Elizabeth Morrison has inherited a small fortune, but a woman in 1840 doesn't usually go it alone. With her sister Katherine missing and both parents gone to be with the Lord, she has no choice but to find her own way. Her journey takes her through an abandoned orchard, and she falls in love with derelict Sweet Grove – and its previous owner, Jonathan Bryant. His father lost the family land in a bet, and his bitterness hasn't been sweetened by the fruit of his labour. Can Elizabeth carve her own journey and make a home for herself while her sister is still missing? Can Jonathan be brave enough to put the past behind him and find purpose again? Or will they both learn that life never goes in the direction you think, and love is always ready to take you on a different journey? This is a sweet historical Western romance, with no passionate scenes, a happily ever after, and is part of a series that can be read in any order.

The Elf Academy elves take on babysitting in this fourth and final book in a series about a young elf's merry misadventures, part of the Aladdin QUIX line of fun-to-read, short chapter books that's perfect for emerging readers!Andy Snowden has to take care of his teacher's niece and nephew who are moving to the North Pole. Has he finally met his mischievous match?

Born in USSR, Victoria Roshe now lives in San Jose, California. She is a musician and a teacher of music. The sense of rhythm and melody is one of the traits that gives her poetry a very unique and haunting feel. She has published two poetry books in Russian, Aftertaste of pain and Little poems. This is a small, dual-language collection of her poetry.This is the first story about the "Phantom of the Opera" by Gustav Lreoux, all events from the book and movie wrote in a diary of the Phantom I made. The diary never existed, but the book it is still fascinating all around the world.

Hundreds of thousands of student loan debtors have fled a decaying American dystopia. Unfortunately for these loan defaulters, overseas debt collectors have started to hunt them down and make them pay - sometimes with their lives. The most dangerous of the debt collectors thinks he's on to a big payday, but first he needs to avoid a violent faction dedicated to bringing about his downfall.As America approaches the middle of the 21st century, the total student loan debt outstanding has passed the $7 trillion mark. Hundreds of thousands of student loan debtors have fled a decaying American dystopia, searching for opportunity overseas. Mick Larson is one of these, having long ago ran out on his boring job while bravely leaving behind his massive student loan debt. He now lives comfortably in a Caribbean beach town with the money that he has been conning out of terrorist financiers while posing online as a radicalized American convert.Unfortunately for the student loan debt runaways, debt collectors have started to hunt them down. Now Mick finds himself targeted for collection, a process that can end in death. The feared student loan debt collector known only as 'The Executioner' has pinned down Mick's location, with the goal of confiscating his sizable cash reserves. The Executioner strongly believes that those who have fled the United States while leaving unpaid debts behind are responsible for the sad decline of America. His career of chasing down loan defaulters is part profit, part idealistic, and usually successful. And hoping to use Mick as bait to capture and bury alive The Executioner is Alison, a violent anarchist with a short temper and a long list of kills - mostly other anarchists. Alison has more than one set of loyalties. But today she is putting all that aside in her quest to kill The Executioner. All three want something from each other, and it won't likely be resolved peacefully.

Three siblings, by way of a magical pendant, uncover a hidden kingdom in the heart of Lake Drummond.Siblings Ameesha, Nargis, and Shammi are pushed out on a paddle boat into a land of adventure. By way of a magical pendant, the three will uncover a hidden kingdom in the heart of Lake Drummond, and discover the secret wonder living within themselves.

The wealthy old woman was dead – a trifle sooner than expected. The intricate trail of horror and senseless murder led from a beautiful Hampshire village to a fashionable London flat and a deliberate test of "amour" – staged by the debonair sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey. Here the modern detective story begins to come to its own; and all the historical importance aside, it remains an absorbing and charming story today.

THEY AREN’T ALL THAT PC, BUT YOU BETTER NOT GET IN THEIR WAY! From the silly to the simply smashing, the Chicks in Chainmail are back to save us once again! Whether defending a charity ball against rapscallion pirates or taking names at a medievalist tournament in the Asteroid Belt, whether bringing a snotty loremaster to his rightful comeuppance or protecting our schoolchildren from magically-summoned barbarian invaders, whether weekending in the woods to get in touch with their Inner Warrior or showing giant reptiles that Tokyo’s not gonna take it anymore, these female fighters will always have what it takes. So what are you waiting for? Pick up your male—er, mail!

Stevenson's brooding historical romance demonstrates his most abiding theme-the elemental struggle between good and evil-as it unfolds against a hauntingly beautiful Scottish landscape, amid the fierce loyalties and violent enmities that characterized Scottish history. When two brothers attempt to split their loyalties between the warring factions of the 1745 Jacobite rising, one family finds itself tragically divided.

Science Fiction maestro Brian Aldiss at the top of his writing powers in a rare foray into literary fiction. With a sparse elegance, Aldiss crafts a heart-breaking, heart-fixing novella delving into ideas of selfhood and human connection. Published in beautiful new collector's livery. 'The best contemporary writer of science fiction.' Guardian Hugh Billing is sad. After making his fortune in the music industry decades ago, for years Hugh has been drifting. Shuttling between the US and UK on business, his life has become a testament to monotony. With every trip through customs he becomes more customary. With every departure he seems to leave a little more behind. But when his mother's death returns him to London, Hugh draws just enough hope and courage to travel on a different journey; from loneliness and loss of purpose through to somewhere beyond just survival. Writing at the height of his powers and with a sparse elegance, Aldiss departs from science fiction to craft a...

When little Zanna's oldest brother died just before Christmas, she was left with the gift she had made for him—a picture that only he would have understood. Every Christmas, Zanna's gift is brought out and displayed as a way of including their lost brother in the celebration. This is the story of the life of that family, and of the many gifts they gave each other that could only be understood with love.