Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&N=3+7265+4294967124 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703818 Forced by her family into an engagement with a man she can never abide, Antigone Preston knows only a scandal will save her from a loveless marriage. But knocking a man down to the ballroom floor with her fists brings dangerous consequences. She may have ruined her reputation, but now shes endangered her heart. The son of an earl and a career navy man, Captain William Jellicoe has no interest in the frivolities of London-and even less in the institution of marriage. But theres something steering him toward Antigone. He has never met anyone as brazen and unconventional as...himself. But will he risk it all for a woman who still has the breath of scandal hot on her lips?--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705411 A remote English village wakes on the morning after harvest, looking forward to enjoying a hard-earned day of rest and feasting. But two mysterious columns of smoke mar the sky, raising alarm and suspicion. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1758304 Poppy Wyatt casi no se lo cree. Nunca en la vida ha tenido tanta suerte! Pero, justo cuando est a punto de casarse con el maravilloso Magnus Tavish, su final feliz empieza a desmoronarse. No solamente ha perdido el valioso anillo de compromiso durante un simulacro de incendio en un hotel, sino que tambin le han robado el mvil. Aturdida, desesperada, mira a su alrededor y ve un telfono tirado en una papelera. Perfecto, para m!, piensa Ahora podre dejarles un nmero de mvil a los del hotel para que me llamen cuando encuentren a mi anillo. Bueno, casi perfecto, porque el propietario del telfono no est muy de acuerdo. Quiere que se lo devuelva y tampoco le hace ninguna gracias que Poppy se lance a leer sus mensajes y a meterse en su vida personal. Lo que sigue es una historia de enredos tan ingeniosos como inesperados mientras Poppy y Sam se entrometen el uno en la vida del otro a travs de sus mensajes y correos. Poppy no confiesa que ha perdido el anillo, los preparativos de la boda siguen adelante, pero todava le espera la sorpresa ms grande de su vida.--Book jacket. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1739202 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1700258 When the tomb of St. Tancred is opened at a village church in Bishops Lacey, its shocking contents lead to another case for Flavia de Luce, where greed, pride and murder result in old secrets coming to light, along with a forgotten flower that hasnt been seen for half a thousand years. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704550 When the clues in a hit-and-run investigation lead him to two families famous for producing and selling the worlds best Madeira wine, Scotland Yards Ian Rutledge is pitted against his new supervisor, who has his own suspect. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705430 Evie Windham and Lucas Denning strike a deal, each agreeing to be the others decoy in avoiding marriage. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1755463 When she is spotted by a modeling agency and her beautiful sister falls seriously ill, gangly fifteen-year-old Edwina Ted Trout must choose between fame and family. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713732 Lady Angelina DeBrooke is no longer known just for her exquisite beauty, but more for her notorious marriages. Dubbed the Dark Angel, she has fallen in love for the first time and wishes to marry, but fears finding herself a widow for the third time. With two poisoned husbands and a cloud of suspicion hanging over her head, she turns to the only man in England who might help her, Benjamin Wallace, Lord Heathton. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705447 Kate Shackleton picks up her second professional sleuthing case in 1922 England. Exposing the culprit of a pawn-shop robbery turns sinister when her investigation takes her to Harrogate, and murder is only one step behind. A night at the theatre should have been just what the doctor ordered, until Kate stumbles across a body in the doorway. The knife sticking out of its chest definitely suggests a killer in the theatres midst. Kate likes nothing better than a mystery, and nothing better than solving them. So when a ransom note demands 1,000 for the safe return of the plays leading lady, the refined streets of Harrogate play host to Kates skills in piecing together clues -- and luring criminals out of their lairs. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1664491 Profiles the lives and careers of the members of popular boy band One Direction. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713810 When the woman to whom he has been betrothed since childhood decides to call off the wedding, the Duke of Huntsley, a.k.a. the Lord of Vice, is surprised by his refusal to let Lady Grace Kearly go, viewing her as a beautiful challenge he cannot resist. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1752465 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713730 Venetia Fox is Londons most sought-after actress, darling of the demimonde and every noblemans desire. But shes about to face her toughest role yet-seducing a confession from the devilishly handsome and very dangerous Lord Linwood to bring her fathers murderer to justice. She might have the whole of London fooled, but Linwood can see through Venetias ardent attempts to persuade him to open up. His past is murky, but hes no criminal. Her interest in him has Linwood intrigued-he might just have to play Miss Fox at her own seductive game -- Cover verso. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695536 As the Season of 1899 comes to an end, the world is poised on the brink of profound, irrevocable change. The Earl of Dilberne is facing serious financial concerns. The ripple effects spread to everyone in the household: Lord Robert, who has gambled unwisely on the stock market and seeks a place in the Cabinet; his unmarried children, Arthur, who keeps a courtesan, and Rosina, who keeps a parrot in her bedroom; Lord Roberts wife Isobel, who orders the affairs of the household in Belgrave Square; and Grace, the ladys maid who orders the life of her mistress. Lord Robert can see no financial relief to an already mortgaged estate, and, though the Season is over, his thoughts turn to securing a suitable wife (and dowry) for his son. The arrival on the London scene of Minnie, a beautiful Chicago heiress with a reputation to mend, seems the answer to all their prayers.--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712083 A murder in a Tehran hotel leaves the London art world spinning. The deceased, beloved at home as a proud dealer in antiquities, now stands accused of smuggling artifacts out of Iran for sale in the West. But despite the triumphal announcements of the secret police, there is something perhaps too tidy in the official report, given that no artifacts have been recovered, no smuggling history discovered, no suspects found--Dust jacket flap. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742904 Kate Shackleton investigates a pawn-shop robbery that brings her into the wealthy neighborhoods of 1920s Harrogate, where a night at the theater is shattered by a brutal murder and the kidnapping of a leading lady. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1755247 After her near-fatal run-in with the Jack the Ripper copycat, Rory Devereaux is back in London to help solve a new string of inexplicable deaths plaguing the city-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696515 After moving from London to what seems like a dull seaside town, twelve-year-old Miranda is recruited by a group of friends from school to help identify and stop the evil that is shadowing Miranda and causing weird events in town. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1757553 Andrew Carrington, Earl of Bellingham, believes in being a gentleman, whether its fishing a soggy stranger out of the Thames or assisting a fetching lady into his bed. If the stranger becomes a friend and the lady a mistress, all the better. He certainly welcomes the opportunity to help Laura Davenport, a dazzling young widow with a rebellious stepson. Her gratitude, he hopes, will take an amorous form. But from the moment he sets foot in her drawing room, he gets far more than he bargained for..It was a moment of desperation. On the brink of losing her stepson, Laura turned to the notorious Lord Bellingham for help. Suddenly she, a vicars daughter, is in the precarious position of resisting his tantalizing advances. How Bell earned his wicked reputation is clear; the surprise is how much more there is to him than the gossip sheets could possibly reveal. Now every moment with this dangerously desirable man puts Lauras good name at risk--and promises pleasure unlike any she has ever known...--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703747 The year is 1916, and while William Danforth is in London during Parliamentary sessions, Lady Elizabeth visits a small Baptist church in Liverpool with her head cook--exposing Elizabeth to a less formal approach to Christian worship which she comes to enjoy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1752495 While Chris and five other twelve-year-olds learn to make the most of their mental abilities in a secret, government-run school last used in 1977, twins Ernest and Mort are studying under someone with much more sinister motives. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729348 Eleven-year-old twins Oz and Lily are recruited by a talking cat to assist her and M16 in foiling the dastardly plans of their great-great-uncle, a chocolatier who used magic to make a candy that bestows immortality. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694794 It is 1644, and Parliaments armies have risen against the king and laid siege to the city of York. Even as the city suffers at the rebels hands, midwife Bridget Hodgson becomes embroiled in a different sort of rebellion. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695137 By night Ellie Vyne fleeces unsuspecting aristocrats as the dashing Count de Bonneville. By day she avoids her sisters matchmaking schemes and dreams up torments for her childhood nemesis, the arrogant, far-too-handsome-for-his-own-good James Hartley. Her latest prank: winning the Hardey diamonds in a card game from Jamess mistress. James finally has a lead on the thieving Count de Bonneville, tracking him to a disreputable inn. He bursts in on none other than the brazen, irritating, nearly naked Ellie Vyne. Convinced she is the counts mistress, James decides its best to keep his enemies close. Very close. He must get those diamonds back, and seducing Ellie will be the perfect bait.-- P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743710 When a silver sleigh recently stolen from a local museum turns up in her thrift shop, paranormal sleuth Lori Shepherd is surprised by the curators lack of interest in the theft, a situation that prompts Lori to turn to Aunt Dimity for otherworldly advice on how to track down the sleighs true owner. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734899 Gifted with the ability to see the future, Lady Olympia Wherlocke teams up with Lord Brant Mallam to save his sister from an arranged marriage orchestrated by his cold, calculating mother until their clever plan works a little too perfectly, revealing the sins of their pasts. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1755547 As her stepbrother, Joshua, continues to decipher the meaning of the cryptic murder notebooks, Rose wonders if the recent death of her former best friend may hold a clue to the disappearance of Roses mother and Joshuas father. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1739232 While visiting Hawkesbury, England, eleven-year-old Holly Shepard, her younger brother, Ben, and new friend Everett, travel to a parallel universe where she learns that the adventures she has always dreamed of can be messy and dangerous. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715445 Catherine Ashcroft leads a quiet life caring for her precocious seven-year-old daughter, until a late-night visitor delivers a startling ultimatum. She will match wits with the enigmatic Earl of Somerton, and its not just her heart thats in danger. Spymaster Sebastian Danvers, Earl of Somerton, is famous for his cunning. Few can outwit him and ever fewer dare challenge him-- until now. After returning to his country estate, his no-nonsense neighbor turns her seductive wiles on him-- but why would a respectable widow like Catherine risk scandal for a few passionate nights in his bed?--back cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1757671 Death has come twice to Ravenbank, a remote community in Englands Lake District, each time on Halloween. Just before the First World War, a young womans corpse was found, with a makeshift shroud frozen to her battered face. Her ghost--the Faceless Woman--is said to walk through Ravenbank on Halloween. Five years ago, another woman, Katya Moss, was murdered, and again her face was covered to hide her injuries. Daniel Kind, a specialist in the history of murder, becomes fascinated by the old cases and wonders whether the obvious suspects really did commit the crimes. He spends Halloween at a party in Ravenbank--only to find death returning to this beautiful but isolated spot. Once more, the victim is a woman; once more her damaged face is shrouded from view. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732010 Fourteen-year-old Madeleine of Cambridge, England, struggling to cope with poverty and her mothers illness, and fifteen-year-old Elliot of the Kingdom of Cello in a parallel world where colors are villainous and his father is missing, begin exchanging notes through a crack between their worlds and find they can be of great help to each other. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1760313 Her timing couldnt be worse-- Miss Eugenia Talbots presentation to the queen is spoiled by a serious faux pas -- the despicable William Grant made her laugh, right in front of Her Majesty. Now Eugenia is ruined and had better marry--someone, anyone--at once. And his couldnt be better--Roguish William Grant has never taken anything seriously in his life. Until he meets Eugenia Talbot, who makes him feel and do things he never thought he would.--back cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732165 Mikey was born into a Romany Gypsy family. They lived in a closeted community, and little is known of their way of life. After centuries of persecution Gypsies are wary of outsiders and if you choose to leave you can never come back. This is something Mikey knows all too well. Growing up, he didnt go to school, he seldom mixed with non-Gypsies and the caravan became his world. Eventually Mikey was forced to make an agonising decision - to stay and keep secrets, or escape to find somewhere to belong. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687033 Investigating the murder of a conscientious objector during the height of World War I, Inspector Marmion and Sergeant Keedy find the case complicated by a lack of public sympathy and the popularity of a chief suspect. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1644658 Lord Heathton, at the behest of the Morrow family, must find Lady Elena Morrow, the reigning belle of the ton, who has mysteriously disappeared at the same time Londons most notorious rake goes missing before the story spreads through high society and ruins Elenas reputation. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1614310 The Game of Triumphs lies in ruins, but Cat and her friends must enter the Arcanum once again to oust the Master of Misrule, a corrupt leader who threatens to unleash the power of the game into London and the world at large. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1657564 The early twelfth century is a time for ambitious men to prosper. John FitzGilbert is a man of honor and loyalty, sworn to royal service. When the old king dies, his successor rewards John with castles and lands. But King Stephen has a tenuous hold on both his reign and his barons. When jealous rivals at court seek to destroy John, he backs a womans claim to the crown, sacrifices his marriage, and eventually is forced to make a gamble that is perhaps one step too far. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668613 Ethan Gage must race from the slopes of the Alps to the tropics of the Caribbean to pursue a mysterious Spanish treasure as the fate of England, and of the worlds first successful slave revolt, hangs desperately in the balance. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679442 When she returns home after two years, Fever finds that her Scriven mothers creation, New London, the city on wheels, is nearly complete and ready to fight the nomad tribes of Britain--and Fever must journey to the north to find the ancient birthplace of the Scriven mutants and solve the mystery of her own past. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682550 The colliery village of Bellingsworth is already divided over an impending strike, so the last thing it needs is a murder, but thats exactly what it gets when a retired miner called Len Hopkins is found battered to death in his outside lavatory--Dust jacket flap. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1613544 Oscar-winning actress Paige Carson sashays off to London to try her hand at Shakespeare and prove she deserves more than bimbo roles. But stage acting isnt what the pampered star expected, and neither is her snooty landlord Ed. Still, an unlikely romance begins to blossom. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1556237 When Lady Eleanor Ramsay, his former fiancee, arrives at his doorstep with scandalous nude pictures of him taken long ago, Hart Mackenie, who has sacrificed everything to keep his brothers safe, wonders if she has come to ruin him - or save him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1660615 The greatest challenge for the courageous men of the Infernal Club face is marriage! http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1565351 Believing her romantic prospects are over after losing her husband in an accident and suffering a fall that leaves her with a limp, young Lady Gwendoline strives to be happy for others and finds an unexpected second chance at love. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668608 Witnessing the apparent suicide of a man who fell from the London Bridge, Crispin Guest investigates suspicions that the victim was actually murdered and discovers links to a powerful religious artifact before his efforts are complicated by the arrival of his friend, Geoffrey Chaucer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1589460 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1520757 None of the women at an anything goes house party catches Garth Everndens jaded eye. The only one worth noting is a covered-up ladys companion with an intriguing hint of exotic beauty the eighth Baron Stanford would like to uncover ... . Rose is in fact posing as a widow to find her inheritance--without it, she and her sisters will surely perish! The baron is known for his generosity, and he is so very handsome! A new solution springs to Roses mind ... surely becoming mistress to this rake would bring definite advantages?--Publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1521604 Chief Detective Inspector Jane Tennison has moved up the ranks, fighting every step of the way to break through the station houses glass ceiling. Now, on her first day as the head of the Vice Squad, a case comes in that threatens to destroy everything she has worked for. As Vera Reynolds, drag queen and night club star, swayed onstage singing Falling in Love Again, a sixteen-year-old rent boy lay in the older mans apartment, engulfed in flames. When Tennisons investigation reveals an influential public figure as her prime suspect, a man with connections to politicians, judges, and Scotland Yard, shes given a very clear message about the direction some very important people would like her investigation to take. Suddenly, in a case defined by murky details, one fact becomes indisputably clear--that for Tennison, going after the truth will mean risking her happiness, her career, and even her life.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667618 In a dystopian, near-future Britain, sixteen-year-old Trent, obsessed with making movies on his computer, joins a group of artists and activists who are trying to fight a new bill that will criminalize even more harmless internet creativity. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1661991 When he elopes with Helena Fitzhugh, who has despised him since they were children, to save her reputation, Viscount Hastings gets a second chance to prove his love after a carriage accident robs Helena of her memory. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1554188 The Duke of Norwich has two rules: never marry and never go to sea. So on the morning after the most extravagant royal bachelor party of the century, he is stunned to find himself aboard a storm-tossed ship and locked in the arms of a proper lady. The Countess of Derby has two rules as well: never give away your heart and never let anyone get in the way of your lifes deepest passions. But Esme cannot resist Roman when all seems lost at sea. Yet when their ship returns to London, everything will be forgotten...as long as they can keep their secret from the Prince Regent. For if the future king commands them to marry, all their fondest dreams will be ruined. But where love is concerned, some rules are made to be broken...--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1615976 Newly widowed, Daisy Craigmore decides to lead a life of debauchery until the discovery of a dead body leads her to Ian, a werewolf who tempts her like no other, and as they investigate this strange case, they must decide just how much they are wiling to risk for love. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1608975 Chronicles the history of the British rock band and profiles the musicians that have been members of the group. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1518326 Troubled Scotland Yard inspector Ian Rutledge wrestles with a startling and dangerous case that reaches far into the past when a false confession from a man who is not who he claims to be leads to a brutal murder. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1601804 Kingmaker Richard, Earl of Warwick, uses his daughters as political pawns before their strategic marriages place them on opposing sides in a royal war that will cost them everyone they love. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1656637 While serving as an assistant to the hostess of a large Christmas house party in Tiddleton-under-Lovey, Georgie gets the attention of her retired detective grandfather after dead bodies begin showing up. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1752886 When fourteen-year-old Itchingham Itch Lofte discovers a new radioactive element, he must use all of his wits and scientific knowledge to stop a top-secret government agency, his greedy teacher, and an evil corporation from getting hold of it. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694682 Two beautiful teenage sisters, Phil and Fee Albion, descendents of a long line of stage illusionists, are sent from London to the countryside during World War II, only to discover a hidden college of real magicians who just might help them save England from the Nazis-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1697955 Lady Mlisande Compton, Countess of Wilmington, has never forgotten Lord Alessandro Orsini, whom she met during a visit to Versailles. When he appears in London, she proposes an affair for the Season with no strings attached. Alessandro, however, has met his perfect match and vows to make the countess his wife. But a rival also wishes to possess Mlisande, and a secret from her past provides him with the means blackmailing her into marriage. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1585868 Shares insights into the iconic rock-and-roll performers life, from his substance abuse challenges and his bisexual history to his connections to the British royal family and the secret attempt on his life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694777 Danger mounts at a barons remote estate as Emma Smallwood, a clever tutors daughter, decides which of the barons four sons to suspect and which to trust with her heart. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1610108 Though they have the vote and the Pill and havent been burned as witches since 1727, life isnt exactly a stroll down the catwalk for modern women. They are beset by uncertainties and questions: Why are they supposed to get Brazilians? Why do bras hurt? Why the incessant talk about babies? And do men secretly hate them? Caitlin Moran interweaves provocative observations on womens lives with laugh-out-loud funny scenes from her own, from the riot of adolescence to her development as a writer, wife, and mother. With rapier wit, Moran slices right to the truth--whether its about the workplace, strip clubs, love, fat, abortion, popular entertainment, or children--to jump-start a new conversation about feminism. With humor, insight, and verve, How To Be a Woman lays bare the reasons why female rights and empowerment are essential issues not only for women today but also for society itself. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1627661 A life can change in an instant. No one knows this better than Miss Cleopatra Hadley, who went from poverty to plenty when she discovered one of Englands richest men was her true father who wanted her to share his wealth... if she married into the upper echelons of society. A high price to pay for someone whose mother taught her just how dangerous a marriage could be. An imposing yet impoverished Scots nobleman, Lord Logan McKinney knows he must wed some vapid title-hunter with a substantial dowry in order to restore his once-thriving estate. Having the vibrant Cleo nearby, however, makes his task even more unpalatable, for she tempts him like no other woman... just as hes precisely the sort of man she most fears: exciting, unpredictable, fiercely passionate. But when attraction proves too powerful, they succumb to a kiss that quickly leads to lessons too scandalous for even the darkest nights--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1554563 Maisie Dobbs takes on her most personal case yet, a twisting investigation into the brutal killing of a street peddler that will take her from the working-class neighborhoods of her childhood into Londons highest circles of power. Set in London between the two world wars. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679425 In this exquisitely written book, Robert Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge, England, home to follow the ancient tracks, holloways, drove roads, and sea paths that crisscross both the British landscape and its waters and territories beyond. The result is an immersive, enthralling exploration of the ghosts and voices that haunt old paths, of the stories our tracks keep and tell, and of pilgrimage and ritual. Told in Macfarlanes distinctive voice, The Old Ways folds together natural history, cartography, geology, archaeology and literature. His walks take him from the chalk downs of England to the bird islands of the Scottish northwest, from Palestine to the sacred landscapes of Spain and the Himalayas. Along the way he crosses paths with walkers of many kinds--wanderers, pilgrims, guides, and artists. Above all this is a book about walking as a journey inward and the subtle ways we are shaped by the landscapes through which we move. Macfarlane discovers that paths offer not just a means of traversing space, but of feeling, knowing, and thinking.--Publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1582513 Sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne and her straynge band of mysfits have journeyed from London to America to rescue their friend Jasper, hauled off by bounty hunters. But Jasper is in the clutches of a devious former friend demanding a trade ; the dangerous device Jasper stole from him for the life of the girl Jasper loves. One false move from Jasper and the strange clockwork collar around Meis neck tightens. And tightens. From the rough streets of lower Manhattan to elegant Fifth Avenue, the motley crew of teens with supernatural abilities is on Jaspers elusive trail. And theyre about to discover how far theyll go for friendship. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1548556 After seeing her parents murdered, sixteen-year-old Helen Cartwright learns she is one of three remaining angelic descendents charged with protecting the world, but nothing can save her from being torn between new friend and fellow Keeper Griffin and childhood friend Raum, who has joined forces with her parents killers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1590296 Adopting the guise of a buttoned-up spinster is nothing new for Chloe Hardwick. But under the watchful eye of her unnervingly handsome employer, the Marquess of Marland, for the first time Chloe yearns to be unbuttoned! Yet he sees her only as his assistant, the efficient Hardwick, not as Chloe the woman. Determined to escape Braedons cold detachment, Chloe leaves. And when he pursues her to London, determined to entice her back, Braedon is utterly unprepared for what he finds there,the real Chloe Hardwick. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1585093 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1686149 Mary, the spirited youngest daughter of an angry, violent man, is sent to work for the local vicar and his invalid wife. Her strange new surroundings offer unsettling challenges, including the vicars lecherous son and a manipulative fellow servant. But life in the vicarage also offers unexpected joys, as the curious young girl learns to read and write -- knowledge that will come at a tragic price. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684674 A brother is as easily forgotten as an umbrella. James Joyce, Ulysses Recently having abandoned his RD Laing-influenced experiment in running a therapeutic community - the so-called Concept House in Willesden - maverick psychiatrist Zack Busner arrives at Friern Hospital, a vast Victorian mental asylum in North London, under a professional and a marital cloud. He has every intention of avoiding controversy, but then he encounters Audrey Dearth, a working-class girl from Fulham born in 1890 who has been immured in Friern for decades. A socialist, a feminist and a munitions worker at the Woolwich Arsenal, Audrey fell victim to the encephalitis lethargica sleeping sickness epidemic at the end of the First World War and, like one of the subjects in Oliver Sacks Awakenings, has been in a coma ever since. Realising that Audrey is just one of a number of post-encephalitics scattered throughout the asylum, Busner becomes involved in an attempt to bring them back to life - with wholly unforeseen consequences. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1453983 In this novel Inspector Thomas Lynley is mystified when hes sent undercover to investigate the death of Ian Cresswell at the request of the mans uncle, the wealthy and influential Bernard Fairclough. The death has been ruled an accidental drowning, and nothing on the surface indicates otherwise. But when Lynley enlists the help of his friends Simon and Deborah St. James, the trios digging soon reveals that the Fairclough clan is awash in secrets, lies, and motives. Deborahs investigation of the prime suspect, Bernards prodigal son Nicholas, a recovering drug addict, leads her to Nicholas wife, a woman with whom she feels a kinship, a woman as fiercely protective as she is beautiful. Lynley and Simon delve for information from the rest of the family, including the victims bitter ex-wife and the man he left her for, and Bernard himself. As the investigation escalates, the Fairclough familys veneer cracks, with deception and self-delusion threatening to destroy everyone from the Fairclough patriarch to Tim, the troubled son Ian left behind. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1578035 In 1912 England, eighteen-year-old Maggie Darlington returns from France to learn that her father hopes to restore the family fortunes through her marriage and his guardianship of two orphaned teens, but scandalous satires in the newspaper threaten to spoil his plans and reveal the familys many secrets. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1442871 A devil is indeed waiting. The President is coming to London, but not to an entirely warm welcome. A fanatical mullah is offering a blessing to anyone who will assassinate the President, and though most London Muslims think the mullah has crossed the line, a few think otherwise. Urgently, Sean Dillon, General Charles Ferguson, and the rest of the small band known as the Prime Ministers private army are called in, augmented by an extraordinary new recruit, an intelligence captain and Afghan war hero named Sara Gideon. She has her own deep contacts, but the more she investigates, the more she discovers herself in a very dark place indeed. For the assassination plan is only the beginning. -- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1675394 A particularly unpleasant murder, that of a very old woman in a housing project, rocks the town of Lafferton. The murderer has left a distinctive sign on the body and at the scene of crime. A couple of weeks later, a similar murder occurs, and a month or so later, so does another. Initial investigations discover that the mysterious sign left on the body was the calling card of a suspect who was charged with several murders in the northwest of the country, tried but acquitted on the grounds of insufficient evidence. All indications suggest that this person has simply vanished. Or is he right under their noses? Simon Serrailler is obliged to make delve deeper and scratch out answers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1649551 With his family still grieving over his sisters death in a terrorist bombing seven years earlier, ten-year-old Jamie is far more interested in his cat, Roger, his birthday Spiderman T-shirt, and keeping his new Muslim friend Sunya a secret from his father. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685888 Winter, 1211. King Johns reign is harsh, and his tax collectors wring money from people near to starvation. Homeless, desperate men are reduced to walking the streets, begging for handouts, and the nuns at Hawkenlye Abbey, now under Johns iron rule, are all but powerless to help. Former abbess Helewise decides to move back to her cell near the abbey, to better help the needy, putting a strain on her tentative relationship with Sir Josse DAcquin. But he must put his personal feelings aside when he is called examine the body of a man who bears a complicated symbol carved into his chest: a symbol that signifies vengeance. Meanwhile, far from home, Josses son Ninian has become involved in the lives and cause of the doomed Cathar people. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1569104 One late spring evening in 1912, in the kitchens at Sterne, preparations begin for an elegant supper party in honor of Emerald Torringtons twentieth birthday. But only a few miles away, a dreadful accident propels a crowd of mysterious and not altogether savory survivors to seek shelter at the ramshackle manor-and the household is thrown into confusion and mischief. The cook toils over mock turtle soup and a chocolate cake covered with green sugar roses, which the hungry band of visitors is not invited to taste. But nothing, it seems, will go according to plan. As the passengers wearily search for rest, the house undergoes a strange transformation. One of their number (who is most definitely not a gentleman) makes it his business to join the birthday revels. Evening turns to stormy night, and a most unpleasant parlor game threatens to blow respectability to smithereens: Smudge Torrington, the wayward youngest daughter of the house, decides that this is the perfect moment for her Great Undertaking--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712017 Just two more months and Sarah Standish will be twenty-one and free to come out of hiding. Not long ago she was on the brink of marrying the man of her dreams--until she discovered his complicity with her uncles plan to gain control of her missing fathers substantial fortune. A wounded man appears at the inn where she lives under an assumed name, and shes shocked to discover its her would-be groom. He seems to have no memory of her, yet her traitorous heart remembers. Max Dayton awakens from a fevered dream to find a vengeful angel hovering over him. When he realizes shes mistaken him for his twin brother, his protective instincts kick in. There must be some reason his brother assumed Maxs identity--and some connection to this dazzling beauty and the father she insists is not dead. ... Sarah and Max journey to London, where the mystery grows darker and deeper. And the fragile beginnings of love are threatened by a secret someone would kill to keep--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1551789 A second installment in a planned five-part series finds Harry despairing of a marriage to Emma and joining the Merchant Navy before assuming the identity of a fallen American soldier whose past proves even more turbulent than Harrys own. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1675400 Sixteen-year-old Gwen, the newest and final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve, searches through history for the other time-travelers, aided by friend Lesley, James the ghost, Xemerius the gargoyle demon, and Gideon, the Diamond, whose fate seems bound with hers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1595161 Janes not happy. Shes been packed off to England to fight in a war when shed much rather be snogging Anyan. Unfortunately, Janes enemies have been busy stirring up some major trouble-the kind that attracts a lot of attention. In other words, theyre not making it easy for Jane to get any alone time with the barghest, or to indulge in her penchant for stinky cheese. Praying she can pull of a Joan of Arc without the whole martyrdom thing, Jane must lead Alfar and halflings alike in a desperate battle to combat an ancient evil. Catapulted into the role of Most Unlikely Hero Ever, Jane also has to fight her own insecurities as well as the doubts of those who dont think she can live up to her new role as Champion. Along the way, Jane learns that some heroes are born. Some are made. And some are bribed with promises of food and sex.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1660433 The Chronicles of Downton Abbey, carefully pieced together at the heart and hearth of the ancestral home of the Crawleys, takes readers deeper into the story of every important member of the Downton estate.This lavish, entirely new book focuses on each character individually, examining their motivations, their actions, and the inspirations behind them.-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1662122 While filling in for a friend at a local charity shop in the quiet English town of Taviscombe, Sheila Malory employs her detecting skills when the stores ill-tempered supervisor is found dead and everyone in town is a suspect. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679631 Darcy moves from the banks of Virginias Potomac River to England where she meets horse breeder Ethan Brennan. Love blossoms, but promises made in the past threaten to keep them apart. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1629343 When Cora and her younger sister, Mimi, are sent to stay with their great Auntie Ida in an isolated village in 1958, they discover that they are in danger from a centuries-old evil and, along with village boys Roger and Peter, strive to uncover the horrifying truth before it is too late. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1557919 When lonely, ten-year-old Hal learns that his wealthy but neglectful parents only rented Fleck, the dog he always wanted, he and new friend Pippa take Fleck and four other dogs from the rental agency on a trek from London to Scotland, where Hals grandparents live. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1518234 Dominic Paget, the earl of Bedford, will do anything to resume spying upon Britains enemies. Badly wounded, he is put will do anything in the care of a beautiful gentlewoman, Julianne Greystone, only to discover that her sympathies lie with his enemies. Yet he cant help but seduce the woman who saved his life-hoping she never learns of his betrayal. Julianne is captivated by the wounded stranger she believes is a revolutionary hero. Until she discovers the truth ... her hero is the privileged earl of Bedford. Devastated and determined to forget him, Julianne travels to London. But when she finds herself in danger, it is Bedford who comes to the rescue. Now Julianne must navigate the intrigues of a perilous city, the wild yearnings of her own heart and the explosion of their passion -- Cover verso. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1586983 In order to support her family and maintain their ancient castle in Lesser Hoo, seventeen-year-old Althea bears the burden of finding a wealthy suitor who can remedy their financial problems. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1565290 Tired of the royal familys relative comfort while they suffer in the wake of worldwide catastrophes in 2090, rebels kill the British king and abduct two of his children, but Princess Eliza escapes, disguises herself, and joins the rebels to seek revenge and the safe return of her siblings. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1672113 Collects three historical romance stories, including A Lady of Expectations, in which Jake Lester seeks the perfect bride and must convince Sophie Winterton that she is the woman he desires. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1587423 In London, after a worldwide sickness infects adults, turning them into zombie-like creatures, DogNut and his crew embark on a deadly mission to find missing friends, as hungry, bloodthirsty grownups lie in wait. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1662002 As commander of the River Police, Monk is accustomed to violent death, but the mutilated female body found on Limehouse Pier one chilly December morning moves him with horror and pity. The victims name is Zenia Gadney. Her waterfront neighbors can tell him little -- only that the same unknown gentleman had visited her once a month for many years. She must be a prostitute, but -- described as quiet and kempt -- she doesnt appear to be a fallen woman. What sinister secrets could have made poor Zenia worth killing? And why does the government keep interfering in Monks investigation? While the public cries out for blood, Monk, his spirited wife, Hester, and their brilliant barrister friend, Oliver Rathbone, search for answers. From dank waterfront alleys to Londons fabulously wealthy West End, the three trail an ice-blooded murderer toward the unbelievable, possibly unprovable truth -- and ultimately engage their adversaries in an electric courtroom duel. But unless they can work a miracle, a monumental evil will go unpunished and an innocent person will hang. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685802 A thousand years after the release of the Straker Tapes, when Peter and Alpha discover that stories of human upgrades are true, they strive to stop a group of scientists from making a decision that could destroy humanity. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1669308 Pierce Waverly, the Earl of Devonmont, has been estranged from his mother for most of his life. When his mothers new companion, Mrs. Camilla Stuart, writes to tell him that his mother is seriously ill, he goes home. But when he learns that the lovely widow tricked him in order to effect a holiday reconciliation, he refuses to stay unless she meets his terms. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706391 Reclusive Anglican priest Aiden Fleisher and brilliant hunchback Clarissa Stark travel as missionaries to the distant South Pacific island of Koluwai, where they encounter hostile natives--and a gateway to another world lit by two suns. Fleisher and Stark meet the native Yatsill, consummate mimics who construct an elaborate society based on Victorian London, using details mined from the thoughts of their new visitors. As Aiden and Clarissa strive to make sense of this strange new world, they become aware of an approaching menace: the arrival of a third sun that will bring the Blood Gods to ravage the world.--Library Journal. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1674874 Young, widowed, and penniless, Lily Andrews, the Countess of Merrill, has strong opinions on marriage. When she spots a certain engagement announcement in The Times, she decides to take action. She will not allow another hapless girl to fall prey to a man--particularly the scoundrel who broke her heart five years ago. Anonymously she writes and distributes a pamphlet entitled Secrets of a Wedding Night, knowing it will find its way into his intendeds innocent hands. Devon Morgan, the Marquis of Colton, desires a good wife and mother to his son--someone completely unlike Lily Andrews, the heartless beauty who led him on a merry chase five years ago only to reject him. When Devons new fiance cries off after reading a certain scandalous pamphlet, he vows to track down the author and make her pay. But when he learns its his former fiance Lily, he issues a challenge: write a retraction or prepare to be seduced--to find out how wonderful a wedding night can be.--from cover, p. [4] http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1559749 Lady Anne Stone believes shes found her long lost uncle. Unwilling to meet him on her own, Daniel Adams accompanies her to her uncles ranch. But both Dan and Anne are convinced that the man introduced as her uncle is an imposter and decide to continue the search for the new Earl of Stoneford. And the swindler is now on their trail, hoping to steal Uncle Davids inheritance. Dan tries to protect Anne and also his heart. Hes good at keeping her safe, but knows hell never convince Anne to become a farmers wife in Oregon when she her sights set on returning to her home in England. As Annes quest becomes more difficult and dangerous, she begins to see Dan differently. Will she soon be envisioning a new life in America? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1730980 In this novel, Inspector Thomas Lynley is mystified when hes sent undercover to investigate the death of Ian Cresswell at the request of the mans uncle, the wealthy and influential Bernard Fairclough. The death has been ruled an accidental drowning, and nothing on the surface indicates otherwise. But when Lynley enlists the help of his friends Simon and Deborah St. James, the trios digging soon reveals that the Fairclough clan is awash in secrets, lies, and motives.