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  The Brave Little Penguin

  Andrea Florens

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  A tale from the best-selling African Fable Series, a curious egg is found atop a table-shaped mountain. The creatures who live there have never seen an egg of this sort, and when it finally hatches, none of them know what this strange little bird could be or where he belongs. The brave little creature makes his way down the mountain to search for his mother and his home. Meeting all sorts of helpful animals on his way, and eventually reaching the ocean, the Penguin gets a ride home to join his loving family. This charming traditional African Fable has been delightfully retold for children from the ages of 2 to 7 years old.

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  The Raven and Other Assorted...

  Edgar Allen Poe

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  A conglomeration of the most prolific works of Edgar Allen Poe. A series of the macabre and horrible. The dabbling of poetic symmetry with that of the inevitability of death.

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  The Woman from Lydia

  Angela Hunt

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  Widowed Euodia, known to her neighbors as “the Lydian woman,” seeks to make a fresh start by moving to the foreign city of Philippi. She finds new purpose after meeting Paulos, apostle to the Gentiles, who opens her eyes to helping those in need, particularly women and those who have been enslaved. 
   
  Retired Roman soldier Hector has settled in Philippi with dreams of a future filled with wealth and status, pooling his army earnings with Lucius, his fellow comradein-arms turned business partner. His hopes are dashed, however, when Paulos robs their youngest enslaved girl of her lucrative ability to foretell the future, rendering her worthless to Hector’s ambition. 
   
  Determined to find someone to restore the girl’s valuable “gift,” Hector is willing to travel to the ends of the earth to do so. Following close behind him, Euodia and her servants embark on a journey to rescue Sabina and set her free forever.

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  War For the Vampire Throne

  Michael Anderle, Lyn South

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  Supernatural crimes are on the rise and evil forces are gathering. A band of powerful beings must put aside their differences to save all supernaturals from extinction. 
   
   
   
  Kat has earned the loyalty of the werewolves. Now, she must fight her way to the top of the vampire hierarchy and become their queen. 
   
   
   
  Can she fulfill the witch ancestors' prophecy about her destiny to defeat the looming darkness? War is inevitable, and there's another problem. Her newly restored magic is volatile and unstable. 
   
   
   
  Kat must prove herself worthy of the vampire throne, but Cain Abrams's renegade faction sense her powers are unpredictable and use it to their advantage. She must learn how to control her magic and use it safely or risk being destroyed by it. 
   
   
   
  She's not alone in the fight. 
   
   
   
  While the SCI team is growing stronger and improving their chances for victory, their supernatural investigation skills will be put to the test. They must stop the dark witches before they destroy Kat and the rest of the supernatural creatures. 
   
   
   
  Will Kat rise to the challenge and be crowned the ultimate queen? Or will evil prevail in the epic battle for supernatural supremacy?

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  The Snow Queen

  Hans Christian Andersen

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  Gerda and Kai are inseparable friends until Kai is struck by splinters from a cursed mirror that lodge in his heart and eye, causing his heart to freeze and his perception to distort. The once excitable and loving boy becomes cynical and spiteful. As the Snow Queen takes him away to her icy palace, Gerda sets out to rescue him armed only with her love for little Kai. The Snow Queen was first published in 1844 in Danish as "Snedronningen" and is one of Hans Christian Andersen's most enduring and beloved stories, embodying themes of love, bravery, coming of age, and the triumph of light over darkness.

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  Joint Enterprise

  Brigid Baillie

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  On a winter’s night, in a grubby alleyway, in a northern town, Josh, a 17-year-old A Level student, is found stabbed to death.
   
  The police investigation soon focuses on the four people who were in the alleyway with him that night – Josh’s girlfriend, Naomi and three members of a local gang, involved in drugs and violence.
   
  The  three gang members are charged but the police start to look more closely at Naomi. New evidence emerges which seems to point to Naomi.
   
  Could Naomi be complicit with the gang? Is she a victim or a suspect? Or are the police looking in the wrong place? Soon her lawyers become Naomi’s only hope of a life beyond this nightmare.
   
  An emotional exploration of the impact of a murder on family and friends combined with the roller coaster ride of twists and turns which make for a high-profile criminal investigation and trial.

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