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Neesa is a klutz. She can't seem to learn even the simplest of pixie tasks, like floating on bubbles, dancing with fireflies, or braiding horses’ manes. And the last thing she wants to do is to read the huge book full of instructions on hot air currents and braiding techniques! She’s ready to give up on all of it - and on the beautiful jeweled shoes that real pixies get - when she meets Tara, a little girl who is in big trouble. Neesa wants to help Tara...but maybe Tara can help Neesa, too.

When Flora’s childhood friend Hope asks her to design the menu for her upcoming royal wedding, Flora is quick to say yes. Hasebury Hall, the wedding venue may be dilapidated, but it has all the kitchen space she needs, and she’ll happily make do even though the Hall’s owner and brooding brother of the bride, Max Kennard, is constantly underfoot. She’s known Max for years - had a crush on him in her teens and might have the teeniest soft spot for him still....

Jonas knows all about duty and the burdens of marrying to meet family expectations. But he can be himself around Hope, and he sets about wooing her without taking advantage of all the considerable resources at his disposal. It’s just him and her. And what’s more, it works - right up until Hope discovers that one pesky little detail he’s sort of forgotten to mention. He isn’t just a part-time forest ranger and integral member of the family law firm. He’s charming, lying Prince Jonas Reval of San Michele. And the fantasy Hope’s been spinning comes tumbling down.

Olympic Equestrian Champion Victoria Grey-Hughes is the best friend of Queen Alexandra. Victoria is a single mother, determined to do the best for her child. She is fiercely guarded and she doesn't do dating or relationships. Victoria has always been a lot better with animals than with people. The one woman Victoria finds herself consistently drawn to is the one woman who is totally forbidden. Will Victoria be able to find herself and in doing so, find her home?

Alexandra and Erin's wedding will be the first ever Royal Wedding between two women. It soon transpires that there is a group of people working to not let the wedding happen. When things start to get tense amongst close family and friends, who exactly can they trust Alexandra and Erin are perfect for each other. Will they get to walk down the aisle in the end?

1958. Esme, a novelist, finds a potential new literary project. A housemaid named Clara was convicted of murder, perhaps unjustly, amid the ending of World War II and the liberation of Guernsey from Nazi occupation. Esme’s trip to Guernsey is an opportunity not only to research the case but also to learn more about her mother’s family—as well as to heal from the heartbreak inflicted on her by the man she loved... 1915. A teenager marries her childhood sweetheart before he heads off to fight in the Great War.

In the spring of 1354, all was well in the town of Colmar—until Efi Kleven discovered a hand in her pot of new ale…a hand that was not attached to a body. Now, Gritta, Appel, and Efi, the three alewives of Colmar, must solve the mystery of the severed hand before suspicion falls on them. While they attempt to keep their fledgling brewery afloat, more bodies turn up outside of town—along with more suspects.

When Scarlett’s friend Georgette starts receiving death threats from the Wolves, a powerful street gang, she sets out uncover why they want a prominent socialite dead. As a Talented gangster herself, Scarlett goes undercover. Instead of a hardened murderer, she discovers the charming younger son of a Duke, Benedict Pearce, is the would-be assassin. Clearly not a killer at heart, Scarlett decides to trust the handsome rogue, and they join forces to put a stop to the Wolves mysterious machinations and save her friend.

Rosamond Frankland has married the love of her life, Leonard, who is blind. They have bought Porthgenna Tower, the manor where Rosamond grew up and where her mother died 20 years earlier. What they don't know is the dark secret that hovers over her family, that house, and the stories about a woman's ghost that haunts the north rooms. Is this a ghost story, a love story, a story with a tragic ending, or a lovely one?

Tess is a threat to everything. Her existence threatens a balance that has been in place since the beginning of time. A powerful entity has decided he can’t risk her existence being known, and will do anything to keep her a secret, even if that means he has to kill his only daughter.

After breaking off his engagement with Agnes Lockwood, Lord Montbarry marries the eccentric Countess Narona before embarking on a whirlwind honeymoon tour of Europe culminating in Venice. There they reside in the decaying Palace Hotel with the Countess' brother, Baron Rivar, and their courier, Ferrari. Lord Montbarry later dies of bronchitis and upon hearing of this from Henry Westwick, Montbarry's brother, Agnes agrees to meet with Henry at the newly renovated Palace Hotel to investigate the insurance claim that was purchased prior to his death.

Six years ago, meningitis stripped away Samuel Spry’s sight. Now, at 12 years old, an accidental bump on his head restores it. Well, nearly. Suddenly, his world is full of color. He can see rainbows of Auras around people. He can see into them, he can sense how they’re feeling, and he has the potential to save lives! When Sam is kidnapped, Amber and her friends Maya and Callie Baptiste, twins and wannabe super sleuths, set out on a daring rescue mission.

Alice’s marriage to a wealthy, controlling businessman, Carl, has been troubled for years, and her adult daughters keep their distance. But now, with Carl’s long-term drug addiction spiraling into a crisis, her teenage son is falling in with a bad crowd. And Carl’s business partner is making threats as their company descends into financial disarray.

Lily Rose is used to people paying attention to her gorgeous twin sister, Daisy. But even though Lily loves her own fat body, she can't shake the idea that no one would ever choose her over Daisy–not when they could have the thin twin. That is, until she meets Cal, the gorgeous, sweet guy from New Zealand who can't seem to stay away. The gorgeous, sweet guy who also happens to be Daisy's summer crush.

A fierce and body-positive celebration of friendship, first crushes and loving yourself. Emily knows she's smart. Emily knows she's funny. Emily knows she's awesome. Emily knows she's fat. She doesn't need anyone to tell her any of these things—she likes herself and she likes her body. She just thinks it's time everyone else caught up.

A moment of weakness ruins everything that Liberty Sullivan holds dear. The worst part of it? She has no one to blame but herself. With her marriage in tatters, she returns to her hometown in rural Scotland with her daughter.

Miss Katherine Grant is a lady's companion, one whose number of dishonorable offers (six) greatly outweigh her honorable ones (zero). Now tasked with making certain her charge, Lady Euphemia, does not contract herself to someone inappropriate, she finds herself inexplicably drawn to Mr. Henry Dawkins, the inappropriate gentleman Lady Euphemia wants to charm, who keeps the books at Madame Follette's. But it seems that Henry only has eyes for Miss Katherine Grant.