Books with author j Douglas

Frankie Ford is honest and hardworking and has ambitions to become a ward sister at a prestigious London teaching hospital. But, hiding a secret, Frankie flees her comfortable home counties life to begin training as a district nurse in the poverty-stricken streets of Leeds. The first book in this brand new saga series from Donna Douglas will follow Frankie and her fellow trainee district nurses as they grapple with their own problems, and those of life in the Yorkshire mining town.

From the author of The Nightingale Girls, The Nightingale Sisters and The Nightingale Nurses -- perfect for fans of Call the Midwife. At the Nightingale Hospital, things aren't always as they seem... Dora is completing her training as a Nurse on the Children's Ward. With her love life on hold, and her nemesis pointing out her every flaw, will Dora be allowed to stay at the Nightingale?Helen is adjusting to life as a qualified nurse, making new friends, and trying to put her husband's death behind her.Lucy has it all -- brains, beauty and money in spades. But as her fragile family life falls apart, what will she learn about her family, her friends, and most of all, herself.With war looming in the future, the students, nurses and sisters have to face up to the fact that that people are not always as they first appear.

"Greetings from the dead," declares Maxwell Broadbent on the videotape he left behind after his mysterious disappearance. A notorious treasure hunter and tomb robber, Broadbent accumulated over a half a billion dollars' worth of priceless art, gems, and artifacts before vanishing---along with his entire collection---from his mansion in New Mexico.At first, robbery is suspected, but the truth proves far stranger: As a final challenge to his three sons, Broadbent has buried himself and his treasure somewhere in the world, hidden away like an ancient Egyptian pharaoh. If the sons wish to claim their fabulous inheritance, they must find their father's carefully concealed tomb.The race is on, but the three brothers are not the only ones competing for the treasure. This secret is so astounding it cannot be kept quiet for long. With half a billion dollars at stake, as well as an ancient Mayan codex that may hold a cure for cancer and other deadly diseases, others soon join the hunt---and some of them will stop at nothing to claim the grave goods.The bestselling coauthor of such page-turning thrillers as Relic and The Cabinet of Curiosities, Douglas Preston now spins an unforgettable tale of greed, adventure, and betrayal in The Codex.

This is the true life story of O. Douglas’ mother, but depicted as a fictional mother reminiscing with her daughter. The story starts with the mother’s early marriage and family life in Scotland, where she sets about raising six children while supporting her husband, a minister. This pleasing, nostalgic book is full of domestic joy and love, but tinged with tragedy as the family struggles with illness and the First World War.

The summer leading up to the sixth grade was supposed to be quiet and easy for Jake Baker. Instead, he finds himself trying to save the world. A series of strange events in his neighborhood leads him and his Greene Street Gumshoes into something far more dangerous than the usual lost dog case.An ageless sorcerer named Count Sugar Cain and his associate, mad scientist Dr. Beamo, are on the verge of conquering the town of Avalon and after that, the world.The Gumshoes are standing in their way.Jake and his friends are pulled deeper into a world of magic and mystery as they try to stop the nefarious Sugar Cain. Along the way, Jake discovers secrets about his family that will forever change both his life and the lives of those around him.Will the Gumshoes prevail? Will Jake live through the summer to make it to middle school? And why does his best friend Shellie keep trying to hold his hand?Find out in Great Big World: The Trouble with Dr. Beamo!