Rider Haggard’s Benita, An African Romance portrays a strong and brave protagonist as she embarks on a classic adventure. Set in Africa during the early 19th century, Benita, An African Romance features hidden temples, lost treasure, shipwrecks, reincarnations, run-ins with natives, and ghosts. With the fusion of adventure, romance, and supernatural genres, Benita, An African Romance is gripping from start to finish. Benita Clifford grew up in England, away from the father that her mother refused to marry due to his struggle with addiction. Benita's happy life in England comes to an end, however, when her mother tragically passes away, prompting Benita to move back to Africa per her father’s request. Benita’s adventure starts long before she sets foot on African land, as she encounters the turbulent sea and becomes enamored by a man named Robert Seymour. As the journey continues, Benita and Seymour grow closer, but their young relationship is threatened by nature and tragedy. Benita arrives in Africa shaken, but ready to start anew. When she hears of a quest for lost Portuguese treasure, Benita is eager to join the adventure with her father and his partner. As they trek through land unknown, Benita and the expedition group brave countless challenges, including hostile native groups, shocking discoveries, dangerous environments, and a mysterious seventeenth century ghost. This edition of Benita, An African Romance by H. Rider Haggard features an eye-catching new cover and professional design which makes it both modern and readable. With these accommodations, Benita, An African Romance caters to a contemporary audience while preserving the original mastery and adventure of H. Rider Haggard’s work. Add this beautiful edition to your bookshelf, or enjoy the digital edition on any e-book device.

An adventurous trader, hearing from some natives in the territory that lies at the back of Quilimane, the legend of a great treasure buried in or about the sixteenth century by a party of Portuguese who were afterwards massacred, as a last resource attempted its discovery by the help of a mesmerist. According to this history the child who was used as a subject in the experiment, when in a state of trance, detailed the adventures and death of the unhappy Portuguese men and women, two of whom leapt from the point of a high rock into the Zambesi.

This first edition of the action-packed urban series centers on a young Brooklyn hairstylist who finds herself in the wrong place at the right time. Growing up in "Do or Die Bed Stuy" Brooklyn, Benita Renee Jenkins has everything going for her--a great job, loving family, loads of friends, and the hope of one day becoming a crime scene investigator. However, things change when she unknowingly crosses paths with Miguel Perkins, a hot secret agent working for a clandestine agency created to throw the book at the most untouchable of bad guys. He is hell-bent on recruiting Benita to infiltrate the life of an ex-gangbanger who has built his music empire on corruption. When Benita is set up for a crime she didn't commit, Perkins gives her a choice: go to jail or come work for him. She knows she must give up her old life to keep the ones she loves safe. With combat training and a full-fledged makeover, this former hairstylist turned secret agent plans to take down the bad guys one thug at a time.

Benita’s sixth sense is a blessing and a curse. Her first assignment with a secret Domestic Terrorism Crime Unit finds that intuition putting her DTCU partner and her lover in danger… It has been three months since Benita Renee Jenkins completed her first assignment for a secret organization called DTCU, the Domestic Terrorism Crime Unit. When Agent Jenkins meets young boxer Doug Gibson at a local gym in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, her sixth sense kicks in. Benita soon discovers that Doug’s grandmother has been kidnapped by a local gang, and if he ever wants to see her alive again, he must participate in an illegal underground fighting club to pay off a gambling debt owed by his brother Sean. When Agent Miguel Perkins, her boss and lover, warns her to stay clear of any situations not sanctioned by the DTCU, she goes against his command and stops at nothing to solve this case. She will get to the truth, even if it means putting herself and fellow agent Evan Green in the direct line of danger.

Another classic tale of adventure and derring-do by Rider-Haggard. In this one, a search for lost treasure leads a young boy and a mesmerist to far lands and peoples. This story has all the ingredients for a good read. There are savage African tribes, lost treasure, difficult terrain, temples, and even a ghost. If you enjoy adventures of the Indiana Jones type, then this is for you.