Download or read book Nervous Nigel written by Bethany Christou and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nervous crocodile from a long line of competitive swimmers must find the courage to be honest with his family in this illustrated picture book about being true to yourself. Nigel loves swimming. The water is his favorite place to be, and he comes from a long line of swimming champions. His mother is the fastest swimmer in crocodile history, and his sister was the first crocodile to get a perfect diving score. But Nigel doesn’t like competitions. His heart hammers when the whistle blows, and his tail trembles when he hears the shouting from the sidelines. But he doesn’t want to disappoint his family, so he never tells them how he really feels. And when they enter him in his first real competition, Nigel doesn’t know what to do. Will he ever find the courage to tell his family the truth?

Download or read book Flying Horse written by Bonnie Bryant and published by Skylark. This book was released on 2013-02-27 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phil Marsten isn't just Stevie Lake's boyfriend. He's a fellow rider and he knows how to push all Stevie's buttons. When he issues a riding challenge that she can't turn down, Stevie starts training Belle intensely. In fact, her workouts threaten to make even good natured Belle balk at going into the ring. Mrs. Reg, the manager of Pine Hollow Stables, thinks Stevie and Belle need a break, so she takes the Saddle Club to Chincoteague and Assateague islands. Will seeing wild ponies running on the beach remind Stevie what riding is all about?

Download or read book A Social Convenience written by Harold Marsh Harwood and published by London : E. Benn Limited. This book was released on 1926 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Heroes and Hotties written by S. Pearce and published by BK Wright. This book was released on 2014-10-04 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of erotic romances including: Spuds: Mike and Trevor have been each other’s lifeline, confidante, and partner in “mischief” for as long as either of them can remember. When Trevor asks his best bud to open a business with him, Mike quickly agrees, bringing his carefree and somewhat reckless attitude with him to work every day. The much more mischievous of the two, he secretly advertises that their business includes doing “odd” jobs. Trevor knows that Mike is up to something, but he is his best friend, so he overlooks his buddy’s wayward ways. He is waiting and watching, however, for Mike’s carefree ways and mischief making to go a little too far and get him into something that even he may not be able to get his good buddy out of. My Man: Nigel has dreamed of owning his own bakery since he was a very young boy, and now he is living his dream. Another dream of Nigel’s, sharing his life with a man he loves and cherishes and who loves and cherishes him, is still just a dream. Nigel is very outgoing in general, but quite shy when it comes to intimacy, and he fears that his shyness has scared away more than one man in his life. Someday, he tells himself, I will meet the man of my dreams. Nigel’s business partner and sister, Pamela, tirelessly plays matchmaker for her brother, but she is beginning to wonder if he will ever know the love and happiness that she, too, wishes for her younger brother; that is, until a very special customer enters the bakery. His for the Holidays: Sheridan loves this time of year, and this is the first year in as long as he can remember that he is not scheduled to work or be on call on Christmas Day. His plans for the day include skiing down the snowy slopes just outside of the city he loves and now calls home. Being alone does not bother Sheridan. He is much too busy with his career to invest much time in a relationship. When a man from Sheridan’s past approaches him while he is taking a break in the ski lodge, his lone Christmas takes an unexpected turn. and many more…

Download or read book Nigel s Redemption written by Nick Staffieri and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-08-22 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was what nearly every retiring gunfighter wanted. Nigel lived his life as a gun-for-hire and was tired. He longed to ride off into the sunset free of his past sins. But Nigel was wanted for murder from a job gone wrong. On his travels to seek this elusive redemption, he settles in the small, quiet town of Crowseye nestled far away from the cares of the world. But Nigel soon finds out that hiding from his past is a difficult thing to do when you’re a gunfighter. Confronted with the arrival of two outlaws seeking their own form of retribution, Nigel learns the dark secrets of the many new faces in his life and pieces a history of this quiet town together. With one last chance to clear his name and find peace, Nigel formulates a plan to save himself and others in the town. But redemption does not come easily. Not without a price.

Download or read book Project Runaway Heiress written by Heidi Betts and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Undercover Fashionista When her designs keep showing up on a rival's runway, heiress and fashion designer Lily Zaccaro vows to catch the thief. She comes up with the perfect plan—run off to L.A. and go undercover as personal assistant to the other label's CEO, Nigel Statham, aka the sexiest Brit alive. As long work days turn into sizzling nights, Lily struggles to stay focused on her secret mission. She desperately hopes that Nigel is innocent because their relationship is anything but! In the face of so much deception, pretty soon their newfound love is hanging on by a thread….

Download or read book The Dog Guardian written by Nigel Reed and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2017-06-15 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Struggling to solve your dog's behavioural problems? Looking to achieve the perfect relationship with your dog? The Dog Guardian is here to help. Dog behaviourist Nigel Reed teaches emotional intelligence for dog owners, leading to confident, happy and well-behaved dogs. Through his many years of experience Nigel has found that there are four fundamental components for a content and well-behaved dog. In The Dog Guardian Nigel explains the philosophy and gives you practical, step-by-step advice. This new and vital information will empower you to address any of your dog's undesirable behaviours, no matter its age, breed or history. The Dog Guardian has already helped thousands of dogs and their owners address problem behaviours including anxiety, nervousness, aggression, hyperactivity, lead pulling, jumping up and much more. It's easier than you'd think.

Download or read book More Careless Talk written by David Barry and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sequel to Careless Talk, in which Dave Whitby's new relationship turns sour as Mary's ex husband begins terrorising and stalking her, and Mike's hair cutting is compromised by his drinking and his marriage goes belly-up. All his customers relationships go from bad to worse, but henpecked Ted, the railway guard finds a new life that has always been denied to him.

Download or read book A Caribbean Cold Case written by P. G. Long and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dead Mentors written by Sandra Nichols and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2013-02-27 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2005, John Burns, a clairvoyant therapist, provides a reading for a lonely South Florida healthcare manager named Sophia Deming. At fifty-four, Sophia is miserable with work, regret, and failed ambitions. She leaves the reading, disappointed with Burnss forecast and worries that the way to an authentic life is a hopeless dream. From the shores of his cottage on Prince Edward Island, Burns channels Sophia for a period of two years and tells the story of her existential quest. Sophias journey begins when she finds her dead mothers play, The Antiquity, in the family cottage in Peterborough, Ontario. Its main character, Russell Durnin, a biomedical scientist, finds the missing link to his research among the paranormal inhabitants of a futuristic prison. As an ambitious production of the performance develops in Toronto, Sophia encounters a series of misfortunes back home in Florida that mirror those of Durnin and that force her to confront her darkest fears. On opening night of the play, as her mothers portrait is unveiled upon the stage, Sophia discovers the secret of her emotional captivity.

Download or read book Stronghold written by Skip Ball and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2007-07 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jacob Knight is unconventional and on fire for God. His supervisor knows just the right place for his next assignment. Pulled out of the hectic Southern California lifestyle, Jay and Lisa are dropped into a tranquil English village where churches had failed to succeed for the past hundred years. It seemed too good to be true; an idyllic setting, an ancient cottage and the chance to produce a vibrant congregation until their world became a living hell. When Jay finds blood dripping from the church rafters and they become a target of terror by a stranger, Jay and Lisa realize theyve disturbed a stronghold of darkness. Their fight for survival forces them to plumb the unknown depths of faith so foreign and yet so powerful that their lives would never be the same again. Based on a true story."

Download or read book A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English written by Eric Partridge and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-05-02 with total page 1426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive work on the subject, this Dictionary - available again in its eighth edition - gives a full account of slang and unconventional English over four centuries and will entertain and inform all language-lovers.

Download or read book Nigel s Dream written by Errol Shaw and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Synopsis At an early age, a young girl met and fell in love with a good looking boy who often visited the Kingston wharf to swim with other boys. It was close to this area that Doreen met and fell in love with this boy known to others only as Roy. This boy was the oldest of the pack of boys who he often hangs out with at the wharf. She had no idea what would become of her life. It did not take long before the two became really close. Although Doreen was under age, she failed to follow her mother's advise and was sexually involved with the boy she met. She became pregnant and later gives birth to a child with amazing capabilities. From the inception of his birth, Nigel, was deemed a child of mystery and remarkable talent. He had visions in the world that many people, including his family, could not believe. At a young age, he was able to tell vivid stories of his dreams and imaginations to his family that at times appeared to be seemingly real. Even in school he developed the ability to read and write much quicker than others who were not able to at his level. Who knew that one day this young boy would rise above it all. Only time will give an account to what kind of man Nigel would grow up to be, as he get over the spirits that followed the family for most of his young life. Incredibly, his family dug deeper to explore the visions and talent this youngster possessed. They would later realize that there is more to his talents that set him apart from other children. They would later find out most of his talents would stem from spirits teaching him the basic principles of learning to read and write. Soon enough, the thoughts of dealing and finding ways to evade ghost would overwhelm them. The spirits would haunt them everywhere they traveled. However, despite all their fears casted by ghosts, Nigel was the least fearful of the crack walls, the rising bed and the falling clock. Ultimately, their vision and hope to rise against it all will one day become a possibility.

Download or read book The Shuttle written by Frances Hodgson Burnett and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Complete Works of Frances Hodgson Burnett Unabridged written by Frances Hodgson Burnett and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2013-02-18 with total page 5349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ebook edition contains the unabridged Complete Works of Frances Hodgson Burnett with a detailed and functional table of contents. Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (1849 – 1924) was an English playwright and author. She is best known for her children's stories, in particular The Secret Garden (published in 1911), A Little Princess (published in 1905), and Little Lord Fauntleroy (published in 1885-6). Frances Eliza Hodgson was born in Cheetham, near Manchester, England. After her father died in 1852, the family eventually fell on straitened circumstances and in 1865 emigrated to the United States, settling near Knoxville, Tennessee. There, Frances began writing to help earn money for the family, publishing stories in magazines from the age of 19. In 1870 her mother died and in 1872 she married Swan Burnett, who became a medical doctor after which they lived in Paris for two years where their two sons were born before returning to the US to live in Washington D.C. There she began to write novels, the first of which (That Lass o' Lowries), was published to good reviews. Little Lord Fauntleroy was published in 1886 and made her a popular writer of children's fiction, although her romantic adult novels written in the 1890s were also popular. Content: THE SECRET GARDEN A LITTLE PRINCESS LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY THE LOST PRINCE THE WHITE PEOPLE THE DAWN OF A TOMORROW EMILY FOX-SETON (BEING “THE MAKING OF A MARCHIONESS” AND “THE METHODS OF LADY WALDERHURST”) ESMERALDA A FAIR BARBARIAN THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE OF COOMBE HIS GRACE OF OSMONDE (Being The Portions Of That Nobleman’s Life Omitted In The Relation Of His Lady’s Story Presented To The World Of Fashion Under The Title Of A Lady Of Quality) IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM IN THE CLOSED ROOM A LADY OF QUALITY THE LAND OF THE BLUE FLOWER THE LITTLE HUNCHBACK ZIA LITTLE SAINT ELIZABETH THE STORY OF PRINCE FAIRYFOOT THE PROUD LITTLE GRAIN OF WHEAT BEHIND THE WHITE BRICK MÈRE GIRAUDS LITTLE DAUGHTER “LE MONSIEUR DE LA PETITE DAME” LODUSKY MY ROBIN ONE DAY AT ARLE THE PRETTY SISTER OF JOSÉ RACKETTY-PACKETTY HOUSE ROBIN “SETH” THE SHUTTLE “SURLY TIM” THAT LASS O’ LOWRIE’S T. TEMBAROM VAGABONDIA THEO: A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY

Download or read book The Shuttle written by Frances Hodgson Burnett and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 1926 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is decidedly Mrs. Burnett's biggest novel, and one that has created widespread comment from the readers of the Century Magazine, where it has been appearing in serial form. The plot is based on an international marriage between a rich American girl and a degenerate English nobleman. The wife is very unhappy, and finally her husband makes her break with her own family, but when her sister is grown up she comes to the rescue and takes things into her own hands. She is a splendid type of the modern American girl and a heroine to whom all hearts are offered. The character drawings are particularly life-like, and the whole story is handled with masterful skill, while the style has a literary finish that is exceptional in fiction.

Download or read book Nazi Hunter Marcus Tychon Triarius written by Anthony Vincent Bruno and published by Independent. This book was released on 2024-07-22 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You do not have to do this, I can disappear, you will never hear of me again!" The Gestapo official protested. His head rebounded against the tiled wall, a reddish black dot spectacular on his forehead. "Disappear? You got that right." I said, looking down at his corpse. Once again, I thought of the vast number of lives I had saved by taking a single one. It was open season on all Gestapo and SS ranks above that of Hauptsturmführer. Marcus Tychon Triarius meets Prime Minister Winston Churchill beneath the war torn streets of World War Two London. The PM demands to see the tattoo on the American's arm - an SS blood group tattoo. Triarius is about to embark on a suicidal mission fearful that his Kentucky wife will never understand his motives - which are to disrupt the Nazi war machine like never before. He spreads terror amongst leading SS and Gestapo personnel but then visits Dachau concentration Camp, disguised as a Gestapo agent. Triarius' luck is beginning to wear thin and after an 'eerie' experience on a Warsaw bound train, he is finally snared and taken in chains to the 'Hoffenheim Hotel' - the Gestapo's most notorious torture site. As the Allies close in on the Thousand Year Reich, Marcus is transported across the Alps in a Junkers that is unexpectedly shot down by a stray RAF Spitfire - two passengers survive. Marcus and Gert Koehler, his chief Gestapo tormentor.