The Mediterranean Caper

The Mediterranean Caper

Clive Cussler

Literature & Fiction / Adventure / Nonfiction

Dirk Pitt rides a tidal wave of intrigue in this classic Cussler.  On an isolated Greek island, a World War I fighter plane attacks a modern U.S. Air Force base--a mysterious saboteur preys on an American scientific expedition--and Dirk Pitt plays a deadly game of hunter and hunted with the elusive head of an international smuggling ring.
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Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch

Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch

H. Rider Haggard

Adventure / Historical Fiction / Fantasy

Designed for school districts, educators, and students seeking to maximize performance on standardized tests, Webster\'s paperbacks take advantage of the fact that classics are frequently assigned readings in English courses. By using a running thesaurus at the bottom of each page, this edition of Lysbeth, A Tale of the Dutch by H. Rider Haggard was edited for students who are actively building their vocabularies in anticipation of taking PSAT¿, SAT¿, AP¿ (Advanced Placement¿), GRE¿, LSAT¿, GMAT¿ or similar examinations.PSAT¿ is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation neither of which sponsors or endorses this book; SAT¿ is a registered trademark of the College Board which neither sponsors nor endorses this book; GRE¿, AP¿ and Advanced Placement¿ are registered trademarks of the Educational Testing Service which neither sponsors nor endorses this book, GMAT¿ is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management Admissions Council which is neither affiliated with this book nor endorses this book, LSAT¿ is a registered trademark of the Law School Admissions Council which neither sponsors nor endorses this product. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Digital edition. --This text refers to the Digital edition.
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Fire Maidens: Venice

Fire Maidens: Venice

Lowe, Anna

Romance / Paranormal / Adventure

Book 7 in Anna Lowe’s FIRE MAIDENS: Billionaires & Bodyguards series with dragons, wolf shifters, lions, bears, vampires, witches, and sizzling, suspenseful paranormal romance. For fans of paranormal romance, urban fantasy, military romance, Romantic suspense, werewolves & shapeshifters, witches & wizards, psychics, vampires, action-adventure romance, women’s fiction, mystery & suspense, romantic comedy, and Multicultural & Interracial romance.
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Scout's Honour

Scout's Honour

Peter Laurent

Science Fiction / Action / Adventure

Jayson Georgiou is a playboy pilot with little ambition beyond his own pleasure, safe within the shelter of the Academy. When a new threat emerges during a suspicious mission deep into a Confederate drone production city, Jayson's allegiances are challenged. And a mysterious past drives him to chase after his illusion of security, desperate to hold on to it, until it is too late to turn back…A novella continuing the story of The Covert Academy...Jayson Georgiou is a playboy pilot with little ambition beyond his own pleasure, safe within the shelter of the Academy and its students.After Sarah and Joshua’s daring adventure into the heart of the Colonnade, Jayson and his assigned crew are ordered on a suspicious supply-run mission, deep into a Confederate drone production city. There Jayson uncovers a new threat to the Academy, challenging his allegiance.Yet Jayson has a mysterious past driving him to chase after his illusion of security, desperate to hold on to it, until it is too late to turn back…
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The Cold Cash Caper

The Cold Cash Caper

Franklin W. Dixon

Mystery & Thrillers / Juvenile / Adventure

The Hardys look to put a gang of armed robbers on ice!Frank and Joe have volunteered to do undercover security work at the Bayport winter festival. Their main assignment is to act as bodyguards for the star performer, Olympic gold medal figure skater David Kennedy. Although put on for a good cause—charity—the festival is soon plagued by bad vibes: Money intended for the local children's hospital is ending up in the hands of masked, gun-wielding thugs, and its up to the Hardys to stop the robbers cold.
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Spartan Gold

Spartan Gold

Clive Cussler

Literature & Fiction / Adventure / Nonfiction

Thousands of years ago, the Persian king Xerxes the Great was said to have raided the Treasury at Delphi, carrying away two solid gold pillars as tribute. In 1800, Napoleon Bonaparte and his army stumble across the pillars in the Pennine Alps. Unable to transport them Napoleon creates a map on the labels of twelve bottles of rare wine. And when Napoleon dies, the bottles disappear. Treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo are exploring the Great Pocomoke Swamp in Delaware when they are shocked to discover a World War II German u-boat. Inside, they find a bottle taken from Napoleon's 'lost cellar.' Fascinated, the Fargos set out to find the rest of the collection. But another connoisseur of sorts has been looking for the bottle they've just found. He is Hadeon Bondaruk - a half- Russian, half-Persian millionaire. He claims to be a descendant of King Xerxes himself. And he wants his treasure back.
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Highlander's Captive (Highlanders 0f The McCall Clan Book 2)

Highlander's Captive (Highlanders 0f The McCall Clan Book 2)

Barbara Bard

Romance / Historical Romance / Adventure

What do you do when your worst enemy turns out to be your most trusted ally…? And the love of your life…Catherine cannot believe her luck. The only daughter of the Elder Lord Flynn, she finds herself in the Highlands, prisoner of her worst enemy. Prisoner of the very people who killed her brother. She must escape this awful place. And that man guarding her! He doesn’t seem to be like the rest of them… but he is a Highlander and Catherine will get revenge from all Highlanders.Declan has already survived a fierce battle. Although young but still a member of the McCall Clan, he yearns for his voice to be heard! Instructed to guard that Sassenach lady, he is prepared to do his duty, against his own desire. This woman gets on his nerves and strangely… under his skin as well...When Catherine manages to escapes, Declan will have to go and get her back to both save himself from shame and her from harm. But what he finds is something he never expected and suddenly, he becomes the prisoner.The prisoner of a person who wants revenge. Declan and Catherine will soon find out that their decisions have consequences.Will they be able to stand their ground against danger? Or will hatred devour them and destroy everything they hold dear?
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Sanyel

Sanyel

Michael Puttonen

Fiction / Adventure / Fantasy

At fifteen, Sanyel is as good as dead. Banished by her tribe for committing an unforgivable transgression, she now faces an impossible challenge—surviving exile to a desert littered with the sun-bleached bones of all cast out before her. If she lives, a perilous new world awaits beyond the cruel sands…and a chance at redemption.At fifteen, Sanyel is as good as dead. In defiance of strict tribal and religious law, Sanyel’s shaman father has been covertly training her in the secret knowledge and rituals of the medicine man, sacred practices prohibited to females. Betrayal by her best friend leads to Sanyel’s banishment to the unforgiving Desert of Bones, the equivalent of a death sentence. The savage desert cruelly tests Sanyel’s will to survive and she begins to question her father’s belief in portents that surrounded her birth. He had told her that these signs indicated a destiny that included leading her people in a time of great trouble. Sanyel has secrets. She possesses unusual talents known only to her and her father. She will need those abilities, for beyond the desert’s edge lies a culturally and politically complex world that she did not know existed. When soldiers of a brutal, expansionist people attack and enslave Sanyel’s tribe, she vows to free the friend who betrayed her. With the companionship of Javen, a boy of undeniable physical attractions, along with Brilna, an unfocused yet invaluable fountain of knowledge, and the remarkable Izzy, a one-armed girl of intimidating presence and deadly skill, Sanyel will rise from desert exile to embark on a mission that is both perilous and deeply personal. Along the way she will find unexpected love and form stalwart bonds of friendship, uncover intriguing mysteries of an advanced, long vanished culture, and unearth clues that suggest she holds a more unique and powerful status in the world than she ever imagined.
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Celtic Empire

Celtic Empire

Clive Cussler

Literature & Fiction / Adventure / Nonfiction

Clive Cussler, "The Grand Master of Adventure," sends his intrepid heroes Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino on their wildest, boldest mission into the ancient world, unlocking extraordinary secrets and solving hideous crimes. Another fabulous read from the most beloved series from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author.The murders of a team of United Nations scientists in El Salvador. . . A deadly collision in the waterways off the city of Detroit. . . An attack by tomb raiders on an archaeological site along the banks of the Nile. . . Is there a link between these violent events? The answer may lie in the tale of an Egyptian princess forced to flee the armies of her father three thousand years ago.During what was supposed to be a routine investigation in South America, NUMA Director Dirk Pitt finds himself embroiled in an international mystery, one that will lead him across the world and which will threaten everyone and everything he knows—most importantly,...
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