This early, unusual romance by Georgette Heyer features a young country gentleman driven by jealousy to transform himself into a sophisticated dandy to win the lady he loves.
Seek tirelessly and you shall not find a contemporary heroine of middle-grade literature as refined and romantic as Miss Polly Madassa. Still swooning over the romantic conclusions of Pride & Prej
Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888) was an American novelist, who is best known for the novel Little Women, set in the Alcott family home, Orchard House in Concord, Massachusetts. Jack and Jill was origin
After taking a serious beating while engaged in unofficial undercover work in the murky streets and taverns of London's 19th century slums, Constable Tom Churchyard takes himself to Cornwall. Here, in
The whole of her young life has been built upon one enormous lie. When her English mother lies dying in late 1966, part of the truth is revealed and Ellen's whole world is turned upside down. Desperat
Linda Fifer-Mills revels in the joy of relationships and family through this heartwarming collection inspired by her own experience of kinship. Fifer-Mills explores the many emotions that the closenes
This raw, moving novel follows two teenagers-one, a Mohawk-wearing 17-year-old violent misfit; the other, a gay 13-year-old cast out by his family, hustling on the streets and trying to survive. Accla
Poetry. Moving between poems that reveal the curses of one's life and the blessings that are of equal and mostly of greater value, BLESSINGS AND CURSES does not shy away from either. With language tha
Scott Young chronicles his son’s early years in and around Toronto and Winnipeg and his rise from journeyman, musician to superstar in the 1960s and 1970s. The frequent occasions when Scott and Neil’s
Winnie and Wolf is the story of the extraordinary friendship between Winifred Wagner and Adolf Hitler in the Years between the First and Second World Wars. The girl who would become Winifred Wa
In this profoundly moving book, Nobel Laureate Doris Lessing explores the lives of her parents, each irrevocably damaged by the Great War. In the fictional first half of Alfred and Emily, she imagines
Poetry. Cathy Eisenhower's third book takes you somewhere you've never been before and you're never quite sure where that is. Carol Mirakove said, "Eisenhower's premonitions are rife with elliptical m
Gary the gorilla is the only animal in the jungle who is lonely ? all the other animals seem to have companions ? and even the people of the village are frightened of him so they stay well away. But G
Presents an introduction to the outdoor sports of canoeing and kayaking, with information on the equipment used, skills and techniques, and different types of canoeing and kayaking.
Poetry. Amanda J. Bradley's debut book of poems, HINTS AND ALLEGATIONS, takes the reader on an inward journey from a place of disturbance to a recovered equilibrium. These poems probe intense scenario
A brilliant yet ruthless savage conqueror and poet exhilarated by the world's wonders, Alexander first meets Alestria on the battlefield—shocked to discover his adversary is female and mesmeri
Introducing the women of the Order of Solace?three new novellas from the national bestselling master of erotic romance. The handmaidens of the Order of Solace are each named for the exquisite service
When a boy named Harry sneaks out of bed one night with his best friend, Horsie, to play with his Super Duper Bubble Blooper -- an out-of-this-world adventure begins! Illustrated with retro-comi
Alain de Botton's bestselling The Consolations of Philosophy--later made into a six-part TV series--has helped popularize ancient philosophy and especially the work of Seneca. This superb volume off
An iconic novel dressed in a fierce design by acclaimed fashion illustrator Ruben Toledo. See the other titles in the couture-inspired collection: Jane Eyre, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dracula, The S
A wonderful YA debut full of drama for two very different sisters.It's off-season at the Jersey shore, when the boardwalk belongs to the locals. Rosie is 15 and her sister Skate is 16. Their dad, an a
“A fine, fetching novel with a good heart . . . a tribute to the author’s endless comic inventiveness.” —Stewart O’Nan, author of Songs for the Missing Three years after his divorce, James Keeper is e
"I fell in love with a prideful, tense bundle of muscle and sinew that stood seventeen inches high. You would see a small brown dog; I saw perfection."So begins the story of Kate Jennings's unexpecte
Two friends discuss how different they are from each other, and each decide, after wishing they were like the other, that it's best to accept one's own individuality.
This book of poems is a sustained adoration of the beloved which recalls the work of Dante?what the Vita Nuova might have been had Dante lived on the bare watered rock of Newfoundland, rather than in
"All aboard! All aboard! Bustle and fuss, bustle and fuss. Rumble, rumble, rumble, roll. Rattle and rap, clickety clack." There’s nothing like a visit to the sea, and what better way to get there than
The fifteen papers included in this volume edited by Robert W. Hamblin and Melanie Speight were presented at the Faulkner and Twain Conference hosted by Southeast Missouri State University’s Center fo
When the abused decide to fight back, the abuser's world might just shatter.Lauren Covington's family maintains a grand facade that belies the life they live behind closed doors. Alex Covington, Laure
Robb White was a master of the art of spinning a good yarn. He was an old salt, dispensing copious wisdom and entertainment in a voice that is part Florida cracker, part biology professor. Readers got
