Books with title Valentino

Rowan’s missing. Hazel’s heart skips a beat when she’s hears those two horrible words. She wastes no time and immediately gets on an airplane home. There’s one problem.She can’t fly without being heavily sedated and there was no time to get any medicine. Just as her panic is about to overwhelm her the sexy stranger in the seat next to her offers to hold her hand. Six hand clenching hours later, Hazel is safely on the ground. But as she learns the circumstances surrounding her brother’s disappearance, her world shatters. Feeling betrayed by her family, she sets out to find Rowan on her own, because they think he’s dead.What she finds will leave everyone shocked… Download now to read this exciting third book in the Dragon Kings series.

A heart-pounding adventure for readers of all ages!Two worlds collide when a Native boy and a blind girl are shipwrecked on opposite sides of a desolate island in the middle of winter.While young blind girl, Maddie, must rely on providence, her faithful guide dog, and an abandoned horse to help her survive, August has a wealth of cultural heritage and survival skills to draw from.All too soon Maddie’s luck runs out and her sense of humour and unending never-quit attitude fail her, leaving her to wonder if she can carry on. Her prayers are answered when the horse she has named Valentino leads her to the meadow where August is setting snares.August is enchanted by the pretty teen, quickly embracing the role of sole provider, until roles are reversed after a tragic accident leaves August in dire need of medical attention.Inspired by the true story of Will, the horse that got left behind on Jedidiah Island when it was donated to B.C. Parks and a woman who survived for ten days after being shipwrecked on a remote coastline in Haida Gwaii.Read or listen to the last book in The Holiday Series now. Available in print, e-book, and audio book.Here’s what people are saying about Valentino:“A wonderful story of survival and the human spirit, and a must read for all ages.”“This book is so much more than I expected.”“Laura Hesse is a talented author who combines children with varying disabilities with horses symbolic of service animals. The characters and world building is strong and pulls you along with the characters’ struggles for survival with innocent hope. A fabulous addition to this immaculate stand alone series!”

Rowan’s missing. Hazel’s heart skips a beat when she’s hears those two horrible words. She wastes no time and immediately gets on an airplane home. There’s one problem.She can’t fly without being heavily sedated and there was no time to get any medicine. Just as her panic is about to overwhelm her the sexy stranger in the seat next to her offers to hold her hand. Six hand clenching hours later, Hazel is safely on the ground. But as she learns the circumstances surrounding her brother’s disappearance, her world shatters. Feeling betrayed by her family, she sets out to find Rowan on her own, because they think he’s dead.What she finds will leave everyone shocked…Download now to read this exciting third book in the Dragon Kings series.

Unlike most boys growing up, Valentino Garavani never wanted to be a fireman, a policeman, a forest ranger, or an airline pilot. Imbued with an aesthetic sense and love of beauty from an early age, the future Italian haute couture dress designer knew where his destiny lay in making women stunningly gorgeous by dressing them in the most refined, elegant, and exclusive garments imaginable. To achieve his dream, Valentino left Italy at the age of 17 for Paris, the capital of post-World War II high fashion. Ten years later, he was in business for himself, and nine years after that, he was designing wedding dresses for such high-profile individuals as Jackie Kennedy Onassis. Valentino was soon creating evening gowns for international socialites and Hollywood movie stars such as Elizabeth Taylor, Julia Roberts, Sophia Loren, Audrey Hepburn, and many more. With lifelong personal and professional partner Giancarlo Giammetti, the House of Valentino went on to achieve stunning artistic and financial success. No one, it has been said, lived like Valentino, whose search for beauty led inexorably to la dolce vita, the "sweet life." Valentino covers the life of this fashion designer, from his upbringing in Italy to how he managed his successful career.

Paddy Bouma's soft watercolors highlight this unusual Valentine's Day story of a loving grandmother-granddaughter relationship. Heather is disappointed that Mama can't stay home from work to spend the holiday with her. Making cookies with Grandma-including a big, heart-shaped one for Mama-cheers her up. But when Heather and Grandma check on the sheep, they find one of the new lambs cold and still. Young children will identify with Heather's pride in helping care for the lamb and her joyful anticipation of another surprise to share with Mama.

Paddy Bouma's soft watercolors highlight this unusual Valentine's Day story of a loving grandmother-granddaughter relationship. Heather is disappointed that Mama can't stay home from work to spend the holiday with her. Making cookies with Grandma-including a big, heart-shaped one for Mama-cheers her up. But when Heather and Grandma check on the sheep, they find one of the new lambs cold and still. Young children will identify with Heather's pride in helping care for the lamb and her joyful anticipation of another surprise to share with Mama.

Heartbroken after his recent breakup with girlfriend Psyche, teenage Cupid, the god of love, tosses away his legendary bow from Mt. Olympus. Down on Earth, 14-year old Jim Valentino is busy dealing with the fact that he might be the most awkward human imaginable, so when he finds Cupid’s bow he believes the gods have finally smiled upon him.In an effort to avoid eternal embarrassment on Olympus, Cupid sneaks down to Earth in the hopes of getting his magical bow back but runs into the problem that the bow is bonded to Jim. Now, it’s up to Cupid to coach Jim, the new god of love.

Hazel's entire world is turned upside down after her brother Rowan goes missing. Everyone believes he was eaten by a dragon. Everyone but Hazel's sister, Aspen, that is.Hazel has never heard of the dragon prophecy before. She knew about dragons, of course. Her sister, Aspen, made sure of that, even though Hazel would have preferred to stay ignorant of the vicious creatures. But the more Hazel learns about Aspen and their family's connection to the dragons, the less she wishes she knew.Val never wanted to be king. He never even considered it a possibility. But now the prophecy's fulfillment has begun, and it starts with him. His journey begins by training with Obsidian. In the process, he learns secrets from his past that shatter everything he knows.On the way to the mainland from Hawaii, Hazel and Val's worlds collide, and they will soon have to rely on each other to find Rowan and prevent a human-dragon war.Contains mature themes.

Remarkable dystopian fiction told in the sharp voice of a heroine with a chip on her shoulder Most of the world is burning or flooded. The temperate zones are still habitable, and one small island is teeming with climate refugees. Life in the Badlands is dangerous, disease-ridden, violent, and controlled by gangsters and terrorists. But Valentina lives high in the privileged Citadel, at the heart of the heavily protected Green Zone. She is the president’s daughter, sheltered, spoiled, and arrogant. When she makes a secret trip to the Badlands, however, with her friends, Pippa and Damian, she is forced to face up to the realities of life on the island and to the responsibilities her position brings with it. Features a map and a glossary.