Showing results by narrator "Sarah Kempton" in All Categories

Becky Summerfield is a lonely girl who loves writing stories and lives with her father in Warlock Grove, a small quiet town in the heart of the English countryside. She dreams of adventure and wonder, wishing to escape from her mundane life. So one day when she goes to the woods to write, little does she know what awaits her and how it will change her life forever. She meets the eccentric and enigmatic William Fireshine. A man from another world. Becky is then suddenly plunged into a terrifying world of aliens and creatures beyond even her imagination.

Lady Debra Richardson never expected her imagination would be a source of trouble. As the eighth and youngest child of the Earl and Countess of Norwood, Debra has yet to enter society. As her 18th birthday approaches, she anticipates a debut into society. Alexander Evans, The Earl of Trenton, arrived in the Isle of Wight with a broken heart after the woman he loves refused his offer of marriage. His friend, Lord Samuel Richardson invited him to a house party with the understanding of being introduced to Lady Kate Richardson.

Welcome to Hawkwood Hollow, where the dead outnumber the living. When a local witch shows up in an apparent drowning, everyone thinks it's a tragic accident. New witch in town Maura would, too, except her Reaper senses are telling her there's something not quite right about the woman's death. When the victim's ghost vanishes, she knows her instincts were right. Unfortunately, her attempt to find the truth is derailed by an annoying spirit who's moved into her room and an obstructionist coven leader. And then there's the detective she might be interested in romantically...

Captain Gideon Whitlock never thought to see the woman he spent one unforgettable night with again. His years at war have changed him into a different man - one he feels certain she could never bring herself to love. Sylvia Whitlock has moved on from being abandoned the man she eloped with following a reckless night of passion. Telling herself she doesn’t want or need him, she dedicates her life to healing the wounded, traumatized soldiers of the Crimean War as a nurse.

Stories of gods and magic, of romances and villainy, have been interwoven with the fiction created by many mortal cultures, each miscommunicating, and forgetting entirely, the history of a time where the world was inhabited by curious creatures, legendary beasts, magical spirits, and of course, the Gods themselves. That is, until, the world is once more introduced to the magic and chaos of our ancestors.

Lieutenant Maxwell Davies returned from the Crimean War wounded and broken. He no longer fits into high society and wants nothing more than to escape and hide the depth of his pain and trauma from the world. Miss Josephine Brewer is an outcast of society due to the scandalous nature of her birth. The illegitimate daughter of a gentleman and his mistress, she stands between two worlds - neither of which she completely belongs to.

This 3,500-word piece is a never-before-seen chapter from Turned (book one in the Vampire Journals), a free download and the number one best seller, with over 500 five-star reviews on Amazon! It provides an alternate ending to the series, ending the series with Jonah’s point of view. It offers a whole new perspective on how Turned may have ended.

An explosion has split time and Archer has paid the ultimate price, leaving Saira heartbroken and desperate to repair the rupture. But the blast has trapped Saira in an alternate future where Mongers are cornered predators and death is the ultimate judge. If Saira and her larcenous friend, Ringo, ever want to see Archer alive, they must pull off the impossible - alter history at a moment in time to which they cannot return. But saving Archer will restore a timeline where Mongers have complete control, mixed bloods are hunted prey, and the Descendant world is spiraling into chaos.

The competition is friendly and just a little fierce at the annual Llanelen agricultural show as town and country folk gather for the outdoor judging of farm animals and indoor judging of cakes, pies, pastries, chutneys, jams and jellies, along with vegetables, fruits, and flowers. But this year, there’s a new show category: murder.

Imagine standing in line at Harvey Nichols waiting to buy the most gorgeous silk Gucci dress. The only minor problem? You can't afford it, it's a size smaller than you are, and you have absolutely no place to wear it. Meet Natalie Flemming: a twenty-something woman working in London for a fabulous shoe-designing firm, but the only thing they let her touch is the company's tax forms. She has decided to give fate a vacation and takes the task of finding the man of her dreams into her own hands. She craves adventure, spontaneity, passion - or will just settle for a decent date.

Portland, Oregon, 1946. Chloe Kent, a World War 2 widow, has resigned to her fate as a single mother struggling to make ends meet. Prompted by her sister to go on a blind date, she meets a man who brings passion back into her life and reignites a flame in her heart she once thought dead. Robert McKenna, real estate agent, has returned home for a new start at life. Introduced to the widow next door, he discovers her gentleness is helping heal the wounds of his past and giving him the family he always wanted.

When Rosellen receives a book of fairy tales as a birthday gift, she decides to use its stories as a guide for her own life. From enchanted frogs to lost slippers to 100-year naps, Rosellen wants to be a really-truly Princess just like the ones in her book. Follow Rosellen through five fairy-tale inspired escapades as she discovers that real life problems can't always be solved in story-book style - even if you are a Princess!

Charlotte is thrilled when her sister - a celebrity psychic to the stars - decides to visit. Even better, her sister’s presence draws more attention to the bed and breakfast, and business is booming. Everything seems to be going perfectly, until Charlotte notices a trend - more people are coming to see her sister than herself. Even worse - one of their clients shows up dead.

Charlotte is thrilled to have her bed and breakfast back up and running. Everything seems to go better than planned - until one of Charlotte’s unsatisfied clients shows up, calls Charlotte a fraud - and winds up dead. With her reputation in jeopardy once again, can Charlotte solve the crime and prove her innocence?

Charlotte Vale, 30, a psychic from New York City, has a dubious gift - her vision, not always accurate, often leaves her customers more confused than happy. When Charlotte, at a crossroads, gets a vision on what she should do next in life, she follows it, and it leads her to a quaint town upstate, her beloved cat and companion Oliver by her side. Quiet and peaceful, the town offers the exact escape she needed. And when her own vision leads her to a charming historic for sale, she spontaneously decides to buy it and follow her forever dream of running a bed and breakfast.

When London Rose, 33, is proposed to by her longtime boyfriend, she realizes she is facing a stable, predictable, pre-determined (and passionless) life. She freaks out and runs the other way - accepting instead a job across the Atlantic, as a tour-guide on a high-end European cruise line that travels through a country a day. London is searching for a more romantic, unscripted, and exciting life that she feels sure exists out there somewhere.

Proper Princess Arianna vowed to stay on the straight and narrow after a disastrous decision years ago embarrassed both her and her royal family. When a marriage of convenience is proposed between her and Brazenbourg's ruling prince, she jumps at the chance for redemption. She doesn't believe in love anymore—at least she thought she didn't until she met her fiancé's brother, Prince Finn.

Summer has arrived in Wildwood Heath, and with it comes the town's annual carnival and its accompanying flower contest. Robin is confident that her mother's roses will once again take the top prize and is content to spend her free time reconnecting with her father after the years they've spent apart, but a distraction arrives in the form of a customer being poisoned to death at the local coffee shop. Unfortunately for Robin, the poisoning happens right in front of her and her dad… and her cousin, Rowan, whose job at the coffee shop soon lands her at the top of the suspect list.

1998 - On the morning of her boyfriend’s birthday, Katie Reed left their apartment and never returned…One thing is certain. It will change the lives of everyone around her.

In this now classic text, Martha Beckwith skillfully navigated an expansive collection of books, articles, and manuscripts to compile the definitive collection of mythological narratives of the native Hawaiian peoples. In addition to its importance for Hawaiian folklore and ethnology proper, Beckwith situates these stories within their broader regional context, offering comparisons to the traditions of Tahiti, Tonga, Samoa and other island nations.