Reema and Suman saw worse and they tolerated the burnt. Arrangements of abrupt travel without the idea how long one has to stay in the new location hits on the money one has. Can...

Reema and Suman became a drifting couple for sometime. Can they ever be able not only to perch but to roost? Reema and Suman, both are in their early thirties, with a full decade of work experience. When Reema quit her job to cling to Suman, Reema’s mother was upset, so was Suman. Suman was wary that he became the monster who took away Reema’s freedom. Reema tried hard to make Suman feel her love. The effort made her realize that freeing Suman from his household duties so that his sole attention goes to his job while Reema hops from gig to gig was not losing independence. Did she think ...

The hot new Lieutenant is after Scott... ...but is any of this real? It was just an ordinary field exercise in the desert for Specialist Scott Abercrombie. His days had three cycles; work, sleep, and guard duty. Each were spent within reach of his incredibly cute and quirky crush, Zoe, though he hardly ever got to see her. It took the loneliness of guard duty to break the monotony, but not in the form of his dream girl. Instead, the break took the form of the gorgeous and unapproachable Lieutenant Ayn. From there, things started becoming far from ordinary! Will Scott find out what's real ...

C'est dans le sublime paysage de Chamonix que l'auteur nous fait partager sa connaissance et son amour pour la montagne.

You met Rafe in the Real Vampires series as Glory St. Clair’s bodyguard Valdez. Now see what happens when he gets his own story in Rafe and the Redhead.When his best friend gets married, Rafael Valdez realizes it’s time to get his own life in order. His lady, were-cat Lacy, is pregnant and he needs to step up before the babies, triplets, are born. Lacy figures he’s only willing to give her a ring because his true love is no longer available. Rafe is determined to woo and win Lacy.But before that can happen, he’s taken away at gunpoint to his dying grandfather’s bedside. He’d ...

For more than twenty years, The Amazing Race has introduced viewers to unique travel destinations in ninety-two countries across the globe. Pairing challenges with cultural touchpoints of the locations visited, The Amazing Race averages 10 million viewers per season.

Stage magician Quinn Bradley has one dream: to headline his own show on the Vegas Strip. And with talent scouts in the audience wowed by his latest performance, he knows he’s about to make the big-time. What he doesn’t expect is an offer to go on a quest to a place where magic is all too real. That’s how he finds himself in Alissia, a world connected to ours by a secret portal owned by a powerful corporation. He’s after an employee who has gone rogue, and that’s the least of his problems. Alissia has true magicians...and the penalty for impersonating one is death.

What really happened at the Chappaquiddick Bridge was hidden under a fog of deception for over four decades, until the advent of voice stress technology shined the light of truth on Ted Kennedy's statements to the police.

Danielle Williams, skydiver and founder of the online community Melanin Base Camp, profiles dozens of adventurers pushing the boundaries of inclusion and equity in the outdoors. These compelling narratives include a mother whose love of hiking led her to found a nonprofit to expose BIPOC children to the wonders of the outdoors and a mountain biker who, despite at first dealing with unwelcome glances and hostility on trails, went on to become a blogger who writes about justice and diversity in natural spaces.

Sarah has a new house in a new town and a new career. Everything she thought she wanted. She even has a wonderful new friend - and he lives right across the street. How could you not adore a man who is always there to help in the most basic ways, such as taking her garbage out when she forgets? Of course, she isn't really looking for a relationship and especially not one involving a man who has a rather shocking way of dealing with her tendency to forget things.

My name is Ava McNealy, and I'm addicted to The Haven, an immersive virtual reality program. Who cares if tyrannical aliens rule the Earth when there are endless digital worlds to explore, monsters to fight, and team-ups with friends. But when my father is arrested as a rebel, everything changes. Desperate to save him from execution, I embark on a perilous journey through treacherous levels and uncharted realms within The Haven, where everything is not as it seems.

This is the fifth in the series of Ella and Tom, who are brother and sister. Ella is 4 years old and Tom is 3 years old. This series of books follows their adventures and experiences as they live their lives, much like many children today. You can use these books to talk to your own children about what Ella and Tom have encountered and how they reacted to the different situations they have found themselves in. In Ella and Tom visit Spain, they find out what it is like to go on holiday to the Iberian Peninsula. But first they experience their first airport with all its noise and activity and...

This is the fourth in the series of Ella and Tom, who are brother and sister. Ella is 4 years old and Tom is 3 years old. This series of books follows their adventures and experiences as they live their lives, much like many children today. You can use these books to talk to your own children about what Ella and Tom have encountered and how they reacted to the different situations they have found themselves in. In Ella and Tom go to France, they find out what it is like to go on holiday in the strange surroundings of France. They eat French ice cream, enjoy French food and stay in a caravan...