The peace and quiet of a remote homestead in the 1880s American West is shattered by the arrival of two shadowy outriders searching for 'the healer'. When the farmer refuses to help them, they raze the house to the ground using guns that shoot bolts of energy instead of bullets... In the town of Redwater, the Doctor and Martha learn of a snake-oil salesman whose patent medicines actually cure his patients. But when the Doctor and Martha investigate they discover the truth is stranger, and far more dangerous.
The Happy Prince (SB+WB+mp3)A classic story adapted for beginners. 12 short chapters.
A beautiful sad tale unfolds when an unusual friendship between a statue of a prince and a swallow is developed. Torn between the need for a warmer climate and his love for the Prince, the soft-hearted Swallow agrees to become the Prince's messenger and helps the poor people in the city. The reader will be highly moved by the Prince's kindness and the Swallow's devotion to the Prince
When high-powered lawyer Ken "the Lip" Lipinski is found dead from a suspicious overdose, florist and amateur sleuth Abby Knight finds it hard to swallow that his opposing counsel-and her old boss-is the murderer.
A troubled peace with France means that in the harbours and estuaries around England, the royal fleet has been left to rot. Even a frigate captain as famous as Richard Bolitho is forced to swallow his pride and visit the Admiralty daily to plead for a ship. As the clouds of war begin to rise once more over the Channel, he has no choice but to accept an appointment to the Nore.