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Efter en tryg opvaekst i Indien og England bliver Susanne Pleydell gift og oplever både lykke og fortvivlelse. Sorgerne tilskriver hun laegen Damien Adair, og af haevnlyst opsøger hun ham som hårdtarbejdende sygeplejerske - blandt andet sammen med Florence Nightingale under Krimkrigen. Victoria Holt (1906-1993) var en af verdens mest elskede og mest produktive forfattere i sin levetid. Hun begyndte allerede at skrive som 17-årig, og en raekke af hendes tidlige noveller blev trykt i London-aviserne.

Den unge herre til godset St. Aubyn's Park har vundet den purunge Fredericas hjerte, da han redder hende fra en aeldre mands tilnaermelser i en naerliggende skov. Crispin hedder godsejeren, der i øvrigt er bror til Fredericas naere veninde Tamarisk. Men dystre begivenheder i fortiden stiller sig i vejen for de to unges lykke. Fredericas vej til kaerlighed og aegteskab bliver lang og snoet, for fortiden rummer grufulde hemmeligheder - og de må frem i lyset først.

Over 1,200 giants, discovered in suspended animation for 50,000 years underneath the Moon, have been awake on Earth for 10 years. Now, after one final act to remember those who did not survive, they turn their attention to getting home, 4.2 light-years away. They know where, but discovering how will be their greatest challenge.

The device, accidentally left behind by the alien visitor, will make Steven the most powerful 12-year-old on the planet. But he is not ready for what is about to happen.

Come join young Santa Claus and his merry companions on a magical adventure when they discover the North Pole, meeting unforgettable characters along the way. Experience the magic that changed the world.

Danny's World is the story of Danny, an amazing handicapped boy who won the fight to overcome the stigma of being a disabled or handicapped child following the Great Depression. The power of superstition and fear held sway over the lives of families with special children until they met Danny.

This audiobook is the sunny and inspiring tale of someone who refuses to be defeated by the adversities in his life. Scarred by a childhood of abuse, by injury and trauma as a Sergeant in the U.S. Marines and by a totally fortuitous hit-and-run accident, he finally takes his life into his own hands and moves to the 'Big Island' of Hawaii which has a reputation for offering a healing lifestyle.

Paradise Ranch is Dusty's home now: he's come to terms with not having a family of his own. That is until he meets Jane Wilder. She's running from a troubled past as well, but that past is about to catch up with her. When the two of them are forced to work together on the run down schoolhouse where Jane is the schoolmistress, she does everything she can to keep her secret safe while he fights his growing attraction to her. Can their love overcome the sins of the parents, or will Jane and Dusty miss their chance at happiness?

Shadows at the Door Publishing brings you 13 chilling tales inspired by the ghastly, the ghoulish, and the macabre. Landmarks stained in death, spectres lurking outside, old legends rising from the dark, these stories bring unique and chilling horrors from around the world. Immerse yourself in the eerie locales of Durham, Norfolk, Derbyshire, Rugby, the Scottish Highlands, Montreal, Pennsylvania, New York, Lake Superior, Rural Yorkshire, East Sussex, and the darker corners of southern England.

Douglas Hastings' passion for anything NASA drove him to analyze a treasure trove of Moon photos taken during all Apollo missions. Doug had started to believe the conspiracy theories and rumors that had swirled for years; that NASA had discovered more than just rocks on the Moon and had conspired to keep the rest of the world in the dark.

Marty Leigh rejser til Cornwall for at blive guvernante på godset Mount Mellyn. Men straks efter ankomsten fyldes Marty af blandede følelser, for godset er fascinerende, men også fyldt med problemer. Den otteårige Alvean skal undervises af Marty. Pigen har et vanskeligt og koldt sind og forsøger at gøre livet surt for den nye guvernante, der til gengæld ønsker at vinde den lille piges venskab. Godsejeren, Connan TreMellyn, giver hende ingen hjælp.

In the early morning hours of July 5, 1947, Army Private Buck Anderson and his fellow soldiers were awakened and loaded on rugged-terrain Army vehicles. They were trucked across the rough New Mexico desert outside of Roswell to clean up what they thought was an aircraft crash site. They were sworn to secrecy but none would ever forget what they encountered scattered across the barren landscape.

Beautiful small-town interior decorator Danielle Austen-Pyne had finally rid herself of her charismatic two-timing husband Bradley Pyne. While she has sworn off men, Danielle secretly retains her romantic ideals about love and marriage.

Som baby bliver Carmel fundet i parken til godset Commonwood House. Her bliver hun plejebarn hos familien Marline, en vanskelig position, der ikke bliver bedre af, at husets frue øjensynligt hader hende fra første øjekast. Efter en dødbringende tragedie på Commonwood House bliver Carmel sendt bort til Australien, hvor den varmhjertede onkel Toby giver hende den tryghed, hun så desperat higer efter.

A simple walkthrough on how to edit and present your finished manuscript to a publisher. A clear, simple, and usable guide to the final revision of your manuscript before submitting your work to an agent or publisher. Including how to create a query letter, a written pitch, and a verbal pitch of your work. Created and tested by a published author and writing teacher. This book will put you at the desk with your agent or editor as she reads your manuscript, eliminating the need of hiring an editor.

Lykkejaegeren Thomas Tamsin har alle dage jaget regnbuer, og da han dør i jagten på den største regnbue af dem alle, guldminerne i Australien, efterlader han sin moderløse datter i sin arbejdsgivers varetaegt, Charles Herrick. Charles søn, Stirling, ankommer til England for at eskortere Nora, der er vokset op på en kostskole, tilbage til Australien. På rejsen stopper ved en landejendom kaldet Whiteladies, og Stirling synes at have en besynderlig besaettelse af huset og dets beboere, en besaettelse der skraemmer Nora.

Da den unge og smukke Caroline uforvarende kommer til at afsløre en dunkel hemmelighed, sendes hun vaek fra Londons society-miljø til sin tantes gods i Cornwall. Her møder hun godsets sønner, brødrene Jago og Paul, hvis bestraebelser på at bevare godset i slaegtens eje kommer til at spille en afgørende rolle i Carolines liv. Som tiden går, udvikler Caroline en glødende foragt for maend, en foragt, som blandt andet skyldes hendes personlige erfaringer og konfrontationer med forskellige maends mindre aedle motiver og handlinger.

Erin Braddock, daughter of wealthy and powerful rancher Rance Braddock, has been to hell and back. So has wandering cowboy minstrel, Grady Sinclair. But the moment they meet, chemistry ignites between them, erasing everything else. The sex is scorching, explosive, addictive. They can't get enough of each other. Seduced by his music as well as the sinfully sexy man himself, Erin runs away with him.

Drowning in the depths of a failing marriage he deeply mourns, Harry remains a doting husband determined to revive his relationship with his wife, Samantha - the woman he still adores, wholeheartedly loves, and feels a desperate desire to prove his manhood to. Tested by childlessness, the fun, excitement, and intimacy that first drew the formerly passionate lovers together has long been stolen. Finding himself uncomfortably out of place in a seedy adult shop, Harry barely manages to escape his agony with a particularly enticing adult toy....

Red never shies away from a challenge. Never. But when Miss Hannah St. John strides into his life demanding - yes, demanding - he help her, he's certain she's more challenge than even he can handle. Hannah is determined to transport an artifact from France - one that will change everything - even if it means working with a lawless man like Red. Nothing is more important than preserving history.