Canada, 1860.A desperate escape. A forbidden encounter. A love that defies every expectation.When Sarah Moore flees an unwanted betrothal and hides in a stranger's bed, she's prepared to risk everything to reclaim her freedom. What she doesn't expect is James Sedgwick—bare-chested, blue-eyed, and far too handsome for her peace of mind. Their scandalous first meeting sparks more than shock—it ignites a passion neither of them can forget.But ...

He came to the Klondike for an inheritance. He found a woman worth risking everything for.Exhausted from the trail and burdened with his family’s future, Jasper Blackburn arrives in the Yukon determined to claim his late uncle’s fortune. What he does not expect is Willie Ashburn—the beautiful, guarded woman keeping house in his uncle’s home, and the one temptation he cannot ignore.Willie has already learned what it costs to trust the wrong man. She has no i...

A Bridgewater Holiday Novella-Allison Travers is in love with two men. Two! Quinn and Porter are both irresistible, and making a choice between them seems impossible. But she fears she'll lose the chance to decide when a malicious man seeks to force her into marriage with him by spreading rumors painting her as a woman with loose morals.Quinn and Porter aren't about to buy the lies. They love Allison, and what's more, they both want to marry her. Allison, u...

IT'S A RAT-EAT-RAT WORLD . . .Every town on Discworld knows the stories about rats and pipers, and Maurice - a streetwise tomcat - leads a band of educated ratty friends (and a stupid kid) on a nice little earner. Piper plus rats equals lots and lots of money.Until they run across someone playing a different tune.Now he and his rats must learn a new concept: evil . . .

With her betrothal to a duke in tatters and scandal imminent, Diana Kingman has two choices: live in certain ignominy or flee into obscurity. Diana wants solitude. She never wished to wed in the first place. However, her father will stop at nothing to betroth her to one of the finest titles in the realm...no matter how loathsome the bearer. Escape is Diana’s only option, and she’ll pay any price to achieve freedom.Universally blamed for the death of his wife and unborn child, Simon...

Love or independence? Few choices remain for Nell and her new family on the Kansas frontier…Kansas, 1872. Unwed mother Nell Lillington hopes to support her daughter Sarah and friend Tess by working as a seamstress in an isolated seminary. When her only ally among the seminary's leaders dies, she must choose between returning to her old life in Chicago and remaining in charge of her destiny.As her talent as a dressmaker begins to win her commissions, Nell attracts the attent...

Two snowbound strangers discover their personal lives are more frozen than the weather in #1 New York Times bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher’s audiobook Snow in April.Caroline travels to Scotland, hoping to make contact with a brother she hasn’t seen for years, and return in time for her wedding to the man her strong-willed stepmother thought so suitable. Then a sudden snow strands her in an isolated house with a young man rec...

A snowbound country mansion, a missing butler, and a Christmas case . . .Olive and Jasper have never been closer—except in one area. Jasper is still reticent about his frequent disappearances from polite society. With the holidays approaching and no paying client on the books, Olive decides to shadow Jasper when he’s unexpectedly called away. Her search brings her to Holly Hill Lodge where an eclectic group has gathered to celebrate an old-fashioned English Christm...

In this irresistibly-priced short story, catch a glimpse of the inner struggles and triumphs that drive Stalking Jack the Ripper's endearing but troubled hero.Enigmatic, brooding, and darkly handsome, Thomas Cresswell has always been the one mystery Audrey Rose has never been able to fully solve. As brilliant partners in crime investigation, they understand each other perfectly...but as young lovers, their passionate natures have led to both euphoria and h...

The film adaptation of Margaret Laurence's The Stone Angel, starring acclaimed actresses Ellen Burstyn and Ellen Page, and introducing Christine Horne, opens in theatres May 9, 2008.This special fortieth-anniversary edition of Margaret Laurence’s most celebrated novel will introduce readers again to one of the most memorable characters in Canadian fiction. Hagar Shipley is stubborn, querulous, self-reliant, and, at ninety, with her life nearly behind her, ...

What’s a gentleman to do when the local Widows’ League insists on a marriage over a simple misunderstanding? How does he honor his family name without damaging that of a vicar’s daughter? For Neil Harrow, the journey to obtain a matched pair of horses for his new curricle has taken a wrong turn. While his uncle is not insisting Neil marry Rebecca Cookson, in his heart he knows it’s the thing to do.Rebecca wants nothing to do with the popinjay who came to her aid, no matter how the ...

For unwed mother Nell Lillington, 1876 Chicago—and her new wealth—offer the promise of longed-for independence. She dreams of a place in society for her daughter Sarah and contentment for her friend Tess. Yet how can she settle in a town where she’s far too likely to run into Martin Rutherford and his glittering, faithless wife, Lucetta? Can she resist her love for Martin for Sarah’s sake?Martin was doubtless joking when he told Nell that if she got herself mixed up with a murderer...