This is the third book from the utterly charming Olivia Parker.
SHE VOWED TO RESIST HIM Her wealth and beauty have made Miss Portia Crompton the catch of the season. Secretly determined to wed the maharajah's son she left behind in India, Portia ignores the money-hungry bucks who ply her with bouquets and bonbons. But one suitor will not be deterred: Colin Byrd,[...]
A devil in disguise. When wealthy heiress Miss Lindsey Crompton sneaks into the house of the Earl of Mansfield - a known cad and wicked scoundrel - she simply wants to investigate his involvement in some recent murders. But when Thane catches her he blackmails her into a betrothal. Or the man of her[...]
If you have ever wondered why women always bite your head off or why one guy gets all the girls, if you have ever pondered why some men bring you balloons while others leave you their genitals, then Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation is the book for you. It explains all this and much more. It d[...]
Orphaned, friendless and bewildered, young Felix Latimer comes to wartime Jerusalem to lodge with Miss Bohun, one of the most redoubtable (and ridiculous) of comic horrors in English fiction.[...]
Don't get mad. Get everything. When their best friend commits suicide over her divorce, Elise, Brenda and Annie decide enough is enough. Each was crucial to her husband's career. But now that the men are successful, they've traded in their wives for newer, blonder models. Over lunch one day they for[...]
When Olivia turns sixteen she is sent to a Parisian finishing school to broaden her education. Soon after her arrival, she finds herself falling under the spell of her beautiful and charismatic teacher. But Madamoiselle Julie's life is not as straightforward as Olivia imagines and the school year is[...]
Provides the starting points for 66 conversations to be had with a partner, friend, stranger or simply with ourselves. This book includes short discussions on happiness, vanity, infidelity, education and more, that can help you get to know those with whom you share your life.[...]
Monsieur Goriot is one of a disparate group of lodgers at Mademe Vauquer's dingy Parisian boarding house. At first his wealth inspires respect, but as his circumstances are mysteriously reduced he becomes shunned by those around him, and soon his only remaining visitors are his two beautifully dress[...]
Olivia Joules, an independent journalist turned master spy, finds herself drawn to the seductive and powerful Pierre Ferramo, a man of impeccable taste, extraordinary wealth, and exotic international homes, until she begins to worry that he is an international terrorist intent on the destruction of [...]
Thinking about Reasons is a collection of fourteen new essays on topics in ethics and the philosophy of action, inspired in one way or another by the work of Jonathan Dancy-one of his generation's most influential moral philosophers. Many of the most influential living thinkers in the area are cont[...]
Olivia Manning: A Woman at War is the first literary biography of the twentieth-century novelist Olivia Manning. It tells the story of a writer whose life and work were shaped by her own fierce ambition, and, like many of her generation, the events and aftermath of the Second World War. From the tim[...]
The Workbook Pack includes practice activities, new material and reference material and is accompanied by two CDs. The Writing guide steps help students with the preparation with their own written text. Reading in the unit contains information about an aspect of Culture from an English-speaking coun[...]
The Workbook Pack includes practice activities, new material and reference material and is accompanied by two CDs. The Writing guide steps help students with the preparation with their own written text. Reading in the unit contains information about an aspect of Culture from an English-speaking coun[...]
From the bestselling author of A Rural Affair and A Crowded Marriage comes Catherine Alliott's brilliantly warm and funny take on taking control of your life, in Olivia's Luck. 'I don't care what colour you paint the sodding hall. I'm leaving.' When her husband Johnny suddenly walks out on ten years[...]
'He's completely unsuitable... he's a rake.' Part of The Beauchamp Heirs: After being plucked from peril by resolute bachelor Lord Hugo Alastair, Lady Olivia Beauchamp is secretly outraged that he doesn't even try to steal a kiss! He's a notorious rake amongst the ton and as a re[...]
Olivia Twist is an innovative reimagining of Charles Dickens' classic tale Oliver Twist, in which Olivia was forced to live as a boy for her own safety until she was rescued from the streets. Now eighteen, Olivia finds herself at a crossroads: revealed secrets threaten to destroy the "proper" life s[...]
Barbara Dawson Smith writing as Olivia DrakeThe youngest of the Crompton heiresses, Blythe yearns to marry into the aristocracy to bolster her family's place in society. The widowed Duke of Savoy seems to be the perfect choice, yet it's another man who sets her heart to pounding: the new footman, Ja[...]
Princess Cadance and Prince Shining Armor take a tour of Equestria from Canterlot to Ponyville They visit Manehattan, Cloudsdale, and even Appleloosa, sending postcards to Twilight Sparkle along the way. Come join all the fun[...]
Meet all your favorite ponies in Ponyville See where Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Fluttershy and Applejack all live and meet their pets too
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Explore a never before seen location of Equestria, Rainbow Falls, as the ponies attend the famous sporting event known as the Equestrian Games in this fun storybook illustrated with artwork from the hit TV show. Includes punch out postcards[...]