Books with title Those Black Diamond Men

It’s not a place for the weak.No one here tolerates wimps.If you can’t handle it, leave.Welcome to Stark Springs, Colorado, home to the most talented young athletes in the world. When Roxie Slade snaps into a pair of skis, there’s no one on Sugarville Mountain in Vermont who can keep up with her. Not even the boys. Still, Roxie was shocked when she received a scholarship to Stark Springs Academy, a boarding school that churns out Olympians in each graduating class. Entering as a high school junior, Roxie can’t wait to learn from renowned coaches and train with the fastest ski racers from all over the globe. But upon arrival, Roxie discovers that Stark Springs lives under its own set of rules, and it appears one boy plays dictator. Ryker Black is not friendly and Roxie cannot fathom why everyone wants to be his friend. Sure, he’s gorgeous and rides a snowboard like it’s his fifth limb, but he’s cold, ruthless, and holds way too much power over the Stark Springs population. Roxie won’t put up with it. She’s here to train, and she doesn’t care about impressing anyone off the slopes. The only problem? Ryker Black doesn’t permit defiance. Not without consequences.

Part One of McLean Twins SeriesAfter her mom’s sudden death, twelve-year-old Shannon McLean has to move from the US to the English countryside to live with her mysterious father, Connor McLean, whom she hasn’t seen since she was a baby. Soon she discovers that he doesn’t want her around and her moving into his huge manor, Greyman Hill, is nothing more to him than a compulsory deal. But if he does not exactly give her a warm welcome, his servant Robert is most likely an incarnation of evil. He runs the house with an iron touch and makes everyone who works there his little puppets. Weird things start to happen and the whole place scares the crap out of Shannon. Her dad can control her just by looking at her. The walls are full of secret passages and apparently she has the talent to awaken the ghosts in them. Every day is worse than the day before and she wants badly to run away but discovers it’s impossible. If she wants to stay alive she has to do exactly as her dad says or else she will not only jeopardize her own life but also the lives of the people around her.While Shannon struggles to find the magic inside her, Connor is slowly turning into a demon. One carelessly spoken word from her could either save or destroy them both. In the end she has to decide whether to save herself and her loved ones, or lose her dad to the darkness and evil that threaten to eat his soul.

It’s not a place for the weak. No one here tolerates wimps. If you can’t handle it, leave. Welcome to Stark Springs, Colorado, home to the most talented young athletes in the world. When Roxie Slade snaps into a pair of skis, there’s no one on Sugarville Mountain in Vermont who can keep up with her. Not even the boys. Still, Roxie was shocked when she received a scholarship to Stark Springs Academy, a boarding school that churns out Olympians in each graduating class. Entering as a high school junior, Roxie can’t wait to learn from renowned coaches and train with the fastest ski racers from all over the globe. But upon arrival, Roxie discovers that Stark Springs lives under its own set of rules, and it appears one boy plays dictator. Ryker Black is not friendly and Roxie cannot fathom why everyone wants to be his friend. Sure, he’s gorgeous and rides a snowboard like it’s his fifth limb, but he’s cold, ruthless, and holds way too much power over the Stark Springs population. Roxie won’t put up with it. She’s here to train, and she doesn’t care about impressing anyone off the slopes. The only problem? Ryker Black doesn’t permit defiance. Not without consequences.

"They say he’s cursed to spend forever in his precious Black Diamond… that he’s always looking for others to take with him…. They say he now drives the Devil, himself."Sunnyside is a quaint Appalachian town with its own unique history… and curse. Josie Stapleton pays a high price for ignorance, almost with her life. The school’s mean girls pressure her to join them, in what she suspects will be a prank. She gives in, but the night goes horribly wrong. Everyone in school believes she’s to blame; the only surviving witness is institutionalized, and the phantom keeps haunting her. Her quest for answers unveils a deeper connection to the phenomena she never imagined. Josie learns some secrets are better left unknown.

After her mom's sudden death twelve-year old Shannon McLean has to move from the Us to the England's countryside to live with her mysterious father, Connor, whom she hasn't seen since she was a baby. Weird things start to happen and the whole place scares the crap out of Shannon. Her dad can control her just by looking at her. The walls are full of secret passages and apparently Shannon has the talent to awaken the ghosts in there. Everyday is worse than the day before and she wants badly to run away but finds out it's impossible. If she wants to stay alive she has to do exactly as her dad says or else she not only jeopardizes her own life but also the lives of the people around her. While Shannon stumbles to find the magic inside her, Connor is slowly turning into a demon. One carelessly spoken word from Shannon can either save them both or destroy them. In the end Shannon has to decide whether to save herself and her loved ones, or to lose her dad to the darkness and evil that threaten to eat his soul.

First published in 1921, this absorbing tale has all the ingredients of a 21st-century best-seller: infidelity, sex, drunkenness, violent death, football corruption, urban and rural poverty, and explicit coverage of human frailties and desires. Abner Fellows, a miner and semi-professional footballer, is found a surface job to ensure that industrial injury does not impede his prowess at football. Abner's stepmother is only a little older than himself and, when his hard-drinking miner father is hospitalized, he becomes the breadwinner. Just as his father returns home, Abner is sacked for refusing to 'throw' a cup match for his boss. Fellows senior unjustly accuses his son of impropriety with his stepmother, a fight ensues and Abner leaves home. He tramps west and after several skirmishes finds lodgings with a casual acquaintance. Again he finds himself the breadwinner of a small family. His landlady keeps him at arm's length but, just before the release of her husband from gaol, succumbs to his advances. Following another fight, Abner leaves and, whilst intoxicated in Shrewsbury, accepts an offered panacea for all his problems.

After years of being ignored by her vile aunt, Claire Frost is anxiously awaiting the day of graduation. When a seemingly arrogant but beautiful boy named Gable Birch shows up as a new student, Claire's world is turned upside down when he steals from her the only thing in the world that she holds dear; her mother's black diamond. Determined to get the necklace back, Claire chases Gable into a magical world, where nothing seems to go according to plan. . .

They say he's doomed to run the train for eternity, and if you're caught, he'll take you with him. They say his only love was his precious Black Diamond. They say because of his cruelty in life, his death would be the cruelest imaginable. They say now he's merely a captain on a train that transports the devil. Josie is a sole survivor of a prank gone wrong and finds out that some histories are far more than just memories. She is suspected of a crime she didn't commit inside a town that hides many secrets. Sometimes history comes back and some legacies you can't escape.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 Excerpt: ...twice his lips had moved and his muscles stiffened as though he wanted to say something. Now he sat quite still with his hands on his knees, staring, as it seemed, at the buffalo's head. One after another the witnesses were called up to sign their evidence. The coroner looked at his watch and sighed. It seemed as if he would not have time to take tea with the Delahays, and this annoyed him, for Lady Delahay was a very attractive woman and a visit to Lesswardine Court always left him with a pleasant afterglow and made him feel that but for his wife he might have become an ornament of county society. The sergeant stood like a waxen policeman in Madame Tussaud's. By a combination of frowns, winks, and rollings of the eyes, he indicated to his bewildered subordinate that the Testaments on the table might now be collected. The young constable stumped round the table on noisy tiptoes. No other sound was heard but the settling of thawed snow on the roof, the tinkle of a distant anvil, and the noise of a blob of nicotined saliva which Atwell privily dropped upon the floor and then obliterated with a sideways motion ot his foot. The jury re-entered and took their seats at the table. The sergeant insensibly stiffened. Mr Williams held a paper in his hand. 'Well,' said the coroner. 'You have arrived at your verdict?' 'Yes, your honour. Unanimous. We find...' 'Wait a moment.... Yes, very good... go on.' 'We find, unanimous, that the deceased died in accordance with the doctor's evidence, and that his death was caused unintentionally by George Malpas.' 'That is manslaughter.' 'Yes, your honour. Unintentional manslaughter.' 'You can't qualify it. Manslaughter. You have added no rider?' 'No, your honour.' 'Well, I am bound to say I endorse your verdict. I think that you m...