Island Kidnapped

Enjoy two seafaring adventures by a beloved classic adventure writer in Kidnapped and Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Spirited, romantic, and full of danger, Kidnapped is Robert Louis Stevenson's classic of high adventure. Beloved by generations, it is the saga of David Balfour, a young heir whose greedy uncle connives to do him out of his inherited fortune and plots to have him seized and sold into slavery. But honor, loyalty, and courage are rewarded.

Joey’s quick decision to dive into the back of Mr. Irving’s helicopter was insane. Hidden from view, he’s an eyewitness to his two best friends being forced inside. When he and Mattie get left behind on the Island, pirates attack. Could Joey mastermind an escape? Would he and his friends be found by the pirates? Or spend their final days alone on Mr. Irving's secluded island? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Growing up with a violent stepdad, Joey was wise beyond his years. Making quick decisions to ...

When she sees a picture of a little girl who looks just like her younger self in a book about lost children, Heidi realizes she was born Hollis Richardson and that she’d been stolen from her mother. After thirty years apart, they’re finally reunited, but being kidnapped by her father has made Hollis lonely, forever changed, and wondering how she can ever forgive him for the time she’s lost with her mom.

When two Amish children are taken by a known killer, will their father break his vow against violence to save their lives? It’s 1826, and Amish congregations are settling in Ohio. Although they do so despite dangers such as bears, wolves, and cougars, they look forward to building new communities in which to worship. But there are worse dangers than bears, wolves, and cougars. When two children are taken by a murderer with a savage past, their father must decide if he can defy his community’s Ordnung and commit violence to save their lives. If not, he knows they will be lost forever—...

In this spirited and romantic saga, a young heir named David Balfour meets his miserly uncle Ebenezer, who has illegally taken control of the Balfour estate. Ebenezer kidnaps David and plots to have him seized and sold into slavery on a ship to the Carolinas. A couple of days into the voyage, a shipwreck throws David together with David Break, a Scotsman returning from political exile in France, and the two of them journey together.

Young orphan and heir David Balfour is victimized by his miserly Uncle Ebenezer, who has him kidnapped and sold into slavery on a ship bound for the Carolinas. But a shipwreck frees David, who then meets David Break, a Scotsman returning from political exile. Together, they witness a murder, and when suspicion falls on them, they undertake a dangerous journey across the Scottish Highlands.

The Robert Louis Stevenson Collection is a must-have addition for anyone’s library of classic literature. Robert Louis Stevenson has been a pillar of classical literature since the late 1800s and has brought us tales that have exhilarated and scintillated readers for more than a century since their publishing. This collection brings you three classic tales that are suitable for a range of tastes and ages.

FBI Agent Jake Carlisle is in deep trouble. While undercover he's been shot, but he's not sure if it's the crooks or local cops behind it. Worse, if he can't get help fast, two lives will be lost - his and that of the young witness, a boy whom he's sworn to protect. On the run from both the police and the Russian Mafia, Jake will do anything to save the child at his side, even something illegal. In desperation he kidnaps a nurse from a hospital parking lot.

When the naive David Balfour sets out on his quest for a long-lost relative, a terrifying chain of events is set in motion. He is plunged into a world of infamy and violence from which there seems no escape - until, that is, he meets the enigmatic and valiant Highlander, Alan Breck....

A NEO-NOIR HONEYMOON IN HELL: A Suspenseful Tale of Love, Murder, and Fate John thought he had left behind his days of drinking and killing, but as he and his new bride, Cherry, embark on their honeymoon in the jungles of Malaysia and Borneo, they are haunted by ghosts from their past. The release of nihilist criminals connected to John's SAS background brings death and destruction to their luxury island resort. Just when they think they can escape the darkness, their paradise is raided by savage pirates, revealing that everything is connected and they are unable to outrun their destiny. ...

Seventeen-year-old David Balfour's villainous uncle has him kidnapped in order to steal his inheritance. David escapes only to fall into the dangerous company of rebels who are resisting British redcoats in the Scottish highlands.

A fiendish uncle plots to shanghai young David Balfour. Alan Breck, a Highland Jacobite, comes to his rescue and the two escape on a wild flight from the King's forces

After his father dies, David Balfour is told to go to his uncle for his inheritance. But the uncle has no intention of letting the riches go - so he plots to kill Balfour, ultimately arranging for him to be kidnapped as a slave bound for the American colonies. Balfour's future looks bleak - until he witnesses a shipwreck and befriends the lone survivor, a rugged Highlander named Alan Breck Stewart. Together, they plan their rebellion - and the fight back home to claim Balfour's inheritance.

Young David Balfour is cheated out of his inheritance by his uncle, who then has him kidnapped and forced into servitude on a sailing ship bound for a long voyage. What follows is one of the most spellbinding stories ever written.

Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped tells the story of a young orphaned 17-year old boy named David living in Scotland during the 18th century. While trying to make his way in the world, David moves in to his uncle's estate, where he soon after finds clues that prove that his father, and thus himself, should have been the rightful heir to the estate, rather than his uncle.

Set in the aftermath of the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, Kidnapped (1886) sustains a gripping narrative. It is told by David Balfour, a young Whig and Lowlander, who is tracked by his miserly uncle, survives attempted murder, kidnap and shipwreck and, in the company of Alan Breck, a Jacobite, escapes through the Highlands.

When Beth Sherman interrupts a break-in at her house, her life changes drastically. When K9 police officer Colby Parker returns to his hometown after years of staying away, he finally must face his feelings concerning the murder of his fiancée. Circumstances throw Beth and Colby together when a person leaves bombs in different public places around Cimarron City. They both have given up on love, but caught up in the dangerous situation, the pair find themselves falling in love. But can it last, especially when Beth is kidnapped?

Jarek Grayson is a different sort of private investigator. One with a touch of OCD, anxiety, and autism. Jarek isn't your normal hacker; he's also a millionaire, playboy, and PI. Teamed with his childhood friend, protector, and first love, Johanna, they make an unbeatable team...mostly. When they aren't fighting. Or arguing...or snarking.

Dead Man's Chest, written as a sequel to Treasure Island, begins with Long John Silver's escape from the merchantman ship Hispaniola at Puerta Plata and culminates with the American Revolution more than a decade later. It describes in rich detail the unholy alliance between this softhearted cutthroat, his teenage nephew, David Noble, and Captain John Paul Jones. Together, they work to retrieve a king's ransom of Spanish gold and jewels from a dead man's chest.