Runaway Bride

Miri lives on a mountain where, for generations, her ancestors have quarried stone and lived a simple life. Then word comes that the king's priests have divined her small village the home of the future princess. In a year's time, the prince himself will come and choose his bride from among the girls of the village. The king's ministers set up an academy on the mountain, and every teenage girl must attend and learn how to become a princess.Miri soon finds herself confronted with a harsh academy mistress, bitter competition among the girls, and her own conflicting desires to be chosen and win the heart of her childhood best friend. But when bandits seek out the academy to kidnap the future princess, Miri must rally the girls together and use a power unique to the mountain dwellers to save herself and her classmates.

It is 1721 and young Adam Hanaway, devastated by his father's sudden death, leaves England to seek his fortune in Lisbon, where his uncle is a successful merchant. But almost nothing turns out as Ada

The matchless Munro makes art out of everyday lives in this dazzling new collection. At its centre are three stories connected into one marvellously rich narrative about Juliet - who escapes from teac

All aboard! We’re ready to leave the station on our trip to the seaside,and the train is ready to go. But the little engine has other ideas, and takes us on a fantastic flying journey through familiar

When The Science Exists...Behind the impenetrable walls of a black-op government laboratory a top-secret weapon is being developed-a genetically engineered animal with superhuman strength and speed.

Stephen Pattemore examines passages within Revelation 4:1–22:21 that depict the people of God as actors in the apocalyptic drama and infers what impact these passages would have had on the self-understanding and behaviour of the original audience of the work. He uses Relevance Theory, a development in the linguistic field of pragmatics, to help understand the text against the background of allusion to other texts. Three important images are traced. The picture of the souls under the altar (6:9–11) is found to govern much of the direction of the text with its call to faithful witness and willingness for martyrdom. Even the militant image of a messianic army (7:1–8, 14:1–5) urges the audience in precisely the same direction. Both images combine in the final image of the bride, the culmination of challenge and hope traced briefly in the New Jerusalem visions.

Provides eyewitness accounts, narratives, and personal experiences exploring the struggle of slaves and their pursuit of freedom.

Bill and Poetry stumble over a lost red shoe on the way to Old Man Paddler's cabin. Not too much later, they discover who it belong to--a girl who has run away from home. But what this missing girl do

FOUR BRIDES, FOUR BEGINNINGS. . .FOUR STORIES OF ROMANCE FROM THE INCOMPARABLE KATHLEEN E. WOODIWISS, and JO BEVERLEY, TANYA ANNE CROSBY, and SAMANTHA JAMES MARRIED AT MIDNIGHT byKATHLEEN E. WOODIWISSThe wedding of Jeff Birmingham of THE FLAME AND THE FLOWER and his new bride Raelynn inflames the jealous ire of a determined rival. . . MARRIED AT MIDNIGHT by JO BEVERLEYA women abandoned on the battlefield discovers that dreams can cone true when an honorable commanding officer gallantly offers his name. . . MARRIED AT MIDNIGHT byTANYA ANNE CROSBYA rebellious heiress who must wed by the stroke of midnight learns that a twist of fate has fulfilled her heart_s deepest desire. . . MARRIED AT MIDNIGHT bySAMANTHA JAMESA young woman_s reckless scheme to defy her father_s ultimatum leads to a hasty union and unexpected passion. . . Celebrate the glorious, magical moment of new beginnings with for uncertain couples joined by a passionate promise--and surprised by unforeseen love.FOUR BRIDES, FOU

Caught up in a bloody confrontation between the Indians and white settlers in 1830s Florida, Tara Brent meets part-Seminole Jarrett McKenzie and his family and, learning about the injustices they suff

The Films of Vincente Minnelli, first published in 1993, examines the career of MGM's leading director of musicals, melodramas and comedies in the 1940s and 1950s. Widely admired for his flamboyant sense of colour and camera movement, Minnelli played a crucial role in maintaining the studio's reputation as the 'home of the stars'. Describing the director's contributions to some of the most celebrated works of Hollywood's golden era, this volume also includes a close analysis of five important films that represent the full range of Minnelli's career: Cabin in the Sky, Meet Me in St Louis, Father of the Bride, The Bad and the Beautiful and Lust for Life. These lively readings provide commentary on problems of genre, directorial style, cultural politics, and the connection between aestheticism and mass culture during the first half of the twentieth century.

A hero of the crusades, Dominic le Sabre has returned to Scotland in glory and triumph to claim his reward: the beautiful Saxon bride awarded to him as conqueror king. But Lady Margaret of Blackthorne cannot yield to the bold Norman invader. The beloved daughter of a sacred tribe of Celtic mystics, she fears an ancient curse that could bring further turmoil to her battle-scarred land . . . and sorrow to her marriage bed. With a word, the lady could turn her wedding into war. But there awaits in the noble knight's embrace a promise of passion unbound -- and a love that neither violence nor treachery can tear asunder, a love both invincible and . . .

"The rousing notes of the bugle and the laughter and shouting increased the feeling of rebellion within Ralph. As the last strains of the bugle call hovered in the clear mountain air, Ralph made up hi

The chronicle of a conspiracy and a novel about the roots and nature of Japanese fanaticism in the years that led to war--an era marked by depression, social change and political violence.

One of the most popular characters ever created by Beverly Cleary is the small brown mouse named Ralph, whose modest appearance disguises the soul of a daredevil. Now he returns in a book that tells h

A New York Times bestselling series!The highly anticipated fourth novel in the Woven Kingdom romantasy series, brimming with fiery romance, spectacular magic, and breathtaking secrets, from Tahereh Mafi, the award-winning and bestselling author of the Shatter Me series. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Leigh Bardugo, and Sabaa Tahir.At long last, the wedding day has arrived.The Jinn queen and the enigmatic ruler of Tulan are to be married in a magical, enchanted ceremony—but Cyrus, tethered by a blood oath to his bride-to-be, can find nothing to celebrate in this union. He’s falling ever more deeply in love with the one person oathbound to kill him.Sworn to an ancient, unbreakable magic, Alizeh can only fulfill the prophecy to free her people by ensuring Cyrus dies by her own hand. And Cyrus is forced to await his end all while Prince Kamran inches closer, ready to take his place by Alizeh’s side. The countdown to murder coils tensions ever tighter, but the historic wedding has alrea

#紐約時報暢銷書！全球銷量突破190萬冊！#國際媒體年度選書:《The Guardian》、《Time》、《Chicago Tribune》等一致推薦#ReadwithJenna Book Club 選書在羅德島紐波特陽光燦爛的一天，Phoebe Stone 身穿綠色洋裝，腳踩金色高跟鞋，來到豪華的康沃爾旅館沒有行李，沒有陪伴，獨自一人。她被誤認為婚禮賓客，卻是整間旅館裡，唯一不屬於這場盛事的人。原本與丈夫共享的夢想之旅，如今只剩她一人完成；在人生跌至谷底之際，她決定為自己揮霍最後一次任性。然而，一場精心策劃、看似完美的婚禮，卻因她的出現，出現了意想不到的裂縫，也讓兩個原本毫無交集的女人，開始彼此傾訴、互相照見。本書以幽默與溫柔交織的筆調，描寫人生偏離軌道時的迷惘與轉折，以及那些偶然相遇，如何悄悄改變我們的方向。The runaway New York Times bestselling Today Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick, with more than 1.5 million copies sold, about an unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew.Named a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian, Time, Chicago Tribune, Elle, Real Simple, and GlamourIt’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in sight, alone. She’s immediately mistaken by everyone in the lobby for one of the wedding people, but she’s actually the only guest at the Cornwall who isn’t here for the big event. Ph

★ 全球熱銷《天官賜福》官方彩色漫畫，第2集震撼登場★ BILIBILI破70億點閱神作，首度英文精裝出版★ 宿命、信仰與千年愛戀交織——最虐心也最浪漫的東方奇幻在天界對「鬼新娘玄姬」事件的調查告一段落後，三度飛升的神明謝憐，踏上尋找八百年前那場瘟疫中消失的「繃帶少年」。然而線索早已斷裂，他只能回到更現實的困境——一位沒有信徒、沒有廟宇的神，該如何存在？就在此時，他的命運悄然改變。傳說中的「四大災厄」之一，似乎正將目光投向他。為了重建信仰，謝憐下凡人間親手建廟，卻遇見一名紅衣少年——神祕、從容，對眾神與鬼界了若指掌，甚至知道謝憐所有過去。那雙帶笑的眼睛背後，隱藏著橫跨八百年的執念與守候……當神與鬼再次相遇，命運的輪盤開始轉動。這一次，誰才是真正的救贖？Four tales and four calamities. The official manhua (webcomic) adaptation of the New York Times bestselling danmei novel by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu. Featuring stunning art by STARember, the webcomic produced by BILIBILI COMICS is now available in English print for the first time.As the heavenly court wraps up its investigation of Xuan Ji, the Ghost Bride, Xie Lian starts a search for the bandaged boy bearing the scars of the plague that destroyed his kingdom eight hundred years ago. But with a trail gone cold, he's forced to turn his attention to more pressing matters: He's a god without a temple or worshipers, and he seems to have caught the attention of an infamous