Eleanor must seek employment now that her parents and most of her siblings are killed by Scarlet Fever. Her new job takes her to New Zealand, and she meets a kindred spirit on the ship taking them to the new colony. Her hopes of a future with her new love are dashed when they must disembark at different ports 500 miles and a deep channel apart. The transport available in 1900 in the new country makes this an almost insurmountable challenge. When Eleanor's employer is elected to parliament,...

Hannah's hairdresser is a robot in disguise. He is hiding from kidnappers who want to turn him into an industrial spy. But without his maintenance programs he is starting to fall apart.Hannah involves her brother Toby in fixing Frizz and getting him back out of sight. But then Toby is kidnapped.In this adventure the four are against a gang of ruthless crooks. Time, too, is against them as Frizz gradually becomes more and more helpless.Suitable for 8-11.

Hannah's new house has recycled windows. One is from the exploration spaceship, the ISS Apex, which mysteriously abandoned the crew on its last mission.The window has seen - and recorded - the whole journey. Can Hannah and friends decode the window's message and rescue the abandoned astronauts in time?Suitable for 9-12 years.

A Language of Freedom and Teacher’s Authority: Case Comparisons from Turkey and the United States explores dimensions of authority that are deeply embedded in the profession of teaching. It examines critical dimensions of the foundations of Turkish and U.S. public education, both of which are under new pressures due to changes in the relationship between public schooling and current reforms in education. The contributors reflect on varied dimensions of authority, of which ideals are shifti...

The Billionaire's Christmas Baby by Victoria JamesAn Entangled Christmas Classic …Jackson Pierce didn't make his fortune entertaining every half-cocked idea, especially one involving diaper changes. Not even the cute brunette who links him to the baby in her arms can crack his icy heart.A baby on the doorstep is the least of Hannah Woods's problems—she has to find the baby's uncle, or the child will end up in foster care. She sleuths her way to the reclusive CEO's ...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train, and the critically acclaimed author of Bird in Hand and The Way Life Should Be*,* comes a novel about buried secrets and the redemptive power of forgiveness—includes a special PS section featuring insights, interviews, and more.Cassie Simon is a struggling artist living in New York City. When she receives a call from a magistrate in Sweetwater, TN, telling her she has inherited sixty ...

New York Times**-Bestselling Author: In this “solid mystery,” a very pregnant sleuth races the clock to deliver justice to a killer** (San Francisco Chronicle**).**With three kids underfoot, a fourth on the way, and an oppressive heat wave bearing down, homemaker Lucy Stone is hardly enjoying an idyllic summer. But her preoccupation with swelling ankles, Bavarian creme doughnut cravings, and sewing sequins on ballet-recital tutus ...

Madeleine Sutter was once the belle of the ball at the popular resort town of Misty Lake, New York. But as the sole survivor of the community’s worst tragedy, she’s come under suspicion. Longing for the life she once enjoyed, she accepts a rare social invitation to the event of the season. Now she will be able to show everyone she’s the same woman they’d always admired—with just one hidden exception: she awoke from the accident with the ability to heal.Doctor Jace Merrick has fled ...

She never wanted to love a cowboy.Rodeo king Tanner Callen doesn't want to be tied down. When he sees Madeline Harper at a local honky-tonk and everything about her screams New York, he brings out every trick in his playbook to take her home. But soon he learns that he doesn't just want her for a night and, instead, hopes for forever ...BookShots Flames: Original romances presented by James Patterson, the worlds' #1 bestselling author. Novels you ca...

No.1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller cordially invites you to Parable, Montana - where love awaits a jilted bride learning to trust again and a jaded Hollywood heartthrob!Wedding bells are ringing in Parable, Montana, but Brylee Parrish hasn't enjoyed the sound since being jilted at the altar by Hutch Carmody. She's over Hutch now, and running a multimillion-dollar business is challenging enough for this country gal. So she should avoid...

Robert Brogan was destined to be sheriff in the small town of Pride, Oregon. He moved to Pride when he was eight after his mother’s mysterious disappearance. Always following the rules and sticking up for the weak, he had only one thing in mind after graduation—tracking down his mother. But after almost ten years of looking with no luck, he makes his way back to his hometown. When tragedy strikes, he’s given the opportunity of a lifetime. Being sheriff in the small town of Pride gives him ...

When Louie and Willa first meet, they don't know their lives will soon be changed forever. Self-assured Louie is gearing up for another successful year in high school, starring in a production of Twelfth Night and running the Comedy Club. Kicked out of her last school and still stinging from a past relationship, Willa wants only to get through her final year at school quietly so she can graduate and become a chef. More than anything, she wants to be left alone. But each girl unexpectedly f...