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In mid-twentieth-century England, fourteen-year-old Velvet Brown, determined to turn the unruly horse she wins in a raffle into a champion, learns that she needs more than hard work and dedication to achieve her goal of riding her horse in the Grand National steeplechase.

First published in 1877. Black Beauty, a horse with a white star on his forehead, describes his idyllic days on a country squire's estate and his harsh fate as a London cab horse.

A young girl is discouraged when she has difficulty learning to ice skate, until her mother gives her a special necklace. Includes tiny silver skates on a silver chain tucked inside the cover.

A collection of three Charm Club stories, in which a combat-boot-wearing angel cures new-schoolitis, a tiny unicorn helps someone overcome shyness, and a fairy guides toward success.

When Bella's stepfather participates in a reality television show, the entire family gets involved, and as her less-than-perfect life goes on public display, she must rely on her Christian faith while she investigates a mystery involving the prom, deals with her returning ex-boyfriend, and negotiates an awkward relationship with the irritating yet attractive editor of the school newspaper.

Succumbing to sin…Bethany Munro was once madly in love with the dashing Ian Rockwell. Then Ian left on a mission for the Crown, and Bethany was forced to put her heart aside…until one glittering night when she spies him across a crowded ballroom, and the feelings she once felt come rushing back. But she has her secrets…and so does he. Sir Ian Rockwell has led a dangerous life and is now a suspect in a crime he did not commit. He never imagined...

Running wild . . . When Cassandra Sheridan agreed to an arranged marriage to the Earl of Hampstead, she never dreamed the cad wouldn't even bother to appear for their betrothal ball. It seems her intended cares more for gallivanting than meeting his bride-to-be! So Cassie decides to enjoy an adventure of her own and sets out across Scotland…and meets a dashing stranger who has elevated dueling and deception to an art form. A dedicated spy on a...

Rescued as a child from the French Revolution, a lovely young widow is now determined to marry her intended match in this Regency romance. A Frenchwoman living in the English countryside, Delphine, Lady Charteris, has lived an isolated life. Only when her husband dies does she learn the truth of her parents' death during the Terror- and of their plans for her to marry the Comte Saint Pierre. A capable woman who runs her own estate, Delphine has...

A marriage of convenience becomes a rollicking adventure on the rocky road to love in the New York Times—bestselling author's Regency romance. For two seasons in a row, lovely but stubborn Isabella rejected every proposal she received. Now her parents have taken charge with an arranged marriage. Much to her relief, however, the groom is adamant that their marriage shall be in name only. But, neither Harry nor Isabella is aware of the other's disguise....