In
1792, Ned Creel, a bondservant in a wealthy household, is forced to flee after
an ill-advised dalliance with the daughter of the house. Arriving in London, he
survives as a pickpocket and petty criminal, but is quickly caught up in the
anti-monarchist republican movement inspired by the American and French
Revolutions. Driven by his own desire for revenge against the landed gentry,
Creel is used and manipulated by the revolutionaries, and drawn ever further
into a web of blackmail, deception, espionage, and murder, reaching into the
very heart of the Royal Navy as it wages war with France. He attempts to
extricate himself, but instead is dragged more deeply into the mire by his own
hatred and greed. Infiltrated by double-agents, the republican conspirators are
relentlessly pursued by the British Government and the First Lord of the
Admiralty, and Creel finally realizes he must leave England if he hopes to
escape the hangman.
Editorial Review, By JD Shipton
Mossop delivers. The characters, the settings, the vernacular, the intrigue, all expertly worked together in this thoroughly enjoyable period piece. I’ve read the big names of Imperial British period fiction, and I’m here to tell you that Mossop should be counted among them.
Out of money and out of luck, Emily arrives in Castor Alberta during a raging blizzard. With no place to go, she finds refuge in an abandoned restaurant on the corner of Main Street and 51 Avenue. Jessie’s Café has a long and storied past, but all Emily is interested in is getting out of the storm. However, the spirit of the building and its ghosts have other things in mind for their visitor. Cold and starving, Emily slips through time to find a much friendlier reality than the one currently surrounding her.
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Out of money and out of luck, Emily arrives in Castor Alberta
during a raging blizzard. With no place to go, she finds refuge in an abandoned
restaurant on the corner of Main Street and 51 Avenue. Jessie’s Café has a long
and storied past, but all Emily is interested in is getting out of the storm.
However, the spirit of the building and its ghosts have other things in mind
for their visitor. Cold and starving, Emily slips through time to find a much
friendlier reality than the one currently surrounding her.
EDITORIAL REVIEW by Victoria Chatham
Jessie’s Café is a real place in Castor, located in
Central Alberta. The building today is in a sad state and looks as though it
could collapse at any moment. The infamous shed in Bell’s novel is still there
in all its shabby glory. Jessie’s Café changed hands numerous times over the
years, giving Bell a great cast of characters to work with. She has also woven
in historical events that present-day citizens of Castor are sure to remember.
The thread that binds it all together is the story of
Emily, her dog Miley, and Ruairi, an Irishman from whom we learn the traditions
of May Day and something of the Irish troubles. That these three are time
travellers adds a paranormal aspect to the story. Anyone who enjoys stories
involving time travel, mystical happenings, and historical events will enjoy
this book. I recommend it as a highly entertaining read.
Some prophecies are meant to save the world.
Hers might destroy it. Adelina wakes in a land of dying magic, her name the
last piece of herself the gods didn’t take. Hunted for a prophecy she doesn't
understand, Adelina is thrust into a kingdom teetering on ruin—caught between
the only friend who doesn’t fear her, and a king who would burn the world to
control her. But she’s not the only one fate has marked. Scattered across the
realm are others—strangers bound to her prophecy by forces unnamed. A haunted
warrior fleeing a blood-soaked lineage. An assassin. An orphan. A witch torn
between duty and her own destructive nature. As their paths converge, so too
does a reckoning that will reshape the world—or end it. None of them wants a
part in the prophecy binding them. Least of all Adelina. But the longer she
walks this strange realm of twisted magic and mad kings, the clearer it
becomes: there is no escaping destiny. And what begins as one girl’s search for
freedom and identity soon threatens to unravel the veil between two realms.
EDITORIAL REVIEW by Victoria Chatham
The landscape of Ava Vienne’s The Prophecy of
Ash and Ikarus is populated by magical and mystical beings, from searchers to
assassins and witches. The protagonist, Adelina, falls from one world into
another, where her arrival prompts a price on her head for whoever finds her
first.
We see Adelina’s growth along the way as she
deals with betrayals and bloody battles. But is she strong enough to deal with
Ikarus, her nemesis and will she ever return to her home? Fans of fantasy are
sure to find this an engrossing read.
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Sergeant CJ Jensen is adjusting to life as a new homeowner in Pine County when the Sheriff’s Office receives a call about a bar patron who never woke up after a night of sleeping it off in a local establishment’s back room. In the process of death notifications, CJ and Pam learn of his connection to one of the most notorious criminal Pine County families, a drug smuggling operation and his own past life transgressions. How does a Beaver Dam fit into this mystery and will Riley be successful at another undercover assignment?
Praise for Skidded and Skunked – “I never expected the twists and turns in this book. It seems D.L Dixen has seen some things in her former life before becoming an author. I couldn’t put it down! Super easy read that will keep you reading and waiting for what will come next!” – J.R.
Editorial Review by S. Peters Davis
Book number 13 in the Pine County Mystery Series drew me along until the very end, including the Epilogue. CJ Jensen, Pam Ryan, Sandi Maki, Riley Sanders, Floyd Swenson, and the rest of the characters, established or new to the series, made quite a stirring story of murder, drugs, domestic abuse, money laundering, and more, with the sheriff’s department’s personal lives included as well. The main characters drive the adventure throughout, with more interesting facts about each introduced along the way. An addictive series to read, I’m so looking forward to book number 14.
Looking forward to reading
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