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During the past year, in the intervals of an active life, I have amused myself with constructing this tale. It has been scribbled in every kind of odd place and moment—in England and abroad, during long...

Castle Gay is a novel by John Buchan. It is the second of his three Dickson McCunn books and is set in south west Scotland in the Dumfries and Galloway region in the 1920s.

Mr Standfast is the third of five Richard Hannay novels by John Buchan, first published in 1919 by Hodder & Stoughton, London.It is one of two Hannay novels set during the First World War, the other...

John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC (/?b?x?n/; 26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the...

John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC (/?b?x?n/; 26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the...

The narrative, now for the first time presented to the world, was written by the Sieur de Rohaine to while away the time during the long period and painful captivity, borne with heroic resolution, which...

The Island of Sheep (1936) is a novel by John Buchan. It is the last of his novels to revolve around Richard Hannay and Sandy Arbuthnot. The action occurs twelve years later on from the last novel, when...

Greenmantle is the second of five novels by John Buchan featuring the character of Richard Hannay, first published in 1916 by Hodder & Stoughton, London. It is one of two Hannay novels set during...

Sick Heart River is John Buchan's most powerful novel and his last, completed days before his death. It was published posthumously in 1941. Buchan's rich descriptions of the rugged Canadian Northwest...

British writer John Buchan's Greenmantle is the second of five adventure novels to star Richard Hannay, a man with a remarkable knack for getting out of sticky situations, and indeed getting into them...

British writer John Buchan's The Thirty-Nine Steps is the first of five adventure novels to star Richard Hannay, a man with a remarkable knack for getting out of sticky situations, and indeed getting...

Hannay is called in to investigate rumours of an uprising in the Muslim world, and undertakes a perilous journey through enemy territory to meet his friend Sandy in Constantinople. Once there, he and...

Nineteen-year-old David Crawfurd travels from Scotland to South Africa to work as a storekeeper. On the voyage he encounters again John Laputa, the celebrated Zulu minister, of whom he has strange memories....

In 1925, John Buchan published his second most famous novel, John Macnab. Three powerful men suffering from boredom concoct a plan to cure it. They notify three Scottish landowners that they intend to...

I returned from the City about three o'clock on that May afternoon pretty well disgusted with life. I had been three months in the Old Country, and was fed up with it. If anyone had told me a year ago...

No centenário de sua publicação, a Editora Landmark lança um dos mais eletrizantes thrillers de ação e espionagem do século XX. Richard Hannay, engenheiro de minas sul-africano e herói da guerra, vê-se...

When the good girl has secretsEmmersonIs it really too much to ask to have a weekend in the mountains so I can find some inspiration? I mean, did I really need my childhood—ahem, and present day—crush...

Priscilla is beyond tired of people telling her what to do. She's reeling from a recent divorce and the family drama surrounding it. However, hope exists in unexpected places and Priscilla finds it in...

The course of true love never did run smooth. Sometimes, it must circumvent ridiculous relations and troublesome former friends.Having come to the realization that Miss Elizabeth Bennet is the perfect...

A magic, slower burn, paranormal romance with witchy vibes. Falling in love is the only way to break the curse... If it doesn't destroy them first…Blake Akerman's first love crushed his heart. Reeling...

Calder Aulune is a wizard for hire in a city where magic isn't just real—it's a business.  Fixing worn-out wards, restoring forgotten sigils, and binding rogue spirits keeps his bills paid and his wand...

The Dragon Latitudes are a treacherous place, where storms rage, dragons rule the skies, and a lost library holds secrets that could reshape the world.Elazar never expected to be at the center of it all....

Beneath the Thundering Sky (Book 1) - Cole and Frannie were separated by secrets after one tumultuous night changed their lives forever. Years later they're reunited in a small Montana town, but before...

Unleash the Power Within—and Discover the Price of Greatness.Jordan's dream is simple: to be a celebrated author. But six failed novels, a dead-end job, and relentless doubt have left her teetering on...

A vampire on the run. An elf in need of a purpose. Ro Laceleaf, failed forester, is the sole member of Merseton's town watch. It's not an exciting job by any means, but after Geoffrey's disastrous necromantic...

The matchmaking cats of the goddesses have already chosen a familiar for their next target witch. Amaryllis is pathologically shy, which makes her the purrfect witch for the skittish cat they have in...

We met because of a job.We played because he made a bet.We carried on because we couldn't stop.Now we're in too deep, and the secrets of our pasts will catch up.It's supposed to only be a fling, but it's...

Gilda will die today. She has lived her whole life for one purpose—to be sacrificed to the great dragon lord, Ewig. And now, when the sun falls over the horizon, the time will come to fulfill her duty...

In deep enough snow, nobody can hear you scream.After a semester of college, Miranda is free of her parents: mom's obnoxious helicoptering and dad's sometimes-violent alcohol problem. They've got a solution...

Noldo and his chum Maynard plot to spring a nasty surprise in Oakmere forest on an unsuspecting Cora Winstanley.Her crime? Rejecting Noldo's invitation to accompany him to the Autumn Turning festival,...

In ancient China, a farmer named Yìzé makes a regrettable wish. Now, he, his family, and his village are faced with a nü gui who won't stop ravaging the countryside until it gets its vengeance. In ancient...

Elena Robbins, a soon-to-be valedictorian, fully devotes her life to her studies and future career. During the O-level year, she works twice as hard to ensure she scores well and can attend a good college....

They say death is the end, but what if it wasn't. Ben dies a tragic death in a strange building, his five bullies become traumatized by this as his death is accidental. Years later in university after...

 In the picturesque town of Ouray, Colorado, nestled amidst the snow-covered peaks, Aaliyah Evans, owns Sugar & Spice, a local bakery renowned for its delectable treats. She's had her heart broken...

As Claire Cooperson sits by the fire, wrapping presents and putting them beneath the Christmas tree, she hears what sounds like glass shattering. The unwelcome noise startles her, and she jumps up, tiptoeing...

Twins Vengeance and Other Stories is as it seems. A collection of four suspense filled stories that ranges from fantasy vengeful times to modern agents that leaves everyone at the edge of their seats. "A...

Twisted Tales and Unseen Horrors Await... Step into a world where ordinary settings unravel into chilling nightmares, and the line between the living and the dead blurs with every turn of the page. In...

 Ash Wednesday invites readers into the haunting legacy of a forgotten estate in Laurelsville, Ohio—a land where secrets seep into the soil and ancient forces linger among the towering ash trees. Ethan,...

When Nicole wakes up in a Los Angeles hospital with no memory of her life, she's faced with a stranger who claims to be her husband, Blake—a striking, attractive man who seems too perfect to be real....

When eight-year-old JT Chambers hands the Navy SEAL visiting his Kansas elementary school a battered white envelope addressed to My Brother SEAL, no one expected the request inside…especially Alex Wolf...

Loving both bears consequences.I'm a woman over 40 with two men in my life.Two bear shifters who in their own way know how to please my desires.One lover protects me from enemies that are waiting for...

A couple have a new baby, but they quickly realize that he's not normal.

Sibusiso Dlamini's journey from poverty to prosperity is anything but ordinary. Once a broke young man who had lost his ID and matric certificate, Sibusiso's life begins to change when Nokulunga Ndosi,...

Holidays secrets are lovely, but unless they come from the heart, they could prove dangerous.It's Christmastide in London, and Inspector Gabriel Bright is excited for the season. Newly married to the...

The haunting at Rose Falls has reached a terrifying climax, but Sasha Berry Wyndham refuses to be driven away by the dark forces that plague her family's ancestral home. Determined to break the curse...

Captain Tyrell Hanson, or "Tyrell" to his crew, is known as a loose canon, and a force of nature. Now it's up to him and a hand-picked but untested crew to save the last ship made at Luna Colony-- and...