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  The Pavilion in the Clouds

  Alexander McCall Smith

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  It is 1938 and the final days of the British Empire. In a bungalow high up in the green hills above the plains of Ceylon, under a vast blue sky, live the Ferguson family: Bella, a precocious eight-year-old; her father Henry—owner of Pitlochry, a  
  tea plantation—and her mother Virginia. The story centres around the Pavilion in the Clouds, set in the idyllic grounds carved out of the wilderness. But all is not as serene as it seems. Bella is suspicious of her governess Miss White’s intentions.  
   
  Her suspicion sparks off her mother’s imagination and after an unfortunate series of events, a confrontation is had with Miss White and a gunshot rings off around the hills. 
   
  Years later, Bella, now living back in Scotland at university in St Andrews, is faced once again with her past. Will she at last find out what happened between her father and Miss White? And will the guilt she has lived with all these years be reconciled by a long overdue apology?

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  Settling His Hash

  J.A. Johnstone, William W....

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  A chuckwagon cook who's also deadly with a pair of six-shooters, Dewey "Mac" Mackenzie is a man who has no qualms filling men's bellies with food—or lead. Finally cleared of a crime he didn't commit, he's able to enjoy the fruits of his labor on the trail without looking over his shoulder. But even his best served grub can be spoiled by those with evil appetites . . . 
   
   
   
  After traversing California and finding nothing much to his liking, Mac Mackenzie is heeding his heart's call to return to Texas. Lucky for him, a group of cowboys heading for the Lone Star state need someone who knows their way around a chuckwagon. Their previous cook's temper boiled over during a saloon brawl and ended up in jail. With no love for the cook—or his food—the cowboys just want to head home peaceably, share some quality meals with good company, and give their boss the small fortune they're carrying from the herd they sold. 
   
   
    
  Otis Bradley knows he's no gourmet, but that's no excuse for his fellow cattlemen to leave him rotting behind bars. He still earned his share of the payroll for this time on the trail—and after befriending outlaw Stack Ketchum, Otis has a gang of gunfighters ready to dish out some revenge in exchange for the loot. But they haven't reckoned with the likes of Mac, a man who will settle their hash—raw and bloody . . .

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  The Three Sisters Bar and Hotel...

  Katherine Govier

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  It is 1911 and the coming of the railroad to the Bow Valley has brought a galaxy of newcomers- coal miners, runaway aristocrats, artists, remittance men, and Quakers. Among them is Herbie Wishart, a former poacher quick to reinvent himself as a trail guide. While leading a fossil-hunting expedition run by prominent the American scientist Hodgson, Herbie becomes fascinated by his daughter Isabel. When the Hodgson expedition is lost, utterly, without a trace, it is devastating not only to Herbie's reputation as a guide, but secretly, to his heart. Isabel's orphaned younger sister Gwen arrives in Gateway in the wake of this disaster and makes it her home. The family's love for the Rocky Mountains in all their beauty and ferocity keep them returning to the scene. A century and two generations will pass before the mystery is untangled, and the story of the missing is told.

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  1347 - Faith in the Face of Death

  Ken A. Gauthier

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  Italy: 1347. Panic is spreading across Europe as The Black Plague devours all in its path. As idyllic life shatters around him, Frederico realises he needs to leave behind all that he has built and lead his family to safety. Following a gruelling and perilous journey with no end in sight, Frederico must make the toughest decision of his life, one that, even years later, some in the family still refuse to accept. A heart-rending tale of fatherly love and the lengths one will go - to escape a plague of two sorts: One of death, the other of guilt.

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  White Lightning Don't Strike Twice

  Nathaniel David Knox

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  The choice was simple—moonshine or die. 
  Ralph Honeycutt wanted nothing to do with hauling illegal moonshine for the local bootlegging syndicate—but he soon learns things ain’t that easy in Prohibition country. 
  When a brood of masked, machine-gun-toting devils threatens to kill him and his whole family, it soon becomes clear Ralph only has one way out. Roped into smuggling moonshine in exchange for protection, Ralph finds himself working for the Waterloo Shiners—a clandestine group of outlaws led by one Casper LaMont St. John. 
  Thrust into a world of danger and turmoil in classic Prohibition-era America, Ralph’s world unfolds into a gritty tale of treachery, triumph, and tragedy as he desperately tries to keep his marriage, family, and soul intact. 
  Buckle up for this riveting ride through the sting and the sweetness of life and death in 1920s Wexler County, USA.

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  Anna Karenina part 8 - The epic...

  graf Leo Tolstoy

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  In the aftermath of unimaginable tragedy, the quest for meaning becomes a matter of life and death. 
  The eighth and final part of Tolstoy's monumental epic opens under the shadow of loss and the looming drums of the Serbo-Turkish War. Moscow society is swept up in patriotic fervor, but for the shattered Count Vronsky, the military campaign offers merely a dignified way to face death. Haunted by the horrifying memory of a love that ended in ultimate despair, he boards a train headed toward the battlefield, desperate to silence the agonizing guilt that pursues him. Meanwhile, in the quiet solitude of the Russian countryside, Konstantin Levin wrestles with his own existential crisis. Surrounded by his loving wife, Kitty, and their newborn child, Levin finds himself tortured by the terrifying question of life's purpose—until a chance conversation with a peasant sparks a spiritual awakening that will change him forever. 
  Listeners seeking the profound depths of Classic Literature will be utterly captivated by this majestic conclusion. Balancing philosophical inquiries, political tension, and sweeping character arcs, this audio edition immerses you in a rich tapestry of 19th-century Russian society, existential themes, and the breathtaking realism that continues to define the historical fiction genre. 
  About the Author: Graf Leo Tolstoy was a towering Russian novelist and philosopher whose works transcend their era. Renowned for his complex characters and sweeping portrayals of societal shifts, his masterpieces remain foundational pillars of global literature.

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