Maggie Grey works on a theme of story-telling in her latest book. In some cases, there are travellers' tales to be told in the form of stitched, mixed-media panels that make up a diary of a journey. These are busy, bustling pieces designed to bring back memories. Myths and legends also feature in the book, telling tall tales. Ideas are shared on the construction of pieces and step-by-step sequences cover many of the techniques used. Some of these techniques are old favourites, others new but they combine to produce colourful pieces that could record many of life's special moments: the trip of a lifetime, a special event, a family history or a tall tale from your imagination. Photographs and inkjet prints give a very personal aspect and Maggie has lots of ideas for new methods for presenting them. These are augmented by small areas of stitching and this is a great way to use up the samples that we all have tucked away in the cupboard. Put together with the photographs, these provide texture and contrast for some interesting and rewarding pieces. In many cases, the panels act as a springboard for further stitched pieces - a useful bonus.
The words kept running through her head: There's gotta be something more. With Zach Baker, there just might be. Divorce. Dead-end career. Disaster. Then fate steps in and changes Jesse's life in an instant. With her dreams now close enough to touch, she moves to the mountain splendor of Montana with her young daughter. Far from city life, her plans to start her own riding school start to take shape-with the help of a certain cowboy down the road. A girl with money and a passing interest in horses sure isn't enough to turn Zach Baker's head. With the ice wall around his heart firmly in place, he isn't about to let Jesse chip away at it. It'll take more than just the heat of attraction to melt that ice, and attraction is all he feels for Jesse, isn't it? But then, he has been wrong before. Reviews and Other Information: "The author did a wonderful job of creating a believable and real couple complete with flaws and emotions. I became emotionally invested in the story, and couldn't help but root for Jesse and Zach throughout the ups and downs of their relationship. THERE'S GOTTA BE SOMETHING MORE is a highly satisfying story... "-Long & Short Reviews
It all started with a broken-down carriage and a misunderstanding regarding a certain room at the local inn. Now, in the midst of Tabby’s attempts to fulfill her duties as governess to a pair of rackety misses, duties that include foiling elopements and retrieving letters written to blackmailing ladybirds, the wickedly handsome Vivien Sanders is forever popping up in her path… Regency Romance by Maggie MacKeever; originally published by Fawcett Crest
Michael Greyson, former college football legend and subsequent head coach for the Arizona Marauders pro-football team, has lain in a coma for six years as a result of a plane crash. Michael's wife, Melanie, decides to start a new life for herself by making use of her teaching degree for the first time. She packs up her three children and moves to the small northern Arizona village of Buena Suerte, (better known to the younger generation as "B.S.",) where she will teach high school English. Melanie's seventeen year-old daughter, K.C., an award winning trumpet player, is distraught when she learns that the high school band program may be abandoned. But then leather-jacketed, ponytailed Jesse Cockran comes riding into town on his old HarleyDavidson motorcycle. A professional trumpet player from New York City, Jesse will also be teaching for the first time, and, like Melanie, is seeking a new beginning. He moves into a teacherage trailer across the street from Melanie on Caine's Road and she and her children soon become emotionally drawn to him. Jesse has to prove himself to the community in spite of the school board president's determination to find a reason to dismiss him. K.C. commences a feud with Cooke Nasby, an Apache boy from the nearby reservation. And despite Melanie's objections, her father-in-law is firm in his attempts to remove Michael from life support. In addition to this clash of wills, Mel finds herself being sexually harassed by an anonymous stalker. The year is filled with romance, conflict, and tragedy. Mel, Jesse, and K.C. all face crisis which will change their lives and the lives of those they love. Crossing Caine's Road is a story of commitment and second chances, of love and loss.
Still reeling from a disastrous undertaking in Persia, a team of Victorian ghost hunters must explore, analyze, and vanquish the home-grown horrors that have targeted a quiet village in the form of a Black Dog, a sorrowing ghost, and a rebellious vicar's daughter.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Marriage Portrait and Hamnet comes an intense, unnerving and passionate story of betrayal, loss and love, with all the frisson and psychological intensity of Rebecca. When Lily moves into new boyfriend Marcus's apartment and plunges headlong into their relationship, she must contend with an intangible, hostile presence—Marcus’s ex-girlfriend, Sinead. As Lily and Marcus become more deeply involved, Lily becomes obsessed with Sinead's fate and thinks she sees her everywhere. She must question not only her sanity, but whether the man she loves is someone she can, or should, be with at all.
It’s Never Too Late to Look Great! does something the fashion industry is frightened to do. It shows how women over 50 - and beyond - don’t have to be invisible when their faces and figures are less than perfect. This style guide shows how to dress with panache, and open the door to a world of new opportunities, confidence and happiness. If you’ve ever seen some grey hairs in the mirror and said, ‘I don’t know what to wear any more’, this is the book for you. Maggie identifies the four qualities that make style: Surprise, True to yourself, Artistry and Reinvention. Follow these and you will become a style S.T.A.R. Older women are now fitter and more active than ever. Many of them want to keep looking stylish, but find themselves ignored by a fashion industry whose public image is often a pouting, skinny 20-year old. Maggie Cox’s book is for them. It shows that fun begins at 50 and can last as long as you want it to.
In my mind I walk over the land. I run my hands through the grass as if it were the hair on my head. I dig my fingers into the dirt as if the soil were the crust of my skin. In Graft, Maggie MacKellar describes a year on a Merino wool farm on the east coast of Tasmania, and all of life – and death – that surrounds her through the cycle of lambing seasons. She gives us the land she knows and loves, the lambs she cares for, the ewes she tries to save, the birds around her, and the dogs and horses she adores. This book is a stunning thanksgiving for a place and a moment in motherhood; and a timely reminder of the inescapable elemental laws of nature. Susan Duncan on When It Rains: 'An unforgettable story of love and courage that inspires even as it breaks your heart.
Erosions is a two-part collection of short stories. The first set pairs tales which demonstrate how parents can impact their children's lives from one extreme to another. The second collection focuses on adult experiences and choices that erode character, lives, and will.
A bundle of all four books in this addictive and hypnotic series exploring the all-consuming romance between two star-crossed lovers: a yellow-eyed wolf boy and a human girl, by New York Times best-selling author Maggie Steifvater.
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