From bestselling author Jackie French comes a compelling book about the choices we make and the chances we never dreamed we'd be given.The height of the Depression, Sydney, New South WalesThey were diamonds: beautiful, sparkling and irresistible.Nice girls do not accept employment from infamous Tilly Devine, the brothel owner with jewels on her fingers and a pistol in her handbag. All of Sydney knows her as the queen of cri...

Love is born on a large farm in Hinckley, Ohio where she spends the first year of her life. She lives the next ten years with a family who resides a few miles from the place of her birth. The first year is tough for the filly. She gets into one scrape after another at her new home. Her saving grace is her love for a small child, She becomes an accomplished and well traveled youth horse.

A grumpy/sunshine rom-com!When small-town engineer Amy Sharpe inherits a house in Toronto, she decides it’s the perfect opportunity to start over and go back to school. Away from the family that takes her for granted, away from the ex who expected so much and gave little in return.The new Amy enjoys wandering around the city and frequenting bubble tea shops, German beer halls, dim sum restaurants, and coffee bars serving Japanese pastries. She has a roommat...

A Thanksgiving rom-com with lots of food and interfering family!Advertising executive Nick Wong enjoys living in Toronto. He loves late nights partying and taking women back to his penthouse. And so it is with great reluctance that he returns to his boring hometown of Mosquito Bay for Thanksgiving.This year, however, is even worse than usual. His parents and grandparents, frustrated with the lack of weddings in the family, have invited blind dates for him a...

We were, finally, on the trail again. At the first river crossing, I noticed that the current was unusually calm. Even the water level was lower than usual. I climbed down a very steep bank and was focused on my footing. It had escaped my attention that there was not an exit on the opposite side. Instead, there was a steep cliff. I was extremely nervous walking in the middle of the river. I felt trapped! I scanned the landscape for a way out, and that is when I first saw them. High on the ...

Explore Metal Clay from Package to ProjectMetal clay's versatility and ability to be enhanced by every other known medium has broadened design possibilities for artists everywhere.Metal Clay The Complete Guide is the reference book every metal clay artist needs to have on the shelf for quick access to how-to information on a variety of subjects, including:• Materials and tools for working with metal clay• Metal clay care and handling...

Sox finds himself in an alien world the night he is born. His mother is there with him and he quickly adapts. His Mom answers all his questions about his new environment. She explains things, and reassures him. Everything is a new experience for Sox.Little Emma is his best friend.Emma is living with her grandmother until her mother returns home from deployment Not used to living in a rural area she is very lonely and feels like a duck out of water. Little Sox brightens up her...

You Are Worth Waiting For! In a world consumed with quick-fixes, superficial romances, and hookup” relationships, maybe you’re asking- What’s the benefit to actually waiting for God’s best? Is there a perfect plan for my future-or is it just a fairy tale? Should I just settle like everyone else? With all-new insights from Jackie Kendall, a new generation will answer these questions and discover what made Lady in Waiting a life-changing ...

Drugs. Bullies. Kidnappers. And Jack's second chance at happiness is under threat.Jack wants to enjoy his new life, but he can't catch a break.A perfect day out turns into three months undercover. A bully threatens Nico and Daniel. And returning a favour leads him into a trap.Jack has never refused his help, but he never had anything that mattered to him, either. Now he must change his priorities, or the family he's making for himself and his growin...

He was only supposed to give her dating lessons. And maybe a little kissing practice…It's been five years since Charlotte Tam had to endure a public proposal at a baseball game—literally the stuff of her nightmares—and realized her ex never really knew her. She hasn’t dated since, afraid that no man will understand her cranky, introverted, coffee-obsessed self, but she wants to try again. Her friend suggests she ask a guy to ease her into the dating game and give h...

Control hangs by a thread for the Spanish duke in this sizzling forbidden romance by Jackie Ashenden!Marry her enemyor lose everything…When Alice first met Spanish duke Sebastián Castellano, the fiery attraction between them was instant, forbidden and unequivocally ignored—he was her brother-in-law. Then Alice’s husband and sister were killed in a car accident, leaving behind Alice’s baby nephew, Diego…and the shocking revelation that Sebast...

A modern tale of truth and lies woven with a story from the past.Luke lives in modern-day Australia with his mother and stepfather, Sam. He is burdened by a guilty secret: Sam has helped him to cheat in an entrance exam for a prestigious school.Lulach lives in ninth-century Scotland with his mother and stepfather, Macbeth. Macbeth becomes a great king and restores peace to the land.Luke dreams about Lulach and Macbeth at night. He is also studying the play Macbeth ...