Bücher von Abigail Keam

Mona Moon and her new husband, Robert Farley, Duke of Brynelleth are about to board an ocean liner to Merry Old England for their honeymoon when Mona receives an urgent telegram from Rupert Hunt, her eyes and ears in the Moon copper mines.POTENTIAL RIOT AT MONTANA MINE STOP DEAD MINER STOP POSSIBLE MURDER STOP COME AT ONCE STOP RUPERT HUNTSince the copper mines are the financial backbone of Moon Enterprises, Mona has no choice but to drop her plans and travel to Montana on the next train. She and Robert descend into a world of seething resentments, bitter accusations against Moon Enterprises, and bad decisions that pose a threat to Mona's world. She travels incognito to search out the truth of Rupert's allegations against the mining management. She must decide if Rupert is trying to prevent an innocent man from being hung for murder or if he is part of a grandiose plot against her. After all, Mona had been kidnapped by Rupert while searching for the Swift silver mine a year ago. Rupert is a scoundrel, but Mona hired him to be her scoundrel. Is this another of Rupert's games? Regardless of the threat, Mona must get to the bottom of it. Thank goodness Robert is by her side . . . or could Robert have his own agenda?

Josiah is working in her honeybee yard when she hears a commotion coming from a horse pasture. She rushes toward the uproar and comes upon a huge, enraged Texas Longhorn bull. The massive beast is angrily snorting, pawing the turf, and threatening a prized Thoroughbred stallion, Comanche. Getting the bull to calm down is no small task and in the end, Josiah has a busted fence and a barn door ripped off its hinges. Once the bull is secure, Josiah hurries to confront the bull's owner only to discover he is dead and lying in a pool of his own blood. The police naturally assume the bull is responsible for the man's death, but Josiah has her doubts. She is convinced foul play is involved and works to save the Texas Longhorn from being "put down." Will she solve the murder and save the Longhorn in time?

Princess Maura is the beloved daughter of Queen Abisola and her Consort Iasos, but an ill wind is blowing their way. From the distant east, nomadic tribesmen, known as the Bhuttanians, have unified under the leadership of Zoar, a powerful king who is bent on building a vast empire. Queen Abisola has little time to transform her peaceful, agrarian country into a fighting military unit able to take on Zoar's experienced warriors. Queen Abisola must surrender her daughter to the Dinii, a bird-like people who will adopt and train Princess Maura as a warrior to lead her people against Zoar. For years, both the Dinii and Maura's people prepare to withstand Zoar's inevitable onslaught, but they never anticipated combating the black magic of Zoar's evil wizard Zedek. And no one foresaw that Princess Maura would fall in love with the Dinii prince Chaun Maaun! Will Princess Maura lose the love of her life as she struggles to save her people? Will her country be able to survive where others have crumbled before the tyranny of Zoar? Or will the Dinii betray her to the warlord Zoar in order to save themselves? The Princess Maura Tales Wall Of Doom I Wall Of Peril 2 Wall Of Glory 3 Wall Of Conquest 4 Wall Of Victory 5

Josiah Reynolds can hardly believe she hears someone call out her name as she strolls down 75th Streetin New York City. With the promise of a free drink, Bunny Witt steers Josiah into nearby Bemelmans Bar where she proceeds to unfold a tale about being stalked by a mysterious stranger. It seems that Bunny's apartments in London and New York have been broken into and searched, yet nothing was taken. She is desperate for someone to find out who is tormenting her and why. She has decided that someone should be our Josiah! This chance encounter in the Big Apple leads Josiah into the world of haute couture, mysterious princes from India, precious gems, and murder in a town that keeps its secrets well!

Ethel Bradley thinks someone is trying to kill her, but doesn'tknow who or why. She enlists the help of her childhood friend,Lady Elsmere, but Lady Elsmere has troubles of her own inthe form of a ne'er-do-well English nephew who's trying to stealher estate. Both women turn to Josiah Reynolds, who has justreturned from New York. Josiah calls Detective Goetz who recommends a shamus namedWalter Neff. Walter and Josiah scour the Bluegrass for answersthat turn out to be deadly. To make matters worse for Josiah,Fred O'nan is a free man and gunning for her. Josiah, full of sass and vinegar, meets these challenges head onwith the support of her friends, Franklin and Matt. Will Josiah bethwarted this time? Kentucky can be a cruel mistress to the those wantingjustice and exacts a high price for it. Sometimes the "dark andbloody ground" demands double indemnity. This is something Josiah knows very well. Very well indeed.

Empress Maura is a fugitive on the run. She has escaped the confines of the palace at a great cost in lives, but her escape is paramount. Everywhere, Bhuttanian soldiers search for her, but she must elude capture and forced return to her dashing, but deceitful husband Dorak, Aga of the Bhuttanians.Maura truly loves Dorak. He was everything a woman could want--handsome, cultured, witty, and courageous. He lacks only kindness. Maura couldn't dampen the raging ambition inside him. She knows that eventually Dorak would be as corrupt as his father, the Aga Zoar.When Dorak accuses her of sexual improprieties, Maura realizes that she has to flee by any means necessary to reunite with the Dinii, a warrior bird-like people, and search for the fabled plant, the Mother Bogazkoy, in order to "mate" with it. Only the Bogazkoy could infuse her with the power to combat the Black Cacodemon, Dorak's evil wizard, and free her nation from the tyranny of Bhuttanian rule.Only by saving her country can Maura hope to save Dorak from himself. Can Maura really rescue both Dorak and her country? Or must one be sacrificed?

Josiah is a beekeeper trying to stay financially afloat by selling honey at the farmers' market. She finds her world turned upside down when a man is found dead in her bee yard, only to discover that the victim is her nemesis. The police are calling the brutal death murder and Josiah is the number one suspect! Josiah makes the rounds of quirky characters that can only be found in the lush Bluegrass horse country. Fighting an unknown enemy in the glamorous world of thoroughbreds, oak-cured bourbon, and antebellum mansions, Josiah struggles to uncover the truth in a land that keeps its secrets well.

Princess Maura is now the ruler of Hasan Daeg, but she has been captured by Aga Dorak who intends to marry her and consolidate his power over her country.With her army destroyed, Maura has no other choice, but to marry Dorak and hope she can curb his warlike tendencies. And there's another problem--she's fallen in love with him.Maura knows she must put her feelings aside and do what is best for her people. She must seek out the Royal Bogazkoy--a powerful plant which will give her enormous power to resist the conquering Bhuttanians.What should she do? Marry Dorak and try to conquer his heart, or escape to find the Royal Bogazkoy and fulfill her destiny?

Josiah joins an amateur thespian group that puts on plays in quirky places like public parks and crumbling antebellum mansions. It is a way to socialize, and Josiah feels lonely when her boyfriend Hunter stops calling. Since the new play is being staged at Hunter's ancestral home Wickliffe Manor, Josiah sees this as a win-win situation. She gets to have fun and remind Hunter that she is still alive and kicking. Hint. Hint.What could go wrong? Everything! Hunter ignores the acting group including Josiah, and it doesn't help when the leading lady, Madison Smythe, drops dead on Hunter's antique Persian rug. To make matters worse, Franklin, Hunter's brother, is arrested for her murder!Josiah does the only thing she can. She sends an S.O.S. to her daughter Asa to investigate the murder. Asa must also discover why a love note from Hunter was found in the dead woman's coat pocket. Josiah is ready for romance, but she doesn't want to fall in love with a cheater . . . and possibly a murderer!

Josiah, Baby, her mastiff, and Lady Elsmere rush to the rescue of their neighbor, Rosie, who is being harassed by Gage Cagle, a mean, old stump of a man.Lady Elsmere confronts Gage and has him thrown in jail for trying to extort money from Rosie. Glad to be rid of this loathsome man, Lady Elsmere, Josiah, and Rosie attend the Bluegrass Antique Auction and Ball. To their surprise, Gage shows up and boldly threatens Josiah, Rosie, and even Baby.Dismissing Gage as nothing more than a loudmouth fussbucket, Josiah enjoys the ball until she stumbles upon Rosie covered in blood and standing over Gage's near lifeless body. "I didn't do this," Rosie swears before she flees, leaving Josiah trying to save the life of a man they both detest. While Josiah attempts to staunch Gage's bleeding, she can't help but wonder, if Rosie didn't assault Gage, then who did?

Empress Maura is now leader of Bhuttan and Hasan Daeg. All that remains is to capture the rebel stronghold of Bhuttani, controlled by the traitor Mikkotto who seeks to become queen of Hasan Daeg and Jezra, Dorak's first wife, who covets the title of king for her son.Aga Dorak and Empress Gitar of the Dinii are assumed to be dead. However, they are locked in another dimension due to an enchantment and cannot escape. The evil wizard Black Cacodemon, is a fellow prisoner in this netherworld as well.Maura, convinced Dorak and Gitar have not perished, has dispatched an unlikely duo to find and rescue them--her spymaster KiKu, royal scribe Timon who team with a streetwise urchin named Akela.Empress Maura leads an army against the city of Bhuttani in the ultimate battle for survival. But the city walls will not fall, and the gates will not buckle. Maura is determined that Bhuttani must fall into her hands before her troops rebel.Will Maura finally sit on the Bhuttanian throne in the Imperial Palace? Or will victory be snatched away by means of magic? Will she find Dorak and reunite with her great love? Or will Maura have to kill him?The fate of the Kaseri hinges on the outcome!