One morning Willow lay in bed. She cried and covered up her head. She thought she was an ugly sight Because her face was far from right. The cause of all her facial woes... There was no wart upon her nose. I want a wart! It isn't fair. Why is my nose so grossly bare? I need a wart to make me glow. I'll try some tricks to make one grow."

Meet Stillwart, a pixie foundling, rescued and raised by old Fiona, who was once Queen of the Southern Fairies. When Fiona brought the withered grain home that contained the pixie, the other fairies thought she was crazy. The little pixie was ugly and brown, not glittery and golden, but Fiona didn’t care. It’s possible the old Queen’s eyesight had been failing her; it’s also possible that Fiona wasn’t as doddery as the fairies thought. Willful and rude, fearless and practical, Stillwart the Pixie leads the Southern Fairies on an adventure to save their Northern kinfolk from extinction. Along the way, she gathers a rag-tag group of loyal friends, each especially magical in their own way. The Fairly Stillwart Chronicles are a series of three short stories detailing the life and adventures of Stillwart the Pixie and her adopted fairy family. The stories capture the Southern Land Fairy folklore by bringing to life their world, hierarchy, and the challenges they face to keep their race and magic alive.

Over the summer of 1911 in the vast outer reaches of the Ukraine, a place where few people live, a wild eighteen-year-old Gypsy girl named Natasha is allowed to run free. She meets Nick Rostov, a Russian boy, and falls in love with him in the simmering summer heat. He is two years her senior, but still just a boy. Running wild together, they become intimate during their summer of love. It isn't long before Natasha becomes pregnant and marries Nick. Natasha is forced to leave Russia and her own family behind when Nick's family decides to immigrate to America for a better life. They walk to France and cross the Channel to England, arriving to the news of the Titanic sinking. Natasha is by now heavy with child and very frightened. She wants to go back home to her mother, but is convinced that it is better for all the Rostovs to stick together and continue on to America. Natasha's baby is born at sea, two days out of New York. She arrives in New York and is terrified of the big city. When Nick runs into trouble holding down a job, and is eventually murdered, Natasha finds herself running from her husband's killers.This young mother tries to flee from all her troubles, but discovers that eventually you have to face your fears and fight back. Strip the Willow is epic storytelling at its best.

Alexandra Nottingham is caught up in the power politics of the financial world in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her stellar investing acumen rapidly shoots her to the top of her prestigious company, and she dines daily on the NASDAQ, S&P, and Dow Jones financial indicators as though they were licorice sticks from the candy store. Alexandra's name becomes synonymous with prosperity, and she has a prominent client list. Having achieved mammoth professional heights, she bathes in the glory of career success and social prestige. But darkness soon invades her soul, and Alexandra discovers that she is ignoring her true self. It's the wake-up call she needs to make some life-changing decisions. Ironically, in what could possibly be the biggest and best trade of her career, she discovers her twin-flame in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. This sometimes tragic, erotic, and often gentle tale is a story of faith and a walk through The Forest Of Life...

A boy and his dog, girls and their horses — the clichés click because they’re so often true. But some kids do more than play with their pets, and some animals do more than fetch and purr. These kids and animals love unconditionally, and through that love, the condition of each is transformed. This collection is for animal lovers of all ages — and for anyone who wants to smile or needs to heal. You’ll meet: • Ricochet, the golden retriever who surfs in charity events to raise money for children with disabilities • Casper, the rabbit who helps a boy sleep through the night in his foster home • Sparkles, the Dalmatian whose fire-safety lesson saves the lives of a five-year-old and her father • Snazzy, the black pony who helps a boy learn to talk • Cocoa puff, the guinea pig who loves hearing children read • Frankie, the dachshund with “wheel legs” who helps a boy with a leg brace find hope

Find natural cures for more than 170 health conditions Packed with over 170 remedies for the most common ailments, from arthritis to varicose veins, Natural Cures For Dummies will serve as your complete health advisor. This user-friendly reference arms you with information on the symptoms and the root causes of each problem along with a proven, natural, customized prescription. Whether you are looking for relief from a particular nagging ailment or simply wish to obtain optimum health, Natural Cures For Dummies gets you on track to approaching healthcare from a natural standpoint. Offers clear, expert guidance on dietary changes, healing foods, and natural supplements to treat common conditions Includes down-to-earth descriptions of health problems and the range of natural remedies that can be used to manage them Shows you how natural cures can treat over 170 of the most common ailments Demonstrates how you can dramatically boost your health and wellbeing the natural way If you're navigating the sprawling world of alternative medicine and looking for a good place to start, Natural Cures For Dummies has you covered.

Shannon and Myrtle Winterbourne are no ordinary sisters. Not only do they live in an extraordinary house, in an extraordinary hamlet, but they also have rather extraordinary skills… Nestled among a thicket of weeping willows deep in the heart of Dartmoor, lies a house like no other. A house defying the laws of logic–and gravity for that matter. Some might even say it had a mind, and soul, of its own. They wouldn’t be wrong. Affectionately known as Willow, this house has been an integral part of the Winterbourne family for over 400 years, and it is very, very protective of the Winterbournes, so woe betide anyone who dares to wrong this family of witches… Willow Tree Farm is the very first magical novella in The Winterbourne Witches series. If you like quirky characters, magical mysteries and moments that will have you laughing out loud, then you’ll love SG Turner’s Willow Tree Farm. Buy your copy today for a fun-filled magical mystery tour of Willow Tree Farm. Praise for Willow Tree Farm ‘Charming witches, a house that shakes and a generous dose of humour and fantasy and you get Turner’s newest magical imagination: Willow Tree Farm! I loved it!’ H. A Leuschel, Author 'Such an awesome read. The flow of the story is magical if you will excuse the pun, and so early on so many twists that I can’t wait to see what happens next!!! The family dynamic is so beautiful that you fall in love with all of them' Claudia McCarthy 'I read Willow Tree Farm with my little boy. He did not want me to stop reading this. He thought the house was very funny. He said, grumpy like his mummy in the morning. Cannot wait till the next part in a fantastic book for all ages. I asked my boy what he thought so had to add this bit, 'Your house is based on me and his twin sisters!' Marie Hindle