Romance in the Scottish Highlands With Sexy Heroes, Feisty Heroines, and a Touch of Fairy Magic in Stealing Sophie, a Historical Romance from Susan King —Scottish Highlands, 1728— Quickly wedded against her will, Sophie MacCarran is held captive in a Highland lair of Jacobite rebels. Nothing in her convent upbringing prepared her to marry a Highland rogue. Looking for an escape, she uses her best weapon—her saintly nature. Sophie makes Connor MacPherson’s life a living hell by creating heaven around him--gambling that her sweet feminine influence in his ruined castle and den of thieves will soon send her packing. But Connor secretly yearns to leave the brigand life behind and claim his lost title and home. He turns the tables on Sophie's plans, even as his remarkable bride works her natural magic on his carefully protected heart. Publisher's Note: Lovers of history and Regency romance will not want to miss this skillfully written romantic adventure with a hint of magic. No graphic sex or vulgarity in this masterfully executed story that’s sure to satisfy fans of romantic fantasy and Scottish highland romance. “This story will transport you to another world...I had such a sense of satisfaction and happiness after reading this skillfully written tale. Highly recommended.” ~Satisfied Reader “The premise is tried and true, with a totally different twist...The writer knows how to grasp the reader and not disappoint.” ~Verified Reader The Highland Dreamers Series Stealing Sophie Keeping Kate

Connor MacPherson, a Highland laird turned outlaw, steals a bride to honour a promise, although a wife is the last thing he needs. He mistakenly abducts Sophie—recently returned from a French convent. Quickly wedded, passionately bedded and now captive, Sophie cannot escape—but an ancient faery curse decrees that she must never fall in love. How can she get away before the handsome outlaw steals her heart as well? Sophie's only weapon is her saintly reputation—and soon she makes Connor's life hell by creating heaven around him, gambling that the brigand will let her go just to escape her constant sweetness and womanly influence in his Highland lair. When Connor deliberately employs his reputation as a dark ruffian and a passionate lover, he turns the tables on Sophie's plans. But as his remarkable bride works her natural magic on him, Connor soon realises that he must shield Sophie from those who want her for their own evil ends—while protecting his own heart.

Stealing Things traces the representations of thieves and thievery in nineteenth-century French novels. Re-reading canonical texts by Balzac, the Comtesse de Ségur, and Zola through the lens of crime, Peters highlights bourgeois anxiety about ownership and objects while considering the impact of literature on popular attitudes about crime and its legislation and punishment. A detailed analysis of the role of objects, this work chronicles nineteenth-century changes in legal attitudes, popular mentalities, and individual and social identity, focusing particularly on the resulting transformations in representations of gender, class, and (criminal) subjectivity.

Ellie's younger sister Rose has it all. She's beautiful, stylish, and dates gorgeous, glamorous millionaires, while Ellie is quite happy watching TV on the sofa with her old mate Ben. But when Rose brings her new boyfriend home, it's lust at first sight for Ellie.

Chicken Soup for the Soul Kids imparts good values through heartwarming and humourous stories to help kids put their best foot forward. Sophie loves to play with Mia's dollhouse, and most of all she loves the tiny dog named Emma who lives in the dollhouse. But every day, Sophie has to put Emma back. One day, she doesn't. The dog is so tiny, and Mia doesn't even like the dollhouse. Nobody will know if Sophie keeps it - so she tucks Emma into her pocket. But back at home, Emma's smile doesn't seem so friendly. She looks out of place, and Sophie knows why. After worrying and asking for advice from the Sunshine Squad, Sophie decides to do the right thing and learns that telling the truth feels good, even better than getting a new toy!

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Night Gardener, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes is the utterly beguiling tale of a ten-year-old blind orphan who has been schooled in a life of thievery. One fateful afternoon, he steals a box from a mysterious traveling haberdasher—a box that contains three pairs of magical eyes. When he tries the first pair, he is instantly transported to a hidden island where he is presented with a special quest: to travel to the dangerous Vanished Kingdom and rescue a people in need. Along with his loyal sidekick—a knight who has been turned into an unfortunate combination of horse and cat—and the magic eyes, he embarks on an unforgettable, swashbuckling adventure to discover his true destiny. Be sure to read the companion book, Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard. Praise for Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes “Auxier has a juggler’s dexterity with prose that makes this fantastical tale quicken the senses.” –Kirkus Reviews