When the Siren Calls set in Tuscany is an adult contemporary romance & business thriller. It is the story of two people Isobel & Jay & their passionate & cathartic affair. She is a restless & neglected woman
- a modern day Lady Chatterley
- struggling to live a life true to herself not the one her workaholic husband & fickle friends expect. The enigmatic Jay is a gifted but flawed maverick a powerful & controlling lothario locked in his own fight for survival. When Jay invites Isobel to his idyllic Tuscan retreat she imagines a life of excitement outside her stagnant marriage. But all is not as it seems & Isobel finds herself trapped in a web of deception & betrayal. Hopelessly bound under Jays spell Isobel must discover if her lover is her saviour or her nemesis.

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When the Wind Blows is as unique a story as has ever been told filled with suspense & passion. Frannie ONeill is a young & talented veterinarian living in Colorado. Plagued by the mysterious murder of her husband David a local doctor Frannie throws herself into her work. It is not long before another bizarre murder occurs & Kit Harrison a troubled & unconventional FBI agent arrives on her doorstep. Late one night near the woods of her animal hospital Frannie stumbles upon a strange astonishing phenomenon that will change the course of her life for ever... Her name is Max. With breathtaking energy eleven-year-old Max leads Frannie & Kit to uncover one of the most diabolical & inhuman plots of modern science. ...

This celebration of new life will allow for tender bedtime cuddles everywhere as the book relishes the shared family pleasure of a newborn baby. This perfect first board book will encourage children to either think about their own arrival into the world or prepare them for the arrival of a sibling as the words & pictures combine to create a world at peace with itself. ...

One of four charming board books by the best-selling creator of Percy the Park Keeper featuring toddler Sam & his six toy animal friends. Perfect books for babies & toddlers. Sam s toys love to help around the house making everyday tasks lots of fun. Croc helps watering the plants & George the gorilla scrubs the dishes. But the best fun of all is helping to make the beds...into a den! ...

Warrior priest Damien Vryce & immortal sorcerer Gerald Tarrant reunite in an uneasy alliance to combat an evil that threatens the delicate stability of life on Erna where the mysterious force known as the fae conjures monsters from the stuff of dreams. This sequel to Black Sun Rising secures Friedmans reputation both as a gifted storyteller & an innovative creator. This sequel to Black Sun Rising secures Friedmans reputation both as a gifted storyteller & an innovative creator. ...

Winter is coming " Mother Bear said. " We must snuggle down to sleep in our den." Little Bear doesnt want to sleep! He wants to know what snow is like. His friends try to show him by making mud-balls & angels in the s&. But Little Bear knows that while hes asleep his friends will have fun in the soft white snow. Will they forget all about him?" ...

In rural Devon six-year-old Joanna Mason witnesses an appalling crime. Thirty years later the man convicted of the crime is released from prison. In Edinburgh sixteen-year-old Reggie works as a nanny for a G.P. But Dr Hunter has gone missing & Reggie seems to be the only person who is worried. Across town Detective Chief Inspector Louise Monroe is also looking for a missing person unaware that hurtling towards her is an old friend -- Jackson Brodie -- himself on a journey that becomes fatally interrupted. ...

A charming reissue of a classic Judith Kerr backlist treasure with a beautifully refreshed new cover look. When Willy is told hes not allowed to bring his pets to his sisters wedding despite his promise they turn up anyway...with disastrous results! Once there was a boy called Willy. He had lots of pets & a grown-up sister. Willys sister was so grown-up that she was getting married & Willy was going to the wedding. Shall I bring my pets to the wedding?" said Willy. " No " said Willys father. " No " said Willys mother. " No " said Willys grown-up sister. " Better not old chap " said Bruce who was going to marry Willys sister. " Your pets might not like it." Despite Willys attempt to keep his beloved pets from coming to his sisters wedding they some how manage to find a way in to the church & the even the reception afterwards with disastrous results! This is a charming hilarious & beautifully illustrated story from the author of the perennial childrens classics The Tiger Who Came to Tea & Mog the Forgetful Cat." ...

David Sedariss remarkable ability to uncover the hilarious absurdity teeming just below the surface of everyday life is elevated to wilder & more entertaining heights than ever in this new book of stories. Sedaris proceeds from bizarre conundrums of daily life
- the etiquette of having a lozenge fall from your mouth into the lap of a fellow passenger or how to soundproof your windows with LP covers against neurotic songbirds
- to the most deeply resonant human truths. Taking in the parasitic worm that once lived in his mother-in-laws leg an encounter with a dingo & the purchase of a human skeleton & culminating in a brilliant account of his attempt to quit smoking
- in Tokyo
- David Sedariss sixth story collection is a fresh masterpiece of comic writing.



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This book arises from my increasing awareness that the Lord's Prayer contains all that Christians really need to know; it is the very essence of the Gospel... My prayer is that you will have a sense of the great privilege that has been granted to us of holding a precious gem in our hands of being able to delight in its radiance play with its many facets plumb its depths gain a sense of peace & security from its touch & in so doing deepen our awareness of our union with Christ.' In these Bible readings for Lent & Easter Joanna Collicutt shows how growing as a Christian is rooted in the prayer Jesus gave us. As we pray the Lord's Prayer we express our relationship with God absorb gospel values & are also motivated to live them out. As we pray to the Father in union with the Son through the power of the Spirit so we begin to take on the character of Christ. The Holy Week readings encourage us to pause watch & wait at this special season; commentary is kept to a minimum & we spend time reflecting in the light of the Lord's Prayer on Luke's description of Christ's passion & resurrection.

Includes:: questions for group discussion which can form the basis of a group study through the weeks of Lent.

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