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"A godsend for concerned friends and relatives trying to rein in the chaos."-The New York Times Whether you're addressing the rising chaos of a pandemic or preparing for a scheduled surgery, having checklists prepared to guide you through a hospital visit can often mean the difference between comfort and pain, personal and distant care--and even life or death. In today's hospital system, you can face a series of perplexing obstacles to satisfactory care, from overworked healthcare providers to understaffed facilities--which are heightened in times of crisis. You need to know how to take charge of your own healthcare; Elizabeth Bailey shows you how to do just that with a series of essential, ...
First in a new series that has the perfect mix of Regency murder and mystery. When the marchioness is found murdered at Polbrook mansion, the Dowager Lady Polbrook's new companion, Ottilia Draycott, finds herself in a house of strangers and every one of them a suspect. Only she can unmask and outwit a desperate killer and keep a Polbrook family secret buried.
A romance novel by Elizabeth Bailey Author of the Lady Fan historical mystery series Set in the late Georgian era, Elizabeth Bailey’s traditional historical romance features an unconventional heroine with a rebellious spirit who runs headlong into adventure. Mademoiselle at Arms Threatened with a pistol by the young lady discovered in a deserted mansion, Major Gerald Alderley is instantly intrigued. Who is the beautiful intruder? And why does she disguise herself as a nun? What circumstance has thrust her into an enterprise both foolhardy and dangerous? The girl’s French accent places her with the émigrés from across the channel, except that Mademoiselle insists she is English. Set on unravelling the mystery, Gerald begins a relentless pursuit, hunting down every possible clue - much to the indignation of Mademoiselle. When her life proves to be in danger from the villainous émigré Valade, Gerald has his work cut out. For Mademoiselle Melusine, engaged in a desperate battle to prove her true identity, believes she is well able to take care of herself and is determined not to be rescued.
A small girl asked to do the unthinkable and a God who sees her in the midst of it all. My Mother's Soldier will take you on a horrific and chilling journey of a young girl and the terror that she faced when her mother asked her to do the unthinkable. It allows readers to walk every step of the way and feel the heart-pounding moments leading up to one of the worst days of her life. As you read the disturbing realities of a young life of violence and abuse, you will feel every emotion throughout your mind and your body. While also, you will find inspiration in the ability to overcome a devastating tragedy. From foster care to adulthood what propels her recovery is a very strong and intimate relationship with God.
Winner of The Saroyan International Prize for Writing, the John Burroughs Medal, and the National Outdoor Book Award in Natural History Literature “Brilliant.” —The New York Review of Books “Exquisite.” —The Huffington Post “Magical.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing nature, Elisabeth Tova Bailey shares an inspiring and intimate story of her encounter with a Neohelix albolabris—a common woodland snail. While an illness keeps her bedridden, Bailey watches a wild snail that has taken up residence on her nightstand. As a result, she discovers the solace and sense of wonder that this mysterious creature brings ...
Her charm and cajolery may fool the unwary. Unscrupulous and cunning, as dauntless as she is resolute, the incomparable "Lady Fan" is as ruthless as the killer she is tracking in... A violent murder has left the village of Witherley aghast. The locals are convinced that a witch doing the devil's work is to blame-a young woman believed to have second sight. The new vicar, Aidan, taking up the cudgels in her defence, fears the witch hunt is escalating out of his control. But help is at hand. The bright and perceptive Ottilia, once a lady's companion and now bride to Lord Francis Fanshawe, is drawn to Witherley by an insatiable curiosity. Ottilia rapidly uncovers a raft of suspects with grudges against the dead man, one of whom is determined to incriminate the "witch." And as foul play runs rampant, Ottilia must wade through the growing hysteria to unravel the tangle and point a finger at the one true menace...
Shattered dreams and broken promises. Caught between love and loyalty.Friday is bookish and plain, but she has secretly loved her childhood friend for years. The impossible happens when gorgeous Nick proposes, making her dreams come true. Only he isn't behaving like a man in love.Disaster strikes when Friday learns Nick was forced into offering for her to save him from an unsuitable liaison. Her happiness in tatters, she breaks off the engagement. Can Friday's true worth oust the attraction of her rival's incomparable beauty? And will Nick learn to value what he's lost before it's too late?
Wanted: One Wife Why does Anton, Lord Raith, need to advertise for a wife? As she walks down the marriage aisle toward this stranger, Rosina Charlton feels her pulse race at the very question. But the truth is revealed as her new husband turns to face her a cruel scar disfigures Anton's otherwise handsome features. He believes no woman of social standing would ever agree to marry a man like him, so he's convinced penniless, orphaned Rosina to become his bride. Can Rosina change the mind of this embittered man who wants a marriage based on convenience alone?
Novelist Elizabeth Bailey strays from her standard romantic oeuvre to tell the story of three women of different historical generations and the strands of love and tragedy that unite them. Stunning characters beautifully expressed.
Practical Nell would never be so fanciful as to believe a mysterious Gothic castle and a darkly enigmatic baron would bring her a fairy–tale romance The star pupil from the Paddington Seminary, governess Miss Helen Faraday, prides herself on her common–sense approach to work. But Lord Eden Jarrow's imposing abode is enough to test the steadiest of nerves and the brooding man enough to test the steadiest of hearts! Can one with such a shadowed past be capable of love, and loving a governess at that? When Nell is drawn into a desperate battle alongside Eden to save his young daughter from an unexpected, unknown danger, she is set to find out.