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A Child for Cade
by Patricia ThayerWhen Cade Randall spotted Abby Moreau again, he couldn't calm the wild beating of his heart. But when he saw the boy beside her, it wasn't the passion of romance and long-lost yearning that swept over him. Instead it was the realization he was a father- and Abby had never told him! A protected teenager, Abby hadn't been able to fight her father-or trust Cade's love. So she'd vowed to raise her child alone. Now Cade demanded they wed-but he never mentioned love. This time should she just trust in Cade ?
A Child for Christmas
by Allison LeighHOLIDAY STRANGER?She was beautiful, aloof...and the only thing Sawyer recognized since the accident that had stolen his memory. Instinctively, he knew they weren't strangers-not when his emotions reacted so strongly, and not when he could almost feel being intimately close to her. But what was Dr. Rebecca Morehouse hiding from him?Rebecca was denying she'd ever seen Sawyer before-and was frantic to keep the incredibly appealing Navy SEAL out of her life. Because even if Sawyer's memories had been taken, her own were all too real. After all, she had her own reminder of their very passionate encounter!MEN OF THE DOUBLE-C RANCH:Under the big, blue Wyoming sky, these five brothers discover true love.
A Child for Sale
by Pam HowesI reach out, arms aching to hold my newborn baby, and catch just a glimpse of soft, dark-brown hair before someone pushes me back onto the bed. ‘It’s alive,’ says the woman who delivered my child before she places something over my face. My last thought is of my baby’s first cry before my world goes dark. 1964. When seventeen-year-old Laura Sims realises she’s pregnant, her boyfriend Pete say's they will look after and love their baby together; but Laura’s mother turns on them in fury. Wrenched from her home and the boy she loves, Laura is thrown into a home for unmarried mothers. With no access to the outside world and treated harshly', Laura fights to keep her child safe and to find a way to escape the nightmare... 2015. Despite the anguish of losing their firstborn, Laura and Pete have been happily married for fifty years. But they’ve never given up on their lost child. And when Laura uncovers a tattered old diary from someone who worked at the home where she last saw her child, her heart breaks in two; those who ran the home sold their baby to a desperate, childless family. Such cruel actions give Laura and Pete a tiny sliver of hope. Is there a chance to find their child, safe and happy, or will their search bring them only heartbreak and devastation?
A Child in Burracombe
by Lilian HarryReturn to Burracombe in this warm and charming prequel to Lilian Harry's Burracombe series and journey back to where it all began . . .Devon, 1943. In the village of Burracombe, 'Dig for Victory' is more than just a wartime slogan. While the young men are away, everyone at home knows the war effort needs them too. Whether it's Land Girls on the farms, wives and mothers having to make do and mend, or the villagers knowing how to stretch rations to keep spirits bright, there is always something to be done to help.When the Barton is requisitioned as a children's home for war orphans, all of Burracombe rallies round to welcome their newest arrivals, particularly little Maddy Simmons. Still reeling from losing her mother and brother in the Plymouth blitz, and her father being killed at sea, now in a cruel twist, Maddy has been sent to a different children's home to her beloved sister.As Maddy explores the village and makes new friends, she begins to feel at home and realises that Burracombe is the kind of place where you will always have someone to turn to, even when times are hard. Could this be somewhere she could finally call home?This heart-warming story gives a different perspective to the village as it adapts to the struggles of wartime and explores the story of a much-loved character in the wonderful Burracombe series.
A Child in Burracombe (Burracombe Village #12)
by Lilian HarryReturn to Burracombe in this warm and charming prequel to Lilian Harry's Burracombe series and journey back to where it all began . . .Devon, 1943. In the village of Burracombe, 'Dig for Victory' is more than just a wartime slogan. While the young men are away, everyone at home knows the war effort needs them too. Whether it's Land Girls on the farms, wives and mothers having to make do and mend, or the villagers knowing how to stretch rations to keep spirits bright, there is always something to be done to help.When the Barton is requisitioned as a children's home for war orphans, all of Burracombe rallies round to welcome their newest arrivals, particularly little Maddy Simmons. Still reeling from losing her mother and brother in the Plymouth blitz, and her father being killed at sea, now in a cruel twist, Maddy has been sent to a different children's home to her beloved sister.As Maddy explores the village and makes new friends, she begins to feel at home and realises that Burracombe is the kind of place where you will always have someone to turn to, even when times are hard. Could this be somewhere she could finally call home?This heart-warming story gives a different perspective to the village as it adapts to the struggles of wartime and explores the story of a much-loved character in the wonderful Burracombe series.
A Child in Need
by Marion LennoxWhat can the small Australian town of Bay Beach offer an ambitious city lawyer like Nick Daniels? Well, first there's Shanni McDonald-a gorgeous, vivacious woman Nick is instantly attracted to. Second, there's tiny, vulnerable Harry-a three-year-old child from the orphanage, desperately in need of love.Nick is wary of commitment, but Shanni and Harry have decided that Nick is the man for them. All they have to do is persuade him!
A Child is Born
by Margaret Wise BrownWith her usual gentleness and warmth, Margaret Wise Brown tells little ones about the night Jesus was born: "O come, country shepherds O follow the light And welcome the baby This blessed night..." Other books by this author are available in this library.
A Child is Born: A Nightingales Christmas Story (Nightingales)
by Donna DouglasA Christmas short story, available only in ebook, from the author of The Nightingale Girls, The Nightingale Sisters and The Nightingale Nurses Christmas Eve, 1936 On a foggy December night, a pregnant woman walks out in front of a trolley bus and is knocked unconscious. She is rushed to the Nightingale hospital, and a healthy baby is delivered. But the mother claims to have lost her memory, and cannot believe that the child is hers. It seems that the Nightingale nurses may need to perform a Christmas miracle.
A Child of Her Own
by Beverly BartonHE HAD THE ONE THING SHE WANTED....Lori Lee Guy had always longed to be someone's mommy-and she had never imagined wild and wicked Rick Warrick as anyone's daddy. But here she was, childless. And here he was, still sinfully sexy...and single-handedly raising an adorable little girl.SHE WAS THE LAST THING HE NEEDED….How could Rick have falled for Lori Lee-again? He'd learned the hard way that she was holding out for Mr. Perfect, and this bad boy had no intention of being tamed into becoming a model husband! But his daughter and Lori Lee had other ideas....
A Child of the Jago: A Novel Set in the London Slums in the 1890s (Academy Victorian Classics)
by Arthur MorrisonThis novel, first published in 1896, is the story of Dick Perrot, born and bred in the Jago; but it is also a brilliant portrait of the community. The Jago is a London slum where crime and violence are the only way of life, and from which there is no escape for the inhabitants. Only the characters themselves are fictional: Morrison's descriptions of the fearful physical conditions are based directly on what he saw. He conjures up an extraordinarily vivid picture of a world which, even as he wrote, was about to vanish in one of the first of the slum clearance schemes.
A Child on the Way
by Janis Reams HudsonA KNIGHT IN SHINING... STETSON<P> From the moment the rugged rancher swept Lisa Hampton into his arms and out of a raging blizzard, she'd never felt safer in her life. Pregnant, alone, and without a memory, what woman couldn't use a knight right about now...?<P> Wary Jack Wilder was no knight; he did what any man would have done in his boots. But Jack couldn't deny that the feisty beauty and her unborn child had pierced right through his armored heart. Funny thing --- for a man who'd sworn off women, he found himself wanting to protect Lisa and her baby... today, tomorrow... forever.
A Child to Bind Them
by Lucy ClarkThe ties that bind... Dr. Cora Wilton loves working in her remote tropical paradise...who needs a man anyway? But when a storm hits the Pacific island of Tarparnii, Cora finds herself swept out of danger and into the arms of her very own superhero...drop-dead-gorgeous ex-army doc Archer Wild! Wild by name, wild by nature, Archer isn't ready for a commitment of any kind...but there's something about Cora that intrigues him. Could caring for adorable little storm orphan Nee-Ty finally heal their hearts and bind Cora and Archer together...forever?
A Child to Call Her Own
by Gill SandersonMidwife Maria Wyatt loved her new job and enjoyed working with her new boss, Dr Tom Ramsey. The two quickly became friends. Maria wondered if it was possible that they might become more than friends, but there was a problem. Some little time ago Tom's wife had died. He had loved her and reacted to her death by avoiding all further emotional upset. There was another problem - Tom's loveable four year old son James. Maria's young son - also named James - had died as a toddler. Could Maria and Tom put aside the traumas of their pasts and find happiness together?
A Child to Call Her Own: A Heartwarming Medical Romance (Dell Owen Hospital #2)
by Gill SandersonThe second novel in Gill Sanderson's delightful Dell Owen series, perfect for fans of Mia Faye, Laura Scott, Helen Scott Taylor, Grey's Anatomy and ER.Readers love Gill's gripping medical romances!'Remarkable writer!!' 5* author review 'A truly wonderful writer' 5* author review 'I find all of Gill Sanderson's books very readable and enjoy the escapism they give me' 5* author review Midwife Maria Wyatt loved her new job and enjoyed working with her new boss, Dr Tom Ramsey. After the two quickly became friends, Maria began to wonder if it was possible that they might become more than friends. But there was a problem. Some little time ago Tom's beloved wife had died and he reacted to her death by avoiding all further emotional upset.There was another problem - Tom's loveable four year old son James. Maria's young son - also named James - had died as a toddler. Could Maria and Tom put aside the traumas of their pasts and find happiness together?Don't miss Gill Sanderson's captivating medical romances, including the A Lakeland Practice and the Good, Bad and Ugly series.
A Child to Call Her Own: A Heartwarming Medical Romance (Dell Owen Hospital Ser. #2)
by Gill SandersonThe second novel in Gill Sanderson's delightful Dell Owen series, perfect for fans of Mia Faye, Laura Scott, Helen Scott Taylor, Grey's Anatomy and ER.Readers love Gill's gripping medical romances!'Remarkable writer!!' 5* author review 'A truly wonderful writer' 5* author review 'I find all of Gill Sanderson's books very readable and enjoy the escapism they give me' 5* author review Midwife Maria Wyatt loved her new job and enjoyed working with her new boss, Dr Tom Ramsey. After the two quickly became friends, Maria began to wonder if it was possible that they might become more than friends. But there was a problem. Some little time ago Tom's beloved wife had died and he reacted to her death by avoiding all further emotional upset.There was another problem - Tom's loveable four year old son James. Maria's young son - also named James - had died as a toddler. Could Maria and Tom put aside the traumas of their pasts and find happiness together?Don't miss Gill Sanderson's captivating medical romances, including the A Lakeland Practice and the Good, Bad and Ugly series.
A Child to Call His Own
by Sheila DantonDr. Ben Davey longs for a family. Meeting beautiful single, mom Dr. Tamsin Penrose is his dream come true. But when Ben meets her little son. It’s obvious that the boy is his cousin’s child. Did Tamsin really lure his cousin away from his family, as his aunt believes? The truth about Jake’s father reveals that, not to be true. Yet Tamsin feels their love can never be. Surely it would destroy Ben’s relationship with the woman who brought him up? Ben must find a way to convince Tamsin that all he wants is her, and the child he can finally call his own.
A Child to Heal Their Hearts
by Dianne DrakeBrought together by a child in needWhen he adopted two little girls, pediatrician Dr. Reid Adams found a new sense of purpose-but it cost him his fiancée. His girls and his little patients are now his life. Then prickly but beautiful surgeon Keera Murphy arrives with a sick and orphaned child, and turns his world upside down....Keera is clearly struggling with two-year-old Megan, who has recently been placed in her care-she's convinced she’s not mother material. But Reid is determined to bring these two lost souls together, and soon realizes that in opening up Keera's locked-away heart he's in danger of losing his own!
A Child to Heal Them: Healed By The Single Dad Doc / A Child To Heal Them (Mills And Boon Medical Ser.)
by Louisa HeatonMight saving a little girl……help mend their broken hearts?When ex-doctor Tasha Kincaid escaped to Africa to teach, haunted by the loss of a young patient, she never expected to find now-widowed Quinn Shapiro—the doctor who once broke her heart. But a pupil is sick, and she needs his help! As they care for little Abeje, Tasha finds herself falling for Quinn again—could healing this child help them embrace a future together?
A Child to Open Their Hearts
by Marion LennoxA child in need... When Nurse Hettie de Lacey saves orphaned Joni from drowning, she sets her heart on adopting him. This is her last chance to be a mom... But to keep him she needs Dr. Max Lockhart by her side. Max has returned to Wildfire Island with a heavy heart, and he's completely unprepared for the powerful desire he feels for Hettie. His life is already in turmoil, but how can he walk away when everything about Hettie and Joni compels him to stay?
A Child's Anthology of Poetry
by Elizabeth Hauge SwordThe book challenges the notion that a child's ability to enjoy and appreciate poetry is limited. It celebrates poetry while respecting its intended audience.
A Child's Book of Myths: Includes A Read-and-listen Cd (Dover Read and Listen)
by Katharine Lee Bates Margaret Evans PriceExperience the marvel and splendor of ancient Greek fables. Reproduced from two charmingly illustrated volumes of the 1920s, the book features 88 color images and 19 immortal tales, including stories of Pandora's box, Jason's search for the Golden Fleece, Orpheus' attempt to rescue Eurydice from the underworld, and Icarus' ill-fated flight.
A Child's Book of True Crime
by Chloe HooperTasmanian schoolteacher Kate Byrne is having an affair with the father of her most gifted fourth grader, Lucien. Her lover's wife has just published Murder at Black Swan Point, a true-crime story about the brutal slaying of a young adulteress in a nearby town. Kate herself has become so obsessed with the murder and so convinced that the published account has it all wrong that she sets about writing her own version -- this one for children, narrated by Australian animals. Though Lucien's father brings Kate to life sexually in encounters of escalating eroticism, he cannot dull her obsession. Fixated on the crime of passion, Kate is becoming less and less aware of the present and of how her behavior may align her fate with that of the dead girl. Chloe Hooper chillingly captures this young woman's unraveling in an intense, witty, superbly crafted novel.
A Child's Book of True Crime: A Novel
by Chloe HooperWith the dark suspense of Donna Tartt's The Secret History and the frank and shocking eroticism of Josephine Hart, this debut novel tells the story of a young teacher's illicit affair and obsession with a historical murder.Tasmanian schoolteacher Kate Byrne is having an affair with the father of her most gifted fourth grader, Lucien. Her lover's wife has just published Murder at Black Swan Point, a true-crime story about the brutal slaying of a young adulteress in a nearby town. Kate herself has become so obsessed with the murder and so convinced that the published account has it all wrong that she sets about writing her own version--this one for children, narrated by Australian animals. Though Lucien's father brings Kate to life sexually in encounters of escalating eroticism, he cannot dull her obsession. Fixated on the crime of passion, Kate is becoming less and less aware of the present and of how her behavior may align her fate with that of the dead girl. Chloe Hooper chillingly captures this young woman's unraveling in an intense, witty, superbly crafted novel.
A Child's Christmas
by Kate JamesThere's a stranger at the door on Christmas Day... Single mother Paige Summerville wants to give her seven-year-old son the Christmas of his dreams. Jason needs surgery to beat the illness that's plagued his young life, leaving Paige desperate to make ends meet. So she turns to a charity that grants the wishes of sick children... Then a stranger arrives bearing gifts for Jason-and for her. He's Daniel Kinsley, a lawyer who's grown cynical about family. But his kindness in making Jason's wishes come true offers him more than he ever imagined. Is there room in Paige's heart for a man who could fulfill all their dreams? And not just at Christmas!
