King Henry’s military plans are interrupted by the news that his army has been defeated in the South. The supposedly loyal Hotspur is refusing to send the soldiers he has...
Young heiress Jeanne de la Mesurier has returned to London to re-join her stepmother, following a childhood in a French convent where she has been since her father’s death....
When it came to the art of poisoning, Marquise de Brinvilliers had a rare talent. She honed her craft by testing out mixtures on hospital patients. And then began her most...
THE PROMISE is an intense, fast-paced and gripping Scandinavian thriller told in four parts.With Carsten’s help, Nina tries to get Gabriela out of the Herstedvester Prison. But...
The summer of 1968 is warm and humid, but rife with possibilities. Something is in the air; something more than thunder and lightning. Sally and her husband, Otis, have decided to...
“Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” is a vivid combination of science fiction and mystery. It is first published in 1871 and it introduces two opposing parties: a monster...
Bertram lives with his mum - a waitress. His father is serving life for murder. One day, on a whim, Bertram steals a leather jacket from a restaurant not knowing that this one act...
In the short story "The League of the Old Men" by Jack London, an old Native American man called Imber steps forth before the law and reveals that he has slayed numerous people....
Clorinda’s mother dies giving birth to her, and she grows up mostly raised by servants. Her absentee father eventually takes a shine to her at a young age, and she becomes a...
The young couple. The first time. Naughty flirting. The secret, forbidden meeting. The young student and his teacher. The older gentleman and the innocent virgin. You, me and a...