Nina Covington is living a life she could only have dreamed of growing up near the poverty line. At twenty-eight, she has a lucrative career, lives in a high-rise condo in the most exclusive neighborhood in Midtown, and her boyfriend is a successful financial consultant with clients all over the globe.Then she runs into Myles, and the life she's been running from for seven years returns to rock her carefully-constructed present. Her once promising relationship with him came crashin...

Battling mental illness and addiction, Katherine's parents are ill-equipped to deal with the trials of raising a family. Their unhappy relationship implodes on Katherine's last day of first grade, and the abuse and neglect characteristic of her childhood worsens as her family descends further into poverty. With her mother deep in the clutches of alcoholism, her father missing, and her two older brothers already in foster care, Katherine steps in to care for her younger sister, despite bein...

Renata is a writer. Or...she was. After finding the courage to leave her abusive fiancé, Damien, and move back to her hometown, Renata realizes she has lost not only her words but herself. She navigates life with a caution she never knew before and doesn't let anyone too close.Inspired to honor her promise to her late father to always follow her heart, she takes a job at a local café and sets her sights on reviving her love of writing. With the café's friendly owner, Fern, and upbe...

This title was first published in 2001: Hundreds of European travelogues produced by British travellers between 1750 and 1800 remain out of sight in most libraries and have generally been out of print since the 18th century. While many people with a working knowledge of the 18th century are familiar with works including Sterne's "A Sentimental Journey" and Smollett's "Travels through France and Italy", those produced by less "literary" travellers are largely unknown. This study aims to rec...

Ever since the fateful night Drew snuck out of his parents' house and found a tearful Tasha hiding outside her bedroom window, they've been the best of friends. Their bond strengthened throughout their childhood, forged by their mutual struggles with abusive families, and they swore to be in each other's lives forever. Life, however, had different plans for them, and following college graduation, their careers and shifting priorities pulled them miles apart.But when Drew is nominat...

All of life is comprised of moments that fill us with happiness or sadness, fear or confidence, pain or joy. These moments collectively form the foundation-the stories-that shape our lives.At the heart of our life's stories, we all have moments in which there is a silencing of who we are or what we believe, or perhaps what transpired in our past. We may do this as a result of societal pressure to conform or in an effort to hide some aspect of ourselves. Perhaps we remain silent bec...

Months after their elopement, Annie and Rob are settling into their new home and married life. It seems they've finally left everything that stood between them in the past, but their happily-ever-after is short-lived. When Annie announces she's pregnant, past issues flare to life, and a disastrous misunderstanding severs their relationship.As she reels from the end of her marriage, Annie's friends and family show her she's never truly alone. Nonetheless, she struggles to find the s...

IAN Book of the Year Awards Women's Fiction FinalistHeartbreaking and redemptive, Annie's story reveals the strength of her spirit, the healing power of unconditional love, and the potential of unexpected relationships to teach us to accept ourselves.When Annie returns to the town where she grew up after twelve years, she plans to house-sit for her mother and take a much-needed break from her stressful job and worsening anxiety. But revisiting the ...

Love has the power to heal our deepest wounds and help us rediscover the magic of hope.As Annie's time in her hometown reaches an end, fractures appear in her whirlwind romance with Rob. Though he surprised her on Christmas morning with a house worthy of her dreams, his expectations for Annie to remain in Stockwood and make a home with him are heavy. Annie realizes she isn't ready to give up the security of the career, house, and life she's built for herself in the...

This dazzling tale once again demonstrates L. Frank Baum's creative genius and his power to delight audiences young and old.Join Dorothy, the Tin Woodsman, and a host of new characters as they embark on a series of enchanting adventures in the magical land of Oz.After a doll made out of a patchwork quilts and cotton stuffing is brought to life by a magician, she must find a way to break a spell that has turned poor Unc Nunkie into a motionless statue. Unc's friend Ojo the Unlucky, ...

These exhuberant stories of intrigue and scandal paint a vivid and colourful picture of society life.

These exhuberant stories of intrigue and scandal paint a vivid and colourful picture of society life.