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Worried Arthur: Countdown to Christmas is a delightful ebook from Ladybird. This Christmas story is perfect for sharing together with young children at Christmas time and throughout the year. Arthur is a penguin and a worrier. With Christmas only a few days away Arthur is even more worried than usual....

I decided to write this story for young people because I believe that a sense of adventure is a healthy part of growing up. Inquiry into travel, if only by reading a book, is good for the mind. It makes a child aware of other places and activities. Travel by ship is a good way for families to experience...

Athéna a toujours été au-dessus de la moyenne. Elle ne s’est jamais sentie totalement intégrée et acceptée au lycée Triton, mais qui aurait pu deviner qu’elle était en réalité une déesse? La fille du directeur Zeus, plus précisément. Lorsqu’il la somme de venir à l’Académie...

Small-town police chief Arly Hanks takes on the New York Police Department to save her mother from a murder rap in this madcap police procedural. When her marriage went up in smoke, Arly Hanks left Manhattan and never looked back. As police chief of Maggody, Arkansas, population 755, Arly is...

Retired florist Theo Bloomer would much rather stay at home than go on a disastrous Jamaican vacation in this charming cozy mystery. Every time Dorrie Caldicott gets into trouble, it falls to Theo Bloomer to bail her out. So when Dorrie and her college buddies rent a villa in Jamaica, Uncle...

When gutsy Irish redhead Millie McClancey defies her humble beginnings to pursue a life on the stage, she becomes the first of four generations of unforgettable women to taste success in the exciting yet precarious world of show business. Taking readers on a breathtaking journey from the music halls...

A “riveting” true crime classic: The trial of Connecticut teen Peter Reilly, accused of killing his mother, and the community that defended him (People). In the sleepy hamlet of Canaan, Connecticut, Barbara Gibbons stood out. She and her eighteen-year-old son, Peter Reilly, lived in a drab...

Cressida Charmsworth inherited the title of Baroness deCourcy from her father. A country girl (of twenty-three), she also inherited alarming wealth and gave herself two London seasons. Wishing to have a relaxing vacation by the sea, she attempted to rent Lord Dauntry’s adorable Swiss-style cottage....

Miranda has been widowed for two years when she accompanies her neighbors to London. Her intent is not to find a husband--nor is it to find a less virtuous arrangement! Lord Boltons reputation precedes him and though he is rich and charming, the daughter of a clergyman knows enough to beware of such...

Regency ladies are being blackmailed for their most intimate secretsand for just the amount of money they can be expected to raise quickly. The Berkeley BrigadeLord Luten, his fiancé, Corinne deCoventry, Sir Reginald Prance and Coffen Pattle, assisted by Lord Byronare time-after-time outwitted by this...

Jane Lonsdale had been dismissed from her position at Miss Prisms Academy because the music master had tried to kiss her. Jane went to her aunt, having no idea that the housekeeper had married Lord Pargeter, who promptly died. Neighbors at nearby Swann Hall were suspicious about the will, and Lord...

Jane Ramsey was invited to her old and dear friend Nicks homecoming. His relatives believed he would now settle down with her for his bride. But Nick arrived with his Incomparable fiancé and plans to be married early in the new year. Was it only Jane who could see how wrong Aurelia was for Nick?...

Pamela Comstock and Nigel Raleigh had been “courting” for several years at their families behest. Neither was enthusiastic. But Nigel is helping with French actress Flawless Fleurs memoirs and is enamored. After Fleur and her aristocratic manager, Lord Breslau, arrive at Nigels family home, Belmont,...

One did not ask the Duke and Duchess of Avondale to the same party. Lady Hathaway knew that, but her cousin the duke had changed his mind about coming, and shed already invited the duchess, who was on her way. There was nothing to be done except wait to see what happened when the estranged couple met again. Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett