Willa Willa Caterpillar


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Willa Willa Caterpillar is a creative creature, on her journey through the trees she will discover many new features! This captivating children's title is a rhyming story that follows a caterpillar on her travels through many different terrains, as she shares her discoveries with new friends, of kindness and creativity. The author, Aunty Sam, brings a wealth of background knowledge in psychology into the underlying messages within her stories. She places emphasis on kindness, creativity and heathy relationships in all of her children's stories. This is only the beginning of her collection with several more titles yet to be released.




Cat Lindler Bundle


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Kiss of a Traitor Wilhelmina Bellingham is an ardent Tory intent on catching the traitor General Francis Marion. She knows South Carolina’s swamps and byways as well as any rebel does. She’s also intent on avoiding marriage to the fool her father betrothed her to, whom neither she nor her father has ever met. Shedding her betrothed is another matter. Captain Brendan Ford is a spy with Marion’s patriots. When his half-brother is killed shortly after arriving in Carolina, he assumes his brother’s identity as Lord Montford, fiancé to Wilhelmina Bellingham. But his masquerade requires he court her, and the untidy girl does not inspire him. Neither Willa nor Brendan is prepared for the consequences of war or the betrayals of the heart—but will their allegiance to outside forces keep them from love? Starlight & Promises In 1891, during a voyage to the uncharted isle in the Furneaux Islands near Tasmania, the sixth Earl of Stanbury discovers a saber-toothed tiger thought to have been extinct for more than ten thousand years—a find that will astonish the world and bring great acclaim if he is able to return to England. Learning of the earl’s suspicious disappearance, Lady Samantha enlists the assistance of Professor Christian Badia—a noted zoologist and tracker specializing in wild cats who, unbeknownst to Lady Samantha, has a dark past—to join her in a dangerous expedition to rescue her uncle. Despite knowing his notorious reputation as a recluse, Lady Samantha finds herself drawn into a world of physical passion with the enigmatic man she becomes convinced is her soul mate. When the professor embarks on his own treacherous assignment, Lady Samantha fears she may forever lose her newfound love. Unable to simply stand by, Lady Samantha launches her own investigation at great peril to herself.




The Butterfly and the Dragonfly


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In the peaceful little garden just outside Miss Bunny’s window, every flower, leaf, and treetop hide a very joyous secret world. That is until the arrival of a very special butterfly egg who threatens to upset the natural order of things and sets the whole garden in a tailspin. This magical tale by Miss Bunny follows the adventure of a special little caterpillar and a very determined dragonfly as their unlikely friendship blossoms into love. A cheerful tale of loyalty and love, this delightful world-within-a-world story will capture children’s imagination as it teaches about growth, change, and the determination to overcome great obstacles. Filled with colorful characters and charming dialogue, The Butterfly and the Dragonfly encourages children to appreciate the beauty of diversity in the natural world and offers a hopeful message for the future.




The River Runs South


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This transporting and illuminating debut novel will resonate with readers who have ever felt a little bit lost, perfect for fans of Kristy Woodson Harvey and Linda Holmes. Exploring love, loss, and the courage of starting over fresh, this novel will appeal to readers on the hunt for emotionally rich fiction. When Camille Taylor’s husband dies unexpectedly, the carefully constructed life she worked so hard to build in Washington, DC, shatters. After struggling for almost a year, she reaches a breaking point, packs up her daughter, and heads for the Alabama coast where she grew up. The salt air and slow rhythms of the coast soothe Camille’s spirit, but when she meets local fisherman Mack Phillips, she learns that things have changed in her hometown. Runoff from an abandoned development site is polluting the water, and Mack has brought a suit against the site’s owners—Camille’s father among them. Battling her own fears for the fragile ecosystem of her beloved Mobile Bay, Camille joins her father’s defense team, but the more she learns, the more she wonders if she’s landed on the right side of the fight. Meanwhile, Camille is slowly drawn to Mack's fearless resolve, his sterling ideals, and finally to the man himself. Faced with blurred lines between right and wrong, Camille must decide for herself what the next chapter of her life will bring. With timely commentary on Alabama's fragile ecosystem and exploring themes of grief, love, and community, The River Runs South will appeal to southern fiction readers on the hunt for the nostalgia of Sweet Home Alabama.




The Astonishing Return of Norah Wells


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'A future classic' Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go, on What Milo Saw One family. Two mothers. Which one will they choose? A moving family drama perfect for fans of Dorothy Koomson, Harriet Evans and Lisa Jewell. One ordinary morning, Norah Wells walked out of her house on Willoughby Street and never looked back. Six years later, she returns to the home she left only to find another woman in her place. Fay held Norah's family together after she disappeared, she shares a bed with Norah's husband and Norah's youngest daughter calls Fay 'Mummy'. Now that Norah has returned, everyone has questions. Where has she been? Why did she leave? And why is she back? As each member of the family tries to find the answers they need, they must also face up to the most pressing question of all - what happens to The Mother Who Stayed when The Mother Who Left comes back? Powerful, emotional and perceptive, The Return of Norah Wells is a novel about what it takes to hold a family together and what you're willing to sacrifice for the ones you love. *Originally published with the title The Astonishing Return of Norah Wells*




The Breathtaker


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A mammoth twister tears through the sleepy town of Promise, Oklahoma, and leaves behind three mutilated bodies in a ravaged farmhouse. Police Chief Charlie Grover believes the victims were impaled by flying debris...until gruesome evidence comes to light, proving that they were brutally murdered. How could the killer predict exactly when and where a tornado would strike and use it to cover his tracks? With the aid of a tornado-chasing scientist, Charlie delves into a high-tech, high-risk search for a cunning criminal-one who may be stalking Charlie and his own daughter. For this is a predator unlike any other: one who conspires with the ferocious power of nature to commit and conceal unspeakable crimes.




Kiss of a Traitor


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Wilhelmina Bellingham is an ardent Tory and has two goals in her young life—catching the rebel traitor General Francis Marion and avoiding marriage to the fool to whom she was promised when she was only a babe, a man she has never met. Her first goal is within reach, for Willa knows South Carolina’s swamps as well as any rebel, shedding her betrothed, however, is another matter. When his half-brother is killed, Captain Brendan Ford, a spy with Marion's patriots, assumes his identity as Lord Montford—and fiancé to Wilhelmina Bellingham. As his deception begins to fall apart, he convinces Willa he is a double spy, and makes a fatal decision—to romance her, capture her loyalty, and prevent her from exposing him to her father. But while he is ensuring Willa’s allegiance and love, she manages to steal his heart as well.




Mackensie Butterfly Lark in Central Park


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Have you ever seen something so incredibly beautiful it’s hard to believe, and suddenly, it disappears? You may look and look, but there is nothing to be found. Cyndi Chowling and Tillie Tattle of Central Park News in New York are investigating such a disappearance in author and illustrator Deborah Ogden’s Mackensie Butterfly Lark in Central Park. One day Mackensie comes into the park and sets up her hearts on a trunk. Then suddenly, they all disappear. Follow on-scene reporter Tillie Tattle as she interviews others in the park that day in her quest to discover what happened to Mackensie Butterfly Lark and her colorful hearts. What she and Cyndi Chowling learn after a long and sometimes exhausting search is extraordinary! With its entertaining illustrations and text, Mackensie Butterfly Lark in Central Park is a fun story for young people whether reading it themselves or having it read to them.




Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go to Sleep


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Willa has trouble falling asleep until her brother reminds her of all the happy things that await her in the morning.




Darkling Green


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As spring comes to Eldritch Manor, Willa deals with the King of the Fairies, a terrifying creature, and the usual family drama. Spring comes to Eldritch Manor, bringing with it all kinds of mayhem. The arrival of the King of the Fairies throws the resident fairies into a romantic tizzy. Mab neglects her knitting, resulting in holes in time through which any manner of evil can enter their world. Nature, weather, and time itself are all out of whack, and everyone is freaked about Willa’s upcoming “unlucky” thirteenth birthday. On top of everything, Willa makes a shocking discovery about her mother, which supports Belle’s claim that Willa is part mermaid! Willa is plagued with questions. How can she be a mermaid if she doesn’t have a tail and is terrified of water? How long do dragons hibernate? Why are there time holes in the pool, and where do they lead? Why are the backyard plants invading the house? And why does she keep dreaming about a sinister Green Man?