In 1938, Ulrike Walter, a beautiful young German musician, is engaged to be married to Erich Hinkel, a member of the Hitler Youth. But when she meets Inspector Cameron Ross, a Scotland Yard policeman, whose father is a colonel in British Intelligence, her life will be changed for ever. When war is declared, Ulrike flees Germany for the safety of England but is instead cruelly imprisoned as an enemy alien. Her only hope of rescue is Cameron, who, despite his better judgement, is falling in ...

Bestselling author Robert Ryan brings one of the greatest epic journeys of all time to life in this captivating story of Captain Scott's last Antarctic expedition.January 18, 1912: Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s expedition reaches the South Pole. Just a few weeks later, trapped in one of the worst blizzards Antarctica has ever known, Scott and his four companions perish in subzero temperatures. How did the icy conditions overwhelm Scott, Captain Oates and their party on the fateful ...

In the flamboyant Twenties, Englishman William Grover-Williams and Frenchman Robert Benoist were fierce rivals racing their elegant Bugattis on the glittering European race circuits. Not only is the World Championship in their sights, but they have both fallen for the sensuous charms of the extravagantly beautiful Eve Aubicq. But when war breaks out, everything changes. Paris is in the iron-grip of German occupation and Robert and William join the Special Operations Executive to help the F...

A lot of people know that the city of Seattle burned down in 1889. And it’s common knowledge that when it was rebuilt, much of the old city remained, buried beneath the modern streets. But nobody really knows what’s down there any more... Now a suspected psycho and the eight-year-old girl he’s taken hostage during a bungled heist are about to find out, when they crash through the floor of an abandoned warehouse into a street no one has walked down for a hundred years.Pursued by an ex-Vietn...

A legendary warrior protects a young woman who may be his daughter as destiny draws them into a perilous quest against a ruthless tyrant and forbidden magic in this action-packed epic fantasy of sorcery, redemption, and a kingdom on the brink of ruin.Is she my daughter? I protect her against steel and sorcery as though she is, and maybe it will give meaning to my life…I may never learn the truth. Perhaps I don’t deserve to. All I need to kn...

A source of medical, legal and regulatory information on the toxicology of human exposure to metals and chemicals, this three-volume set is designed to be the first resource professionals turn to when formulating an opinion and developing a programme. It is annually updated to provide the latest information on over 150 chemical agents in a standar

In this action-packed epic fantasy adventure, Drom and his companions must awaken a dead god and defeat the forces of darkness—even if the final battle demands the ultimate sacrifice.I am the evil that destroys worlds. And yet I would die to protect her…Our last quest lies before us, and we now run the final race against the forces of darkness. We dare to try to waken a dead god, but my heart misgives me.The shade of the long-dead druid we summoned ...

A dark epic fantasy adventure of druids, ancient gods, and forbidden magic, following a band of companions who must summon a dead Great Druid and uncover the knowledge needed to stop an all-consuming evil from destroying their land.The game is afoot. The game of life and death. The game of druids, gods and destiny…My companions and I begin a quest. We must seek the Great Druid in the forest sanctuary of his kind, and win knowledge from him....

They killed him. They stole his power. They split his empire into chiefdoms. But he foretold a day when his descendant would rise against their sorcery…Shar was no ordinary girl. Her clan was the Fen Wolves, a poor tribe that dwelt in the marshes. Yet she meant to bring them glory.She was a young warrior, but few men could stand against her. If they were strong, she was fast. If they were skilled, she was more adept. If they sought to intimidate her, she defied them. But no...

For gamblers and fun-seekers, Atlantic City is a place to chase your dreams. But for taxi driver Ed Behr, it's where his personal nightmare is all too real. He is haunted by violent flashbacks to his time in prison and sustained only by his obsession with finding Honey, the girl who promised him everything. Then he recognises one of the old gang from the days before the bad things happened that got them all sent down. Except for Billy Moon, that is, who went on to bigger and better things ...

A persistent dumbing down of religious faith and the perception that science is the only path to truth are key reasons the Nones, those with no religious affiliation, represent nearly fifty percent of all young adults in America today. God and science are falsely portrayed as conflicted and innately incompatible. Afraid to offend this new status quo, and unable to defend religious beliefs against increasingly aggressive intellectual bullying, the young have flocked to the safety of no beli...

A disgraced former arena champion must reclaim his fading strength and forbidden magic to protect the daughter who does not know him from an ancient evil and a ruthless god in this action-packed epic fantasy of gladiators, betrayal, redemption, and found family.Regret is a burden. I should know. And magic makes it worse…Once, the crowd adored me. I was young and the world was small. I fought in the arena, and I was good. The best. Warriors ...