Hattie B, Magical Vet: The Dragon's Song (Book 1), is the first in a brand new magical series for girls.Discover a secret world of fairy-tale creatures!On her tenth birthday, Hattie B is swept into the magical Kingdom of Bellua where she meets a little pink dragon who needs her help.Evil King Ivar of the Imps has stolen the dragon's magical voice and Hattie is the only one who can help her get it back.Hattie B is inspired by...

A Nova Scotia woman shares her experience of walking the province's coastline for charity and what she learned along the way.Early on a May morning, a young Nova Scotia woman straps on a small backpack and leaves the Halifax Common to start her journey along the coastal roads of Nova Scotia. Planning to cover almost a marathon a day, she will walk the perimeter of the entire province in just under three months to raise awareness for the Heart and Stroke Foundation ...

On a cobbled street in old Vienna, an accident leaves David Tardiff a shadow of his brilliant self and his young daughter, Lindsay, severely injured.On a deserted highway in New Mexico, five of the world's leading scientists disappear in a burst of flames.One woman-David's wife, CIA officer Mariah Bolt-is the link between both tragedies.Confronted by the devastating destruction of her family and too many unanswered questions, she's determined to prove that neither w...

Between jobs and feeling financially strapped, gun-for-hire Hannah Nicks takes on an assignment that promises easy money and an all-expenses-paid vacation on the Mexican Riviera.Hired by her sister’s friend, a gallery owner, Hannah sets out to transport a minor artist’s painting to its buyer in Puerto Vallarta. But when Hannah arrives at the delivery point, she finds the tail end of a massacre and is nearly killed herself. She hides the painting, fearing it is not ...

Senior CIA analyst Mariah Bolt remembers her late father as the man who abandoned his family to run off to Europe with another woman. Ben Bolt's fans remember him somewhat differently, and revere him as a literary genius. But like it or not, Mariah has become the reluctant guardian of his legacy-never suspecting she has also inherited a ticking time bomb.As she is about to depart on a much-needed vacation with her teenage daughter, Mariah is called in on an urgent assignment-to lur...

Security specialist Hannah Nicks has one goal: earn enough money to regain custody of her son. The fastest way to accomplish that is to take on a covert, privately funded mission in the Middle East. But when the mission ends badly, she realizes the price of her risks: the loss of a young ally, the reward money and her reputation.Two years later Hannah is back in Los Angeles. When a chance encounter leads to the man who ruined her mission, Hannah plans to even the score. But she doe...

“I found that the landscape had a deep effect on my mood: cliffs towering above, a narrow strip of earth to follow, the vast ocean opening up before me. I felt changed.”After completing a 3,000-kilometre hike of coastal Nova Scotia and making a number of dramatic changes in her life, Emily Taylor Smith is compelled to undertake another Maritime journey on foot, this time following the coastline of New Brunswick and the Gaspé all the way to Quebec City.She plans a solitary t...

On a cold winter night in a small Minnesota town in 1979, someone comes looking for Grace Meade. She is killed and her house is set ablaze. Incredibly, the prime suspect is her own daughter, Jillian.Rescued from the burning house, Jillian Meade is hospitalized, unable-or unwilling-to speak. After an attempt to take her own life, Jillian's doctor gives her a blank journal to encourage her to write about her mother's death.Unaware of what has happened, FBI Special Agent Alex ...

Hattie B, Magical Vet: The Fairy's Wing (Book 3), is the third book in a magical new series for girls!Discover a secret world of fairy-tale creatures!Hattie B knows there's no time to lose when her charm bracelet calls her back to the Kingdom of Bellua.Evil King Ivar of the Imps wants to fly, so he's stolen the magic from a fairy's wing.Hattie must find an enchanted thread to fix the wing, but someone is determined to stop h...

In Hong Kong a beautiful woman is pushed off a balcony to her death. In London a young American is gunned down outside the U.S. embassy. In Washington a senior CIA official vanishes into thin air. Random, unrelated events? Or pieces of the same puzzle?These events are no accidents, it seems, when it is discovered that the woman in Hong Kong had a CIA lover. That the London murder was a case of mistaken identity, and that the intended target was the wife of CIA senior deputy Drum Ma...

Discover 29 of the best dice & card games for parties and big groups!Cards and dice games are perfect for having fun, passing the time, and engaging your brain. But what if you can't remember the rules? Or can't decide what to play? Or aren't sure what works for 10 or 12 players?Check out this book of family-friendly party games using dice and cards that are ideal for 8+ players.There's something for everyone—Spend an evening playing Spoons, L...

Master the popular game of cribbage (a guide for beginners).Inside How to Play Cribbage, The Complete Beginner's Guide, you'll . . .Learn the basic rules and how to set up the game.Find out strategy tips for maximizing points.See how the flow of the game works.Uncover beginner strategies for more wins.Learn tactics to avoid giving your opponent points.See how to play with more than 2 players.