George's bike is missing -- will she miss the race?Nancy, Bess, and George are really excited about the bike race River Heights is holding during the girls' spring break. The winner gets lots of cool prizes! George is the most excited because she thinks her bike is the fastest. But a few days before the race, her bike disappears! Nancy and Bess promise to help George find it, but this bikenapper leaves almost no tracks to follow. Nancy must pedal her way through this mystery -- and fast -- or else George will be sitting on the sidelines!

This fourth book about the Hatford brothers and the Malloy sisters begins shortly before Christmas, three months after the Malloys move to Buckman, WV. As the holiday season approaches, the boys and girls continue to play pranks on one another and begin to learn the consequences of their actions. Caroline Malloy and Wally Hatford are partners for their fourth-grade December project and discover that, instead of annoying one another, they need to learn how to work together in order to receive a passing grade. Told in their alternating viewpoints, the story moves quickly, continuing the mischief and humor of the previous novels. Readers will be especially taken with precocious and dramatic Caroline, who will stop at nothing for revenge. While it is not necessary to read the first three books, fans of the series will enjoy references to the characters' past pranks and will delight in the promise of future additions to this ongoing battle between these rivals. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Two women, centuries apart. One endless nightmare tearing Wales apart – and only they can stop it. Sunday Times bestselling author Barbara Erskine returns to Hay in the year that marks the 30th anniversary of her sensational debut bestseller, Lady of Hay. Hay-On-Wye, 1400 – War is brewing in the Welsh borders, Catrin is on the brink of womanhood and falling in love for the first time. Her father is a soothsayer, playing a dangerous game playing on the mixed loyalties and furious rivalries between welsh princes and English lords. For two hundred years, the Welsh people have lain under the English yoke, dreaming of independence. And finally it looks as though the charismatic Owain Glyndwr may be the man legend tralks of. In the walls of Sleeper’s Castle, Catrin finds herself caught in the middle of a doomed war as she is called upon to foretell Wales’s destiny… And what she sees, is blood and war coming closer… Hay, 2015. Miranda has moved to Sleeper’s Castle to escape and grieve. Slowly she feels herself coming to life in the solitude of the mountains. But every time she closes her eyes her dreams become more vivid. And she makes a connection with a young girl, who’s screaming, who’s reaching out… who only Miranda can help. Is she losing herself to time?

The Countess Krak has arrived on Earth, and the planet-not to mention Atlantic City-will never be the same again. She is the most beautiful, the most deadly and certainly the most feared woman in the 110-planet Voltarian Empire. Her only equal is her lover, royal combat engineer Jettero Heller, whose mission is to keep Earth from destroying itself long enough to be invaded by the empire. Their mortal enemy is Soltan Gris, the Voltarian Apparatus killer sent to sabotage Heller's mission. The presence of Heller, Gris and the Countess Krak is enough to threaten the future of any planet, but the sudden arrival from Voltar of over $250 million in gold may be the death blow for Earth. FORTUNE OF FEAR blazes an explosive trail of action from the secret Apparatus base in Turkey across the Mediterranean, through Swiss banks into a Mafia-controlled casino, as two alien forces struggle to determine not only the fate of planet Earth but the control of the entire galactic empire as well.

Francis Phelan, ex-ballplayer, part-time gravedigger, full-time drunk, has hit bottom. Years ago he left Albany in a hurry after killing a scab during a trolley workers' strike. He ran away again after accidentally -- and fatally -- dropping his infant son. Now, in 1938, Francis is back in town, roaming the old familiar streets with his hobo pal, Helen, trying to make peace with the ghosts of the past and the present. "A powerfully affecting work, abounding in humor and heartbreak." (Chicago Tribune Bookworld)

Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called upon by the sheriff's department in rural, upstate New York to assist on a developing situation that involves a reclusive Amish settlement and the death of a young girl. Unable to penetrate the wall of silence between the Amish and "English" communities, the sheriff asks Kate to travel to New York, pose as an Amish woman, and infiltrate the community. Kate's long time love interest, State Agent John Tomasetti, is dead set against her taking on such an unorthodox assignment, knowing she'll have limited communication - and even less in the way of backup. But Kate can't turn her back, especially when the rumor mill boils with disturbing accounts of children in danger. She travels to New York where she's briefed and assumes her new identity as a lone widow seeking a new life. Kate infiltrates the community and goes deep under cover. In the coming days, she unearths a world built on secrets, a series of shocking crimes, and herself, alone... trapped in a fight for her life.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens returns to Scotland with a tale of two lovers irrevocably linked by destiny. Thomas Carrick is driven to control all aspects of his life. The wealthy owner of Carrick Enterprises, located in bustling Glasgow, he is one of that city's most eligible bachelors and intends to select a wife from the many young ladies paraded before him. He wants to take that next step along his self-determined path, yet no one captures his eye, nor his attention…not the way Lucilla Cynster did. Thomas has avoided his clan's estate because it borders Lucilla's home, but disturbing reports from his clansmen force him to return. His uncle, the laird, is ailing, a family is desperately ill, and the healer is unconscious and dying. Duty leaves Thomas no choice but to seek help from the last woman he wants to face. Strong-willed and passionate, Lucilla has been waiting for Thomas to return and claim his place by her side. She knows he is her fated lover, husband, protector, and mate just as she is his one true love. Though his return wasn't on her account, Lucilla is willing to seize whatever chance Fate hands her. Thomas can never forget Lucilla, or the connection that seethes between them, but to marry her would mean embracing a life he does not want. Lucilla sees that Thomas has yet to accept the inevitability of their union. But how can he ignore a bond such as theirs—one so much stronger than reason? Lucilla is as determined as only a Cynster can be to fight for the future she knows can be theirs. And while she cannot command him, she has powerful enticements she's willing to wield in the tempting of Thomas Carrick. *A neo-Gothic tale of passionate romance laced with mystery, set in the uplands of southwestern Scotland * A Cynster Second Generation Novel—a classic historical romance of 122,000 words.**

Meridian Six remembers the days before the Troika enslaved humans. She also remembers her mother, a freedom fighter murdered in the final battle between humans and vampires. But it is her mother's final words that have haunted her: Red means life. In the years since her mother's death, she has been used as both a propaganda tool and a blood slave by the Troika. She's withstood their indignities because the alternative meant bleeding out in a blood camp. But their abuses finally go too far, and she decides to run towards freedom and her mother's red light. On the other side, she finds the Sisters of Crimson. They help her just as her mother promised, but they also hand her to the human rebels. The vampires used her famous name to keep human slaves biddable, but now the humans want to use it inspire a revolution. When the world is at war, freedom is a luxury paid for with blood.

Nine Little Goslings By Susan CoolidgeNine Little Goslings By Susan Coolidge

Grace May North was a newspaper journalist and author of novels for children and adolescents, stories which featured both girl and boy protagonists.

This volume contains FOURTEEN (14) novels of the beloved Patty Fairfield series, by acclaimed author Carolyn Wells, a prolific writer of more than 170 books, that go from Poetry and Children books to detective mysteries.This collection includes three novels that are rare and missed by the available collections: Patty's Pleasure Trip; Patty's Motor Car & Patty's Fortune.The novels included are as follows:Patty Fairfield (1901)Patty at Home (1904)Patty's Summer Days (1906)Patty in Paris (1907)Patty's Friends (1908)Patty's Pleasure Trip (1909)Patty's Success (1910)Patty's Motor Car (1911)Patty's Butterfly Days (1912)Patty's Social Season (1913)Patty's Suitors (1914)Patty's Fortune (1916)Patty Blossom (1917)Patty and Azalea (1919)

DOTTY'S PIN-MONEY Everything was very fresh and beautiful one morning in May, as if God had just made the world. The new grass had begun to grow, and the fields were dotted over with short, golden-topped dandelions. The three Parlin children had come to their grandmother's much earlier in the season than usual; and now on this bright Sabbath morning they were going to church. Dotty Dimple, otherwise Alice, thought the fields looked like her Aunt Maria's green velvet toilet-cushion stuck full of pins. The spiders had spread their gauzy webs over the grass, and the dew upon them sparkled in the sunshine like jewels. "Such nice tablecloths as they would have made for the fairies," thought Dotty, "if there only were any fairies." "The world is ever so much handsomer than it was a week ago," said Prudy, pointing towards the far-off hills. "I'd like to be on that mountain, and just put my hand out and touch the sky." "That largest pick," said Dotty, "is Mount Blue. It's covered with blueberries, and that's why it's so blue." "Who told you that?" asked Susy, smiling. "It isn't time yet for blueberries; and if it was, we couldn't see them forty miles off without a telescope." "Jennie Vance told me," said Dotty; "and she ought to know, for her father is the judge." By this time the children had reached the church, and were waiting on the steps for the rest of the family. It was pleasant to watch the people coming from up and down the street, looking so neat and peaceful. But when Jennie Vance drew near with her new summer silk and the elegant feather in her hat, Dotty's heart gave a quick double beat, half admiration, half envy. Jennie's black eyes were shining with vanity, and her nicely gaitered feet tripped daintily up the steps.

This is a Print-On-Demand reprint of the original book. All text from the original publishing is left a is with the exception of the table of contents which has been updated with the new page numbers.

When the Thewls colonize a new planet, an old threat emerges. Lokians come shooting from the center of the planet.The Thewls land on Yuritahd, a new planet ripe for colonization. While exploring, an infernal ringing assaults the alien crew, and during their survey missions, they come across deadly alien insects, the Lokians.Following a slaughter, the Thewlian strike force, led by Korit, is called in to lend support.

“The more I think about myself, the more—I say it in all modesty—the subject seems to grow.” So begins The Eliza Stories, and although the book takes Eliza’s name, her husband is revealed to be the true comic hero, as he displays a self-importance that far outstrips his modest station in Edwardian suburbia. Eliza uncomplainingly smoothes over arguments and watches from the sidelines as her other half tries to scramble up the social ladder. From insulting the domestic staff to ill-advisedly lending money to social superiors, our narrator is by turns patronizing and authoritarian. And just when you think you can’t stand anymore, their son Ernest brings a new and sinister twist to the tale. Written and set in the early 1900s, this is a comic gem.

I called, and Luca came. And then he came again, and I came with him. The problem isn't sex. The problem is love, and If I'm ready for it again so soon.

Natasha leaves for an Accounting degree on a scholarship. She returns to her dying mother after finishing. She then leaves for Bulawayo when her mother dies. The next thing she adopts a kid straight from the street. That is before she realized she has contacted the virus. But she’d survive somehow. Where’ll she find her hope? Abortion, adoption, love?Natasha leaves for an Accounting degree on a scholarship. She gets her degree and returns home to care for her dying mother. And when she dies, Natasha goes to Bulawayo to get a job. She gets a job, because Sipeyiye loved her. And then she is obsessed with Sipeyiye. The next thing she adopts a kid straight from the street, but why? That is before she realized she has contacted the virus. But unlike her mother, Natasha refuses to die? And she’d survive somehow. Where’ll she find her hope? Abortion, adoption, love…And is this the solution to the all problem that the earth is facing on the present day? Too many people. In other words, is there a Life after Death for the planet Earth?

Michael is just an ordinary, average, normal, every day middle schooler in the perfect town of Lincolnshire, a town that happens to have more superheroes per square mile than anywhere else on the planet. What could possibly go wrong, surrounded by so many people who could destroy the town with a snap of their fingers?Michael is just an ordinary, average, normal, every day middle schooler in the perfect town of Lincolnshire, a town that happens to have more superheroes per square mile than anywhere else on the planet. What could possibly go wrong, surrounded by so many people who could destroy the town with a snap of their fingers? Super Nobody is carefully crafted to be completely free of harsh language and adult themes. Kid tested, mother approved.*September 2013: We're pleased to announce that Super Nobody was chosen as part of the English curriculum for sixth grade students in the Sunnyside School District in Arizona! We hope the 1300 students enjoy their adventure with Michael.*June 5th: I've read through and found another handful of tiny errors (Jeremiah Springfield is now Jebediah Springfield) in punctuation and continuity...so I've just uploaded a slightly altered version of Super Nobody. I'll fix the cover to say Version 2 so you know you've downloaded the right one. Nobody's perfect! Now Super Nobody's perfect.

Founded on the tenets of Alcoholics Anonymous, a bachelor can turn to other members of the circle whenever the urge to take a woman out to dinner surfaces.