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In death, she would become infamous, yet in life passed often unseen. Jane Parker, daughter of the scholar Lord Morley, leaves her home at a tender age, embarking on a career in the dangerous Tudor Court. From the halls of her father's house to the palaces of London, from England to Calais and the Field of the Cloth of Gold Jane will travel, seeing much of this world, and others.

Detective Sara Hirst has moved from London to Norfolk Police's Serious Crimes Unit. Under the brooding skies of North Norfolk, Sara faces her toughest case yet and finds that great beauty sometimes conceals great violence.

For almost two decades, Mercy Reid has lived behind the walls of Fairmile Prison, serving time for murder. But she's not your typical inmate—she mentors new arrivals, comforts the lost, and tries to make sense of her past crimes. When she learns that her sister is terminally ill, and her brother is struggling to hold their family together, Mercy knows this is her final chance at parole. But before she can walk free, she must prove she's no longer a danger—to others, or to herself.

Borders are not just meaningless geographical lines. They have an impact on all of our lives, whether it's the fallout from Brexit or the inhumanity of a detention center. In Border Nation, Leah Cowan shows how borders are violent, oppressive, and must be resisted. Looking back, we learn of the elitist, colonial, and patriarchal origins of borders, explore the vital history of anti-racist, anti-border organizing and hear stories from people who have crossed partitions.

Far from the shores of England, another Elizabeth was born to rule a nation.... The daughter of Peter the Great, Elizabeth is a princess by birth yet a warrior by blood. Never content to be a pawn in the game of men, Elizabeth is destined to sit upon a throne. But when her father’s sudden death leaves her mother and sister at the mercy of the scheming Privy Council, she will have to abandon her beloved Russia in order for her family to survive. This is not a fairy tale. And Elizabeth is not an average princess.

This book offers listeners a practical framework for navigating life's inevitable turning points, thresholds and transitions—at work, at home and in between. Drawing upon more than a decade of research and work with established and emerging leaders across the globe, leadership consultant, Joan P. Ball invites you to reimagine your relationship with uncertainty and recognize the creative potential that exists in the messy middle between life's inevitable What Now? Moments and what comes next.

My father's been kidnapped. The kidnappers demand an impossible ransom. If they don't get it in two weeks, they will kill my father. Mama won't survive his murder. She's already fallen unconscious. So, I've pulled my assassin grandmother out of retirement. Together, and with my dragon, we're going to find the kidnappers and rescue my father. And we're going to make those bastards pay.

Fia has two weeks to rescue her father before his execution. She is deep in enemy territory, alone, and praying that nobody sees through her disguise. But when they announce a special dragon race, Fia is tempted as never before. In her new disguise, she can take part in the biggest race in all of Italia, something she’d wanted to do ever since she started riding a dragon. The prize money would ensure a life of freedom for Fia, and her sisters.

After leaving her marriage to jealous, possessive oncologist Maxwell, Lily and her six-year-old son have a second chance at happiness with headteacher Sebastian. Kind but vulnerable, Sebastian is the polar opposite of Maxwell, and the perfect match for Lily. After a whirlwind romance, they marry, and that's when things start to go wrong . . . Maxwell returns to the scene, determined to win back his family, and events soon spiral out of control. Lily and Sebastian find themselves not only fighting for their relationship, but also their lives.

A darkness has woken in the village. Thrust onto the path of danger, Ellie faces a road where answers lie in wait. She alone must stand against the darkness that would consume all and overcome it. To accept her fate may lose her everything. To stand against it may cost her everything.

Neva only wants to keep her family safe - but all hope of that vanishes when her best friend Fia plummets out of the sky, gravely wounded and on dragonback. “Let the dragonrider die!” her mama pleads. That would be the sure way to ensure that the army stops harassing them - but Neva can’t turn her back on her friend. Never mind that her family is holding Fia’s father captive, and Neva is forced to use her magic in this hateful work