When Felicity Malcolm Childe ventures to Scotland in hope of ridding herself of the curse that gives her visions of those who touch her, Ewan Ives, unaware of her purpose, decides to accompany and protect her.

Product Description: Fiona and Finley bake up a storm in their parent's Sweet Shop, but nothing's sweeter than the magic that happens when their parrot, Tick Tock, squawks: Look at the time! That means a special customer has arrived, and a new adventure is set to begin...read more

Carolina Fantoni, a young contessa in nineteenth-century Italy, is going blind. But nobody believes her: neither her parents, nor her fiancé, the town’s most sought-after bachelor. Only her friend Turri, the eccentric local inventor, understands. But as darkness erases her world, Carolina discovers one place she can still see―in her dreams. In them, she can not only see, but fly, exploring new worlds in her own mind.Losing her sight isolates Carolina. Even writing letters with pen and ink proves almost impossible―until Turri invents a new machine: the world’s first typewriter. His gift ignites a passionate love affair that will mark both of their lives forever.Based on the true story of the blind woman who inspired the invention of the typewriter, The Blind Contessa’s New Machine is an iridescent jewel of a novel that celebrates the triumph of the imagination and proves that love is the mother of invention.

He was Philip Rainbolt: one-time schoolteacher, Southern gentleman, Confederate officer, frontier fighter . . . Now: renegade, alleged murderer, and Kiowa Indian war god, the man they called Sun Boy . . .

Product Description: The Caramel Tree Readers Level 4 series offers delicious leveled readers for children aged 7 to 9. The diverse original stories have a word count of approximately 2,000 words and Lexile measures between 400L to 700L. The stories in this series vary with narrative in first or third person, and they have increased character dialogue, which allows students to develop character studies...read more

Product Description: Kate McKenna is a photojournalist with a renegade reputation ― and a fearless streak that lands her in an experimental hot air balloon, flying over the Rio Grande with the infamous Nick O’Brien. She wants to capture the real man behind the brilliant inventor, but to do that she needs to survive a crash landing in a lawless land and the ruthless bandits who take them hostage...read more

There has been a recent paradigm shift in the study of economics. The new economics deals with markets that have imperfect information and more emphasis is placed upon strategic thinking about the future. Economists now need to pay more attention to risk and uncertainties. This introductory textbook addresses these issues, integrating the traditional areas of microeconomics and macroeconomics