Nessa Joanne Mulholland, aka Marilyn Monroe's No. 1 teenage fan, is up for the ride of her life when she meets Hollywood actress Holly Isles on board a cruise ship headed for Paris from NYC. Nothing will ever be the same again!Nessa Joanne Mulholland, aka Marilyn Monroe's No. 1 teenage fan, is used to moving house. This time, however, she's relocating in movie-star style--crossing the Atlantic on board the Majestic, headed for Paris from New York City. And it really would be in movie-star style if it wasn't for the fact that she's bringing her cringe-fest professor dad along for the ride (Dad's specialization: human mating rituals--need Nessa say more?). Oh yeah, and sharing a cabin that's five decks below sea level and next to the engine room. Still, at least Holly Isles is on board. Yes, really, that Holly Isles--star of stage and screen. Suddenly, things are looking up. Looking a little Marilyn, in fact, because events are strangely mirroring Nessa's favorite movie of all time, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.Watch!As Holly Isles, world-famous actress, confides in Nessa over mocktails.Listen!As Nessa coaches Holly in the amazing "Nessa's Lesson's in Love"--the ultimate man-catching rules to finding true and lasting lurv.See!Nessa fall for Holly's too-cute nephew, Marc. . . andCover your eyes!As it all goes terribly, horribly, embarrassingly wrong.There's no doubting it. This is going to be one pitchy crossing.

**eBook Edition**This story within a story within a story celebrates the creative art of storytelling.In London's Belgravia, Tamsin lives next door to Edie St Clair, famous author of the 'London of the Bells' series of graphic novels. With the series' tenth and final novel overdue, Tamsin offers her idol help and discovers that Edie can literally draw herself into her stories. When Edie goes missing, Tamsin draws herself into the novel and lands in a world of unexpected danger. The stakes couldn't be higher in this gripping adventure.

Is the eerie tree beside their bucolic cottage really a threat to ten-year-old Immy? Legend and hearsay give way to a creepy series of events in a captivating mystery. Do naught wrong by the mulberry tree, or she'll take your daughters . . . one, two, three. Ten-year-old Immy and her family have run away from their storm cloud of problems to a tiny village in Cambridgeshire, England, where her depressed physician father can take a sabbatical and get back on his feet. Luckily, they find an adorable thatched cottage to begin a new life in. But their new home comes with one downside: in the backyard, there is an ancient, dark, and fierce-looking mulberry tree that has ceased bearing any fruit. There's a legend that the towering tree steals away girls who live in the cottage on the eve of their eleventh birthday, and villagers even cross the street when they pass by the house. Of course, Immy thinks this is all ridiculous. But then she starts to hear a...

History and mystery wrapped in a thrilling supernatural plot, The Turnkey is perfect for kids aged 9+.

Nessa Joanne Mulholland, aka Marilyn Monroe's No. 1 teenage fan, is living the high life in Manhattan. Literally. Waffling and pancaking it up every morning (care of housekeeper Vera) in her to-be stepmother's Tribeca penthouse apartment, things couldn't be better. Or so she thinks, until things start to go terribly, horribly wrong, in true Nessa fashion. All of a sudden, she's starting to feel the need to pull at her collar. Yes, it's summer in NYC and things are heating up fast, including the Professor's and Holly's wedding plans. Gasp! Along with Nessa as her dad's too-gorgeous research assistant moves into the penthouse while Holly's away filming in LA; Cringe! As Nessa gets dumped for 'Doris Day'; Hiss! As former fiance Kent Sweetman decides he wants Holly back, wedding or no wedding; and Bite your nails! As the cupcakiest wedding ever hangs in the balance. Phew. The temperature's getting hotter by the second, heat rash is setting in fast and everyone's starting to...

She's heard all the lines. Now it's time for the truth!Charlie has to keep pinching herself to believe she's leaving Australia for a trip to Europe--a generous gift from her family, who know how tough her life has been lately. But the last person Charlie expects to bump into on the plane is Jasper Ash, international celebrity, rock-star sex-god--and Charlie's former best friend, flatmate and...almost-lover!It's been three years since Charlie impulsively jumped into bed with Jas, then a struggling student. But their nearly-one-night stand had just been warming up when Jas began the male "backing off" ritual, practically sprinting out the door with the classic excuse, "It's not you, it's me." Yeah, right. Everyone knows what that means: It is you! Not pretty enough, not successful enough--just not enough.Charlie has dealt with it--and a whole lot more--but the unanswered questions still niggle. Acting on impulse once...

This book contains adult situations and is meant for readers 17+When a handsome stranger approaches Cassie Tavington in Paris's beautiful Père Lachaise cemetery, she has no idea who he is. It doesn't take long to find out. A whispered name from a passerby shocks her into the realisation that it's Cameron Callahan, high-profile modern artist, who she's busy showing around the cemetery. Mortified, Cassie runs, but Cameron soon tracks her down. He's intent on having Cassie sit for him, but Cassie isn't sure. His provocative sculptures are often in the media, which isn't somewhere that Cassie, the daughter of a politician, should be.But there's no denying the attraction between the pair, and Cassie soon finds herself in a strange whirlwind of a relationship. Between Paris, London and New York, Cassie finds sitting for an artist isn't as simple as it seems. There's much to contend with--including Cameron's ex-girlfriend, Plum, her own father, and her new love interest, James.With the clock ticking down to the opening of Cameron's new exhibition, Cassie must struggle to decide just how much of herself she can give over to Cameron and his sculpture while still remaining whole.

Twelve-year-old Flossie is no ordinary ghost — she's the caretaker of every soul in Highgate Cemetery. And during World War II, even the ghosts are unsafe.Flossie Birdwhistle is the Turnkey at London's Highgate Cemetery. As Turnkey, it's Flossie's job to ensure that all the souls buried in the cemetery stay at rest. Not an easy job for a young ghost, but a task made especially difficult by World War II: London is being attacked every night by enemy bombers, and even the dead are unsettled. When Flossie encounters the ghost of a German soldier carrying a mysterious object that seems to exist in both the living and spirit worlds, she becomes suspicious — what is the officer up to? Before long, Flossie uncovers a sinister plot that could destroy not only her cemetery, but also her beloved country. Can Flossie and her ghostly friends stop the soldier before it's too late? History collides with the supernatural in this exciting, ethereal mystery from...

Cooper can't believe that he and Molly are related, let alone twins. They are so different! He loves junk food. She calls it empty calories. He likes to crack jokes. She was born without a sense of humour. He's busy making plans for his gross-out tenth birthday party while Molly would rather take their dog, Jack, for a healthy walk.Their differences don't make sense. Until Molly tells him she's an alien who has been sent to protect Cooper and help him fulfil his destiny because one day he's going to save the universe. Cooper thinks Molly must be setting him up on some kind of prank TV show. Maybe she's got a sense of humour after all?But then intergalactic bounty hunters arrive in Peregrination (population: 203) and strange things start happening to Cooper. Either he's crazy or he really is in danger. And if he is in danger, so is the universe ...

'Nessa Joanne Mulholland, aka Marilyn Monroe's No. 1 teenage fan, is used to moving house. This time, however, she's relocating in movie-star style - crossing the Atlantic on board the Majestic, headed for Paris from New York City. And it really would be in movie-star style if it wasn't for the fact that she's bringing her cringe-fest professor dad along for the ride. (Dad's specialisation: human mating rituals - need Nessa say more?) Oh yeah, and sharing a cabin that's five decks below sea level and next to the engine room. Still, at least Holly Isles is on board. Yes, really, that Holly Isles - star of stage, screen and - DVD. Suddenly, things are looking up. Looking a little Marilyn, in fact, because events are strangely mirroring Nessa's favourite movie of all time, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Watch! As Holly Isles, world-famous actress, confides in Nessa over mocktails. Listen! As Nessa coaches Holly in the amazing 'Nessa's Lessons in Love' - the ultimate man-catching rules...

RICH GIRLS. It's only the hottest, most talked about, highest rating reality show on TV. And it's no surprise. Romy and Anouschka, the stars of the show, are living the dream. Born gorgeous, never working a day in their lives, running from party to party and shopping from country to country on a daily basis. Who wouldn't want to live like that? Um, Elli Adamson, that's who. Elli feels like she's the only person in the world who thinks the Rich Girls are Not Hot. So when her mother JJ, chef to the stars, is headhunted to cook for the Rich Girls, Elli isn't all that keen on her taking the job. But the offer is too good to pass up. Soon enough, Elli and JJ find themselves part of the blondetourage, the behind-the-scenes crew that keep the Rich Girls on the road. Elli is now living a new life, chasing the Rich Girls around the globe, along with JJ and the new-found friends she's made in her few tutored classmates. But as she travels, she starts to see that reality and reality...

Nessa Joanne Mulholland, aka Marilyn Monroe's no. 1 teenage fan, is about to become a big sister - twice over. Her movie-star stepmother, Holly, is very pregnant with twins when, suddenly, B and G (that's Boy and Girl) decide they need to get away from it all. Within hours, Nessa, her dad, Holly, best friend Alexa and tag-along cousin Nat are on a private jet and headed for some rest and relaxation Hawaiian-style. Except that, on hitting the sand, there's not a lot of rest and relaxation to be found. The penthouse apartment they've booked is suddenly unavailable, Holly's blood pressure skyrockets, Nat is bronzed-beach-boy crazy and what's with the three cute guys living upstairs? Laugh! At Nat's crazy antics. (Will Nessa and Alexa really have to chain her to the apartment balcony to keep her out of boy trouble?) Cry! When Nessa meets someone who's had the life-saving operation her mum couldn't have. Sigh! As two gorgeous babies make their way into the world. And applaud! As...