adventure fiction

Kate and Tom are now full-fledged conductors of the steam-powered, animal-saving Great Secret Intercontinental Railway, but when Kate takes the Silver Arrow out on an unsanctioned mission to find Uncle Herbert she discovers a mysterious train called the Golden Swift with an agenda of its own.

Tess is a girl on a mission to save a friend. Spira is a dragon seeking a new identity. Marga is a woman staking her claim on a man's world. Jacomo is a priest searching for his soul. There are those who would give their lives to keep it hidden. And those who would destroy it. The only people who will truly find the Serpent are those who have awakened to the world around them-- with eyes open to the wondrous, the terrible, and the just.

"Emme has spent her life avoiding anything to do with pirates, but the fates are cruel, and now a hidden sickness leads her to partner with pirates for the one thing that can cure her--rumored to be on an island none are certain exists. The captain's obligations are tinged with betrayal, his secrets darker than the deep, and just as lethal"--OCLC.

"When a crime spree breaks out in Gotham City, Batman and Batgirl reach out to Supergirl, The Flash, and the other DC Super Friends for help!"--Provided by publisher.

Four women--Billie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie--were recruited by an organization called the Museum during World War II to hunt down and assassinate Nazis. After the war, they moved on to other high-caliber criminals. Now they are in their sixties and enjoying a retirement cruise to the Caribbean when they are targeted by one of their own. The women must rely on their skills and each other to survive.

Hitch and Dale must track a thief who has stolen silver, gold, and a rare diamond, and face a mechanical army, quicksand, and an enormous spider on the way.

Cinders and her unlikely group of friends continue their quest to find Fairyland. But when the brave questers stop for lunch, calamity and chaos ensue as Cinders is kidnapped by a greedy goblin and Cinders' fairy godmother, Brian, pairs up with Prince Joderick to rescue her. Will Cinders escape the evil goblin? Will Sparks the talking dog sing karaoke? Will the Huntsman find and capture them? The answers are: yes, not really, and kind of.

Cinders, her talking dog Sparks, and the hapless Hansel are on their way to Fairyland--but first they'll have to make it through the Deep Dark Forest, where they'll meet three bears, a multitude of adventures, and one woman called Rapunzel.

Follow the dogs Baxter, Trevor, Newton, Maia and Titch as they are transported back in time to 1805 Missouri, now as puppies, and must help Seaman and his traveling companions--the explorers Lewis and Clark.

Gizmo the city dog moves to the village of Puddle with his journalist human and helps his new neighbor Jilly find homes for her puppies by starting a newspaper.