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Rowankind (3 Book Series)
Jacey Bedford
The third book of the swashbuckling Rowankind trilogy follows privateer and witch Ross Tremayne as she navigates the magical world of alternate 19th-century Britain.What do you do with a feral wolf shapechanger who won't face up to his responsibilities? How do you contain magical creatures accidentally loosed into Britain's countryside? How do you convince a crew of barely-reformed pirates to go straight when there's smuggling to be done? How do you find a lost notebook full of deadly spells while keeping out of the clutches of its former owner? How do you mediate between a mad king and the seven lords of the Fae?Ross and Corwen, she a witch and he a shapechanger, have several problems to solve but they all add up to the same thing. How do you make Britain safe for magic users?It's 1802. A tenuous peace with France is making everyone jumpy. The Fae, and therefore Ross and Corwen at their behest, have unfinished business with Mad King George, who may not be as...
**From Book 1:** **A swashbuckling adventure following privateer Ross Tremayne introduces Jacey Bedford's magical alternate history Rowankind series. **
It's 1800. Mad King George is on the British throne, and Bonaparte is hammering at the door. Magic is strictly controlled by the Mysterium, but despite severe penalties, not all magic users have registered.
Ross Tremayne, widowed, cross-dressing privateer captain and unregistered witch, likes her life on the high seas, accompanied by a boatload of swashbuckling pirates and the possessive ghost of her late husband, Will. When she pays a bitter deathbed visit to her long-estranged mother she inherits a half brother she didn't know about and a task she doesn't want: open the magical winterwood box and right an ancient wrong—if she can.
Enter Corwen. He's handsome, sexy, clever, and capable, and Ross doesn't really like him; neither does Will's ghost. Can he be trusted? Whose side is he on?
Unable to chart a course to her future until she's unraveled the mysteries of the past, she has to evade a ruthless government agent who fights magic with darker magic, torture, and murder; and brave the hitherto hidden Fae. Only then can she hope to open the magical winterwood box and right her ancestor's wrongdoing. Unfortunately, success may prove fatal to both Ross and her new brother, and disastrous for the country. By righting a wrong, is Ross going to unleash a terrible evil? Is her enemy the real hero and Ross the villain?
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Saved by Sweet Alien (Book 1)
Selena Bedford
Saved by Sweet Alien: A space travel romance - a pretty woman, some bad and ugly aliens, and then a true alien hero coming to her rescue...Saved by Sweet Alien: A space travel romance - a pretty woman, some bad and ugly aliens, and then a true alien hero coming to her rescue...Leila likes sci-fi stories.She dreams of being captured and seduced by sexy alien monsters.Unfortunately, some ugly and filthy aliens capture her to sell for money.Auzo is the best warrior of an alien tribe.He patrols the snow-covered valley and sees a little woman upside down in the air.What the heck is going on?LOOK INSIDE to find out now!This book is only suitable for readers of age 18 or above.
The Amber Crown
Jacey Bedford
In this new epic fantasy, three societal outcasts must work together to fulfill the orders of a dead king's ghost or risk their nation falling to a tyrantThe king is dead, his queen is missing. On the amber coast, the usurper king is driving Zavonia to the brink of war. A dangerous magical power is rising up in Biela Miasto, and the only people who can set things right are a failed bodyguard, a Landstrider witch, and the assassin who set off the whole sorry chain of events.Valdas, Captain of the High Guard, has not only failed in his duty to protect the king, but he's been accused of the murder, and he's on the run. He's sworn to seek justice, but his king sets him another task from beyond the grave. Valdas doesn't believe in magic, which is unfortunate as it turns out.Mirza is the healer-witch of a Landstrider band, valued and feared in equal measure for her witchmark, her scolding tongue, and her ability to walk the spirit world. When she's given a...
Murder on Bedford Street
Victoria Thompson
Midwife Sarah Malloy and her private investigator husband, Frank, must stop a killer lurking among a young family in the newest installment of the USA Today bestselling Gaslight Mysteries.Hugh Breedlove is far from the most agreeable client private investigator Frank Malloy has ever had, but his case is impossible to refuse: his young niece, Julia, has been wrongfully committed to an insane asylum by her cruel and unfaithful husband, Chet Longly. Though Breedlove and his wife seem more interested in protecting the family reputation than their niece’s safety, Frank and Sarah agree to help for the sake of Julia and the young son she left behind.Frank and Sarah’s investigation reveals a dark secret—a maid at the Longly home died suspiciously under Chet’s watch, and now it seems Julia’s son might also be in danger. The Malloys fear they are dealing with a man more dangerous than they had anticipated, one who will do anything to...
Cyrano
H. Bedford-Jones
Mystery
Fighter, drinker, poet, rogue—all of these and more was Cyrano, who rode so gayly into the intrigue that was shaking Louis XIII’s kingdom of France. More than a year after the events narrated by H. Bedford-Jones in "The King’s Passport," a now-rundown, ragged and drunken Cyrano stumbles upon another conspiracy in the Spring of 1642 which breathes new life into the former guardsman--as does the encounter with a red-headed woman. And so it’s time again for Hector Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac to serve a lady, ride a road, pluck a lute and swing a sword....
Wanted by the Vampires (House of Durand Book 2)
ERIN BEDFORD
Fantasy / Romance / Paranormal
Piper and her masters are back with even more troubles than before!This human thought she found the prefect job. All her bills paid, a salary, and dental to boot! Not to forget that her bosses were literally to die for.Piper quickly learned that not everything in the House of Durand was as it seemed and somethings should have been kept hidden.Now thrust into the world of vampires, Piper must navigate the bloodied water while holding onto her heart and her humanity.With surprises around every corner will Piper and her dangerously tempting masters make it through it all unscathed?
Courting Her Monsters (The Monsters You Know Book 1)
ERIN BEDFORD
Fantasy / Romance / Paranormal
I live my life in silence.Until them.To save myself and my kingdom, I will have to play the part of their plaything.Except I'm not playing anymore.I'll wrap these monsters around every inch of me and take what I want until there's nothing left but me.What happens when it's all over? Will I want to go back to my life of silence or maybe…just maybe I like courting the monsters.
The Terror of Algiers
H. Bedford-Jones
Mystery
John Herries, a buyer for an American firm, becomes
involved in the attempt to solve a series of murders in Algiers—murders that so
closely resembled suicides that the Algerian populace thought a suicide epidemic
had struck the land. Herries finds an unexpected partner in Cockney John
Solomon, a secret agent working under instructions to investigate the suicides.
North of the Line
Paul Bedford
This direct sequel to The Lawmen sees Deputy United States Marshal Jesse Bronson sent north of the line into Canada, to assist with the capture of two highly dangerous American outlaws. Brin Carson and Vern Hatcher have joined up with a gang of ruthless Metis half-breeds led by Gabriel Dumont. Their joint aim is to lucratively target the Canadian Pacific Railroad, who have not experienced any train robberies before. To his surprise, Bronson discovers that he is again to be partnered with Samuel Bairstow of the Northwest Mounted Police. And thanks to Dumont's brutality, Bairstow has a personal score to settle that could jeopardise the whole mission.
Gone West!
Paul Bedford
Kansas in 1857 is a dangerous place to live. Lee Madden, tired of the relentless cycle of violence, joins a westward bound wagon train led by his old army friend, Jake Twelvetrees. Good with a gun, it is Lee's job to protect the settlers on their journey to Oregon from the hostile tribes along the famous Platte River Road. Unfortunately for him, they will not be the only threat. His past catches up with him in the brutal shape of Deacon Swain, a 'border ruffian' out to avenge the killing, back in Kansas, of his younger brother. There are compensations though. After a vicious clash with Pawnee Indians, Lee finds himself increasingly attracted to the newly widowed Martha. The question is, can their relationship survive both his deadly feud with Swain and a determined assault on the wagon train by Sioux Indians in the foothills of the Rockies?
The Outlaw Trail
Paul Bedford
Former Marshal Rance Toller and the recently widowed Angie Sutter are travelling through Utah, en route to Arizona, as part of the infamous Outlaw Trail. At a rundown trading post they reluctantly step in to save an elderly rancher from a vicious beating. Rance is quickly recognized as a lawman, and soon every man's hand is turned against them. One of his adversaries is Cole Hastings, a vicious rustler who has amassed a huge herd of stolen horses intended for sale to the US Army in Arizona. But first he has to get them there. Dogging his trail is a Wyoming rancher, Chad Seevers, who not only wants his herd back, but also seeks revenge for the murder of one of his men. Soon the three parties' paths will cross as they navigate the trail. Who will make it to the end?
The Defense of Exeter Station
Part #1 of "Sandorn's Allegiance" series by Thom Bedford
At the turn of the twenty-ninth century, the Milky Way is on the verge of a galactic war. The Combined Systems Alliance continues to expand their territory—much to the displeasure of the Free Planetary Union who, until now, lacked the resources to halt the encroachment. In a bid to wrest control from the Alliance and retake their former colonies, Union agents throughout the Alliance Fleet organize a mass insurgency seizing countless assets. During the ensuing chaos, numerous ships are decimated and millions of lives are lost.
Retired Alliance Commander Tanic Sandorn finds himself stranded on a border station after the Union launches an all-out assault. Fighting against anxieties from the incident that pushed him into early retirement, Sandorn accepts being recalled to active duty and propelled to the front lines. This time, he will protect his crew and the inhabitants of the Exeter star system from any approaching threat—never again will he leave anyone behind.
But outnumbered, outgunned, and outflanked, Exeter Station is left running at a fraction of its operating capacity. Sandorn and the Alliance officers on board must strategize quickly and carefully to hold their ground, or they will be forced to surrender the station, the system, and their lives.
This space opera combines the epic fleet combat of Jack Campbell’s Lost Fleet series, the character development and subversion of Jasper T. Scott’s Dead Space series, and the world-building of David Weber’s Honor Harrington series.
Western Union
Paul Bedford
The year is 1861 and the nation is at war. The Western Union Telegraph Company intends to connect East with West as never before, but is beset by enemies. Wires are cut and telegraph poles burned, and then matters take a far darker turn when a repair crew is massacred. The question is, who might be responsible? Could it be embittered Indians, belligerent Confederates, or even the Pony Express, which will surely go out of business as soon as the transcontinental telegraph is completed? Company boss Ezra Cornell employs a grizzled former Texas Ranger, known only as Kirby, to investigate. Paired up with young company employee, Ransom Thatcher, the two men head out across the vast northern plains in search of the deadly marauders. Then it belatedly dawns on Thatcher that if his companion is a Texan, that must also make him a Confederate, and yet another potential enemy!
Death In Her Eyes (Children of the Fallen Book 1)
ERIN BEDFORD
Fantasy / Romance / Paranormal
Since she was four, Elle's life has been nothing but pain and death, so it's not surprising she ended up jaded.When Elle's absentee father kidnaps her from her own mother's funeral, Elle is forcefully enrolled into Fallen Academy, a school for nephilim like herself.Mind readers, seers, and elementals? Finally, Elle is with other freaks like herself.Except, Elle soon finds that even surrounded by her own kind, she might just be too different to fit in.Will Elle find her place among the other children of the fallen? Or does her father have plans of his own?
Tempted by Hell
Part #4 of "The Mary Wiles Chronicles" series by Erin R. Bedford
Sometimes even angels burn.The demon is gone. Michael's blade too. Everything would have been perfect except now Mary's only way back to heaven is trapped in hell.With only one way to hell and possibly no way back, Mary will face her biggest temptation yet. Trouble is, this enemy she'll have to face alone.Will Mary ever get back to heaven or will she find a better place instead?
**The fourth book of the hilarious and action packed urban fantasy from USA Today Bestselling author, Erin Bedford.**
Sometimes even angels burn.
The demon is gone. Michael’s blade too. Everything would have been perfect except now Mary’s only way back to heaven is trapped in hell.
With only one way to hell and possibly no way back, Mary will face her biggest temptation yet. Trouble is, this enemy she’ll have to face alone.
Will Mary ever get back to heaven or will she find a better place instead?
As You Witch
Part #2 of "Academy of Witches" series by ERIN BEDFORD
Fantasy / Romance / Paranormal
If you could wish for anything, what would you wish for? When Max gets a magic amulet that makes nearly every desire come true, she'll learn the truth of be careful what you wish for. However, magical hijinks aren't all that Max has to worry about. With her hard-working parents strained to pay her tuition, Max's only chance to stay in Winchester Academy is to win the scholarship at the big school fair. Of course, to win, she has to beat her bully of a rival, wow the entire school, and juggle four guys vying for her attention. Nothing a few wishes, a little magic, and a lot of luck can't handle ... she hopes!
Witch You Were Here
Part #3 of "Academy of Witches" series by ERIN BEDFORD
Fantasy / Romance / Paranormal
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The Mesa Trail
H. Bedford-Jones
Mystery
A ribbon of winding road leads northeast from the pueblo of Domingo and the snaky Bajada hill where gray rocks lie thickly; it is a yellowish ribbon of road, sweeping over the gigantic mesa toward Santa Fé and the sweetly glowing Blood of Christ peaks—great peaks of green spearing into the sky, white-crested, and tipped with blood at sunset. Along this ribbon of dusty yellow road was crawling a flivver. It was crawling slowly, in a jerky series of advances and pauses; as it crept along its intermittent course, the woman who sat behind the wheel was cursing her iron steed in a thorough and heartfelt manner.
The Mardi Gras Mystery
H. Bedford-Jones
Mystery
"The tale of a carnival joke that led to grim realities. All the mystery and business intrigue of the oil lands and the joyous abandon of old New Orleans are in this spirited romance." -Publishers Weekly "A swiftly moving tale with plenty of mystery and a satisfactory ending." -Chicago Public Library Book Bulletin "The carnival period in New Orleans is enlivened by a series of sensation holdups by a man masked in aviators\' livery. It is a rich young man\'s Mardi Gras prank but it leads him into the midst of a huge industrial plot and also to a meeting with a charming girl." -Bookseller and Stationer "So Jones pull maned to New Orleans and went smash up against the Mardi Gras carnival....Jones found a merry scoundrel of the name of Henry Gramont. Like all scoundrels, he was a good fellow. He dressed up in an aviator\'s costume, got into the carnival and began frisking watches and flasks. He dealt Ben Chacherre a rude blow while Bacchus was passing, and Ben went flat. Who was the girl with the black mask? She was being pursued up many steps in the hall where the Midnight Looters were pulling off their Mardi Gras ball. Henry flew in the window in his tiny airship and nipped the girl in the bud. He volplaned to Baronne Street, where Julius Friend, disguised as an editor, whistled thrice upon the wrong horn of the dilemma....Turns out that Gramont was no scoundrel after all, but just a flat-foot, or something better, or worse." -The Judge
Loved by the Vampires
Part #5 of "House of Durand" series by ERIN BEDFORD
Fantasy / Romance / Paranormal
Sybille Bedford
Selina Hastings
From the celebrated biographer of Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh comes this brilliant first biography of the universally acclaimed English writer, Sybille Bedford.Passionate, liberated, fiercely independent, Bedford was a journalist, novelist and biographer, the author of ten books including a biography of Aldous Huxley and four novels all of which fictionalized her extraordinary life. Though born in Berlin, she grew up in Baden first with her distant, aristocratic father and then with her with her intellectual, narcissistic, morphine-addicted mother and her lover in France. She was a survivor with a German Jewish background of WWI as a child and WWII as an adult and of a life in exile not only in France, but Italy, New York and Los Angeles before finally settling in England.Bedford was ahead of her time in many ways, with great enthusiasm for life and all its sensual pleasures including friendship with bold faced names in the worlds of literature, food as well as...
Nuala O'Malley
H. Bedford-Jones
Mystery
This is a stirring, entrancing story of Erin when Cromwell was campaigning, and when the fighting heritage that is every Irishman\'s found vent through sword and ax and fire. You meet Brian Buidh, Brian of the Yellow Hair, more thrilling than even your favorite movie hero; and as for Nuala herself—well, just wait till you meet her!
Friends and Dark Shapes
Kavita Bedford
A group of housemates in Sydney's inner city contend with gentrification, divisive politics, stalled careers, their own complicated privilege as second-generation Australians, and the evolving world of dating in this moving, funny, and stylish debut novel. Sydney's inner city is very much its own place, yet also a stand in for gentrifying inner-city suburbs the world over. Here, four young housemates struggle to untangle their complicated relationships while a poignant story of loss, grieving, and recovery unfolds. The nameless narrator of this story has recently lost her father and now her existence is split in two: she conjures the past in which he was alive and yet lives in the present, where he is not. To others, she appears to have it all together, but the grief she still feels creates an insurmountable barrier between herself and others, between the life she had and the one she leads. Wry, relatable, lyrical, and beautifully told, a...
Indebted to the Vampires
Part #1 of "House of Durand" series by ERIN BEDFORD
Fantasy / Romance / Paranormal
A broken vase wasn't all this maid owed her masters.Piper needed a job. Any job would do. However, when the temp agency assigned her to clean the house of a bunch of snobby rich boys, she wasn't sure it was worth.Stuck in a job she had no choice but to keep, Piper ends up even more indebted to her employers when she breaks a priceless vase. Breaking a vase was the least of Piper's troubles because her employers have a secret.One that they are willing to kill to keep. Now, she'll be lucky to keep her job let alone live through it.
Protected by the Vampires
Part #3 of "House of Durand" series by ERIN BEDFORD
Fantasy / Romance / Paranormal
The Beast of the Fae Court
ERIN BEDFORD
Fantasy / Romance / Paranormal
There's a beast in the fae court. One so fearsome his people quake in fear or desire whenever he's near.Except one.The new palace baker has no fear or regards for her own safety which only makes the beast want her even more. Enraged by her failure to bow to him and enchanted by her baking, this beast might very well be tamed by a mere human. If he doesn't feed her to his dragon first.
The Devil's Work
Paul Bedford
Jack Finch sets out on a long, forlorn ride to find the man who killed his young wife. Unknown to Jack, Dawson Cayne, the man who committed the senseless murder, was working for a revengeful bitter old man, and that included taking out Jubal as well. Whilst recovering from a gunshot wound in a border sanatorium, Connie Kettle makes an appearance, and Jack quickly realizes there is more to his life than trailing a killer. But Cayne wants to prolong the torment, attempting to make Jack pay a dreadful price for a crime he didn't even commit. When the paths of the two men cross on the Arizona - Mexico border, innocent people are drawn into the conflict, some paying with their lives. Jack considers riding away, but too much is involved. He has to confront the never-ending torment, finally meet the killer on terms that should only favour a ruthless, contract gunman.
Pounding Earth
Part #4 of "Starcrossed Dragons" series by ERIN BEDFORD
Fantasy / Romance / Paranormal
The Paul Bedford Collection
Paul Bedford
A collection of four books by acclaimed Black Horse Western Author Paul Bedford.The Iron Horse: Josiah Wakefield and Dan Sturgis are young civil war veterans, employed in the Territory of Nebraska by the Union Pacific Railroad to hunt down the hired gunmen who are wrecking their supply trains. As robbery is clearly not the motive, someone must be trying to slow up the railroad's westward progress. After a vicious firefight on the trackless plains, their continued pursuit takes them to the dissolute city of Omaha where, in the company of their new acquaintance, Bill Hickok, they survive an ambush by some paid assassins. Their trouble is only just beginning, and they are to face deadly city marshal, Deke Pritchett, and the perils of being on board an Iron Horse, before a momentous finale. But just whose side is Bill Hickok really on?Pistolero: In the summer of 1872 a deadly pistolero, Brett Dalton, is hired to assassinate President Ulysses S. Grant as he embarks on a re-election...
Heaven's a Beach_A Reverse Harem
Part #2 of "Her Angels" series by ERIN BEDFORD
Fantasy / Romance / Paranormal
Double Blind
Part #2 of "Kate Benedict Paranormal Mystery" series by Carrie Bedford
This is the SECOND paranormal mystery in the Kate Benedict series. SOMEONE'S GOING TO DIE--AND IT COULD BE THE NEW PRIME MINISTER. OR MAYBE KATE'S BEST FRIEND IN THE WORLD!Two politicians and her best friend have the death-predicting auras London architect Kate Benedict can see despite her most fervent wishes. She's had the dubious gift for a year now, and suddenly there's no longer any ignoring it. But the only way to get to the two pols is via her old friend, DCI Clarke; yet her warnings go unheeded. Her frustration builds when her best friend, Anita, refuses to believe in their existence as well - even when one appears over Anita's boss in the hospital where she works. And then Anita develops her own aura. A wild chase through seamy and posh London, clever detection, and an intricate plot make this paranormal mystery appealing to cozy and hard-boiled fans alike. In DOUBLE BLIND, the early promise Carrie Bedford showed in THE AURA is not only fulfilled, but even blooms and grows more sure-footed. Double Blind is sure to delight fans of traditional British murder mysteries as well as anyone who likes female sleuths and international mysteries. WHO ELSE WILL LIKE IT: Anyone looking for a new, fresh female sleuth, as well as fans of paranormal suspense, traditional (yet not too cozy) stories, contemporary British women detectives like the ones found on the BBC's ROSEMARY AND THYME and MURDER IN SUBURBIA, and mysteries with a metaphysical twist, like Kay Hooper's Bishop Files series, Iris Johansen's THE PERFECT WITNESS, and Heather Graham's Krewe of Hunters books. "Double Blind is a cozy mystery with intense characters who struggle in a world of pharmaceutical intrigue with political twists. Author Carrie Bedford writes with a high suspenseful flair and creates an engaging protagonist, Kate Benedict. Paranormal elements mix with murders, kidnappings, and a dash of romance, all racing through an unusual and satisfying plot. A fast read, well-written, and thoroughly enjoyable." --Paula Cappa, author of The Dazzling Darkness
Jigsaw
Sybille Bedford
This intensely remembered, partly autobiographical novel, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1989, describes the childhood of Billi, a girl growing up in Europe between the wars. When her father dies, she swaps life in a run-down German château for an exhilarating existence with her beautiful, talented and unreliable mother on the French Riviera. Sent away to England for schooling, the gypsy-like Billi ricochets between short-lived tutors and a life of reading, friends and public lectures. Returning to the Mediterranean, her unorthodox education – intellectual, emotional and sexual – continues among the vibrant community of artists, exiles and intellectuals who have colonised the coast, coaxing her towards a life of literature.
The Complete Kate Benedict Cozy British Mysteries
Part #1 of "Kate Benedict" series by Carrie Bedford
A Favourite of the Gods and a Compass Error
Sybille Bedford
A Favourite of the Gods is the story of two generations of a single family, united by a strong matrilineal bond but divided by the customs of their differing nationalities. Anna Howland, the matriarch and American heiress, born in the 1870s to a prominent, liberal New England family marries an Italian prince and makes her home in Rome; her daughter Constanza, the favorite of the title, inherits her mother's beauty, intelligence, and wealth, along with her father's Catholicism, which she soon rejects in the course of her unconventional but first-rate education. When disaster strikes, Anna and the prince fall back on the conventional standards of behavior of their disparate cultures; Constanza, with her European upbringing, is free to develop her own moral code, to plot her own course in life, and she does so with fantastic daring, making an unconventional life for herself in England and on the continent at the time of the first world war and its aftermath. Her own...
Hydrogen Steel
K. A. Bedford
When retired top homicide inspector Zette McGee, late of Winter City, Ganymede, gets called out of her mysterious retirement to help Kell Fallow, a desperate former android accused unjustly of murdering his wife and children, she knows she has to help him, for Zette has a secret she is desperate to keep, and Fallow knows all about it.
Paradox Resolution
K. A. Bedford
Aloysius "Spider" Webb fixes time machines for a living. He hates his job; he hates his life, and hates time travel even more. He simply wants to get on with his life. He's a hard working Australian bloke — a good man in a bad situation who is willing to do almost anything to regain his self-respect and the affection of his nearly ex-wife, Molly; a mad sculptress on her way to international fame and fortune.
A Visit to Don Otavio
Sybille Bedford
Mexico, through the eyes of Sybille Bedford, is a country of passion and paradox: arid desert and shrieking jungle, harsh sun and deep shadow, violence and sentimentality. In her frank descriptions of the horrors of travel- trapped in a broiling stationary train, or in a bus with a dead fish against her face- she gains our trust. But it is the charmed world of Don Otavio which steals our imagination. He is, she says, 'one of the kindest men I ever met.' She stays in his crumbling ancestral mansion, living a life of provincial ease and observing with glee the intense theatricality of a Mexican neighbourhood.
The Aura
Carrie Bedford
The FIRST book in the Kate Benedict paranormal mystery series.SHE KNOWS WHO'S GOING TO DIE! BUT NO ONE WILL BELIEVE HER... Life spins out of control for London architect Kate Benedict when she sees a dancing aura above certain people’s heads that seems to signal death. Suddenly she’s psychic. But that can't be! Psychic’s not acceptable in her circle, where the supernatural is strictly for the superstitious. And yet…people are dying. People close to her. Kate's tentative attempts to talk about her new-found metaphysical gift are met with eye rolls, so much so that she can’t even tell the nice Scotland Yard detective who's investigating the death of a close friend, Rebecca Williams. And now Rebecca’s neighbor has an aura. So what's Kate to do but try to save him by turning detective herself? A break-in and attack on her boyfriend confirm that the murderer’s catching on that Kate knows too much. But he (or maybe she) has no idea that what Kate knows is a little on the paranormal side. Fans of traditional British mysteries (and female sleuths) will love watching competent, reasonable Kate try to harness supernatural abilities she not only doesn't understand, she doesn't even believe in! And those who love international mysteries will particularly enjoy the vivid scenes in Italy, where the story begins and, in some ways, ends. WHO ELSE WILL LIKE IT: Anyone looking for a new, fresh female sleuth, as well as fans of paranormal suspense, traditional (yet not too cozy) stories, contemporary British women detectives like the ones found on the BBC’s ROSEMARY AND THYME and MURDER IN SUBURBIA, and mysteries with a metaphysical twist, like Kay Hooper’s Bishop Files series, Iris Johansen’s THE PERFECT WITNESS, and Heather Graham’s Krewe of Hunters books. "Carrie Bedford is a real find, and The Aura is engaging paranormal suspense ... Bedford is a fine writer, an accomplished novelist, and a terrific storyteller whose characters ring true and pull us deep into the mystery." -Shelley Singer, author of the Jake Samson-Rosie Vicente mystery series and Torch Song, first in the Blackjack near-future thriller series.
Eclipse
K. A. Bedford
Watching HMS Eclipse through the geosynch spaceport window, Officer James Dunne, a newly minted graduate of the Royal Interstellar Service Academy, thinks his first assignment will be routine . . . an easy going excursion on an aging deep-space cruiser, heading into the Dark, on a mission to explore the farthest reaches of known space.Although repeatedly warned "not to rock the boat", it soon becomes obvious that it is too late for the young Officer!Dunne's survival will depend on his ability to separate power from perversion while enduring the corruption and control of others!
When You Believe
Deborah Bedford
Award-winning author Deborah Bedford tells the story of a young couple in love, a troubled teenage girl, and a confession that will rock one small community to the core.Lydia Porter has waited a long time to be happy. She loves everything about being a school counselor at Shadrach High School, and she loves everything about teacher Charlie Stains, her new fiancé. So when one of her students confides that she's been sexually abused by a teacher and is terrified of what he'll do if she tells, Lydia is devastated: the student claims the abuser is Charlie. Now Lydia is legally bound to report the girl's charges. What happens next will test her love, her resolve to uncover the truth, and her belief in the power of faith to comfort, redeem, and heal.
Bedford Square tp-19
Part #19 of "Thomas Pitt" series by Anne Perry
Literature & Fiction / Mystery & Thrillers / Science Fiction & Fantasy
As You Witch (Academy of Witches Book 2)
ERIN BEDFORD
Fantasy / Romance / Paranormal
If you could wish for anything, what would you wish for? When Max gets a magic amulet that makes nearly every desire come true, she'll learn the truth of be careful what you wish for. However, magical hijinks aren't all that Max has to worry about. With her hard-working parents strained to pay her tuition, Max's only chance to stay in Winchester Academy is to win the scholarship at the big school fair. Of course, to win, she has to beat her bully of a rival, wow the entire school, and juggle four guys vying for her attention. Nothing a few wishes, a little magic, and a lot of luck can't handle ... she hopes!
Young Kit Carson
H. Bedford-Jones
Mystery
Kit Carson (1809 – 1868) was a real-life pulp hero in his own manner, an American frontiersman who braved all manner of danger as he carved out a place in history, opening the western states to all America. He was a fur trapper and wilderness guide, Indian agent, and U.S. Army officer. Few people described pulp protagonists, real and fictional, as well as H. Bedford-Jones (1887-1949), referred to by his contemporaries as "the King of the Pulps".Originally published in 1939 in the Toronto Star Weekly, and never before reprinted, Young Kit Carson is a he-man adventure of the American frontier, high in the Rocky Mountains. Carson battles to maintain peaceful relations between the Arapaho and Cheyenne tribes, while maintaining order among the fur-trappers competing for precious pelts.Bold Venture Press presents this forgotten pulp classic through arrangement with Camille "Caz" Cazedessus, publisher of Pulpdom, the legendary journal documenting pulp fiction...
Black Light
Bedford, K. A.
Science Fiction / Time Travel
A cracking supernatural crime mystery from the twice winner of the Aurealis Award for Best Australian Science Fiction Novel.
This charming spooky novel is set in Pelican River, south-west of Perth, in the 1920s. With all the charm and cosiness of a BBC TV period drama, the story plays out in the aftermath of the First World War and is centred around the eccentric and newly widowed Ruth, her butler Rutherford, and her aunt Julia – together with Ruth’s inventor neighbour Gordon and his raft of hounds, and the elusive and sinister demon, Mr Nor.
Humour abounds and the characters explore the new ideas in science and physics of the era, as well as the development of science fiction itself, with the cameos by the likes of Mr H.G. Wells.
This novel also bears the traces of the effect of war on a nation and its people, and the complex question of attitudes towards Indigenous people at the beginning of the last century.
Nimbus
Jacey Bedford
To combat manipulative megacorporations with telepathic technology, two heroes must rebel, overthrowing the enemy's oppressive influence in the third book in this exciting sci-fi adventureIn a galaxy where the super-powers are the megacorporations, and ambitious executives play fast and loose with ethics in order to secure resources, where can good people turn for help? The megacorps control the jump gates and trade routes. They use psi-techs, implant-enhanced operatives with psionic abilities, who are bound by unbreakable contracts. Psi-tech Cara Carlinni once had her mind turned inside out by Alphacorp, but she escaped, found her place with the Free Company, and now it's payback time. Ben Benjamin leads the Free Company, based on the rogue space station, Crossways. The megacorps have struck at Crossways once—and failed—so what are they planning now? Crossways can't stand alone, and neither can the independent colonies, though maybe together they...
Until Sunset_A Dystopian Fairy Tale
Part #3 of "Crimson Fold" series by ERIN BEDFORD
Fantasy / Romance / Paranormal
The end? This is just the beginning.Winning seems like a far-off dream. Something that happened a lifetime ago, to someone else.Now, I don't even recognize myself. This hunger inside of me demands to be fed, but the need to save my people is stronger.It'll come down to us versus them, but the problem is which side am I really on? And will I be able to live with myself when it is all over? Living with regret is even harder when you have eternity to remember.
carefully everywhere descending
L. B. Bedford
Will Audrey's growing attraction to the smug Scarlett and her curiosity about her new neighbor cost her everything?
Empire of Dust
Jacey Bedford
Mega corporations, more powerful than any one planetary government, use their agents to race each other for resources across the galaxy. The agents, or psi-techs, are implanted with telepath technology. The psi-techs are bound to the mega-corps, that is, if they want to retain their sanity. Cara Carlinni is an impossible thing, a runaway psi-tech. She knows Alphacorp can find its implant-augmented telepaths, anywhere, anytime, mind-to-mind. So even though it’s driving her half-crazy, she's powered down and has been surviving on tranqs and willpower. So far, so good. It’s been almost a year, and her mind is still her own. She’s on the run from Ari van Blaiden, a powerful executive, after discovering massive corruption in Alphacorp. Cara barely escapes his forces, yet again, on a backwater planet, and gets out just in time due to the help of straight-laced Ben Benjamin, a psi-tech Navigator for Alphacorp’s biggest company rival. Cara and Ben struggle to survive a star-spanning manhunt, black-ops raids, and fleets of resource-hungry raiders. Betrayal follows betrayal, and friends become enemies. Suddenly the most important skill is knowing whom to trust.
Return to the Alamo
Paul Bedford
British Army deserter Thomas Collins is working with the Texas Rangers in Galveston to secure a supply of gunpowder, which is desperately needed back in San Antonio for the continuing struggle against the fearsome Comanche Nation. Unfortunately, Thomas's past catches up with him in the form of a ruthless British army officer, Captain Speirs, who has been sent across the Atlantic to apprehend him. As Collins and the Texan Lawmen slowly drive their heavily laden wagons back to San Antonio, they are relentlessly hunted by Speirs and his men, attacked by the forces of a powerful former president of the republic who wants the gunpowder for himself, and harried by a Comanche war party. Thomas has to take command of the Rangers to ensure they reach San Antonio safely, but faces some tough decisions when his lover Sarah is kidnapped by Speirs.
Mothers and Daughters: An Anthology
Deborah Bedford
The Hair Ribbons by Deborah BedfordThe blue hair ribbons her mother gave her as a child saw Theia Harkin McKinnis through hard times. Now, facing the illness that took her mother, Theia longs to find the missing ribbons for her own daughters. Where Theia finds them--and with what--will change her forever.Unforgettable by Linda GoodnightCarrie Martin has a wonderful life--a loving husband, a sweet daughter and a feisty mother. But suddenly her mom can't remember little things...then big things. Shaken by the loss of family memories, Carrie turns to the Lord. And discovers what can't be forgotten.
Swallowing Fire
Part #3 of "Starcrossed Dragons" series by ERIN BEDFORD
Fantasy / Romance / Paranormal
Return to Corriebush
Lynn Bedford Hall
To anyone who has read or owns a copy of Fig Jam and Foxtrot, this sequel will be welcomed with open arms. Once again, the gentle kind-hearted but nosey women of Corriebush get together for a cup of tea, a slice of cake and a gossip, and along the way present the reader with four more stories and over 90 delectable recipes. This is a book to be savoured and enjoyed while reading the heart-warming stories about Flora the retired nurse, Jacoba the pianist, and Estrelita the trapeze artist, or the tragic fact-based tale of Sara, a young Voortrekker girl. Share with friends and family one of Lynn's superb dishes, tailored to suit today's tastes – how about Tomato Tartlets with Olives, Pesto and Pecorino, or what about Savoury Lamb Chops or Roasted Peaches? And to those readers who have yet to experience the people, stories and food of this small Karoo town, pull up a chair, put up your feet, and enjoy!
The Florentine Cypher: Kate Benedict Paranormal Mystery #3 (The Kate Benedict Series)
Carrie Bedford
London architect Kate Benedict is adjusting to her new gift, the ability to see auras which predict imminent death. It’s increasingly clear to her that she can sometimes use her gift to help people, but that she can’t save everyone. Having discovered the impossibility of explaining the ethereal warning to strangers, she’s better now at knowing when to ignore the auras, abiding in uncomfortable silence. The auras swirling above her good friends, Ethan and his sister Claire, are harder to ignore.
When Ethan disappears after sending Kate a series of cryptic text messages, she goes looking for him at his sister’s house in Florence, Italy, but it’s immediately very clear that whatever danger threatened Ethan in London has followed Kate to Italy. Soon she and Claire are on the run, constantly watched and followed, repeatedly threatened and attacked … Who can they trust? Apparently not even the carabinieri.
An ancient book that was given to Claire and Ethan’s grandfather after the close of World War II holds the key to Ethan’s disappearance and the source of the danger indicated by Claire’s ever-present aura. The book, a hidden key, a diagram, and a cypher that Kate will need help decoding — Kate and her friends are safe until all the pieces come together, but then their tormentors — whoever they are — will have no reason to keep them alive.
One Step Away (A Bedford Falls Novel Book 1)
Sydney Bristow
Alexander Lawford is certain that his best friend is his soul mate. Only problem is that Marisa Moretti just doesn’t see him as boyfriend material. So Alexander meets up with a buddy, a bad boy women can’t resist, and learns how to show Marisa what she’s missing. But will it be enough to captivate a woman who’s positive that her destiny lies with another man?
If I Had You
Deborah Bedford
From bestselling author Deborah Bedford comes the moving tale of an estranged mother and daughter, and the child who forces their old conflicts back into the light.
Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait
K. A. Bedford
In the future, Aloysius "Spider" Webb will journey to the End of Time. For now, Spider must be content with repairing broken time machines, rebuilding his life and avoiding the lunatic antics of his boss, Dickhead McMahon.
Until Sunset: A Dystopian Fairy Tale (The Crimson Fold Book 3)
ERIN BEDFORD
Fantasy / Romance / Paranormal
The end? This is just the beginning.Winning seems like a far-off dream. Something that happened a lifetime ago, to someone else.Now, I don't even recognize myself. This hunger inside of me demands to be fed, but the need to save my people is stronger.It'll come down to us versus them, but the problem is which side am I really on? And will I be able to live with myself when it is all over? Living with regret is even harder when you have eternity to remember.
