Can you ever forgive your first love?Jack broke Sue's heart when she was eighteen. Twenty five years later, Sue is busy running her bakery and fighting off competition from the new bistro in the village and has no time for romance.After more than two decades away, Jack returns to the village he grew up in. Seeing Sue rekindles all the feelings he thought were long buried.But will Sue forgive him for leaving… especially when she finds out that his daughter r...

Edinburgh’s New Town, built between 1767 and 1850, is one of Europe’s finest neoclassical neighbourhoods, a triumph of town planning, with UNESCO World Heritage status. But the importance of the New Town goes far beyond the quality of its architecture. Nearly 250 years after it was built, today it is not only a carefully conserved Georgian neighbourhood but a vibrant community in which people from all walks of life thrive in harmonious surroundings. Those include over 7,000 residential pro...

Enjoy Halloween and Thanksgiving more than ever with THE PUMPKIINS OF HAPPY TOWN.Children's imaginations will grow as they think about the faces they can carve on pumpkins, as well as the pumpkin sizes & shapes that best suit the characters they have in mind.With fresh faces, pumpkins gain personalities and a new name, Jack-o'-lanterns. The thrill of make-believe builds until Halloween night when jack-'o-lanterns l...

Who said high school love doesn’t last?Everyone with a functioning brain. Especially when the breakup came via a glittery “Dear Jane” greeting card featuring the single worst poem ever written inside.Jane Willoughby squashed that card – and her feelings for Chance McGovern – the day she read it. Ten years later he’s back in Pineville: sexier, broader-shouldered, and now the assistant fire chief, complete with a cute kid and a messy divorce. Forgive...

HAPPY TOWN'S HAPPY HOLIDAYS is filled with hope and joy.Its rhymes and colorful pictures show how Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa are different, yet in many ways alike.These holidays have much in common. They celebrate life, love, and unity.In December, the world seems to shift; millions of people become kinder and more accepting. Many focus on peace and the possibilities that come with the Winter Solstice's new light and a New Year.HAPPY TOWN'S HAPPY HOLIDA...

An unlikely love story of a Cree maiden from Canada's James Bay and a descendant of the first settlers of Northern Canada who came from the Orkneys of Scotland to work for the Hudson Bay Company three hundred years ago. A bittersweet tale of love, redemption, wisdom, racist attitudes, and marginalization of Canada's First Nations women spanning three hundred years into the present days of missing and murdered aboriginal women. While tracing a family's history, the novel also records the la...

WELCOME TO HAPPY TOWN is a children's book about compassion and love.It illustrates how kids can feel better by being kinder to themselves and others.The book reminds us that nature's music, mystery, and miracles are everywhere, but often go unnoticed.HAPPY TOWN offers enjoyable activities that help children pay closer attention to their world.By learning to connect...

Pat Mestern, author of several earlier books and an ardent booster of her hometown, has produced an entertaining personal account of Fergus, while maintaining the historical perspective and utilizing the rich oral history of the area. Her lighter look at some of the characters and the escapades that add flavour to life in small-town Ontario make this a delightful read. Ghost stories and "the legacy of the one-legged chickens" are memorable examples of her Fergus.The settlement of F...

Molly is stuck on a wild ride of her own making. She’s been transported onto an anxiety-fueled streetcar that’s filled will all her doubts, fears, and worries. Every time she has a test at school, or her daily routine gets messed up, she finds herself trapped on an out-of-control trolley with no exit. As her heart pounds and her knees buckle, she pleads with the operator to make it stop. But he can’t. The only one who can get this trolley under control is Molly. As her stress and anxiety a...

This book begins with a series of tongue twisters that will make kids giggle. The entertaining pictures and text will help children to appreciate all of nature and to recognize that animals have superpowers too.Groundhogs signal that Spring is coming, which we welcome after winter's cold and snow. February 2 is Groundhog Day. Some believe that groundhogs come out of their holes on this day after 5 months of hibernating.It's fun to see these roly-poly creatures roam around g...

Ophelia is a wise, old oak tree. She's filled with love and stories about her many friends & her connections with the Earth.Ophelia adores the kids who climb up her trunk and the animals & insects who live in her branches. She enjoys creating shade on warm summer days for those who read and have picnics under her limbs & leaves.In this book, you will also meet some of Ophelia's friends: Moon and his sister, Sun, love to hug Ophelia; she loves it, too! Ebony is a long-time c...