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A romantic, thrilling pirate adventure! 2 NOVELS IN ONE VOLUME! LADY RACKHAM: AN UNUSUAL TALE OF PIRACY, ROMANCE AND SWASHBUCKLING UPON THE HIGH SEAS Lady Gwendolyn Montgomery has defied her father, dressed as a boy and bargained passage aboard a merchant ship to save her beloved, who has been banished to the Caribbean. But what will happen when her ship is waylaid by the flashy and dangerous Captain Lady Rackham? Will she join the pirates and risk the hangman's noose? Or will she sail into the teeth of a trap set by Blackbeard himself? BLACKBEARD'S SWORD: THE CONTINUING ADVENTURES OF ...

A thrilling collection of romantic sci fi time travel adventures! THE WEB OF TENEBRAE KL-62 was created in a test tube--a perfect specimen of a human male. His body and life belong to science, but his mind is quiet, cold and sharp. On the way to be transferred to a remote space station, he learns he is about to be the subject of one last experiment--and it will prove fatal. So he chooses to break out of the only environment he has ever known, and crash-land on an abandoned prison planet called Tenebrae. THE PARADOX INITIATIVE A deafening crash comes from the back of Kestrel Evans' shop. A ...

THE FIRST FOUR BOOKS OF ALYDIA RACKHAM'S EPIC FAIRY-TALE RETELLINGS IN ONE VOLUME! SCALES: A FRESH TELLING OF BEAUTY AND THE BEAST The poisonous jealousy of a sister gives birth to curse of vengeance. The body of a princess is warped and twisted into the form of a scaly, snake-like monster, and her mind is lost in shadow. A misfit minstrel, with a voice like sunshine, may be her only hope for salvation--but only if he survives their first encounter. A thrilling and unexpected reversal of the timeless romance of "Beauty and the Beast"--and the tale that launches Alydia Rackham's epic fairy ...

Could the worst day of her life be the beginning of her greatest adventure? Edith Ambrose’s life shatters in three days. Her father has run away with another woman, and her fiancé has broken their engagement. Now, Edith feels like a stranger in her own little town. Every pursuit that used to bring her joy—tennis, singing, and playing the piano at the movie theatre—brings a flood of painful memories. In an effort to escape, she moves to Hollywood to live with her eccentric and wealthy aunt, and begins taking stenographer classes. But one fateful evening at an ice-cream parlor, she ...

LINNET AND THE PRINCE Young Princess Linnet has been given a grave task. If she succeeds, it could end her life. If she fails, it could destroy her people. She must kill a prince. But first, she must marry him. Prince Rajak of the Badi, son of the conquering desert king, has given Linnet's kingdom an ultimatum: give him a princess for his bride, or be slaughtered. Linnet volunteers, to save her people. Her mother, however, sees an opportunity. She secretly instructs Linnet to gain Rajak's trust, and then assassinate him. Now, Linnet is forced to live among foreigners and enemies, married to...

THE LAST CONSTANTIN Christmas Eve, 1848. Young Quinn Campbell and his best friend Agatha have been kidnapped. Their captor, Dmitriy Gavrilov, is cruel, ruthless--and a vampire. Thus begins a treacherous journey through ice-locked Europe, toward a castle in the depths of Romania, and a mysterious ruler at the heart of a thousand-year war. Can Quinn somehow bring peace between the two factions by assuming his birthright, or will he and all he loves be destroyed in the fight? LINNET AND THE PRINCE Prince Rajak of the Badi, son of the conquering desert king, has given Linnet's kingdom an ...

He hides behind a mask. She hears the truth in his voice. And once she begins to listen… she cannot turn away. After the death of her father, Christine Daaé comes to the Paris Opera seeking one thing: A place to belong. Instead, she finds something far more dangerous. A voice in the shadows. A presence that watches, guides… and understands her in a way no one else ever has. He is always hidden. Always masked. Always just out of reach. And yet—he becomes the one she trusts most. But Christine is not the only one holding onto the past. Raoul de Chagney—her childhood friend, now ...

An epic medieval romance that spans the centuries... TWO NOVELS IN ONE VOLUME! THE BEOWULF SEEKER Young Lord Oleron MacDonald has been given a mission. The mysterious wizard, Rune, has cursed him, forcing him to leap forward through time in a desperate search for a great treasure Oleron has coveted and killed for: the treasure that Beowulf himself wrested from the dragon. But while Oleron sees only the chance to return home in wealth and glory, his courage and his heart will be tested by the devastating trials of the London fire of 1666, the sinking of the Titanic, the bombing of Pearl ...

All of a sudden, Anne is caught between the fear that this venture may ruin all her plans for the future—and the knowledge that trying to save Peter Wren may be the role of a lifetime. Anne studied to be a speech therapist, and she lives in a little apartment in New York, actively searching for a job in a non-scary school system. She has a steady, reliable boyfriend named Jim. She also has premonitions. She secretly calls them “Pictures,” and she’s never been able to stop even one from coming true. Now, her dad has suggested she try out for a role in a play written by his old ...

SCALES: A FRESH TELLING OF BEAUTY AND THE BEAST The poisonous jealousy of a sister gives birth to curse of vengeance. The body of a princess is warped and twisted into the form of a scaly, snake-like monster, and her mind is lost in shadow. A misfit minstrel, with a voice like sunshine, may be her only hope for salvation--but only if he survives their first encounter. TIDE: RETELLING THE LITTLE MERMAID Young Galahad Stormcrane comes to a small seaside kingdom to investigate the loss of a Guardian of the Seal—only to find that this guardian has abandoned her post, and made a deal with a ...

After escaping the brutal murder of her entire family at the hands of bloodthirsty revolutionaries, Maria Romanov flees through the Siberian woods. When she meets a pair of young Jews heading for the remote village of Semenov, she believes she may have found her salvation. But can she hide amongst them without giving herself away, and endangering all their lives?

TIDE: RETELLING THE LITTLE MERMAID Young Galahad Stormcrane comes to a small seaside kingdom to investigate the loss of a Guardian of the Seal—only to find that this guardian has abandoned her post, and made a deal with a sea witch to become human. However, if the prince refuses to marry her, she will die, and the Great Seal will fall into the hands of incredible evil. For the sake of the entire realm, Galahad must somehow arrange a marriage between a royal prince and a mermaid who cannot speak. But what if his own guarded heart becomes entangled? SCALES: A FRESH TELLING OF BEAUTY AND THE...

Pirates, ye be warned! Captain Lady Rackham has been captured, and she demands an audience with the king himself. But a young lord with a bitter vendetta is determined to see her hang before she even comes close to the throne. Will Rackham's former crew be able to obtain elusive evidence that their captain is responsible for Blackbeard's death and obtain a royal pardon, or be forced to watch her go to the gallows? “Blackbeard’s Sword” is the second of Alydia Rackham’s tales about this intrepid pirate crew. If you enjoy “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “Treasure Island” and “...

STARDUST: THE TIGHTROPE Edith Ambrose’s life shatters in three days. Her father has run away with another woman, and her fiancé has broken their engagement. Now, Edith feels like a stranger in her own little town. Every pursuit that used to bring her joy—tennis, singing, and playing the piano at the movie theatre—brings a flood of painful memories. In an effort to escape, she moves to Hollywood to live with her eccentric and wealthy aunt, and begins taking stenographer classes. But one fateful evening at an ice-cream parlor, she meets Charlie Carnivall: a brilliant young actor/...

With Sherlock out of the city on a case, it is up to Dr. John Watson and his new patient to help Victoria with the investigation—which may build to a fatal confrontation on a foggy Halloween night.

TIDE: RETELLING THE LITTLE MERMAID Young Galahad Stormcrane comes to a small seaside kingdom to investigate the loss of a Guardian of the Seal—only to find that this guardian has abandoned her post, and made a deal with a sea witch to become human. However, if the prince refuses to marry her, she will die, and the Great Seal will fall into the hands of incredible evil. For the sake of the entire realm, Galahad must somehow arrange a marriage between a royal prince and a mermaid who cannot speak. But what if his own guarded heart becomes entangled? SCALES: A FRESH TELLING OF BEAUTY AND THE...

When a strange young man arrives in a little settlement where no outsider has ever been, he alters their lives—and destinies—forever. Esther Han lives in a tiny settlement in Kansas called Forgotten. She and her friends live simply, without running water or electricity--or medicine. The older generation in Forgotten seems to be shrouded in secrets, and they never speak of their younger years. Then, one day, the speed train that has always blazed past Forgotten comes to a stop, and a young man unlike anyone Esther has ever seen steps off. Now, her entire perspective about the world and ...

THE TAILOR OF SEMENOV: RETELLING THE LEGEND OF ANASTASIA After days of starvation, her footsteps haunted by wolves, this once-grand-duchess finds her way to the remote Jewish village of Semenov in Siberia. She conceals her name, and the truth, from the kind tailor and his niece and nephew, hoping to start a new life away from the turmoil of the rising new regime. But the fingers of Lenin’s Red Terror are long, and she may not remain safe, even here. Especially when Soviet soldiers come to Semenov... And among them is the man who secretly saved her life. “The Tailor of Semenov” is ...

3 NOVELS IN ONE VOLUME! LINNET AND THE PRINCE Young Princess Linnet has been given a grave task. If she succeeds, it could end her life. If she fails, it could destroy her people. She must kill a prince. But first, she must marry him. Prince Rajak of the Badi, son of the conquering desert king, has given Linnet's kingdom an ultimatum: give him a princess for his bride, or be slaughtered. Linnet volunteers, to save her people. Her mother, however, sees an opportunity. She secretly instructs Linnet to gain Rajak's trust, and then assassinate him. Now, Linnet is forced to live among foreigners...

ALL FOUR PARTS IN ONE VOLUME! Her empire has fallen. Her family has been brutally executed. And this lone Romanov daughter has fled for her life into the wilderness, never to return. After days of starvation, her footsteps haunted by wolves, this once-grand-duchess finds her way to the remote Jewish village of Semenov in Siberia. She conceals her name, and the truth, from the kind tailor and his niece and nephew, hoping to start a new life away from the turmoil of the rising new regime. But the fingers of Lenin’s Red Terror are long, and she may not remain safe, even here. Especially when...