When Dora's mother runs away, her soldier father has no choice but to have his daughter adopted. Raised in Wales and fleeing the attentions of her adoptive father, Dora goes to work first in London, then to a remote farm in Norfolk and finally at a fashionable summer seaside residence on the Isle of Wight. Here she meets Tom, a fisherman and a fairy tale ending is in sight. First, though, Dora must find her family and as their various fates are revealed, one question remains: is she like the mot...
King of Morning, Queen of Day (Spectra special editions)
by Ian McDonald
Originally published in 1915, The Rainbow Trail is the sequel to Riders of the Purple Sage (also a Bison Book). At the end of that famous novel, a huge boulder had rolled down to shut off the entrance to Surprise Valley, leaving Lassiter, Jane Withersteen, and little Fay Larkin to a singular fate. Twenty years later a lanky Illinois preacher named John Shefford, disillusioned with the narrow-mindedness of his congregation, appears in Arizona. At a "sealed-wife" village, where Mormons hide the pr...
As a Man Thinketh (Dolphin Booklets) (Life Classics, #12)
by James Allen
Our Miniature Editions TM collection continues to grow! Since 1989, when our first minis appeared, Running Press has offered an astonishing range of subjects, sure to find a place in any booklover's library! Visit the golf course for nine holes, head to the kitchen with the Silver Palate chefs, travel to the heavens above, or rediscover the wonders of nature in your own backyard.
Trail of Hope (Texas Legacy Family Saga Book 2) (Texas Legacy Family Saga, #2)
by Dan Vanderburg
Any reader of Jilly Cooper or Elizabeth Jane Howard will devour A PERFECT HERITAGE by Penny Vincenzi - 'Deliciously readable' Mail on SundayThe House of Farrell - home of The Cream, an iconic face product that has seen women flocking to its bijoux flagship store in the Berkeley Arcade since 1953. The legendary Athina Farrell remains the company's figurehead while Florence Hamilton plies their cosmetics with the utmost discretion. She is sales advisor - and holder of secrets - extraordinaire. Bu...
THE FIRST SHIPYARD GIRLS NOVEL FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, NANCY REVELL.'Nancy Revell knows how to stir the passions and soothe the heart!' The Northern Echo***********Sunderland, 1940, and the women go to the shipyards to do their bit for the war effort.Polly never dreamed she would be able to work in the shipyards like the men in her family but times are tough and her new job ends up giving her more than she ever expected when she meets enigmatic dock diver Tommy Watts.During the day...
Third Watch (Acorna's Children, #3) (The Acorna)
by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth A Scarborough
Skye, 1881. Catriona knew that Calum was a proud man when she married him yet she didn't expect those qualities to have such an effect on their life: when the landowners want the crofters arrested for grazing cattle on their land Calum is one of the first men who volunteers to go to prison. Catriona, pregnant with their first child, is unable to change his mind and so she finds herself alone - and it is alone that she must face tragedy, pain and heartache. Convinced that her ignorance is to blam...