Clare is delighted when she hears that her cousin Angie will be coming to stay for a year until she discovers that Angie is a beautiful tiny blond who attracts the attentions of the boy for whom Clare secretly yearns...
This gripping account of London's Great Fire of 1666 is a worthy companion to At the Sign of the Sugared Plum. Only one year after the city suffered such terrible losses during the Plague, London is recovering and Hannah convinces her parents that...
There is so much to learn on Digby's first day at school. Will he remember where to hang his jacket and to listen for his name? Digby's mother has some special help for her boy who doesn't feel quite brave enough for school. This reassuring story ...
Eliza is ousted by her new stepmother from her family and finally makes her way to London - only to be thrown straight into prison for stealing a mouthful of bread. At this point Eliza's life takes some remarkable twists as she learns to survive ...
A poor runaway during the Elizabethan period, Lucy does not have many options. Her luck finally turns when she is taken on as a maid in the household of Dr. Dee, a real-life figure who was court magician to Queen Elizabeth I.
The household...
Before Julia can blow out her birthday candles, the flames vanish! When she watches a replay on videotape, she sees a shadowy figure standing behind her. Julia suspects a ghost has blown out the candles and has now come to haunt her....
Katie's sister is getting married to a man who is too old, too fat, and too geeky. He also happens to be a teacher at Katie’s school -- how embarrassing! But it gets worse. Katie has been asked to be the bridesmaid. How will she ever live down the ...
It’s the morning of the dreaded wedding and Katie’s promise to be on her best behavior falls flat when she tumbles headlong into the wedding cake. Katie may not be able to get out of wearing that revolting blue bridesmaid’s dress, but she’s ...
A freak accident causes two young, accident-prone angels to suddenly plummet back to earth. Their strange habits and even stranger powers soon bring comic chaos to the classrooms of St. Winifred’s convent school. As t...
"Intriguing and captivating." -- Celia Rees, author of Witch ChildWRONGED. HANGED. ALIVE? (AND TRUE!)Anne can't move a muscle, can't open her eyes, can't scream. She lies immobile in the darkness, unsure if she'd dead, terrified she's buried alive, h...
Megan, at age 15, discovers that she is 5 months pregnant in her 'Personal Development' class. How she copes, the decisions that she has to make, how her family and friends react are all told in a telling, compulsive tale. A tale that pulls no punche...
In this follow-up to By Royal Command, Lucy is asked to continue her work on behalf of Queen Elizabeth I. But will her romance with Tomas, the queen's fool, get in the way?
There's also Mistress Juliette, the mysterious new lady-in...
Life has been nothing but unfair to Grace Parkes and her sister. Penniless, the two orphans manage to stay alive-but only barely, like so many on the streets of Victorian London. And Grace must bear a greater heartbreak, having become pregnant from t...
In this sequel to At the House of the Magician, Lucy has become a firm fixture in the household of the mysterious Dr. Dee. What the doctor doesn't know is that Lucy is not just a maid -- she is also a spy for the Queen. Then Lucy hears unexplaine...
‘You be going to live in the city, Hannah?' Farmer Price asked, pushing his battered hat up over his forehead. ‘Wouldn't think you'd want to go there . . . Times like this, I would have thought your sister would try and keep you away.' Hannah is ...
‘I saw him first. His eyes swivelled round the room and then rested on me and I thought to myself - WOW!' Chelsea and Astra are like chalk and cheese. But even so, they are the best of friends. They do everything together. Until something happe...
Kitty is living a happy, carefree life as a dairymaid in the countryside. The grand family she is employed by looks after her well, and she loves her trade, caring for the gentle cows and working in the cool, calm dairy. And then, of course, there is...
Intensely powerful novel set in London during the height of the Plague in the 1600s. Abby is delighted to be appointed to the position of nursemaid in the well-to-do Beauchurch household. But it's the summer of 1665, and soon whispers are spreading t...
" ...]Take care that the water boils when you throw in the paste, and that it continues to do so during all the time of cooking, as that will keep the paste from sticking together. When done, drain it in a strainer, put it in the tureen, and pour the...
When Poppy learns that the love of her life, Freddie de Vere, is to marry someone else, she knows her heart will break. Devastated, she volunteers her nursing skills overseas to take her away from the painful reminders at home. But things are about t...
Jake is sure he's going to hate the village where he's moved with his mum and twin sister, Jenna. There are only about ten houses and a green - boring. But when Jenna spots the ghost of a cute-looking beagle with a lead in its mouth, Jake and Jen...
A new couple have moved into Hardstone House, and it's just Jake's luck that instead of a cool, footballing grandson they have a granddaughter called Claire, who likes tap dancing and tea parties. But then Claire tells Jake and Jenna that Hardsto...
You may have seen a bright yellow sign somewhere near where you live, which says Neighbourhood Watch. But look again - not all of them say this. Some of them actually say Neighbourhood Witch.When Amber and her mum move to a new town, Amber hopes she ...
Spook SpottingSpook-spotter Amy is delighted when her best friend Hannah invites her to stay in an old castle. Her head fills with visions of ghosts and vampires - while Hannah is more interested in the wildlife sanctuary in the castle grounds. But t...