Hal is investigating a German family's curse and a possibly haunted railway line!Curses aren't real...are they?Hal Beck and his Uncle Nat have been invited by Baron Essenbach to help solve a mystery...a supernatural one. Because Essenbach thinks there might be something going on with his wife's family, the Kratzensteins. They are very rich and powerful German railway tycoons—who may be cursed.After all, legend says that an ancestor of the K...

This fifth standalone book in the middle-grade Adventures on Trains series by M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman finds young sleuth Hal Beck hurtling across the Australian Outback while trying to figure out who sabotaged the maiden voyage of a new train before it explodes!When artist, train enthusiast, and sleuth, Hal Beck, and his travel journalist uncle, Nat, are invited to be on the first ever ride of the Solar Express train in Australia, he couldn’t be more excited!...

When Officer Lexie Sarconi transferred out of vice, she never thought they'd send her back, especially after making detective and finding a new home with the gangs unit. But now she's walking the streets in a pair of fishnets and a miniskirt. Detective Michael Riley's been sent on a deep cover assignment that he can't or won't tell her about. Not only is she worried about Riley's safety, but she's also worried about their relationship.The setback's supposed to be temporary. So why ...

When a rake beyond redemption…A walking scandal surviving on little more than wits, whisky, and wicked skills in the bedchamber, Benedict Chatham, the new Marquess of Rutherford, is at the end of his rope. Deeply in debt and down to his last farthing, he must marry nothing short of an absolute fortune, or risk utter ruin.Must marry for money…Enter Miss Charlotte Lancaster, unfashionably tall heiress to just such a fortune and a clumsy, redheaded disaster in her five L...

Wanted: A countess for the most feared lord in LondonWith a family legacy tainted by murder and madness, Phineas Brand, the Earl of Holstoke, is having a devil of a time securing a proper wife—or even an improper one. Society misses faint at the sight of him. Matchmaking mamas scurry to avoid him. Only one woman is bold enough to keep drawing near, and she's more scandalous than he is.Caution: A lady's brazen ways may lead to ruinLady Eugenia Huxley knows all about ru...

Deadly machines. Strange creatures. A sinister secret.A crew of treasure hunters risking their lives to uncover the truth.But they'll have to find the lost House of Matchsticks first …On the surface of the sea, a burning island beckons a mysterious man called the Collector.Approaching the fire, the Collector bears witness to a vicious crime. When he realizes an innocent life will be lost—a baby, swathed in a...

EPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.The globalized era is characterized by a high degree of interconnectedness across borders and continents and this includes human migration. Migration flows have led to new governance challenges and, at times, populist political backlashes. A key driver of migration is environmental conflict and this is only likely to increase with the effects of climate change.Bringing together world-leading researchers from acro...

A Scot on fireWrongfully imprisoned and tortured by an unseen enemy, Broderick MacPherson lives for one purpose—punishing the villain who targeted him. But when a wayward English lass interrupts his revenge, he loses his enemy in the dark. Now, her compelled testimony could send Broderick back to the prison that nearly killed him. Unless they find a loophole—an inconvenient, shockingly tempting loophole.A beauty under pressureFor Kate Huxley, visiting her brother in t...

A woman huntedOnce a hopeless wallflower, Clarissa Meadows blossomed into a beauty for a single splendid season—only to catch the eye of a madman bent on possessing her. Now, she must flee where he'll never follow: a friend's house in the Scottish Highlands. Except he does follow. And Clarissa has nowhere left to run.A protector unboundCampbell MacPherson shouldn't be dreaming about the fair English lass who blushes like a sunrise, blurts out double entendres over bre...

***Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2018***EVERY MOTHER IS A WOMAN WITH A PAST'An intriguing tale of love and loss . . . written with verve and delivers an amazing twist' Sunday Mirror'A haunting debut about grief, loss and motherhood' The Pool'This novel pulls you in and will have you racing to reach the end' Good HousekeepingWhen...

Volume One includes four full-length novels:Ever Yours, Annabelle: As a girl, Annabelle Huxley chased Robert Conrad with reckless abandon, and he always rescued her when she pushed too far—until the accident that cost him everything.The Madness of Viscount Atherbourne: Victoria Lacey's life is perfect—perfectly boring. Surely no one suspects her secret longing for head-spinning passion. Except a dark stran...

Someone stole Azulin's true name. Cursed to ride with the Wild Hunt during each full moon, he is helpless against the Unseelie king's will. Over the years, the curse's grip has strengthened, making Azulin's magic difficult to control. Fighting the curse has exhausted his spirit to the point that he despairs of breaking its hold on him. Then one full moon, the curse places him in a labyrinth, not a hunt. Perhaps this is his chance, or maybe just a new form of torture.Calypso is a sh...