While her starfaring people are being hunted by an implacable enemy, a young caver discovers a traitor in their ranks and must undertake a transformative journey across the galaxy to save everything she has ever known.Persecuted for their worship of the Endless—an ancient, galactic-spanning race of god-like power, who disappeared long ago—the Pilgrims escaped the world of Raia almost a century ago, fleeing the despotic rule of the United Empire in a dozen space-faring fleets. The P...

A young woman jilted by her ex-fiancé is given a second shot at love when her meddling relatives contrive ways to pair her up with her handsome neighbor in this laugh-out-loud contemporary romance novella that will sweep you off your feet.Sophie has poured her whole heart into her dream: a little beach café to keep her busy and thousands of miles away from her heartbreak. When her younger sister and cousin visit for the summer, she doesn't expect them to cause so m...

In a bid to help her pregnant older sister pay for bills, a young woman must convince the owner of a secondhand bookshop to sell his property so she can get a commission, only to discover her childhood crush working behind the counter, asking her to help save his home.When Nell's brother-in-law disappears, leaving her pregnant sister buried in bills, Nell takes on a commission that could fix everything. All she needs to do is convince the eccentric owner of a belov...

Faced with incompatible circumstances, two young lovers must choose between the commitment of a lifetime or going their separate ways in the second book of the Invincible Summer series by Carina Gaskell.First loves aren't meant to last—that's what everyone tells Narra. When she ended her summer fling with Théo, the Irish heir to a billion-dollar company, she was prepared to move on. But then he comes back with a proposal: marry him, secure his inheritance, and live...

The Holiday meets Lost in Austen, with a sprinkling of Bridgerton steam…'A fun, fresh take on a Regency romcom that had me alternately cackling and swooning from the first page right up to the last' VIRGINIA HEATH'If, like me, you're desperately searching for something to scratch that Bridgerton itch, this captivating novel from Helen Gaskell is sure to hit the spot…A

When acid-tongued 1818 debutante Maria Marley slips on a strange gold ring, she wakes up in the body of Anna Timewell-Gladly: a failing luxury-travel reviewer, influencer nepo-baby and daughter of a billionaire media mogul.In return, Anna lands in Maria’s place at a country-house marriage market, surrounded by scheming mothers, desperate heiresses and one infuriatingly handsome lord.As each woman battles scandal, impossible expectations and enemies on both sides of history,...

The Holiday meets Lost in Austen, with a sprinkling of Bridgerton steam…'A fun, fresh take on a Regency romcom that had me alternately cackling and swooning from the first page right up to the last' VIRGINIA HEATH'If, like me, you're desperately searching for something to scratch that Bridgerton itch, this captivating novel from Helen Gaskell is sure to hit the spot…A

"The Grey Woman": The titular story, "The Grey Woman," is a Gothic tale of suspense and intrigue. It follows the experiences of a young woman who becomes embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy while traveling through Europe."Crowley Castle": This story delves into themes of family secrets and hidden identities as a young woman uncovers the truth about her ancestry while visiting an ancestral castle."The Doom of the Griffiths": A haunting tale set in the Welsh countryside, "The Doom of the Gri...

The arrival of a new baby brings a sense of euphoria and serenity that are often mixed with feelings of uncertainty and frustration. Making sure your crib is safe, worrying about how to stop a fussy baby from crying, finding the right feeding schedule and knowing when to introduce solid foods are just a few of the many concerns of new parents. Bundle of Joy – Caring for your child in the first year of life answers these and many more questions about parenting an infant.On...

First published in 1972, Drama and Reality is a lucid account of the forces that have shaped modern European theatre, and especially of the different conceptions of reality implied in different plays. Three major views are distinguished (the naturalistic, the subjective, the religious) and related to the choice between poetic and representational form in drama. In the second part of the book, Ronald Gaskell takes a number of plays which offer a distinctive vision—a personal modifi...

Bills of Lading: Law and Contracts provides a detailed legal analysis of common standard form clauses in bills of lading (and waybills) which are in use in the maritime world, as well as a comprehensive examination of the legal principles which are applicable to them. Bills of Lading: Law and Contracts provides a detailed legal analysis of standard form clauses in bills of lading (and waybills) which are in use in the maritime world, as well as a comprehensive examination of the legal prin...

This book is an exploration of how art—specifically paintings in the European manner—can be mobilized to make knowledge claims about the past. No type of human-made tangible thing makes more complex and bewildering demands in this respect than paintings. Ivan Gaskell argues that the search for pictorial meaning in paintings yields limited results and should be replaced by attempts to define the point of such things, which is cumulative and ever subject to change. He shows that whi...