Molly loves animals & wants to be a vet when she grows up just like her dad
- as everyone says; shes got the magic touch! Silver
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Secret Protector Hired to protect Natalie Kendall at any cost Gray Scott intended to keep a low profile. But when his cover was almost blown he moved to plan B: become her boyfriend. Being so close & personal to the lovely heiress certainly allowed him to keep her safe though the disguise was perhaps a little too tempting... Daddy Bombshell When Thad Kendall returned home from a Middle East spy assignment he got a big surprise
- his secret son. Thad had left Caroline Emerson for her own good never realising shed been carrying his baby. Now hes come back to a ready-made family. But being a part of their lives could put his son in lethal danger...
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When Daisy arrives at the farm campsite where her family are spending her summer holiday she knows she's going to have the best time ever. Especially when she finds out that the farm dog has just had puppies! Daisy can't help falling in love with Barney the smallest of the litter of German shepherd pups. Barney takes to the friendly new girl who sneaks her food & smuggles him into her sleeping bag at night & soon the pair are inseparable. Daisy longs to take Barney home with her & can't bear the thought of leaving the puppy behind. Will she find a way to persuade Mum & Dad to let her keep him? ...

WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2012. On a fateful night in 2009 Tyler Hamilton & Daniel Coyle met for dinner in Boulder Colorado. The two had met five years before while Coyle was writing his bestselling book Lance Armstrong: Tour de Force. But this time Tyler had something else on his mind. He finally wanted to come clean about everything: the doping the lying his years as Lance Armstrong's teammate on U.S. Postal his decade spent running from the truth. 'I'm sorry ' he told Coyle. ' It just feels so good to be able to talk about this. I've been quiet for so many years.' Over the next eighteen months Hamilton would tell his story & his sport's story in explosive detail never sparing himself in the process. In a way he became as obsessed with telling the truth as he had been with winning the Tour de France just a few years before. The truth would set Tyler free but would also be the most damning indictment yet of Tour winners such as Armstrong. The result of this determination is The Secret Race a book that pulls back the curtain & takes us into the secret world of professional cycling like never before. A world populated by unbelievably driven
- & some flawed
- characters. A world where the competition used every means to get an edge & the options were stark. A world where it often felt like there was no choice.

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Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. On a fateful night in 2009 Tyler Hamilton & Daniel Coyle met for dinner in Boulder Colorado. Over the next eighteen months Hamilton would tell Coyle his story & his sport's story in explosive detail never sparing himself in the process. In a way he became as obsessed with telling the truth as he had been with winning the Tour de France just a few years before. The truth would set Tyler free but would also be the most damning indictment yet of teammates like Lance Armstrong. The result of this determination is The Secret Race a book that pulls back the curtain & takes us into the secret world of professional cycling like never before. A world populated by unbelievably driven
- & some flawed
- characters. A world where the competition used every means to get an edge & the options were stark. A world where it often felt like there was no choice.

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A Plotting Duchess a Mysterious Death & a Castle Full of Intrigue in Catherine Bailey's The Secret Rooms. At 6 am on 21 April 1940 John the 9th Duke of Rutland & one of Britain's wealthiest men ended his days virtually alone lying on a makeshift bed in a dank cramped suite of rooms in the servants' quarters of his own home Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire. For weeks as his health deteriorated his family his servants
- even the King's doctor
- pleaded with him to come out but he refused. After his death his son & heir Charles the 10th Duke of Rutland ordered that the rooms be locked up & they remained untouched for sixty years. What lay behind this extraordinary set of circumstances? For the first time in The Secret Rooms Catherine Bailey unravels a complex & compelling tale of love honour & betrayal played out in the grand salons of Britain's stately homes at the turn of the twentieth century & on the battlefields of the Western Front. At its core is a secret so dark that it consumed the life of the man who fought to his death to keep it hidden. This extraordinary mystery from the author of Black Diamonds perfect for lovers of Downton Abbey Brideshead Revisited & The Suspicions of Mr Whicher. Praise for The Secret Rooms: Reads like the best kind of mystery story. It is a tale of mistresses & heirlooms cowardice & connivance & a deeply dysfunctional family.. .gripping". (Sunday Times). " Astonishing.. .jaw-dropping... It would spoil the book if I revealed the whole works suffice it to say.. .what a family". (Sunday Telegraph). " An extraordinary detective operation". (John Julius). Norwich Catherine Bailey is the author of Black Diamonds. She read history at Oxford University & is a successful award-winning television producer & director making a range of critically acclaimed documentary films inspired by her interest in twentieth century history. She lives in West London."

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A plotting Duchess a mysterious death & a castle full of lies in Catherine Baileys The Secret Rooms". At 6 am on 21 April 1940 John the 9th Duke of Rutland & one of Britains wealthiest men ended his days virtually alone lying on a makeshift bed in a dank cramped suite of rooms in the servants quarters of his own home Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire. For weeks as his health deteriorated his family his servants
- even the Kings doctor
- pleaded with him to come out but he refused. After his death his son & heir Charles the 10th Duke of Rutland ordered that the rooms be locked up & they remained untouched for sixty years. What lay behind this extraordinary set of circumstances? For the first time in " The Secret Rooms" Catherine Bailey unravels a complex & compelling tale of love honour & betrayal played out in the grand salons of Britains stately homes at the turn of the twentieth century & on the battlefields of the Western Front. At its core is a secret so dark that it consumed the life of the man who fought to his death to keep it hidden. This extraordinary mystery from the author of " Black Diamonds" perfect for lovers of " Downton Abbey" " Brideshead Revisited" & " The Suspicions of Mr Whicher". Praise for " The Secret Rooms": " Reads like the best kind of mystery story. It is a tale of mistresses & heirlooms cowardice & connivance & a deeply dysfunctional family.. .gripping". (" Sunday Times"). " Astonishing.. .jaw-dropping... It would spoil the book if I revealed the whole works suffice it to say.. .what a family". (" Sunday Telegraph"). " An extraordinary detective operation". (John Julius Norwich). Catherine Bailey is the author of " Black Diamonds". She read history at Oxford University & is a successful award-winning television producer & director making a range of critically acclaimed documentary films inspired by her interest in twentieth century history. She lives in West London."

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Nearing her one-hundredth birthday Roseanne Mc Nulty faces an uncertain future as the Roscommon Regional Mental hospital where she's spent the best part of her adult life prepares for closure. Over the weeks leading up to this upheaval she talks often with her psychiatrist Dr. Grene & their relationship intensifies & complicates. Told through their respective journals the story that emerges is at once shocking & deeply beautiful. Refracted through the haze of memory & retelling Roseanne's story becomes an alternative secret history of Ireland's changing character & the story of a life blighted by terrible mistreatment & ignorance & yet marked still by love & passion & hope. ...

In Amsterdam an Israeli terrorist analyst is murdered. The police believe the killer is a deranged Muslim extremist but Israeli intelligence knows better. Art-restorer assassin & spy Gabriel Allon is dispatched to investigate uncovering a major terrorist operation in London. Gabriel arrives too late to prevent the kidnapping of the daughter of the US ambassador. With time running out Allon has no choice but to plunge into a desperate search both for the woman & for those responsible but the truth when he finds it is more terrible than he could expect. It will endanger his life & shake him to the core. ...

The Secret Seven are Peter & his sister Janet Jack Colin George Pam & Barbara. They meet every holiday in the shed at the bottom of Peter & Janet's garden
- & solve mysteries & eat lots of delicious food. But no one can enter the shed without whispering the secret password! There are 15 Secret Seven novels & a collection of short stories. When a priceless pearl necklace goes missing the Secret Seven are the first off the mark to catch the thief. After all they saw him escape. But will they be able to find the stolen necklace? Each book features rarely seen bonus Blyton: extra stories a quiz additional artwork & insights into Blyton's life & writing process.
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