In Highland Journey" Mairi Hedderwick retraces the steps of an obscure Victorian artist John T. Reid who made a sketching tour around Scotland in 1876. Hedderwick a witty & immensely readable author of childrens books achieves so much more than simply following in Reids footsteps; wonderfully realised her quest becomes obsessional at times as she struggles to understand her mentor & guide with whom she shares a passion to conserve Scotlands wild places & record them faithfully with exquisite illustration & insightful comment." ...

When Cameron Mac Alpin learns the identity of the golden beauty tossed before him as a debt payment he cant believe his fortune! For cat-eyed Avery Murray is the perfect weapon to use against Payton Murray
- Averys brother
- who dishonored Camerons own sister. Yet his plan to deliver the same insult & avenge his clan is thwarted by spirited Avery herself who tempts him to forget everything but the passion coursing through his blood. Still a knight of the Highlands owes his allegiance to his clan before all else
- even his heart. Avery is outraged at her captors accusations against her brother. Though he makes no secret he intends to use her to avenge his sisters lost honour he adds to her fury by vowing to take her by seduction not force. Worse she knows deep inside that this virile knight stirs her as no other man ever has. Courageously passionately she gives him freely what he vows to take
- her body & her heart knowing that she can lose all on the chance of everlasting love.



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Jack Haines The Earl of Lambourne has been accused of adultery with the Princess of Wales & has fled to his native Scotland until the scandal subsides. But Jack gets word from his sister that the Prince of Wales has sent men after Jack with instructions to bring him back to London to face charges. The message

Includes:: the warning that if he is found guilty of adultery with the princess he could hang. His sister urges him to flee deeper into the Highlands. In a remote corner of the Highlands Jack is apprehended by two Scots bounty hunters who offer him a deal: They wont turn him over to the princes men if Jack helps them with a family problem. They need him to get engaged to their sister to ward off a suitor from a powerful rival clan who is intent on controlling their l&. Facing a choice between being hanged in London & pretending to woo a lass Jack agrees to the bounty hunters dem&. But the task becomes more challenging when Jack meets the mens beautiful fiery-spirited sister.

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Who can you trust? Betrayed by his brother & his childhood love Brice Kinross needs a fresh start. So he welcomes the opportunity to leave Sweden for the Scottish Highlands to take over the family estate. But theres trouble afoot at Rosyth in 1754 & Brice finds himself unwelcome. The estates in ruin & money is disappearing. He discovers an ally in Marsaili Buchanan the beautiful redheaded housekeeper but can he trust her? Marsaili is determined to build a good life. She works hard at being a housekeeper & harder still at avoiding men who want to take advantage of her. But shes irresistibly drawn to the new clan chief even though hes made it plain he doesnt want to be shackled to anyone. & the young laird has more than romance on his mind. His investigations are stirring up an enemy. Someone who will stop at nothing to get what he wants
- including Marsaili
- even if that means destroying Brices life forever.. . Sequel to Trade Winds. Trade Winds was short listed for the Romantic Novelists Associations Pure Passion Award for Best Historical Fiction 2011.

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Fleeing an obsessed suitor Fiona Mac Enroy rides recklessly into Scotlands wildest hills & is captured by a horde of well-armed men. Instead of battling for her life she finds herself swept away by a powerful stranger & carried off to a remote forbidding keep. Oddly here at Scarglas a place shrouded in mystery & the black reputation of the rogue clan Mac Fingal Fiona feels a strange comforting sense of safety...and a consuming passion for its rugged l&. Spellbound by Fionas beauty yet determined to fight the longing she ignited Ewan Mac Fingal plots to ransom Fiona back to her kin. Sworn to protect his eccentric clan against the dangers invading Scarglas he refuses to be weakened by the power of a woman whose every glance & touch tell him that she is everything his heart desires. Now as pride & passion war within dark peril & forbidding secrets will force them to trust what has yet to be spoken
- the unshakable power of a timeless love.
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Seven pants-peeingly funny stories featuring seven evil characters you cant help but love: Douglas Couplands stories are illustrated with dark charm by Graham Roumieu in a collaboration that brings together two of Canadas wittiest creators for the first time. Put your therapist on speed dial & read them with pleasure. A cast of unlovable miscreants who unleash their dark unruly & antisocial desires on every page: they are Donald the Incredibly Hostile Juice Box; Kevin the Hobo Minivan with Extremely Low Morals; Brandon the Action Figure with Issues; Sandra the Truly Dreadful Babysitter; Hans the Weird Exchange Student; Cindy the Terrible Role Model; & Mr. Fraser the Undead Substitute Teacher. A lot of laughs
- of the evil twisted kind
- this title is definitely inappropriate for young people.

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How to cope when the world overwhelms you. For those people who: have a keen imagination; are labelled too shy or too sensitive; who perform poorly when being observed even though they are usually competent; have vivid dreams; for whom time alone each day is essential; & find they are quickly overwhelmed by noise & confusion crowded parties hectic office life...this is the book to help them understand themselves & how best to cope in various situations. Highly sensitive people are often very bright & creative but many suffer from low self esteem. They are not neurotics as they have been labelled for so long. However high sensitivity can lead them to cease to engage with the outside world. The book offers solutions for a happy & fulfilling life. Particularly in the way an HSP perceives his or herself: the book helps to reframe past events such as a difficult childhood or how they see themselves
- ie. shy. Particularly strong material for those raising a sensitive child
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A mysterious illness is spreading rapidly through the halls of Fujimi High School. In a matter of hours the campus is transformed from a place of learning into a hive of nightmares as the infected students collapse & are reborn as flesh-hungry zombies! Only a handful of students escape the initial outbreak
- among them Takashi Komuro & his childhood friend Rei. He manages to protect Rei from the initial onslaught but how long can Takashi & the other students hope to survive when the whole school
- maybe the whole town
- is out for their blood?!


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A mysterious illness is spreading rapidly through the halls of Fujimi High School. In a matter of hours the campus is transformed from a place of learning into a hive of nightmares as the infected students collapse & are reborn as flesh-hungry zombies! Only a handful of students escape the initial outbreak
- among them Takashi Komuro & his childhood friend Rei. He manages to protect Rei from the initial onslaught but how long can Takashi & the other students hope to survive when the whole school
- maybe the whole town
- is out for their blood?!


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The Highway Code" is a complete facsimile of the 1935 edition of " The Highway Code". The book takes you back to a vanished era of motor travel when driving was still rather exciting. Get a glimpse of life on the road before the coming of motorways when it was still necessary to learn to signal with your whip & know the arm movements of the policeman on point duty. Featuring signs that are no longer recognizable & instructions to drivers of horse-drawn vehicles " The Highway Code" is a fascinating illustration of how times have changed. This is the perfect stocking filler for all motoring aficionados." ...