Download or read book The Enchanted Garden Cafe written by Abigail Drake and published by . This book was released on with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She knew trouble when she saw it, and he was definitely trouble. After spending years dealing with her flighty mother, a café on the edge of ruin, a misbehaving backyard fountain, and tea that may or may not be increasing the libido of her elderly neighbors, Fiona Campbell has had enough. She’s ready to move out, get away from her mother and all the craziness that accompanies her, and start a life of her own. The last thing she needs is another complication, especially one like Matthew Monroe. When he walks through their door with a guitar on his back and a sexy gleam in his eyes, Fiona knows she should stay away. She doesn’t trust him, or his motives, but there is something about Matthew that draws her close, against her better judgment. And when disaster strikes, it seems he’s the only one she can turn to for help. But Matthew represents all the things she’s spent a lifetime trying to escape. She has her future mapped out in detail, including what kind of man she should date. She wants safety and predictability, but could it be that the best thing that ever happened to her is the one thing she never planned on?

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Download or read book The Hocus Pocus Magic Shop written by Abigail Drake and published by Abigail Drake. This book was released on 2019-06-21 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When chemist Grace O’Leary finds a book of magic spells hidden in her Aunt Lucy’s run-down magic shop, the scientist in her itches to try them out. She mixes up a batch of love potions as a joke, and has to face the consequences when they actually seem to work. Her dream of becoming a professor is in peril, and time is running out to finish research for her dissertation. She can't handle any more distractions, but the magic shop is on the verge of closing, her aunt has become forgetful and confused, and a handsome reporter named Dario Fontana keeps sniffing around for a story. The last thing she needs is for him to find out about the love potions and expose her as fraud, but she begins to trust him, and the sizzling chemistry between them is soon too powerful to deny. With her personal and professional life in chaos, and her budding relationship with Dario in jeopardy, Grace is faced with a difficult choice. Fixing what is broken means going against every logical bone in her body. Can Grace learn to silence her scientific brain long enough to accept the truth about magic…and also about herself?

Download or read book Madame Pamplemousse and the Enchanted Sweet Shop written by Rupert Kingfisher and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-09-06 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's winter in Paris and Madeleine is having problems at school. A new girl, Mirabelle, is bullying her. Madeleine is too ashamed to ask for help from her friends, Madame Pamplemousse and Camembert, but she's befriended by a woman called Madame Bonbon, who runs an alluring-looking sweet shop. The sweets Madame Bonbon gives Madeleine have the most bewitching effect, at first making her feel much stronger and able to confront Mirabelle. However, soon they start drawing her into a strange, enchanted world from which she finds she cannot escape. Madame Bonbon is really someone else in disguise - an old enemy from Madame Pamplemousse's past, who has come to Paris seeking her revenge . . .

Download or read book Garden Spells written by Sarah Addison Allen and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2007 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Garden Spells" is a wonderful, enchanting, crafty novel of sisters--two very different women, each rooted in some way to her past--who discover that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree when family ties cast their spell.

Download or read book Wild Garden Weekends written by Tania Pascoe and published by Wild Things Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This stunning and original British travel guide charts lesser known gardens, spectacular meadows, the best kitchen garden food, plus wild places to camp and stay.

Download or read book At the Existentialist Caf written by Sarah Bakewell and published by Other Press, LLC. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named one of the Ten Best Books of 2016 by the New York Times, a spirited account of a major intellectual movement of the twentieth century and the revolutionary thinkers who came to shape it, by the best-selling author of How to Live Sarah Bakewell. Paris, 1933: three contemporaries meet over apricot cocktails at the Bec-de-Gaz bar on the rue Montparnasse. They are the young Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, and longtime friend Raymond Aron, a fellow philosopher who raves to them about a new conceptual framework from Berlin called Phenomenology. "You see," he says, "if you are a phenomenologist you can talk about this cocktail and make philosophy out of it!" It was this simple phrase that would ignite a movement, inspiring Sartre to integrate Phenomenology into his own French, humanistic sensibility, thereby creating an entirely new philosophical approach inspired by themes of radical freedom, authentic being, and political activism. This movement would sweep through the jazz clubs and cafés of the Left Bank before making its way across the world as Existentialism. Featuring not only philosophers, but also playwrights, anthropologists, convicts, and revolutionaries, At the Existentialist Café follows the existentialists' story, from the first rebellious spark through the Second World War, to its role in postwar liberation movements such as anti-colonialism, feminism, and gay rights. Interweaving biography and philosophy, it is the epic account of passionate encounters--fights, love affairs, mentorships, rebellions, and long partnerships--and a vital investigation into what the existentialists have to offer us today, at a moment when we are once again confronting the major questions of freedom, global responsibility, and human authenticity in a fractious and technology-driven world.

Download or read book The Enchanted Garden Cafe written by Abigail Drake and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-14 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Something magical is happening, but will she be brave enough to see it? For her sixth birthday, Fiona Campbell's mother, Claire, made her a peace sign piñata filled with wishes for a better planet instead of candy. When she got her period, her mother held a womanhood ceremony at their café and invited the neighborhood. On her sixteenth birthday, they celebrated with a drum circle. Fiona grew up trying to keep the impulsive Claire in check, and their struggling café afloat. She plans to move out, but first must find a way to stop a big corporation from tearing down their business and destroying her mother's livelihood.Claire thinks karma will solve their financial and legal problems. Fiona prefers a spreadsheet and a solid business plan. The last thing she has time for is Matthew Monroe, a handsome complication who walks through their door with a guitar on his back and a naughty gleam in his eye.

Download or read book Lola Flannigan written by Abigail Drake and published by . This book was released on with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This hairdresser has an ability that's out-of-this-world. After getting struck by lightning seven times, hairstylist Lola Flannigan has a shocking problem. She can no longer touch anyone with her bare hands and must wear gloves for the protection of others. She isn’t sure if she’s freakishly lucky, or simply a freak. It makes her job as a beautician challenging. It makes her dating life nearly impossible. All it took was one little episode involving singed chest hair during a particularly intimate moment, and suddenly she's a pariah in four-inch heels. Lola is ready to give up when sexy billionaire Morgan Slade struts into her shop. He promises to teach her more about herself than she could have ever imagined, including how to control her dangerous hands. But can Lola learn to trust Morgan, or will he be her biggest mistake of all?

Download or read book The Dragonsong Law Offices written by Abigail Drake and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-31 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One sister is a powerful witch, but the other has special powers of her own. Eliza Dragonsong is a lawyer by day and a Wiccan high priestess by night. Her unique skillset comes in handy in the courtroom, and also when she's asked to guard an ancient cursed stone from the dangerously charming Ivan Rochat. Although he's a former art thief with a questionable past, Eliza still finds herself drawn to him, and soon realizes she has to guard more than just the stone. She has to guard her heart as well. Amanda Dragonsong is nothing like her older half-sister. Shy and self-conscious, she's a woman gifted with a beautiful voice, but that gift can also be a curse. Her lullabies make people drift off to sleep, and her sad songs make them cry, but it's her love songs that often cause the most damage. When her domineering mother forges Amanda's name on a contract for a live show in Vegas, Amanda knows she has to get away. Going back to her childhood home, to the safety of her father and her sister, is her best option. But returning means facing some of the ghosts from her past, including Tommy Belfiore, a handsome firefighter, and the only man she ever truly loved. Two sisters. Two extraordinary gifts. One chance at happiness. Will they be brave enough to take it?

Download or read book Love Chocolate and a Dog Named Al Capone written by Abigail Drake and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-29 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pride, prejudice, and a puppy! A romantic comedy from a Labrador's perspective. Capone, the newly acquired puppy of Miss Josephine St. Clair, owner of Bartleby's Books, is a literature loving Labrador. Obsessed with Jane Austen, and cursed with a terrible name, Capone hopes to change his doggie karma and prove he's just as much a gentleman as the heroes in his favorite books, by finding the perfect Mr. Darcy for the lonely and bookishly adorable Miss Josie. Unfortunately, the only men Miss Josie seems to encounter aren't Darcys at all. They're Wickhams, Churchills, and Willoughbys. Even worse, there is trouble afoot. Someone has been sabotaging Miss Josie's business, and all signs point to her evil ex. Can Capone find a way to save Bartleby's Books, help Miss Josie find her true love, and earn, at long last, a name befitting a true gentleman? ***Honorable Mention, Writer's Digest Self-Published E-book Awards, 2019. Winner of the Stiletto Contest, 2020***

Download or read book Writing Mr Right written by Abigail Drake and published by Wende Dikec. This book was released on with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four romance writers. Four failed marriages. Can they create the perfect man? Romance writers should be experts on love, but that’s not the case with Libby Day and her friends. Although they can come up with great stories on the page, their relationships in real life are all miserable failures. While on a writing retreat in the mountains, they decide to try to pen the perfect man—the kind that only exists in a novel. Libby yearns for a rock star. Nicky Knightly wants a motorcycle bad boy. Eliza Penbroke dreams of a Highland warrior (preferably in a kilt). And Jess Harper longs for a hot cop. The four of them burn their wishes and return home, but then something strange starts to happen. The fantasy men begin appearing in their lives, but there is a problem. The right men are ending up with the wrong women. Can each of them recover from the devastation of their past and find their own happily ever after, or is true love something that only occurs within the pages of a book? * This book is told from four perspectives and includes topics like suicide, abuse, and infidelity. Winner of the 2023 Firebird Book Awards in the Chick Lit category. "This is a book which grabs you and won't let you go." ~ Amazon Reviewer "This novel has four friends with four great stories of finding love all intertwined to lead readers through a fun romantic adventure with a hint of mystery!" ~ Amazon Reviewer "Sexy and full of great characters. I loved this book made me laugh and cry and want to meet each of the characters." ~ Amazon Reviewer

Download or read book Rebel Without a Clause written by Abigail Drake and published by Wende Dikec. This book was released on 2022-09-18 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas elf Tinklebelle Holly is a screwup. Demoted to a job in the reindeer division after one infraction too many, she hates her job, hates her life, and despises the North Pole. But when a surprise visitor arrives from Elven High Council, and Tink is assigned to show him around, everything changes. Jax Grayson is a dark elf, and unlike anyone she’s ever met. Looking past his obvious hotness, Tink knows he has a secret, and the audit he’s supposedly performing doesn’t feel legit. After an unexpected tragedy occurs, Tink’s life is thrown into even greater turmoil, and it seems like Jax might be the only one Tink can truly trust. Can she help him figure out what’s happening on the North Pole, or will Jax be her worst mistake of all?

Download or read book Starr Valentine written by Abigail Drake and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-14 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starr Valentine, the most popular cheerleader at Middleton High, has led a charmed life. But the day she is chosen as the youngest member ever of homecoming court, is also the day her parents reveal a secret more than a decade old: They are monarchs in exile from a mysterious planet called Vega, and it’s time for all of them to return home. While she likes the idea of being a princess, Starr realizes something is terribly wrong when they arrive on their new world. She’s always been the best-looking girl in the room, but everyone is ignoring her and fawning over her frumpy older sister, Astra, and it doesn’t make sense. Although Astra is the sweetest person around, she’s never even had a date. So why is she now getting all the attention? Starr soon figures out the awful truth. The standard of beauty on Vega is different, and Starr isn’t pretty anymore. To make matters worse, everybody treats her like she’s annoying and shallow, including an irritatingly handsome young duke named Julian. Can Starr find a way to get noticed again, or is this once beautiful swan doomed to remain an ugly duckling forever?

Download or read book The Garden Tourist s Florida written by Jana Milbocker and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-10 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Florida gardens illustrate the amazing biodiversity of the state as well as plant collections from other tropical areas of the world. In The Garden Tourist's Florida, garden designer Jana Milbocker guides you on a fantastic tour of 80 tropical gardens and provides all the information you need to make the most of your visit. From the plantation-style gardens of northern Florida to the private Edens of painters and sculptors, botanical collections of world-renowned plant hunters, and European-inspired estates of Miami, there is something for every gardener to enjoy in a tour of the state. The Garden Tourist's Florida features outstanding botanical gardens, historic estates, butterfly gardens and zoos, specialty nurseries, and off-the-beaten-path destinations for the passionate gardener. - Preview 80 outstanding gardens in 204 pages richly illustrated with 500 photos. - Enjoy the best botanical and historic gardens in Florida. - Plan your trips with regional maps, contact information, sample itineraries, and garden amenities.

Download or read book The Caf of Second Chances written by OJ LEIGH and published by OJ LEIGH. This book was released on 2023-09-13 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the charming town of Willowbrook, where the hills kissed the horizon and the aroma of freshly brewed coffee wafted through the streets, a quaint little café stood as a haven for lost souls and weary hearts. It was here that Ailani, a widowed coffee shop owner, found solace and purpose amid the gentle hum of espresso machines and the soothing chatter of customers. Yet, fate had a plan to infuse her life with an unexpected twist. Enter Julio, a disillusioned writer grappling with the weight of relentless writer's block that seemed to have seized his creativity. Destiny, it seemed, led him to that very café, where he would unknowingly cross paths with the enigmatic Ailani. As their worlds collided over cups of steaming coffee and heartfelt conversations, an extraordinary connection began to brew. The Café of Second Chances follows the intertwined journey of Ailani and Julio as they navigate through grief and disillusionment, seeking solace and inspiration within each other's company. Through the tender embrace of vulnerability, they discover that healing and hope often arise from the most unexpected of places. As the aroma of freshly brewed coffee fills the air and the magic of the café takes hold, a second chance at love blooms, igniting a profound transformation in both their lives. With the town of Willowbrook as their witness, Ailani and Julio embark on a journey of rediscovery, where the essence of coffee and heartfelt conversations becomes the elixir of rejuvenation. Join us in this heartwarming tale of love, resilience, and the enduring power of hope as we step into The Café of Second Chances and savor the rich flavors of life, love, and the pursuit of inspiration amidst the captivating aroma of freshly brewed coffee.

Download or read book Oona written by Kelly DiPucchio and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comical and heartfelt picture book is a winning celebration of invention, creativity, and friendship. With gorgeous underwater scenes and a crowd-pleasing tale, this is one little mermaid who is here to make a splash! New York Times bestselling author Kelly DiPucchio and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner Raissa Figueroa would like to introduce Oona—the big wide sea’s littlest mischief-maker. Oona and her best friend Otto love to search for treasure…and often find trouble instead. Messy trouble. Tricky trouble. Even shark-related trouble. That’s never stopped them before, though! After all, no proper treasure hunt is without some adventure. But when the grandest treasure yet is stuck in a deep, dark rift, Oona’s not sure if she can dive right in. What might be waiting for her in those unknown waters?