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"From USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott comes a steamy, emotional happily-ever-after between a cynical rake and the forbidden sister of his best friend . . .
The Duke of Kingham delights in doing bad deeds. Which is why no one is more surprised than King when he decides to do a very good deed in marrying his best friend’s sister. Lady Verity Saunders suffered a traumatic blow to the head that left her with partial amnesia and the persistent delusion that King is the love of her life, her fiancé.
Never mind that her real betrothed died ten years ago and she’s been mourning him ever since. Or that King is a heartless rake who vowed he’d never wed. The jaded, grumpy former bachelor is now husband to a do-gooder lady whose disposition is brighter than summer sunshine.
But when their marriage of convenience slowly burns into an unrivaled passion, King finds himself falling for the wife he didn’t want. Until Verity’s memory returns and she’s devastated to realize she’s been living a lie."
"The Pennyfoot hides many secrets, and its downstairs staff keeps a tight lip, even when the Edwardian aristocrats are spotted dallying with damsels in the boudoirs or gambling in the card rooms hidden below the floorboards. Should now and then one of the hotel guests fall prey to a dastardly murderer, however, it is up to Cecily Sinclair to restore order before Scotland Yard steps in and shuts down her infamous seaside hotel.
Two years have passed since Cecily Sinclair sold the Pennyfoot Hotel to her cousin and moved to London. When offered the job of managing the hotel again, though, she finds it hard to refuse. She has since married her own manager, Hugh Baxter, and when the couple return to Badger's End, Cecily is embroiled in another mystery; a housemaid goes missing and a prominent barrister also disappears.
It's a Christmas reunion, but the festivities will have to go on hold while Cecily once more goes on the hunt for a killer."
"Exiled from her home in rural, eighteenth-century France, a resilient young woman journeys through the forests of Normandy, to the oppressive poverty of pre–Revolutionary Paris, and ultimately to her destiny as one of the founding mothers of Louisiana.
France, 1718: Three years after Louis XIV's death, the country is still reeling from the Sun King's costly wars and reckless extravagance. While ordinary citizens struggle to survive, the wealthy are able to purchase noble titles that grant them power and privilege. In the wrong hands, that power can be a terrible thing, as Azélie and her older sister Nicole discover when their family's roadside inn becomes the property of a corrupt judge.
After a harrowing encounter with the judge's loathsome son, Azélie's only option is to flee. Then a chance meeting with highway robber Jules Charavany leads the two to make their way to Paris. Azélie launders clothes on the banks of the Seine while Jules finds work on the docks, and a friendship borne of necessity evolves into a deeper bond. But when Jules is wrongly arrested, Azélie finds herself caught up in a scheme to arrest young women on trumped-up charges and exile them to the struggling colonies along the Gulf Coast.
Chained aboard the ship La Mutine, a pregnant Azélie finds kinship with the other women during the perilous ocean crossing. The survivors will witness the birth of a new city, New Orleans. And though her new life will be rich in challenge and reward, Azélie's ties to her homeland and her family will remain, echoing through the future in unpredictable ways, even centuries later."
"The Pennyfoot hides many secrets, and its downstairs staff keeps a tight lip, even when the Edwardian aristocrats are spotted dallying with damsels in the boudoirs or gambling in the card rooms hidden below the floorboards. Should now and then one of the hotel guests fall prey to a dastardly murderer, however, it is up to Cecily Sinclair to restore order before Scotland Yard steps in and shuts down her infamous seaside hotel.
One of the Pennyfoot's maids is discovered murdered, strangled with a stocking and one shoe missing. Then, two more maids are killed, each losing a shoe, leaving the downstairs staff petrified. Cecily is up against a devious killer—one that could be amongst her aristocratic guests. She will need her wits about her to see justice done and emerge unscathed."
"Nearly 500 years ago, a woman was burned . . . and this village never forgot.
Lonely widow Susan Reid, scarred by a childhood accident, makes an impulsive decision to start again in a remote Cornish village. Polherron is picturesque, steeped in myths and ancient traditions—the perfect place to disappear into a quieter life. As Susan settles in, she becomes drawn to a local legend: Edyth Legge, a young woman burned for witchcraft in the sixteenth century. With the village preparing for the Day of the Haegtesse—an annual festival marking the anniversary of Edyth’s death—Susan begins to sense she’s being watched. Then, when a child goes missing, the cracks in Polherron’s charm begin to show. She soon meets Jeremiah, a hermit who lives near the Dipping Pool—the place Edyth was tortured during the witch trials. Susan bonds with Jeremiah, and despite her fears about some of the locals, she trusts her new friend. And as the festival approaches and long-buried rituals stir back to life, Susan realises that this idyllic village hides a secretive community steeped in dark folklore.
Can Susan find the strength to confront her past and the people around her before the village decides her fate?
For fans of C.J. Cooke and Alex North, The Bone Garden is ideal for listeners who love slow-burn folk horror and atmospheric psychological thrillers."
"The Pennyfoot hides many secrets, and its downstairs staff keeps a tight lip, even when the Edwardian aristocrats are spotted dallying with damsels in the boudoirs or gambling in the card rooms hidden below the floorboards. Should now and then one of the hotel guests fall prey to a dastardly murderer, however, it is up to Cecily Sinclair to restore order before Scotland Yard steps in and shuts down her infamous seaside hotel.
Excitement abounds in the ballroom of the Pennyfoot Hotel when the Great Denmarric opens the doors of his magic box to prove he had made his assistant disappear. When he opens them again to reveal her return, however, no one is more surprised than the magician to find the box empty. The assistant has vanished—only to turn up murdered.
The constable has put the ballroom off limits, and Cecily has to find the killer before her guests start disappearing."
"Following on from her acclaimed first book, Reflective Parenting, Sheila Redfern brings a fresh look at parenting young children in today's world.
In this revised edition Dr. Redfern uses her extensive experience of working with children and their families to help parents adopt an approach to their children that ensures their long-term security, resilience, and well-being in the face of life's challenges. Using everyday examples, this book provides you with practical strategies to develop a reflective style of parenting that supports your child's development, enhances their relationships—with you and with their friends and siblings—and reach their full potential. Reflective Parenting shows us that there are no quick fixes to difficult behaviors or emotions and that the best route to managing children's behavior is to help guide them in how they manage their emotions. Crucially, it shows us that parents are the key to their children's long-term emotional and behavioral well-being and that adopting a reflective parenting stance can vastly improve your relationship with your child.
Reflective Parenting is an informative and enriching listen for parents, written to help parents form a better relationship with their children and to help support their healthy emotional development in today's challenging world. It is also an essential resource for clinicians working with children, young people, and families to support them in managing the dynamics of the child-parent relationship."
"Neurodiversity Coaching demystifies the themes and assumptions affecting neurodivergent coachee experiences at work, whilst at the same time exploring the necessary safeguards required for working with this vulnerable group.
The book supports existing coaching practitioners, managers and community leaders to understand the essentials of neurodivergence, a term which encompasses ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and Tourette Syndrome, and how these diagnoses require specific coaching approaches to support individuals to thrive at work. This book is practically focused on the 'how', sharing coaching exercises and activities that have been evaluated and researched by authors with extensive experience in the field. Grounded in coaching psychology theory, those with existing knowledge will be able to transfer their skill set to the neurodiversity context and those who are considering learning more about coaching can be signposted to essential knowledge and skills.
Neurodiversity Coaching will be suitable for independent coaching practitioners and internal organizational coaches and managers seeking a coaching approach."
"A succession crisis consumed the Kingdom of Dovhain following the death of Edgar the Great. In the treacherous royal court, Princess Isabella had endured every indignity, overcame countless injustices, and fought against the most vicious of enemies. At first it had been for survival, but in time, it became for hope of a better future. She became the queen, only to be betrayed by those she trusted most.
Somehow, Isabella woke up eight years in the past, one week after her father's death. Though she's once again found herself in the tempest of misery that is the royal court, she hasn't lost everything. The experience and knowledge that she gained in the struggle for the throne might help her steer fate in the direction that she wishes.
But the question she naturally poses to herself is a difficult one. Should she pursue her own happiness, or attempt to better the realm? She might pursue paths long denied to her—exploring the depths of magic, forging lasting bonds with people she can trust, and gaining fulfillment she once thought an impossibility.
Or . . . will she dare reach for it all?"
"The Pennyfoot hides many secrets, and its downstairs staff keeps a tight lip, even when the Edwardian aristocrats are spotted dallying with damsels in the boudoirs or gambling in the card rooms hidden below the floorboards. Should now and then one of the hotel guests fall prey to a dastardly murderer, however, it is up to Cecily Sinclair to restore order before Scotland Yard steps in and shuts down her infamous seaside hotel.
Michel's cooking is renowned far and wide, and many guests patronize the Pennyfoot Hotel simply to enjoy his excellent cuisine. Therefore, when Lord Sittingdon appears to have died from ingesting Michel's famed lobster salad, the reputation of the hotel is at stake. Cecily is faced with a dilemma that could very well signal the end of her illustrious career—until circumstances suggest that the aristocrat was murdered, giving her a chance to save the hotel and bring a killer to justice."
"The Pennyfoot hides many secrets, and its downstairs staff keeps a tight lip, even when the Edwardian aristocrats are spotted dallying with damsels in the boudoirs or gambling in the card rooms hidden below the floorboards. Should now and then one of the hotel guests fall prey to a dastardly murderer, however, it is up to Cecily Sinclair to restore order before Scotland Yard steps in and shuts down her infamous seaside hotel.
The villagers of Badgers End look forward to St. Bartholomew's week with great anticipation, as the celebration of the church's foundation is filled with festivities, culminating in a grand feast for which people travel from afar to enjoy. This year's event, however, threatens to be cancelled when the body of the church's bell ringer is found on the rocks in Devil's Cauldron. Now, it's up to Cecily to solve the murder and save the treasured festival."
"Lights, Camera . . . Catastrophe.
When Oscar-winning actress Lilah Paxton torpedoes her career in spectacular fashion, she escapes to the sleepy English village of Bankton to lie low. But country life isn't quite the cozy retreat she imagined. There's mud, terrifying sheep, and absolutely no room service.
Blossom Baker, cheerful café owner and lifelong Lilah fangirl, always dreamed of meeting her idol. She just didn't expect her to be such a grump. Or completely incapable of basic adulting.
Determined to help Lilah find a new purpose (and keep her from starving), Blossom ropes her into small-town life, complete with community theater chaos, an overly friendly bull, and a whole lot of unexpected feelings.
But love isn't a script Lilah can memorize, and happily-ever-afters aren't as simple as Hollywood makes them seem. Can she prove she's finally ready for something real? And can a small-town barista really capture the heart of her teenage film-star crush?
For My Finale is a laugh-out-loud, opposites-attract sapphic romcom about finding yourself, falling in love, and the unexpected magic of second acts from bestselling writer Sienna Waters."
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