Victoria: 688 books

The poet’s ongoing love affair with his Central Otago home lies at the heart of this rich and compelling new collection that explores the politics of relationships and relationships themselves. Through a combination of people and place that gives the poems color and humor, the volume also examines...

A Pride and Prejudice Variation Mr. Darcy arrives at Longbourn, intending to correct the mistakes he made during his disastrous proposal in Hunsford. To his horror, he learns that Elizabeth Bennet was killed in a ship’s explosion off the coast of France—in an apparent act of sabotage. Deep...

A Pride and Prejudice Variation. Mr. Darcy hopes Christmastime will help him to forget the pair of fine eyes that he left behind in Hertfordshire. When Elizabeth Bennet appears unexpectedly in London, Darcy decides to keep his distance, resolved to withstand his attraction to her. But when he learns...

A Pride and Prejudice variation When Mr. Bingley abruptly left Hertfordshire, Jane Bennet’s heart was broken. Since arriving in London to visit her aunt and uncle, Jane has been hoping to encounter Mr. Bingley; however, it becomes clear that his sister is keeping them apart. But what would...

Alice Hartman dreams of becoming an actress. Fresh out of acting school, she searches for a job only to find she lacks connections and the size six body she needs to land a role as a movie star. Hearing a radio ad for a role in a stage play, she finds herself at the battered, run-down Delgrand Theater,...

Building on previous themes and introducing some new techniques, this collection reveals a respected poet at the height of his powers. Here are finely crafted lyrics, found poems, a bracket of songs, and complex emotions-all tempered by the use of humor.

Lily is a water fairy, which means it’s her job to make sure everyone who lives on her pond is safe and happy, so when Mrs. Frog’s tadpoles are stolen it’s up to her to rescue them. Will Lily be able to find the missing tadpoles and get them home safely to Mrs. Frog?

Building on the impressive debut of Good Luck, this new collection from Anna Livesey contains poems that capture the eerie and exhilarating aspects of daily life. All the poems combine a crisp and shapely style with breathtaking openness and urgency in addressing personal material, particularly...

A sheltered Omega: At first glance, Harley Day has everything: a prestigious Omega-only school, a rich fiance, and his whole perfect future planned out for him. But when a gorgeous jerk of an Alpha crashes into his life one night, the undeniable sparks between them make Harley think that maybe...

George, 54, cannot understand why his wife left him. She offered him no real explanation and in his terms he has always treated her decently. The play looks at the problems of redundancy and unemployment, and by the end we may more fully understand the wife's decision.

Oscar has everything a degu could need, or want, in the cage he shares with his brother, Romeo, but it’s not enough; Oscar longs for freedom.Convinced he’s missing out on an amazing adventure, Oscar dreams of the day when he’ll be able to investigate the world beyond his cage bars without...

This provocative collection contains pieces both older and previously unpublished from the author's 20 year career*.* Readers will especially value the new material, pulled from his journalistic pieces written during his five-year employment at the Jewish Museum in Berlin. Posthumously published,...

Ellie had survived the heartbreaking treachery she faced in that fishing warehouse in Glasgow. But the naïve, spoiled American princess she once was had died, leaving her bitter and utterly alone. Troy, her dark protector, was forced to stay away, to live a lie he could not swallow until fate put...

Meet Karrine, a clever, witty twelve-year-old with her own detective agency. “No job is too big” is her motto. In Dognapped, Karrine scours the city to find the beloved stolen pet of a kind older woman. In the Magical Disappearing Act, a magician’s assistant disappears, and it’s up to Karrine...