Pavanne Pettigrew breaks onto the literary scene running with this one. During the Golden Age of Piracy, Captain ?Blackjack? Bellamie, a buccaneer of Romany descent, is wounded while fleeing the King's men. He struggles into the hinterlands of Jamaica to the mansion of Lady Chloe Smyth Caruthers, widow of the island's lieutenant governor. Before he has recovered, though, Chloe and her small staff ... more...

Pavanne Pettigrew breaks onto the literary scene running with this one. During the Golden Age of Piracy, Captain ?Blackjack? Bellamie, a buccaneer of Romany descent, is wounded while fleeing the King's men. He struggles into the hinterlands of Jamaica to the mansion of Lady Chloe Smyth Caruthers, widow of the island's lieutenant governor. Before he has recovered, though, Chloe and her small staff learn that an intensified manhunt for him will soon be at their door. The pirate cannot remain at th   less...

Having shared a brief but profound romantic relationship with an American during a summer holiday in California years earlier, former Cambridge student Nick continues to receive coded messages from the woman that suggest she hides a dangerous agenda, a possibility that becomes increasingly apparent when Nick is kidnapped by Secret-Service agents. Original. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For persona... more...

Having shared a brief but profound romantic relationship with an American during a summer holiday in California years earlier, former Cambridge student Nick continues to receive coded messages from the woman that suggest she hides a dangerous agenda, a possibility that becomes increasingly apparent when Nick is kidnapped by Secret-Service agents. Original. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.   less...

Solo Attorney Grace O' Higgins has a new client. Kay is a skinny graduate student with an unusual problem: she must prove that she is married or lose her substantial inheritance. She has no prospects. She has no money. She has one month. Her wealthy cousins will inherit if Kay doesn't. They've retained the best law firm in town to stop her, but Grace likes a challenge. She won't allow her client t... more...

Solo Attorney Grace O' Higgins has a new client. Kay is a skinny graduate student with an unusual problem: she must prove that she is married or lose her substantial inheritance. She has no prospects. She has no money. She has one month. Her wealthy cousins will inherit if Kay doesn't. They've retained the best law firm in town to stop her, but Grace likes a challenge. She won't allow her client to be victimized. While Grace maneuvers in court, Kay negotiates in secret with the other heirs. When   less...

Comedian Chris Elliott stumbles upon evidence that Sir Edmund Hillary had not been the first person to reach the peak of Mount Everest, when the diary of his Great Uncle Percy Brackett Elliott, an eccentric adventurer who had vanished decades earlier while attempting to ascend Everest, mysteriously appears on his doorstep. By the author of The Shroud of the Thwacker . 100,000 first printing. Copyr... more...

Comedian Chris Elliott stumbles upon evidence that Sir Edmund Hillary had not been the first person to reach the peak of Mount Everest, when the diary of his Great Uncle Percy Brackett Elliott, an eccentric adventurer who had vanished decades earlier while attempting to ascend Everest, mysteriously appears on his doorstep. By the author of The Shroud of the Thwacker . 100,000 first printing. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.   less...