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Together, we can change the world. There is little doubt that our beautiful planet is now under huge threat; our weather is more extreme, plastic litters our oceans, industrial production and farming methods wreak havoc on the environment and mass deforestation has led to the extinction of many species. Carry on this way and it’s almost certain that sea levels will continue to rise, there will be extreme heatwaves, loss of the polar ice caps and mass pollution.

Not everyone approves of Edward’s choice of bride. Even the king’s mother, Emma of Normandy, detests her daughter-in-law, and Edith is soon on the receiving end of her displeasure. Balancing her sense of family obligation with her duty to her husband, Edith must also prove herself to her detractors. Edward and Edith’s relationship is respectful and caring, but when Edith’s enemies engineer her family’s fall from grace, the king is forced to send her away. She vows to do anything to protect her family’s interests at any cost, if she returns.

Sesame, an old woman in frail health, is trapped in the attic with no explanation. A woman and her two small girls live on the first floor, none of whom pay the old woman any mind. Though she tries calling out, banging on walls, and stomping on the floor, her cries for help go ignored. Sesame spends her days writing letters about the strange things that happened to her sister, Eula, who left home decades ago. It becomes certain to everyone living in the house that there is a ghostly presence, firmly rooted among them that is disturbing the peace and creating fears beyond reason.

Olivia had always been a calm and patient woman, that was until she was sacrificed by a power hungry black dragon only to become his sacred oracle. Now that's what you call a bad day. Now she's got to find that famous patience...because between dealing with the voices in her head and the hot and sultry looks of a delicious blue dragon she may finally snap.

Daniel Hawthorn knew he was different from the day he was born, as he lay in his mother’s arms and gazed up deeply into her mysterious black eyes. But no one had prepared him for the horrors that he was about to experience, as he ventured deep into the world of witchcraft and wizardry.

French Indochina, 1945: Arielle, the daughter of a French father and Vietnamese mother, is working for the colonial government. Because of her native blood, she’s spared imprisonment when the Japanese storm Hanoi. Forced to work for the enemy, Arielle is contacted by a Viet Minh agent, who threatens to expose her dark secrets from 10 years before if she doesn’t help his cause. As Arielle is drawn deeper into the rebels’ dangerous world, will she ever escape the torment of her past? Or will she find love in the most unexpected of places?

In the middle of an average field, on an average day...a Bumble Bee went about his day, in a very average way—that is until he met a very Glum Glow Worm! Glum has lost his glow! Humble loves to help others and he does his best to cheer up his New Glum Chum. Sit back and enjoy the smiles as Humble helps his new friend to brighten up his day.

I just can’t sleep! We have all said those words to ourselves in the past or have heard them from loved ones as we try to calm down and settle into a relaxing slumber. This story tells the tale of an exhausted mother who helps her tired child to get to sleep. As the child's mind spins and whirls, her imagination takes to the skies with a space launch and some miraculous sheep!

Clear your calendar, turn on your voicemail, and get cozy on the sofa, as Anya Wylde has decided to dip her toes into the world of contemporary romance. Love Muffin and Chai Latte follows the journey of Tabitha Lee Timmons as she deals with financial stress, loony relatives, some crooks, an unhappy bride-to-be, a grumpy old man, and two heartbreakingly handsome men.

Nina and her brother Wild are learners-at-large. They don't sit still for school -- they learn kinetically, by doing STEM experiments. But can science help when a precious pup plops into the backyard pool? PJ Time is Learning Time. Ditch the workbooks... and love science once again. Grab your littles, a pair of comfy pjs, a cup of decaf (who are we kidding? go big) and start learning through daily adventures. Finally, a picture book as pretty as a magazine that parents can enjoy reading more than once!

He is from Chicago. She is from LA. He still couldn't get over the loss of his wife. She had just seen her love story go from a potential happily ever after to a total disaster. Two people damaged by the circumstances of life will cross paths, thanks to a forced destiny by his seven-year-old son. Will they embrace some potential genuine feeling? Will they be able to see beyond the wounds that life has left them?

Dottie is a Dalmatian with class. She's from England and she's positively posh: She loves jazz, she loves her book club, and she loves her cheese-and-wine evenings. There's just one thing missing in her perfect life: nothing (and nobody) to make her tail wag.

Sylvia rattles around in a house she can’t bear to sell, while Cecily is unhappy where she lives. Surely it makes sense for them to bunk in together again? After all, they did when they were 20—why not at 70? Cecily takes the plunge, scoops up her cat and moves in. But her heart soon sinks when the flamboyant yet compassionate Sylvia extends the invitation to Samer—a refugee from war-torn Syria and his two motherless boys.

They called her La Maestra. Elisabetta Sirani was a talented and prolific artist in 17th century Italy. Trained by her father, she was running his studio by the time she was 16, and earned her first official commission the following year.

Otto Bloom has had an interesting start to his life, having been shielded in Fairy Land until a cure for the curse he was under could be found. Now he is back with his family, the Blooms. As an illness makes him feel low, he becomes riddled with doubts about his place in the family. He is caught off guard when an urgent message arrives from Fairy Land. Feeling like this is his time to step up to save his family, Otto makes a decision that will have dire consequences. Otto will need to believe in himself and the power of family in a bid to finally rid Fairy Land of its darkest threat.