The real world bores him. It lacks wonder, and bad things always happen. The virtual world is his sweet escape -- a place where anything is possible. His life changes when the two worlds start to collide. Suddenly he can control blocks, fly, and summon items. But he's not alone -- there are other "MetaGamers" and they're using their newfound powers for evil. Now Jake must fight to save Arcadia before it's too late.

    Yet for one local family, the happy holiday atmosphere risks becoming a cruel joke, as the unusually-named Lewis Lewis’s affair with close friend Nia Martin threatens to tear his marriage apart. The irritation of Lewis’s wife Dora is channeled towards their daughter, Rhiannon, who works at Nia’s sweet shop, Temptations. With his family at war and the gossip beginning to spread, it can only be a matter of time before Lewis’s misadventures catch up with him…From the bestselling author of the Holidays at Home and Badgers Brook sagas, Corner of a Small Town introduces new series characters: the troubled Lewis family, the haughty Weston dynasty and the mischievous Griffiths clan. It will charm and enthrall fans of Freda Lightfoot and Kitty Neale. The Pendragon Island Sagas Corner of a Small Town The Weston Girls Unlocking the Past Maisie's Way A Shop on the High Street Sophie Street

     When the fifty-something friends from Lancashire decide to take some time out together, little do they know that they will end up traversing Spain from north to south in an old and somewhat unsightly mini-campervan. Garrulous Geoff, hefty Harry and the relatively rational Jeremy, unused to spending longer than an evening in each other’s company, are thrust together for a month of travel and cohabitation which the latter relates to us with candour, pulling no punches when it comes to describing their more embarrassing escapades.

    He was the hero again - there was just no stopping him now.' Hazard is the thrilling tale of how the wing wizard went from local wonder kid to league champion. With the support of his football-obsessed family, Eden Hazard worked hard to develop his amazing dribbling skills and earn his dream transfer to Chelsea.Ultimate Football Heroes is a series of biographies telling the life-stories of the biggest and best footballers in the world and their incredible journeys from childhood fan to super-star professional player. Written in fast-paced, action-packed style these books are perfect for all the family to collect and share.

    Hooja considers Tantri an epitome of loyalty, never realising that the man is a blackguard who has set his sights on the throne. Tantri devises plan after plan to eliminate Hooja and become the new king, but Hooja is incredibly lucky (or perhaps Tantri is incredibly unlucky). Not only do his plans not succeed, they often boomerang with physically disastrous consequences for the Mantri.

     These aren’t just your run of the mill zombies that drift in out the darkness: they are pouring out of a nearby temple. To make matters worse, the village has more than one dangerous secret. When Luis is almost sure he was figured out the cause of the zombie uprising, he realizes that even mentioning his suspicions could cost him his job. Will his commitment to protect the villagers triumph be strong enough for him to reveal the source of the zombies? Is there really a terrible relic hidden in the temple? Will he ever get to eat iron filings with lava gravy again?

    The tales refer to a voluminous body of literature concerning the previous births (jāti) of the Buddha. These are the stories that tell about the previous lives of the Buddha, in both human and animal form. We are presenting select 51 short stories from these tales for children and teenagers( 6 to 15 years) . All the stories have a moral. The collection of stories in this volume include:-THE GOLDEN GOOSETHE FOUR SEASONSTHE MOUSE AND THE STONE-CUTTERTHE ELEPHANT AND THE DOGTHE DISCIPLE’S FAITHTHE CLEVER TURTLETHE PIGEON AND THE CROWTHE BAD COMPANYTHE SILLY ARGUMENTTHE STRONG OXTHE LEAN CATA SANDY ROADTHE CLEVER WOLFTHE MEASURE OF RICETHE SELFISH ASCETICTHE QUARREL OF THE QUAILSTHE KIND TURTLETHE EARTH IS BREAKINGTHE GOAT WHO LAUGHED AND THEN CRIEDTHE ELEPHANT, GIRLY-FACETHE PIGEONS AND THE FAKE HERMITTHE PRINCES AND THE WATER-SPRITETHE DISOBEDIENT STUDENTTHE CARPENTERS AND THE ELEPHANTTHE MAN WITH A GOLDEN HEARTTHE BANYAN DEERTHE BRAHMIN AND THE WISE ASCETICGRANNY’S BLACKIETHE KING AND THE DISCIPLETHE TWO MERCHANT’S OF RAMGARHTHE PRINCE AND THE GIANTTHE OX WHO ENVIED THE PIGTHE DEER, THE WOODPECKER AND THE TURTLEA HUGE LUMP OF GOLDA FRIEND IN NEEDTHE GANG OF DRUNKARDSTHE FOOLHARDY WOLFTHE TORTOISE AND HIS HOMETHE PRINCE OF MONKEYSTHE SNAKE AND THE FOOLISH DISCIPLETHE WOLF AND THE WISE GOATA BOY HELPS THE ANTSTHE DANCING PEACOCKTHE FOX AND THE CROWTHE KIND APETHE WHAT NOT TREETHE SPELLTHE BEAUTY AND THE GREYA MOTHER’S PAINTHE TREE THAT ACTED LIKE A HUNTERTHE PRICE OF GREED

    In this jam packed pages you’ll discover the secrets behind the masters of Manga and Anime drawing. From drawing Manga boys to Manga girls as well as Chibi and even dragons!You’ll learn awesome action poses and how to best draw the body and not just using standard methods but unique and different methods that will allow you to draw any body type in any pose. You’ll learn the secrets to drawing hands, ears and eyes as well emotions to really make your viewers connect with your characters. There’s no holding back in this tutorial and you can literally start learning to draw immediately. Just download now by scrolling up to download.Here is a detailed breakdown of what you will learn:• Drawing Resources• Drawing Eyes• Step By Step Guide To Drawing The Eye• Placing The Eyes• Drawing Eyes Part 2• Different Views of the Eyes• Drawing Emotions• Tips for Drawing Emotions• Examples of Emotions• Drawing Emotions Advanced Users• Drawing Ears• Step By Step Guide To Drawing The Ears• Placing The Ears• Drawing Ears Part Advanced Users• Different Views of the Ears• Drawing Boys & Shoujo• Step By Step Guide To Drawing Manga Boys• Drawing Girls & Shoujo• Step By Step Guide To Draw Manga Girls• How To Draw The Body• Step By Step Guide To Drawing Poses• Drawing a Sexy Pose• Drawing Action Poses• Action Poses Advanced Users• How To Draw Hands• Drawing Men• Step By Step Guide To Drawing Men• Drawing Women• Step By Step Guide To Drawing Women• How To Draw Clothes• How To Draw Chibi• Step By Step Guide To Drawing Chibi• Drawing Chibi Part 2• Drawing Chibi Eyes• Different Views of Chibi• Drawing Chibi Part 3• How To Draw A Dragon Anime StyleGrab this tutorial right now and you’ll be drawing Manga in hours. Scroll up and download.

    Leena and Molly are best friends and they are also the top contenders at this year's race. The two girls had both been training all year and were super excited to compete in the upcoming race. However, on the day of the race, trouble strikes. Leena is asked to rescue a family of sea turtles that have been trapped in a net down in Old Ship Valley. Will she be able to save the poor trapped sea turtles in time? Can she make it back in time to compete in the Mermaid Races? Find out what happens and download your copy today for just $0.99!

    Returning once again to Kingsbridge, England, A Column of Fire is the story of a country torn apart by religious intolerance. In 1558 England, Mary, Queen of Scots, who is better known as Bloody Mary is on the throne. She has ordered that all Protestants be murdered because of their religious beliefs. After her execution, her half sister, Elizabeth takes over the throne and promises to bring religious tolerance. Elizabeth is a Protestant, which turns all of Europe against England. Meanwhile, Ned Willard desperately wants to marry Margery Fitzgerald. Unfortunately, Ned is a Protestant while Margery is a Catholic, dooming their relationship.A Column of Fire by Ken Follett has become an international bestseller, as well as a number one bestseller for The New York Times. It has been called “absorbing” by The Washington Post.A Brief Look Inside:EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive, and the characters and its world still live on. Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to bring us beneath the surface of the page and invite us into the world that lives on.These questions can be used to...Create Hours of Conversation:• Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups• Foster a deeper understanding of the book• Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately• Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen beforeDisclaimer: This book you are about to enjoy is an independent resource meant to supplement the original book. If you have not yet read the original book, we encourage doing before purchasing this unofficial Conversation Starters.

    Deputy Marshal Harold Stampede. But the outlaw has managed to break out and take a dozen hardened convicts with him as they sweep a path of violence across Southern Arizona. The leader of the gang has sworn an oath to kill the deputy marshal for shooting dead his partner, Jimmy So-Fast. And Marshal One-Eyed Jack Black intends to do whatever he can to stop him and protect the citizens of Cochise County – all this, while an unsuspecting killer is on the loose in Peirce City during the lawmen’s absence.

    That changes when Travis breaks his leg, but then he discovers there is a bright side to having crutches.In The Pretender, Sam loves to pretend. Sometimes he pretends to be a knight. Sometimes he pretends to be a samurai. And sometimes he pretends to be a ninja. His older sister thinks he’s too old for pretending. But then the school play begins.In Fitness Fanatics, Zack is the fastest runner in his grade until Ben joins his class. Zack realizes that Ben might beat him in the cross-country. Ben wants to be friends, while Zack wants to win. What will Zack do? The best experiences are often the unexpected ones. Book Categories: Children chapter books age 6 – 8 Adventure stories for kids ages 6 – 8 Action and adventure books for kids ages 6 – 8 Beginner reader chapter books Children’s ebooks Please scroll up and click the Look Inside feature on the top left hand side of the page.

    Included in this amazing set are our number-one best sellers by Kat Carson, Brenda Clemmons, Ellen Anderson, and Ada Oakley, as well as some of my own stories. This collection will introduce you to some of our popular historical mail order bride stories as well as historical westerns and contemporary westerns.51 Inspirational Sweet Western Romances Box setBook 1 The Fur TrapperBook 2 Home For Christmas GiftBook 3 Sally’s ChristmasBook 4 New Christmas DreamsBook 5 The Cowboy pirateBook 6 The Pony's Tail RanchBook 7 Catching Christmas SpiritBook 8 Clara and BenBook 9 Freeman's FarmBook 10 Smoldering FuryBook 11 A love So UnstagedBook 12 The School MasterBook 13 Vagabond HeartBook 14 Mary's English GentlemanBook 15 Katie and JaneBook 16 Trixie, Bella and EvaBook 17 Rose, Annie and LauraBook 18 JenBook 19 MaryBook 20 Maggie's MaelstromBook 21 Hanna's HazardBook 22 Anna's AnswerBook 23 Fanny’s FlawsBook 24 Gloria's GloryBook 25 Jesse JamesBook 26 Stolen BridesBook 27 Love Never FailsBook 28 Deborah’s DiscoveryBook 29 Valentine ElizaBook 30 The Lost BrideBook 31 Belle’s TrainBook 32 Fallacies of LoveBook 33 Emily’s True LoveBook 34 Rachel’s LessonBook 35 A Musical InterludeBook 36 Song of The HeartBook 37 The Sheriff's SweetheartBook 38 Bodie's Most WantedBook 39 Nature's BountyBook 40 Ella’s MiracleBook 41 Grace’s TruthBook 42 Love of JaneBook 43 Heather’s HealingBook 44 Juliet’s CourageBook 45 Martha's CourageBook 46 Dusk of AcceptanceBook 47 A Sublime NightBook 48 Midnight TranquilityBook 49 Three BridesBook 50 Mary’s Frontier FreedomBook 51 Jenny’s Unexpected Love Read all the books by bestselling author,Katie Wyatt! - 50 Boxset Inspirational Historical Western Romances, Mail Order Bride (Mega Box Set Series Book 8-24 Books Western Women Tales of Love Box Set : Historical Western Mail Order Bride and Contemporary Western Romance (Mega Box Set Series Book 9-31 Sweet Inspirational Romances Mail Order Bride & Christmas Box Set: Historical Western ,Christian Contemporary Collection (Mega Box Set Series Book 10) Mega Box Set Complete Series -25 Book Mega Box Set 5 Complete Series: Mail Order Bride-27 Book Mega Box Set 5 Complete Series-Box Set Wild West Brides of Bodie Complete Series-Complete Series Emma Jackson's Western Frontier Love Plus Oregon Trail-Orphans of Albany Complete Series-Christmas Brides Collection: 7 Book Heartwarming-25 Book Mega Box Set Complete Series-Box Set Unexpected Love Complete Series-8 Book Complete Series Peril or Prosper Plus The Grant Boys Katie Wyatt’s Clean and Wholesome novelette American Mail Order B ride historical Western box set romance series is enjoyable for all ages.

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    Living near the docks in Liverpool with two other families under the same roof, money for rent is a constant struggle and food is scarce. Made even more difficult by a lecherous gambler who refuses to pay his share of the rent.When their father succumbs to the 1849 cholera epidemic that sweeps through Liverpool, the young orphan’s situation becomes even more perilous. They are forced to do whatever they can to make their share of the food and rent.Robert grew up in privileged circumstances. That all changes when his father dies suddenly, leaving his estate tied up for months in probate. Robert has no other option but to seek employment at a former competitor of his fathers. The same family that employs Verdie.Robert is overjoyed.But Verdie is blinded by the amorous attentions of the household's handsome son, Carson.Trouble ensues, for everyone.Robert, with limited resources and influence, rises to the challenge to defend Verdie’s honor. Will it be enough to stop Carson from pursuing her? Can Robert’s fledging love for Verdie prevail?“Girl From the Docks” and all Catharine Dobbs' novellas are wholesome Victorian Romances.