In 1880, young Meg and her father embark on a perilous journey to Australia, but tragedy strikes when her father falls ill and passes away. Upon reaching Melbourne, Meg is relegated to a harsh life in a workhouse. Months later, she’s dispatched to New Zealand for work, only to be swept overboard during a storm near the coast. Miraculously, Meg washes ashore in a secluded cove on New Zealand’s West Coast, where she’s discovered by a local farmer, Jock, and his wife, Mary Ann. Welcomed into their modest homestead, Meg begins to carve out a new life for herself. As she becomes acquainted with the local community, intriguing truths come to light: her uncanny connection with animals, her blossoming friendship with Gypsy travellers, and whispers of a destiny she’s meant to fulfil.

When her mother dies leaving Little Meg to care for her two young brothers in nineteenth-century London, they spend their days asking for God's blessings and trying to find enough food to keep them alive until father returns from sea.

Penniless Lady Margaret Enfield was given an option to save her home, Hedgemere. She could marry a wealthy stranger, Captain James Sheridan. The captain had spent his life at sea, escaping his past. And though Hedgemere satisfied his longing for a home, he was not as certain about the outspoken Lady Meg. But scandal threatened and they were going to have to face it together. Regency Romance by Martha Schroeder; originally published by Fawcett Crest

She’s running from her past… As a former firefighter, Meg Malone lives by one rule: no dating firemen. The dangers of the job are too high, and she’s already lost too much. So, she returns home to Silver Bay, California, to take over her dad’s diner, hiding her scars and pretending she’s fine. Life is perfectly routine, predictable, and most of all, safe. Until the unpredictable happens in the form of a perfectly patient, definitely intriguing fireman. He's chasing a future… Chet Endicott moved to Silver Bay to escape the expectations of his burdensome family name. Intrigued by the beautiful owner of Meg’s Diner, he can’t help but want to peel back the layers she protects herself with, but no one gets under Meg’s skin. Especially him, it seems. When they are thrown together by their mutual passion for running, Chet sees a glimpse of the fire under all Meg’s ice, and he’s determined to fan those flames. But can Meg truly trust her heart? Or will this be the fire that consumes her?

Dartmoor in Devon is Englands last southern wilderness. Covering 365 sq miles of boggy marshland, forests and ancient craggy Tors, it is famous for its treacherous mists and ghostly legends. Elly Johnsons father has bought Moor House a mysterious granite building in the middle of Dartmoor. Unable to go to school until September, Elly wanders over the moor with her dog Finn. One day she finds a lost kitten and goes into the forbidden woods to find its owner. There she meets Meg and her cat Percy. Thats when strange things begin to happen. Is Meg a witch? Is Percy a magical cat? Does Elly get the horse shes always wanted? Find out in Megs Secret, a mysterious and spooky adventure story for youngsters aged 9-12. 30 sec Youtube: http://youtu.be/Q7dHrp64f8s 60 sec Youtube: http://youtu.be/I_TM52bkHsw