Macdonald: 1436 books

ONE evening-twilight in spring, a young English student, who had wandered northwards as far as the outlying fragments of Scotland called the Orkney and Shetland Islands, found himself on a small island of the latter group, caught in a storm of wind and hail, which had come on suddenly. It was in vain...

The eyes of three, two sisters and a brother, gazed for the last time on a great pale-golden star, that followed the sun down the steep west. It went down to arise again; and the brother about to depart might return, but more than the usual doubt hung upon his future. For between the white dresses of...

HIS BOYHOOD. A RECOLLECTION. For there dawned upon his mind the vision of one Sunday afternoon. Betty had gone to church, and he was alone with his grandmother, reading The Pilgrim's Progress to her, when, just as Christian knocked at the wicket-gate, a tap came to the street door, and he went to open...

MRS. DAY BEGINS THE STORY. I am old, else, I think, I should not have the courage to tell the story I am going to tell. All those concerned in it about whose feelings I am careful, are gone where, thank God, there are no secrets! If they know what I am doing, I know they do not mind. If they were alive...

Saving Nurse Ryan After two years as a young widow, nurse Kate Ryan doesn't expect to find — or want — another man. She puts all her energy into her children and into the dramas and triumphs of the maternity department she runs. But then she gets to know handsome consultant obstetrician...

The Church is Full of False Teachings Part of a prophets work is to expose all the lies and heresies that others are preaching. A prophet involves being bold to attack false doctrines that a Church has incorporated into any culture. Caleb is now being sent from God to be a prophet to America. Gods...

A headstrong young RCMP constable is left alone to police the quiet and peaceful island of Grand Manan, New Brunswick. However, his daily routine is disrupted when the body of a foreign national is found off a local wharf and he finds himself embroiled in a murder investigation that threatens the very...

The Salinger Sisters Series spins the tales of four sisters who find love–in spite of themselves. The love–and laughs–began in Love on the Run and continue in Book Two, A Match Made in Heaven. Lucy Salinger has always been brilliant at making matches–for everyone else. But though she is owner...

Zoe McCann doesn’t care much for doctors Especially eminent neurosurgeons who are too busy to attend to their patients. Like Dr. Phillip Barry, who wasn’t available the night Jenny, the daughter of Zoe’s best friend, was brought to the E.R. So Zoe marches into Phillip’s office....

‘Everyone falls at the same rate. Isn’t that amazing? Everyone. Everything. A fat man. A little baby. A brick, a piece of paper, a penny. Amazing. Once acceleration gets a hold of you velocity just goes all fuckin’ nuts’ Dot doesn't hate her father, she just wants to explode him out...

On holiday in Rome, Nurse Claire Schofield is surprised to find herself attracted to the distinguished doctor staying at her hotel.Then an earthquake throws the medical professionals together and Claire has to hide her feelings in order to face the emergency head-on. Working side by side with...

Written during the 1970s, John McGrath's winding, furious, innovative play tracks the economic history and exploitation of the Scottish Highlands from the post-Rebellion suppression of the clans to the story of the Clearances: in the nineteenth century, aristocratic landowners discovered the profitability...

How innocent he was in the summer of 1914. Philip Belmont, Professor of History at the University of California and expert on the diplomacy of Louis XVI had come in Paris to conduct historical research on 18th century politics. In love with France and in awe of its marvelous civilization, he arrived...

“A must-read for anyone interested in psychology and relationships” - Norma Patrick   Meeting Lydia explores the very relevant topics of childhood bullying, midlife crises, the pros and cons of internet relationships, and how the psychological effects of these affect the main character...