Welcome to the world of the Adorable Fat Girl. Our funny, gorgeous and bonkers heroine, Mary Brown, is 50lbs overweight. When she realises she can't cross her legs, has trouble bending over to tie her shoelaces, and discovers that even her hands and feet look fat, it's time to take action.But what action?She's tried every diet under the sun.So she heads down to 'Fat Club' where she meets a cast of funny characters and one particular man who catches her eye.F...

Norman is the clever one of a close-knit Jewish family in the East End of London. Infant prodigy; brilliant barrister; the apple of his parents' eyes . . . until at forty-one he becomes a drug addict, confined to his bedroom, at the mercy of his hallucinations and paranoia.For Norman, his committal to a mental hospital represents the ultimate act of betrayal. For Rbbi Zweck, Norman's father, his son's deterioration is a bitter reminder of his own guilt and failure. Only Bella, the ...

Forced to flee England, the Andrews family books passage to a fresh start in a distant country, only to discover a barren, inhospitable land at the end of their crossing. To seventeen-year-old Lavinia, uprooted from everything familiar, it seems a fate worse than the one they left behind. Driven by loneliness she begins a journal. Random Passage satisfies the craving for those details that headstones and history books can never give: the real story of our Newfoundland ancestors, of how tim...

She walked into our world like a storm—reckless, magnetic, and completely unaware of the mate bond she was triggering. Isabella thinks she signed a contract to save herself, but all she really did was surrender to us. Damien craves control, Stephan thrives on chaos, and between the two of us, she never stood a chance. This isn't just a power play—it's obsession, betrayal, and something darker laced with supernatural heat. We'll push her to the edge, make her feel every drop of danger, and ...

After witnessing the cold death of her parents in the hands of a dangerous Mafia boss, Elizabeth vows to take revenge. With the assistance of a friend, she finally meets the Mafia boss, but becomes entangled in a secret sexual relationship with him.Adam Mich, the infamous Mafia boss, finds himself insanely attracted to Elizabeth, whom he initially selected as a wife for his brother. But once she steps into his world, letting her go becomes impossible.Despite their pact, the...

For the first time in history, career women -- women who have worked outside the home for most of their lives -- are retiring. Without role models, they look to one another to face the changes this life transition brings.Career women from the Baby Boom and pre-Baby Boom, or Silent, generations are approaching retirement. They want to know what it means to suddenly find themselves back inside their homes after having devoted their lives to careers outside of them.

A twentieth-century descendant of the Lavinia of Random Passage, Lav rediscovers the power of her heritage and a courage she didn't know she possessed. Waiting for Time, the sequel to inte ational best-selling novel Random Passage by Be ice Morgan, continues the saga of the inhabitants of Cape Random. It also tells the story of today’s Newfoundland – a place where the past overshadows the present and shapes the future. This is the story of lonely, unplanned jou eys, of courage and pride, o...

Forced to flee England, the Andrews family books passage to a fresh start in a distant country, only to discover a barren, inhospitable land at the end of their crossing. To seventeen-year-old Lavinia, uprooted from everything familiar, it seems a fate worse than the one they left behind. Driven by loneliness she begins a journal. Random Passage satisfies the craving for those details that headstones and history books can never give: the real story of our Newfoundland ancestors, of how tim...

'Miss Hawkins looked at her watch. It was two-thirty. If everything went according to schedule, she could safely reckon to be dead by six o'clock.'But by the day's end, events have taken a dramatic turn and Miss Hawkins is sentenced to live. Forcibly retired, she is presented by her colleagues with a five-year diary.Programmed since childhood to total obedience, Miss Hawkins slavishly follows her dairy's commands until the impossible happens – she meets a man. As a last rep...

Twelve Strands pulls together the writing journeys of 12 Asian authors from countries as diverse as South Korea and Pakistan. Some write poetry and songs, while others write children’s books. Some are able to share the deepest pains and highest joys of those whose testimonies they give voice to. All feel an almost compulsive need to write so that the knowledge of the love of Christ can reach the farthest corners of their country, if not the world. They share a calling.The ...

One Year Letter to God covers a year of a close walk with God through a trying time. Learning to love pass pain, knowing where to turn in a time of need is just what this book offers. For some of lifes most challenging situation this book is designed as a tool to help overcome so one can grow on. Bernice knows a close relationship with God makes for a peaceful life.

The heart and spirit of an indomitable people travel far in time and space … The unexpected luxury of a day spent at the home of a Hollywood star leads three old friends to share secret facets of their lives, both tragic and triumphant. Excited to return to the home of her youth after a lifetime spent away, a woman learns that the life of a childhood friend has been a bleak, awful shadow of her own. The streets of Vancouver seem to glitter with promises of love and success, but a young man...