In the late 1980s, pediatric endocrinologists at the Children’s Hospital in Winnipeg began to notice a new cohort appearing in their clinics for young people with diabetes.Indigenous youngsters from two First Nations in northern Manitoba and northwestern Ontario were showing up not with type 1 (or insulin-dependent diabetes), but with what looked like type 2 diabetes, until then a condition that was restricted to people much older. Investigation led the doctors to learn that someth...

Michael Cochrane stars as a green-fingered private sleuth in a series of murder mysteriesA perfect listen for any fans of cosy crime, this series is packed with four brilliant stories to enjoy. Meet Jim Thackeray, a renowned landscape gardener who also happens to be a first-class private detective. As you will discover, this is very handy when murders happen to take place in gardens…In Green Fingered Thackeray’s Shakespearean-themed gardens ...

Steadfast mer King Kadir has endured ridicule, banishment, and undersea prison for his belief that modern human women will save their dwindling race. Freed to found a city of mermen shifters who share his beliefs, he sets out to the surface to woo his bride. And sweet, sensual Elyssa is his.Elyssa can’t even match her socks. How can she rule an undersea kingdom? But when King Kadir holds her in his bulging, silver-tattooed arms and claims her as his soul mate, deep down th...

A collection of thrilling radio dramas from the celebrated novelist and playwrightPatrick Hamilton is renowned for his gritty, slice-of-life tales chronicling the hopes, dreams and obsessions of London's working class in the inter-war years. This collection brings together his key pieces, together with some lesser-known classics and a bonus 2004 documentary exploring his achievements and legacy.Hangover Square - Earl's Court, 1939....

First Lieutenant Soren burns for icy Aya, but his dark past now threatens all of Atlantis. Aya must show the harsh warrior that he's worthy of love - and claim her own power - before their city is destroyed by an ancient nemesis.Aya is determined to save her family's company and her favorite cousin, Elyssa, even though it means confronting the dark, powerful lieutenant who always gets under her skin. When her masterful plan ends in disaster, Soren is there to save her life—by turni...

Determined warlord Torun must claim Lucy, who mistook him for a shipwreck survivor and pulled his injured body from the ocean. She is his soul mate. Now she must join with him and give him a child.Lucy can’t believe the words coming out of this dominant male. Her destiny is to become a mermaid queen? Too bad “destiny” forgot that Lucy’s a broke divorcee who can’t even have a child. It really is too bad, because Torun’s gorgeous, and his iridescent gold tattoos shimmer beneath the w...

A Midsummer Night’s Dream must be one of the most enduringly popular of Shakespeare’s plays, and it is not difficult to see why: the work blends several kinds of comedy with a powerful atmosphere of magic and mystery and a satisfying set of contrasts between city and country, reason and imagination, love and infatuation.

She is beautiful, kind, perfect. I must tell her. But the words do not come.Warrior Uvim has always performed his duty silently. He awaited the day when the tyrants fell and the mer were free. Now that day is here, and he is more constrained than ever.Before him is his bride, Milly. Tender and sweet, lush and pure-hearted. Sister of a queen.And, according to the old traditions, never to be his.Milly fell hard for the amethyst warrior with the haunted gaze. ...

Matchmaker Dannika will do anything to help the mer warriors find their soul mates and save their race...until a warrior tries to claim her for himself!Forget the steady strength in his bulging biceps, the tingling awareness coursing through her veins, or the patience, kindness, and empathy in his iridescent green-and-coffee-brown irises. Dannika already met her soul mate. Met, married, and mourned him. If something happened to her gorgeous mer warrior…No. She can’t go through that...

Mer warlord Balim, the wry healer of besieged rebel city Atlantis, has finally found his soul mate.Bella’s fierce red hair teases his fingertips, velvet-encased curves entice his eyes, and intricately patterned freckles make him crave more than a taste. She awakens his most selfish desires.But when Bella trusts him with a dangerous secret, his most sacred values are challenged, and choosing her means Atlantis itself may suffer a devastating fall...Enjoy this complet...

Narrated by award-winning voice actors Tallulah Moffatt and Michael Rutland.Tattooed mer-shifters are climbing out of the secret depths to claim their soul mates and save their race!Elan was a respected warrior of a traditional mer city until he met his bride. Then he began to have a rebellious dream. A dream where he wouldn’t be forced to send her back to the surface after she gave him a son. A dream where they could have a family and st...

Matchmaker Dannika will do anything to help the mer warriors find their soul mates and save their race...until a warrior tries to claim her for himself!Forget the steady strength in his bulging biceps, the tingling awareness coursing through her veins, or the patience, kindness, and empathy in his iridescent green-and-coffee-brown irises. Dannika already met her soul mate. Met, married, and mourned him. If something happened to her gorgeous mer warrior…No. She can’t go through that...