Browsing: Action and Adventure

Aboard a ship sailing from London to America, Katherine finds her world upended after pirates kill her husband and take her captive. But Katherine isn’t the delicate lady she appears to be… A swashbuckling tale of revenge set during the Golden Age of Piracy!

With over 21,600 five-star Goodreads ratings: As the magicians of Imardin purge the city, a young girl is able to penetrate their shields. But who is she — and what is she capable of? A spellbinding fantasy from an Aurealis Award–winning author!

See the celebrated Discworld universe through the eyes of young witch Tiffany Aching, who’s determined to fight the monsters threatening her home. Can unlikely help come from a ferocious tribe of tiny blue men? With over 47,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

An “awesomely inventive” #1 New York Times bestseller (Entertainment Weekly): When Charlie learns that his dad was a trickster spider god, his life turns strange and dangerous. A “brilliant mingling of the mundane and the fantastic” (Publishers Weekly) with nearly 66,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

After a cruise goes horribly wrong, four very different teenagers are shipwrecked on a tropical island. Working together to survive, they learn they have more in common than they ever imagined… Cast Away meets The Breakfast Club in this story from a New York Times bestselling author.

Edgar, a nonverbal boy, must leave his idyllic Wisconsin farm after tragedy strikes. Accompanied by three dogs, he comes of age while fighting for survival in the wilderness. This Oprah’s Book Club pick and New York Times bestseller is “wonderful, mysterious, long, and satisfying” (Stephen King).

“A sparkling jewel of a romance — clever, entertaining, and touching” (Julianne MacLean): Down-on-her-luck jockey Julie has no idea Kurt, the new trainer in town, is actually an undercover cop. But as things heat up between them, danger looms… Can Kurt protect the woman he’s falling for?