Download or read book Snow Globe Secrets written by Laura Thomas and published by Anaiah Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shootings. Snow globes. Secrets. When successful realtor, Alexis James, witnesses a shooting outside the bookstore in her hometown of Hollybrook, she soon realizes the perpetrator has unfinished business, and now she is caught in the crossfire. Tom Harrington is a British, best-selling author who needs to honor a promise and find some answers in this Canadian winter wonderland—but trouble follows him across the ocean. He read her like a book from the beginning… As Alexis is swept up in a festive whirlwind of danger and love, Tom attempts to break through her ice queen persona. But when chilling walls close in, they both have to decide: can they share their truth, rekindle their faith, and risk their lives if they have any hope for a Happily Ever After?
Download or read book Secrets of the Snow Globe written by Catherine Stier and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A curious kid discovers how magnification and density make her favorite collectible possible. After starting to collect snow globes with the help of her grandmother, Lily has questions. She wants to know who invented them, what the snow is made of, and how the tiny scenes look so magical when she peers inside. As she researches and experiments, Lily learns about light waves, magnification, and density—all while gathering ingredients to make her own snow globe.
Download or read book Snow Globe Wishes written by Erin Dealey and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2019-09-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the worst snow storm of the year rolls in, one family hunkers down together in a cozy blanket fort for the night. A little girl makes a wish on a snow globe and, in the morning, the sun rises on a winter wonderland--beckoning all outside. And what if, on this snow-filled day, families shake their busy lives and everyone goes out to play? A lyrical holiday story about wishes and community and snow--lots and lots of snow.
Download or read book Secrets of the Snow Globes written by Dianne Novak and published by Tate Publishing & Enterprises. This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finding a mysterious box with her name written on it is just the start of Becca Kincaid's summer. But she, her brother Jake, and their friends soon find out the box is not the only mystery. Where did all the snow globes nestled inside come from? And how does an artificial snow flurry turn a Minnesota summer morning into a blizzard? An even bigger puzzle awaits them when the furious storm settles. They find themselves face-to-face with a treacherous band of pirates--eye patches, snarling faces, and cutlasses bristling. How did they get here and how will they get home? In Search for the Buccaneer's Bounty, Becca, Jake, and their friends soon learn that magic has sent them hundreds of miles and hundreds of years away from their Minnesota home. They must face danger and hardship together to fulfill the quest given to them by the magic of a snow globe -- to find a pirate's treasure and help him clear his name. And none of them know what will happen if they fail.
Download or read book Frosty the Dead Man written by Christine Husom and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-12-06 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A snow globe becomes a murder weapon in this chilling cozy mystery in the Snow Globe Shop series. Mayor Lewis Frost has always been known as Frosty to his friends—not that he has many these days. Controversies swirling around the city council have members wondering if Frosty is trying to snow them. After one councilman storms off in a huff, the mayor turns to curio shop manager Camryn Brooks and asks her to consider taking a seat on the council. Later, when Cami goes to his office to discuss the proposal, her blood runs cold. She finds Frosty dead, and the very snow globe she sold him earlier that day lies in sparkling shards on his carpet—along with a large diamond. Does the snow globe—which features a peculiar tableau of an armed man and three menacing bears—hold a clue to Frosty’s demise? One way or another, it’s up to Cami to shake things up before the killer’s trail goes cold... Snow globe-making projects and tips included!
Download or read book The Snow Globe written by Judith Kinghorn and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can love overcome fate? As Christmas 1926 approaches, the Forbes family are preparing to host a celebration and Eighteen-year-old Daisy senses change in the air. Overnight, her relationship with Stephen Jessop, the housekeeper’s son, changes and by the time the festivities are over Daisy has received a declaration of love, a proposal and a kiss – from three different men. Unable to bear the confusion, she flees to London. By the following summer, Daisy is engaged to the man who to proposed to her the previous year, but when the family reunite for a party and she is brought face-to-face with Stephen once more, it becomes clear to Daisy that she is committing to the wrong person. Will love conquer all, or is Daisy’s fate already written? A beautiful story of enduring love and heartbreaking choices, perfect for fans of Penny Vincenzi and Rachel Hore. Praise for The Snow Globe ‘Kinghorn's novel paints a vivid portrait of love and its perplexing complications... Historical fiction fans will not want to miss this gem’ Renée Rosen ‘An absolutely delicious book... the period is beautifully observed, and we are expertly drawn into a suspenseful blend of tangled relationships and shocking discoveries. Daisy's coming of age in the 'brave new world' of post-war England had me holding my breath. Elegant and evocative to the last word.’ Elizabeth Cooke Praise for Judith Kinghorn ‘A sumptuous absorbing tale of love in a time of war’ Rachel Hore ‘An enchanting story of love and war, and the years beyond’ Penny Vincenzi ‘An epic and enthralling love story set against the backdrop of the Great War’ Fanny Blake 'Judith Kinghorn is one of the best historical fiction writers' Petra I Love to Read
Download or read book Snow Flower and the Secret Fan written by Lisa See and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-10-17 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lily is the daughter of a humble farmer, and to her family she is just another expensive mouth to feed. Then the local matchmaker delivers startling news: if Lily's feet are bound properly, they will be flawless. In nineteenth-century China, where a woman's eligibility is judged by the shape and size of her feet, this is extraordinary good luck. Lily now has the power to make a good marriage and change the fortunes of her family. To prepare for her new life, she must undergo the agonies of footbinding, learn nu shu, the famed secret women's writing, and make a very special friend, Snow Flower. But a bitter reversal of fortune is about to change everything.
Download or read book The Snow Globe written by Jenna Nelson and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fantasy
Download or read book Stray Affections written by Charlene Baumbich and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2009-09-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last thing that Cassandra Higgins expects out of her Sunday is to be mesmerized at a collectors’ convention by a snowglobe. She’s enjoying some mommy time, with husband Ken at home tending their brood of four young boys, when she’s utterly charmed by the one-of-a kind globe containing figures of three dogs and a little girl with hair the color of her own. She can’t resist taking the unique globe home--even if means wrestling another shopper for it! The beautiful snowglobe sparks long-dormant memories for Cassie, of her beloved Grandpa Wonky, the stray she rescued as a child, and the painful roots of her combative relationship with her mother, “Bad Betty” Kamrowski. Life in Wanonishaw, Minnesota is never dull, though, and Cassie keeps the recollections at bay, busy balancing her boys, her home daycare operation, and being a good friend to best pal Margret. But after a strange–flurrious, as Cassie deems it–moment happens with the remarkable snowglobe, Cassie and the people she loves are swirled into a tumultuous, yet grace-filled, and life-changing journey. With the quirky, close-knit Midwestern small-town feel that made Charlene Ann Baumbich’s acclaimed Dearest Dorothy novels so popular, Stray Affections invites you to experience the laughter and the healing of second chances.
Download or read book Vanishing Voices written by Anne Wan and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Harbor s Secret written by Damon Robi and published by Damon Robi Publishing . This book was released on 2024-06-01 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of a tragic mishap on her way home from middle school that claims her mother’s life, a young girl named Harbor is left in the care of her eccentric and whimsical aunt. Her new home is no ordinary dwelling; it’s a treasured family relic—a pirate ship re-imagined into a quirky home that matches her aunt’s whimsical personality. Harbor begins to unearth hidden truths about her family’s mysterious history, discovering intriguing hints about her mother and her own identity. However, with each piece of the puzzle she solves, the world around her seems to grow more shadowy and desolate. Harbor is haunted by a pressing question: Are these strange happenings a sign of her mother reaching out from the afterlife, or is a more sinister presence causing her world to unravel, bringing her to the brink of insanity? Embark on an enthralling adventure with Harbor as she seeks to decode the mysteries and find out the truth of her existence and the reality that surrounds her.
Download or read book The Snow Globe written by Judith Kinghorn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of The Last Summer and The Memory of Lost Senses comes a "gripping tale of family secrets and a comedy of manners" (Renee Rosen, author of What the Lady Wants) that historical fiction fans will love. Inside the glass orb was a miniature garden and a house. If she stared long enough, she could almost see the people inside. But whether they were trapped there, or kept safe, in that miniscule snowbound world, she couldn't have said... Christmas 1926 holds bright promise for nineteen-year-old Daisy Forbes, with celebrations under way at Eden Hall, her family's country estate in Surrey, England. But when Daisy, the youngest of three daughters, discovers that her adored father, Howard, has been leading a double life, her illusions of perfection are shattered. Worse, his current mistress, introduced as a family friend, is joining them for the holidays. As Daisy wrestles with the truth, she blossoms in her own right, receiving a marriage proposal from one man, a declaration of love from another, and her first kiss from a third. Meanwhile, her mother, Mabel, manages these social complications with outward calm, while privately reviewing her life and contemplating significant changes. And among those below stairs, Nancy, the housekeeper, and Mrs. Jessops, the cook, find that their long-held secrets are slowly beginning to surface... As the seasons unfold in the new year, and Daisy moves to London, desires, fortunes, and loyalties will shift during this tumultuous time after the Great War. The Forbes family and those who serve them will follow their hearts down unexpected paths that always return to where they began...Eden Hall.
Download or read book Lucy s Magic Snow Globe written by Anne Booth and published by Oxford University Press - Children. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucy - Make a wish on the magic snow globe. You can save Christmas! Lucy has found a tiny baby rabbit, injured and all alone. With a house full of visitors, looking after him is going to be difficult, and it seems like only a miracle can save him. But with the help of her special snow globe, and a sprinkle of magic, Lucy might just reunite him with his own family in time for Christmas Day.
Download or read book Silent Snow Secret Snow written by Conrad Aiken and published by Dramatic Publishing. This book was released on 1974 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Snow Music written by Lynne Rae Perkins and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2003-09 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a dog gets loose from the house on a snowy day, his owner searches for him and experiences the sounds of various animals and things in the snow. What does it take to make snow music? A boy and a girl. Neighbors. A squirrel, rabbit, deer, and bird. Also neighbors. A dog. Lost and then found. And snow falling. Peth. And melting. Drip. And falling again. Peth. Peth. Peth. You can listen. You can also sing along.
Download or read book The Alien s Secret Volume 1 written by Robert M. Doroghazi and published by AKA-Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-13 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the Planet of Oria, and its nearby neighbors, a near utopian society has been developed by the leaders and most intelligent beings on the planets. The great Rankin has developed a perpetual energy source by harnessing the power of the binary black hole / star through the construction of The Cube. An evil force on Oria has recently developed a desire to gain control of the planet through dubious and dangerous acquisition of nuclear weapons recently found on our planet Earth. The Committee of Ten, comprised of the greatest leaders of Oria, has found out about the evil plan that could wipe out billions of innocent people. Lyton Rennedee must be stopped. Consensus is met to call upon their best and most worthy Major in their Military. Hoken Rommeler is truly up to the test.
Download or read book Secret Station written by Christopher Menkhaus and published by TimeAlpha Media. This book was released on 2023-11-18 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mano just wanted to be left alone… Away from all those pesky souls down on Earth! Solitude is the key to Mano's existence. Luckily, he is a scion of one of the bloodline families, and is able to reside alone in his own space station that orbits the Earth. He still has family though, and family always brings trouble. This time, his brother dumped three unexpected visitors at his air-lock. Supposedly, they were refugees from the Moon, but Mano's brother doesn't always tell him the truth. Mano's brother wants some very specific information from those three, and Mano is just the person for the job. But the job is not necessary right for Mano. When he lived on Earth, Mano instigated a mass casualty event just to get away from all of the souls around him. He can't abide them. Now, with three souls visiting his private station in one night, Mano will go to any lengths to get his brother the desired information, so that he can be rid of their presence. Not even old Ebenezer had it this bad! Join some of your favorite characters from the secret school for one last story in this is sequel novella to I Was a Teenage MILAB. Buy Secret Station today!
