Pauper policies examines how policies under the old and New Poor Laws were conceived, adopted, implemented, developed or abandoned. This fresh perspective reveals significant aspects of poor law history which have been overlooked by scholars. Important new research is presented on the adoption and implementation of ‘enabling acts’ at the end of the old poor laws; the exchange of knowledge about how best to provide poor relief in the final decades of the old poor law and formative decades of the New; and the impact of national scandals on policy-making in the new Victorian system. Pointing towards a new direction in the study of poor law administration, it examines how people, both those in positions of power and the poor, could shape pauper policies. It is essential reading for anyone with an interest in welfare and poverty in eighteenth and nineteenth-century England.
The stunning second novel in the New York Times bestselling Bone Season series expands Samantha Shannon's epic world of Scion in a new heart-pounding story of revolution. Paige Mahoney has escaped the clandestine prison city of Oxford. Now a fugitive in London, she nurtures a new taste for revolution. Oxford may be behind her, but the Republic of Scion is undefeated. As it turns its all-seeing eye on Paige, she is forced to return to Jaxon Hall, her charismatic and brutal employer, to keep her foothold in the underworld. But Paige will bow to one now, and not even Jaxon will stop her exposing the corruption in the syndicate. As she plots to win the fabled Rose Crown, both sides of an ancient conflict seek her talents for themselves. With its intricate worldbuilding, slow burn romance, and “complex, ever evolving, scrappy yet touching” (NPR) heroine, the Bone Season series shows Samantha Shannon at the height of her considerable powers.
Selena Ayers is a sixteen year old high school student who is overjoyed, to meet Texas Conrad IV, a wealthy oil and gas heir who happens to be gorgeous to boot. Believing one truly meets their soul mate between sixteen and twenty-one, thinks she has found her forever in Tex. Unfortunately, T.C. (Tex's father Texas Conrad III), has other ideas for his son. Not only does he seem to find issue with Selena's gypsy heritage, he plans to use his son in an attempt to secure a future business deal. Utterly destroyed, Selena flees to her grandmother's house and takes refuge. After a five year hiatus, she returns to Saint Caine where new flames and old flames collide and she is forced to deal with the past she fled. Will Selena rebuff her first love's attempts to get her forgiveness and love once again...or will she refuse to take a chance on hurt and marry the man who has opened her heart to possibilities once more. Through comedy, chaos, and endearing moments, Selena Ayers may make a choice that surprises you.
The Perfume Companion is a beautifully illustrated compendium of almost 500 recommended scents. It organizes and explores fragrances in a bid to guide readers toward new favourites. Filled with vibrant descriptions and specially commissioned detailed illustrations that bring the fragrances and their beautiful bottles to life, it is the ideal introduction to the complex world of scent.
Paranaturalists Samantha Winwell This book is an assortment of stories of the paranormal and unnatural. Some are recent works revisited, along with some new stories that will send a chill down one’s spine with every turn of the page. Some are intriguing and macabre, full of mystery and suspense; while others have undertones of dark humor to add levity to this dark anthology. The first story is the author’s spin of the hit series Supernatural from a woman’s perspective. Samantha Winwell hopes fans will enjoy her version just as much. If so, she will be willing to pen out a couple more in the near future. The reason she wrote this book is because she has always been a fan of the classic Gothic novel and fantasy. Winwell carefully selected these stories that can be read during Halloween or if the reader wants a good fright before bedtime. At the end there is a preview of Winwell’s latest project that she is currently working, with a title yet to be determined. At this time she hopes the readers will enjoy reading this book as she enjoyed writing it.
A heart-stopping emotional thriller with a breathtaking twist from the bestselling author of THE HAPPY COUPLE Samantha Hayes January 1992. A baby girl is left alone for a moment. Long enough for a mother to dash into a shop. Long enough for a child to be taken. Thirteen years later, solicitor Robert Knight's stepdaughter wins a place at a prestigious London school for the gifted. The only puzzle is his wife Erin's reaction. Why is she so reluctant to let Ruby go? Doesn't she want what's best for her? As Erin grows more evasive, Robert can't help but feel she has something to hide, and when he stumbles on mysterious letters, he discovers she has been lying to him. Somewhere in his wife's past lies a secret; a shocking secret that threatens to destroy everything... Thrilling and unputdownable, Blood Ties will make you ask what dark secrets lie behind your neighbours' closed doors. Perfect reading for anyone who loved The Wife Between Us, The Girl on The Train or Gone Girl. Readers are gripped by Blood Ties: 'Wow!!!!! AMAZING!! Lots of twists & turns!' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'ASTOUNDINGLY GOOD. This is one of the best thrillers I have read' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars 'An ABSOLUTELY GRIPPING thriller, which I found hard to put down. Will stay with you after you finish' Book Club Forum 'Wow! WHAT A TWISTY TALE. Just when you think you know everything you need to - the end just keeps tricking and daring you to unveil something else' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars 'YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED with this story' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
I Want My Darn Skates, tells about the life of Samantha Lewis from about the age of nine years old throughout her life. God directs her to go back to that point in her life when she began her relationship with Jesus Christ and was introduced to the Word of God. It was also at that point in her life when she really wanted a pair of skates that she worked so hard for but she never got. The story goes from there on through her High School, which she does not graduate from because she marries and becomes pregnant. She enters the United States Air Force and later reenlists. She goes on to become a Commissioned Officer and is retired early from Active Duty because she became disabled. After she and her family returned to Birmingham, Alabama, she eventually gets back to work before having another child. Afterwards, her brother, Josh, moves in on her mother and begins to sell drugs. Samantha knows this brother is selling drugs because she is buying drugs from him. Another brother, Rufus, becomes part of an unsuccessful marriage and ends up on crack cocaine and living on the streets. Samantha is having seizures due to the tremendous amount of stress she is under, which causes her to lose her drivers license, lose her job, and she feels as if she is losing her mind. She doesnt know where to turn. Samantha cries out to God. God tells her that what she is going through sounds like a great story. Without any provocation, God tells her if she writes this story, that He will bless it. Watch God do what He said He would do. God is not a man that He should lie nor the son of man that He should repent. Watch God do what He said He would do.
In the heat of the southwest, desire is the kindling for two lost souls—and the flame of passion threatens to consume them both. Rosie Saladay needs to get married—fast. The young widow needs help to protect her late husband’s ranch, but no decent woman can live alone with a hired hand. With the wealthy Wesley Morris making a play for her land, Rosie needs a husband or she risks losing everything. So she hangs a sign at the local saloon: “Husband wanted. Apply inside. No conjugal rights.” Delmar Grant is a sucker for a damsel in distress, and even with Rosie’s restrictions on “boots under her bed” stated firmly in black and white, something about the lovely widow’s plea leaves him unable to turn away her proposal of marriage. Though neither planned on falling in love, passion ignites between the unlikely couple. But their buried secrets—and enemies with both greed and a grudge—threaten to tear them apart. They’ll discover this marriage of convenience may cost them more than they could have ever bargained for.
When her mother dies, fourteen-year-old Angel has no one to turn to but Dalt, a gruff-spoken mountain man with an unsettling leer and a dark past. Angel follows Dalt to the boomtowns of the Colorado territory, where she is thrust into the hardscrabble world of dancehalls, mining camps, and saloons. From gold mines to gambling palaces, ANGEL tells the story of a girl navigating her way through life, as an orphan, a pioneer, and ultimately a miner's wife and respected madam...a story bound up with the tale of the one man in all the West who dared to love her.
YOU TRY TO TELL THE TRUTH. BUT THERE IS NO ONE TO HEAR YOU. Mary Marshall would do anything for her daughter, Julia. A devoted grandmother, Mary has always been the rock her family can rely on. But she has a past that Julia knows nothing about. And now it's back to haunt her. Julia's husband, Murray French, is walking a tightrope. A solicitor struggling with an alcohol problem, he's about to lose his wife and his children to another man: someone successful, someone they deserve. Someone who's everything he's not. Can he ever get his family back? Just when Julia thinks life is starting to turn around, she stumbles upon the brutalised body of a girl she teaches. And as the terrible present starts to shed light on her mother's past, Julia realises her family's nightmare is only just beginning... A chilling, twisting and completely gripping psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist from the bestselling author of THE ENGAGEMENT and THE EX-HUSBAND *Previously published as Unspoken* WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT NO ONE TO HEAR YOU '⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Absolutely brilliant! I couldn't put it down. So many unexpected twists and turns!' '⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Sat up all night reading it ;' '⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Full of deep understanding of human behaviour and emotions. A book to read in one sitting' '⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ I absolutely LOVED it' ' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ I absolutely devoured it. It most certainly kept my intrigue and heart rate up
Two college grads served in the military but missed active duty abroad pool their funds and head to Europe for a year touring the battlefields after the Armistice in 1919. Riding bicycles keeps them close to the people who lived through the battles as well as providing first-hand views of the devastation. They add the deserts of North Africa and the valleys of Switzerland to their examinations of France, Germany, Italy, Holland, and Belgium before concluding their stay in post-war Great Britain. Throughout their journey they retain their good humor and self-deprecating manner that provide good laughs amidst such despair.
In Samantha Garver's enticing debut, all it takes to open the door to deliciously wicked desires is a single night. But why stop at only one...? A fine and true friend, Calvin Garrett never anticipated what he would undertake in the name of loyalty to Lord Wolcott. Posing as a butler, he appears at the door of Wolcott's fiercely independent sister, Abigail, charged with uncovering the strange and sinister happenings at her country home. Certainly, he hoped playing servant to an unconventional woman would be a short-lived task. But when he meets his stunning new mistress, the scheme he had in mind takes a turn for the tempting... Abigail has never encountered a butler so...magnetic. However, he comes highly recommended and she is desperate for help. The troubles and danger plaguing her estate are enough to make a sane woman cling to strong shoulders, but her awareness of her new employee has much more to do with a longing from deep within her heart. Clearly, she has bigger problems than a dizzying attraction to a male. Soon, though, sleepless nights filled with danger and desire form a volatile mix that promises to turn Abigail from a confirmed spinster into a woman ready for love...
The New York Times bestselling author of On Dublin Street, Down London Road, and Before Jamaica Lane returns with a story about letting go of the past and learning to trust in the future.... When Hannah Nichols last saw Marco D’Alessandro five long years ago, he broke her heart. The bad boy with a hidden sweet side was the only guy Hannah ever loved—and the only man she’s ever been with. After one intense night of giving in to temptation, Marco took off, leaving Scotland and Hannah behind. Shattered by the consequences of their night together, Hannah has never truly moved on. Leaving Hannah was the biggest mistake of Marco’s life—something he has deeply regretted for years. So when fate reunites them, he refuses to let her go without a fight. Determined to make her his, Marco pursues Hannah, reminding her of all the reasons they’re meant to be together.... But just when Marco thinks they’re committed to a future together, Hannah makes a discovery that unearths the secret pain she’s been hiding from him—a secret that could tear them apart before they have a real chance to start over again....
In Samantha Kane’s tempting tale, a woman whose only defense is seduction targets a devil who is trying to reform his rakish ways. As wealthy and beautiful as she is desperate, widow Harriet Mercer can have any man she wants—which makes picking the worst of the lot quite easy. By convincing the ton she is a ruined woman, Harry hopes to outwit the greedy, conniving cad blackmailing her into another loveless marriage. Roger Templeton is a devil with a scandalous reputation, no expectations, and no shame. He is perfect for Harry’s fall from grace. Her brazen attempts at a very public seduction are delightful fodder for gossip...and pure torture for Roger. With his pockets as empty as his heart, Roger is in no mood for games and decides to show Harry how foolish it is to tempt a devil. But behind her mesmerizing golden eyes, he sees something unexpected: a woman in trouble. Her scandalous behavior would be amusing if he wasn’t rendered completely helpless by desire whenever they were in the same room. Worse, every libertine bone in his body has turned traitorously noble. Only a rake would seduce her. But only a gentleman in love can save her. Don’t miss any of Samantha Kane’s steamy Saint’s Devils novels: THE DEVIL’S THIEF | TEMPTING A DEVIL | DEVIL IN MY ARMS
Just divorced Miranda Peterson retreats to a South Carolina beach town to heal. But before she arrives, she runs into trouble with her car. Undercover agent Hunter Sloan knows the pretty stranded woman is in real peril. The flat tire was no accident. It was shot out. Why? Despite his misgivings, Hunter decides to get involved. Now the shooter targets them both. Miranda and Hunter discover they both need each other. Even if they survive, will their newfound love?
From the New York Times bestselling author of On Dublin Street and Down London Road comes a new novella about finding love in familiar places… Ellie has been in love with Adam Sutherland for as long as she can remember. What started as a childhood crush on her older brother’s best friend soon bloomed into full-blown infatuation. Unfortunately, it also meant full-blown heartache, as Adam refused to fall for Braden’s little sister. But it took a crisis to make Adam realize he’s wasted too much time denying his feelings for her. Unwilling to waste a second more, he decided to make Ellie his, no matter the consequences. Now happily settled with the woman he’s pined after for years, he’s about to find out what their ten year courtship was like for her, through the journals she kept during their ups and many downs. And though Adam may have Ellie now, he has no idea how close he came to losing her… Includes a preview of Down London Road!
The life and loves of the riverboat queen who left a trail of broken hearts behind her on her voyage west. The orphan daughter of a saloon singer, vivacious Mary Lousie Mackenzie grows up to be a famous singer herself, the beautiful gambling queen known as Vanity Blade. Leaving her home in Mississippi, Vanity travels a wayward path to Sacramento, where she rules her own gambling boat. Gamblers and con men barter in high stakes around her, but Vanity’s heart remains back east, with her once carefree life and former love, Trance Holloway, a preacher’s son. Trying to reclaim a happiness she’d left behind long ago, Vanity returns to Mississippi to discover—and fight for—the love she thought she’d lost forever.
The Bone Season Ebook Bundle now with updated text and the fourth novel in the New York Times bestselling series. Enter the “intoxicating . . . dystopian universe” (NPR.org) of Scion in the first four books in Samantha Shannon's New York Times bestselling Bone Season series. London, 2059. In the Republic of Scion, clairvoyance is illegal, but a criminal underworld thrives in its shadows. Unique among clairvoyants, Paige Mahoney is a dreamwalker, capable of possessing other people-and under Scion law, she commits treason simply by breathing. Elsewhere, however, there is a seat of power even greater than Scion. And they have a different design for Paige and her uncommon abilities . . . In these sweeping, extraordinary books, Paige will rise to become the leader of a revolution like no other, determined to bring justice to a world that will stop at nothing to destroy her. Included in this bundle: The Bone Season The Mime Order The Song Rising The Mask Falling The highly-anticipated fifth novel The Dark Mirror coming February 2025.
There’s a magnetic attraction when a happy-go-lucky gig worker agrees to a fake relationship with a rich, uptight New Yorker in this steamy romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Samantha Young. Star Shine Meadows is all about freedom, thanks to the hippie parents who raised her. Juggling her jobs as a professional costume character actor and a line sitter, she believes in no expectations, no stressful ambitions, and no-strings-attached relationships. So when she meets a birthday girl’s grumpy uncle while working a princess party, she can’t help but needle him. She’ll never see him again, and honestly, he's pretty hot. Rafe Whitman may be a veterinarian with a great bedside manner, but that doesn’t mean his patience extends to anyone with opposable thumbs. His family will not stop nagging him about finding “the one,” so when he runs into obnoxiously cheery Star again, he makes her an offer: He’ll pay her more than she would make doing her odd jobs if she’ll pretend to be his girlfriend at family gatherings. She can stop sitting in line waiting for someone else’s new phone, and he’ll get his family off his back. When the tension between them heats to a breaking point, Star’s desire for "no strings" is tested against Rafe’s staunch stability. They say opposites attract, after all....
Romance, revelations and fun in the Mediterranean sun Isabelle needs to get away from it all. With a boss from hell and a boyfriend so elusive he's almost non-existent, life's looking pretty drab. Then a humiliating cock-up costs Izzy her job and things seem so grim not even a shopping spree can lift her spirits. What's a girl to do? Six months as a wedding planner in Mallorca could be Izzy's answer. If she can't make it work with a man, at least she can help make other women happy with theirs. But when love is in the air, things don't always go the way you plan...
If you want to keep thinking vampires are privileged, powerful, and romantic, then dont read this book. Joseph is a homeless, desperate prostitute until Donatien offers him salvation. Unknown to Joseph, Donatien is determined on passing on his Curse. Joseph finds the darkness in the shadows of his soulthe Black Phoenix. Everything appears to be fine until the Ancients want him dead. The Black Phoenix threatens the way of life vampires have conformed to for centuries. Joseph doesnt want to be the monster that he is. The problem is, hes too scared to live and hes too scared to die.
Along the Santa Fe Trail, a beautiful but headstrong photographer stumbles upon a sleeping hardened gunfighter who has lost his memory of his fragmented past. As they seek the answers to his past, they find true love.
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