The Tower Room: Loosely based on Rapunzel this is the story of a sudden unexpected passionate relationship & the unforessen yet inevitable results of defying convention. When Megan glimpses Simon from her tower room their worlds are changed forever. Watching the Roses: A modern version of Sleeping Beauty this is a haunting tale of treachery & betrayal. An ill-wishing has been placed on Alice & it seems to be coming true. Pictures of the Night: A retelling of the Snow White fairytale this is a thirlling story of jealousy & enchantment. Is Bellas stepmother really as wicked as she believes? ...

From bestselling author Adele Parks comes a touching story about the ups & downs of love marriage & family. Published as part of the Quick Reads series. Lisa is forty-two divorced & a mum of three. For the past year she has been going out with Mark who is five years younger than her. Lisa really likes him but she worries that one day he will leave
- just like her ex-husband did. On top of everything else Lisa feels really tired & moody & has put on weight. She thinks its the menopause
- but could there be another reason for how shes feeling? Lisas life is about to change in a big way but does she want Mark by her side? Does he even want to be there? With the help of her family & friends Lisa starts to believe that a second chance of love & happiness might just be possible...

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Bobbie's children never listen to a word she says. Even worse her mother has a new boyfriend: the notorious child expert Dr Know who dishes out hard-line advice to the nation. Could parenting classes control her kids
- & save her marriage? Andy's wife is due to run a Perfect Parents course at the local school. But when she scarpers he's left to look after their two teenage daughters
- & face his own childhood demons. Vanessa has found love second-time round. But one night six-year-old Sunshine is deposited on her doorstep with a message from Vanessa's estranged daughter ' Please look after her'. This time she's determined to get it right. Can Bobbie Andy & Vanessa really learn the secret of raising a happy family?

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Everyone wants to be happy yet so many people are the opposite of that with increasing numbers of anti-depressants being dispensed each year. Clearly we need a new approach to life. Happy for No Reason presents startling new ideas & a practical programme that will change the way we look at creating happiness in our lives. Marci Shimoff combines the best in cutting-edge scientific research into happiness with interviews with over 100 genuinely happy people & lays out a powerful holistic seven-step formula for raising our happiness set point. Our happiness levels are like a neuro-physiological thermostat
- we can actually re-programme ourselves to a higher level of peace & wellbeing as happiness is dependent on internal not external factors. Happy for No Reason will set readers quickly & easily on a path to lasting joy.
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From inspired picture-book creator Polly Dunbar comes a colourful & charming new series following the escapades of Tilly & her friends. Hector is so happy sitting on Tillys lap
- until the others all join in & spoil it. But Tilly knows just how to show Hector how special he is to her...she has painted a picture just for him! Happy Hector" & " Hello Tilly" are the first in a new series of six picture books from Polly Dunbar the author & illustrator of " Dog Blue" (9781844285143) & " Flyaway Katie" (9781844285174). Bookshops & libraries can host " Tilly Tea Parties" using extra-special Tilly & Friends Event & Activity Packs. Delightful Tilly & Friends posters & bookmarks are also available! House-shaped FSDU available to display the fabulous range of Tilly titles. Major press & publicity campaign including features & competitions in parenting magazines. This title features high-profile consumer campaign to include covermount exclusives with parenting magazines & online activity with parenting & grandparenting websites."
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The bestselling Happy Herbivore" brings no-fuss great-tasting international vegan cuisine to kitchens in her third book. In the last 10 years " Happy Herbivore" chef Lindsay S. Nixon has lived in eight states visited 43 spent a year as an expat on a Caribbean island & traveled to more than 35 places abroad. As a celebration of Nixon's vagabond lifestyle " Happy Herbivore Abroad" combines traditional comfort foods from home with international inspiration & stories of her adventures. A little of everything
- basics comfort food international cuisines & travelogue
- " Happy Herbivore Abroad" provides your palate with more than 125 of Nixon's crowd-pleasing vegan recipes low in fat & high on health. As they say in France bon appetit!"

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Key Words with Peter & Jane" uses the most frequently met words in the English language as a starting point for learning to read successfully & confidently. The Key Words reading scheme is scientifically researched & world renowned. In book "7a" Peter & Jane have fun on holiday in 67 new words including 'sand' 'blue' 'happy' & 'first'. Once this book has been completed the child moves on to book "7b". " The Key Words with Peter & Jane" books work because each of the key words is introduced gradually & repeated frequently. This builds confidence in children when they recognise these key words on sight (also known as the 'look & say' method of learning). Examples of key words are: the one two he. There are 12 levels each with 3 books: a b & c. " Series a": gradually introduces new words. " Series b": provides further practise of words featured in the 'a' series. " Series c": links reading with writing & phonics. All the words that have been introduced in each 'a' & 'b' book are also reinforced in the 'c' books." ...

In this charming collection of twenty pretty projects Jennifer shares patterns for gorgeous home accents that make happy welcoming rooms. From luxe drapery & vintage-inspired aprons to cheery laundry bags & sweetly ruffled pillows each project features Jennifers fresh colorful style. ...

RICE picked the name of their company because it is a basic survival product for many people in the world. They like to show people how the basics of everyday life can be made so much more enjoyable by bringing colour & a sense of fun to daily living whether by using colourful accessories in the kitchen or by introducing colourful fabrics textures & hints of humour in to the living room. Danish design is not all about cool & calm interiors. RICE Style is all about fun colour & enjoyment. RICE creates innovative homewares collections that are ethically sourced & produced. They are in stores all over the world from Liberty in London & John Lewis in the UK & Illum in Copenhagen to Huset in Malibu & So Perfect Eats in Denver USA. The book features RICE style applied to a variety of homes from a contemporary Copenhagen apartment to a simple country retreat a comfortable family home to an ultra modern studio space. Happy Home is a beautiful demonstration of the RICE ethos & how its warm & caring fun & funky aesthetic can be applied in living spaces kitchens bedrooms childrens rooms & outdoor areas. ...

Ive always been wilful... Ive always been stubborn & always determined One of our best-loved actresses Celia Imrie would rather have been a dancer. As a child she planned to join the Royal Ballet & marry Rudolf Nureyev. Now she has become one of our finest & funniest performers on stage TV & screen
- adored for her roles in Acorn Antiques & dinnerladies as well as films including Calendar Girls & Nanny Mc Phee. In her hugely entertaining autobiography Celia Imrie recounts a life hurtling (not always intentionally) into adventures both on stage & off. Whether its finding herself on stage with half the scenery stuck to her cardigan or being kidnapped on her way to location somehow she emerges from the chaos unscathed. Acting she admits is a mad chaotic profession & it is her refreshing honesty sense of mischief fun & almost unruffled determination in the face of it all that makes this autobiography a never-ending delight.
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