After spending three years spying in the war of 1812, nineteen-year-old Bess Martin returns home to Philadelphia with her brother Jack, ready to live a life of ease, but what is waiting for them is a task more difficult than any battle they have fought. As their journey draws them deep into secrets of the past, Bess and Jack may come to find that a normal life is not possible when you are a spy.When you live a life of secrets, you trust no one and question everything Nineteen-year-old Bess Martin has many secrets. She can outride, outshoot, and outsmart most people, but her greatest secret...she is the leader of the Phantoms, a spy organization. After spending three years fighting in a war, eighteen-year-old Jack Martin returns home to Philadelphia with his sister Bess, ready to live a life of ease, but what is waiting for them is a task more difficult than any other battle they have fought.When people start disappearing and the weather turns unusually cold, the city is in a panic. They believe the war angered a deity and that the disappearances are the sacrifices, but who will be next? When presidential hopeful James Monroe is targeted, all clues lead to the mysterious secret society known as Levitas. It is up to Bess, Jack, and their team of Phantoms to uncover a dark and winding plot that reaches further than they could have ever imagined. As their journey draws them deep into secrets of the past, Bess and Jack may come to find that a normal life is not possible when you are a spy.

Welcome to the Zombie Apocalypse, where high school girls are allowed guns and the local Library is a safe house for those in need of shelter. In this world, you have to be strong to survive, but intellect will play an important part in things, as Kate is about to find out, when her life is turned upside down and her mental capabilities seriously tested. Not suitable for younger readers.Imagine if the whole world has changed, your nightmares have came true, and the Zombie Apocalypse has happened. No more school! But you'd better get ready for killing Zombies, losing your family, and... thinking up scientific theories as to how this all started? Seriously? Kate's more a geek than a fighter, but when the occasion calls for it, she loses the metaphorical glasses and gets her literal guns, to show these Zombies who's really boss. But there are more things than Zombies out to get you, and it's not just the physical aspects that hurt. People will die, groups will split up, but can a Year Seven girl really handle all of this? Why don't you read on and find out? Not suitable for younger readers.

Bobbi Adler is a businesswoman from the Hudson Valley area of New York state. One terrible night, she is summoned to the house of a mysterious man named Antiochus who turns out to be something far more sinister than he appears to be. Her only hope is an even more mysterious figure with a red cape and a sword. Can they survive the night?A short story of the love that binds a family together and of the strange and magical fate that keeps them apart.

Spurred on by Marie's desire to eat a meal with her former slave masters, the Wilizy plan to put Safe Haven ranches out of business. In the process, they encounter two foreign assassins intent on abducting Maddy. Theo and Nary become closer but a red-eyed chaperone does not approve. The Wilizy's war with Safe Haven starts with a bang but ends with a whimper.Ami is a young girl with a heart for horses! But her Dad always says NO to her owning a horse. But when she decides to volunteer at the Local Stables, her Dad sees nothing wrong. However, looking after Honey, the chestnut pony, is not as peaceful as it may sound, as the pair are always getting into some trouble! In this book, Ami decides to volunteer at the Stables, and gets to go on her first ride. But will it all go as planned?

Amaya is a syhien like no other—the only warrior among her guardian protected kind. With a love for weapons and a good fight to keep her strong, the snowy plains of Palacous provides the fight she needs to prove she doesn’t need her guardian to protect her. But, she encounters more than she bargained for and soon learns there’s more to her journey when she unearths secrets lost beneath the ice.It is a story about a little girl exploring her world in her dreams. They take her straight from her bed right on the feather, top of the trees, dive into the ocean and...

Antrobus, the hero of Sauve Qui Peut and Stiff Upper Lip, is featured in this novel, and represents the epitome of that most British of institutions, the Foreign Office.

In wild lands of The Holdings, crime is the only thing that is really organized. Coursa, Queen of Rogues has a hand in everything. When some of her servants come upon a valuable book, they must employ the services of a crippled scribe named Joff. Now Coursa, strongest and most independent of women will come to rely on Joff, the meekest of men.In wild lands of The Holdings, crime is the only thing that is really organized. Coursa, Queen of Rogues has a hand in everything. When some of her servants come upon a valuable book, they must employ the services of a crippled scribe named Joff. Now Coursa, strongest and most independent of women will come to rely on Joff, the meekest of men.Weak as he is, Joff will prove himself adaptable and tough. Coursa will show just how wise and clever a peasant can be. Together they will reshape the lands in which they live.

When Keelic Travers turns an abandoned battleship simulator into his personal playground he unwittingly trains himself in the lost skills of an age of war and steps into the path of history's most hated space pirate—an unstoppable man who consumes entire worlds.Alexander Edlund, author of the iBooks epic fantasy bestseller A Woman Warrior Born, has launched a new science fiction series with Keelic and the Space Pirates.Keelic Travers always wanted to be a space pirate, until steps into the path of the galaxy’s most hated man—an unstoppable pirate who consumes entire worlds. After eleven year old Keelic is forced by his parents to move to a frontier planet, he finds that being the new kid on the planet paints a target on his back, and his face. Yet it all looks bearable after he befriends a telepathic alien and discovers an ancient battleship training simulator that he and his friend use as their own epic video game. When his new home planet is attacked he sees the sentient house that raised him destroyed, and his parents captured. To rescue his parents Keelic must use every skill he has learned—the tactical mastery of an age of war—and become the kind of warrior the simulator was built to train. ‘…it’s a sense of wonder that powers this story…’ –Kirkus Reviews

It's about a special town where a suburban boy named Johnny makes a name for himself after almost killing his girlfriend in a "friendly fire."Johnny and Jacob are best friends who view life differently. Jacob is more reserved and intelligent. In contrast, Johnny is a womanizer who only wants to die and he imagines a special place called Colorado in which they are able to travel through water tubes and buses. Crime does not exist and there unlimited amounts of water, food, and shelter.

Oddly enough he seemed to be a very absent-minded sort of person, for on this second occasion, no sooner had he left than the waiter found a pocket-book in the coffee-room, underneath the table. It contained sundry letters and bills, all addressed to William Kershaw. This pocket-book was produced, and Karl M]ller, who had returned to the court, easily identified it as having belonged to his dear and lamented friend 'Villiam.'

Alfred Kropp was just trying to survive high school when his guardian uncle gets him roped into a suspicious get-rich-quick scheme that changes his life forever: stealing Excalibur, the legendary sword of King Arthur. But after Alfred unwittingly delivers the sword into the hands of a man with enormously evil intentions, he sets off on an unlikely quest to try to right his wrong and save the world from imminent destruction. This gripping, fast-paced, hilarious novel is both a thrilling adventure story and an engaging account of one boy's coming of age.

These two related novellas, Stephen Morris and Pilotage, were Nevil Shute’s first works of fiction and drew on his own youthful experiences. Both concern young men obsessed with the early world of aviation. Stephen Morris has just called off his engagement to the girl he loves because he is a penniless graduate with no prospects—but for his dream of building airplanes. Pilotage continues the story, focusing on Stephen's ambitious navigator Peter Dennison, as he tests a daring idea for a new cross-Atlantic airmail service.

The Oce, an ancient alien species that cling onto a planet and suck the life from it. Now, the Oce have moved to planet Pel, where a young humanoid boy known as Kaj lives. As the only protectors of their planet, the Galactic Soldiers, retreat, they announce and select a few humanoids, including Kaj to join them. But trouble comes when the shuttle crashes, leaving Kaj stranded alone.The Oce, an ancient alien species that cling onto a planet and suck the life from it. Once the planet is sucked dry, they move on to the next. Now, the Oce have moved to planet Pel, where a young humanoid boy known as Kaj lives. As the only protectors of their planet, the Galactic Soldiers, retreat, they announce that a select few humanoids are to accompany them to the last standing city where the final ship awaits to take them off the planet. Kaj is lucky enough to be picked to leave his home-world and join the Galactic Soldiers on their shuttle. But, a surprise attack from the Oce leaves Kaj stranded on the surface of his strange world. He must venture through the bizarre biomes of his world and make it to the final ship before it takes off without him.

Notch, James and Pauline have settled back into their quiet lives. But when Pauline hears a rumor of someone seeing a spirit like Herobrine, the group heads towards a village by the sea to find out more. What they find begins a brand new adventure which takes them from a small village to a volcano and into the Nether. What is Herobrine going to do this time and can they stop him in time?(An Unofficial Minecraft Book for Kids Ages 9 - 12 (Preteen)Notch, James and Pauline have settled back into their quiet lives after defeating the evil Herobrine. But when Pauline hears a rumor of someone seeing a spirit like Herobrine, the group heads towards a village by the sea to find out more. What they find begins a brand new adventure which takes them from a small village to a volcano and into the Nether. What is Herobrine going to do this time and can they stop him in time?This unofficial Minecraft book is not authorized, endorsed or sponsored by Microsoft Corp., Mojang AB, Notch Development AB or any other person or entity owning or controlling the rights of the Minecraft name, trademark or copyrights. All characters, names, places and other aspects of the game described herein are trademarked and owned by their respective owners. Minecraft®/ /TM & ©2009-2016 Mojang/Notch.