Lara J. West
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A war-torn summer.
A house fallen into ruin.
A family broken apart by scandal...
Summer 1944:
Bombed out by the blitz, Bethany Merston takes up a post as companion to elderly Alice Summer, last remaining inhabitant of the dilapidated and crumbling Summerhayes estate. Now a shadow of its former glory; most of the rooms have been shut up, the garden is overgrown and the whole place feels as unwelcoming as the family themselves. Struggling with the...
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A hilarious rom com from the author of The Little Lady Agency... Every girl should know what the finishing touches are. When 21st-century girl Betsy is called in to rescue an exclusive finishing school from financial ruin, she knows she must change the school drastically. So it's out with debutante decorum and in with modern manners. But with hunky bursar Mark and her gorgeous friend Jamie on the scene, she will have to remind herself that in the...
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Little Lady Agency volume 1
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Gentlemen! No Little Lady in Your Life? Call the Little Lady Agency: everything organised, from your home to your wardrobe, your social life to you. No funny business or laundry. When Melissa is made unfairly redundant from her job at an estate agents' office, she decides it's time for a change. Instead of working for other people, Melissa will go into business for herself: using her organisational skills to whip the lives of London's socially and...
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Little Lady Agency volume 2
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As her alter ego, Honey, Melissa is the go-to woman for improving men's dating lives. But when her American boyfriend, Jonathan, invites her to New York for a holiday, he has one condition: the blonde wig stays at home.
This is easier said than done, and before long Mel finds herself juggling a rude rising star who just happens to be an ex, Jonathan's manipulative ex-wife, an unruly terrier and escalating crises back at the agency. Can Melissa put...
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If you feel like life is passing you by at a startling rate or you just exist rather than living life to the full, this book's techniques and insights may motivate you to make powerful changes. From setting goals to freeing yourself from fear, Shelley shares the unique story of how she planned, prepared and executed a year of challenges and life-changing events brought about by her motivational, award-winning blog.
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Now that Julianne's happily ending is secure, her career as Cliffs House's event planner is suddenly busier than ever. Thanks to a Cornish singing sensation's upcoming concert at Cliffs House, and her promise to plan the perfect wedding for Pippa, Julianne hasn't a moment to spare for Matthew or his plans for a weekend outing at Pencarrow. But she's determined to find a way without letting down Ceffylgwyn for its big moment, or disappointing Pippa...
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1944, Nazi-controlled Austria: For thirteen-year-old Ursula, life in her village remains almost as it was. But when Russian prisoners escape from the local concentration camp, her friend goes missing and her brother's allegiance to the Hitler Youth emerges in shocking ways, Ursula finds herself alone and surrounded by threat. Ursula is forced to recognize that danger comes not only from the enemy at the door but from the enemy within…
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Percy James has everything a girl could want: a steady relationship and a truly lovely group of friends. Then she is approached by Eros Tech, an agency that matches soulmates using phone data. Percy has been identified as a match for one of Eros's super wealthy clients. The only problem is she already has a boyfriend… but what if this is destiny? Could you pass up a chance to meet your one true love?
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Running The Little Lady Agency, Mel has one goal and one goal only: Make Men Better. But when her grandmother asks her to take on the case of a lifetime - Prince Nicolas of Hollenberg, Europe's most notorious of playboys - has she bitten off more than she can chew? Despite his good breeding, Nicolas is completely set on leading Melissa astray. Can Mel rise to the challenge? And has her own fairy-tale ending been there all along?
10) The Lost Sisters
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Orpha Buchanan and Peg Meriweather had a very different start in life. Orpha surrounded by wealth and riches, Peg dumped on a doorstep as a baby with nothing to her name. But one thing they had in common was a mother who despised them and wished them gone. Hortense Buchanan wasn't made to be a mother. Bullied herself when she was a child, she continues the tradition with her own children. When her daughter, Orpha, runs away from home, Hortense celebrates,...
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Spring is in the air at Cliffs House, the charming Cornish estate that Julianne Morgen has come to think of as home. Her next big event is a personal favour to her employer: coordinating the perfect wedding for Lady Amanda's friend and mentor, artist Constance Strong, whose late-in-life courtship is worthy of the storybooks themselves. But as if helping Lady Amanda isn't enough to occupy her mind, Julianne finds herself distracted by personal matters....
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It's Julianne Morgen's first Christmas in the Cornish village of Ceffylgwyn, and life seems perfect. Her job as an event planner couldn't be better, she's beginning to feel at home despite being an American in a tiny English village, and her relationship with handsome English horticulturist Matthew Rose continues to slowly blossom from friendship to love. But when an old flame of Julianne's appears on the spot, she finds herself tangled up in her...
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'If I was going to show my children – and my clients – that it was possible to make dreams come true, then I'd have to prove it.' Straight-talking Shelley boldly tackles twelve personal challenges in as many months, and shares the results for those in need of a dose of inspiration or motivation. Packed with affirmations and advice, How I Changed My Life in a Year will make you laugh out loud and keep you motivated. Join Shelley as she shows you...
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It's the career move of a lifetime, and Julianne can't believe it's hers: a position as an event planner at a country house in Cornwall, England, beginning with the wedding of a celebrity! If her old firm's senior planner back in the States hadn't fallen suddenly sick with the chicken pox, Julianne would never have found herself chosen for a life in one of England's most beautiful coastal counties, surrounded by rugged shores, quaint cottages, elegant...
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Guide your children with the power of positive parenting: a practical approach to discipline
Discover how simple it is to regain peace in your home and help kids regulate their own behavior. Discipline Your Kids with Positive Parenting introduces the idea of empowering your children (and yourself), as well as using discipline as an effective teaching tool.
Rooted in mindfulness--the practice of being present and self-regulating--this complete guide...