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Hidden within an impassible mountain range was the small kingdom of Hilland. The crown princess, Her Royal Highness Princess Talia VI, was meant to get married to Prince Bleeker of Lolland. The two neighboring kingdoms had been at odds with each other for centuries. Except that Talia really did love Bleeker, and they were both looking forward to their marriage. But on the day of the wedding, Hilland was attacked, by Lolland. No one who was in ...

With the blood of her ex-husband, Greg, still on her hands, Natalie Jennings is pulled into the police station yet again. This time, it was for a crime that she actually committed. When Angela, Greg's widow, came to her defense, the police were forced to let her go. And Natalie was left with the looming question of What's Next. As Greg's voice joined those that had plagued her all her life, she moves in with Angela, only to strike up a relatio...

Celine Elliott wasn't your normal sixteen year old girl. Stuck in the foster system for her whole life, she had been bounced around for much of that time. She had long since learned not to get too attached to anyone, knowing that she would be moving on shortly. Most of her time she spent lost in the music, playing through her MP3 player, the only thing she had from her birth parents. That music helped her chase off the voices that had been pla...

In a world where magic has supplanted science, those that can use it become the new upper class, while those that can't are cast out into the world, barely getting by. Eric, the last scientist, sets out to change all that, to restore a balance lost decades ago. But when a young mage is killed in front of him, he must struggle to get away from the dogged pursuit of the Mage Authority and coerce anyone he needs to in order to finish his quest. E...

This book contains 450 mates in two and three moves chess puzzles and their solutions, all of which are taken from historical games. The puzzles are intended for players of intermediate skill levels. Please keep in mind that these are do-it-yourself exercises, therefore you must be familiar with all of the basic chess principles. Use "look inside" for additional details.

From a young age, Cary Simms knew that she wasn't like the other boys her age. While she still wasn't sure the hows or whys, she was starting to think that it was more than just that she was a sorcerer. Learning magic at the Thorbjorg Prep School was interesting, once she got past the fears for her immortal soul. But with fifth graders not being allowed out of the magical realm, Cary and her friends are stuck behind at school for Christmas bre...

From a young age, Cary Simms knew that she wasn't like the other boys her age. While she still wasn't sure the hows or whys, she was starting to think that it was more than just that she was a sorcerer. However, most sorcerers don't have familiars like Cary did. And when the students at her sorcerer school, Thorbjorg Prep, notice Cinnamon for the first time, everyone starts looking at Cary like she was a witch. When a mysterious ring goes mi...

From a young age, Cary Simms knew that she wasn't like the other boys her age. While she still wasn't sure the hows or whys, she was starting to think that it was more than just that she was a sorcerer. Moreover, that her parents were sorcerers too. But with her grandparents refusing to tell her anything about them, or how they died, Cary is left digging up the past herself. Cary is home for summer break, after an interesting first year at T...

From a young age, Cary Simms knew that she wasn't like the other boys her age. She didn't know why or how that was, but it seemed apparent to the bullies of her school. They would often call her names, chase after her after school, and beat her up when they could catch her. Her only protection, besides escape, was in the words of the Good Book. But that was before she stumbled into the supposedly haunted house at the end of her street. When ...

A story about a ten-year-old boy, Peter, and his pony friend

Museums, Societies and the Creation of Value focuses on the ways in which museums and the use of their collections have contributed to, and continue to be engaged with, value creation processes.

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This book provides 500 chess puzzles with mates in one move and their answers. The puzzles are designed for children and novices. Please bear in mind that these are self-study activities, thus you must understand all of the fundamental chess rules. For further information, use the "see inside" option.

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Eleven-year-old Jess is distraught that she has to leave her beloved Exmoor when her widowed mother, Pam, takes a nursing job in Surrey. Her one consolation is she can take her pony, Marmalade, as her mother's employer, Mrs Carey, loves all equines. At her first Pony Club Rally, Jess is teased by smartly mounted children and resolves to have no more to do with them. She discovers that Mrs Carey's retired horse, cared for by Sam, a very elderly...

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