Books with title Midnighters

Pub Date: 2010-10-26 Pages: 384 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins US The constraints of quiet widowhood have become too much for Lady Caroline Pearson to bear-especially now that her brother-in law has idiotically. and illegally. gambled away her house. Boldly. she confronts the new owner in person. But not only does the dashing rogue. James Ferrington. refuse to return Carolines deed. he tries to take scandalous advantage of her as well. Sheepish and repentant. James arrives on Carolines doorstep to make amends- unaware that the young widow and her eccentric aunt are intent on retaliation. James merely meant to seduce a bewitching minx and have done with it-and. suddenly. hes a kidnapped prisoner in Carolines cellar. But most shocking of all. James realizes that he has no desire whatsoever to be free-for the audacious Caroline has inflamed his senses. destroyed his...

Someone's out there on the Back Bay in Virginia Beach among the marshes with the banjo frogs, mosquitoes, and poisonous snakes. Leslie hears him rowing through the silent waters at midnight, sending chills up her spine. One night when she’s taking a walk he rows up to her, beckons with his finger, and in a gravelly voice beckons her to take a ride in his kayak. She backs up shaking her head. Whoever climbs in and paddles away is never seen again. Her best friend has already disappeared. Leslie doesn't want to be next in this young adult mystery thriller novel, Midnight.

The vampire love triangle that spawned hundreds of thousands of fans-and inspired a major new dramatisation shown on ITV2 -concludes in this powerful final volume of The Vampire Diaries. In Midnight, golden girl Elena Gilbert is back from the Dark Dimension, having successfully freed her vampire boyfriend Stefan Salvatore from imprisonment. Saving Stefan had an unlikely consequence: his vampire brother Damon Salvatore has become a mortal. While the trio reels from this latest twist, they must still deal with the demons that have taken over Elena's hometown, Fell's Church. As in every L.J. Smith novel, no matter how dark the night, there is always a happy ending. MIDNIGHT takes Elena, Stefan, and Damon to their darkest moments yet...

This author's works have been praised by numerous celebrities, the most notable being Nelson Mandella who described two of his African stories as 'Wonderful', the late Princess Diana who used to read two of his books to the Princes William and Harry when they were aged 9 and 7 years, and a former Chief Inspector of Schools for The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (OFSTED), who described the author's writing to the press as being of 'High quality literature.'The beauty of life lies not in the physical characteristics of the world's children, but in our indomitable spirit to survive as equals in the environment we inhabit. We are each but a mere part of a more perfect whole, endowed with differing abilities and handicaps. When we live our lives in love, we live it in constant hope. When we live side- by- side harmoniously, we co-exist in peace and understanding.When the Maker made the world, He made the earth and filled it with flowers, trees and animals of all species. Then He made the skies and populated the heavens with birds of the air and all manner of flying insects. He then made His most beautiful creations of all ; you.The Maker made this world, filled it with all things beautiful, and then set it spinning on its axis. But it is the love of one person expressed to another that keeps it turning in perfect motion. Love truly makes the world go around.The heroin of this story is 8-year- old Cassey, a girl of indomitable spirit who has cerebral palsy. She befriends a dying foal. Read this tender story, enchantingly told of how Cassey sleeps by day and works by night to save the life of 'Midnight Fighter' - a colt from champion stock, who will never run, jump or walk again without a limp.Share and experience the love, bravery and sheer perseverance expressed between Cassey and her crippled companion. The story is suitable for any reader aged between 5 and 9 years.

In 1969, we sent men to the moon. But we also sent them somewhere else; in the near future, wealthy businessman Ridley Pearce sends out a crack team of scientists and explorers to investigate the disappearance of their predecessors. They journey to exoplanet GG-1791, to investigate the goings-on. But they soon discover that the threat that destroyed the first crew hasn't gone to sleep. A threat that soon comes to frightening reality. Soon, the crew are pitted against this terrifying threat, and are thrust into a battle for which they are desperately unprepared, and from which none of them are guaranteed to return alive.

Violet has always been in the shadow of her mesmerizing, controlling brother Will, and when a shocking secret about Will's past is revealed, things get even worse. Violet retreats further into her own fantasy world, built around the fairy characters created by her favorite author, Casper Dream. The arrival of a new girl at school, Jasmine, seems like it might change Violet's life for the better. But is Jasmine a true friend? And will Violet ever manage to break free of Will's spell?

Darkness, air, water, and sky will come together... and shake the forest to its roots. The next generation of warrior cats faces a peril that threatens the whole forest in this exciting spin–off series starring the children of the original Warriors heroes. Packed with riveting suspense, compelling new characters, and classic themes of epic fantasy, this is an adventure not to be missed for both fans of the previous six books and readers unfamiliar with the world of the warrior Clans.