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The exploitation of Niagara Falls to generate electricity leads to a murder involving members of Buffalo's ruling class. The heroine is a high-society school teacher who investigates and through her eyes is seen the conflict between industrialists and environmentalists of the day. A first novel.

"Hampshire, 1939, and three women are about to get the break of a lifetime. Jo, Gertie and Ada all loved singing but they weren't expecting much when they joined their local choir: a bit of companionship, a few laughs, an excuse for an evening out. They certainly weren't expecting to be spotted by a talent manager (a friend of Jo's husband) and made into a proper singing group, The Bluebirds. Soon they are off on a tour of army and navy camps around...

In Kent, England, the arrival of Beranger Northcott, Duke of Brightshire, causes a stir. Because with the duke comes his new American bride, who isn't quite what anyone expects. By accepting the hand of her beloved, Emma Brinkman went from hardworking Colorado rancher to duchess. Now she's expected to comport herself as nobility. Overnight. For Emma metamorphosis is a challenge. And if Emma's suspicions are correct, perhaps even a dangerous one. Fortunately,...

China is one of earth's oldest civilizations. Throughout much of its history, China was ruled by powerful dynasties who controlled the lives of ordinary Chinese people in countless ways. Today, China's dynastic history is visible in everything from art and language to large-scale building projects such as the Great Wall and the bureaucratic structure of society itself.

Today was supposed to be one of the best days ever for nine-year-old Izzy Rush. But now, on the last day of class before Christmas break, she has been left alone at school. To make matters worse, the biggest blizzard this town has ever seen is hitting full force. Which is why three bumbling crooks on the lam decide to take shelter in the seemingly empty school. When Izzy discovers that the criminals are holding her friend and school custodian, Ray,...

August 1914, and a terrible war begins, one that will affect the lives of everyone in the village of Beckindale. For Maggie Sugden, left to run Emmerdale Farm on her own while her husband, Joe, is at the front, it will bring grief and loss but also independence and the chance to find a place to belong - and perhaps even to love again. Christmas At Emmerdale is the first in a sweeping new saga series, exploring the lives of Emmerdale's much-loved families...

Princess or adventurer. Duty or freedom. Her kingdom or the storm hunter she loves. If Aurora knows anything, it's that choices have consequences. The kingdom of Pavan is nearly unrecognizable as the home she left behind. A new family's flags fly atop the walls. Hundreds upon hundreds of remnats camp just outside the city begging for entrance and mercy, only to receive cruelty in return. And her mother, the great, powerful queen, is nowhere to be...

The memoir of a girl, daughter of divorced parents. The heroine describes life with her father, her loneliness, her parents' respective affairs, her own romance and abortion, and the way she saves her mother from a mental breakdown when the mother's boyfriend dies. By a Swiss writer.

Happy feet: Emperor Penguins from Antarctica each express their true love with a special heartsong of their own that expresses their very being. However, the misfit Mumble cannot sing. Instead he has an extraordinary talent to tap dance with almost magical energy and expression. Nevertheless, the leadership of the colony fearfully blames the young penguin's unorthodox ways for the lean fishing that threatens them all. Defiant in the face of unjust...