"In sixteen hundred and sixty-six, London burned like rotten sticks."Left alone and homeless by the Great Plague, Sam struggled to survive. He was lucky to get a job working for the Giraud family. Though Andre, the son of his boss, doesn't make life easy.And then a fire breaks out on Pudding Lane. Before anyone fully realises what's happening, London's burning...and this fire can't be put out. Now it's time for Sam to prove what he's really worth. If he can get out alive...A thrilling historical adventure produced in partnership with the National Archives.Sam's previous adventure is The Great Plague: A Cross on the Door, published by A&C Black. Views: 14
But what does your furniture point at?' asks the character Joey in the sitcom Friends on hearing an acquaintance has no TV. It's a good question: since its beginnings during WW2, television has assumed a central role in our houses and our lives, just as satellite dishes and aerials have become features of urban skylines. Television (or 'the idiot's lantern', depending on your feelings about it) has created controversy, brought coronations and World Cups into living rooms, allowed us access to 24hr news and media and provided a thousand conversation starters. As shows come and go in popularity, the history of television shows us how our society has changed.Armchair Nation reveals the fascinating, lyrical and sometimes surprising history of telly, from the first demonstration of television by John Logie Baird (in Selfridges) to the fear and excitement that greeted its arrival in households (some viewers worried it might control their thoughts), the controversies of... Views: 14
The charm of the South drew her back to her family's roots. But when the town's old resentments turn the sweet tea bitter, can Tish find a welcome anywhere?Leaving frosty Michigan for the Deep South was never a blip in the simple plans Tish McComb imagined for her life, dreams of marriage and family that were dashed five years earlier in a tragic accident. Now an opportunity to buy her great-great-great-grandparents' Civil War era home beckons Tish to Noble, Alabama, a Southern town in every sense of the word. She wonders if God has given her a new dream-- the old house filled with friends, her vintage percolator bubbling on the sideboard.When Tish discovers that McCombs aren't welcome in town, she feels like a Yankee behind enemy lines. Only local antiques dealer George Zorbas seems willing to give her a chance. What's a lonely outcast to do but take in Noble's resident prodigal, Melanie Hamilton, and hope that the two can find some much needed... Views: 14
It's time for a new project at Horse Wise. Everyone is being paired with a younger rider to learn all about competing in a horse show--everyone except Carole Hanson, that is. Carole's going to be the judge, and Veronica diAngelo doesn't think that's right. How can Carole be impartial when her best friends, Lisa Atwood and Stevie Lake, are competing? Carole's furious. She knows she can be fair.But maybe Veronica is right. Carole isn't judging Lisa and Stevie the same way she's judging everyone else--she's being a lot harder on them. Now everyone is mad at everyone else. So mad, in fact, that no one notices that Veronica's partner may be riding into trouble. This isn't what they were supposed to be learning, is it? Views: 14
Bound through time to protect the key to magic, Nic and Cass discover that true power lies in the magic of love. Vicky Burkholder weaves an enticing tale of passion and suspense in The Emerald Key, book one of her exciting new series, Crystal Keys.For centuries, four women have held the keys to Lemuria, a land where magic is real. They and their Protectors are all that stand against The Brotherhood, a group of exiles who want to return to and control both Lemuria and the gateway.Cassandra Richards, Keeper of the emerald key, has grown up knowing about her powers but not about the amulet she wears or why it is suddenly so important. Stalked, kidnapped, and threatened with a horrible death, she must turn to the one man who scares her more than the Brotherhood. They'll just take her body. Nicodemus will take her soul.Nic wants nothing more than to protect Cass, but he can't do that if she won't let him. Nor can he deny the pull she has over him, but he's not sure... Views: 14
Includes recipes and tips to try at home!"Kids and cupcakes are the perfect recipe!" —Sophie and Katherine, stars of TLC's DC CupcakesMeet Jenna.She's the cupcake club's official taste tester, but the past few weeks have not been so sweet. Her mom just got engaged to Leo—who Jenna is sure is not "The One"—and Peace, Love, and Cupcakes has to bake the wedding cake. Jenna is ready to throw in the towel, especially when she hears the wedding will be in Las Vegas on Easter weekend, one of the most important holidays for the club's business.Can Jenna and her friends handle their busy orders—and the Elvis impersonators—or will they have a cupcake meltdown? Views: 14
MAIL-ORDER BRIDES OF THE WEST is a new series created in collaboration by USA Today Bestselling Authors Debra Holland and Caroline Fyffe. Well-bred socialite and bride-to-be Trudy Bauer arrives at the St. Louis based Mail-Order Brides of the West agency full of excitement for an adventure of a lifetime. She befriends the agency's maid, Evie Davenport, and the two form a strong and lasting friendship. They vow to stay in contact through letters when Evie takes hold of her destiny and arranges a marriage on the sly. Each brave young woman is ready to face whatever an unknown groom and life in Montana can throw her way.In Holland's book, bride-to-be Trudy Bauer rides the train to Sweetwater Springs, in a Montana Sky Novel. In Fyffe's Novel, house servant Evie Davenport travels by stagecoach to Y Knot, Montana in a McCutcheon Family Novel. Through their correspondence, the friends keep each other abreast of their hardships, trials and tribulations - some of heartbreak, some of love.Books One and Two are only the beginning. Watch for more exciting Mail-Order Brides of the West books to come....Mail-Order Brides of the West: TrudyMail-Order Brides of the West: Evie1890s Montana Sky Series In Order:Wild Montana SkyStarry Montana SkyStormy Montana SkyMontana Sky ChristmasPainted Montana Sky1886--Mail-Order Brides of the West: Trudy Views: 14
Samantha Armstrong, the daughter of two high powered lawyers, has never had a problem getting her way. But when her parents’ last ditch attempt to save their marriage turns into a family affair, Samantha has no choice but to go with them to their summer cabin. Despite the vow she made when she was thirteen to never take step near that dreadful place again, Samantha finds herself there, five years later, facing the summer love, heartbreak and a tragic incident that led her to make the vow in the first place. When Samantha finds out that her childhood sweetheart, Sean, is home from college for the summer and that he and his family are staying with them at their cabin, Samantha realizes she is in for one heck of a summer. Confronted by the feelings that they have tried for so long to ignore, Sean and Samantha are faced with the realities of their relationship. The more time they spend together, the harder it is for them to be apart. Samantha and Sean find themselves falling in love all over again. There are only two things standing in their way, Sean’s high school sweetheart and Samantha’s morality. Views: 14
