Download or read book Ha Penny Jenny written by Dani Haviland and published by Chill Out! Books. This book was released on 2021-06-19 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a break and read an uplifting historical novella with a loveable pixie. <>Summer of 1781<> Sweet, naïve—and psychic—pre-adolescent Jenny has just been adopted into a wonderful, yet different family. She knows Mommy and Grannie are from someplace where carriages fly in the air and books have moving pictures, but she doesn’t care if they’re odd. Her new parents try to protect her from her past. However, no amount of love can prevent the problems the chatty young girl ‘sees’ from happening. But she won't stop trying. Find out more about THE FAIRIES SAGA’s little heroine and life before she met Jody and Sarah Pomeroy and a few other time travelers who become her family.
Download or read book London written by Edward Rutherfurd and published by Fawcett. This book was released on 1998-03-28 with total page 1154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A TOUR DE FORCE . . . London tracks the history of the English capital from the days of the Celts until the present time. . . . Breathtaking.”—The Orlando Sentinel A master of epic historical fiction, Edward Rutherford gives us a sweeping novel of London, a glorious pageant spanning two thousand years. He brings this vibrant city's long and noble history alive through his saga of ever-shifting fortunes, fates, and intrigues of a half-dozen families, from the age of Julius Caesar to the twentieth century. Generation after generation, these families embody the passion, struggle, wealth, and verve of the greatest city in the Old World. Praise for London “Remarkable . . . The invasion by Julius Caesar’s legions in 54 B.C. . . . The rise of chivalry and the Crusades . . . The building of the Globe theatre . . . and the coming of the Industrial Revolution. . . . What a delightful way to get the feel of London and of English history. . . . We witness first-hand the lust of Henry VIII. We overhear Geoffrey Chaucer deciding to write The Canterbury Tales. . . . Each episode is a punchy tale made up of bite-size chunks ending in tiny cliffhangers.”—The New York Times “Hold-your-breath suspense, buccaneering adventure, and passionate tales of love and war.”—The Times (London) “Fascinating . . . A sprawling epic.”—San Francisco Chronicle
Download or read book Forget All Your Yesterdays written by Hermione Steele and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third book concerning the lives of Hartley brothers and their adopted sister, Natalie, now the Duchess of Lonsworth, takes place in 1864. Robin Hartley, the Earl of Manningley falls madly in love with a beautiful young widow, Jonquil Jamison, Duchess of Allerton. Unfortunately Jonquil's marriage, though of only six weeks duration, was so appalling she is terrified to remarry, so although she falls in love with Robin she rebuffs his advances. In the meantime Robin's younger brother, Brian, now a successful artist living in Paris, has fallen hopelessly in love with Miss Jenny Helliwell, and she with him. Jenny, a young lady rescued from dire circumstances by Robin, is secretary to the brothers' grandmother, Lady Pepper. Alas, due to a misunderstanding upon their first meeting, Brian believes Jenny to be Robin's intended so, to Jenny's utter dismay and his eternal regret, does not declare his love. The two men's predicament is not aided by each believing that the other has designs on the lady he loves. But after a spring and summer of torment at balls in London, the races and a church fte at Epsom they all return to their homes in Yorkshire where two startling incidents occur that change their lives forever.
Download or read book Spinning Jenny written by Ruth Hamilton and published by Random House. This book was released on 2017-04-13 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping and heart-warming saga set in Lancashire from The Sunday Times bestseller Ruth Hamilton, perfect for fans of Catherine Cookson. Guaranteed to keep you turning the page... "These are echoes of Cookson with its story of great homes where dark secrets lurk in the shadows." -- PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH "A thoroughly enjoyable book, rich in gossip and events." -- LIVERPOOL DAILY POST "Another compelling family saga lets you take Bolton with you to the beach!" -- BOLTON EVENING NEWS "[My mother is] loving every minute of reading this enchanting and spellbinding story..." -- ***** Reader review. "BRILLIANT BOOK AS ALWAYS READ ALL THE BOOK IN ONE GO" -- ***** Reader review. ************************** ALL SHE EVER WANTED WAS THE CHANCE TO MAKE A BETTER LIFE FOR HERSELF... Jennifer Crawley, eighteen, leads a strange and lonely life - her days in the spinning room of the cotton mill, her nights with possessive - and slightly mad - Aunt Mavis. When she's offered the chance to work as a servant at Skipton Hall, she sees this as a chance to better herself. Yet the household is as dangerous and weird as the one she left behind. Mrs Sloane, the terrifying housekeeper, takes pleasure in bullying and frightening the young maids; Henry Skipton is an embittered, solitary man who never takes the time to see his invalid wife, Eloise Skipton, who lays bed-ridden, feeding on hatred and plotting vengeance on the man she married. When she first sets eyes on young Jenny, she realizes she has found the perfect weapon for revenge... But Jenny and her friend, Maria Hesketh - her character as fiery as her hair - are determined that they will make something of their lives and succeed in spite of everything...
Download or read book The Works of Tim Bobbin Esq in Prose and Verse written by Tim Bobbin and published by . This book was released on 1819 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Story of Jenny written by Elizabeth Southwart and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Queen Of The May written by Beale and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A warm wartime saga of one girl's quest for a better life. Queenie May Ellis vows to herself at the age of eight that one day she will escape, get away from Ma and her life of drudgery. Life is hard in the backstreets of Portsmouth in the 1930s, especially in a crowded house full of hungry brothers. Determined to have a better life, yearning for the passion and romance she sees on the silver screen, Queenie sets out to secure her own future. And handsome, aloof Able Seaman Jackson could be the answer to her prayers. But Keith Jackson has his own ambitions and dreams, and they don't include settling down. And the outbreak of war will bring both heartbreak and hardship for Queenie, changing the course of her life for ever.
Download or read book Potter s Field Or The Gentleman with the Black Humor written by Arthur Boyrie and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Potter s Field written by Aristophanes and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-10-21 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book THE SIX PACK written by Robert H Fellows and published by Author House. This book was released on 2016 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES DUE TO GLOBAL WARMING Forwarding a number of years, imagine an over-populated world having a problem with food and water shortages caused by Global warming. And with England now having a population of 240 million people, and climbing, and this being a real possibility of SOMETHING THAT COULD ACTUALLY HAPPEN, something needed to be done quickly in order to prevent the country from having its own food shortage, and starvation happening. So in order to prevent this happening, or worse, our future leaders, the Six Pack, would attempt to do this monumental task by freeing up more land to grow food crops, so had in a Speech, given many millions of people, eight years to move from their homes to make use of their land. And now with the clock running down those years, this story tells of five people, having all chosen to move to one small area of an already overcrowded Capitol City (London), now needing to live their lives in a vastly different society from the one they had previously known, so had needed to quickly come to terms and adapt to these changes. Having been either involved with romance, mystery, depression, murder, vengeance, hatred and violence, they would all have surprising tales to tell.
Download or read book A Stingray Christmas written by Dani Haviland and published by Chill Out! Books. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winter in Alaska sucks when one fall could cripple you for life. Undercover Detective Arlie Biggar had only seen the woman who bore his son five years ago on video. Now that they were in danger, he’d move from Alaska to Arizona to protect them…without letting them know who he was. Surprises abound in the first of six books in the highly rated (and clean) romantic suspense series, Arlie Undercover.
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Download or read book Dark Against the Sky written by Stephen B. Hauge and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2005-03-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dark Against the Sky is the story of a band climbing boys in London in 1834. The arc of their adventures follows the main character, Tommy, as he struggles to find and be re-united with his father, faces the daily challenges of life as a climbing boy ruled by callous master sweeps, and interacts enjoyable with friends and street folk. Though his story is often darkened by his work an the period, it is brightened and ultimately redeemed by his growth in his journey and the humanity he shares with his band of brothers.
Download or read book Time in a Little Blue Bottle written by Dani Haviland and published by Chill Out! Books. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fountain of Youth water was real - and Elvis and Mark Twain were looking for it. Could a young woman and teenage pickpocket beat them to it? And this other guy - the tall, good-looking hunk who kept popping up - was he really a vampire? Join Bella and Artie as they travel to Australia, hoping to ‘acquire’ the little blue bottle of Fountain of Youth elixir from Master Simon and Marty Melbourne, seasoned time travelers who are on a mission to find James Melbourne – the ‘fairy’ (time traveler) who arrived at the Land Down Under with The First Fleet of convicts – over two hundred years earlier.
Download or read book Kibbles and Bits written by Dani Haviland and published by Chill Out! Books. This book was released on 2014-01-11 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy Kibbles and Bits, a literary sampler of excerpts from the first five published books of time travel series, THE FAIRIES SAGA. Get acquainted with the friends and family who travel through The Trees, the portal between the 18th and 21st centuries. Interact with the fictional characters of the popular time travel series LOST who just happen to be real. It all begins with NAKED IN THE WINTER WIND. A plump and perky concerned old lady falls off a cliff and winds up 230 years in the past, in a rejuvenated body, but without a memory. How and why did it happen? The answer is in here. Why is the sweet little 18th-century psychic girl called HA'PENNY JENNY? Who is good-looking Lord James Melbourne speaking with when he says, AYE, I AM A FAIRY? How did Marty Melbourne get the name of DANCES NAKED? The explanation is in here, it isn’t nasty, and will probably make you laugh…or groan. What is the secret of how Benji learned to become invisible? Why is he called 'the great big fairy'? What did he ‘barter’ to win a 6’4” slave woman? How did our 6’7” hero find out he has an Australian brother-in-law who was just as tall as he is in these chapters from THE GREAT BIG FAIRY Sample each book and develop a craving for the continuing stories of THE FAIRIES SAGA.
Download or read book The Midwife s Son written by Dani Haviland and published by Chill Out! Books. This book was released on 2019-12-30 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doing what is right is its own reward. Her son was living proof. Twenty years ago, the midwife refused her selfish billionaire patient's request to smother the scrawny twin and instead took him home to bring up as her own. Years later, the two young men she had helped bring into the world wind up in each other's lives despite both mothers’ efforts to keep them apart. Was this some sort of 'twin thing' that kept pulling them together?
