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“Witty and stylish and funny and full of verve!” - Stephanie Burgis, USA Today bestselling author of Enchanting the Fae Queen and Good NeighborsIt’s not easy facing your personal demons—especially when they keep bringing cake.Charged with the stewardship of Hell’s Seventh Manor, Lady Amphelise Vexx has been down in the depths of Hell for at least half of eternity (it feels like more). Holding the dark fort against violent soul-storms, recalcitrant ...

Miss Gussie Werth is the only ordinary lady in her family, without a single drop of magic to liven things up. Fortunately, she's just been abducted.Miss Gussie Werth has grown up surrounded by the most supernatural family in England. Nell talks to the dead, Lord Werth is too often found in the churchyard at the dead of night... and the less said about Lord Bedgberry, the better.Somehow, Gussie has been passed over by the family curse. She sups on chocolate,...

The best of times and the worst of tidings: it’s Hallowe’en at the House of Werth…Augusta Honoria Werth. Deceased October 31st, 1821.What passes for family peace is shattered (yet again) with the arrival of Nell, and the Book of Spectres. There, written in good black ink, is the date of Gussie’s death: three days from now, on Hallowtide itself.Not just Gussie, but all the Werths are slated, somehow, to die. With a maleficent Book as the bea...

Charlotte E. English brings her trademark quirky humour to a mad Regency romp — with the strangest family in England…'I don't know quite how it has come about, but we appear to have developed a corpse.'It’s winter at the Werth residence, and someone has turned up dead.Not that this is unusual. There’s Great-Aunt Honoria on the premises, after all.Only this corpse is freshly dead, and nobody knows how the lady came to be leaking bloo...

‘When it comes to the Wyrde, there is no such thing as harmless. Every single one of us is a walking disaster.’Winter has come to Werth Towers, and brought a deal of trouble with it.Not that any of it is the fault of Miss Gussie Werth. To be a one-woman catastrophe might be seen as a misfortune, but really, there can be no hope of a cure.What with murderous Books on the rampage, Lady Maundevyle brewing plans for Christmas, and a couple of dragons on the loo...

Heartbreak House is not merely the name of the play which follows this preface. It is cultured, leisured Europe before the war. When the play was begun not a shot had been fired; and only the professional diplomatists and the very few amateurs whose hobby is foreign policy even knew that the guns were loaded. A Russian playwright, Tchekov, had produced four fascinating dramatic studies of Heartbreak House, of which three, The Cherry Orchard, Uncle Vanya, and The Seagull, had been performed...

Welcome to the Grand Masquerade Ball for the Wyrde…and Wondrous!It’s time to party like it’s 1820, and you know what that means. Rout cakes and punch, satins and silks, and flirting on the balcony under a star-washed sky. Decorous. Genteel. Lovely.Nobody knows who’s throwing this bash, but who cares? It’s the party of the century, and everyone who’s anyone is going to be there.Including, astonishingly, the Werths. Famous recluses they may be, but wh...

Spice up your English learning!Do you find the usual methods of improving your English painfully dull? Do you groan every time you're faced with yet another coursebook exercise?Fear not – help is here! No More Boring Worksheet(s) is just what you need to spice up your language learning. Perfect for both learners and teachers, this book of quirky tales and creative resources will make learning a delight.Join Daniel, an English teacher who st...

Maggie Atwood is a freelance writer currently working on her sci-fi trilogy and running from a traumatic past when she encounters James Tiller, a local barman and furniture designer. The chance encounter at a bar in downtown London has them both fascinated by the profound connection they feel to each other. A second chance encounter leads them to discover parts of themselves they never knew existed.Maggie, who never thought she could let her guard ...

Most of England’s country houses are packed with masterpieces of art and antiques. They also have vast landscaped gardens, often with lakes and fountains. Recent television series and films (such as Downton Abbey and Gosford Park) have spurred on the public’s interest in these grand and glamorous houses which reflect all the splendour of England’s glory years. Using original colour drawings, diagrams and photographs, Trevor Yorke takes the reader on a careful tour of the country house and ...

Book Bundle Books 1 to 5...When Laney plays, John stays.Laney lost her job. Even though she'd always been a strong, hard-working, career-minded and independent woman, both she and her husband John agreed they liked her as a housewife better for several reasons. Staying home, Laney enjoyed learning to gourmet cook, working out like a gym rat, and making love to her husband on a daily basis. They had even ventured into the alternative lifestyle of a hotwife way of life and h...

"English Grammar - Theory and Exercises" presents the most important elements of English Grammar in a clear and simple manner. The book addresses all those who want to learn English, regardless of age, offering, through clear explanations and algorithms, a better and faster understanding of English grammar. Each lesson is accompanied by examples and exercises. The book contains 900 exercises.