The daughter of a wealthy ice merchant, Miss Jillian Roring intends to marry for love. En route to her first season in London, a failed kidnapping sends her into the arms of the most jaded bachelor in England. When Logan and Jillian unwittingly violate the rigid rules of propriety, he is obliged to make her an offer of marriage. Because she aspires to be more than an obligation, Jillian refuses the match. Logan follows her to London to woo her properly, but his scheming ex-fiancée has other plans.

Introduction by John Bayley; Translation by Natalie Duddington

On a mission to discover the truth about an orphaned baby ice dragon, Joleyn wonders what in the world she’s doing? She’s a nobody. A farm-raised spinster of no importance. Her friendship with the ice dragon, Lady Esselyn, seems like her only qualification for inclusion on a high-level mission like this. Guard Captain Jimnel of Valdis can’t wait to see what life is like for the Dragon Knights in fabled Draconia. He’s excited to be included in the group going to make contact with that far off land and he’s even more pleased that the lovely Joleyn is along for the ride. He’s been attracted to her for a long time, but until now, he hasn’t really been sure how to approach her. Thrown together on their journey, they finally allow the simmering attraction between them to come to a boil. How things will work out in the end is still up in the air and dependent on their two dragon friends and a tiny lost soul with his taloned foot in both worlds. It is the baby ice dragon, Tor, adopted by the King and Queen of Draconia, who will decide more than just his own fate. If he chooses to deny the adult ice dragons, there just might be war the likes of which the lands have never seen, pitting dragon against dragon. But how can he forsake the family that took him in and loved him when he was all alone? He’s facing a tough decision and no matter what he finally decides, the lands will never be the same...

After Angela’s engagement to a viscount falls apart, she seeks refuge from London gossip with a family friend in Canterbury. From the moment she steps foot in the railway station, she locks horns with Mr. Chaucer, fresh from romantic troubles of his own. When circumstances conspire to throw Angela and Mr. Chaucer together, they form an uneasy alliance to regain what they have lost. Unfortunately for Angela, her growing attraction to the man threatens her carefully laid plans.

For his sixteenth birthday, all Jon wanted were the keys to the family car. Instead, he got a lousy magic ring...Seeking to feed his addiction to life energy, Efysian of the Wolf Clan travels across dimensions to kidnap Jon's father--a Dragon Clan wizard who fled to Earth. Although Jon vows to mount a rescue, he's woefully unprepared to do battle. Can a high school kid from California survive long enough to outwit the most evil wizard the magical world has ever known, or will Efysian add the young Dragon Clan wizard to his gruesome collection of trophies?

From the acclaimed author of Vacationland comes an emotionally gripping novel about a woman who returns to her hometown in coastal Maine and finds herself pondering the age-old question of what could have been. • “Emotionally gripping.... Filled with humor, insight, summer cocktails, and gorgeous sunsets...An ideal summer read.” —Redbook When Eliza Barnes was growing up in the lobstering village of Little Harbor, Maine, she could haul a trap and row a skiff with the best of them—but she’d always known she’d leave that life behind. Now she’s settled in the high-society circle of an affluent Massachusetts town with her husband and two daughters. But when her father—a widowed lobsterman—injures himself in a boating accident, Eliza returns to her hometown to come to his aid. When she arrives in Maine, she discovers her father’s situation is more dire than he let on. Her homecoming is further complicated by the reemergence of her first love—and the repercussions of their shared secret. Then Eliza meets Mary Brown, a seventeen-year-old local who is at a crossroad of her own, and Eliza can’t help but wonder what her life would have been like if she'd stayed. By turns poignant, incisive, and laugh-out-loud funny, The Captain’s Daughter is an unforgettable novel about the choices we make and the consequences we face in their wake.

With detailed essays on the Arctic's environment, wildlife, climate, history, exploration, resources, economics, politics, indigenous cultures and languages, conservation initiatives and more, this Encyclopedia is the only major work and comprehensive reference on this vast, complex, changing, and increasingly important part of the globe. Including 305 maps. This Encyclopedia is not only an interdisciplinary work of reference for all those involved in teaching or researching Arctic issues, but a fascinating and comprehensive resource for residents of the Arctic, and all those concerned with global environmental issues, sustainability, science, and human interactions with the environment.