You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
A poignant story by master storyteller, Dick King-Smith When Ned helps his grandmother clear out her attic, he finds a very unusual Victorian doll - she speaks! Ned and Lady Daisy soon become fast friends, even though he's teased at school for owning a doll. Ned learns to stand up to his father and the school bully in order to protect Lady Daisy. But then the doll is stolen - will Ned ever find her again?
None
None
At the age of twenty three, Julia Ricardo is lost. Her dream job of being an investigative reporter crashed and burned, with her job now being only to write fluff pieces. She lost her boyfriend and is starting to lose her family. After a hard day at work, her older brother calls her up and tells her their grandfather is in town and wants to see Julia. Julia's mother never talked about her life before moving to Malibu, and the grandparents never made any contact with the family during Julia’s childhood. When Julia arrives at her old home, she learns that her grandfather is a king of a small kingdom named LockHill. LockHill needed an heir and Julia needed a change. But when she arrives in LockHill, instead of everything being in place; she is faced with two obstacles. One, a family that wants to be ruler of LockHill and take it away from her grandfather. They will do anything to get it. And two, their son Harry. Harry craves adventure along with getting closer to Julia. He has many tricks up his sleeves, every one of them bringing the two of them closer together. From rides on his motorcycle to dips on the dance floor, Julia can’t help falling for the man she can’t have.
Vols. - include the Shorthorn Society's Grading register for beef Shorthorn cattle; v. - include the society's Herd book of poll shorthorns.
The Bishop and the Rose: A Family Saga is a heart-pounding historical novel. If you like sweeping adventures, epic romances, and heroic wartime deeds, then you’ll adore Victor Wilkie’s stirring drama. Greenville, SC, 1861. Jefferson Bishop longs to follow in his grandfather’s frontier footsteps. Intent on marrying his childhood sweetheart, he’s eager to run his family’s farm estate. But when his adventurous spirit sees him impulsively enlist in the Civil War, he leaves his bride-to-be behind and rushes headlong into danger. Surviving violent bushwhackers and unending battles, Jefferson holds his cherished wife close through private handwritten correspondence. But after a near-fatal injury stops all communication and he finally limps home, he’s horrified to discover his land ravaged and his darling gone. Will Jefferson Bishop and his wife reunite after the carnage to reclaim an all-conquering love?
The early twentieth century writer M. P. Shiel was a master of supernatural horror and science-fiction romances. ‘The Purple Cloud’ (1901), a dystopian, post-apocalyptic novel, is an important milestone in the development of science fiction literature, regarded by some as the best of all ‘Last Man’ novels. His pioneering works went on to influence important writers like H. G. Wells and Stephen King. This comprehensive eBook presents Shiel’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Shiel’s l...