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Melisande, a girl with actors’ blood in her veins, finds life dreary; her family runs a London inn, “The Rose and Crown”. Then, in November 1849, Rafael le Marre arrives, bringing Mel’s lost cousin Toby with him. Unexpected experiences swirl in Rafael’s wake: Mel meets Catherine Ayre and mischievous Charley the sweeper. Meanwhile, Raf stirs up the trouble that is native to his frank character. Several necessary resolutions must occur before Raf and company set out again for Letzenstein.

When the otter community's food supply suddenly becomes scarce, the Archer Otter trio is forced to explore the dangerous depths of the sea.

In this audiobook Zelco really wants to have good teeth and be in the dentist's good books. Zelco decides to tell Nan what food is good for your teeth and when to eat it. Nan is very happy to help and make sure that Zelco's teeth are well looked after, especially when she plays a vital role in Zelco's early life stages.

It is 1847, a time of revolutions throughout Europe. Young Catherine Ayre has been called from her quiet home in England by a grandfather she scarcely knows, Grand Duke Edmond of Letzenstein. She becomes a pawn in the political unrest of the small country. Why does her grandfather so hate her uncle, Constant, the rightful heir? And just who is Rafael le Marre? Catherine is swept into exciting adventures before she can feel herself a part of the small but fascinating country of Letzenstein.

This fun, short, and concise book serves to reintroduce children back to the dentist after COVID-19, or even for a first time visit, without feeling intimidated by the full-body armor (gowns, gloves, masks, visors) of the dental team. Zelco, a lively snail character, falls victim to a menacing toothache, which mum manages to solve with a quick visit to a very friendly dentist.

What awakens your soul? What does nature do to your senses? Natures appeals to us in different ways, but one thing is for sure; no matter what or where we are, nature is right there with us in some form. Share the life of another and see how similar or how opposite humans really are. Breathe. Relax. Connect. Let go.

What's inside a friendship? For Tayas and Tamra it is an entire universe of things they never thought to even imagine. Small events turn a slightly nagging feeling that take them out of this Universe and into an infinite number or others. Drawn into different personal realities that quickly takes science theory, that two related Swiss Dr’s unknowingly stumble on, into an engaging reality. A Quantum frequency that transmutes their entire understanding of their world, and an infinite numbering of others, unwittingly dragging them along with Entire Universes in tow!

A marvelous expression of womanhood. The author captures the essence of aging with grace and fierce determination. A deep expression about confronting the creeping inevitability of every woman’s journey through life changes. A mature viewpoint eloquently delivered. An ode indeed!

Woodrow and the Bees is a story about an overly gracious bear with impaired hearing who takes on the responsibility to shield a selected group of flying insects. Providing this volunteered, elite security for the local honeybees to Woodrow is of the highest honor. Connect with Big Row today on his diligent task throughout the wilderness.

Collection of poems and a short background on where they came from.

Archer Otters is a story about a trio of sea otters who battle against an evil fisherman in attempt to rescue their kidnapped friends.

In this last book in the trilogy about Gabrielle Allan, the listener finds Gay and her great-aunt, Belle, about to start a new life in a setting far different from their much-loved Drovers Road. The sheep station of Cape Lost is now Gay’s responsibility, and regardless of her three years’ study at the Massey Agricultural College, both the isolation and tasks ahead seem alarming. Despite its remote and nearly inaccessible location, a surprising cast of new and old characters converge on the station’s windswept, sea-edged expanse.

The enigmatic family saga the Tryptych I continues as Elsa discovers new secrets in the family’s past with a lot of hope for the future. Special emphasis on children with Williams Syndrome. Please donate generously to their cause: williams-syndrome.org.

This is a wonderful, simple audiobook about Popsicles and the recipes for making simple and easy-to-make icy treats. It has been written by eight-year-old Nodi Khan; this is her first ever published work. The audiobook is great for kids of all ages during summer, or any season, really. It is full of funny writing by a very young, lovely, and upcoming writer.

Young Martin is your average nine-year-old boy, just one who happens to frequent graveyards, and reads books about spells and monsters. He happens upon one such spell book and finds a spell that allows him to bring back the dead, and the one he brings back is one Young Miss Victoria Blackwell. Miss Blackwell had no real friends to speak of when she was alive, so she had to make ones out of her own imagination. The problem was no one else could see them. With Martin's Book of the Occult though, that was a problem of the past.

This book gives you a fascinating insight into the psychology of creativity, and how you can use it on your journey to becoming an author. Writing a book is a complex process including several different states of mind. After many years of trying to find new ways to write, edit and publish my own work, I stumbled on a foolproof method for overcoming writer's block at every stage of the process. You can do this too, by following the practical solutions presented here.

Woodrow and the Ants is a story about an overly gracious bear with impaired hearing who, after taking on the responsibility to shield a selected group of bees, offers to help a colony of ants whom, in return, reward him for his efforts with a special key. A key to what? Connect with Big Row today on this new mystery throughout the wilderness.

High in the Samnium Mountains of southern Italy, Chloé, daughter of a Roman patrician and his Greek wife, lives as a slave. The mysterious and tragic story of Chloé's birth is told and retold to her by her fellow-slave Melissa, who served her mother and now cares for the young Chloé. But hatred for the father who abandoned her festers in Chloé's heart as she and Melissa weave for long hours each day in the tiny mountain hut above her father's neglected villa - which he has not visited since before Chloé's birth.

This is a continuation of the story of Anne Angelo, as published in the companion book: A Sprig of White Heather and a Scottish Lass. It is a heart-warming story that completely justifies the researching and writing. It demonstrates how inexorably lives can be shaped and directed by the circumstances of birth and the environment in which the formative years are spent.

Spell enrolls at the Whisper Shook University to tighten her magic. While at school, she falls in love, and also in trouble. With the help of her new friends, there is no mystery or monster this clan cannot handle.