Infanta Margarita sometimes gets tired of being a princess and always having to act like a princess, but the artist Don Diego Vela+a7zquez, who is painting her into his masterpiece, has a wonderful surprise for her....
When her youngest, Little Bunny, announces that he cannot sleep, Mrs. Rabbit tries everything--from a bubble bath to lullabies--to help him fall asleep, in a board book with flocking on every spread. Originally published in hardcover as
Ben Arnold had hoped that exposing Mr. Dodds's vile Pet Emporium -- a business that stole magical creatures from Eidolon to sell to England's rich and curious -- would prevent the Secret Country from fading away into ruin. However, it soon becomes cl...
Ben wants a Mongolian Fighting Fish more than anything. But when he goes to Mr. Dodds's Pet Emporium with his hard-earned savings, he buys a cat instead. He doesn't have a choice, really. The cat insists. Iggy (as the tabby likes to be called) h...
Isadora is back in Eidolon, marshalling her forces against the evil Dodman. Back in our world, Ben and his siblings are suspicious of their new neighbour - with his Eidolon eye, Ben can just make out that she's a witch from the Secret Country, and th...
An enthralling story of secrets and discovering love where you least expect it, in The Tenth Gift the art of embroidery uncannily links two fascinating women of different eras and their equally passionate love storiesIn an expensive London restauran...
Little Bunny doesn't want to go to sleep. Mrs. Rabbit tries everything she knows--from lullabies, lots of snuggles and even a warm bubble bath--but Little Bunny is not ready to sleep and he is beginning to enjoy his "alone time" with Mommy! Finally, ...
"My dear Isabelle, in the attic you will find a box with your name on it." Isabelle's estranged archeologist father dies, leaving her a puzzle. In a box she finds some papers and a mysterious African amulet -- but their connection to her remains...
Al Howard, a.k.a. Dr. Watson, business woman who becomes entangled in capturing the murderer of her husband's girlfriend. In the style of Sherlock Holmes set in the ghetto, Al Howard and Grandmother, a.k.a. Sherlock, wheelchair-bound, ordinarily ...
Jane Johnson returns with a captivating historical novel set in Morocco. The year is 1677. Behind the magnificent walls and towering arches of the Palace of Meknes, captive chieftain's son and now a lowly scribe, Nus Nus is framed for murder. As he a...
I grew up in a family whose parents had to work very hard to make ends meet. Some of my favorite memories is my mother sitting and sewing at her sewing machine. I have always written poems and little stories and never did anything with them. I wanted...
Diana Gabaldon meets Ken Follett in this epic story of love, war and redemption. In the Syrian city of Akka, Nathanael, a young Jewish doctor, and a Muslim girl called Zohra are about to fall in l...
Sometimes at the lowest point in your life, fate will slip you a gift. Exotic adventure and a quest for redemption collide in this stunning new novel from Jane Johnson. Kate Fordham, escaping terrible personal trauma, has fled to the beautiful sun...
A broken family, a house of secrets -- an entrancing tale of love and courage set during the Second World War. After Rebecca’s mother dies, she must sort through her empty flat and come to terms with her loss. As she goes through her mother’s ...
For fans of Alice Hoffman and Kate Morton, The White Hare is a spellbinding novel about mothers and daughters finding a new home for themselves, the secrets they try to bury, and the local legends that may change their lives.In the far west of Cornwa...
A captivating historical novel set in post-war Casablanca about a young man marked by djinns who must decide where his loyalties lie as the fight for Moroccan independence erupts.Hamou Badi is born in a village in the Anti-Atlas Mountains with the ma...