Tom is a family man with low self-confidence and a dream to help homeless kids, as he was once one. Tom has been employed for over ten years in a factory doing a mundane job. He unexpectedly inherits a fortune from a virtually unknown relative. However, before Tom could take advantage of his new found wealth he is threatened by a mob of thugs with a demand to have half of Tom's fortune. Should Tom refuse to comply; his family will be harmed.To protect his family and live his dream,...

A LOVE STORY ABOUT AN ALPHA MANWHORE AND A GOOD GIRL BY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR HM WARDMoney. Power. Sex.Some people enter your life for a reason, and Pete Ferro has changed mine forever. I've known since I met him we were fated. I can't say how I know, but I can feel it. Our destinies entwined the night of the rave--a union no contract can sever and so much stronger than a ring.Genre: New Adult Contemporary RomanceThis story un...

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES WITH OVER 80 MILLION COPIES SOLD • Junie B. Jones is team captain of Room Nine’s field day in the hit chapter book series that keeps kids laughing and “makes reading fun” (Dav Pilkey, author of Dog Man).“Junie B. is the darling of the young-reader set.”—USA TodayMeet the World’s Funniest Kindergartner—Junie B. Jones! Afternoon kindergarten is having a field day, and Junie B...

USA Today bestseller Debbie Mason's Christmas short story featuring characters from the Harmony Harbor series.

Cursed with prophetic visions and desperate to atone for a death she could have prevented, Gianna York swears she will never again ignore the chance to save a life. When she is hired by Landen Elmsworth to serve as companion to his sister, Gia repeatedly sees the image of her employer's lifeless corpse floating in Misty Lake. As subsequent visions reveal more details, Gia soon realizes her best chance to save this difficult man is by becoming his wife.At first, Landen Elmsworth bel...

In this short story, the Nichols family that finds their stingy Uncle Albert, who's been mooching off of the family for years, is actually quite wealthy. Naturally they aren't at all that happy about it and decide that Uncle Albert has overstayed his worldly welcome. What to do? They plot to get rid of him--and just in time for Christmas. It's a jolly holiday all right.Lorraine Bartlett is the New York Times bestselling author of the Victoria Square Mysteries. (A Crafty Killing, Th...

Champion swimmer and Olympic hopeful Dawn Beaumont flees to Moon Island after a car crash leaves her haunted by guilt over the death of a passenger, her career in ruins, and her body damaged. Scientist Grace Ramsay welcomes her cute new neighbor, imagining Dawn could be a pleasant diversion from her secret mission to evaluate Moon Island for corporate purchase by a chemicals giant looking for a waste dump far from civilization. But Dawn won’t play ball, in fact she denies she is even a les...

Prima Ballerina Darcey Bussell takes you on a captivating journey to a faraway land of ballet and magic, the wonderful world of Enchantia! The first of a sparkly new series for all young girls who dream of being a ballerina, or simply love to dance…Delphie’s greatest dream is to become a ballerina, and she can't quite believe it when she is invited to join the new ballet school. But there's more to Madame Zarakova's than it at first seems and with the help of some very special ball...

New wife and mother Julie is a woman struggling to find her place. Her dilemmas while modest feel harsh and reflect the ways in which women were once denied control over their own bodies. Her first steps toward independence bring great painand not only to herself. With sparing incisive prose Cynthia Flood unravels what it meant to be a married woman in post-war era Vancouver creating an evocative and even unsettling experience for the reader.“With a precision of language that start...

2011 Red Maple Award — ShortlistedFourteen-year-old Sam McLean is less than thrilled with the prospect of moving to a collection of old mansions on the northern fringe of a small town called Ringwood. A nobody at his old school, Sam is desperate to be accepted by the cool kids and latches on to Cody Barns, aka Maniac. Cody’s claim to fame is performing wild stunts — the crazier the better — and posting them on his blog.When Sam reluctantly joins Cody and his sideki...

Lulu and the Ant: A Message of LoveLulu and the Dark: Conquering FearsLulu and Willy the Duck: Learning Mirror WorkThese three stories were written to help today’s child grow up with a strong sense of self-esteem and courage.As adults, we sometimes forget that children have many more issues to deal with than we did when we were their age. They’re constantly being put into the position of making choices, and are steadily being...

Casey’s Unit is, as ever, full of troubled, disaffected pupils, and new arrival Leo is something of a conundrum.Thirteen year old Leo isn’t a bad lad – in fact, he’s generally polite and helpful, but he’s in danger of permanent exclusion for repeatedly absconding and unauthorised absences. Despite letters being sent home regularly, his mother never turns up for any appointments, and when the school calls home she always seems to have an excuse.Though Casey has her hands ful...