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Stolen from her home and being groomed for auction, Aya is desperate to escape her fate and return to her…
family. Her only allies are a loyal wolf she's raised from a pup and a strange mute boy who may be her best hope for freedom - if she can truly trust him. For Senior High readers. 2015.
Princess Orlaith, heir to Rudi Mackenzie, Artos the First, High King of Montival, now wields the Sword of the Lady…
- and faces a new enemy. Fortunately, she also has a new ally in Reiko, Empress of Japan. To combat their mutual foe, Orlaith and Reiko embark on a quest to find the fabled Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, the Grass-Cutting Sword, one of the three great treasures of the Japanese Imperial House - but they’ll face great peril along the way. Sequel to “The given sacrifice”. 2014.
Dark-hearted Sheïkh Prince Jamil al-Nazarri commands his kingdom effortlessly, less so his difficult little daughter! Exasperated, he hires an English…
governess, hoping she'll instil some much-needed discipline. Lady Cassandra Armstrong is the most unconventional governess Jamil has ever seen! With her ravishing body and impulsive passion, Cassie is as innocently alluring as she is forbidden. Famous for his unshakable honour, the reticent sheïkh's resolve is about to be tested, as his feelings for Cassie are anything but honourable! 2012.
As an illegitimate child, the quiet-mannered Frederica Bracewell grew up as a stain upon her family's good name. But when…
she meets her uncle's new gamekeeper Robert - who also wishes to break free from a scandalous past - she finally begins to discover her worth. 2011.
In an abandoned gatehouse on an old estate, Mariah Aubrey lives in seclusion. She supports herself by writing novels in…
secret - at a time when such writing is considered improper and unladylike. Soon the wealthy and ambitious Captain Bryant leases the estate and is intrigued by the beautiful girl in the gatehouse. But will he risk his plans - and his heart - for a woman shadowed by scandal? 2011.
Victorian romance set in England in 1854. Treated as a poor relation rather than as an adopted daughter, Tabbie accidentally…
finds out about her true parents when she meets a wounded soldier while a nurse in the Crimean war. 1975, c1973.
May 1941 and the island of Crete is invaded by paratroopers from the air. After a lengthy fight, thousands of…
British and Commonwealth soldiers are forced to take to the hills or become escaping POWs, sheltered by the Cretan villagers. Sixty years later, Lois West invites feisty Great Aunt Pen to a special eighty-fifth birthday celebration on Crete, knowing she has not been back there since the war. Penelope George is reluctant to go but is persuaded by the fact it is the 60th anniversary of the Battle. It is time for her to return and make the journey she never thought she'd dare to. On the outward voyage from Athens, she relives her experiences in the city from her early years as a trainee nurse to those last dark days stranded on the island, the last female foreigner. 2013.
The Genesis Wave sweeps across the Alpha Quadrant, transforming planets on a molecular level and threatening entire civilizations with extinction.…
To combat it, Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise have been forced into a tense alliance with the Klingon and Romulan Empires, both of which crave the forbidden secrets of the Genesis technology. Now the finest minds of three civilizations must find some way to halt the deadly wave, before yet another world is transformed into something alien and unrecognizable. Some descriptions of sex and violence. Sequel to "The Genesis wave, Book 1" (DC27523). Followed by "The Genesis wave, Book 3" (DC27525). 2001, c2000.
Project Genesis was once the Federation's solution to overpopulation and food shortages in the Alpha Quadrant, but it became a…
destructive weapon instead. Starfleet destroyed all Genesis data and records, but now, nearly a century later, Captain Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise face the deadly rebirth of Genesis - with the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance. Followed by "The Genesis wave, Book 2" (DC27524). 2000.
The Genesis Wave swept through the Alpha Quadrant, creating new life at the expense of everything in its path, until…
halted by Captain Picard and his crew. Now the device has fallen into the hands of a dangerous religious zealot. But that disaster may pale beside a new emergency, as Data develops a disturbing theory regarding the full cosmic consequences of the Genesis Effect. Some descriptions of violence. Sequel to "The Genesis wave, Book 2" (DC27524). 2003.
A staunch feminist of the twenty-fifth century in China, Zhu Wong accepts a time-travel mission to go back six centuries…
to San Francisco in the 1890s. Her adventures there give Zhu a different perception of being a woman. Some descriptions of sex, some strong language, and some violence. 1995.
Jonas's world is perfect - every person is assigned a role in the Community. When Jonas turns twelve he is…
singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life, and now it's time for Jonas to receive the truth. Winner of the Newbery Award. Grades 5-8. 1993.
In this work of English historical romantic suspense, happy-go-lucky Dorabella dies after marrying a man from a family that has…
a rumoured reputation for blood feuds and mysterious deaths. Dorabella's twin sister, Violetta, moves in to look after her nephew and unmasks the insanity that has plagued the family for years. Sequel to "A time for silence" (DC13280). Followed by "We'll meet again". 1992. (Daughters of England ; 19)
Events in the life of Stavia, from age ten to womanhood, at a time when human civilization has evolved into…
a social system divided along gender lines. Women have taken over running the country, while the men live in closed military garrison with a gate to the outside world. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1989, c1988.
The exploratory mission to the mysterious alien spacecraft, "Rama II," was a disastrous failure. Now three astronauts, two men and…
a woman, are trapped aboard the vast, dazzling space-ship that is leaving the solar system for an unknown destination. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Sequel to "Rama II" (DC15105). 1991.
In the third volume of "The gap" series, the deadly struggle against the Amnion aliens is set on Thanatos Minor,…
an infamous bootleg shipyard. Sequel to "The gap into vision" (DC30766). 1993. (The gap ; 3)
Morn Hyland, rescued from one space pirate by another who had plans to exploit her, is forced to re-assess her…
whole life stance in the face of the growing certainty of the real truth about the UMPC and the alien Amnion. Sequel to "The gap into conflict" (DC30767). Followed by "The gap into power" (DC30765). 1994. (The gap ; 2)
Crossing the Gap - faster-than-light travel - has become commonplace throughout explored space, and all of it is controlled by…
a single corporation. The story starts small, with a simple case of ore piracy, focusing on three individuals. Angus, a pirate and murderer, Morn, a brilliant young woman, and Nick, a star captain. Through their lives an entire world begins to unfold - a world of politics and betrayal, extraordinary developments, and a shadow alien presence. Followed by "The gap into vision" (DC30766). 1994. (The gap ; 1)
The fifth volume of "The gap" series reveals the swift fury of the Amnion when they are threatened not only…
by the Trumpet crew, but also by exposure by the Director Warden Dios. Sequel to "The gap into madness : chaos and order" (DC30763). 1999. (Gap ; 5)