![]() ![]() Unless it was the lingering after-effects of the whiskey from last night.” Besides, as he tells his valet, “…when she stood there, looking at me as if I’d spat in front of her … Well, I was rather charmed, I think. Jasper needs to get on with the begetting an heir thing and, as he obviously isn’t very good at choosing his own bride, accepts Melisande’s offer. ![]() Now she sees her chance to have Jasper and she takes it. Melisande Fleming is a friend to a different ex-fiancée of Jasper’s (Emeline, heroine of To Taste Temptation) and has loved him from afar, ever since she saw him comfort a crying man at a ball, a fellow veteran from the French and Indian Wars in the colonies. ![]() She looks vaguely familiar, but he cannot remember her name. ![]() To Seduce a Sinner is funny and heartbreaking, sexy and poignant.Ī hung-over Jasper Renshaw, Viscount Vale, has just been left at the altar by his fiancée when he is offered a replacement – by the prospective bride herself. The second novel in Elizabeth Hoyt’s Legend of the Four Soldiers series is even better than the first. ![]()
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Crow is indignant that the norms are being broken and everyone else is following Little Brown Bird’s example in “being silly.” Crow eventually gives in and everyone joins in on the silliness. The other birds aren’t thrilled at first and try to get her to stay with her traditional song. ![]() She wants to sing something different and have fun. In Froodle by Antoinette Portis, Little Brown Bird is tired of singing the same old song over and over again. Regardless of how old you are, the urge to stand out or change your ways in the face of monotony can hit you at any time. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Any adult wishing to plant seeds of peace, relaxation, and awareness in children will find this unique meditation guide helpful. 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A Handful of Quiet presents one of the best known and most innovative meditation practices developed by Thich Nhat Hanh as part of the Plum Village community’s practice with children. ![]() ![]() ‘Made me laugh out loud and feel alive’ AMY SCHUMER ![]() Danger lurks everywhere, and when they unexpectedly get the chance to escape to a new life as cowboys, they'll need each other more than ever.Contains mature themes. Patrick learned long ago that love is a fairy tale, but he's inexorably drawn to sweet, optimistic Colin despite himself.From the miserable depths of a prison ship to the vast, untamed Australian outback, Colin and Patrick must rely on each other. While it's true that being transported to Australia is a far cry from the luxury Colin is accustomed to, he's determined to make the best of it and prove himself. They're soon banished to the faraway prison colony of Australia.Patrick never asked for Colin's help, and now he's stuck with the pampered fool. When Patrick is caught with his pants down and threatened with death for his crime, Colin speaks up in his defense and confesses his own sinful nature. ![]() ![]() Two men exiled to an untamed land must capture love.Ever since Cambridge-bound Colin Lancaster spied on stable master Patrick Callahan mastering another man, he's longed for Patrick to do the same to him. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ★★★★★ 'I loved every minute of this book, it's just the sort of sci-fi I really enjoy, good storyline, quirky characters and so much humour. ![]() ★★★★★ 'What a gripping, unputdownable story.' Amazon reviewer ![]() ★★★★★ 'An entertaining sci-fi adventure in the tradition of Douglas Adams.' Amazon reviewer ★★★★★ 'This is a fun SciFi read.' Netgalley ★★★★★ 'VERY highly recommended.' Goodreads ★★★★★ ' A triumph of high adventure.' 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Riddles All The Way Down Life is confusing enough, when something unbelievable happens.Apparently, Avery has inherited a HUGE sum of money from a man she’s never even heard of in her life, and she has no idea why. Avery Grambs is struggling to pull herself through high school and make something of her life, after her mother died and she’s been left to stay with a sister who has an abusive boyfriend. ![]() ![]() ![]() And she will need the strength to stand up to those she loves best, for in the finding of her own true love, Liadan's course may doom them all.or be their salvation.Īt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Liadan will need all of her courage to help save her family, for there are forces far darker than anyone chould have guessed and ancient powers conspiring to destroy this family's peace-and their world. Beloved child, dutiful daughter, she embarks on a journey that opens her eyes to the wonders of the world around her.and shows her just how hard-won was the peace that she has known all her life. It is left to Sorcha's daughter Liadan who will take up the tale that the Sevenwaters clan is destined to fulfill. But not all the brothers were able to escape the spell that transformed them into swans, and those who did were all more-and less-than they were before the change. ![]() It is from her sacrifice that her brothers were brought home to Sevenwaters and her life has known much joy. Buy Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier from Waterstones today Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25. ![]() It continues the saga of beautiful Sorcha, the courageous young woman who risked all to save her family from a wicked curse and whose love shattered generations of hate and bridged two cultures. Son of the Shadows is the sequel to Juliet Marillier's evocative first novel Daughter of the Forest. ![]() ![]() More deeply than in her previous volumes, the sensibility behind these poems has merged with the world. ![]() Spanning more than 50 years and featuring more than 200 poems, the collection shows Oliver, in the early years, turning away from grief and finding in nature a 'vast, incredible gift. Whether by way of inheritance-as in her poem about the Holocaust-or through a painful glimpse into the present-as in "Acid," a poem about an injured boy begging in the streets of Indonesia-the events and tendencies of history take on a new importance also. In Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver (Penguin), one of our most beloved writers offers both the best of her work and a spiritual road map of sorts. 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Read reviews and buy God of Malice - (Legacy of Gods) by Rina Kent at Target. ![]() Her heroes are anti-heroes and villains because she was always the weirdo who fell in love with the guys no one roots for. However, she likes to think she’s a romantic at heart in some way, so don’t kill her hopes just yet. Darkness is her playground, suspense is her best friend, and twists are her brain’s food. Rina Kent is an international bestselling author of everything enemies to lovers romance.ĭarkness is her playground, suspense is her best friend, and twists are her brain’s food. Rina Kent is an international bestselling author of everything enemies to lovers romance. ![]() |