From the New York Times bestselling author of the Maiden Lane series comes the first book in a new series that "marries her irresistibly witty writing style with an intrigue-steeped plot," (Booklist) perfect for fans of Tessa Dare and Eloisa James. Freya de Moray is many things: a member of the secret order of Wise Women, the daughter of disgraced nobility, and a chaperone living under an assumed name. What she is not is forgiving. So when the Duke of Harlowe, the man who destroyed her brother and led to the downfall of her family, appears at the country house party she's attending, she does what any Wise Woman would do: she starts planning her revenge. Christopher Renshaw, the Duke of Harlowe, is being blackmailed. Intent on keeping his secrets safe, he agrees to attend a house party where he will put an end to this coercion once and for all. Until he recognizes Freya, masquerading among the party revelers, and realizes his troubles have just begun. Freya knows all about his sins-sins he'd much rather forget. But she's also fiery, bold, and sensuous-a temptation he can't resist. When it becomes clear Freya is in grave danger, he'll risk everything to keep her safe. But first, he will have to earn Freya's trust...by whatever means necessary.
Re-forming Britain considers the nature and practice of architectural modernism in inter-war Britain in a new light. Bringing hitherto little considered protagonists and projects to the fore, it argues that rather than being an imported idiom, the new architecture in Britain formed part of an ongoing attempt to make a modern nation. Spanning the period 1925-42, the book focuses on the key sites from and through which architectural modernism emerged in the UK. Part one considers the main arena in which a will to modernize Britain developed in the 1920s. In parts two and three the author documents, contextualizes and explains how this modernizing will was given modernist form, discussing the work of architects such as Wells Coates, Maxwell Fry, and Connell and Ward, and their allied ventures with likeminded reformers in other fields. These collaborations produced ‘narratives of modernity’: buildings, projects, exhibitions and books, through which, the book argues, modernist reformers were able to persuade politicians, and those with influence upon them, that modernism was the means to re-form the nation. Re-forming Britain offers the first in-depth analysis of well-known modernist schemes such as Kensal House and the Pioneer Health Centre but also brings previously little studied or unknown activities to light. This important work invites a new understanding of the nature of architectural modernism in inter-war Britain and the ways in which it ultimately gave form to post-war Britain.
Hoyt's writing is almost too good to be true' Lisa Kleypas New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Hoyt brings us the first book in her brand new Greycourt Series - perfect for fans of Tessa Dare and Eloisa James! Freya de Moray is many things: a member of the secret order of Wise Women, the daughter of disgraced nobility and a chaperone living under an assumed name. What she is not is forgiving. So when the Duke of Harlowe - the man who destroyed her brother and led to the downfall of her family - appears at the country house party she's attending, she does what any Wise Woman would do: she starts planning her revenge. Christopher Renshaw, the Duke of Harlowe, is being blackmailed. Intent on keeping his secrets safe, he agrees to attend a house party where he will put an end to this coercion once and for all. Until he recognises Freya, masquerading amongst the party revellers, and realises his troubles have just begun. Freya knows all about his sins. Sins he'd much rather forget. But she's also fiery, bold, and sensuous - a temptation he can't resist. When it becomes clear Freya is in grave danger, he'll risk everything to keep her safe. But first, Harlowe will have to earn Freya's trust - by whatever means necessary. '[Hoyt] marries her irresistibly witty writing style with an intrigue-steeped plot' Booklist 'Tender and hot and heartbreaking' Love In Panels
When plantation owner Nicholas goes to meet his bride, he finds that her older sister has sailed from England instead. But just as trust begins to grow between.
Hanna-Jane, a little girl, is given a puppy, Toby, to look after. But she is only allowed to look after him until he is old enough to go to a good home. Hanna-Jane learns to love Toby and would like to keep him. When a lady from Seeing Eye Dogs Australia sees Toby, she wants to take him away for training as a Guide Dog. Hanna-Jane has to decide if she can part with her special puppy so that he can become a Guide Dog.
Hanna-Jane could not remember a time when Lucifer, the cat, was not part of her family. They played together all the time. He was such a patient cat and wonderful to play pretend games like mothers and fathers with. Hanna-Jane could carry him around like a baby. Sometimes she even dressed him and he did not mind at all. He was such a very patient cat. Lucifer was sooo cool!! Hanna-Jane wished he would live to be 100 years old. But when she was 5 years old, he died. What is Hanna-Jane going to do without her darling, gorgeous cat?
A weird dream tips Henry Ian Darling into the Shadowlands. What has this to do with Brett? Ms Peabody has a plan, but will Henry survive his quest? Cover Design: Julie Elizabeth Powell Source photos from freedigitalphotos, by farconville, hyena reality, evgeni dinev Monochrome Fantasy - Jem's Designs
What is the significance of what Henry Ian Darling found in the boot of a car? And how did his wife know of the event? How could anyone be cruel enough to do such a thing? Find out where the discovery leads this collector of oddities and what it may mean for Henry's ultimate quest - finding the enigma, that which will save or destroy all dimensions. Cover Design: Julie Elizabeth Powell 'Wolf at moon' by nixxphotography freedigitalphotos
In 1946, Elizabeth Taylor -- then fourteen and a major star at MGM -- published a book about her pet chipmunk, Nibbles. With wit, charm, and remarkable skill, she related the adventures and mishaps of her high-spirited friend. She and Nibbles were virtually inseparable during the shooting of National Velvet and other films; in fact the chipmunk almost got to appear in Courage of Lassie -- but he was so well behaved that he didn't look real, and his scene was cut! Recounted here are such stories as the happiest birthday of her life, when she was given King Charles, the horse who was called The Pi in National Velvet, because only Elizabeth could ride him.
Improper Miss Darling by Gail Whitiker When Alexander, Viscount Stewart, arrives on Emma Darling's doorstep, protesting his brother's engagement to her younger sister, she's furious! Emma does not care that Alex is the heir to an earldom and she's a society unknown –– how dare he meddle in her family's private affairs! Buoyed up by anger, the last thing independent Emma needs is the realisation that she has developed an extremely inappropriate attraction for Alex himself. For if their younger siblings' match is considered unsuitable, a relationship between them is well nigh unthinkable... A Most Unladylike Adventure by Elizabeth Beacon Lady Louisa Alstone, Ice Diamond of the Ton, has turned down numerous proposals from the best in society. Seeking refuge in her brother's house, she's shocked to find the scandalous Captain Darke already in residence. A man who certainly doesn't need the temptation of a woman he presumes to be his friend's mistress! The misunderstanding could be Louisa's chance to cast off the strict dictates of her life as a Lady. And if she's already living in secret with the devilishly handsome Captain, what good is there in preserving an already compromised reputation?
Drawn from the wealth of material in the Royal Archives and at Glamis Castle, this collection of letters, written by Queen Elizabeth from her earliest childhood to the end of her life, reveals the real womahn behind the public face.
Hanna-Jane, a little girl, is given a puppy, Toby, to look after. But she is only allowed to look after him until he is old enough to go to a good home. Hanna-Jane learns to love Toby and would like to keep him. When a lady from Seeing Eye Dogs Australia sees Toby, she wants to take him away for training as a Guide Dog. Hanna-Jane has to decide if she can part with her special puppy so that he can become a Guide Dog."--Back cover. Illustrated with colour photographs.
Henry Ian Darling is a collector of oddities, those that bring him closer to an enigma, one he hopes will be a great thing. But maybe it isn't. Cover Design: Julie Elizabeth Powell
Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity (Elizabeth Catez) is a mystic of our times, who entered Carmel in 1901 at the age of twenty-one, and died there five years later. Her biblical spirituality, based on the epistles of her "dear Saint Paul" and the mystery of the divine indwelling, has inspired countless Christians. This second of three volumes of her Complete Works contains all of Elizabeth's surviving letters from Carmel, along with 8 photos. In simple and tender language, writing to friends and family, Elizabeth returns again and again to the great themes of her spirituality: the indwelling Trinity, silence and solitude, living by love, becoming a "praise of glory" (laudem gloriae) by sharing in the dying and rising of Jesus Christ. Here too we find many of her best-known sayings, e.g., "I have found my heaven on earth, for heaven is God, and God is in my soul." In his introductions and careful notes, Father Conrad De Meester, O.C.D., explains the background of each of Elizabeth's letters from Carmel, most of which have never before appeared in English. Anne Englund Nash continues the style set in the first volume of the Complete Works, presenting a translation that reflects both the literary nuances and spirit of the original French texts.
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