Winter Adventure

Canada, 1867. A young murder suspect flees across the snowy wilderness. Tracking him is what passes for the law in this frontier land: trappers, sheriffs, traders and the suspect's own mother, desperate to clear his name. As the party pushes further from civilisation, hidden purposes and old obsessions are revealed. One is seeking long-lost daughters, another a fortune in stolen furs; yet another is chasing rumours of a lost Native American culture.

A fight for survival… a second chance at love. *** Including a FREE bonus story, Desert Wolf! All Nala Dixon wants is to make it home to her wolf pack in time for the holidays — alive. But a simple road trip turns into a fight for survival when a gang of vampires turns up, thirsting for her blood. A damn good thing a knight in shining armor rushes to her rescue — and hot damn, it’s Harrison, the sasquatch she’s secretly dreamed of for years. This special edition also includes DESERT WOLF: FRIEND OR FOE, where the sasquatch hero of this book first appeared. There’s more than ...

STEAMY SHEIKH ROMANCE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN. ANNABELLE WINTERS STYLE. Bank teller Cristy Cartright finds herself in the middle of a bank robbery, and when she volunteers to be taken hostage in place of a scared young girl, a strange foreign man steps up and demands that HE be taken hostage instead of Cristy! What happens next? OMG! Steamy Contemporary with HEA!

Welcome to "Surviving the Ice," the definitive guide for anyone with an adventurous spirit who is set on their path to explore Earth's polar regions. From the mighty Arctic to the vast, unending expanse of the Antarctic, this guide prepares you to traverse these extremes like a seasoned veteran. Immerse yourself in the awe-inspiring landscapes of the polar regions with this comprehensive read. It not only paints an illuminating picture of these beautiful, frosty terrains but also imparts essential knowledge of their unique weather patterns. You'll be equipped with a range of survival skills...

For honoring his word to Kuznetsov, Hale finds himself caught in a web of unexpected consequences. To safeguard the future of Nea, Aina, and his unborn child, Hale embarks on a daring odyssey. A nearly impossible mission with long odds. It's a reckless gambit for redemption, where success holds the key to forgiveness. Can Hale navigate the treacherous terrain behind enemy lines and emerge victorious from the heart-pounding crucible of his audacious Raid On Russia?

Getting caught up in the wrong place at the wrong time never stopped John Winter from doing the right thing. But when a covert mission unravels with fatal consequences, the SAS man decides he’s had enough. Forging a new life as a pilot-for-hire, Winter wants to put his violent past behind him. But his former enemies have tracked him down. And the arrival of the US Army to provide protection for an upcoming US presidential visit has provided them with cover for a bold and elaborate plan to exact their revenge.

With foxes and wolves at each other’s throats, the only solution is to listen to the witch! Homecoming fever is gripping Ardensville and it’s all Thea Beal can do to keep up in her shop. Life has been going great, recently. She and Blaine have been dating and thoughts of a future together fill her mind. But then...another murder rocks the festivities. The victim? A local bad boy wolf shifter. He was also a lady killer. Maybe it was his wolfish good looks that women were drawn to. And perhaps the reason husbands abhorred him. He lived with his kind on the edge of town in beaten up ...

The Convergence It had been thirty years since the Convergence, when the dimensions aligned and combined Earth and the world of Gwyllon, known in human mythology as “Underhill”. Elven castles and ancient ruins sprouted in vacant lots, on major highways, sometimes merging with existing buildings, twisting into completely new structures. Roads and rail systems reformed, and after the rioting, starvation and death, agriculture finally sorted itself and food began to flow. A new government formed of elves and men had arisen, a society of human tech and elven magic. Cell phones and frost ...

The Unspoken One has been banished for many years, his very existence erased. Ameera must find his true name and summon him if she has any hope of saving her kingdom from war, and herself from marriage to a ruthless king. The Kingdom of Nur has been suffering for years under Ameera’s father’s rule. She's bid her time, carefully keeping her secret hidden and waiting to become queen so she can repair what her father has broken. Then an unwanted marriage to the brutal king of Nur’s enemy threatens everything she’s worked towards. With her wedding drawing near and the future of her ...

Atlantica - the forgotten isle, the glittering gem in the cesspool of humanity's future. Anything you do inside your own home is allowed. It is a dog-eat-dog world of millionaires and billionaires. The rest of society beneath them live in ignorance. Those at the top have money, tools, people, assassins, and murderers. One such assassin was a rumor, a myth, a ghost in the night. The Red Countess, the lady Valentina Winters. A player among the elite has something Valentina wants, and she is willing to do most anything to get it.

Charlie Munroe had been a nobody all her life. And when she is found in the ditch, more dead than alive, she becomes a nobody once again. Seventeen-year-old Charlie was shunned at school. Trailer trash. Second-hand Charlie is what they called her. It was time for her to make a choice. She chooses to leave, to run away from it all and never look back. To chase a dream, and maybe find herself. When a motorcycle accident leaves her battered and unconscious, she becomes a nobody again. Left for dead in the ditch… like trash. Something no longer needed. Or wanted. Someone else’s problem. The...

Although the 163rd Division was destroyed at the Battle of Suomassalmi the danger is far from over. The Soviet 44th Motorized Rifle Division is still a powerful force that outnumbers the Finns three to one. In addition to the forces of the 44th, Soviet High Command has dispatched reinforcements to rescue the beleaguered fighters of the 44th, further skewing the odds. Amongst this new force is a group of trained snipers. Now, plagued by a swarm of snipers, the Finnish 9th Division is losing their hold on the trapped men of the Soviet 44th Division. To make matters worse, the enemy sniper ...

What the hell do you do when life changes on a dime without warning? Ryder Freeman-His job is to keep Harrison safe from a stalker and one step ahead of the paparazzi. That's it! The hotter than hell young billionaire is forbidden fruit and crossing that line is not an option. So, why is it that when bullets start flying, Ryder makes an executive decision to take his client away to the Freeman family cabin?

Can you fall in love in four days? Paris. New Year's Eve, 1999. Six months ago, Callie arrived in Paris to be with the love of her life, who promptly dumped her. Determined to succeed despite this drastic change of plans, Callie creates a life for herself in Paris, supported by her two closest friends, Lila and Emilie. Now it’s the turn of the century and she’s returning to the U.S. in four days, ready to start the new century and the next chapter of her life… until she meets Emilie's brother Julien on New Year’s Eve. Sparks fly, and what Callie thought was just a fun fling with her...

Disappearing wasn’t going to be enough…they needed a plan…some answers…and a safe place so they could figure out what to do next and stop running in circles trying to stay one step ahead of the guys who seemed to want her dead. Simon Sullivan might not be who Ava always believed him to be, but along with his brother, he’d spent his life trying to protect her. That wasn’t going to change especially now when everything they’d planned for, hoping against hope it would never be needed, was playing out exactly as they’d feared. But he’s not alone. Harper Riley isn’t about to ...

After ten years as a legendary assassin for the government, Nick Parker was still looking for a normal life. Finally coming home to his ranch in Montana, Parker got his Private Investigator's license, trying to use his unique skills to help people in need. He wasn't making any money, but he was doing some good and no one was trying to kill him. That would all change when he agreed to help a distraught mother find her missing son on the Flathead Indian Reservation. What started out as a simple missing person case would quickly pit Parker against a brutal new drug ring that had local cops on ...

This is a Happily Ever After hot and sexy Sci-Fi Alien First Contact Romance Novel. WARNING. This novel has explicit male-dominant sex. This is Part 1 of an original full novel now in two parts and priced accordingly. NOTE TO READERS: If you love the work of Anna Hackett and Eve Langlais you will love this. This is a fantasy Alien romance filled with hot sex, strong dominant men. It’s gritty, confrontational and steam will be coming out of your ears. If you’re looking for something to get those juices flowing, you just found it. Enjoy! This novel is written mainly in British English, ...

Thray is the Last Daughter of Winter, half immortal and haunted by the legacy of her blood. When offered a chance to visit the northern land of Duamel, where her father once ruled, she can't refuse—even if it means lying to the priesthood she serves and the man she loves. In Duamel, Thray's demi-god siblings rule under the northern lights, worshipped by arcane cults. An endless winter night cloaks the land, giving rise to strange beasts, terrible storms and a growing, desperate hunger.

Powerless. Abandoned. Without hope. After her friend betrayed her and left her to die on a frozen, unfinished magical world, Jak must survive. Trapped on the frozen planet of Illadar, she must unlearn all she knows about magic and leadership, and replace it with pure instinct to keep living. Not only does the barren wasteland threaten to freeze her and her armies to death, not only is there no way to find food, not only are scouts disappearing mysteriously, but there's only one cave and seven thousand people to house. Tensions are about to rise.

For this winter's adventure, I journeyed by bus from Arizona through New Mexico to El Paso crossing the border in Ciudad Juarez. Traveling exclusively by bus in Northern Mexico I traveled through Chihuahua, Parral, Durango, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi, Saltillo, Torreon, Delicias, and then back to Chihuahua and Juarez. Suggestions for easing the challenge of traveling in Northern Mexico are detailed, sights to see in each of the cities, and the great Christmas markets are described.