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A laugh out loud chick lit/romantic comedy about work, water and wine. Twenty-seven-year-old Ella Taylor is having a tough time. And now she's inherited a rundown cottage in a hick village with a bunch of conditions attached. A funny, quirky, and light-hearted British romantic comedy with a bit of a mystery on the side.

Sir Richard Arkwright has brought modernity to a remote corner of Derbyshire with the creation of Cromford Mill. Now, as his crowning glory, he's going to build himself a castle - but first a strange outcrop of rocks will have to be removed. Locals warn Arkwright of a local legend about Crooker, a dangerous nature spirit, but Sir Richard scoffs at such notions, until it becomes clear an uncanny force in the landscape is prepared to fight him for ownership of the valley.

How brave must you be to love a dragon? Keira loves her rustic village life, but she doesn't love the man her overbearing mother expects her to marry. But that is of little consequence to her neighbors, especially as two newcomers have stirred up excitement in the village. The first new arrival is Aaron Drake, handsome and charming, and intent on pursuing Keira, which stirs up trouble with her mother and soon-to-be-betrothed. As for the other new arrival, who wants a fire-breathing dragon living in their backyard?

When Max flew away from Anna in a blazing stream of flame, she was determined to forget the shape-shifting, fire-breathing dragon. But five years have passed, and still his memory leaves an ache in her heart. A memory that Garrick Flynn, her childhood friend, would love to erase. When given the chance to travel to the city, the center of medieval life, Anna jumps at the opportunity. But danger and intrigue are never far away as she joins the royal court and serves as companion to the queen. Is it possible to have a second chance at the deep and passionate love she once scorned?

After three months of marriage, Aaron and Keira Drake are still very much in love. Anna, Keira's younger sister, has made Storbrook her permanent home, while Max, a young (by dragon standards) clan member, has also recently arrived at the Dragon Master's home. Sparks immediately fly between Anna and Max, but when the prince calls on Aaron for his help with a rogue dragon threatening the city, Aaron and Keira must find a way to work through their own doubts and fears, while Anna and Max are tested in different ways.

How do you kill a dragon? For Lleland Seaton, Master of Philosophy, the answer is clear. Only a longbow is powerful enough to hunt such a terrible beast. But little is known about the fearsome creatures, so when Zachary Drake, along with his beautiful and intriguing sister Lydia, crosses Lleland’s path, it seems fate is on his side. Who, after all, is better to teach him about slaying dragons than the son of the famed dragon-slayer himself, Aaron Drake?

After Mr. Bennet's sudden death, Mrs. Bennet and her daughters do not know where they will go or who will take care of them. Elizabeth receives a proposal from a horrible man, and in her reduced circumstances, she needs to consider it. Mr. Darcy is not about to let the woman that he secretly loves wed another man. He will do whatever it takes to make her his. She may agree to marry him, but can he truly make her his wife?

Xavier Seaton is unlike any other member of the Drake Clan. Raised in the mountains at Storbrook Castle, his first shift into human form was when he was already a teenager. Added to that, Xavier is the most powerful dragon ever, surpassing even his grandfather, Aaron. But such matters are of little importance when Xavier travels to Civitas with Aaron and Keira to investigate mounting threats against dragons. As he and his uncle, Zach, track down disturbing rumors, Xavier meets people who challenge his beliefs about the human race.

In the year 2255, Ellie Ovis finds herself in the unenviable position of being loved by Woden, the Nephilim prince of the New York region, staring lovingly into her eyes. A member of the Creed, Ellie wants nothing to do with this being, whom she considers demon spawn. But the upcoming annual Balance ritual and an incomprehensible prophecy declares that a stubborn Scarred Woman will bring disruption to the Nephilim community. There is no one more stubborn or scarred than Ellie. But could she really be the one who is fated to save the various humanoid populations of Earth?

Sandy thinks there's something wrong with her resident's new hearing aid. It's picking up numbers that only he can detect. Evil carer Lisa thinks he's just an attention seeking senile old imbecile. They're counting down, but to what?

Perhaps uniquely in all of literature, Alice in Wonderland has, over the years, lent itself to many different styles of interpretation. By contrast, we have firmly set our sights on producing as accurate a pastiche as possible, emulating the true Carrolian style. Alice is the same little girl that she always was. Wonderland and Looking Glass characters pop up in various guises and, with a few specific and intentional exceptions, everything is true to the original era.

Amelia has been summoned to Fursairyland: a magical place where the childhood worlds of Fairyland and Land of Nursery Rhymes have merged due to government cuts and a lack of interest in such things. Fursairyland is in crisis: The Spoon has run away, and the Dish is missing. Amelia is tasked to solve The Most Curious Case of the Runaway Spoon, and the Fairy Queen is expecting her to bring about a swift resolution to the matter.

Meet 12-year-old Lena. Nobody notices her, and she's happy to keep it that way, until she drinks a potion that turns her into a singing sensation overnight! Now, the most popular girl in school wants to be her friend, the boy of her dreams wants her attention, and a certain famous pop star wants to eat her for breakfast! Lena is about to learn that talent comes at a price....

The ferryman turned to face her and she quickly looked away, as if an owl had suddenly focused on her in the dark. Now that they had reached the trunk of the river he had relaxed the intensity of his rowing to a more casual pace, and was allowing the current to do most the work. (She didn't dare risk activating the ring now!) Instead she looked at the floorboards, and after a few moments, remembered the book lying next to her. She reached toward it habitually, but froze when the raven cawed loudly and its red beam fell upon the back of her hand.

Part two of two. Sir Richard Arkwright has brought modernity to a remote corner of Derbyshire with the creation of Cromford Mill. Now, as his crowning glory, he's going to build himself a castle - but first a strange outcrop of rocks will have to be removed. Locals warn Arkwright of a local legend about Crooker, a dangerous nature spirit, but Sir Richard scoffs at such notions, until it becomes clear an uncanny force in the landscape is prepared to fight him for ownership of the valley.

Tagon is headed home after years of being away. His mother sent him a letter stating that she was in trouble, so he's rushing to the rescue. Discovering that the issues are much bigger than just his mother, he must save the pride that abandoned him and rescue the woman he loves. He isn't too proud to ask for help, so he calls his one ally, the wolves. He can only pray it will be enough. Goodwin has looked for someone to care for and has finally given up the search, only to discover that love finds you when you least expect it....

Lark is tired of running. Searching for her people, the loneliness consumes her. Until unexpectedly, Trenton and Tyler appear to not only save her physically from Blackthorne, who wishes her death, but to save her mind, body, and soul from unforeseen troubles. She not only finds love with the people she thought she had lost, but all-consuming passion she didn't know existed.