Rowan Campbell has a stalker. Only her magic can stop him.Her stalker's obsession goes beyond Rowan's natural beauty: he wants to control the magic she struggles to admit she possesses. More than anything, Rowan longs for normalcy. But the stalker's unlimited resources and unrelenting pursuit force her to accept that leaning into her magic is the only path to a chance to free herself. Angry and desperate, Rowan builds a plan to break free of her pursuer that requires her to come ou...

Bess of Hardwick's grand daughter was very gifted. She wanted to use her intelligence to study and learn, probably to marry and raise a family.Her grandmother wanted her to be Queen of England.The conflict had the most tragic consequences and ruined Arbella's life.

When the army posts Charlie Swift to Egypt he finds there's little tp do, so a native selling trinkets attracts his attention. He immediately notices something small is moving inside the boy's shirt, and insists on taking a look. He's horrified to find it's a tiny bear cub who is presumably to be sold on the market, minus teeth and claws, as a dancing bear. Determined to save the little cub, Charlie buys it in exchange for a tin of meat, to the delight of the other soldiers. When they are ...

Peter can well understand why his parents think he's safer in rural France during World War II. What they don't know is that he, and his relatives, get involved with the French Resistance. All their lives are at risk - will any of them survive?

Britain is an island so supplies have to be imported. During both World Wars the Germans decided starvation - food for the people, oil for machinery, would be effective.By 1941 the situation was becoming desperate but oil had been discovered in the middle of Nottinghamshire. However, getting the equipment needed, and the experts to drill for it, was a real problem.The solution was found by going to the USAThis is the story of the 44 men who came to England on a 365 day...

"can't you see, iI'm white, british, a skilled worker—we don't get leprosy!" was what clifford wanted to shout at the doctor. but the diagnosis was definite. he had to leave immediately for a leper colony—and it would be best if his relatives thought he'd died because of the stigma associated with the disease.this moving book tells of his struggle to live a full and worthwhile life, to give and receive love. It is a story that will warm your heart and remain long in your memory.

the 4th duke of newcastle was a sad and unhappy man until he met and married 18 year-old georgiana in 1807. he took his bride to clumber house, a fine mansion in the middle of sherwood forest, nottinghamshire, england.tragically their idyllic marriage ended with her death at the age of 33 but he wrote his thoughts and plans vividly in frequent diaries that he wrote at the time.the author has been priviledged to read thses at nottingham university and it is these that form the...

10 year old Tom is abducted by his estranged father and taken to Poland, to work the land. From the first moment he is determined to run away and get back to England. But he has no money, no foreign language skills, no friends and is not even sure in which direction to go!This is an inspiring story about courage, determination and the goodness of strangers.

Aleksander is sure he's glimpsed a face at the window, high up in the old print works, but everyone knows that is empty. Then he hears that Jews are hiding! He then discovers that his teacher is their helper. He becomes Hannah's penpal but gets increasingly worried about her. Either the bombs or the Gestapo will kill her. Is it true that there's a man called 'Bielski' who is hiding Jews in the forest? There's only one way to find out, but will he even survive such a perilous undertaking in...

Scarlett has become daring and has left her home. She becomes involved in some rather dangerous activities and then hops on a scooter behind a boy she doesn’t know. He takes her to the basement of a warehouse she has never seen where there are some doubtful looking adolescents, one of whom she knows and also knows that that girl hates her parents. Pretty soon, police arrive and poor Scarlet has to go to a police station for questioning. She has to find somewhere to sleep and then has to at...

he was the 4th Earl of Harrington, a confirmed batchelor, dandy and man-about town.she was a well-known London actress. their affair was quite acceptable, but marriage was unthinkable. shunned by most of society, he took Maria to his castle in derbyshire, and created a fantasy garden to show his love.

the way to make money in victorian england was to open a pit, so that's what squire robert marsh eckersley wilkinson dodsley did in 1873. despite sinking considerable sums of money into the project, sutton in ashfield, some 20 miles north of nottingham, and on the edge of the derbyshire peak district, was not the ideal location. there was considerable unrest amongst the miners as their anyway poor wages were cut in an effort to make a profit. Eventually the pit did produce a considerable a...