At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. When the wife of a prominent surgeon dies suddenly in the hospital emergency room of Mercy Hospital in Milwaukee, USA, Dr Maxine Cassidy suspects murder. Maxine is determined to find the killer and starts an investigation of her own. However, when someone tries to kill her, she begins to wonder which of her medical colleagues she can trust. Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book.

    Later, she was committed to Broadmoor "from where she may not be discharged without permission of the Home Secretary." Using a technique of multiple characterization, Find Me seeks to investigate in depth the personality of the young girl - to 'find her' - and at the same time studies the effects of her behavior on those around her.

    A man and a woman sit at the same dinner table, an ocean of worry separating them. An iceberg sets out to dance. A sword swallower ponders his dating prospects. "The vessel is simple, a rowboat among yachts," the poet observes in "Ukulele." "No one hides a Tommy gun in its case. / No bluesman runs over his uke in a whiskey rage."Beasley's voice is pithy and playful, with a ferocious intelligence that invites comparison to both Sylvia Plath and Dorothy Parker. In one of six signature sestinas, she warns, "You must not use a house to build a home, / and never look for poetry in poems." The collection’s centerpiece is a haunting sequence that engages The Traveler's Vade Mecum, an 1853 compendium of phrases for use by mail, telegraph, or the enigmatic “Instantaneous Letter Writer."Assembled over ten years and thousands of miles, these poems illuminate how intimacy is lost and gained during our travels. Decisive, funny, and as compassionate as she is merciless, Beasley is a reckoning force on the page.

    In this five year period, the Muslim world inflicted a major defeat on the Christian army of Jerusalem that resonated around the known world, and which directly resulted in the confrontation between two of the most celebrated figures in medieval history – Richard the Lionheart, renowned as the great warrior king and personification of the knightly chivalry, and Saladin, Sultan of Egypt, Syria, Arabia and Mesopotamia and consummate diplomat and strategist.The story unfolds through the reminiscences of Geoffrey de Moissac, who relates his incredible first-hand experiences fifty years after the main protagonists have perished. Geoffrey has been witness to all the dramatic events of that time, from the Christian disaster at Hattin, through a perilous journey to the west to solicit aid, and finally as part of the mighty Crusader army intent on the re-conquest of the Holy Land.

    

    

    Lou Prophet’s pretty pistol-packing partner, Louisa Bonaventure also known as the Vengeance Queen, has his back—and dare he say it, part of his heart. Louisa Bonaventure’s family was slaughtered by the Three of a Kind Gang. Now, Louisa wants vengeance and bounty hunter Lou Prophet will stop at nothing to make sure she gets it. The two bounty hunters find themselves in endless amounts of trouble. From escaping death in Helldorado, escorting a killer to be hanged, riding the brutal Mexican frontier chasing outlaws, to hunting the seven nightriders – Lou Prophet prays that these pursuits end with him on the right end of a smoking pistol... "Takes off like a shot, never giving the reader a chance to set the book down." — Douglas Hirt Lou Prophet: The Complete Series, Volume 2 includes – The Graves at Seven Devils, Helldorado, The Devil's Winchester, The Devil's Laughter and The Devil's Ambush.

    He can hardly remember his days of wanderlust, and he’s grateful to have left behind the violence of a raw frontier. In a celebratory mood, Steve invites his mother to a meet her new grandchild in a chic resort in Monterey, California. With the delivery of a handwritten note, his world suddenly reverts to the savagery of his bygone days. There will be no peace.

    it was just getting started.  Confederate war hero Clayton Wallace earned a taste for justice on the battlefield.But... his taste for revenge was learned as a boy in Snake Bend, Texas.His pregnant sister was murdered in front of him by August Graves, her evil, abusive husband who's gone unpunished all these years.Clay is about to change that. .Fighting for justice is never easy though.Especially...1- Now that August is mayor and2- His brother, Lloyd, is sheriff.They rule Snake Bend with an iron fist and show mercy to no one..But it's not just Clay who the bloodthirsty mayor wants dead, it's the entire Apache population. August and Lloyd will kill anyone who gets in their way, women and children included..The Indians have been waiting for a hero to lead them to victory, and Clay is it.Clay has spent his life waiting for revenge, and he won't leave Texas without it.A new battle is coming, and Clay is ready.But when the bullets start flying, will he make it out alive, or will justice die with him?. Buy now to find out...."This book caught me in the first chapter and held me there all the way to the end! A rough and tumble real western! " - Charlene Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★."You couldn't help feeling like you were there with the characters and on the edge of your seat waiting to see what would happen next. " - Deban Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★."The book is a true western. Joseph Powell is a new author to me but I look forward to reading more of his books." - MJ Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★

    

    Two friends travel to an arcade in downtown Chicago, which they suspect may contain a haunted arcade machine from urban legends- Polybius. Unknown horrors await them, as they inch ever closer to the truth behind the sinister arcade game.Part of a series of interconnected horror novels that can be read in any order. Each book serves as a stand alone story, yet builds a greater picture behind a dark mystery in Chicago.

    We left these girls right in the middle of the utmost drama. Now, in the finale, watch as it all comes crashing down. Lessons will be learned. Time will heal old wounds. And unforeseen tragedy will force some to finally do what’s right.

    A lesser man might just give it up; but Ezekiel Hawthorne isn’t a quitter. While thousands head to the California gold fields in wagons, Ezekiel loads his mule and embarks on an amazing venture across the continent alone, bound for the good soils and abundant waters of Oregon. Savages, tornadoes, and a lack of knowledge don’t slow the man down a bit. It’s a beautiful half-Shoshone woman who has the biggest impact on Ezekiel’s new life.

    Two daughters born behind the dark walls thrust into the arms of the wrong mothers – one mother the Master’s wife, the other a slave of poverty, Dora. Phoebe and Claretta, the workhouse babies, switched at birth and thrust into an uncertain future. As the years unfurl, destiny sends the young ladies in different directions, but their hearts are bound. One runs, the other seeks. One haunted by fears, the other reaching for a faith and a future. Both longing for love. Their stories are woven into a lifelong saga that will keep you reading to the heart-rending end. Will Phoebe discover her roots and finally find peace? Will Claretta’s past prevent her opening her heart to the arms of the man she has grown to love? Two ladies forged in an unlikely sisterhood. The men who seek to love them. The long journey from workhouse to a world filled with deepest tragedy and soaring joy. This is the story of Dora’s workhouse child - a historical Victorian romantic saga. If you like Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin, you will love reading, Dora's Workhouse Child.

    Grief, longing, being away from near and dear…….. Colours not seen before, each story has a unique shade. Each reveals different pain. The story of the king titled perfectly as to Once Upon A Time…….. is the best example of this. The comedian in the Courts of the king helps him to win the heart of the most wise and beautiful damsel in the town. He uses all his wit so as to bring the beautiful maiden in the king’s palace. At the end, when he realizes that it is the wittiness that the lady was fallen for and not name or fame of the king, he pities himself. It could have been he himself who could have become the partner of the lady. She was not impressed with the king’s wealth neither craved for bravery. What she wished was a mind equivalent to her talents………. Alas……….