Was That A Snail Racing By?

An absolutely gripping cozy murder mystery with a touch of wry English humour.

Meet Peter Maxwell: widower, film buff, golden-hearted cynic, bow-tied eccentric teacher… and reluctant amateur sleuth.

Peter Maxwell is perfectly content with his routine; by day, inspire students and, if lucky, annoy the headmaster and governing body. By evening, return home to explain the finer points of classic films to his long-suffering cat, Count Metternich.

Until Leighford High student Jennifer Hyde is murdered.

The victim’s body is discovered at a derelict house in Kissing Tree Lane in the quaint seaside town. She’d been strangled.

The police have very few leads. And even less motivation. But for Maxwell, students are late for class. They are not murdered. And Jennifer was one of his students.

But this is not a textbook case.

She hated him for the silence between them, but feared what might break it…

Adelaide Croft was content to fade into the background, until scandal forced her into the arms of the Duke of Hemingdale. Becoming a Duchess was never her dream, but in a world where every smile hides a threat and every dance could be a trap, survival demands more than grace, it demands courage.

Adrian Hemsworth needs an heir, not a heartache. But his quiet, defiant bride isn’t the docile companion he expected. She’s a firestorm wrapped in silk and she just might shatter the walls he’s spent years building.

As danger closes in and whispers turn to deadly plots, their marriage of convenience becomes something far more fragile… and far more precious.

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A black form with glaring red eyes stands at the foot of a bed but its victim can’t scream.
A child is hugged by her grandfather as her family boards the plane for his funeral.
And what of the footsteps in the attic when there’s no one else home?

True Ghost Stories and Hauntings are spine-tingling tales of everyday people and their brushes with the unexplained: apparitions, doppelgangers, menacing entities and messages from the grave. Paranormal Investigator Barb Shadow gathered these experiences to give a glimpse into what hides in the shadows. She blends her own ghostly encounters with those submitted for an incredible collection of true ghost stories. Read at your own risk – and sleep with the lights on.

Molly wants love, she doesn’t want attention. She’s going to get both. Molly Gallagher thrives on staying in the background. As Diner X, Molly is Seattle’s anonymous restaurant critic. But when a surgeon gets his charts mixed up, Molly wakes up with unwanted breast implants. Then they start talking. Is she having a nervous breakdown? Probably. But the voices, Max and Louise, are sharing a lot of good advise. Even if they bicker like two kids with one Popsicle. Before Molly can have the implants removed, she’s dating a rich charmer and flirting with a quirky artist. Her suddenly fast-tracked career is making her a local celebrity. But Molly’s new life exposes the reason she became so reclusive, a revelation that frees Molly to finally fall in love. Join Molly on an outrageous adventure where a little madness reveals your inner hero, saves you from your past and drops you into the love of a lifetime.

Extraordinary true story of adventure, survival, and fearless independence.

In the 1970s, Alycin Hayes sets out alone from Canada, hitchhiking south through the United States, Mexico, and Central America in pursuit of a dream that leads her deep into South America. Reaching the edge of the Amazon River, she buys an old dugout canoe, convinced she can paddle the mighty Amazon River from Colombia to Brazil.

She is unprepared for what awaits.

With no map, little food, and only determination to guide her, Hayes quickly learns that the Amazon rainforest is far from the idyllic paradise she imagined. As the river reveals its dangers, she presses on, confronting isolation, physical hardship, and life-threatening challenges whlle she unexpectedly discovers love along the way.

Written with candid honesty and a sharp, lifesaving sense of humor, Amazon Hitchhiker is a gripping memoir of courage, resilience, and the wild unpredictability of following your dreams.

Perfect for readers who love true adventure, travel memoirs, and stories of extraordinary women who dare to go beyond the edge.

When Dalton holed up in Yellow Creek he tried to put his past behind him. But for a wanted man there can be no peace and he soon finds himself as wealthy Raphael Huffman’s hired gun. Now, with a carpetbag bulging with money to guard in a town bristling with gunslingers, it isn’t long before somebody risks Dalton’s ever-ready gun.

But Dalton didn’t expect the money to be stolen from right under his nose and, even worse, for the prime suspect to be his good friend Ryan Foxglove. Despite the numerous killers standing in his way, Dalton must track down the missing money to prove Ryan’s innocence – and stay out of jail.