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Don't Bank On It Sweetheart
To aspiring writer Arthur Conway, the job offer from a small bank proves a welcome haven - especially with his mounting bills.
But Alastair - his cousin who works at the same bank - sees Arthur's arrival as an opportunity to unlock the fortunes of the bank while the manager is away. When his scheme fails, a new manager takes over with a bold plan to transform the bank.
After Arthur falls in love with Jenny, the young consultant brought in - he faces stiff competition from her pet dog, Ben. Spurned by his love in a jealous misunderstanding, can Arthur foil an attempt to rob the bank - and win her love?
Dasvidaniya
Mordecai Goldman is a man born of chaos.
His life changes when Simmy, his little brother, comes home with a knife stuck in his shoulder.
After turbulent years in a Christian high school in Poland and his military service, Mordecai finds himself manning a tank for the Soviets in the Second World War. After he fights his way to Germany, Mordecai falls in love with his future wife and emigrates to Canada.
Saying goodbye to everyone he loves, Mordecai moves on with his life and toward the inevitable conclusion that awaits us all. But will his life end like it began: in violence?
This story is based on true events, and Mordecai Goldman was a real person. This is the story of a man tough, passionate and stubborn - to the end.
Praise from readers:
★★★★★ - "Deeply touching."
Dance If Ye Can
Dance If Ye Can is an introduction to the huge variety of battles fought in Scotland, or fought by the Scots in the nearly nine hundred years when they were an independent nation.
The first part of the book serves as an introduction to Scottish history, while the second section portrays the Scottish soldier throughout history. Part three gives an alphabetical guide and brief notes of the many hundred battles, skirmishes and sieges that pepper the history of Scotland.
Unlike most battle books, Dance If Ye Can does not concentrate solely on the well-known battles. Rather, it gives space to many of the near-forgotten skirmishes and clan battles, as well as the more famous encounters such as Bannockburn and Culloden.
Time of the Stonechosen
Ghile, the young shepherd, has been thrust into the Soulstone Prophecy. The two artifacts he acquired have given him godlike powers, which he struggles to control.
To protect his loved ones, Ghile escapes with his new companions: Gaidel, the young druid, her shieldwarden, Two Elks the barbarian, and Riff the sorcerer.
Their plan is to search for answers in Dagbar's Freehold. But soon, Ghile feels the growing pull of the other soulstones, and the mysterious girl who visits him in his dreams.
Praise:
★★★★★ - "Brilliant and captivating, Time of the Stonechosen is set in a vivid world with layered characters and non-stop adventure."
★★★★★ - "Great character development. A unique story and take on the usual fantasy world."
A Wild Rough Lot
A compelling introduction to the whaling and sealing industry in Northeast Scotland’s Moray Firth, Malcolm Archibald’s A Wild Rough Lot will guide you through the trade’s history, dangers and successes.
Beginning with a brief look at the geography and maritime history of Northeast Scotland’s ports, the book introduces the Scottish whaling industry through contemporary journals and log books. Laden with illuminating examples, the book covers topics from the stages of a typical whaling voyage to the brutal, often bloody process of the sealing industry.
Anything But Ordinary
Billy Bradshaw is only twelve when a juvenile court judge sentences him to community service, and throws him to the care of six aging Bohemians in the Liberty Street Home for the Elderly.
His summer takes an unexpected turn when a new administrator arrives to Liberty Street, planning to get rid of the troublesome denizens of Hall B. Aided by the administrator's eccentric daughter, Cassidy, Billy embarks on a journey through the seedy New Orleans underground in order to save their home.
But the summer brings change, as Billy begins his journey to adulthood. Faced with tragedy, can he bring himself to face life and learn what it means to love someone?
Conspiracy
Lithir and Bruno are sent to find the traitor who plotted to kill Alfrahil. If they are to be successful in their mission, centuries of distrust between their races must be overcome.
As the unlikely duo enters the Dwarven mines of Nerea, they confront a maniacal sect, whose power threatens to consume all Dwarves with hatred. Desperate to learn the secrets of an ancient seer, they travel deep into the Elven and Dwarven realms, facing their most dire challenges yet.
They must rely on each other to survive, but can they escape the traps set for them by their very own people?
Praise:
★★★★★ - "Will keep you involved and interested. This is a book not to be missed."
★★★★★ - "Thoroughly enjoyable fantasy."
A Book For Pandora
The poems in this rich and imaginative debut collection speak of people, life, loss and love. They weave threads of myth and fairytale into commentaries of society, explorations of self, nature and humanity.
Some surreal and sinister, others playful and light, the poems in A Book For Pandora encompass an array of flavors that will delight any reader.
By Chance
When Tara McPherson steps into her office, destiny stares her in the face. The malevolent Tom Spencer enters her life, determined to exact vengeance against the Gifted Three: a group with powers to see the past, present and future.
To save their lives, Tara must overcome her fear and recall long-repressed visions. After their world collapses, the girls' combined gifts become more critical than ever.
With the help of a supernatural presence from the past, they unite against their enemy. But can you really change your fate?
Calaspia
Faith. It's a small word. But real faith isn't always easy to come by: the smallest things can challenge our faith.
For Eric, faith was an everyday part of life. It was woven into the very fabric of his people. But faith, when untested for too long, can become complacent and weak.
Nancy felt the test of her faith daily. She believed in the inherent goodness of the world, but it is difficult to stay optimistic when every day is a challenge just to breathe.
Through time and different worlds, they must find their strength and their faith in each other - and in a power higher than themselves. But can they unlock the lives they were always destined for?
La Guerrière (French Edition)
Découvrez l’âge sombre de l’Écosse qui n'a jamais existé.
Melcorka, fille des îles, apprend que sa terre natale, Alba, est attaquée par une horde d’envahisseurs.
Délaissant une vie de luxure et de paresse, elle choisit d’emprunter la voie des guerriers et part libérer son pays du fléau nordique. Avec l’aide de ses compagnons, elle doit rejoindre le sud pour unir les clans et faire face à un ennemi redoutable.
Festtage in der hohen Prärie (German Edition)
Garden City, Kansas, 1888. Eine kleine Stadt im Westen erhält ein frühes Weihnachstgeschenk: einen neuen Pastor für die Kirche.
Er ist jung, gutaussehend und alleinstehend. Aber für Kirchenorganistin Kristina Heitschmidt bedeutet Pfarrer Cody Williams nichts als Ärger. Besonders als seine erste Handlung ist, sie von der Verantwortung für die Musik in der Kirche zu entbinden. Aber Kristina wird es nicht zulassen, dass man ihr Lebenswerk wegnimmt.
Als Weihnachten näherrückt scheint es, die beiden würden sich in einer festgefahrenen Situation befinden. Bis sie ein Wintersturm übernacht in der Kirche festhält. Schließlich gezwungen, sich miteinander auseinanderzusetzen, stellen die beiden fest, dass die explosiven Gefühle zwischen ihnen in Wahrheit Anzeichen einer überwältigenden Leidensch
Blurred Vision
Six men wake up in a hazy room. Trying to piece together the jigsaw of how they ended up there, it becomes clear that they are being held prisoner on a spacecraft.
But why were they abducted?
One by one, they are dragged out of the room and into the darkness. From a brilliant professor to a young, headstrong resistance leader, they all have to face their greatest fears and come to terms with their past... and the dangerous future they face.
Praise from readers:
★★★★★ - "I don't normally read sci-fi horror, but I have to say this book had me hooked from the beginning."
★★★★★ - "Unique storytelling... Highly recommended."
Camp Abahati
This story is true. Not even the names have been changed. I may end up being kicked out of camp for telling “what happens at camp”, but it’s a risk I am willing to take. After all, I’m innocent!
Our deer camp, Camp Abahati, started in 1965. Since then we are in our 51st year of hunting the same piece of ground. Not many deer camps can lay claim to that, and two of the three original hunters are still hunting there. The group has grown over these 51 years to include two more Camp Elders - including yours truly - and their offspring, which now numbers 15 children and grandchildren.
There are stories that will excite you. Stories that will make you laugh. Stories that will make you shake your head and think, “did they REALLY do that?”
Irony In The Soul
Recuperating from his past mission, disturbed but driven D.I. Jack Austin returns to work amid a personality clash with a retired colonel - who happens to be his new Chief Constable.
When the Constable is kidnapped – and returned in pieces – DI Austin’s hapless hunt for the culprit begins. He investigates a string of cryptic murders including a beheaded minister, a drowned woman in a Hijab, and a band of terrorists with explosives.
Meanwhile, Austin battles a grievous inner conflict. Will he thwart the perpetrator, or become a conspirator himself?
Ghost And Ragman Roll
His French honeymoon continually interrupted by a series of misdeeds, DCI Jack Austin returns to Portsmouth to find the missing link.
When an ambitious new detective infringes on his territory – and his ego – Austin resorts to illogically effective tactics to protect those that matter most.
Thatchenstein
In Celebrity Chef Zombie Apocalypse, Professor Ted Forsyth created the Lazarus Engine, which could bring the dead back to life.
Now, Wally Pratt - a distant relative of Professor Forsyth - has inherited his house... and the Lazarus Engine. A member of an extreme right-wing political party and desperate for advancement, he puts together a creature from recycled body parts who looks very much like Margaret Thatcher.
The former great leader is reborn, but now... she's known as Thatchenstein.
The third and final book in this unique horror - comedy - parody trilogy by Jack Strange is the best yet, and ends with a powerful climax.
Gorilla Warfare
Glasgow, Scotland, 1981. The McLachlan family have dominated the criminal underworld for more than a decade. Masters in extortion, murder and heroin trafficking, they hold the city in their iron fist.
But a war is coming to Glasgow; a war unlike anything the McLachlans have known before. Over the course of one night, they will discover the wrath of one man: Jack "Gorilla" Grant, former spy and now freelance assassin.
And he plays by his own set of violent, unforgiving rules.
Gone: Catastrophe in Paradise
A mass of European and American tourists descend on an idyllic tropical island for the holiday of a lifetime. Within hours, hundreds are dead.
What happened? This is the true story of one of history's most tragic and shocking disasters, in which aviation, terrorism, a sudden change in weather and plain old bad luck made for a ruinous mix.
Discover the mind-boggling facts of this catastrophe in this compelling, action-packed and haunting tale of the human condition that will have you turning the pages to the very end.
Praise from readers:
★★★★★ - "Brings to light an accident that many in the aviation field are aware of, but most average people have no knowledge of. Excellent read."
Half-Breed
Life has not been easy for Amber, Kathy and Theresa. After growing up scorned by their respective peoples, the three half-breed women find out they share one thing in common — their human father.
Summoned to Earth, their journeys take them far afield as someone or something tries to stop them from arriving safely.
After crash landing to different planets, the three attempt to complete their journey to Earth while learning more about their true heritage... and the one thing that connects them all.
