And of course she must be able to present herself well in high society. But when he is encouraged to consider Phoebe Marlow as a bride, Sylvester is taken aback by the coltish woman who seems to resent him...The first time Sylvester met Phoebe, he found her dull and insipid. Phoebe, was a hoydenish country miss with literary aspirations. And when she was snubbed by the Duke, and she thought he was insufferably arrogant. In fact, she deemed him the most arrogant rake she'd ever met. In secret, she'd fashioned the villain and a knave in her romance novel unmistakably after Sylvester!Phoebe meets none of Duke's criteria for a fiancee. But when Phoebe ran away, she got his attention and fancy. Intrigued Sylvester decides that if Petruchio could tame Katherine, he had no doubt he could tame Phoebe. And when a series of unforeseen events leads them to be stranded together in a lonely country inn, they are both forced to reassess their hastily formed opinions, and they begin to discover a new-found liking and respect for each other, and they find striking up an unusual friendship.Phoebe discovers that the duke isn't the villian she first thought. And Sylvester stumbles upon something he never dared hope for... But what Sylvester doesn't know is that Phoebe has just published a novel - a novel in which all London will recognize him. But how could she guess her book would be a scandalous success? Or that the man she had cast as a villain would become the heartbreaking hero of her dreams?

    Charming, spirited, debonair, he is the ideal companion. Everyone, especially Edward, assumes they will marry one day. But Barbie is uneasy. Edward sometimes behaves very oddly. There are his sudden, huge winnings on the race course and the strange affair of Aunt Amalie’s emerald ring. And last, but not least, Barbie is puzzled by his reaction to the handsome stranger she meets at a wedding; for suddenly easy-going Edward becomes hostile and unfriendly… In The Tall Stranger, can Barbie discover the truth, and marry the man she loves? Praise for The Tall Stranger: 'Those who enjoy light novels full of good humour and kindliness will like this one very much indeed' - Scotsman D. E. Stevenson was born in Edinburgh. Her father was a first cousin of Robert Louis Stevenson. She was educated privately and travelled widely in France and Italy with her parents. She married a major in the Highland Light Infantry and moved with the regiment from place to place gaining valuable experience of life and people.

    Here is the complete saga of Lucille, her children and grandchildren, in the charming setting of Damerosehay and the old Hampshire inn of "The Herb of Grace" nearby."Triumphantly accomplishes its aim of leaving the reader with a warm glow in the emotions... only Miss Goudge could have written it." The Times Literary Supplement

     Twenty-year-old Rose has a reputation for being accident-prone and absent-minded. Does she really have what it takes to make a good nurse? The biggest question on Rose's mind is whether the Senior Surgical Officer, Jake Waring, will even notice her existence. Are her day-dreams about a romance between them destined to remain a fantasy? Rose discovers that each department has its own heartaches and joys as she gains experience on the men's surgical, women's medical, and Casualty wards. Meanwhile, handsome student doctor Bill Martin shows a keen interest in Rose. But she has her suspicions about his motives. A moving and heart-warming story of a young nurse, and the challenges she faces on the hospital wards and in her personal life. The First Year is the fourth novel by the bestselling hospital fiction author Lucilla Andrews. For the first time, Lucilla's novels are now available as ebooks (with new print editions available from 2018). More at www.lucillaandrews.com

    After serving seven of those years, he became aware of some prisoners planning an escape and convinced them to let him join them. Now the only one who hasn't been caught, he assumes the alias of Cape Sloan and heads for Tucson to get revenge.

    Having grown up in the rugged countryside of the Lake District, she found herself filled with a deep affection for the animals that roamed among the hills, especially the majestic stag she calls The Noble One. When she learns that somebody is trying to kill the stag for the sake of its splendid antlers, she determines to fight for its survival. But he was a huntsman - and she was his next trophy. Because the man behind the illegal hunting is also a man who claimed to be in love with her... But the arrival of Brett Chalmers, the new Assistant Game Warden, certainly has quite an effect. And not just on the fight for The Noble One? With two men vied for control of its wildlife, and they too fought for her. Would Dana become the loved and nurtured wife of the game warden or the prized trophy of a wealthy man's hunt for love? The struggle is not an easy one?