A key is placed in her hand. No one tells her which door it opens.After the salon’s first rules, she should know better than to follow another sign.But this time, the signs are different.A key. A pendant engraved with the word Begin. A mirror positioned a little too deliberately. Silk. Scent. Small objects and messages whose meaning only becomes clear when she stops asking what she is supposed to do — and starts noticing what she a...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Some rules are meant to keep you safe. Others exist to discover what you are willing to become.In a city of gaslight, velvet shadows and discreet private salons, a woman follows a trail of mother-of-pearl buttons, black silk ribbon and a single key into a world where nothing is taken for granted — and every invitation begins with a choice.The enigmatic man waiting beyond the door does not ask for blind o...

A fourteen-year-old boy uncovers a classified anti-crime programme that his parents created but they must never find out that he knows. So when his uncle, the project leader, sends urgent message of a Triple Code Red threat, the protagonist must secretly intervene to save his family’s lives and livelihoods without getting caught or killed in the process.

In the ethereal realm of winter's embrace, where icy winds whisper secrets and snow blankets the world in a pristine hush, Sara Teasdale's "Winter Stars" emerges as a celestial tapestry of verse. Through poignant and evocative language, Teasdale captures the essence of the season's solitude, longing, and the transformative power of nature. Each poem is a shimmering star, illuminating the depths of human emotion and the enduring beauty that lies within the heart of winter.

First time on Kobo!High Ambo, in England, is the setting. It is winter, and Caroline West—a very human, placid and unexcitable person, has gone there to escape her late husband’s relatives. Like so many good-hearted people, she is immediately put upon. Caroline’s sister Iris comes first, full of impulse and determination to be a reporter—an ambition abruptly deflected by a handsome young schoolmaster—an authority on birds. Then comes Robert, with his sweet, ingenuous fiancee Polly,...

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen’s mesmerizing novel, one woman risks her life to win the future—and the love—she’s always dreamed of.When Ysabel Belfort leaves her beloved island of San Miguel to marry a wealthy eccentric, she exchanges a life of innocence for one devoid of passion. For seven years, she counts the days until she’s able to reclaim what she was forced to leave behind. Even after her husband’s death, she cannot return ho...

A ski resort. A dead ex. A race to prove my innocence.After the humiliation my ex-boyfriend put me through, I need a break. A ski vacation high in the mountains is in order, and I couldn’t be more thrilled. Two hours from civilization and a hundred miles away from my troubles.But my hopes for a fun and relaxing vacation come to a screeching halt on the second day when my ex-boyfriend is found dead. Now everyone thinks I’m to blame.Instead of enjoyin...

This is a true and unflinching look at the consequences of drinking alcohol daily to the extreme.It's the memoir of a chronic alcoholic...and how CANNABIS saved his life!Ever wake up after a night of boozing with thunder raging in your head and you can't remember a thing?Meet Frank Burroughs, a self-proclaimed "professional" alcoholic for more than thirty years. Born into a family of problem drinkers, Frank started his drinking care...

This guide provides a foundational overview for individuals interested in integrating small livestock into their homestead. It is designed to assist those new to the concept of raising animals for self-sufficiency, focusing on the practical aspects of getting started.The book covers the essentials of homestead livestock, beginning with the planning stages. Learn how to select suitable animal species for beginners and understand the legal frameworks and regulations that govern animal...

Tourists found it hard to imagine a quainter, more lovable spot than Deepwood Village; but the villagers were not quite as lovable as their surroundings. Deepwood House, too, was chiefly known as the home of three wicked and rich Stirlings. So one summer Deepwood attracted some rather strange visitors as well as the tourists--visitors who withered flowers at a touch and were known to leave cloven hoof-marks. The effect of these diabolic guests on the present inhabitants of Deepwood House i...

Old Mrs. Lauder was as loathsome as her lilies were lovely. Every year the vicar had hoped for a change of heart in this sinister woman whose murder brought fear and suspicion to the village and, to the Church, the lilies she had denied them every Easter while she lived. But somewhere in those waxen blooms there was a message and a danger signal.

Available for the first time on E-book! At Edmund Brooke’s insistence, his ten-year-old daughter, Vitorina, leaves the closed world of her old and strait-laced great-aunts and their Portuguese mansion—complete with chapel—and journeys to a boarding school in England. Edmund readily accepts the offer of a golfing acquaintance to act as chaperone for Tory. Once on the train, however, Tory learns quite a bit more about Mr. Darlan, her traveling companion, than he would prefer. An...