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A CLASSIC WARTIME ADVENTURE, WRITTEN BY A VETERAN OF THE NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN.

A blistering S.A.S. desert raid behind enemy lines. Thirty-nine enemy aircraft destroyed. Now the real fight begins…
In the heart of the North African desert, Captain Alan Yeats-Urley leads his elite S.A.S. patrol on a high-risk mission to cripple Rommel’s airpower. What starts as a bold, calculated strike erupts into chaos and a desperate struggle to escape.

The patrol’s trucks break down under the strain, forcing tough choices and frantic repairs in the middle of nowhere. Men collapse from exhaustion and injury, their strength sapped by the brutal terrain. With every passing hour, the threat of ambush, airstrikes, or mechanical failure grows.

For the men there is only one hope. If they reach The Graveyard, a long-abandoned battlefield scattered with wreckage, they’ll find just enough cover to disappear.

But time is against them, and the enemy is closing in fast. One wrong move, and they’ll never make it out alive.

Before the dogfights, before the legends — there was the birth of aerial combat

It is September 1914. The Great War has begun — but for Lieutenant Andrew Aird, his Royal Flying Corps squadron is still grounded in England. Frustrated by inaction while others fight and fall, Aird longs for the chance to prove himself above the trenches of France.

When the call finally comes, he joins the fledgling air war — a chaotic realm of unarmed reconnaissance, mechanical failure, and a sky where rules have yet to be written. Flying over shattered fields and burning towns, Aird witnesses the brutal transformation of cavalry warfare into a new kind of battle fought from the clouds.

As he navigates rivalries, near-death experiences, and brushes with German Taubes in the sky, Aird finds himself growing into a leader, caught between the traditions of his past and the uncharted future of aerial combat.

Richard Townshend Bickers, himself an RAF veteran, delivers a richly detailed, quietly compelling novel of the early days of war in the air — a world before dogfights, where every flight might be your last.

A summer’s day in the fishing village of Newlyn. Rose, a forty-something widow, photographer and artist, is on her way to Gabrielle Milton’s party.

Gabrielle moved from London to Cornwall four months ago and is hosting a fancy affair to meet the locals and introduce them to her London friends. Rose has been taking photographs of the Miltons’ new home.

But Gabrielle will never see the final pictures…
Rose finds her crumpled, lifeless body in the garden below a balcony.

A fatal accident? Or cold, calculated murder.

As the one to find Gabrielle’s body, Rose takes charge. But she soon finds herself tangled up in something more sinister. Fortunately, handsome Detective Jack Pearce is on hand to help, as well as Rose’s friend and gallerist Barry Rowe. Can this unlikely trio solve this baffling mystery?

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Dr. Antonio Rinalto has lived abroad in Brazil for over a decade. A promising young surgeon, he has been serving as a medical missionary. But there are other reasons he left his Tuscan home. Among the vines of Viti del Fiume, family secrets linger. Ten years later, Antonio is called home to Italy, where he will learn the power of forgiveness and the importance of family bonds.

Sophie Bellamy is searching for a way out of England. As a graduating viticulturist, interning at a vineyard in Tuscany seems like the perfect escape. But old ghosts have a way of tracking their prey. Can she rely on the shelter of Viti del Fiume and the Rinalto family to shield her from her past?

When Hunter’s mother disappears through a strange portal, he follows her, finding himself transported to a strange and magical kingdom. One where people can transmit traits to one another based on the power of their wills.

Hunter quickly learns that his own will is powerful… a fact that makes others in the kingdom view him with suspicion and hostility. For in a world where traits are transferable, everyone has to fight to remain themselves.

Determined to find his mother, Hunter leaves the kingdom for the deadly wilderness beyond. With the help of a wise-cracking, badass warrior named Vi, he trains to become a formidable fighter himself, absorbing the skills of long-dead warriors through the weapons they once wielded. But the kingdom he escaped is determined to stop him from becoming a threat to them, and conspires to murder him.

Now Hunter must overcome impossible odds and rise to become the hero he was always meant to be. Will he be able to save himself and find his mother at last, or will he be destroyed by those who are afraid of being transformed by his powerful will?

I would like to say a few things about my first husband, William.

Lucy Barton is a writer, but her ex-husband, William, remains a hard man to read. William, she confesses, has always been a mystery to me. Another mystery is why the two have remained connected after all these years. They just are.

So Lucy is both surprised and not surprised when William asks her to join him on a trip to investigate a recently uncovered family secret — one of those secrets that rearrange everything we think we know about the people closest to us. What happens next is nothing less than another example of what Hilary Mantel has called Elizabeth Strout’s “perfect attunement to the human condition.” There are fears and insecurities, simple joys and acts of tenderness, and revelations about affairs and other spouses, parents and their children. On every page of this exquisite novel we learn more about the quiet forces that hold us together — even after we’ve grown apart.

At the heart of this story is the indomitable voice of Lucy Barton, who offers a profound, lasting reflection on the very nature of existence. “This is the way of life,” Lucy says: “the many things we do not know until it is too late.”

Flight 2262 is bound for paradise, but a rogue terrorist could send it to the bottom of the ocean…

Kevin can’t wait to land in Hawaii for a romantic getaway. But when the off-duty pilot takes a glance at his GPS, he’s in for a surprise: the plane is headed to the middle of the Pacific Ocean. And he’s the only one who knows it…

Expecting the worst, Kevin heads to the cockpit. Before he can take the controls, he’s got a rookie air marshal, a stewardess with a grudge, and a barricade to get through.

With a storm on the way and limited fuel, Kevin must recruit the support of the frightened passengers to save the day. As long as he can survive the one person on board who won’t rest until all of them are dead…

Would you like to live forever, Discover the sensation of love for the first time, become lost and confused in an ebony cloud, and celebrate love in a sky highway, let Aubrey E. Drummond take you on a journey through the ups and downs of life, the passions of love, the joy and sorrows of song, the depression of racism and lastly walk with him into the dark pits of evil and witness the sight of its birth.

Her determination fuels his desire. His mission threatens her dream.

When Ava Howell promises her dying best friend she’ll finish renovating a Texas ghost town into a luxury vacation resort, she has no idea what she’s walking into. Her promise means leaving her new career and familiar life in New York to travel to a remote ranch in Texas. She’s good at what she does, and the ghost town vacation resort would look great on her resume, but it means tangling with the ex-military cowboy who is determined to stop her as soon as she arrives.

Beau Paxton needs to sell the land and ghost town to save his family’s struggling ranch. He’s a formidable enemy to Ava’s determination, but the harder she works, the more his attraction for her grows. He doesn’t want to set aside his plans so she can succeed at hers, yet he finds himself doing just that…

Will a promise bring a city girl and a sexy cowboy together? Or will a broken one drive them apart?

This is book one in the Claire Rollins Cozy Mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J A Whiting. After the death of her husband, Claire Rollins moves to Boston, Massachusetts to start a new life. After living in the city for a year and working in a chocolate shop, she begins to develop some “special” skills and when she and a friend just miss getting shot while walking along a city street at night, she taps her new abilities to try to solve the mystery that is swirling around her. This story has some mild paranormal elements.

Embark on an epic journey with “Into the West.” Follow the paths of two young men escaping the injustices of the old world, seeking a new beginning in the burgeoning USA of the 1840s. From the perilous voyage on immigrant coffin ships to the vast, untamed prairies, mountains, and deserts, they must fight to survive and thrive in an unforgiving land.
Despite their different backgrounds and cultures, these two men forge an unlikely alliance that grows into a deep friendship. Together, they navigate the challenges and opportunities of California before it becomes the thirty-first state of the Union. Their journey is filled with intense battles against Mexican lancers, thrilling gunfights with historical figures, and passionate yet doomed affairs with indigenous women, seductive señoritas, and fallen women.
Based on true events and real characters, “Into the West” masterfully blends historical accuracy with captivating storytelling. Experience the adventure, danger, and romance of the American frontier as you immerse yourself in this compelling tale.