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"Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens" and «Peter and Wendy» combines the two main works from which we find J. M. Barrie’s most popular character, Peter Pan. In Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens we are first introduced to 'the boy who wouldn't grow up'. Following the success of this work Barrie wrote a stage play entitled «Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up». It is upon that work which «Peter and Wendy», essentially a novelization of the play, is based. Readers both...
| Автор | James Matthew Barrie |
The peace and tranquillity of Hallary, a magical and an Isolated Kingdom in the far corner of the Earth, was under attack. Men, women, children and livestock disappeared without a trace. Rumours spread that their neighbouring Kingdom was seized by a very powerful enemy that was unheard of. Hallary is the next target. Cabael, a wondering wizard arrived at Hallary just in time, he confirmed the enormity of this threat. The King of Hallary was at his wits ends. However, the wizard assured that...
| Автор | P. S. B. Conny |
This early work by Radclyffe Hall was originally published in 1926 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Miss Ogilvy Finds Herself' is a novel about a woman who struggles to find her identity after the conclusion of the First World War. Marguerite Radclyffe Hall was born on 12th August 1880, in Bournemouth, England. Hall's first novel The Unlit Lamp (1924) was a lengthy and grim tale that proved hard to sell. It was only published following the...
| Автор | Radclyffe Hall |
There are more than 400 KTV Clubs in Singapore where thousands of beautiful young singers are brought in to sing. The singers earn a lot of money from flowers that are hung for them as tips. These flowers are actually sashes with monetary values printed prominently on them. The record amount of flower money collected in one performance that the author has seen is $380,000. <br><br> These lounges are rife with stories of sex and intrigue, some of which are presented here. If you...
| Автор | Bernard Tsai |
*Winner of Chill With a Book Book of the Year 2019 Award as Dreaming About Daran* For Clare O’Connell, home is where the heart aches… [/i]Since the age of sixteen, Clare O'Connell has lived her life by four strict rules:1. Don't talk about Ireland2. Don't think about Ireland3. Don't go to Ireland4. Don't let anyone inAnd so far, it's worked well. She's got a great career, amazing friends, and she's really happy. The future is all that counts,...
| Автор | Jessica Redland |
Two women hold the keys to his heart. Only one will survive that fateful night…When Ava O’Reilly is wrongly accused of stealing from her employer, she has no option but to flee Ireland. The law is after her, and she has only one chance at escape – the Titanic.Aboard the ship of dreams, she runs straight into the arms of Captain 'Buck' Blackthorn, a dashing gentleman gambler who promises to be her protector. He is intrigued by her Irish beauty and manages to disguise her as the maid of...
| Автор | Jina Bacarr |
Is it ever too late to take charge and live your life on your terms? Grown-up life in Dublin hasn't worked out quite as planned for school friends Melissa, Steph and Eilis. Melissa has a successful career as a journalist, but inside she's a mess of insecurities. Stay at home Mum, Steph is lonely and lost, walking on eggshells around her philandering husband and angry teenage daughter. And Eilis, a hardworking A&E doctor, is just going through the motions with her long-term...
| Автор | Sian O'Gorman |
Ten-year-old Jack Larkin has seen more than his fair share of shocking sights, growing up in the notorious Crown Saloon. [b][/b]Broken hearts and broken bones are just a fact of life in a Gin Palace, but for orphan Dolly, the Crown is her last hope. After the death of her mother, Dolly ran away from her sleazy step father Arthur, only to find herself living on the streets. When Jack discovers her hiding in the back yard of The Crown, he persuades his mother Nellie Larkin, to take Dolly in. But...
| Автор | Lindsey Hutchinson |
‘Life-affirming, joyful and tender. Beth Moran has written the perfect Christmas story to brighten up even the darkest Winter’s evening.’ Zoe Folbigg, author of The Note When Jenny inherits her estranged grandmother’s cottage in Sherwood Forest, she has nothing to lose – no money, no job, no friends, no family to speak of, and zero self-respect. Things can only get better…Her grumpy, but decidedly handsome new neighbour, Mack, has a habit of bestowing unsolicited good deeds on her. And when...
| Автор | Beth Moran |
From shy secretary…to his after-hours mistress! Blaise West is Kim Abbott’s new boss, and in the flesh he’s even more formidable than office gossip has led her to believe. Shy, tall and awkward, Kim’s used to hiding in the background – but in Blaise’s powerful presence, for the first time ever, she feels feminine and desired!It is a heady combination, but she knows she must resist… Even when her playboy boss makes it plain that he longs to get to know his chaste secretary rather better…but that...
| Автор | Helen Brooks |
Luke’s Ready-Made Family Luke never saw himself returning to Mustang Valley. But he is a Randell and the land is in his blood – and it’s calling him back…Blonde beauty Tess Meyers is waiting for Luke Randell’s return. Waiting to fight for the place she and her little daughter call home. She thought she was prepared, but that was before she caught the piercing gaze of the ruthless tycoon…The businessman in Luke would evict them without a care. But the man in him has different ideas. They live on...
| Автор | Patricia Thayer |
One wicked night with the Sydney millionaire. . . Adrian Palmer, a millionaire architect, always had a beautiful woman in his bed. When he met Sharni Johnson, a pretty young widow, she seemed perfect for his wicked brand of seduction. And wicked it was; he was blown away by the intensity of their lovemaking.But Sharni was not a one-night-stand kind of girl. Adrian was prepared to do anything to have her–but there was one problem: he was the spitting image of Sharni’s late husband. . . .
| Автор | Miranda Lee |
