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All is not well on the cosy but quirky English island of Greengage. The mysterious rummaging and stealing from an old lady’s bookshelf exposes secrets and suspicious behaviour. Then there’s a cryptic lovers’ quarrel between two pub owners and an eccentric uncle interfering in affairs of the heart. No wonder Kit Sorel - librarian and now reluctant private detective - is busy. To make things worse, she’s worried about her relationship with the hardworking businesswoman and lady of the manor, Laura Howard.

Have you ever wondered what trees do when you are not watching, climbing, or hiding underneath them? How do trees feel? What do they enjoy? What are their dreams? Where do they go? Once you stop looking at them and your back is turned, Tree Fellas have fun and the adventures begin. When you look back, trees stand straight up in the same place as if they never moved. Next time you go out for a walk, try to find an English Oak Tree and say "hello" to Olly Oak.

Librarian and solver of mysteries, Kit Sorel has a lot on her plate this December. The eccentric but cozy island of Greengage can do that to a person. All Kit wants is to settle into her first holiday season on this quaint English isle - torn away from her past home, family, and old friends - as she is.

Katherine “Kit” Sorel is new to the cozy but quirky island of Greengage. When she tries to use her talents for plotting to help a friend, she soon discovers that on this British island - anything can happen. Kittens can race, fruit can be sexy, wheelbarrows can be menacing, and straight women might not be so straight after all. In the end, Kit needs to solve the problems of those around her while finding her home. She’s certainly not looking for love. But is it looking for her?

An odd, turn-of-the-century tale of disconnection follows a quiet little man who wanders about the day in the shadows of an overbearing wife. Willing to do anything to find the love they once shared, he trails her patiently, almost invisibly, to an unexpected ending. "The Peace of Pi" is written with a curious blend of rhythm and rhyme, as a long-form poetic short story.

As the eldest daughter of the beloved emperor, Aurea’s life was a dream. When the Emperor is murdered, her dream turns into a nightmare. Framed for her father’s murder, she is forced to flee the only home she has ever known, only to discover the world she thought she knew was a lie. Betrayed by her friends, pursued by the relentless usurper who murdered her father, hunted by assassins, plagued by bandits, and in danger at every turn, Aurea is forced to rely on the man she hates most.

Gil is free at long last from the ice in Lucifer’s shadow. He begins his ascent out of the depths of Hell to reunite with his loving parents, Adina and Yitz, but his arduous journey is interrupted by remnants of the Pious Legion. An ancient warlord plans to roll mechanized war machines upward to New Dis, and he has the most cruel and vicious souls at his disposal.

The inspiration for this novel came to Lesley-Anne when she realised at her Father's funeral that although she'd known him her whole life, she'd never taken the time to ask him more about his life before she was born. She resolved not to let the same thing happen to her children, and that she would therefore tell the story of how she was born in Brazil and grew up in Nigeria, Switzerland, boarding school, Kenya, nursing, up to her marriage in 1979 and the birth of her two children.

Brian is 16 years old and lives with his mom and dad and older brother in a deprived suburb of Dublin city, Ireland. He goes to school where he is the target of bullies. His mother is an alcoholic and his dad is a gambler. At school gets into a fight with Robbo, the school bully, a grandson of the local gangster. He is also running his band with his other 'nerd' friends. His brother, who is his band manager, is using the band as cover to make deliveries for Polar Bear the local gangster.

My writing enables me to reach beyond the limitations of my Multiple Sclerosis. I have suffered this illness for over thirty years, having many relapses during that time. But when I write I am transported from the mundane into the realms of delight and wonder be it poetry or novel, I’m far too busy to be ill.

Secrets are meant to be kept. Especially when the truth will change everything. Since the death of her mother, Abigail Blakeslee has lost any desire to become a debutante and enter Society. But now, foregoing her first Season has brought an unwanted invitation to join her aunt and cousins for a summer at Timpton House, the large estate of the Stanton family.