Family Ship

A young widow desperate to escape. A past that won’t let her go. The year is 1841. Victoria is on the throne, but women are not in control of their own destiny. Elisabeth Godwin is facing a grim future after the death of her husband. Her brother-in-law is desperate to avoid ruin and determined to remove the threat she poses to him, leaving an escape to the colonies as her only option. An epic voyage in a crowded sailing ship brings its own challenges, from ferocious storms to social rivalries and single men in want of a wife. But the greatest challenge of all will be figuring out who her ...

Jessie Denton’s life is a daily battle for survival. Trapped in a relentless cycle of abuse at the hands of her stepbrother Martin, Jessie’s inner dialogue has become a steady mantra: “Just one more day—just one more day, and I’ll escape.” Her world is bleak, barely a step above the gutter rats scurrying at her heels for scraps, and though her bruises fade, the pain remains. Yet she endures—until the night she meets him. The game starts like any other: cheating and stealing, a familiar dance in a dimly lit room where trust is scarce. But when Jessie’s hand brushes against ...

Keep the family together - that's what her old mum always said. Put up and shut up. And that's what everyone else did around there. Essex, 1959. Flo earns her money as a scrubber, cleaning the cruise ships and dreaming of a day when she might sail away from her life in the Dwellings, the squalid tenements of Tilbury docks. Then the Blundell family are evicted from their home.

Join the family--Father Mouse, a lover of cheese; Mother Mouse, a singer of lullabies; Max Mouse, a collector of stamps; and Millie and Maizy Mouse, sweet little babies--as they search for the perfect home. What adventures will they have? Where will they live? What dangers will they encounter? With vibrant illustrations and a charming story, A Mouse Tail on Mackinac Island will capture both your heart and imagination.

"Out on the islands that poke their rocky shores above the waters of Penobscot Bay, you can watch the time of the world go by, from minute to minute, hour to hour, from day to day..." So begins this classic story of one summer on a Maine island from the author of One Morning in Maine and Blueberries for Sal. The spell of rain, the gulls and a foggy morning, the excitement of sailing, the quiet of the night, the sudden terror of a hurricane, and, in the end, the peace of the island as the family packs up to leave are shown in McClosky's poetic language brought to life.

When ghosts are in trouble, who do they call? Lana is a paranormal investigator with a twist, she doesn't exorcise ghosts, she exorcises their problems. Follow the adventures of Lana, the ghostbuster with panache. With the assistance of her dearly departed Great Aunt Lucy, she helps those on either side of the line between life and death. In this collection, follow the adventures of Lana as she . . . Locates an abducted woman before the circling threads of death claim her as their own. Goes on a vacation cruise only to be dragged into the hunt for a serial killer. Buy your copy today. ...

School's out. Forget study, exams, and mapping out the future. For the next seven days, the only homework is partying with friends, making new ones, and living in the moment. There are no parents or curfews - and no rules. Zoe, Samira, and Dahlia are strangers, but they have something in common: their plans for a dream holiday after their final year of school are flipped upside down before they even arrive at the beach. From hooking up and heartache, to growing apart, testing friendships, and falling in love, anything can go down this week.