Books with author R. Roberts

Feel the power of the wolf!Ash Kinley, a high-school senior who loves stargazing, escapes a family tragedy and finds herself deep in the woods with only her beloved dogs for company.She finds a mysterious boyfriend in the nearby town of Corby, where the townsfolk are not what they seem. Ash is the only outsider they've ever allowed in their territory. But why...?Because Ash is no ordinary girl. She discovers her astonishing power just in time to face a terrifying enemy from the heart of the dark forest.THE ULTIMATE WOLF SHIFTER ADVENTUREFrom USA Today bestselling author Shay Roberts comes the first book of Ash’s Saga, an emotional page-turner set in the amazing Heartblaze world."Once I finished this book I started aching for more." – Marolyn Scott ★★★★★"A true rollercoaster ride." – Book Lover ★★★★★"Unputdownable!" – Sue Leak ★★★★★Join Ash on this perilous journey as she fights evil and uncovers the shocking secret of her birth.Note to the reader: the novels in this trilogy are werewolf shifter books written for adults and young adults over the age of 15. They are not appropriate for children.

Originally published in 1827, Roberts’ Guide for Butlers and Other Household Staff was a handbook for servants to perform their duties more efficiently and thoughtfully. Roberts gives a plethora of information about household duties of a butler like:• How to dress suitably for work• Regulations for the dinner table• Directions for cleaning tea trays• Giving Britannia metal a brilliant polish• Preserving fruits for the year• Addressing and behaving properly around your employer• And many more insightsRoberts provides information on how to make the best-tasting lemonade; preserving good wine for years; not passing judgments on the other servants; never letting your master ring the bell for you twice; cleaning dirty tables with a mix of milk, turpentine, and sweet oil; rubbing off rust with salad oil and lime; and other useful tidbits for the curious butler. This is a fascinating look behind the scenes of household help and will delight any nineteenth century enthusiast.

Life’s a Beach Until Someone Gets Hurt…Leaving London behind, Ally Wescott finds herself running the B&B her grandfather left her in his will.The small village of Westford is quiet, quaint and picturesque and the locals seem to all know each other. Part of her craves the busy life she left behind, because just how interesting can a sleepy coastal community get?She’s about to learn the hard way…The body of a young woman washes up on the beach by her B&B, and suddenly she’s thrust into the middle of a murder investigation.Who was she? How did she come to be out there alone? And most importantly, who killed her?With the rekindled friendships of Fran and Lewis and a suitably handsome detective to pull information from (and keep her distracted!), she’s determined to get answers… Even if the killer might be closer to home than one might think.Beaches and Bodies is Book One to the Westford Bay B&B Cozy Mystery Series. If you want to read the prequel - Bakeries and Bones, here it is: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075KLPDDZ Ally and her wonderful group of friends live in the United Kingdom, so please note that this book contains British terminology and British spellings.

After Colin Gordon evicts Hangelore’s Pirates and saves the lamsons from slavery, the Peschal Alliance are desperate for new resources. Pirates raid the Federation’s fringes and explore further afield as Hazilsor searches for his new fiefdom. Word reaches Sankarah of the raids, and Admiral Dalkasan orders Cambridge to send help. Henry Fraser sends Colin with Cambridge’s latest ship and support to help the devastated victims.A Pirate scouting party finds Earth, a world ripe for the picking. Suhmarlin Hazilsor sets out to gain the new world. Hazilsor plans to use Earth to replace his lost base in Hangelore.Meanwhile, the Federation sends Colin on an aggressive search and destroy mission to end the Pirate threat. When he visits Hangelore, it shocks Colin to discover the lamsons erected statues of him in their parks and gardens. Colin makes new friends and solves a long-standing problem for his adopted home. Can he save Earth from Hazilsor?

PRAISE FOR VAMPIRE RISING:From USA Today bestselling author Shay Roberts comes the second book of Emma’s Saga, a riveting vampire novel set in the acclaimed Heartblaze world…"The world is amazing and easy to get lost in." – Bloggin' & Writing ★★★★★"These characters and storyline keep getting better and better!" – Seraphia ★★★★★"The ways in which Shay brought past and present together are truly inspirational." – Damian ★★★★★Emma's vampire soulmate suddenly vanishes. No one but her remembers him. To everyone else, he simply never existed.Driven by her memories, Emma struggles to defeat the ruthless woman behind the mystery, an underworld empress hellbent on changing the course of history.But this won't be an easy fight. Emma is experiencing a difficult transformation, and her new powers probably won't emerge in time to save her. Do you want to know more about Emma's transformation? Want to watch her confront the empress and solve the mystery of her lost soulmate? Then now is the time for action. Scroll up and click on the buy button, because you've never read a vampire sequel like this one!

At the low-water bridge below Tom Miller Dam, west of downtown Austin, during the summer of his tenth or eleventh year, Ken Roberts had his first encounter with cedar choppers. On his way to the bridge for a leisurely afternoon of fishing, he suddenly found himself facing a group of boys who clearly came from a different place and culture than the middle-class, suburban community he was accustomed to. Rather, “. . . they looked hard—tanned, skinny, dirty. These were not kids you would see in Austin.” When Roberts’s fishing companion curtly refused the strangers’ offer to sell them a stringer of bluegills, the three boys went away, only to reappear moments later, one of them carrying a club. Roberts and his friend made a hasty retreat. This encounter provoked in the author the question, “Who are these people?” The Cedar Choppers: Life on the Edge of Nothing is his thoughtful, entertaining, and informative answer. Based on oral history interviews with several generations of cedar choppers and those who knew them, this book weaves together the lively, gritty story of these largely Scots-Irish migrants with roots in Appalachia who settled on the west side of the Balcones Fault during the mid-nineteenth century, subsisting mainly on hunting, trapping, moonshining, and, by the early twentieth century, cutting, transporting, and selling cedar fence posts and charcoal. The emergence of Austin as a major metropolitan area, especially after the 1950s, soon brought the cedar choppers and their hillbilly lifestyle into direct confrontation with the gentrified urban population east of the Balcones Fault. This clash of cultures, which provided the setting for Roberts’s encounter as a young boy, propels this first book-length treatment of the cedar choppers, their clans, their culture and mores, and their longing for a way of life that is rapidly disappearing.

Colin Gordon is a man on a mission. When Colin is on his way to fulfill a promise to join the Federation Navy his party is attacked by Mercenaries intent on killing him. After loyal troops rescue Colin, the Navy ships him off to Cambridge, the human colony world. He must work undercover to foil a plot to undermine the Federation Navy and then he’s given command of a small but powerful Cobra Class Patrol Boat. While on a patrol with another Cobra, Colin captures and convinces his first Pirate to join the Federation cause. At the same time Colin rescues slaves and stops multiple attacks on a Star System, further cementing his reputation within the Federation. Colin must battle impossible odds against Pirates who are intent on capturing Cambridge and ultimately, he must save the Federation itself.

Wendy Walker is walking dogs…and walking in on dead bodies. Back home on Sweetwater Island after a decade long absence, Wendy is looking to start anew. Armed with a place to live and her trusty dog, Trixie, all Wendy needs is…well, everything. Money. A job. A plan. When one of the locals on the island assumes she’s a dog walker, she jumps at the chance to make a little money. But walking dogs leads her directly into the path of Caroline Ford. Or, rather, the body of Caroline Ford. An unfriendly police chief soon suspects that Wendy might be involved in the crime and she immediately sets out to prove her innocence. As she works to clear her name, she meets several islanders who already have the wrong impression about her…and who might be the one responsible for Caroline Ford’s murder. The situation turns dire when Wendy realizes she’s not just a suspect…she might soon be a victim, too. She knew coming back home wouldn’t be easy. She just didn’t expect it to be deadly, too.

Return to the second unforgettable book in the Stanislaski family saga by #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora RobertsNothing in Sydney Hayward’s background of wealth and privilege had prepared her to take the helm of her grandfather’s business. Her new responsibilities leave no time for complications. Sydney has learned the hard way that she could never trust anyone, but her tenant Mikhail is hard to resist. Down-to-earth, yet stubborn, he comes from a world utterly different from her own. She doesn’t have room in her life for romance—but Mikhail seems to know exactly how to win her over...one smoldering kiss at a time.Originally published in 1991.