Its the day theyve always dreamed about. But will it turn out to be a nightmare.. .? Bel is in the midst of planning her perfect wedding when disaster strikes & everything she thought she knew is turned on its head. Can she hold it all together & with the help of her friends & a mysterious man she meets unexpectedly turn disaster into triumph? Bels friend ice-cream parlour owner violet is engaged to Glyn who is besotted by her although violet fell out of love with him long ago. But however trapped she feels in the relationship she cant quite say the words I dont want to marry you anymore. Then just when shes about to give up & resign herself to married life she finds love in the most surprising of places. Will duty rule her heart or will she allow herself to be swept off her feet? Max was planning a quick registry office do with her fiance Stuart until she sees a TV programme about traveller brides & becomes determined to have the most extravagantly glitzy wedding ever. But in all the excitement has she lost sight of whats really important? Does she want the wedding more than she wants the groom? & as all three friends find the dress of their dreams at the White Wedding bridal shop its owner the lovely Freya guarantees that her gowns will bring them happiness
- though maybe not quite in the way they expected.. .
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In years gone by skiing was a complicated expensive business & the only way of going about it was to book a package holiday. Today things are looking up. With Easyjet Ryanair & Eurostar constantly adding more routes at cheaper & cheaper prices its never been easier to take a short weekend break in Europe. But where exactly should you go if you want to ski or snowboard? Booking the flight is easy but the rest is a nightmare
- which resort should you choose where will you stay will the hotel accept short bookings & how will you get from the airport/station into the mountains? In White Weekends" Tom Robbins deputy editor & skiing expert of the Observer travels from one end of Europe to the other in a bid to discover the best & most beautiful resorts for independent weekend breaks. From powder parties & budget to romantic child-friendly & luxurious there are chapters covering every type of weekend imaginable. Each chapter details Toms experience in one magical destination & is backed up by The Knowledge
- practical information detailing how to get there where to stay where to ski where to eat & where to party
- & a Best of the Rest section so you have a variety of resorts to choose from whatever sort of break youre after. Covering over 100 resorts in all this fresh funky & flawlessly illustrated book will be the perfect gift for anyone who appreciates the stunning beauty of the mountains & the perfect self-purchase for the millions of Britons addicted to the exhilaration of the slopes."


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The 7th stirring instalment of the urban fantasy-thriller series starring Rachel Morgan. A pacey & addictive novel of sexy bounty-hunting witches cunning demons & vicious vampires. The demon Algaliarept although banished back into the everafter has infected others of his kind with his interest in a witch who can channel demon magic. Rachel soon finds herself with not one but three hellions on her tail; & one of them is even crazier & more dangerous than all the fairy assassins weres & vampires on the planet. ...

Skilgannon the Damned had vanished from the pages of history. Following the terrible triumph at Perapolis the General had taken the legendary Swords of Night & Day & ridden from the lands of Naashan. No-one knew where he had gone & the assassins sent by the Witch Queen could find no trace of his passing. Three years later as a mob intent on murder gathers outside a distant monastery they are faced by a single unarmed priest. In a few terrifying seconds their world is changed for ever & word spreads across the lands of the East. Skilgannon is back. Now he must travel across a perilous demon-haunted realm seeking a mysterious temple & the ageless goddess who rules it. With assassins on his trail & an army of murderous foes ahead the Damned sets off on a quest to bring the dead to life. But he does not travel alone. The man beside him is Druss the Legend. In a world torn by war White Wolf is a page-turning tale of love betrayal & treachery which examines the nature of heroism & friendship & the narrow lines that divide good from evil redemption from damnation. ...

When George & Sabine Harwood arrive in Trinidad from England George instantly takes to their new life but Sabine feels isolated heat-fatigued & ill at ease with the racial segregation & the imminent dawning of a new era. Her only solace is her growing fixation with Eric Williams the charismatic leader of Trinidads new national party to whom she pours out all her hopes & fears for the future in letters that she never brings herself to send. As the years progress George & Sabines marriage endures for better or worse. When George discovers Sabines cache of letters he realises just how many secrets shes kept from him
- & he from her
- over the decades. & he is seized by an urgent desperate need to prove his love for her with tragic consequences...

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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

First published as Whiteoaks in 1929 in Whiteoaks of Jalna the saga of the Whiteoak family continues with more rivalries tangled relationships & secret love affairs. The colourful matriarch Adeline Whiteoak dies at 101. Each book is a complete & satisfying story in its own right but the Jalna series has proven itself to be addictive to generations of readers around the world. This is book 8 of 16 in The Whiteoak Chronicles. It is followed by Finchs Fortune. ...

The Royal School of Needlework (RSN) teaches hand embroidery to the highest standard & is well respected all over the world. It not only upholds the traditions of English embroidery that go back many hundreds of years but is constantly taking embroidery forward in new & innovative ways. This series of Essential Stitch Guides has been produced in close collaboration with the RSN with the aim of providing a set of definitive works on traditional embroidery techniques. All of the authors were chosen by the RSN & all are graduate apprentices of the Royal School. Whitework begins with the history of this wide-ranging type of embroidery then explains the materials needed & the issues of designing & ordering your work for stitching in white on white fabric. The Stitches section covers pulled thread core surface decorative & drawn thread stitches as well as eyelets & cutwork. Two beautiful whitework pieces are then analysed to show how all the stitches & techniques were used & a traditional piece is reworked with a contemporary twist. Finally the further techniques of using layers net darning & trailing are shown. Step by step photography full instructions & diagrams make this a clear & user-friendly guide to whitework & Lizzy's skills & talent make it an inspirational book. ...

Whitley Bay & Seaton Sluice are two towns on the North East coast with fascinating histories. They are now both popular with tourists but started life in different ways. Whitley Bay was developed as a tourist resort in the last century whereas Seaton Sluice was built in the 1700s as an industrial centre around a busy port. Over the last hundred years they have both witnessed dramatic change including the loss of some prominent landmarks. Using mainly colour postcards from North Tyneside Librarys local collection author & local historian Ken Hutchinson gives us a glimpse at how life in the settlements has changed over the last century. Ken hopes the book will bring back happy memories to some remind others of the lost buildings & structures & introduce those unfamiliar with the areas to two attractive seaside towns linked by a spectacular coastline. ...

6 Of The Best: Whitney Houston comprises the sheet music to six of her greatest hits including I Will Always Love You & The Greatest Love Of All all arranged for piano voice & guitar. 6 Of The Best simply does what it says
- 6 of the best hits from leading artists available in a new & competitively priced format.
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