Books with title The Secrets of Brimstone Manor

The Bill Blackthorne Chronicles is a gothic fantasy trilogy for young adults or the young at heart, full of wonderful humour, yearning romance, spooky manor houses, bikers, secret societies, creepy churches, student high-jinks, campervan travels and ancient lurking evil...Step back in time, not too far really, to the early 1970’s, a world very different from our own. There are no mobile phones, no laptops, no social media, not even a sniff of the internet, but what is there, and in spades, is mystery, magic, secret societies, witches, warlocks and the weirdest thing of all – a creature called Arddhu Og that invades the mind with her own fearful agenda. Middenmere is a university town that seems like any normal place on arrival, but as you get to know it you soon realise all is not what it seems…The Secrets of Brimstone ManorBill Blackthorne is a shy and nerdy young man with some very serious problems. He has no recollection of his past and can see horns and yellow eyes on people who appear perfectly normal to others. Bill’s earliest memory is waking up in gloomily gothic Brimstone Manor, where a strangely deranged middle-age woman called Beryl tells him she is his mother. He is enrolled into a secret society called the Apostles, who tell Bill he is very important – that he knows a great and profound secret, vital to their cause, which they intend to extract from his clouded memories with strong psychotropic drugs and ‘sixteen-volt electro-convulsive treatments’. Bill doesn’t like the sound of this at all.He is desperate to escape the clutches of the smothering and subtly sinister Apostles, and when he befriends Arthur Small from the nearby village of Underwood, he knows he has met someone who will help him. Arthur goes off to study at the ancient university of Middenmere, but Bill is also taken there for his treatments and they bump into each other. They meet two very pretty but intense and dark girls, Lilith and Ophelia, who invite then to a very unusual party to do something very unusual to the boys...The girls are secretly witch-freaks use the boys in a terrible way to dabble in powerful and ancient magic they don’t really understand. Their dabbling sets off a catastrophic chain of events that forces Bill to remember his very bizarre past and realise his amazing destiny. In a climatic end that threatens to destroy everything they hold dear, Bill and Arthur are thrown into a desperate race to save those they love.This is the first book in The Bill Blackthorne Chronicles trilogy, which consists of:The Secrets of Brimstone ManorThe Villainy of Victor TainnThe Fortunes of a Frightful DragonThere is also a superb anthology edition featuring all three books in one volume, together with an author’s introduction and special bonus material.The Bill Blackthorne Chronicles trilogy is a dazzling must read for all fans of dark and spooky fiction who like liberal doses of fun.REVIEWS "Mike Mannion's books are well plotted with characters that leap off the page." Colin Barnsley - Author of the musical Atlantis. "Certainly knows how to keep you hooked." Chris Tunstall - Book reviewer and author of Guardian of the One.“Mike Mannion has the knack of writing an engaging plot and vibrant characters, that keep you wanting to turn the page!” Amazon UK customer.

Let’s just say that not all holiday adventures are the same, so when 12 year old Alice makes the long and lonely train journey to visit her cousin during the school holidays, she is shocked to discover that the house in which she is staying holds a chilling attachment to her. As she explores the creepy old building, she is caught up in a series of strange and unexplained events that she alone witnesses, leaving her confused and bewildered.Determined to solve the macabre mysteries, Alice must uncover the secret of the locked doors, and discover why the doll she unearths in the derelict basement becomes so important to her. The only relief from her ordeal comes from meeting a young boy who offers her a warm and endearing hand of friendship.But, when the true history of the house is finally revealed, what follows leave her at a point of total exhaustion, as she is relentlessly pursued by the most unusual spirit that has chosen to befriend her.Alice alone must find a way to put the ghosts of the spooky old house to rest, and break her self free from its powerful and compelling bond. Her eerie and dangerous adventures take her in pursuit of the answers that might unravel the dark secrets of the house, and finally free the ghosts and herself.

Coyote and Badger are friends. They hunt together in the desert of the American Southwest. When they spot Jackrabbit, they take off at once, just as hungry animals have done since the world began. Pursuing Jackrabbit, Coyote and Badger come upon an amazing sight -- the walls of a cave, covered with pictures of their ancient ancestors. Later, in a dream, Coyote goes back to the time when the creatures in the rock art roamed the land. Even a jackrabbit is there . . . In simple words and striking batik art, Harriet Peck Taylor contrasts the present with the distant past and shows that some things havent changed at all.

Some secrets are too dark to ever be brought into the light. At least mine are.My name is Orson Winters, and you already know too much for me to let you walk away.A decade has passed since my parents were killed, forcing my younger siblings and me to move in with our estranged uncle. Whitestone Manor in all its grandeur was overwhelming enough. Then, we learned the family secret. There’s darkness in the world no one, besides a handful of fighting families, even knows exists. The Winters family is the most acclaimed of them all. However, power isn’t always pleasurable, especially considering that it’s my responsibility to keep my reckless brothers and sister from jeopardizing us all.When an old enemy emerges from the shadows, Uncle Sebastian calls in another fighting family to assist. I didn’t need their help. I could independently protect my siblings and the rest of the world from danger. That was, until I met Lilith Shaw. Now I’m not even sure that I can protect myself.I can’t focus on that, though. I’m the last one standing between you and those who wait in the darkness.If you can keep a secret, I’ll tell you my story.

Having traveled back in time and having survived the Great Hinckley Fire, Addie Ever’s desire for adventure should be more than satisfied. However, after reading an historical account at the library that reveals the true fate of Thomas and Judith Markham after the fire, Addie finds herself drawn back to the past in an effort to save them from certain death. What awaits her as she re-enters 1894, is definitely not what she expected...

Having traveled back in time and having survived the Great Hinckley Fire, Addie Ever’s desire for adventure should be more than satisfied. However, after reading an historical account at the library that reveals the true fate of Thomas and Judith Markham after the fire, Addie finds herself drawn back to the past in an effort to save them from certain death. What awaits her as she re-enters 1894, is definitely not what she expected...

The Bill Blackthorne Chronicles is a gothic fantasy trilogy for young adults or the young at heart, full of wonderful humour, yearning romance, spooky manor houses, bikers, secret societies, creepy churches, student high-jinks, campervan travels and ancient lurking evil...Step back in time, not too far really, to the early 1970’s, a world very different from our own. There are no mobile phones, no laptops, no social media, not even a sniff of the internet, but what is there, and in spades, is mystery, magic, secret societies, witches, warlocks and the weirdest thing of all – a creature called Arddhu Og that invades the mind with her own fearful agenda. Middenmere is a university town that seems like any normal place on arrival, but as you get to know it you soon realise all is not what it seems…The Secrets of Brimstone ManorBill Blackthorne is a shy and nerdy young man with some very serious problems. He has no recollection of his past and can see horns and yellow eyes on people who appear perfectly normal to others. Bill’s earliest memory is waking up in gloomily gothic Brimstone Manor, where a strangely deranged middle-age woman called Beryl tells him she is his mother. He is enrolled into a secret society called the Apostles, who tell Bill he is very important – that he knows a great and profound secret, vital to their cause, which they intend to extract from his clouded memories with strong psychotropic drugs and ‘sixteen-volt electro-convulsive treatments’. Bill doesn’t like the sound of this at all.He is desperate to escape the clutches of the smothering and subtly sinister Apostles, and when he befriends Arthur Small from the nearby village of Underwood, he knows he has met someone who will help him. Arthur goes off to study at the ancient university of Middenmere, but Bill is also taken there for his treatments and they bump into each other. They meet two very pretty but intense and dark girls, Lilith and Ophelia, who invite then to a very unusual party to do something very unusual to the boys...The girls are secretly witch-freaks use the boys in a terrible way to dabble in powerful and ancient magic they don’t really understand. Their dabbling sets off a catastrophic chain of events that forces Bill to remember his very bizarre past and realise his amazing destiny. In a climatic end that threatens to destroy everything they hold dear, Bill and Arthur are thrown into a desperate race to save those they love.This is the first book in The Bill Blackthorne Chronicles trilogy, which consists of:The Secrets of Brimstone ManorThe Villainy of Victor TainnThe Fortunes of a Frightful DragonThere is also a superb anthology edition featuring all three books in one volume, together with an author’s introduction and special bonus material.The Bill Blackthorne Chronicles trilogy is a dazzling must read for all fans of dark and spooky fiction who like liberal doses of fun.REVIEWS "Mike Mannion's books are well plotted with characters that leap off the page." Colin Barnsley - Author of the musical Atlantis. "Certainly knows how to keep you hooked." Chris Tunstall - Book reviewer and author of Guardian of the One.“Mike Mannion has the knack of writing an engaging plot and vibrant characters, that keep you wanting to turn the page!” Amazon UK customer.

In this first book in this exciting new series, readers meet Beth Etheridge, great-granddaughter of the original Elizabeth Chatswood. As Beth investigates a mystery involving a missing locket that her friend and lady's maid, Shannon, has been blamed for stealing, she stumbles upon a hidden diary that holds clues to a much larger family mystery that dates back generations. What secrets lurk within the walls of Chatswood Manor?

Having traveled back in time and having survived the Great Hinckley Fire, Addie Ever’s desire for adventure should be more than satisfied. However, after reading an historical account at the library that reveals the true fate of Thomas and Judith Markham after the fire, Addie finds herself drawn back to the past in an effort to save them from certain death. What awaits her as she re-enters 1894, is definitely not what she expected...