The first commercial paddle steamer was the Comet of 1812. Soon competitive steamer services developed resulting in bigger & more magnificent vessels & before long no seaside resort was complete without a pleasure steamer moored alongside the pier. By the 1970s however the ships had almost all disappeared & now only three remain in service
- Waverley Balmoral & Kingswear Castle
- delighting a new generation of daytrippers. Andrew Gladwell gives us a wonderful glimpse into the bygone age when a pleasure steamer trip was an essential part of countless seaside holidays & outlines the ongoing efforts to preserve what remains of pleasure steamer heritage in Britain.

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Alec Walker should come with a warning. A man who lives on the edge he is famous for his love of dangerous sports kinky sex & independent women. Dylan Ivory has come to interview him for her latest book but instead he issues her with a challenge
- & the perfect way to do her research. Part 1 of The Edge Trilogy a dark sensual romantic series perfect for fans of E.L. James & Sylvia Day from the acclaimed author of The Dark Garden
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The Pleasures of Summer is a steamy erotic story of romantic obsession & explosive sexual chemistry for fans of Fifty Shades of Grey The Pleasures of Winter & Sylvia Day's stories. Summer O' Sullivan is rich beautiful & in mortal danger. Her father has made powerful enemies who are targeting his precious daughter. Until the threat passes Summer needs a bodyguard
- someone to protect her & she expects to treat her with the reverence she's used to. Into Summer's gilded cage comes former ranger Flynn Grant. As far as Flynn is concerned this is the assignment from hell minding the spoilt daughter of a multi-millionaire. Summer & Flynn are poised to hate each other on sight. Even his devastating looks do not make up for how Flynn's rules cramp Summer's style. Unsurprisingly the sparks fly between them. But when Summer breaks the rules one time too often Flynn teaches her a lesson that leaves them shattered
- & bound together in a way that astonishes them both. In their remote hideout the two start a battle over who is the tamer & who is the tamed. It's a duel that stretches their minds & bodies beyond every limit. & in time their hearts begin to surrender too. But when the dark forces that have been stalking Summer finally track them down the battle is no longer a game but a matter of life & death.. .

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There are sensuous pleasures that can only be tasted in the night... He comes to her in the twilight between sleep & consciousness to fulfill her secret desires. Lyssa Bates has never experienced such ecstasy brought to her by a man whose deep soul-penetrating blue eyes hold the promise of tempting intimacies & decadent pleasures. But this stranger this lover this immortal seducer is only a dream-a phantom of her nocturnal fantasies-until he appears inexplicably at her door in the flesh! Lyssa aches for the reality of him but there is grave danger in surrender. Because Captain Aidan Cross is on a mission & the passion that consumes them both body & soul could have dire consequences in a world of dreams.. .and in the waking one as well. ...

The Pleasures of Winter" is a steamy erotic story of romantic obsession & explosive sexual chemistry for fans of " Fifty Shades of Grey" & " Bared to You". When reporter Abbie Marshall needs to escape Honduras a private jet carrying a Hollywood A-lister is her only way out. She has a ride home with Irish actor Jack Winter
- notorious womanizer & all round bad boy. Abbie is shaken to the core by Winter's blazing beauty & provocative mind. After the plane's nose-dive into the remote rainforest forces them to fight for survival Abbie catches tantalizing glimpses of the complicated man behind the image. & the more she sees of him the more he touches some primal part of her that she is determined to suppress. But after a devastating encounter with Winter's shadow side Abbie's detachment is shattered. On returning to normal life Abbie cannot forget what happened nor ignore the shocking rumours about the star's private life. Her struggle to make sense of her torment leads straight back to Winter who is just as obsessed by her. But if they are to have a relationship Abbie knows she must embrace his hidden desires...and accept her own. No longer caring about anything but their intoxicating love affair Abbie is drawn deeper into the dark heart of Winter
- & the secret that threatens to destroy everything...' Evie Hunter' is actually two Irish authors who discovered a mutual love of erotic fiction when doing a creative writing workshop two years ago. They are delighted the rest of the world has caught up with them. Before writing " The Pleasures of Winter" their first full-length novel they co-wrote a number of BDSM-themed novellas."

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With his fabulous restaurants & bestselling Ottolenghi Cookbook Yotam Ottolenghi has established himself as one of the most exciting talents in the world of cookery & food writing. This exclusive collection of vegetarian recipes is drawn from his column ' The New Vegetarian' for the Guardian's Weekend magazine & features both br&-new recipes & dishes first devised for that column. Yotam's food inspiration comes from his strong Mediterranean background & his unapologetic love of ingredients. Not a vegetarian himself his approach to vegetable dishes is wholly original & innovative based on strong flavours & stunning fresh combinations. With sections devoted to cooking greens aubergines brassicas rice & cereals pasta & couscous pulses roots squashes onions fruit mushrooms & tomatoes the breadth of colours tastes & textures is extraordinary. Featuring vibrant evocative food photography from acclaimed photographer Jonathan Lovekin & with Yotam's voice & personality shining through Plenty is a must-have for meat-eaters & vegetarians alike. ...

Guardian" columnist Madeleine Bunting is one of the most high-profile commentators in Britain. Her father was deeply conservative with romantic old-fashioned views about Engl&. After his death wanting to understand him better Bunting began to explore his passionate lifelong attachment to a small plot of land in North Yorkshire. Delving deep into the rich history of this acre she uncovers traces of its Neolithic inhabitants & of the Cistercian monks; she learns of the medieval battles & considers the changing face of agriculture & leisure. The result sheds a fascinating light on what a contested layered place England is & on what belonging to a place might mean to all of us. " The Plot" is an original heartfelt & deeply political book." ...

When the renowned aviation hero & rabid isolationist Charles A. Lindbergh defeated Franklin Roosevelt by a landslide inthe 1940 presidential election fear invaded every Jewish household in America. Not only had Lindbergh publicly blamed the Jews for pushing America towards a pointless war with Nazi Germany but upon taking office as the 33rd president of the United States he negotiated a cordial understanding with Adolf Hitler. What then followed in America is the historical setting for this startling new novel by Pulitzer-prize winner Philip Roth who recounts what it was like for his Newark family during the menacing years of the Lindbergh presidency when American citizens who happened to be Jews had every reason to expect the worst. ...

This edition contains the full text of OCaseys play; notes concerning difficult words & references; & an introduction covering the authors life social & political events of the period influences on the author & the characters & themes of the play. ...

Lincolnshire 1910. Shunned by her own family desperate for work a place to stay Esther Everatt walks through the night to Sam Brumbys farm seeking the chance to earn her keep. Reluctantly the old man takes her on. Able to work alongside any man Esther soon earns Sams grudging respect & affection & at last feels she has found a home she can call her own. But her peace & security are cruelly shattered when old Sam dies: as a woman she has no right to inherit the lease on the farm. Believing that her passion lies solely with the land & a place of her own Esther prepares to risk everything to secure her future -- seeking marriage with a local farmh&. But as war arrives to dash the hopes of a generation Esther begins to discover that it is only the truest of love that can survive the passing of the seasons.. . ...