Download or read book Being Davina written by Nigel Goodall and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2007-05-31 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Davina McCall is the nation's favourite TV celebrity. Over the last few years, her warmth, humour and charm have endeared her to millions of viewers and made her the first lady of reality television. Now embarking on her 7th series of "Big Brother", the much-loved Davina is here to stay. Yet behind this amazing woman is an incredible story of triumph over personal mountains that for years were impossible to climb. A tragic and turbulent past, beginning with a fractured childhood and difficult teens, meant Davina had to grow up fast, but the adult world did not sit easily with her. The price of this was a retreat into drugs and alcohol, as well as a string of difficult relationships that threatened to ruin her. Facing crisis, Davina took control and bounced back in style, facing her demons and moving on to achieve incredible successes that made her the envy and role model of many a would-be TV presenter. A happy marriage, children, amazing weight loss and a high-profile celebrity lifestyle followed. Davina has never looked back. This is the first biography of an incredible woman and a true survivor

Download or read book All the Ways to Be Smart written by Davina Bell and published by . This book was released on 2022-10-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every hour of every day, we're smart in our own special way. And nobody will ever do the very same smart things as you. The modern classic that rethinks what it means to be smart and celebrates all the wondrous qualities that make children who they are now. Now in a special format for the very smallest of readers.

Download or read book Outlander written by Diana Gabaldon and published by Dell. This book was released on 2004-10-26 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A STARZ ORIGINAL SERIES Unrivaled storytelling. Unforgettable characters. Rich historical detail. These are the hallmarks of Diana Gabaldon’s work. Her New York Times bestselling Outlander novels have earned the praise of critics and captured the hearts of millions of fans. Here is the story that started it all, introducing two remarkable characters, Claire Beauchamp Randall and Jamie Fraser, in a spellbinding novel of passion and history that combines exhilarating adventure with a love story for the ages. One of the top ten best-loved novels in America, as seen on PBS’s The Great American Read! Scottish Highlands, 1945. Claire Randall, a former British combat nurse, is just back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach—an “outlander”—in a Scotland torn by war and raiding clans in the year of Our Lord . . . 1743. Claire is catapulted into the intrigues of a world that threatens her life, and may shatter her heart. Marooned amid danger, passion, and violence, Claire learns her only chance of safety lies in Jamie Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior. What begins in compulsion becomes urgent need, and Claire finds herself torn between two very different men, in two irreconcilable lives. This eBook includes the full text of the novel plus the following additional content: • An excerpt from Diana Gabaldon’s Dragonfly in Amber, the second novel in the Outlander series • An interview with Diana Gabaldon • An Outlander reader’s guide Praise for Outlander “Marvelous and fantastic adventures, romance, sex . . . perfect escape reading.”—San Francisco Chronicle “History comes deliciously alive on the page.”—New York Daily News

Download or read book Tomorrow Is a Brand New Day written by Davina Bell and published by Scribble Us. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The follow-up to bestseller All the Ways to be Smart by Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys. An uplifting and healing book that every family needs in an era of overwhelming change.

Download or read book Davina written by Tee Smith and published by Tee Smith. This book was released on 2021-04-05 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Appearances can be deceiving. Davina, the quiet, hardworking receptionist for Blue Belles Investigations has given up on the perfect family. She has her son, Logan, and that’s all she needs. She would do anything to keep him safe Then Drew came along. From the very beginning she’s drawn to the tattooed courier, his eyes seem to fill the emptiness in her heart. He even loves Logan. Maybe she can have a happily ever after, after all? Drew has a secret in his past, a big one, He’s lied about it to everyone, even Davina. But everything he’s tried so hard to leave behind comes to light when Logan goes missing. Can they find Logan before the unthinkable happens? Can Davina look past the mistake he made so long ago and love the man Drew is now? Or has he forever lost his chance to love Davina.

Download or read book The Davina Graham Thrillers written by Evelyn Anthony and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 851 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete series starring the British female operative—from the international bestselling author and “powerful plotter of spy stories” (The Daily Telegraph). The Defector: MI6 agent Davina Graham knows better. But she’s fallen hopelessly in love with the married KGB defector she’s been ordered to debrief. In exchange for information, Ivan Sasanov insists his wife and daughter back in the USSR must be brought to England and given asylum. But the KGB is already on to him—he barely escapes an assassination attempt. And now his wife has been arrested. With Sasanov’s daughter in imminent danger, Graham knows there’s only one way to save the family of the man she loves. “Veteran romance-suspenser Anthony continues to sharpen her talents—and this East/West espionage . . . is one of her best.” —Kirkus Reviews The Avenue of the Dead: The British-born wife of Edward Fleming, the US president’s assistant under-secretary of state and close friend, has appealed to the British ambassador for sanctuary. Elizabeth Fleming claims her husband tried to murder her because she found out he was passing information to the Russians. Though it was ruled an accident, his first wife died in a fire in their Mexico vacation home. To find out the truth, Davina Graham follows a labyrinthine trail from the inner circles of Washington, DC, to Mexico, where she will use herself as bait to trap an elusive criminal known as the Plumed Serpent. “Solid and classy entertainment.” —Kirkus Reviews Albatross: A mole high in the ranks of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service has been feeding national secrets to the Soviets. Davina Graham goes undercover to root out the traitor, code named Albatross. Could it be her boss, Brigadier Sir James White, a twenty-year SIS veteran, months away from retirement? Humphrey Grant, White’s second-in-command, whose public persona conceals damning sexual secrets? Or John Kidson, the technocrat married to Graham’s beautiful, pampered sister? The MI6 agent must move quickly before time runs out for them all. “If you like your spy stories to have a touch of class, you will enjoy Evelyn Anthony’s Albatross.” —The Sunday Times The Company of Saints: Now the first female head of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, Davina Graham is taking a well-deserved holiday in Venice, when on the Grand Canal, the US Secretary of Defense and his daughter are blown up in a gondola. When more assassinations follow, Graham is convinced that Igor Borisov, the power-hungry head of the KGB, is behind the executions. Working with Intelligence agent Colin Lomax, her ex-lover, they uncover a shadowy organization called the Company of Saints, a private brigade of hired killers whose chilling end game is just beginning. “Written and plotted with all the skill one associates with Ms. Anthony and readable as ever.” —The Irish Times

Download or read book I Take You written by Eliza Kennedy and published by Crown. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Lily Wilder: New Yorker, lawyer extraordinaire, blushing bride. And totally incapable of being faithful to one man. Lily’s fiancé Will is a brilliant, handsome archaeologist. Lily is sassy, impulsive, fond of a good drink (or five) and has no business getting married. Lily likes Will, but does she love him? Will loves Lily, but does he know her? As the wedding approaches, Lily’s nights—and mornings, and afternoons—of booze, laughter and questionable decisions become a growing reminder that the happiest day of her life might turn out to be her worst mistake yet. Unapologetically sexy with the ribald humor of Bridesmaids, this joyously provocative debut introduces a self-assured protagonist you won’t soon forget.

Download or read book The Tale of Sir Bertrand and Lady Davina written by R. Castro, Jr. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-08-02 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the land of Espada a knight by the name of Jonathan Bertrand has fallen in love with a young maiden named Davina. When the knight is at first rejected, he pushes on and proves his love to the maiden. But in the midst of all this, the king's daughter, Josephina, has wanted Bertrand for herself for a long time. In her desire for Bertrand, the princess sets off a chain of events that will lead those involved to places of danger. Will Bertrand and Davina be able to avoid the princess' schemes, or will they fall prey to them? Inspired by the Medieval Romance tales of centuries past, The Tale of Sir Bertrand and Lady Davina is certainly worth a read for lovers of medieval literature. It brings the feel of the Medieval Romance into the modern age.

Download or read book Davina s 5 Weeks to Sugar Free written by Davina McCall and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2015-01-08 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Hi, my name is Davina, and I'm a sugar addict . . .' Davina McCall loves a challenge. And giving up sugar has been one of her toughest yet. In this beautiful cookbook, Davina shares her favourite super-healthy recipes that have helped her kick the sugar habit and cut out junk food for good. These recipes: *are easy to make but taste amazing *contain the foods that help you look and feel great *have no long lists of scary, hard-to-find ingredients This is real food for real life! 5 WEEKS TO SUGAR-FREE also includes a 5 week meal planner that works towards curbing sweet cravings and cutting out all processed foods. Davina is no guru, she's one of us, so her plan also includes pudding recipes that help the most sweet-toothed chocoholic kick the added sugar habit. Simple, delicious and brimming with flavour, these recipes take the faff out of sugar-free!

Download or read book Lessons I ve Learned written by Davina McCall and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2016-09-22 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I am a work in progress. There are times when I feel in control and like I know what I'm doing...and there are times (quite a few)(actually lots) when I've got no idea whats going on, where to turn, what to do, how to behave, and those are the times I've sought help! I have been helped by some extraordinary people. I've been supported and counselled through my recovery from drugs and alcohol. I've been hypnotised to get me through going to the bottom of the sea in a sub (life at the extreme). I've read a squibillion (that's a lot) of fantastic self help books and I have shared and shared with the greatest girlfriends and family of all time. These nuggets of wisdom have at times literally kept me going, so I thought I'd pay it forward and share them with you." Presenter, wife, mother, fundraiser, fitness inspiration and now bestselling author,is there nothing Davina McCall cannot do? But success didn't come easy for Davina, and she has faced many challenges along the way. In this long-awaited book, she shares all the tips and wisdom she has picked up on her 'work-in-progress' journey. Written in the accessible, easy-going and humorous way that Davina has become famous and loved for, Lessons I've Learned will motivate readers to reach their goals, find happiness and fulfillment, and feel more confident.

Download or read book Menopausing The positive roadmap to your second spring written by Davina McCall and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of The British Book Awards 2023 Overall Book of the Year‘We can’t wait for this.’ RedMenopausing is more than just a book, it’s a movement. An uprising.

Download or read book Davina written by Tijan and published by EverAfter Romance. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I’m held captive. I’m being tortured daily. They want what is inside of me, but the problem is that they don’t realize what they want or how wrong they are. My power is unknown to the world. I am a mythical creature to the supernatural. So what happens when my power is released? When it takes over me? When I become the worst nightmare they never imagined? They're going to find out. Everybody's about to piss their pants, because the Immortal is coming.

Download or read book The End of the World Is Bigger than Love written by Davina Bell and published by Text Publishing. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A breathtakingly original novel about love and destruction, from an award-winning Australian children’s author.

Download or read book Under the Love Umbrella written by Davina Bell and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From this award-winning creative duo comes a stunning celebration of the joy and comfort that love can bring - wherever we roam in the big, wild world. Whatever you fear, come close my dear You're tucked in safe for always here And I will never not be near Because of our love umbrella A celebration of the joy and comfort that love can bring - in a special edition for the very smallest of readers.

Download or read book Riley Knows He Can written by Davina Hamilton and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-25 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Riley os starring in his school, but his nerves are getting in the way. His big sister Ella gives him a plan: she helps him see he do it - he can!"--

Download or read book Let s Not Be Friends written by Phoebe MacLeod and published by Boldwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2022-11-23 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The course of true love never did run smooth, but with Phoebe MacLeod it always gets a second chance. Perfect for fans of Jo Watson, Mhairi McFarlane and Catherine Walsh. What's a girl to do when Prince Charming turns into a frog? City girl Sophie has married the prince (or landed gentry - close enough), moved to his pile (which is more accurate a description than she’d anticipated) and is set to live happily ever after with the love of her life . . . until she finds the other half of her perfect life in the stables with the stable girl, and they’re definitely not grooming the horses. Shocked and appalled, Sophie’s no happier to learn that she’s supposed to 'just get on with it'. After all, according to her mother-in-law, she got the title . . . they even overlooked her family’s ‘new money’ status. But Sophie is no one's doormat and there's no way she's going to turn a blind eye to her husband's infidelity. There may be some bumps on the road, but Sophie is going to find the life she deserves Reader Reviews for Let's Not Be Friends: 'Loved it so much - I've already re-read it twice. The conversations with the mother-in-law are priceless. Also loved the overlap in characters with her other books' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review 'I so enjoy a story where the female isn’t a whimpering damsel in distress. Loved everything about this book and read it in the same day. Brilliant, fun & a strong female lead' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review 'An enjoyable five-star read, and one I’d highly recommend!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review Praise for Phoebe MacLeod: 'A perfect love story' 'Humorous, light and romantic!' 'I absolutely loved it. Heart-warming, just perfect!' 'I loved every minute reading this book, light hearted and fun, finished in a day!' 'I smiled so much' 'What a wonderful book' 'Fantastic'

Download or read book Becoming a Parent written by Jackie Ganley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-01-14 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An emotional survival guide to pregnancy and childbirth Like the other volumes in the Family Matters series, this authoritative new book provides expert advice to ordinary people struggling with everyday challenges-in this case, the emotional trials of new mothers. Enduring the stresses of pregnancy and giving birth are only half of what it takes to become a parent. The other half involves adjusting emotionally to the reality of a newborn. With tips on getting outside help and "discussion points" useful in self-therapy, Becoming a Parent offers real-life solutions, based on actual cases, to every sort of difficulty new parents might expect. Jackie Ganley (London, UK) works for Britain's National Health Service.