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The Narrowboat Girls: a heartwarming story of friendship, struggle and falling in love
by Rosie ArcherWhen the Second World War takes Britain's men away to fight, it is women who step up to fill the jobs left behind. From farms to factories, no job is too back-breaking, and for many women it offers their first real chance at independence.Two such women from very different backgrounds find themselves working on the narrowboats - piloting freights round southern England's network of canals. One is a solicitor's wife, still smarting from the humiliation of her husband leaving her for his secretary. The other is a young working-class woman glad to find an excuse to get away from her violent boyfriend.Life on the canals is hard, and breaking into such a close-knit community can be tough - especially when the remaining male works are sure women aren't up to the job. But though these women start out as strangers, they will forge a bond of friendship that will take them through the darkest hours.
The Narrowboat Girls: a heartwarming story of friendship, struggle and falling in love
by Rosie Archer'One of the nation's favourite wartime saga writers ... warm and engrossing' Lancashire Evening PostSpring 1944, and the war shows no sign of stopping. In Hampshire, Elsie is desperate for a new start after her husband leaves her. When her friend Izzy, herself planning an escape from her abusive boyfriend, tells her about the wartime jobs going for women on the canal boats, she jumps at the chance.Their new boss, Dorothy, is kind and fair, but it's clear she has a secret of her own. Their crew is completed by Tolly, searching for a new vocation now that her dream job has been snatched away. The work is hard, but together they pitch in, and through shared ups and downs they forge close friendships that will see them through the darkest times.What none of them could have predicted is just how much working on the canals will change their lives. Could it really be that what started as a means of escape will end up giving each of them everything they ever wanted?
The Narrowboat Girls: a heartwarming story of friendship, struggle and falling in love
by Rosie ArcherElsie Barker is desperate for a new start after her husband leaves her. When her friend Izzy, herself planning an escape from her abusive boyfriend, tells her about the jobs going for women as narrowboat crew on the canals between London and Coventry, she jumps at the chance.Their new boss, Dorothy, is kind and fair, but it's clear she has a secret of her own. Their crew is completed by Tolly, searching for a new vocation now that her dream job has been snatched away. The work is hard, but the girls forge close friendships that will see them through the darkest times.What none of them could have predicted, though, is just how much working on the canals will change their lives. Could it really be that what started as a means of escape will end up giving each of them everything they ever wanted?(P)2018 Quercus Editions Limited
The Nashville Bet: A fabulously fun, escapist, romantic read (Girls' Weekend Away)
by Shana Gray'Full of fun, friendship and romance - a real escapist treat' Jill Shalvis on What Happens In Vegas'If you are looking for a fun, sexy and swoon-worthy series about friendships and love, I can't recommend this one enough' Hopeless Romantics Book BlogIn the third warm, funny and romantic novel in the Girls Weekend Away series, four best friends embark on the ultimate girls' getaway filled with hijinks and a sprinkling of romance. For any fan of Bridesmaids and Sex and the City and readers of Jo Watson, Lauren Layne, Joanna Bolouri and Cate Woods.The romantic... When her boss offers her free tickets to the CMA Fest, Ava Trent jumps at the chance for a weekend in Nashville with her best girlfriends. Great music and new opportunities to look for Mr Right? What more could a former country girl ask for? Well, maybe not to literally fall at the feet of the hottest guy she's ever seen. And the superstar singer... After becoming an overnight success, fame doesn't rest easy on Chase Hudson's shoulders. It's hard to tell who's interested in him and who's interested in the star. So when he and Ava collide, and she has no idea who he is, he's immediately intrigued. Something about Ava calls to him - even though he's convinced she's a city-type who couldn't handle his Nashville life. Are about to get their country on. What starts as a light-hearted bet to test one another, becomes something much deeper as Ava and Chase can't stay away from one another. But with so many differences between their lives, will they win the relationship they've been dreaming of? Or lose each other?Look for the other Girls' Weekend Away novels, including What Happens In Vegas and Meet Me In San Francisco!
The Natural
by Abby GainesWhen Danny Cruise appears at her animal clinic, Madison Beale is convinced it's nothing more than a publicity stunt. Until Danny changes her mind with a kiss under the mistletoe.
The Naturalist's Daughter
by Tea CooperTwo fearless women--living a century apart--find themselves entangled in the mystery surrounding the biggest scientific controversy of the nineteenth century: the classification of the platypus.1808 Agnes Banks, NSWRose Winton wants nothing more than to work with her father, eminent naturalist Charles Winton, on his groundbreaking study of the platypus. Not only does she love him with all her heart but the discoveries they have made could turn the scientific world on its head. When Charles is unable to make the long sea journey to present his findings to the prestigious Royal Society in England, Rose must venture forth in his stead. What she discovers will forever alter the course of scientific history.1908 Sydney, NSWTamsin Alleyn has been given a mission: travel to the Hunter Valley and retrieve an old sketchbook of debatable value, gifted to the Public Library by a recluse. But when she gets there, she finds there is more to the book than meets the eye, and more than one interested party. Shaw Everdene, a young antiquarian bookseller and lawyer, seems to have his own agenda when it comes to the book. Determined to uncover the book's true origin, Tamsin agrees to join forces with him.The deeper they delve, the more intricate the mystery of the book's authorship becomes. As the lives of two women a century apart converge, discoveries emerge from the past with far-reaching consequences in this riveting tale of courage and discovery.
The Naturals: Book 1 (The Naturals #1)
by Jennifer Lynn BarnesCassie Hobbes is not like most teenagers. Most teenagers don't lose their mother in a bloody, unsolved murder. Most teenagers can't tell who you are, where you're from and how you're likely to behave within moments of meeting you. And most teenagers don't get chosen to join The Naturals. Identified by the FBI as uniquely gifted, Cassie is recruited to an elite school where a small number of teens are trained to hone their exceptional abilites. For Cassie, trying to make friends with the girls, and to figure out the two very different, very hot boys, is challenging enough. But when a new serial killer strikes and Cassie is drawn into a lethal game of cat and mouse, she realises just how dangerous life in The Naturals could be.
The Nature Of Love: The Modern World
by Irving SingerIn the third volume, Singer examines the pervasive dialectic between optimistic idealism and pessimistic realism in modern thinking about the nature of love. He begins by discussing "anti-Romantic Romantics" (focusing on Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Tolstoy), influential nineteenth-century thinkers whose views illustrate much of the ambiguity and self-contradiction that permeate thinking about love in the last hundred years. He offers detailed studies of Freud, Proust, Shaw, D. H. Lawrence, and Santayana, and he maps the ideas about love in Continental existentialism, particularly those of Sartre and de Beauvoir. Singer finally envisages a future of cooperation between pluralistic humanists and empirical scientists. This last volume of Singer's trilogy does not pretend to offer the final word on the subject, any more than do most of the philosophers he discusses, but his masterful work can take its place beside their earlier investigations into these vast and complex questions. Irving Singer Library
The Nature of Nature
by Dee S. KnightBrett Jacobsen is determined to follow his dream. Linda Anderson is determined to fulfill her grandfather's wishes. When their paths cross, the sparks fly. But as passion takes hold, they find that compromise is the only thing that will let love grow. You'll love The Nature of Nature, Dee S. Knight's hot contemporary romance novel. When Brett Jacobsen returns to Richmond to build an office complex, he knows this is his chance to design what he wants, instead of what someone else dictates. He has the land, the vision and the clients, and he vows nothing will stop him. However, he hasn't counted on the breathtakingly beautiful woman living adjacent to the proposed building site.Linda Anderson promised her grandfather she would do her best to keep his property free of development. After his death she couldn't prevent its sale, but she can now try to prevent the planned office complex from being built. In fact, she's determined to do that, even if it means ending a relationship with the sexiest man she's ever known.A talented architect who comes home to build the project of his dreams and a sexy florist determined to stop him, find they can fight each other but they can't best Mother Nature, or her plans for them.Brett has his dream, Linda her promise. Are either of them willing to compromise for love?
The Nature of a Man: Through the Eyes of a Woman
by Sylvester StephensThe Nature of a Man is a reflective perspective of Alicia Forrester, a woman who is desperately seeking the love she lost as a child. Despite her magnificent beauty, despite her success, her view of the woman in the mirror is one of disappointment, darkness and despair. Her lack of self-love and her efforts to find it through the heart of a man lead her down the dark path of promiscuity, betrayal and murder. She spends a lifetime battling the temptation of suicide. One day, the temptation becomes too great and she decides it is better to die in shame than to live in pain. She is found by her friends, characters from The Office Girls and The Nature of a Woman, and is rescued from herself. She makes several other suicidal attempts until she unwillingly confronts the source of pain that has haunted her throughout her life: her father. On his deathbed, he gives her the love she has sought, and at that moment the nature of a man is revealed. It is not from the reception from her father’s love, nor her husband’s love; it is through the acceptance of love for herself.
The Naughty Corner
by Jasmine HaynesSomebody's been a bad girl...Writer Lola Cook is on a deadline. Meeting it gets twice as difficult when she finds herself in the unwelcome role of babysitter for her nephews.<P><P> Two months with the twin teenage terrors is too much for Lola--until she has a brilliant idea: send the boys to football camp. That'll at least get them out of her hair for five hours every day. Perfect.Divorced father Gray Barnett has coached summer football camp long enough to know he'll get saddled with misfits, but William and Harry exceed all expectations. They're impossible, they're disruptive, and when he meets their hot aunt Lola, they're worth the trouble. That is, if Lola accepts Gray's conditions.Every time the twins misbehave, it's Lola who must take their punishment. With every naughty infraction, Lola gets more and more accepting--of the penalties. She has no idea just how bad a girl she can be--or how much fun she'll have getting what she deserves.
The Naughty Dagger
by Feather MarosekShe's sick of men ... but that sexy, new neighbor has her thinking such delicious thoughts. He's sick of women who only see the dollar signs ... but his neighbor doesn't seem to know who he is. Will their obsession with a new, online role-playing game give them a chance at a relationship? Find out in Feather Marosek's romantic suspense novel The Naughty Dagger!After a nasty breakup with an ex that routinely belittled her work as a romance author, Katarina Fisher is sick of men. Rina wants nothing to do with them outside one of her stories. She is less than pleased when her sexy neighbor, to whom she's been fighting an attraction, "rescues" her from dropping her groceries all over the hallway of their apartment complex.Alex, the inventor of the popular online role-playing game The Shadow Dagger and CEO of the company founded around his game, is tired of women who show more interest in his money than himself. He's had a thing for Rina since he first saw her six months ago. When he realizes she has no idea who he is, or how much he's worth, he figures she's practically perfect for him.They share an obsession with The Shadow Dagger. Neither one knows who the other truly is. Will their budding relationship be able to survive the deceit of both parties as well as the beta testing of The Naughty Dagger?
The Naughty List
by Susan Fox Donna Kauffman Eden CynthiaDeck the halls with white-hot passion! Donna Kauffman Naughty But NiceBusinessman Griffin's never believed in luck. . . until sassy-sweet small-town baker Melody turns his world around. Except there's a catch: There's no way he'll be able to build his empire and hold on to her. His new lucky charm could destroy all his dreams. . . or make this Christmas better than he ever imagined possible. . . Cynthia Eden All I Want for ChristmasGood girl toy inventor Christie takes a walk on the naughty side when she sparks a no-strings fling with Santa—actually, sexy cop Jonas in a Santa suit. She loves her new bad girl persona, except as the holidays approach, she starts falling, and hard, for this known love 'em and leave 'em ladies man. . . Susan Fox Tattoos and MistletoeCharlie returns to her hometown to fix up her aunt's B&B, but she doesn't count on LJ handling the renovations. Nerdy LJ pined for her in school, but now he's grown into the town's hottest bachelor. Charlie's been burned before and won't let him get close. But LJ's determined to break down her walls and make her dearest Christmas wish come true. Donna Kauffman writes smart and sexy, with sizzle to spare. —Janet EvanovichI dare you not to love a Cynthia Eden book! —Larissa IoneThree terrific stories of love and the holidays. It doesn't get much merrier than this. --ReadertoReader. comLeaves you feeling warm all over. --Barbara Vey, Publisher's Weekly
The Naughty List Bundle with The Night Before Christmas & Yule Be Mine
by Donna Kauffman Cynthia EdenThe Naughty ListDeck the halls with white-hot passion!Donna Kauffman Naughty But NiceBusinessman Griffin's never believed in luck...until sassy-sweet small-town baker Melody turns his world around. Except there's a catch: There's no way he'll be able to build his empire and hold on to her. His new "lucky charm" could destroy all his dreams...or make this Christmas better than he ever imagined possible... Cynthia Eden All I Want for ChristmasGood girl toy inventor Christie takes a walk on the naughty side when she sparks a no-strings fling with Santa--actually, sexy cop Jonas in a Santa suit. She loves her new "bad girl" persona, except as the holidays approach, she starts falling, and hard, for this known' "love 'em and leave 'em" ladies man. . . Susan Fox Tattoos and MistletoeCharlie returns to her hometown to fix up her aunt's B&B, but she doesn't count on LJ handling the renovations. Nerdy LJ pined for her in school, but now he's grown into the town's hottest bachelor. Charlie's been burned before and won't let him get close. But LJ's determined to break down her walls and make her dearest Christmas wish come true. "Donna Kauffman writes smart and sexy, with sizzle to spare." --Janet Evanovich "I dare you not to love a Cynthia Eden book!" --Larissa Ione The Night Before Christmas'Tis the night before Christmas and all through the house, things are definitely stirring...because if you're going to wait up for Santa, you might as well have some very sexy company... The Night Before ChristmasWhite Knight Christmas by New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster Snowed Under By Erin McCarthyMs. Humbug By Jill ShalvisI'll Be Home For Christmas By Kathy LoveSeducing Scrooge By Katherine GarberaThe Good Girl's Guide To A Very Bad Christmas By Kylie AdamsYule Be MineSparkling days, crackling fires, long steamy nights...Christmas is all about making memories. In four delicious tales of seduction and romance, New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster brings you all the pleasures of the season--and then some... Booker Dean knows exactly what he wants for Christmas: his next-door neighbor, Frances Kennedy. And he's got a gift planned for her that involves lots of delicious unwrapping. Officer Parker Ross hates Christmas, while Lily Donaldson lives for it. But he's willing to be converted, especially when Lily is the one doing the persuading. Sergeant Osbourne Decker suspects pet psychic Marci Churchill is barking mad, but she's also a knockout. And when she's accused of stealing a donkey from the local nativity scene, he can't stop thinking about frisking her. Furious at her cheating fiancé, Beth Monroe decides to enjoy a payback tryst with his gorgeous best friend, and finds that revenge is best served hot and sweet...
The Naughty Ones
by Shawn LaneYoung Christmas Elf Christian is thinking of leaving the North Pole after this Christmas due to his unrequited love for his best friend Alistair. But before he can make a decision on his future, he finds himself in trouble with the dark-haired, sexy Head Elf Gabriel.Trouble comes in the form of having to be the Head Elf’s assistant for the season, but after a kiss under the mistletoe, their relationship takes a naughty turn. By Christmas, Christian only has eyes for Gabriel. Will the Head Elf return his feelings?
The Naughty Wife of Evil King: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Ruo YousuoshiI hate it how come after one night he changed calculate ignore anyway this is the nuptial chamber that one line and this photograph public good exert oneself to spoil her love her again gentle to her she feels good happy she likes this photograph public good oooo cheat xianggong is a big cheat restrict others this and restrict others that this will not allow that will not allow it was a dangerous thing to do and though it had been promised it was no use giving him a look and even worse to be kind to another man who looked exactly like her no no she won t
The Nauti Boys Collection
by Lora LeighFive Book Set: Nauti Boy, Nauti Nights, Naui Dreams, Nauti Intentions, Nauti Deceptions.
The Navy Dad's Return: A Clean and Uplifting Romance (Big Sky Navy Heroes #3)
by Julianna MorrisCould returning home…Be where love begins? Widower Wyatt Maxwell&’s daughter is his world. So instead of deploying, the navy officer resigns and returns to the family ranch, despite the tensions and hometown matchmakers waiting for him. Thankfully, his outspoken new nanny, Katrina Tapson, only wants lodging for herself and her nephew and isn't interested in romance. But when Katrina proves the calm to his storm, will Wyatt decide loving again is worth the risk?From Harlequin Heartwarming: Wholesome stories of love, compassion and belonging.Big Sky Navy HeroesBook 1: The Cowboy SEAL's ChallengeBook 2: The SEAL's Christmas DilemmaBook 3: The Navy Dad's Return
The Navy SEAL's Bride
by Soraya LaneEx-navy SEAL Tom Cartwright is struggling to return to civilian life. His little niece is his only ray of sunshine and he agrees to be the "show" in her school show-and-tell.Teacher Caitlin Rose knows all about past disappointments-once, she danced in the spotlight but now she shows others how to. She's learned the hard way to rely only on herself. Yet as soon as Tom looks at her with those big brown eyes, she's done for....Can Caitlin crack the walls around this soldier's battle-worn heart?
The Navy SEAL's Rescue
by Jo LeighHow do you save a hero?Workaholic Cricket Shaw is a darn good lawyer—until a controversial case compromises both her ethics and her career. A long weekend in Temptation Bay, Rhode Island, for her high school reunion is the perfect escape. Sand between her toes, the sun on her skin…and a ruggedly mysterious former navy SEAL.Except Wyatt Covack is much more than Cricket ever imagined. He’s still tormented by the lives he was responsible for and lost. The connection between them seems to take on a life of its own, a current that resists all logic. But the only way Cricket can save her SEAL is by letting go of the life she’s fought for…
The Neallys: Romances
by Terry BrewerSuzanne Nelson was raised just outside of San Francisco. A Stanford grad and varsity runner, she heads to New York City for law school. She is gay, but has come out to no one. In New York she meets Kerry Neally, a New Yorker and fellow student. Who is straight. First in a study group and then as a pair, they find themselves become attached to one another. And have to work out that Kerry thinks she's straight.Eileen is Kerry's mother. She is a widow, and meeting Suzanne helps her leave the shell into which she placed herself after her husband died. And she comes to the attention of two men. One a widower. The other divorced. And love intevenes for her choice.With Suzanne settled into her New York life, she turns her back on her parents, who turned their backs on Suzanne's aunt Mary, a gay woman disowned by her parents and brother decades before. She, too, lives in New York and she and Eileen attempt to get Suzanne's parents to understand their daughter. Kate Nelson comes to New York to reason with her daughter. As eventually does William, her father.The story is about how the members of what becomes a large New York family deal with themselves, each other, and love.
The Near Witch
by V. E. SchwabBrand new edition of Victoria Schwab's long out-of-print, stunning debut <P><P>All-new deluxe edition of an out-of-print gem, containing in-universe short story "The Ash-Born Boy" and a never-before-seen introduction from V.E. Schwab. <P><P>The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children. If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company. There are no strangers in the town of Near. These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life. <P><P>But when an actual stranger, a boy who seems to fade like smoke, appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true. The next night, the children of Near start disappearing from their beds, and the mysterious boy falls under suspicion. <P><P> As the hunt for the children intensifies, so does Lexi's need to know about the witch that just might be more than a bedtime story, about the wind that seems to speak through the walls at night, and about the history of this nameless boy. <P><P>Part fairy tale, part love story, Victoria Schwab's debut novel is entirely original yet achingly familiar: a song you heard long ago, a whisper carried by the wind, and a dream you won't soon forget. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
The Nearly-Weds: The Sunday Times bestselling enemies to lovers, grumpy boss, romcom - the perfect laugh out loud spring read
by Jane CostelloRNA Romantic Comedy Novel of the Year Award winner! After being dumped on her wedding day, Zoe jumps on a plane to Boston, USA, to find work as a nanny and leave the drama at home in England behind her. She&’s finds two lovely kids but a hellish boss in dad Ryan, who is so wrapped up in grief after the death of their mom that he barely registers their existence. But as Zoe attempts to inject some fun back into the children&’s lives – and remind handsome, broken Ryan where his priorities lie – she glimpses a side of him that is entirely unexpected. She&’s no Mary Poppins. He&’s no Employer of the Year. With the stakes so high, will they ever start to understand each other? The Sunday Times bestselling enemies to lovers, grumpy boss, romcom - the perfect laugh out loud spring read. &‘Heart-warming and hilarious - the funniest novel we&’ve read in years&’ Heat
The Nearness of You
by Dorothy GarlockHooper's Crossing, New York, 1952. The post-war boom seems a million miles away . . . especially for a sheltered librarian who longs for the adventure and excitement of the big city.New York City. The hustle and bustle. The people and the excitement. It's all Lily Denton dreams about. But ever since her mother died, her overprotective father won't ease up on her. So she spends her days working at the library and her nights hoping life doesn't pass her by . . . until the Fall Festival. As tourists fill the streets, the crisp autumn air sneaks in-as does the thrill of a far more dangerous kind. Some men have a gift for avoiding trouble. Professional photographer Boone Tatum isn't one of them. In fact, that penchant for trouble is exactly what landed Boone in this small town in the middle of nowhere in the first place. Yet the moment he meets beautiful Lily Denton and snaps her photograph, everything changes. Suddenly leaving is the furthest thing from Boone's mind-or his heart. But danger has slipped silently into this sleepy town, marking Lily as its own. And Lily and Boone's dream of a life together is thrown into peril-unless Lily finds the courage to stand up for herself and a man she only just met . . . and can't live without.
The Nearness of You: a heartbreaking romance
by Sareeta Domingo'I enjoyed this book very much' Dorothy KoomsonFalling in love isn't a choice. . . Since the moment they met, Ryan and Taylor have shared an unspoken bond. Taylor's drawn to Ryan more strongly than she thought possible and for some reason only he seems able to lift her out of the darkness in her past. But Ryan is with Marcy - her best friend. Marcy stood by Taylor when everything else had fallen apart, and Taylor refuses to risk their friendship now. Somehow she needs to resist what she's feeling. Yet, when Marcy leaves for a few weeks just as Ryan moves in to their shared flat, the tension grows to unbearable proportions. As the line between right and wrong becomes blurred, Taylor will have to decide whether she can - or should - turn away from what might be the love of her life.Evocative, moving and heartrendingly romantic, this is a story about real life, true love and the power of friendship.Find out why readers LOVE The Nearness of You'Just that soft romantic and inspiring read that I needed' Amazon reviewer'If you're looking for an emotional story about loss, love, friendship, and figuring out how to be happy, I definitely recommend this book' Goodreads reviewer'This book, set in the beautiful streets of London was a great and touching read' Goodreads reviewer'A joy from cover to cover' Amazon reviewer'A beautifully-written, intense, emotional love story' Amazon reviewer