Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning, with Master and Commander, these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback with smart new livery. This is the sixteenth book in the series. At the opening of a voyage filled with disaster and delight, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are in pursuit of a privateer sailing under American colours through the Great South Sea. Stephen’s objective is to set the revolutionary tinder of South America ablaze to relieve the pressure on the British government which has blundered into war with the young and uncomfortably vigorous United States. The shock and barbarity of hand-to-hand fighting are sharpened by O’Brian’s exact sense of period, his eye for landscape and his feel for a ship under sail.

A Richard Sharpe short story, featuring scenes of action and adventure at Christmas.'You'll like Irati,' Colonel Hogan said. 'It's a nothing place, Richard. Hovels and misery, that's all it is and all it ever will be, but that's where you're going for Christmas.'Sharpe was sent to Irati because maybe the French were going there. The garrison planned to march at Christmas in the hope that their enemies would be too bloated with beef and wine to fight, but Hogan had got wind of their plans and was now setting his snares on the only two routes that the escaping French could use. One, the eastern road, was by far the easier route, for it entered France through a low pass, and Hogan guessed it was that route that the French would choose. But there was a second road, a tight, hard, steep road, and that had to be blocked as well and so the Prince of Wales's Own Volunteers, Sharpe's regiment, would climb into the hills and spend their Christmas at a place of hovels...

Two colorful truckers befriend our hitchhiker, Lolita, and teach her some lessons she won't soon forget.Another leg on her life journey brings Lolita closer to discovering her true self. Wiley shows what confidence looks like and how to get it and L'ii Kayana demonstrates how to stay present in the moment. These two truckers teach Lolita some of life's lessons not taught by the family members who lived in the bizarre household she called home. Add in bottle rockets, cats and the "Happy Hiker", and this trip is one for the record books.

What happens when a hero holds a terrible secret? Will his every action be judged on his merit or on his past? Key-Master, the second in the Edwards Brand of Heroes.Key-Master, the hero of New Detroit protects its citizens from all forms evil. Yet, he holds a secret that could undermine all the good he does. Strap yourself down, and read the first episode of the second series in the Edwards brand of heroes. Written by Michael Edwards, author of Scarlet Tie Episode One, Return of Jeremy Munroe, Word of Honor.

Walking around New York City was what Mitty Blake did best. He loved the city, and even after 9/11, he always felt safe. Mitty was a carefree guy–he didn’t worry about terrorists or blackouts or grades or anything, which is why he was late getting started on his Advanced Bio report. Mitty does feel a little pressure to hand something in–if he doesn’t, he’ll be switched out of Advanced Bio, which would be unfortunate since Olivia’s in Advanced Bio. So he considers it good luck when he finds some old medical books in his family’s weekend house that focus on something he could write about. But when he discovers an old envelope with two scabs in one of the books, the report is no longer about the grade–it’s about life and death. His own. This edge-of-your-seat thriller will leave you breathless. From the Hardcover edition.

Peter always spends the first two weeks of the summer holidays at his Granddad’s magnificent mansion in Campbell’s Cove. Granddad is a great story teller, and the mansion has more secrets and stories than anyone could imagine. This year Peter is bringing his best friend, George, and their holiday turns into an adventure the children will never forget.Amazon #1 best seller in USA, UK and CanadaCampbell's Cove is a town steeped in a rich history of adventures involving dragons, witches, knights and Vikings. History tells the story of one Viking warrior who rose above them all to claim the ultimate prize. The stories tell us this Viking had many adventures. He fought dragons and witches. He protected our world from all manner of evil including the mighty Tolldruck. The Viking did not stop until all the evil had been banished from this world… Hundreds of years later strange things start happening in the town. Could the Viking stories be true? Has the evil returned? Who will protect the people? Peter always spends the first two weeks of the summer holidays at his Granddad’s magnificent mansion in Campbell’s Cove. Granddad is a great story teller, and the mansion has more secrets and stories than anyone could imagine. This year Peter is bringing his best friend, George, and their holiday turns into an adventure the children will never forget. Peter must face a future he could never have dreamed of, and learn of a past that has been kept secret for hundreds of years. A fight for friendship and survival, and a struggle against an ancient evil that takes them into the caves of Campbell's Cove and beyond.

Bullies, poisonous reptiles, crazed bugs and military takeovers face two young sisters as they find themselves as stowaways on the skycart, a lift taking cargo into space. With the help of two young brothers, known to the authorities as the Sewer Rats, they travel to different worlds on an adventure that may help save the human race.Riding the skycart into space for free earned the two young brothers the nickname of ‘The Sewer Rats’. When they visit a world so old-fashioned that they still use wheels and wrist-computers they are joined by two young sisters escaping from a game of hide-and-seek gone wrong.They begin an adventure star-hopping between worlds, battling against deadly reptiles and strange telepathic ant-like creatures. They visit a planet where laziness is the norm, but so is dictatorship and police corruption. Aided by their intelligent bio-computer tattoo Newton, the four children battle against a mad general and a champion fighting tattoo intent on revenge.Will they escape the rat-traps? And will they learn the plans the insects have for humanity?

Vixen 03 is down. The plane, bound for the Pacific carrying thirty-six Doomsday bombs — canisters armed with quick-death germs of unbelievable potency — vanishes. Vixen has in fact crashed into an ice-covered lake in Colorado. Dirk Pitt, who heroically raised the Titanic, discovers the wreckage of Vixen 03. But two deadly canisters are missing. They're in the hands of a terrorist group. Their lethal mission: to sail a battleship seventy-five miles up the Potomac and blast Washington, D.C., to kingdom come. Only Dirk can stop them.

Join Second Lieutenant Kelly as he leads his platoon of ANZAC soldiers in a mad charge onto the beach at Gallipoli.World War OneApril 25, 1915: Australian and New Zealand soldiers assault the heavily defended peninsula of Gallipoli, Turkey, in this fictional short story based not only on the actual event, but a real Australian officer.

Escape from Endeavor is a classic science fiction story set on a distant planet similar to Earth. A world where science has met magic and lost, where evil has triumphed over good and the few remaining human inhabitants struggle to hold onto what little humanity they have left. Escape from Endeavor is book one of the Children of the Rift series.Escape from Endeavor is a classic science fiction story set on a distant planet similar to Earth. A world where science has met magic and lost, where evil has triumphed over good and the few remaining human inhabitants struggle to hold onto what little humanity they have left. Escape from Endeavor is book one of the Children of the Rift series. Escape from Endeavor, follows the adventures of Daemon and his sister Angelica as they struggle to escape the quarantined military research planet Endeavor. The pair will have to use every skill and ability they have to survive as they encounter extra dimensional creatures while trying to out run the barbaric natives. If they are going to succeed they will be forced to trust the untrustable and befriend a border line sociopath as they learn the darkest secrets of their past and the origin of their special abilities. Angelica will be pushed to her limits as she uses her healing and empathic abilities to keep their little group alive and moving. While Daemon must gain control of his berserk rage that threatens to destroy everything he cares about.

Childhood Friends Reunite to Rendezvous! All giggles and wiggles, Lisa and Amy sealed their friendship under the pink ruffles of a canopy bed, promising to be friends forever. They remained inseparable until an argument over Lisa’s prom date divides them. In a plan that could only be devised by their heavenly Father, Amy and Lisa end up in the same hospital emergency room years later. With their promise to always be there for each other unexpectedly fulfilled, the two friends grow close again. Amy reminds Lisa of one of their childhood promises yet to be realized—their plan to rendezvous in Paris. Amy and Lisa find a way to make good on their Parisian promise from thirty years ago and pack their bags for the adventure of a lifetime. From becoming unexpected counselors for a rocky marriage to scaling the Eiffel Tower to winking at Mona Lisa in the Louvre, these two Sisterchicks find the treasures of Europe can’t compare with the gems of a friendship renewed for eternity! Story Behind the Book “Each of the Sisterchicks books portrays the reality of how a close friendship between two women can draw them closer to God, and reveal clear direction for their futures. In Sisterchicks Say Ooh-La-La!, readers discover the value of rekindling an old friendship and replacing old, incorrect assumptions with new truth. I hope readers will take away a sense of God’s immense plan for His children and His unending grace in every season of life.” —Robin Jones Gunn From the Trade Paperback edition.

I am a member of Pomona Writers Group which meet weekly. Our facilitator selects a topic for homework each week to write no more than 500 words. These topics are the stories I wrote during 2013. Hope you enjoy.Everybody has secret and everybody tells lie, but in case of Harry Wright these are both bigger than he had originally intended. What started out as a bit of fun, a distraction from his otherwise boring life that could come back and bite him on the ass if he isn’t careful. If being found isn’t enough there are other worries for Harry. First there's the disappearance of Emily Baxter a woman who seems to have no connection to Harry Wright, except that he's got the keys to her house. Then there's the mystery of why Harry is getting cheques from an insurance company that are intended for Emily Baxter. Has he done her in for the money or has he squirreled her away somewhere so that he can force more money out of her? Detective Inspector Peters certainly thinks that Harry Wright has killed Emily Baxter and is now fraudulently cashing her cheques. But if he has done so there doesn’t seem to be any evidence of a body, or even of a struggle at her house that seems to be as tidy and pristine as when she left. If she isn’t dead then where is she? And what has Harry Wright done with her?Revelations of Harry Wrights true identity could lead to the unlocking of this mystery, but will it lead to his downfall or to his imprisonment?

The Storm of Dogs has begun—and no dog will escape its fury. Now that their ruthless former Alpha has left the Wild Pack and Sweet has taken his place, the dogs should finally be able to find peace in their new home. But they must constantly keep watch for signs of Blade and her Fierce Dogs, and Lucky’s dreams are troubled by visions of a terrifying future—a future that will force every dog to fight tooth and claw for survival. Storm of Dogs is the conclusion to the first arc in the action-packed Survivors series. Survivors has received rave reviews, including two stars from Kirkus Reivews, which has called the series a “wild and wonderful adventure” and “perfectly crafted.” With its heart-pounding blend of epic action, friendship, and animal folklore, this New York Times bestselling series from the author of Warriors is sure to leave readers howling for more.

Trundle and Esmeralda are facing an impossible task. The last of the six lost crowns of the Badger Lords of Old is hidden on an island no one has ever heard of. Even if they do manage to find it, they must then set sail for a place that doesn't exist!

Without any memories of who she is and where she came from, eight-year-old Rose finds herself on a cargo ship in the middle of the sea. A mysterious stranger, who feels like a friend, an Eagle birthmark that moves freely about her body and magical powers are just the beginning of Rose’s journey. What happens when her powers are discovered and taken from her?Without any memories of who she is and where she came from, eight-year-old Rose finds herself on a cargo ship in the middle of the sea. A mysterious stranger, who feels like a friend, an Eagle birthmark that moves freely about her body and magical powers are just the beginning of Rose’s journey. What happens when her powers are discovered and taken from her? Will she be able to fulfill the ancient prophecy? Rose Awaken is a short story and Part I of the Element of Air Trilogy, where we are taken on Rose’s journey of discovering who she is and where she came from and try to understand the choices she will make in the future.