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Elizabeth Gaskell, famed author of Cranford, is cherished for her incise social observations and portrayals of the changing nature of English life through the Industrial Revolution of the Victorian era. In Cousin Phillis, Paul Manning has only recently left home to work on the railway line for the dashing Mr Holdsworth. Lodging with an Independent Minister on the outskirts of London, he becomes acquainted with his distant cousins, where he is delighted to meet his genial relations, and not least his cousin Phyllis

Carpe Diem is more than just a catchy phrase to Stacey Mallory. At least it was, until the near-fatal accident that took the use of her legs and changed her life forever. Stacey would do anything to dive once again into cool blue waters from a towering cliff, or feel the wind in her face as she opens up the throttle of her sleek, sporty motorcycle. To dance under the moonlight in the arms of a strong, sexy man. To escape her new reality, Stacey reinvents herself as Salienne Dulcette, the reclusive author of steamy erotic romances, and lives life vicariously through her characters.

This collection contains five short stories, including "The Walk", "Siouxwood", "Special Needs", "Citadel 1970", and "Larry".

A Beloved Cousin is a trilogy of stories, dealing with love, betrayal, jealousy, guilt, and deception. In each story, we follow different characters as they make their way through their lives; dealing with this whole range of human emotions, and we can only hope that for each there is a happy ending.

The Rioting of Inferno invites listeners to delve into the darkest corners of the human psyche in a dazzling collection of stories that challenge the boundaries of reality and human morality. Written by 17-year old E.J. Cousins, hauntingly macabre tales such as "The Surgeon", "Resolution", "The Crying" and "The Masks of Stolen Skin" skilfully blur the line between the bizarre and the conceivable, the beautiful and the gruesome. Wonderfully narrated by David Kennedy, the spinetingling and mindbending tales that comprise The Rioting of Inferno will unsettle and linger long within you.

Nyla West was a freshmen at James Taylor High. When Chase Donovan, a six-foot-tall popular basketball player, said, "What's up?" to her in the hallway, it was love at first sight. Well, at least for Nyla anyways. Just when things are getting hot and heavy, Nyla and Chase's mothers tell them they can't see each other anymore because they're cousins. Chase refuses to fall for it and continues to pursue Nyla. Nyla gets pregnant and her mother wants her to do the unthinkable, but Nyla has her heart dead set against it.

This is a boxed set for the Taming A Maverick series of books. The set includes three titles.

Melody is in more danger than before when she learns the real reason she's been taken. Maverick is forced to try and rescue her himself when the kidnappers threaten to kill her. Finally finding out who has been after him after so long comes as a shock, but he just hopes Melody will still want to be with him if he gets to her in time.

Maverick is beside himself when he figures out Melody has been taken, and he might have something to do with it. Melody finds herself kidnapped and in danger due to entering into a relationship with a famous designer. She's beginning to wonder if it was worth it. Maverick goes out and uses a PI to find her, only to find out the threat has been too close the whole time, and Melody finds herself kidnapped yet again.

Maverick Jones was all set to fly out on his private jet, but there are engine problems. He meets Melody Sampson, an attractive stewardess who knows who the designer is. They enter into a bit of a whirlwind romance that ends in gun shots, and that's just the beginning of their crazy ride together.