Agatha Christie s first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, was the result of a dare from her sister Madge who challenged her to write a story. The story begins when Hastings is sent back to England from the First World War due to injury and is invited to spend his sick leave at the beautiful Styles Court by his old friend John Cavendish. Here, Hastings meets John s stepmother, Mrs. Inglethorp, and her new husband, Alfred. Despite the tranquil surroundings Hastings begins to realize that all is not right. When Mrs. Inglethorp is found poisoned, suspicion falls on the family, and another old friend, Hercule Poirot, is invited to investigate. Agatha Christie s first-ever murder mystery. With impeccable timing, Hercule Poirot, the renowned Belgian detective, makes his dramatic entrance onto the English crime stage. Recently, there had been some strange goings-on at Styles St Mary. Evelyn, the constant companion to old Mrs. Inglethorp, had stormed out of the house muttering something about a lot of sharks . And with her, something indefinable had gone from the atmosphere. Her presence had spelt security; now the air seemed rife with suspicion and impending evil. A shattered coffee cup, a splash of candle grease, a bed of begonias... all Poirot required to display his now legendary powers of detection.

In the raw was how the world felt now. My feelings were raw, my thoughts were raw and hurtful like knife blades. . . . In the blue had been my place to hide, now In the raw there was nowhere to hide. Jenna Abbott separates her life into two categories: before the wreck and after the wreck. Before the wreck, she was leading a normal life with her mom in suburban New York. After the wreck, Jenna is alone, trying desperately to forget what happened that day on the bridge. She's determined not to let anyone get close to her -- she never wants to feel so broken and fragile again. Then Jenna meets Crow. He is a powerfully seductive enigma, and Jenna is instantly drawn to him. Crow is able to break down the wall that Jenna has built around her emotions, and she surprises herself by telling him things she hasn't told anyone else. Can Jenna bring herself to face the memories she's tried so hard to erase?

I moved to Texas to get away from the constant battles, Because I can't keep fighting the bad guys and keep my kid sister safe.She's changed my life for the better, and I still get my kicks at work. This time, running Texas' biggest Adult Entertainment Club.Yee-haw! But when Trouble comes knocking at my door, I can't say no.Not again.Peaches. The girl looks as sweet as her name.But looks can be deceiving because she's no ordinary girl. She all woman with a kick ass job, one that has her in trouble with the US government. They're out for blood.Says she can handle it on her own, That she doesn't need my help.But she came looking for me, all the way from Mayhem.I let her go once, It won't happen again.The woman has lit a fire inside of me, An external kind of flame.I need her in my life, not for a day or a week, But for always.Love grumpy bikers who fall in love? Redemption? Or just a hot AF ride on the wild side?You've come to the right place! Tempted is a full length novel with no cheating, no cliffhanger and a guaranteed HEA!

How well do you know the life of one of Britain s great maritime heroes? Discover the truth behind a man who remains a legendary figure of history more than four hundred years after his death. Sir Francis Drake s career is one of the most colourful on record. The most daring of the corsairs who raided the West Indies and Spanish Main, he led the English into the Pacific, and cirumnavigated the world to bring home the Golden Hind laden with Spanish treasure. His attacks on Spanish cities and ships transformed his private war into a struggle for surivival between Protestant England and Catholic Spain, in which he became Elizabeth I's most prominent admiral and marked the emergence of England as major maritime nation. Excellent...It deserves to become the standard Drake life. His scholarship is impeccable Frank McLynn, Sunday Telegraph