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When two authors turn up dead at the Boston publishing house, where she works, audacious, street-smart Frances Paige exploits her family ties to the Irish Mob to follow the leads...from the hidden coves and waterfront bars of Gloucester to swanky Back Bay watering holes and the New York diamond district. Abducted by a Beacon Hill antiques dealer for poking around where she doesn't belong, Frances soon discovers the shady Boston worlds of antiques...

A Highwayman's Mail Order BrideWhen Melissa married John Carter because her family couldn't afford to feed her, she had no idea of the cruelty of the man. After seeing an ad in the paper for paid passage westward, she answers the ad in the hopes to use the ticket to escape.She gets on a coach from Boston, heading west, with no money, and needing a roof over her head. A stagecoach robbery is a deterrent she did not count on, nor need.A Rancher's Pretend...

How far will they go to save lives in peril? South African-born Doctor Lily Winters, a consultant with the World Health Organization, has been in the thick of some of the worst humanitarian disasters across the globe. But when she's posted back to South Africa following the suspicious death of an ex-colleague, she faces the biggest medical mystery she's ever seen. The resettled San community of Platfontein is exhibiting a higher-than-average HIV infection...

Cornwall, 1905: Emily steht für ihre Überzeugungen als Suffragette ein und muss dafür sogar eine Nacht in der Zelle verbringen. Das wird ihrer Mutter zu viel. Sie schickt ihre Tochter zu einem entfernten Verwandten nach Cornwall aufs Land—in der Hoffnung, dass sie dort die richtige Partie für eine Heirat findet. Bei Emilys Ankunft im Herrenhaus Higher Barton wird die Leiche eines Dieners entdeckt, woraufhin sich die energische junge Frau in...

July 1936. Toronto is in the grip of a deadly heat wave. Horses are dropping in the street. Charlotte Frayne is the junior associate in a two-person private-investigation firm owned by T. Gilmore. Anti-Semitism and murder in "Toronto the Good" in the depths of the Great Depression provide the historical background for this satisfying mystery. The fabric of the City of Toronto is as fully realized in Heat Wave as it is in all the Detective Murdoch...

After ten years the Trojan War is at a deadlock. Both sides are exhausted, and Odysseus, cleverest of men, wants more than anything to return to Ithaka and his wife and son and orange grove. He aches for home, but not without a certain fear that he will return a stranger to the son he hasn't seen in ten years. When Agamemnon, King of the Greeks, asks Odysseus to devise a scheme to settle the conflict once and for all, Odysseus comes up with the idea...

A secret agent vacation to Italy gone wrong... The nail-biting conclusion to an exhilarating 4 Part Series...read the Prologue, Part 1, and Part 2 first to catch up on all the action! Things aren't looking good for CIA agent Blair Eubanks after being captured by the Italian Werebear Mafia. Her only hope is that Alexei Azarov, the son of the leader of the Russian werebears and last she saw him, he was back with his gang and out of her life forever. But...

This new series of picture books provide a great introduction to discussing emotions for preschoolers. Each book in this series is perfect for talking about emotions, boosting self-esteem, and reinforcing good behavior for preschoolers. This vibrant set with illustrated animals is designed for sharing in a classroom, or at home, with key discussion words that pop in bold type.

Becky has a secret. She can turn herself into water.She doesn't dare tell her parents, so she has to practise in the back garden at night.Then she hears noises next door. Becky knows the people who live there are on holiday. So who's in their house? What are they doing?Becky decides to check things out.And discovers that being a superhero isn't as easy as it looks in the movies…

Fox Magic is an honest and compelling look at life from the perspective of twelve-year-old Chance Devlin. Two of her friends have committed suicide and as she struggles with her loss, she wonders if following them is the best remedy for her pain. A connection to a mysterious red fox named Janet Johnson helps her come to terms with the past, finding her courage in the power of dreams. A timely, engaging read that will help open frank discussion with...