Books with title The Dairyman's Daughter

Nicole Constance Douglas, at the age of 9, is the youngest published writer of prolific stories for children. This Nr.1 Book of a beginning series called "Little Stories to Tell" is the result of her rich, never-tiring imagination. Very few are influences from old and long forgotten fairy tales told and retold by her parents. Nicole Constance began writing at the age of 5, encouraged by her father Chris Sebastian Douglas (the author of "Love and Beyond", "The Rubayiat of Omar Khayyam", "Exantus' Quatrains" and "Renaissance" whose editing contours every story. Each book shall be numbered and released monthly. Every book contains one story and has no illustrations for easy ebook download. Read and enjoy the new adventures in 'Little Stories to Tell' while traveling into the world of fantasy and the unknown. A Green Leaf Publishing Book

Alone. Taken from my home, I face a future I never expected. Or wanted. Thrown into the midst of powerful men who want to use me for their own purposes, the line between ally and enemy is subtle. What is a ruse and what is the truth?Knowing whom to trust is more difficult than I thought possible. As I begin to unravel the mysteries of my family's disturbing past, what I discover is more sinister than I could have imagined. A battle rages for the throne. The throne that belongs to me. I discover that my biggest enemy is my friend, but seizing this truth could cost me everything. Will I have the courage to claim my inheritance for my own? Find out. Get the book now."The King's Daughter captivated me from beginning to end." - Anne "An engaging story with compelling characters. If you like books with plenty of palace intrigue, you'll like this." - Kim "All the ingredients of an epic tale are here: old family secrets, betrayal, war, politics, and romance... Those who read historical fiction will love the medieval feel of Irisa's world, and anyone who appreciates epic literature will be happily caught up in this adventure." - Carpe Librum

Once there was a time when the people of the earth did not have to tend the fields, for the Sun's daughters—Maize, Pumpkin, and Red Bean—walked among them, leaving lush crops wherever they stepped. But then headstrong Maize disobeyed her mother and was trapped by cold, lonely Silver, and the Sun vowed not to touch the earth again until Maize was returned. How the tiny pewee bird saved Maize and kept the people from starving is eloquently told in this tale, which, though based on an Iroquois legend, parallels the Greek myth of Persephone and Demeter. The lovely, unusual images in the text are dramatically complemented by R. Gregory Christie's masterful paintings. Afterword.

Princess Victoria is tired of everyone telling her what to do, what to study, how to act, and to sit up straight! Finally, she's had enough. She runs away from the palace to play with the village kids. The princess is in for a BIG surprise when she learns how the kids really spend their time. Readers will learn the importance of behaving like a true child of the King of kings!The Seasons of Faith illustrated books encourage children to learn about their faith in God. Based on CBH Ministries' treasure trove of radio scripts, these stories teach core truths of the Bible so that kids can easily apply them to their lives. Each book focuses on a season of faith-developing topics.Spring: This is a time when people experience new life in Christ. Faith develops and Christians begin to share the Salvation message with others.

Alone.Taken from my home, I face a future I never expected.Or wanted.Thrown into the midst of powerful men who want to use me for their own purposes, the line between ally and enemy is subtle. What is a ruse and what is the truth?Knowing whom to trust is more difficult than I thought possible.As I begin to unravel the mysteries of my family's disturbing past, what I discover is more sinister than I could have imagined. A battle rages for the throne.The throne that belongs to me.I discover that my biggest enemy is my friend, but seizing this truth could cost me everything. Will I have the courage to claim my inheritance for my own?Find out. Get the book now."The King's Daughter captivated me from beginning to end." - Anne"An engaging story with compelling characters. If you like books with plenty of palace intrigue, you'll like this." - Kim"All the ingredients of an epic tale are here: old family secrets, betrayal, war, politics, and romance... Those who read historical fiction will love the medieval feel of Irisa's world, and anyone who appreciates epic literature will be happily caught up in this adventure." - Carpe Librum

A Wall Street Journal bestseller.The second book in the million-copy bestselling Kingfountain series from Jeff Wheeler.Owen Kiskaddon first came to the court of the formidable King Severn as a prisoner, winning favor with the stormy monarch by masquerading as a boy truly blessed by the Fountain. Nine years hence, the once-fearful Owen has grown into a confident young man, mentored in battle and politics by Duke Horwath and deeply in love with his childhood friend, the duke’s granddaughter. But the blissful future Owen and Elysabeth Mortimer anticipate seems doomed by the king’s machinations.A pretender to Severn’s throne has vowed to seize the crown of Kingfountain. But Severn means to combat the threat by using Elysabeth as bait to snare the imposter—and forcing Owen, as a pawn in the dangerous charade, to choose between duty and devotion. With poisoners and spies circling ominously, and war looming on the horizon, Owen must make painful sacrifices to beat back the advancing shadows of death and disaster. Will Owen’s conflicted heart follow the king’s path or will he risk everything for love?

"I gobbled it up!"--Tamora Pierce Dina has unwillingly inherited her mother's gift: the ability to elicit shamed confessions simply by looking into someone's eyes. To Dina, however, these powers are not a gift but a curse. Surrounded by fear and hostility, she longs for simple friendship. But when her mother is called to Dunark Castle to uncover the truth about a bloody triple murder, Dina must come to terms with her power--or let her mother fall prey to the vicious and revolting dragons of Dunark.

Germany, 1660: When a dying boy is pulled from the river with a mark crudely tattooed on his shoulder, hangman Jakob Kuisl is called upon to investigate whether witchcraft is at play. So begins The Hangman’s Daughter—the chillingly detailed, fast-paced historical thriller from German television screenwriter Oliver Pötzsch, a descendant of the Kuisls, a famous Bavarian executioner clan.Magdalena, the clever and headstrong daughter of Bavarian hangman Jakob Kuisl, lives with her father outside the village walls and is destined to be married off to another hangman’s son—except that the town physician’s son is hopelessly in love with her. And her father’s wisdom and empathy are as unusual as his despised profession. It is 1659, the Thirty Years’ War has finally ended, and there hasn’t been a witchcraft mania in decades. But now, a drowning and gruesomely injured boy, tattooed with the mark of a witch, is pulled from a river and the villagers suspect the local midwife, Martha Stechlin.Jakob Kuisl is charged with extracting a confession from her and torturing her until he gets one. Convinced she is innocent, he, Magdalena, and her would-be suitor race against the clock to find the true killer. Approaching Walpurgisnacht, when witches are believed to dance in the forest and mate with the devil, another tattooed orphan is found dead and the town becomes frenzied. More than one person has spotted what looks like the devil—a man with a hand made only of bones. The hangman, his daughter, and the doctor’s son face a terrifying and very real enemy.Taking us back in history to a place where autopsies were blasphemous, coffee was an exotic drink, dried toads were the recommended remedy for the plague, and the devil was as real as anything, The Hangman’s Daughter brings to cinematic life the sights, sounds, and smells of seventeenth-century Bavaria, telling the engrossing story of a compassionate hangman who will live on in readers’ imaginations long after they’ve put down the novel.

Lucy Sexton is stunned when a disheveled woman appears at the door one day…a woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to Lucy's own beautiful mother. It turns out the two women are identical twins, separated at birth, and raised in dramatically different circumstances. Lucy's mother quickly resolves to give her less fortunate sister the kind of life she has never known. And the transformation in Aunt Helen is indeed remarkable. But when Helen begins to imitate her sister in every way, even Lucy isn't sure at times which twin is which. Can Helen really be trusted, or does her sweet face mask a chilling agenda? Filled with shocking twists and turns, THE TWIN'S DAUGHTER is an engrossing gothic novel of betrayal, jealousy, and treacherous secrets that will keep you guessing to the very end.

Piper was raised in a cult.She just doesn't know it. Seventeen-year-old Piper knows that Father is a Prophet. Infallible. The chosen one. She would do anything for Father. That's why she takes care of all her little sisters. That's why she runs end-of-the world drills. That's why she never asks questions. Because Father knows best. Until the day he doesn't. Until the day the government raids the compound and separates Piper from her siblings, from Mother, from the Aunts, from all of Father's followers--even from Caspian, the boy she loves. Now Piper is living Outside. Among Them. With a woman They claim is her real mother--a woman They say Father stole her from. But Piper knows better. And Piper is going to escape.An American Library Association Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Readers