Mary Bennet is alone with her parents.Three sisters are married, another living away. Now is her chance to emerge from their shadows. Becoming more confident, she begins to make new friends.Among them are a number of eligible young men. But none of them leads to a marriage and security for Mary, as her family members intervene. Fortunately, her heart is untouched by them.After her father's death, Mary and her mother move to a cottage, where her mother continues her com...

A Complete Voice Training Manual For ActorsA simple, step-by-step manual, written by an RSC voice coach, which offers everything that an actor needs to work on their voice. Suitable for actors at all levels, from students and young professionals to established and experienced actors. Drama teachers in schools and committed amateur actors who want to increase their vocal skills and understanding will also find it invaluable.Includes sections on:* Prep...

Follow one year in an Amish community with three heartwarming tales of old friends and new beginnings. "When Winter Comes" is one novella from this collection.It's been too long since Rebecca has done what she loves—put on her skates and fly across the ice. Five years have passed since a winter accident took her twin Lizzie and left Rebecca heartbroken. And Ben has waited for her all that time. At last she's starting to heal. But has too much time passed for their hearts to reconne...

The instant Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller.A Welsh princess. A Roman general. Their love story lost to time…The land of the Silures, 382 ADElen is a princess promised to a general of Rome. Macsen came to Wales seeking an alliance that would advance his quest for power.Despite warnings her marriage is destined for heartache, Elen is determined to honour her vows.But this union will change her ...

Sometimes the perfect partner has four paws....Emily Main had it all: a high-powered career with a leading technology giant and a handsome fiance bounding up the corporate ladder. Their island wedding and honeymoon were idyllic, until a tragic accident causes her retinas to detach.Her well-ordered life is shattered as all treatments are unsuccessful and she slips into blindness. How will those around her cope with her tragedy? Can she rebuild her life in th...

Three fiancées, one reluctant Earl, and a missing sister who could change everything—Barbara Metzger’s Ace of Hearts is a sparkling Regency romp full of romance, mystery, and laugh-out-loud London society mishaps.Three fiancées. One reluctant Earl. A missing sister who holds the key to his heart. Barbara Metzger's "Ace of Hearts" deals a winning hand of romance, mystery, and laugh-out-loud mishaps in this sparkling Regency romp.Ale...

The Laban Workbook is a compendium of unique exercises inspired by the concepts and principles of movement theorist and artist, Rudolf Laban.Written by five internationally recognized movement experts, this textbook is divided into single-authored chapters, each of which includes a short contextual essay followed by a series of insight-bearing exercises. These expert views, honed in the creation of individual approaches to training and coaching actors, provide a versatile ...

"Wow! Griffin and Annie's story is full of mystery, lies, danger, fun, and lots of chemistry. Everything I love in a Callaway book." LisaTalented graphic artist and animator Annie Callaway has been commissioned by a Hollywood studio to create the next superhero blockbuster movie, but a bout of creative block has Annie searching the Southern California beach scene for inspiration. A local Irish bar in an old train depot, run by the ruggedly attractive and s...

The mother of a special needs son forms a bond with an imprisoned reporter that will transform their lives in this stunning novel from the bestselling author.Sabrina Stone seems to have the perfect life, but her wildly successful investment banker husband chooses to ignore the seriousness of their son's brain injury and the strain it's putting on their marriage.A reporter on a top-rated investigative journalism TV show, Derek McGill finds himself behind bar...

Celebrate the magic of the holiday season with a little Regency romance! Originally published in separate anthologies, and out-of-print for many years, these Christmas-themed novellas by legendary Regency romance author Barbara Metzger are in one volume for the first time ever! This collection includes the following stories: Greetings of the Season The Proof Is in the Pudding Three Good Deeds Christmas Wish List Little Miracles

It is Christmas Eve. The little Ghastlys are not expecting Father Christmas to bring them presents because he never does. But Princess is determined that they shall hang up their stockings and is sure that this year he will come.Princess doesn't know that the little Ghastlys haven't always been good, and maybe that is why Father Christmas never been before.When a baby reindeer falls off a sleigh, the little Ghastlys try their hardest to find Father Christmas to take the rei...

Since the death of her almost bankrupt father, the beautiful Andrea Clerefall has been reduced to the status of a drudge under the stern eye of her stepmother and her two unpleasant stepsisters. Her only friend is her late mother’s old Nanny, Hattie, who is teaching her the art of embroidery. When Andrea encounters by chance the new Viscount at nearby Mannerly Hall and falls for his considerable charms, she never dares dream that her fortunes will soon be closely entwined with his. Unexpec...