In the heart of ancient Rome, where power and glory shaped the course of history, the Colosseum stood as both spectacle and symbol. The thunder of the crowd echoed as warriors clashed in fierce, gladiatorial combat - scenes both awe-inspiring, bloodthirsty, and brutal. These contests, often seen as grand entertainment, revealed the harsh realities of a civilization built on conquest, honour, and survival.Amid this world rose Commodus, a ruler whose reign would leave a lasting mark ...

*An updated edition with new material by Maren, in memory of her sister Kris.*'I did not expect to be diagnosed with breast cancer at twenty-three…But here we are. If there's something to learn from life (aside from its unpredictability), it's that turds come in varying shapes, sizes and guises'What happens at twenty-three? If you’re lucky, you might see a bit of the world, go on nights out with mates and generally have a whole load of care...

There are seventy railway stations in the West Midlands and these comprise the full spectrum from busy city-centre main-line stations to commuter and suburban stations and even rural stops. The metropolitan county includes Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Solihull, Walsall and the Black Country and the oldest stations date back to the early years of Victorian railway building, through stations closed and reopened to new stations built in the last decade, but all serve today’s railway n...

Lost in a fantasy world, Nikki has only logic and science to help her find her way home.When Nikki Murrow failed her first High School debating match she did what anyone would do. She hid in a closet. She found comfort hiding among the mops and cleaning supplies, but she also found two imps – tiny creatures from a magical kingdom who lead her on a strange journey into the Realm of Reason.There is Fuzz, a grumpy imp with a fondness for breaking the rules. And Athena, a model of impi...

Can she trust the charm of an ambitious man?Micky Llewellyn has trusted men before—with disastrous results. Now, she’s focused on her career, her friends, and making sure she doesn’t let another charming man lie to her and break her heart.Nick Halden’s life has unfolded according to plan. He’s on track to a partnership at one of Dallas’ premier law firms, and he’s marrying a woman who has the beauty, smarts, and connections to be the perfect wife. ...

In the magical land of Whimsy, one simple question causes a surprising divide among the fairies: What came first, the chicken or the egg?Determined to discover the truth, best friends Rose Petal and Raindrop leave the safety of home and set out on an unforgettable journey to the legendary Questing Woods, a place said to hold the answers to every question imaginable. Along the way, they travel through enchanted forests, butterfly-filled meadows, mysterious l...

Whatever it takes. As long as it takes. ®Marcus King is no stranger to high-stakes cases. As a lead investigator for Guardian Security's Domestic Operations, he's now tracking a brutal serial killer who's left a trail of bodies in his wake. The killer's next target? Haven Stone, the one woman who fought back and escaped his deadly grasp—and the one who could become everything to him.Haven Stone lived when the killer came for her. Using her martial arts skil...

Herodotus Award winner for Best Historical Mystery“Kris Nelscott can lay claim to the strongest series of detective novels now being written by an American author.” —SalonWho is Smokey Dalton?Private Investigator Smokey Dalton works for Memphis, Tennessee’s black community. He has almost no interaction with the white hierarchy, even though they exist only blocks away. So he’s surprised the day a white woman wal...

Eleven-year-old Sally Jane Hesslop loves her Dad, her hamster Melvin, and her best friend Katie. Her four-year-old brother Robbie she's not so sure about. She tries to love him, but Robbie eats dirt and wakes Sally up every morning by hitting her on the head with a rubber spatula. Robbie's a hard person to love.But that's okay. Who needs little brothers when you have a fluffy orange hamster like Melvin? Melvin's got Super-Secret-Agent training, a T-Shirt of Invisibility, and his be...

The star-crossed love affair starts with a lie...Real-estate mogul Carter Cross has spent his life toiling for another man's legacy. Then, a phone call unlocks his true destiny as part of the country's wealthiest oil dynasty. With his famously cool command, he’ll stop at nothing to seize the Cross family’s birthright.When an infamous oil baron drops dead in a most scandalous fashion, tabloid reporter Nisha Donovan gets assigned to dig up dirt on the new J.P...

Few figures in history have been examined more exhaustively than Adolf Hitler. His speeches have been dissected sentence by sentence, his military decisions reconstructed in minute detail, his private conversations preserved, his medical records scrutinized, and every significant event of his life subjected to decades of historical inquiry. Yet one question has remained as compelling as it is elusive: What was happening inside the mind of the man who plunged the world into its ...

“Kris Nelscott can lay claim to the strongest series of detective novels now being written by an American author.” SalonChicago, 1969: The trial of eight protestors from the Democratic Convention the previous year has the whole world watching—and all of Chicagoland on edge.Smokey Dalton feels the pressure: more cops on the streets, more FBI in his neighborhood. But when the landlord at one of Sturdy Investments’ South Side properties dies alone in hi...