Download or read book Daisy Takes Charge written by Jodie Wells-Slowgrove and published by Puffin. This book was released on 2014 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across the meandering river, In a forest tall and green, Live the magical Wilderness Fairies And their wise Fairy Queen... Daisy's sister, Maggie, has been invited by the Fairy Queen to perform in the annual Songbird Festival to compete for a 'momentous prize'. But the performance is only days away and Maggie is all a flutter about how she can possibly be ready in time. Daisy decides to help by writing Maggie a strict schedule and making sure she keeps to it. All goes well until Daisy's further good intentions lead to a wardrobe disaster for Maggie, saved only by their Aunt Acacia, a master seamstress. But then when an overzealous mother of a competitor threatens to sabotage Maggie's duet with Melody the Magpie, Daisy has the chance to save the day and redeem herself.
Download or read book Daisy Takes Charge Wilderness Fairies Book Three written by Jodie Wells-Slowgrove and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across the meandering river, In a forest tall and green, Live the magical Wilderness Fairies And their wise Fairy Queen... Daisy's sister, Maggie, has been invited by the Fairy Queen to perform in the annual Songbird Festival to compete for a 'momentous prize'. But the performance is only days away and Maggie is all a flutter about how she can possibly be ready in time. Daisy decides to help by writing Maggie a strict schedule and making sure she keeps to it. All goes well until Daisy's further good intentions lead to a wardrobe disaster for Maggie, saved only by their Aunt Acacia, a master seamstress. But then when an overzealous mother of a competitor threatens to sabotage Maggie's duet with Melody the Magpie, Daisy has the chance to save the day and redeem herself.
Download or read book Vilonia Beebe Takes Charge written by Kristin L. Gray and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A heartfelt read filled with nuanced characters; recommended for those seeking a fast-paced adventure with a very human story.” —School Library Journal “A humorous, poignant, realistic debut story.” —Kirkus Reviews Vilonia is determined to prove she’s responsible enough to care for a dog in this “sensitive and uplifting coming-of-age” (Publishers Weekly) novel. Being responsible is NOT easy. Fourth grader Vilonia hasn’t lost her rain coat in the three weeks she’s had it and she’s brushed her teeth every night and she’s volunteered to be the Friday Library Helper. But all that hard work is worth it if it means she can get a dog. Besides, this dog isn’t just because Vilonia has wanted one for pretty much ever. It’s also to help Mama, who’s been lost in one, big sadness fog for forty-three days—ever since Nana died. But Vilonia read that pets can help with sadness. Now all she has to do is keep the library goldfish alive over spring break, stop bringing stray animals home, and help Mama not get fired from her job. And she’s got to do all of it before the Catfish Festival. Easy as pie, right? Tremendous voice, humor, and heart make this debut novel utterly lovable.
Download or read book The Detective s Companion in Crime Fiction written by Lucy Andrew and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-07-24 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to establish the position of the sidekick character in the crime and detective fiction literary genres. It re-evaluates the traditional view that the sidekick character in these genres is often overlooked as having a small, generic or singular role—either to act as the foil to the detective in order to accentuate their own abilities at solving crimes, or else to simply tell the story to the reader. Instead, essays in the collection explore the representations and functions of the detective’s sidekick across a range of forms and subgenres of crime fiction. By incorporating forms such as children’s detective fiction, comics and graphic novels and film and television alongside the more traditional fare of novels and short stories, this book aims to break down the boundaries that sometimes exist between these forms, using the sidekick as a defining thread to link them together into a wider conceptual argument that covers a broad range of crime narratives.
Download or read book Stage Bound written by André Loiselle and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2003-10-16 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This acknowledgement of their dramatic origins has often led to criticism that these movies remain too rigidly anchored to the stage; too "stage-bound." Stage-Bound, the first extensive study of feature film adaptations of English Canadian and Québécois drama, challenges this reductive interpretation. André Loiselle demonstrates that theatricality is central to the meaning of these works. In the process, he reclaims these stage-bound films, which have generally been ignored by scholars.
Download or read book Daisy s Secret written by Freda Lightfoot and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2020-06-29 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An old secret is about to be uncovered... Daisy is devastated when her lover, Percy, abandons her. All alone, Daisy is forced by her own mother to give up her baby son for adoption – shortly before she throws Daisy out. War is imminent, and Daisy is evacuated to the Lake District, where she eventually tracks down her black-sheep aunt, Florrie. Together they set up a guest house, and when Daisy meets and falls in love with a young airman, Harry, happiness is within her reach. The guest house is full of eccentric characters, and all of them use Daisy's shoulder to cry on. But when Percy turns up holding a baby, Daisy is torn between her yearning to reclaim her son and her love for Harry. Will the truth set Daisy free, or break her heart once more? A compelling saga of wartime struggle and triumph over adversity, perfect for fans of Nancy Revell and Val Wood.
Download or read book Sleigh My Name written by Lili Valente and published by Self Taught Ninja. This book was released on 2023-11-13 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes the only decent thing to do is block your own c*ck… Former Marine Colton Brody may be the local “bad boy,” but he knows his little sister’s best friend is off limits. (Even if Olivia’s curves inspire an endless supply of fantasy fodder.) With only a few days until he leaves town after the holidays, this bad boy is determined to resist temptation. Until sweet, innocent Olivia makes him a not-so-innocent proposal. Matter of fact, it’s an indecent proposal. Now Colton can’t think about anything but giving it to Olivia in every filthy way she’s asking him for. And why not? What better way to say goodbye to his hometown than with a week between the sheets with the sexiest woman he’s ever known? But what happens when friends-with-benefits becomes something more? Something Colton isn’t sure he can live without? Formerly published as The Bad Boy's Temptation Trilogy. Same steamy story, fun new title and cover.
Download or read book Deadly Birthday to You written by J. R. Simons and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-08-14 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deadly Birthday to You. J. R. Simons. 1m, 4f. Gypsy fortuneteller, Topaz, is throwing a birthday party for her daughter, Amethyst Dickens, who is reluctant to introduce her friends to her eccentric Romany family. This script is filled with superstition and mysticism. Amethyst's happy birthday turns deadly very quickly. Perfect for a Festival of Fortune fund raising event.
Download or read book Daisy s Dreams written by Mary & Melissa Lemke and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2014-08-20 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daisy Hunter and Abigail Browning are two best friends who have enjoyed the everyday challenges and delights of living in rural Fairfield, New Hampshire. But in the spring of 1856, they feel as though all things familiar are crumbling beneath them. Throughout the coming year, many incidents will try their faith and threaten to hamper their joy. Together, they must continually rediscover their sustenance and hope, all the while resisting the temptation to surrender to defeat. Interwoven within the two girls' lives is a cast of characters as varied as the New England seasons. Excitement mounts for the entire town when a new minister joins the close-knit community, while intrigue is piqued when a mysterious, colorful woman appears, carrying untold secrets from the past. With autumn comes the abundance of the apple harvest, while winter's burden bears heavy on many. Will Abby's and Daisy's faith be strengthened, or will it simply crumble amidst the challenges? Will they finally be able to declare with certainty that they have delighted in the Lord and obtained their hearts' desires?
Download or read book Eight Windows written by Joseph A. Koncelik and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-12 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight Windows By Joseph A. Koncelik Eight Windows is a fictional story spanning 100 years. The author grew up on the south shore of Long Island and has roots in the Czech community, the Episcopal Church and the life on Great South Bay from which this story is drawn. At one time, this place was the location of numerous estates built by New York City’s blue bloods – including private churches that reflected their wealth and life style. The tale begins with the creation of eight Tiffany windows for a church built on an estate in 1912 overlooking Great South Bay in the Town of Oakdale. This fictional estate is called Kairos by a turn-of-the-century Wall Street tycoon, Cedric Vandercamp. The story flexes from the present day to flashbacks in time during the creation of the windows by a talented young priest, Julius Cherveny, and the wife of Vandercamp, Eleanor Bouffort Vandercamp, but removed from the church and hidden by Eleanor’s abusive and jealous husband. Those precious and priceless windows are rediscovered in 2012 and stolen in an elaborate plot by a murdering thief named Karl Banecek, an accomplice, Emil Joaquim Darktow, and his cohorts called Saligia. A mysterious priest with secret connections to the crime enlists the aid of a female private detective, one Daisy Patience Fleabane Reidlos. She is charged with uncovering the plot, catching the murderer of a church sexton who protected the windows and retrieving them. Greed is the common theme spanning the 20th century; one of the seven deadly sins. Those sins are represented by members of Saligia. They are opposed with righteous force by the presence of a church vestry made up of seven heavenly virtues. Woven into the story is the ill-fated love affair of two star-crossed lovers who design the windows; the resurgence of the Kairos estate, first as a destination wedding location by the nefarious antagonists, and eventually as a mission-based rehabilitation center when the estate is recovered for the Episcopal Church. That weaving of this story also includes an unusual connection between a clever private detective and a powerful Mafioso don. The reader will find authenticity in the story through its connection to a time, place and the personalities of people who contribute to the broad diversity of Long Island. The author has provided illustrations of the windows as well as more than 20 other drawings to illuminate the tale.
Download or read book The Pacific Reporter written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 1164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Duke of Chance written by Tammy Andresen and published by Swift Romance Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This duke will chance anything…except his heart. The Duke of Durham, better known as the Duke of Chance, is an unrepentant rake, a gambler, a club owner, and an all-around sinner. Which is why, taking over the gaming hell, the Den of Sins, suits him perfectly. And while he knows he'll have to marry at some point, he looks upon the institution the way some might consider having a tooth extracted. The act is to be avoided until the last possible moment. But when an opportunity falls into his lap to have the best of both worlds, marriage and freedom, it's an offer he can't refuse. She's loved Chance forever… How could Lady Daisy Longrove forget her childhood infatuation? He's her brother's best friend, after all. The handsome and powerful duke has never seen her as anything but a little girl. That is until she finally sets her silly girlhood fancy aside and falls in love with another man, one who also happens to be a rake. All right, perhaps she has a type. But when the Earl of Edgemere doesn't keep his promise of marriage, she's all but ruined. That's when Chance makes her an offer. He'll save her by marrying her, if she'll provide him with an heir and then allow him the freedom to do as he chooses. It's an offer she likely can't refuse. But all those feelings she'd thought she'd forgotten long ago? They're back with a vengeance. How can she be his wife when she's in love with him, knowing he'll never return her feelings? There in only one answer. Daisy has to find a way to break down the high walls he's constructed around his heart. Can she convince this duke to take a chance on love?
Download or read book The Girl Scouts Captain written by Edith Lavell and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Girl Scouts' Captain" by Edith Lavell. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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Download or read book Harlequin Love Inspired November 2020 Box Set 1 of 2 written by Patricia Davids and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-11-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. This box set includes: A HAVEN FOR CHRISTMAS (A North Country Amish novel) By USA TODAY bestselling author Patricia Davids After an accident lands Tully Lange on widow Becca Beachy’s farm, she’s determined to show the troubled Englischer a true Amish Christmas. But even as she falls for him, Becca knows anything between them is forbidden. Will she have to let him go, or is there hope for a future? THE RANCHER’S HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENT (A Mercy Ranch novel) By Brenda Minton With his family in town for Christmas pressuring him to move back home and join their business, foreman Joe Lawson will do anything to stay on Mercy Ranch—even pretend Daisy West is his fiancée. But can he protect his heart from his boss’s prodigal daughter and her adorable foster twins? THE CHRISTMAS BARGAIN By Lisa Carter Unwilling to attend a wedding alone, art teacher Lila Penry makes a deal with Sam Gibson: she’ll give his niece private lessons if he’ll be her date. But now with the town convinced they’re an item just as Lila accepts an out-of-state dream job, local matchmakers won’t stop until these two find their happily-ever-after. For more stories filled with love and faith, look for Love Inspired November 2020 Box Set—2 of 2
Download or read book Claim You A Daisy Fortune Private Investigator Mystery Book 2 written by Blake Pierce and published by Blake Pierce. This book was released on 2023-02-13 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brilliant private investigator Daisy Fortune is known for cracking cases in the opaque world of the uber-wealthy, but when a new case lands—a wealthy tycoon found dead on his private jet in Monaco—even Daisy is stumped. Yet as she unearths his darkest secrets and meets all the hangers-on in his life, even Daisy cannot anticipate what she will discover. “A masterpiece of thriller and mystery.” —Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ CLAIM YOU is Book #2 in a long-anticipated new series by #1 bestseller and USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose bestseller Once Gone (a free download) has received over 7,000 five star ratings and reviews. Daisy Fortune never wanted to be a private investigator, but when her father had a stroke, she felt obliged to carry on the family business. Her P.I. business is on the brink of bankruptcy when an uber-wealthy client offers an extraordinary fee to clear her name. To do so, Daisy will have to immerse herself in the world of the mega-rich—a world Daisy knows nothing of. Red flags abound as Daisy finds herself pulled deeper into the web of lies and dark secrets of the world’s wealthiest. Secrets they will do anything to protect. Daisy, though, is brilliant and tenacious, and as she steps into the role, she begins to realize she has her father’s gift. Unearthing the truth becomes a passion for her and she learns she will stop at nothing to do it—even if it means risking her own life. A page-turning private investigator thriller, the DAISY FORTUNE series is a riveting mystery, featuring a brilliant detective and packed with non-stop action, suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night. Fans of Michael Connelly, Harlan Coben and L.T. Ryan are sure to fall in love. Future books in the series are also now available. “An edge of your seat thriller in a new series that keeps you turning pages! ...So many twists, turns and red herrings… I can't wait to see what happens next.” —Reader review (Her Last Wish) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A strong, complex story about two FBI agents trying to stop a serial killer. If you want an author to capture your attention and have you guessing, yet trying to put the pieces together, Pierce is your author!” —Reader review (Her Last Wish) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A typical Blake Pierce twisting, turning, roller coaster ride suspense thriller. Will have you turning the pages to the last sentence of the last chapter!!!” —Reader review (City of Prey) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Right from the start we have an unusual protagonist that I haven't seen done in this genre before. The action is nonstop… A very atmospheric novel that will keep you turning pages well into the wee hours.” —Reader review (City of Prey) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Everything that I look for in a book… a great plot, interesting characters, and grabs your interest right away. The book moves along at a breakneck pace and stays that way until the end. Now on go I to book two!” —Reader review (Girl, Alone) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Exciting, heart pounding, edge of your seat book… a must read for mystery and suspense readers!” —Reader review (Girl, Alone) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Download or read book Tell the Girl written by Sandra Howard and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-07-03 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I turned the last page of Tell the Girl with a real feeling of regret that this great treat had come to an end' Joanna Lumley Married four times, Susannah Forbes had a starry career as a top model. Now, with an instinctive eye for colour and design, she finds herself in constant demand as an interior designer. Offered a commission by a recently divorced American to make over his lavish Long Island home, Susannah accepts, bringing as her assistant young divorcee Daisy Mitchell. Taking off from Heathrow, Susannah is transported back to a time when, at the height of her modelling career, she lived in New York. She is walking down Madison Avenue, calling in on ad offices, being hired for exotic, back-breaking shoots. She is posing in Vogue's studios, being photographed by America's big names: Penn, Avedon, Stern. She is in California, with Sinatra and friends, mixing with Marilyn Monroe, Bob Hope, Ella Fitzgerald. She relives her Washington weekends, spending time with JFK and Jackie. Weaving together a fascinating past and a present full of emotional turmoil, Sandra Howard draws us into a world she knew so well, of glamour, style and high society, but where, below the surface, extravagence, insecurity and infidelity run rife.
