Claws and whiskers! A spirit of uncertainty and unrest has settled upon the Cougar village. Cheshire Cougar, the brave and noble Marquis of Cougars, has been brought back from the Battle of Eastern Pass on a travois. The leader of the Cougar clan has lost his ability to smell out those enslaved to the dragon and the Council is scared.Claws and whiskers! A spirit of uncertainty and unrest has settled upon the Cougar village. Cheshire Cougar, the brave and noble Marquis of Cougars, has been brought back from the Battle of Eastern Pass on a travois. The leader of the Cougar clan has lost his ability to smell out those enslaved to the dragon and the Council is scared. Just as the residents of the forest valley are adjusting to the return of the Marquis of Cougars, Cheshire turns the social world upside down by appointing Nurse Leana Longclaw to be his assistant and second in command. Will Cheshire be able to battle his inner demons? Will Leana be able to face her fears? Or will an accidental trip to the human realm make them lose the battle to confession?

'How can the bird that is born for joy / Sit in a cage and sing?'A selection of Blake's most haunting verse, including 'The Songs of Innocence and Experience'.One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

"Elegant, powerful, and shamelessly compelling...this novel is next to impossible to put down." —The Coffee Pot Book Club The secrets of the past are treacherous...and irresistible. A Renaissance-era female artist and an American scholar. Linked by a centuries-old mystery... 2016: Scholar Zari seizes the chance to return to Europe as a consultant for an art dealer. Overwhelmed by her job, she has little time to hunt for clues about Mira. But when art experts embrace a theory that Mira's paintings are the work of a famous man, Zari must act. Racing against time, she travels to a windswept corner of Spain. What she discovers there solves the puzzle of Mira forever—and unlocks the secrets of Zari's own past. 1505: Pregnant and reunited with the love of her life, artist Mira survives a harrowing journey to the city of her dreams. But Bayonne is nothing like she imagined. Navigating a dangerous world ruled by merchants...

The internet's safe isn't it? I book holidays and buy CDs with no problem; surely my personal life will be at no risk if I, just this once....This is a contemporary story with a French overtone about a failed romance. Colette strives to survive her broken relationship with Paul, whom she once thought to be the love of her life. She removes colour from her life and submerges herself in a sea of black. Love is lost, leaving behind an aching, broken heart and memories. Her senses let her down as smells, tastes, sights and sounds only remind her of what she no longer has. Time passes, and then there is Gerard. Colette purposefully erases all trace of her previous lover from her life. Hope looms bright before her and the possibility of a new start.

The young blue-body-painted girls of the Portland Poets' Collective merely want to rain-dance in peace--but the CDC has other plans. Science and mysticism collide in "Sweets for the Sweet," where reiki practioners study the darker side of their craft, and big data comes CRUNCHing in with plenty of capital and firepower.Who would have thought that a night of babysitting could change her life forever?Since his little sister bit her in November, Matt Johnson has kept her alive. Only Natalie could have a hot guy climb through her bedroom window every night and have it mean absolutely nothing romantic. Natalie works hard to hide her crush on Matt because the last thing this newly-turned vampire needs to deal with is a broken heart. Her insecurities about Matt come to a head when the mothers insist on them going to the Valentine's dance together. Will this Valentine's Day suck worse than all her previous Valentine's days?******Excerpt“Thanks,” I told him. “You’re getting good at solving my problems.”“That’s me,” he said, lifting the bottle to refill our glasses. “Synthetic blood deliveryman, fashion consultant, parental advice provider…”“Good friend,” I said. I wanted more, but I couldn’t exactly say, “Slurpalicious hottie." I mean, I didn’t have the guts.******Valentine's Day Sucks is a 16,000 word novella which would be approximately 62 pages in print. Your download will include a three-chapter excerpt of Stirring Up Trouble, a young adult novel currently available at all major retailers.

Anarah's husband is so sure the world is going to end in 2012 that he convince her to avoid it by locking her into a pod.When Gwendolyn Grady gets the news that her cousin Ginny is missing, her family packs up and returns to Brighton—the town her father fled years ago after a brutal falling out with his brother. As they begin their search, the tension begins to mount between the brothers, leading Gwen and her brother Gabe to question what horrible events led to their fallout years ago. During the course of their search, Gwen encounters more than one mystery, like the ever present wolves that seem to haunt the Grady’s home and the mystery person Ginny was in contact with shortly before her disappearance. Secrets begin to collect, leaving Gwen uncertain how she and her brother and cousin fit into it all. All she knows is that her family is keeping secrets from her…dangerous ones that might spell disaster for them all.

Part 4. Back on "Earth" April Golightly makes a remarkable recovery. They are all prepared to take off into space to fight the enemy. Lieutenant Carver is suspicious of Patrick Davron and he isn't alone in his suspicions. Then the enemy strikes and lives hang in the balance.Warning: experimental translation (hybrid)Leo is a police officer dog, a half-caste with the passion for the Looney Tunes. It has always desired to have the hands to be able to manage the remote control of the TV and the refrigerator, but when its master Steve was killed in a trap, it desires become a real fixed, because the hands are the only mean that would allow him to unmask the assassin and to do justice. From that moment in then it will be found involved in a spiral of adventures during which "it will take on loan" the hands of other characters, met along a tortuous walk that will bring more and more it of time in time next to the assassin, up to the "confrontation" final.

A quirky literary mystery from the iconic modernist writer known for her Jazz-Age Paris salon and bestselling book The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas. Gertrude Stein was a distinctly unique talent who penned many novels, essays, and poems. And on one occasion, during a bout of writer's block, she decided to play with the popular genre of mystery fiction. The book that resulted, Blood on the Dining-Room Floor, is not your typical whodunit, just as Stein was not your typical author. With elements of her trademark avant-garde style, the story revolves around the mysterious passing of Madame Pernollet, who is found dead in the courtyard of a hotel owned by her husband. Incorporating some autobiographical details from events at her own French country house, Stein invites the reader to play detective—and offers a glimpse into one of the early twentieth century's most interesting and challenging literary minds.

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Ella Wellsley is not your typical teenager. Cancer left her mute, but not powerless. Trapped in a parallel dimension, Ella rallies her strength to join her family—her mother, Tessa, her grandpa Archie, and her magical boyfriend—in locating the cure to her illness. This cure is entangled in the fate of all worlds, and threatened by the presence of an evil Star anchored in the sea. The Star has thrown life everywhere into chaos—and it is Ella who holds the key to unlocking its mystery. Caught in a web of betrayal, mistaken identities, secrets, and love triangles, Ella, Tessa, and Archie must overcome their troubled pasts to ensure a future for all worlds. On this journey—armed with unearthly abilities and unexpected allies—each member of the Wellsley family will learn the power of love in the face of their greatest fears.

Tatiana, the new girl, arrived in English IIIA amidst a murmur of expectation. We had already heard a beautiful "Russian princess" was coming to our own boring little neck of New Jersey, and her first impression on us was no disappointment...the SAT-cramming students of a high academic north New Jersey high school welcome a Russian exchange student; and lives are forever changed...merry christmas readers !this is a free christmas download to celebrate xmas 2012. a short story, "dancer, zero" involves sat-cramming north new jersey high school students and their new Russian exchange student, Tatiana.themes: ballet, coming-of-age, university admissions, north jersey