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The Fairy-Tale Matchmaker
E. D. Baker
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Young Adult / Children's Books
Cory is a young tooth fairy in training who wants to be anything but that, except there's no way the Tooth Fairy Guild or her mother will let that happen. After yet another bad night on the job, Cory quits to explore other things—like babysitting an adventurous Humpty Dumpty, helping Suzy organize seashells by the seashore, and attempting to finally rid the spiders that plague Marjorie Muffet. But it isn't until Marjorie asks Cory to help set her up with a boy that Cory taps into a power she never knew she had. As she tries to understand her new-found romantic visions, will Cory finally discover her own true path?
The Magical Match
E. D. Baker
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Young Adult / Children's Books
Born to be a tooth fairy, Cory Feathering has been busy proving she's meant for another life -one of matchmaking!It seems like everything is falling into place for Cory. Her uncle Micah is engaged to his perfect match, and she's lucky in love herself with her boyfriend Blue. She's excited to help prepare for the wedding, but when she hears of another marriage on the horizon – her mother's, to a goblin – she knows things might not go quite as planned. The fairy guilds have promised to leave Cory alone, but she knows they still don't agree with her lifestyle, so truly anything is possible. Add to that a witchy match that proves more difficult than usual and an upcoming Battle of the Bands — all while hiding that she's Cupid! — and Cory's got her hands full! In the end, will true love conquer all? This fun and joyful fourth book in E.D. Baker's Fairy-Tale Matchmaker series is perfect for fans of fairy-tale retellings!
Maggie and the Flying Horse
E. D. Baker
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Young Adult / Children's Books
From beloved powerhouse author E. D. Baker comes a brand-new, illustrated chapter book series featuring a spirited heroine and the magical animals and creatures she encounters!
In this first book of a new chapter book series by E. D. Baker, one girl has the adventure of her young life!
Eight-year-old Maggie has a keen eye for noticing things in the Enchanted Forest that no one else does -- like unicorns, griffins, and tiny flying horses with wings. One day while Maggie is herding sheep with her pesky stepbrother, she stumbles upon an injured flying horse. The only way to help the horse is to take it to a kindly stableman named Bob, who cares for many different magical animals! But in order to do so, Maggie must set out on her own and journey through the Enchanted Forest, which is full of dangerous trolls and goblins who get in her way. Will Maggie reach Bob in time to save her new friend?
This new, black-and-white illustrated series is perfect for fans of Princess Ponies, Magic Horses, and Critter Club.
The Frog Princess
E. D. Baker
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Young Adult / Children's Books
Princess Emeralda a.ka. Emma isn't exactly an ideal princess. Her laugh is more like a donkey's bray than tinkling bells, she trips over her own feet and she does not like Prince Jorge, whom her mother hopes she will marry. But if Emma ever thought to escape her troubles, she never expected it to happen by turning into a frog! When convinced to kiss a frog so he might return to being a prince, somehow the spell is reversed and Emma turns into a frog herself! Thus begins their adventure--a quest to return to human form.
Fascinating and hilarious characters ranging from a self-conscious but friendly bat to a surprisingly loyal snake and a wise green witch confirm that readers won't soon forget this madcap story. A fantastic debut from the talented E.D. Baker.
Danger in the Woods - Nick and Mandy James Series
Peggy Lea Baker
A pleasant afternoon exploring the woods behind their great Aunt Clara’s mountain cabin home, becomes a cold and suspenseful adventure for 13-year-old Nick and his younger sister Mandy when a sudden thunderstorm hits the mountain. Unable to find their way safely back to the cabin, Nick and his sister must spend a cold night and rainy night outwitting two very suspicious men who are up to no good.What was supposed to have been a pleasant afternoon exploring the woods behind their great Aunt Clara’s mountain cabin home, turned into a frightening and dangerous adventure for Nick James and his younger sister, Mandy.A sudden, and violent thunderstorm, accompanied by cold and gusting wind, sends them scrambling for cover as they try to figure out how to get back to the safety of Aunt Clara’s home. Losing sight of the narrow trail they were following, Nick and his sister find temporary shelter under a tree until they hear the sound of barking dogs in the distance.Soaking wet and muddy, they push through the wind and rain convinced that a rescue party is looking for them. Continuing with determination, they eagerly approach another small cabin only to discover they are heading into a dangerous situation instead.Nick and Mandy realize they must do their best to avoid being hunted down by two very suspicious men and their two vicious dogs, quickly heading back into the woods to avoid being discovered. They struggle to stay calm as night comes and darkness takes over the woods. Mandy worries about wild animals and other strange sounds, relying on her older brother’s quick thinking to keep them both safe.As their unexpected adventure through the night unfolds, they discover there is more to these two unsavory men and their dogs than they could have ever imagined especially when they find themselves cornered and staring into the evil eyes of the two growling dogs.
The Truest Heart
E. D. Baker
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Young Adult / Children's Books
Born to be a tooth fairy, Cory Feathering has been busy proving there's another life meant for her -- one of matchmaking! She's already helped Marjorie Muffet and Goldilocks find true love, and now it's Mary Lambkin's turn. When Cory has a vision of Mary with one particular boy, Cory knows exactly what to do.
But it's Cory's own personal life that needs help. The Fairy Guilds are constantly hounding her, furious that she's abandoned the guild she was born into in favor of choosing her own path. They won't stop until justice has been served. As Cory prepares to fight for what she believes in, she must decide once and for all if she's prepared to take on the responsibility of her biggest role yet, one that will change her destiny forever.
Maggie and the Unicorn
E. D. Baker
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Young Adult / Children's Books
Maggie's adventures in the Enchanted Forest continue in the third book of a new chapter book series by E.D. Baker!Eight-year-old Maggie has a keen eye for noticing things in the Enchanted Forest that no one else does – like magical fish, griffins and ... unicorns!Maggie is loving her new life now that she gets to help her friend, Bob, take care of magical animals at his stable. Not only does she help out in his barn, but she also accompanies him on special trips to help injured animals. When she finds a hurt unicorn in the forest, Maggie sets off to rescue him. But along the way, they encounter a troll who plans to stop them. Will they reach the unicorn in time?This new black and white illustrated series is perfect for fans of Princess Ponies, Magic Animal Friends and the Emily Windsnap series.
Nurse Alissa vs. The Zombies | Book 6 | Rescue
Part #6 of "Nurse Alissa vs. The Zombies" series by Baker, Scott M.
Nurse Alissa vs. the Zombies VI: Rescue
The Midnight Child
J. A. Baker
Nature
A long-ago trauma and a family mystery may shed light on her troubled sleep—or pull her into the darkness once and for all . . .As a child, Grace Cooper suffered from bouts of sleepwalking. Now, after the unexpected death of her husband, she's moved back to Woodburn cottage, her childhood home—and the sleepwalking returns. It's all stirring up dark memories—memories that involve the disappearance of her brother Simon, who vanished one night when he was a child, and the death of her father, who fell from an upstairs window.With her mother in a care home with dementia and her sister living in a nearby village, Grace tries to settle in—but with the passage of time, the sleepwalking only becomes more regular and the blurred memories of the past only become more disturbing. Spurred on by these hazy dreamlike recollections, Grace becomes determined to find out what happened to Simon that fateful night. But digging up the past isn't always a...
The Amish Baker (Love Inspired)
Marie E. Bast
A Child Brings Them Together... Will Their Differing Amish Beliefs Pull Them Apart?When his son breaks one of baker Sarah Gingerich’s prized possessions, widower Caleb Brenneman insists the boy make amends by doing odd jobs in her bake shop. A childless widow, Sarah can’t help falling for the boy…or his farmer father. But Caleb is progressive New Order Amish while Sarah holds traditional beliefs. Though they’re worlds apart, are they a perfect match?
The Girl In the Water
J. A. Baker
Nature
An unmissable psychological thriller from bestselling author J.A. Baker.When Phoebe and her disabled husband, Martyn, move into a new house in a quiet village, they plan to lead a quiet existence, to keep themselves to themselves. It's safer that way.But their new neighbour Anna is bored of spending her days alone. She seeks friendship with Phoebe – even though she knows there is something strange about the new couple. What is Phoebe hiding and why are she and her husband so reclusive?Phoebe makes it clear to Anna that she doesn't want her friendship, that it's safer for Anna to stay away. Haunted by her past, Phoebe fears that Anna's arrival in her life may prove to be the catalyst for her undoing.Then Anna gets caught in a storm and is thrown into the river. As the waters rise, she is rescued by Phoebe...and that's when the truth about her new friend surfaces with deadly results.J.A. Baker is the best-selling...
The Water Bears
Kim Baker
"With warmth and humor, Kim Baker conjures a magical tale of finding the most elusive creature of all: one's true self." —Kirby Larson, author of the New York Times bestseller and Newbery Honor winner Hattie Big Sky and the Audacity Jones seriesA quirky, empowering story about a boy recovering from a bear attack with the help of his friends and maybe, some magic. For fans of Lemons by Melissa Savage, Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer by Kelly Jones, and The Canning Season by Polly Horvath.Newt Gomez has a thing with bears. Last year he survived a bear attack. And this year, he finds an unusual bear statue that just might grant wishes. Newt's best friend, Ethan, notices a wishbone on the statue and decides to make a wish. When it comes true, Newt thinks it's a coincidence. Even as more people wish on the bear and their wishes come true, Newt is not convinced.But Newt has a wish too: while he loves his...
Maggie and the Flying Pigs
E. D. Baker
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Young Adult / Children's Books
Maggie's adventures in the Enchanted Forest continue in the fourth book of a new chapter book series by E. D. Baker!Eight-year-old Maggie has a keen eye for noticing things in the Enchanted Forest that no one else does – like unicorns, griffins and ... flying pigs! With her new friend Bob, Maggie rescues the magical animals that need her help.Maggie's newest chore at her friend Bob's stable is taking care of flying pigs — but they're not so easy to deal with! Maggie's used to putting up with a lot though, like her step-mother Zelia, who is trying to get Maggie's step-brother Peter a job at the stable. Peter working with Maggie? Yeah, right! Maybe when pigs fly . . . This black-and-white illustrated series is perfect for fans of Princess Ponies, Magic Horses, and Critter Club.
Swordmage: Blade of the Moonsea, Book I (Blades of Moonsea)
Part #1 of "Blades of the Moonsea" series by Richard Baker
Fantasy / Science Fiction
EDITORIAL REVIEW:
Four Words: **Forgotten Realms**® Fourth Edition!The Spellplague--and other things from horrifying disasters to monumental achievments--has changed the face of the **Forgotten Realms** world, and this series is the first to plunge fully into a bold new era for the venerable line.The first novel to fully embrace the exciting new elements from the next edition of the **Dungeons & Dragons**® game, award-winning game designer and *New York Times* best-selling author Richard Baker's *Swordmage* goes where--and when--no **Forgotten Realms** novel has gone before.
EDITORIAL REVIEW:
Discover a whole new realm of adventure! When a wandering swordmage, trained by the elves of Myth Drannor, returns to his boyhood home on the windswept shores of the Moonsea, he finds that corruption has taken hold, leaving his friends and family open to a devastating evil. *Swordmage* was the first novel to fully embrace the exciting new elements from the next edition of the **Dungeons & Dragons** game. This paperback resize releases fresh on the heals of the ***Forgotten Realms**** Campaign Guide*, and showcases a major revision to the **Forgotten Realms** world that has fans buzzing.
The Earth and the Flame
RD Baker
When their memories come back to haunt them, they'll realise they were never safe to begin withRed smoke spews from the mountains. Violent nightmares haunt him every night. Strange creatures attack his village. To figure out what these events mean, Tallesaign must travel to the mountains, where something unexpected calls to him.It's there he finds Juno, injured and alone, but she's no normal woman. She's a fallen angel, cast out from the Halls for a reason she no longer remembers.As a demon, Tallesaign knows being with her violates the Blood Covenant. But neither can deny the inexplicable connection between them. When they draw the ire of the Halls, only the truths of their pasts can save them, and what they learn will forever change everything they've ever knownCW: 18+ Dark Fantasy Romance - this book contains instances of sexual acts, violence and abuse that some readers may find distressing
The Vow
B. E. Baker
Three stubborn women, each of which made a promise. Who will yield, and who will break? Abigail made a vow to her husband before he passed, one she could not, would not break. But life hasn't been easy without him by her side, and her children grow more with each passing day. Sometimes it feels like she'll be alone forever. Amanda is tired of being a mess. She wants to achieve, to impress, to excel. If that means changing who she is, even changing her entire life, then so be it. Donna has learned the truth about the world the hard way. You either attack, or you're attacked yourself. She doesn't like being the villain, but she's done being a patsy. She's determined to carve out a place for herself, no matter what. These women have all returned to Birch Creek with big plans, but the future loves to surprise us. Can their vows keep them on target? Or will they decide it's more important to follow their hearts, no matter how bad...
The Fall of the FBI
Thomas J. Baker
An FBI veteran explains how the Mueller–Comey cabal turned the FBI from a "swear to tell the truth" law-enforcement agency to a politicized intelligence organization.Americans have lost faith in the Federal Bureau of Investigation, an institution they once regarded as the world's greatest law-enforcement agency. Thomas Baker spent many years with the FBI and is deeply troubled by this loss of faith. Specific lapses have come to light and each is thoroughly discussed in this book: Why did they happen? What changed? The answer begins days after the 9/11 attacks when the FBI underwent a significant change in culture. To understand how far the Bureau has fallen, this book shows the crucial role played by the FBI and its agents in past decades. It was quite often, as the reader will see from these firsthand experiences, a fun-filled adventure with exciting skyjackings, kidnappings, and bank robberies. At the same time, the reader will see the reverence the...
Unlocking the Spell
E. D. Baker
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Young Adult / Children's Books
Now that Annie has helped her sister Gwendolyn (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty) wake up from the 100-year curse by finding her beloved prince, you would think that things would get back to normal. Think again! That beloved prince, Beldegard, is stuck in the body of a bear and the only way that Annie can be free of the two irritating lovebirds is to help-by finding the evil dwarf who cast the spell. Luckily, Annie has assistance from handsome prince Liam, and she has many tricks up her non-magical sleeve . . .
The Angel in the Darkness
Part #12 of "The Company" series by Kage Baker
Science Fiction & Fantasy
It is in fact a very simple story, with a simple plot and unexceptional writing (from a writer who can write exceptionally well when she wants to), but for people like myself who are fans of the series, it is an irresistible read. The story follows one of two sisters (who reads like an urban, mortal version of Mendoza) who is apparently being stalked by some kind of psychopath. The psychopath does nasty things and leaves cryptic messages like: "Wouldn't it be useful to live forever? Think of the things you could save." Happily, her long lost uncle (Porfirio) arrives to help her just as you are figuring out that the psychopath really comes from the disgruntled underbelly of The Company and that his real target is Porfirio...
Where The Golden Apples Grow (From Escape from Earth )
Kage Baker
Science Fiction & Fantasy
SUMMARY:
Imagine a world where interplanetary travel isn’t just possible—it’s commonplace. Human beings have terraformed Mars. You can reach into another dimension through a wormhole. The virtual world can be the only place where you exist, because you don’t have a body. The possibilities are endless. Escape from Earth, inspired by Robert Heinlein’s “juveniles,” featuring stories by Orson Scott Card (Ender’s Game), Elizabeth Moon (the Vatta books), and Joe Haldeman (The Forever War), among others, will take you places beyond your imagination.
A History of the Regular Mounted Infantry
Paul Baker
The Mounted Infantry had a short life spanning from the mid 1880’s until disbanded in 1913. To continue the camaraderie of the corps, past surviving members formed the M.I Club and in 1936 decided to publish a short history based on Regimental records and personal reflections. An appeal elicited responses and work was begun by Major Tomlin. The manuscript was almost complete at the start of the Second World War when an enthusiastic cull of papers by Tomlin’s family during a “wastepaper salvage drive” included much of the work he had completed. This would have been the end of the project, but Brigadier Standish G Craufurd intervened and undertook to rewrite the work using what material remained and his own resources. When the draft was substantially completed Sir Ian Hamilton (then in his 91st year) was approached to write the foreword, he responded that he felt this was a “makeshift history” that would best be left until the end of the war when...
The Mounted Infantry had a short life spanning from the mid 1880’s until disbanded in 1913. To continue the camaraderie of the corps, past surviving members formed the M.I Club and in 1936 decided to publish a short history based on Regimental records and personal reflections. An appeal elicited responses and work was begun by Major Tomlin. The manuscript was almost complete at the start of the Second World War when an enthusiastic cull of papers by Tomlin’s family during a “wastepaper salvage drive” included much of the work he had completed. This would have been the end of the project, but Brigadier Standish G Craufurd intervened and undertook to rewrite the work using what material remained and his own resources. When the draft was substantially completed Sir Ian Hamilton (then in his 91st year) was approached to write the foreword, he responded that he felt this was a “makeshift history” that would best be left until the end of the war when access to records would be easier, and the manuscript could be improved upon.
This archive including the unpublished manuscript, letters and reminiscences came up for sale on an online auction recently and provides a unique and interesting record of the Mounted Infantry. Considering that history of this corps is sparsely documented it would be, as Craufurd put it “a great pity to let slip an account of a side issue of the old Army, a very distinct phase, just before the great change brought by the Great War”.
Murder Above the Silver Waves
Part #1 of "A Lillian Crawford Murder Mystery" series by Blythe Baker
Mystery / Chick Lit / Romance
The Stranger
J. A. Baker
Nature
J.A. Baker is the best-selling author of multiple thrillers, including Local Girl Missing, The Last Wife and The Woman in the Woods The Stranger is a gripping psychological thriller which will appeal to fans of authors like Shalini Boland, K.L. Slater and Rachel Abbott.A village shrouded in mystery. Secrets buried deep....When Ray moves to a new house in the village of Whitchurch, he wants nothing more than to leave the pain of his old life behind and start a better life in the countryside. The locals might be wary of him at first, but Ray soon realises that sleepy Whitchurch has its own fair share of problems. Last year, a woman's body was found in the woods nearby. The killer was never caught.Soon, more suspicious things start to happen. Threatening letters are sent, cars are vandalised and headstones are desecrated. But who is responsible for these acts and why?As the tension in the village builds, Ray begins to feel the pressure too....
Shadow of the Fae
K J Baker
I'm a broke antiques dealer. He's a Fae king. And he claims I'm his fated mate. Wait. What?My life is a mess. I run a failing antiques shop, drink way too much coffee, and suffer from an 80s cartoon addiction. So, when a hot-as-hell stranger appears out of nowhere and rips me from my normal life, I don't know whether to be relieved or furious.You see, that hot-as-hell stranger isn't human. He's Fae. And not just any Fae, but King of the Shadow Court, and he claims I hold the key to averting a war between my world and his. But that's not the weirdest thing he's told me.He also says I'm his fated mate.He wants me and he'll do anything to get me – even if it means igniting the very war he swore to avoid.If I go with him I know my life will never be the same again. But I don't think I can resist. And do I even want to? Oh, heck. What would you do?Shadow of the Fae is a fated mates fantasy romance full of sexy Fae males, sizzling magic and searing...
The Pizza Party
Theo Baker
An out-of-control pizza party. A lizard-feeding mishap. An overdue school project. What could go wrong? The world's greatest underachiever is back!Hank Zipzer has a few tips for hosting an epic pizza party. No parents at home? Check. Pizza and ice cream galore? Accomplished. Friends invited? Check. History homework finished? Er, not quite. And Hank may have forgotten his vow never to pet-sit a lizard — especially a live-locusts-and-mealworms-eating one. Can Hank get his big project done before tomorrow, or will one disaster lead to another? Well, if history is any guide, the answer is pretty obvious. . . . The amiable character originated by Henry Winkler — inspired by his own childhood — returns in a comical adventure set in a font designed to boost readability for kids with dyslexia.
The Baker's Girl
Gracie Hart
Meg just wants to keep her family together. Her mother is desperately ill and her sister is still in school so it is up to her to support them. All Meg knows to do is bake and desperation leads her to Ted Lund, the miserly owner of a local bakery. In a moment of uncharacteristic kindness, he takes pity on Meg and offers her a job. But Ted's charity ends there. He'll save money at any costs, cutting corners by using sawdust in his bread, ignoring vermin in his flour, and paying Meg a pittance. But despite her mistreatment, Meg can see what the bakery might yet be. Using her baking skills, can she turn the shop around?
The Amish Baker's Redemption
Patrice Lewis
Forgiveness is the missing ingredient for her fresh start. After spending years in the Englisch world, Adele Bontrager returns to her Amish community, desperate to redeem herself and reclaim her faith. Working in an Amish bakery, she feels like her life is finally moving in the right direction...until Isaiah King arrives as the new head baker. Single father Isaiah has his hands full trying to raise his rebellious teenage daughter and is grateful when Adele strikes up a friendship with his sullen child, despite her obvious reluctance toward him. But when he learns of the quiet baker's troubled history, he'll need to decide if her past is worth risking their future...From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.
The King Arthur Flour All-Purpose Baker's Companion
All-Purpose Baker's Companion (epub)
Trusted recipes, revised and updated for a new generation of home bakers.Comprehensive in scope, authoritative in style, and offering clear, practical, and encouraging instruction, The King Arthur Flour All-Purpose Baker's Companion is the one book you'll turn to every time you bake. In it, the experts from King Arthur lead home bakers through hundreds of easy and foolproof recipes from yeast breads and sourdoughs to cakes and cookies to quick breads and brownies. Winner of the 2004 Cookbook of the Year Award by the James Beard Foundation, this dependable cookbook has been reinvigorated with new photography, recipes, and revisions to keep it relevant to today's modern baker.Decades of research in their famous test kitchens shaped the contents of this book: 450+ recipes, a completely up-to-date overview of ingredients (including gluten-free options), substitutions and variations, and troubleshooting advice. Sidebars share baking secrets and...
The Perfect Match
E. D. Baker
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Young Adult / Children's Books
When former tooth-fairy-in-training Cory Feathering was stripped of her fairy skills, she discovered that, as the descendent of a cupid, she was born to be a matchmaker, and now her latest job is to find the perfect match for Goldilocks--the only trouble is that he is getting married to someone else.
Into the Windwracked Wilds
A. Deborah Baker
Adventurous readers of Kelly Barnhill and Cat Valente's Fairyland books will be sure to soar among the dark marvels that can be found in Into the Windwracked Wilds, by Seanan McGuire's latest open pseudonym, A. Deborah Baker.When the improbable road leaves Avery and Zib in the land of Air and at the mercy of the Queen of Swords, escape without becoming monsters may be impossible. But with the aid of the Queen's son, the unpredictable Jack Daw, they may emerge with enough of their humanity to someday make it home. Their journey is not yet over; the dangers are no less great.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Shortest History of the World
David Baker
How did time begin? What conditions led to humans evolving on Earth? Will we survive the Anthropocene? And is it really true that we're all made from stars? The Shortest History of the World follows the continuum of historical change in the cosmos – from the Big Bang, through the evolution of life, to human history. Combining knowledge from chemistry, biology and physics with insights from the social sciences and humanities, The Shortest History of the World takes a bird's eye view of 13.8 billion years.In this compelling and revealing book, David Baker traces the rise of complexity in the cosmos, from the first atoms to the first life and then to humans and the things we have made. He shows us how simple clumps of hydrogen gas transformed into complex human societies. This approach – Big History – allows us to see beyond the chaos of human affairs to the overall trajectory. Finally, Baker looks at the dramatic and sudden changes...
The Princess and the Pearl
E. D. Baker
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Young Adult / Children's Books
When Princess Annie's father and uncle fall ill and no doctors in Treecrest can cure them, there's only one person who might be able to help -- a healer who lives in Skull Cove, all the way on the other side of the world. To journey there, Annie and Liam must set sail on dangerous seas full of sea monsters and magical creatures. There, Annie finds out that the only cure for her father is a giant pearl that's been stolen and held captive by a protective sea witch. Can Annie find the pearl before it's too late?
The magic continues in E. D. Baker's irresistibly fun and fantastical Wide-Awake Princess series!
The Shortest History of Our Universe
David Baker
A complete history of the universe, spanning 13.8 billion years in an ultra-accessible, uncommonly illuminating, exhilarating chronicle of key events“Baker introduces us not only to the history of our species and our planet, but the history of our vast universe.”—from the foreword by John Green, author of The Anthropocene Reviewed and The Fault in Our Stars In this thrilling history, David Baker captures the longest-possible time span—from the Big Bang to the present day—in an astonishingly concise retelling. His impressive timeline includes the “rise of complexity” in the cosmos and the creation of the first atoms; the origin of all galaxies, stars, and our solar system; and the evolution of life on Earth, from tiny single-celled organisms to human beings. Weaving together insights across the sciences—including chemistry, physics, biology, archaeology, and anthropology—Baker...
Mr O Winds Back the Clock
I J Baker
It is crunch time for the fastidious copy-editor Seamus Cullen, who decades earlier had lived very differently. Failing at work and required to take leave, he finds solace in memories of his freewheeling twenties, and pursues them back to a present that's subtly altered. His crisis has followed the death of a friend, the masterful doctor who set him up with his belated first love – and whom he had mocked for his resistance to getting loose in warm company. This sudden departure has unsettled him more than he can easily admit. Seamus bolsters his recollections with contemporary sketches he had made of his share-household life, some of whose characters remain in his orbit. In this refreshing, often funny story about pleasure and choices, he traces the proceeds of their bargains with ambition and reconsiders his own.
The Captain and the Baker
Catherine Curzon
FROM ROMANTIC NOVELIST AWARD FINALISTS, CATHERINE CURZON AND ELEANOR HARKSTEADBook seven in the Captivating Captains seriesWhen a hot-tempered TV chef and a mild-mannered baker meet on the rugged Cornish coast, they've got the perfect ingredients for a red-hot snack.Sweary and stressed celebrity chef Jake Brantham is the captain of several floating restaurants. When he's sent to the idyllic village of Porthavel to turn a pirate ship into the next gastronomic sensation, it's the last place on earth he wants to be.Locryn Trevorrow is the bakery king of Cornwall. From the humble pasty to a wedding cake fit for a mermaid queen, there's nothing he doesn't know about the art of baking. He lives in a cosy world of gingham and ganache, but at night he goes home to his smugglers' cottage alone.When he's adopted by a lost kitten, Jake soon discovers that there's more to Portavel than cream teas, lobster pots, and the annoyingly...
The Quiet One
J. A. Baker
Nature
Looking for a psychological drama which will have you gripped? Then you will love the unmissable The Quiet One from best-selling author J.A. Baker!Can you ever escape the past?Stella and her partner Wade appear to have the perfect life. They have a lovely home and Stella loves her job as a teacher in a local secondary school. But when Stella starts to receive a series of threatening letters, her life takes a sinister turn.Determined to find out who is behind the threats, Stella is forced to examine her own dark past. And all evidence points to a man with whom she had a one-night stand. A man Wade knows nothing about...Deciding to confront him, Stella discovers the man knows nothing about the letters, forcing her to look even closer to home and a secret she had hoped would stay hidden.Meanwhile, the threats escalate and Stella fears her perfect life is about to come crashing down.But who is behind the campaign of hate and...
The Baker's Secret
Kevinette H. Considine
Poetry
Priscilla Connolly had made only one final request as she lay dying. Now her family had wished they listened. No one ever really takes their secrets to the grave with them!1,800 words**Book 1 of 3 in the Planet of Riches Trilogy** For someone who’s been in college as long as I have, you’d think I’d be used to people by now. And for the most part I am…until I met Meredith.Meredith was annoying on too many levels to count and was just too self-centered to live. Not that I had plans on killing her because I didn’t. Instead, I planned to ship her away to a slave planet where she’d spend the rest of her life toiling away in inhumane conditions. Poetic justice as I like to think of it for all she’d ever done to me.But as I dug into her history, and present, I found out that she was looking for the Planet of Riches, a mystical planet which generations of people have been searching for.A planet I’d just started searching for.If that wasn’t bad enough, she was dealing with the Planet Mafia, the biggest and most organized mafia in the universe.Could I use this association to my advantage or would I end up disappointed?Would I find the Planet of Riches or end up as lost as all the others who’d searched and found nothing?What secrets did this planet have just waiting to be revealed?**This is Book 1 of 3 in the Planet of Riches Trilogy**Book in the Trilogy:Planet Secrets (Book 1)Planet Mafia (Book 2)Planet of Riches (Book 3)
The Shadow Stone
Richard Baker
Fantasy / Science Fiction
Experience New York Times best-selling author Richard Baker's classic novel set in the high fantasy world of the Forgotten Realms. Accosted by bullies on a forest trail, Aeron had no way of knowing that the confrontation would change his life forever. Accused of a crime for which he bears no blame, he is pursued deep into the forests of the Maerchwood. First rescued, and then tutored, by the mysterious Storm Walker, he discovers a previously undreamed-of talent for magic, and his life is swept up in the study of the arcane arts, until the very principles of magic, and indeed the future of Faerûn, come under attack from the unspeakably evil influences of the Shadow Stone.
The Hopes and Dreams of Lucy Baker
Jenni Keer
'A charming read!' Heidi Swain 'A wonderful antidote to a harsh world.' Bella Osborne 'If there is one book that you read at the start of 2019, please promise me it will be this.' Karen, Netgalley reviewer Meet Lucy, aged 25, and Brenda, aged 79. Neighbours, and unlikely friends. Lucy Baker is not your usual 25-year-old. She is more at home reading and knitting in her cluttered little flat than going out partying and socialising. 79-year-old Brenda is full of wise and wonderful advice, but when she's diagnosed with dementia her life begins to change. Before her memories slip away for ever, Brenda is desperate to fulfil one last wish – to see Lucy happy. Gifting Lucy the locket that helped Brenda find her own true love, she hopes to push her reticent neighbour in the right direction. But is Lucy Baker ready for the opportunities and heartbreaks of the real world? It's about time she put her knitting needles aside and found out... The Hopes and Dreams of Lucy Baker will be the most...
Memory of the Fae
K J Baker
He's a prince of the Fae court. I'm a wreck trying to piece my life back together.What could we possibly have in common? The answer? Everything. Because I may be a wreck but I'm something else as well. I'm his fated mate. Wait. What? Can this dangerous Prince Charming save this damaged party-girl and turn her into a princess? Hmm. The jury's out on that one.
The Leap of Your Life
Tommy Baker
We all have high-stakes moments where we know it’s time to stop worrying and act—yet we talk ourselves out of it. Yet on the other side of that leap is meaning, adventure, connection, and passion. After 200+ interviews with some of the world’s great entrepreneurs, thought leaders, athletes, and spiritual leaders — author Tommy Baker found a common theme: They all took a leap — full of fear — and it radically transformed their experience of life—for the better. The Leap of Your Life will empower you to act during your high-stakes moments. It will help you re-define risk, understand that the greatest risk is not taking one, and help you move forward with courage—to be the hero of your own story. There are so many people out there waiting to take the Leap and missing out on the best parts of life. This book gives you role models, courage, and coaching—to help you stop waiting.
Murder Passes the Buck
Deb Baker
Mystery & Thrillers / Humor / Parenting & Families
After her neighbor is shot and killed in his hunting blind, 66-year-old Gertie Johnson will do whatever it takes to solve the case in book 1 of this award-winning mystery series.“Laugh-out-loud funny” Crimespree Magazine-“Fans of Janet Evanovich, imagine Grandma Mazur with a shotgun.” Green Bay Press Gazette-“One of the most memorable heroes in crime fiction." Lansing State JournalMurder Passes the Buck (book 1 in the Gertie Johnson mystery series) is approximately 60,000 words.When her neighbor is shot and killed in his hunting blind, sixty-six-year-old widow Gertie Johnson seizes the opportunity to move on with her life by investigating his death. Gertie is abetted (and hindered) by her grandson Little Donny, man-hungry best friend Cora Mae, and word-of-the-day challenger, Kitty. It doesn’t help that Chester’s death has been ruled an accident by the sheriff of this backwoods community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Or that Sheriff Blaze Johnson happens to be Gertie’s son.Whether it’s interrogating neighbors, spying, or impersonating the FBI—not to mention staying one step ahead of Blaze—Gertie will do whatever it takes to solve the case, even when the killer takes aim at her.Praise for the series:“Laugh-out-loud funny” Crimespree Magazine“Fans of Janet Evanovich, imagine Grandma Mazur with a shotgun.” Green Bay Press Gazette“One of the most memorable heroines in recent crime fiction.” Lansing State Journal
The Baker and the Blacksmith
A. J. Shay
It's 1902 and Daniel has left a life of luxury in New York to run his late uncle's bakery in Milford, Pennsylvania. Though he's made many friends in the small town, not everything has been rosy. His uncle's outstanding loan has fallen upon his shoulders and he could lose the bakery if he doesn't pay it back in time. Additionally, Daniel feels that lecherous loan officer Simon Prickson is actively trying to make it harder for him to repay his debt.Furthermore, not everyone in Milford likes him. Adrian Dane, the cantankerous town blacksmith, seems to hate Daniel, and he has no idea why. Though Daniel finds Adrian irritating in every way, the two can't manage to stay away from each other. Will Daniel ever figure out what he's done to upset the inscrutable man? Can either find the companion they so desperately need?
The 24 Hour Dating Agency
Mary Jayne Baker
Chick Lit / Romance / Contemporary
Tinder, Hinge, Bumble – thirtysomething journalist Saffie has tried them all. Now she's wondering whether it's time to throw in the towel and give up on love for good – and she's not alone... Saffie's boss Tamara has been single since her divorce four years ago, but at forty-five, running her own magazine and with three kids at home, she doesn't feel she has the time, energy or confidence to go through the dating mill again. Meanwhile, Saffie's best friend Milo has just been dumped – again. A hopeless romantic with terrible taste in men, this is his fourth break-up in six months. There must be a secret to finding Mr Right, surely – but what?Step forward The 24-hour Dating Agency, a matchmaking service with a difference. Instead of wasting months on casual dates, they promise to send you on an intense twenty-four-hour date with your perfect match – like speed-dating but in reverse. And even better, the agency offers a soulmate guarantee: meet The One or your money back.Figuring...
The Combat Baker and the Automaton Waitress, Volume 6
SOW
Short stories about the Holy Festival with Lud and Sven baking new sweets and donning costumes, revealing Daian Fortuner's secrets, and Hilde who has enlisted in an officer's school known as the Preparatory School for Young Ladies.
The Chosen One (The Earth Cleansing Series, Book1)
Kenneth E. Baker
A deadly disease strikes the United States. Ninety percent of the population will die. Several people must come together to protect a woman named Tony who holds the key to stopping the disease.
Against Tony and her protectors are those who caught the disease and lived. These people are deranged and will do anything to stop her.
Outnumbered a thousand to one, will Tony-s protectors get to her in time?
The Women of Nell Gwynne's
Kage Baker
Science Fiction & Fantasy
From Publishers WeeklyThis steampunk novella, set in 1844 London, follows the exploits of the harlots of the exclusive establishment known as Nell Gwynne's, where they gather intelligence for the shadowy Gentlemen's Speculative Society, a predecessor to the Company featured in several of Baker's novels (most recently 2006's The Machine's Child). Lord Basmond hires the ostensibly blind madam, Mrs. Corvey, and some of her girls to entertain his wealthy foreign guests at an odd party, where it quickly becomes clear that Basmond is selling a mysterious item to the highest bidder. Things heat up when someone goes missing and two people end up dead. The beautifully drawn Victorian era is neatly spiced up with futuristic technology such as mechanical eye implants. Baker's fans will delight in this slight, bawdy and funny confection. Illus. by J.K. Potter not seen by PW. (July) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Product DescriptionLady Beatrice was the proper British daughter of a proper British soldier, until tragedy struck and sent her home to walk the streets of early-Victorian London. But Lady Beatrice is no ordinary whore, and is soon recruited to join an underground establishment known as Nell Gwynne's. Nell Gwynne's is far more than simply the finest and most exclusive brothel in Whitehall; it is in fact the sister organization to the Gentlemen's Speculative Society, that 19th-century predecessor to a certain Company... and when a member of the Society goes missing on a peculiar assignment, it's up to Lady Beatrice and her sister harlots to investigate.
The Combat Baker and Automaton Waitress, Volume 5
SOW
Lieutenant General Genitz of the Wiltian Schutzstaffel finally reveals himself to be the enemy—and he steals Sven away from Lud's side! In Berun, the royal capital, even Sophia becomes a prisoner, and the Weapons Development Bureau falls into the hands of the Schutzstaffel. In a tighter pinch than ever before, can Lud overcome his horrible past and, together with its lovable star waitress, reopen his bakery Tockerbrot?!
River Baker and the Warriors of Rala
Mali Baker
The prospect of a weekend at her grandparents' house seems painfully boring to eleven-year-old River Baker. Boring, that is, until she finds the key to the forbidden room of her Great Auntie Violet. Rebellious River dares to enter the room, closely followed by her goody-two-shoes twin sister, Kit. But while the girls are exploring, they unwittingly open a portal to the secret world of RALA. River and Kit enter RALA at a time of turmoil – a giant called Eleon has stolen a powerful crystal that allows those who possess it to travel between worlds. And when Eleon kidnaps Kit, River must spring into action to save her sister. River seeks help from the Warriors of RALA, who reveal that Great Auntie Violet was a Warrior Princess who had been travelling to RALA before her disappearance fifty-six years ago. With the help of the Warriors, River discovers she has a special power and that she too is a Warrior Princess just like her mysterious auntie. All she has to do is learn to...
Condemnation
Part #3 of "War of the Spider Queen" series by Richard Baker
Fantasy / Science Fiction
The War of the Spider Queen explodes!From the burning sands of Anauroch to the limitless labyrinth of the Underdark, an epic quest for the very essence of the Spider Queen takes one startling turn after another. Powerful forces are at work to find answers to where Lolth has gone. She may return as something greater than she was, or she may have gone from her drow children forever, leaving them to their own devices in a chilling Condemnation...
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The Dreaming Dark [03] - The Gates of Night
Part #3 of "Eberron: The Dreaming Dark" series by Keith Baker
SUMMARY:A band of war-weary soldiers have uncovered a plot that may tear the very fabric of reality forever. To save their own lives and to prevent a long-banished race of monsters from unleashing an army of horrors upon the waking world, they must reach the very heart of Dal Quor. To stop the cataclysm in time, they must fight their way to . "From the Paperback edition."
The Captive
C. T. Baker
John Thomas and his sister are headed towards happiness and fortune in the promising, but indeed Wild West...
Healed Hearts
Part #3 of "The Final Piece" series by Tamsin Baker
MMMF Menage Regency Romance.Lucas and Thomas believed themselves unusually blessed to have found their third mate within only three hundred years of becoming vampires. Unfortunately, once they turned Piers, that empty, lonely feeling is still there—within all of them. Ten years of strained relations lead them to a ball where an old friend helps them track down a woman they have all dreamt of.Maryanne has been thrown out of London in punishment for allowing her fiancé into her bed. She is travelling to meet her new horrid husband-to-be, when she is accosted by three male vampires, all claiming to want to love her. What is a shamed lady meant to do? Her duty? To marry the horrible old Lord, or risk loving three men who are the answer to her prayers?WARNING: This is a super sexy paranormal ménage romance. Only read this if you are an adult and if these themes do not offend you!
Lucas and Thomas believed themselves unusually blessed to have found their third mate within only three hundred years of becoming vampires. Unfortunately, once they turned Piers, that empty, lonely feeling is still there—within all of them. Ten years of strained relations lead them to a ball where an old friend helps them track down a woman they have all dreamt of. ** Lucas and Thomas believed themselves unusually blessed to have found their third mate within only three hundred years of becoming vampires. Unfortunately, once they turned Piers, that empty, lonely feeling is still there—within all of them. Ten years of strained relations lead them to a ball where an old friend helps them track down a woman they have all dreamt of.
Maryanne has been thrown out of London in punishment for allowing her fiancé into her bed. She is travelling to meet her new horrid husband-to-be, when she is accosted by three male vampires, all claiming to want to love her.
What is a shamed lady meant to do? Her duty? To marry the horrible old Lord, or risk loving three men who are the answer to her prayers? ...more **
