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Margaret Powell's Below Stairs became a sensation among listeners reveling in the luxury and subtle class warfare of Masterpiece Theatre's hit television series Downton Abbey. Now in the sequel Servants' Hall, Powell tells the true story of Rose, the under-parlourmaid to the Wardham Family at Redlands, who took a shocking step: She eloped with the family's only son, Mr. Gerald.

Fourteen years after we first met Simons Manigault, our protagonist is newly graduated from Clemson University, bored, unfocused, and idling his summer away at his mother’s home in Edisto, South Carolina. Not yet ready to fully embrace adulthood, Simons finds himself surrendering to cynicism, as well as to the temptations of his "turned-out-well" first cousin, Patricia. To avoid sinking further into his rut, Simons embarks on a road trip through the South.

By 2084, global warming has proven worse than even the worst-case projections of scientists at the turn of the century. No country and no individual has escaped. Through interviews, this book of oral history captures the effects of the Great Warming on various countries and individuals, as reported in the year 2084.

Pampered Princess Porcelaina is blissfully unaware of how tedious her days in the castle turret are until they are brought to an abrupt halt when a haughty rat named Basil breaks into her room and changes everything! Follow her adventures as she throws off the certainties of the past and heads into an increasingly strange future. Can the mercenary Budleigh Salterton and the evil overlord Rexford Overstreet stop her from finding the amazing secret that will finally set her free?

A hot-tempered spitfire and a sexy, arrogant man - put them together and sparks fly! After her first embarrassing encounter Summer Jones vows to stay away from suave record producer Lance Munroe. But then she ends up working for the man. Her quick temper and sharp tongue keep landing her in hot water with him but no matter how hard she tries she can't deny her growing attraction for him. Then they go on a business trip to Jamaica - and that's when her world is turned upside down...

Nine brand-new tales of pulp heroes vs. monsters! The Green Lama, Richard Knight, Captain Future, Green Ghost, Moon Man, and more battle demons and monstrosities from out of this world!

Fat Wally Wills, wealthy gay professor of Art History, is dead at the bottom of his stairs in his lakefront home. Who did it? The lurid facts emerge as his friend Professor Raymond Birch, himself under university scrutiny, delves into Wally's sordid life. Set against an academic backdrop, there is university intrigue, friendship, betrayal, drugs, and some sex.

The first question it covers is if the RV lifestyle is one you choose for you and your significant other. Many elements must be considered before you sign on the dotted line and begin your journey with a shiny new home on wheels. You will discover several checklists for "first-timers," so the transition will not be so difficult. You can use items from your home to get started. Consideration must be given as to how to store your belongings, as well as what and how much to carry in your RV.

Most people spend their entire working lives saving and investing money for their retirement. Sometimes, you can become so focused on this one aspect of retirement that you overlook many other equally important considerations. The number one tip to enjoying a stress-free retirement full of hobbies, travel, or whatever it is you want to do, is to make the most of these next few years by mapping out your transition into this new stage of life.

A nightmare never really goes away, it lingers bidding it's time, waiting to shatter dreams. Katrice and Graven have been bounty free now for over a year, slowly working on their dream. Gathering enough goods to set up a new home on a remote frontier planet. Kat doesn't want to wait any longer, but is in need of credits. She convinces Graven and they take a simple - yet not legal - delivery.

DEA Agent Colby Vincent is working an undercover assignment in which homeless veterans are being used to deal drugs. She's forced to work without the support of fellow agents or friends and is challenged by her attraction to a woman she suspects is involved in the case.

Los Angeles, the 1930s. The city of angels. Just beneath the surface is a city stinking of corruption with criminal bosses and politicians squeezing the life out of the city. Stunned by the murder of her crusading politician father, socialite Ellen Patrick determines to bring her father's killers to justice - at any cost! Donning a distinctive white dress and a black domino mask, she becomes the Domino Lady, one of the sexiest - and most elusive - crime fighters of all time.

Katrice Wylde, ex-Empire special forces, has just finished stealing the most advanced starship in the known galaxies, along with the AI that controls it. This task has taken two long years, but home is finally in sight. Ryker Mallory, her lover and employer, is waiting for her but the reception is not what she expects. Her ship and crew are destroyed before her eyes while Ryker watches from safety. Smiling, he sets off one last explosion to kill her.

Reese is still trying to convince Laura that the two of them are a perfect fit. Laura has a lot of reservations given the situation and wants to make sure that Mira's birth mother isn't going to swoop in and take her away or change her mind. Finding out what actually happened to the birth mother puts Laura and Reese in an awkward situation, and they need to find a way to work through it together. Reese wants to marry Laura, but Laura is hesitant and wants to see how things play out before she agrees.

As a casting director for 23 years, Holly Powell witnessed the casting world from three different points of view: as an independent casting director, as head of casting for a studio, and as a network casting executive. From this unique perspective she formed Holly Powell Studios, with her mission being to demystify the audition process for actors.

Who is she? Are the answers as simple as the questions? In the end what can we know is real?

Reese was a rich CEO minding his own business when a baby landed in his lap. Stunned, he had to figure out what to do with an infant while he had no prior experience with parenting. He called his lawyer, a private investigator, and a pediatrician. In that order. Taking the baby to the doctor to make sure she was healthy and getting a DNA test became priority number one for him. Reese had to make sure that the baby was actually his. When Reese meets the beautiful doctor, Laura, he's completely smitten.

After Mira's biological mother had passed away, Reese was able to once again turn his attention to settling down with Laura. Convincing Laura to marry him would be the hardest thing he'd ever had to do. It was going to take some serious work to convince Laura that it was the right thing to do. Laura had her reservations, and a lot of fears to overcome. She always prioritized her career first. So, becoming a wife and a mother was a bit intimidating to her.

The Box That Jane Built is a short story from a collection called Figments, however, deserves a starring role. Four stories to chill the blood, unless you already have ice in your veins?

What would you do if you were called to another world; a world filled with seemingly impossible things? Faced with this choice, Davie, Ben, Anne, Chrissie, and Billy embark upon a mysterious quest, finding themselves transported to the spectacular and extraordinary world of Avalon, whereupon they are catapulted into one of the uncountable heptagonal pieces that make up the magical sphere of the Orb of Caprice; namely, the Star Realm.