Illustrator - Free Library Land Online - Shapeshifters https://shapeshifters.library.land/ ru Illustrator - Free Library Land Online - Shapeshifters DataLife Engine The Brooding Earl's Proposition (HQR Historical) https://shapeshifters.library.land/laura-martin/538663-the_brooding_earls_proposition_hqr_historical.html https://shapeshifters.library.land/laura-martin/538663-the_brooding_earls_proposition_hqr_historical.html The Brooding Earl's Proposition (HQR Historical)

Uncovering The Mystery.... 0f The Brooding Earl...

Arriving at the forbidding mansion on the Yorkshire moors, governess Selina Salinger is alarmed to find her new employer just as forbidding! Looking after his orphaned nieces, Selina gradually warms to Lord Westcroft. Their kisses make her dare to hope the ice around his heart is melting and a proposal could be a possibility. Instead he shocks her with a proposition so scandalous that no lady could ever accept!

]]> Fri, 03 Apr 2020 17:04:19 +0300 Under Arctic Ice https://shapeshifters.library.land/harry-bates/4482-under_arctic_ice.html https://shapeshifters.library.land/harry-bates/4482-under_arctic_ice.html Under Arctic Ice
Under Arctic Ice is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Harry Bates is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Harry Bates then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:12:28 +0300 The Holly King https://shapeshifters.library.land/chris-martin/11640-the-holly-king.html https://shapeshifters.library.land/chris-martin/11640-the-holly-king.html The Holly King
Holidays with the Hancocks: too many presents, too much booze, a lot of tears. Youngest son Carson, now a filmmaker, explores the history of Christmas by filming holiday visits to his family. Along the way he finds the dying cult of Mithras, Yulegoats in Rio, anarchists and squatters, evangelocalism, a costume solstice party, sleighs of reindeer bones, lapsed monks and their secular monastery.Holidays with the Hancocks of Beverly Hills: too many presents, too much booze, a lot of tears. Youngest son Carson, now a documentary filmmaker, recalls those times with survivor's fascination, curiosity and some obsession: what is it with Christmas? The result: a documentary on the history and the current state of Christmas, by way of visits to his surviving family members. When his film goes nowhere, it's up to a friend to not only describe but retell the film frame by frame. "The Holly King" is truly the book of the movie, and a sometimes funny, sometimes serious, sometimes satirical look not only at the holiday season, but also at the emblems and excesses of our culture today and its place in history.What starts out as a jackass mockumentary, "Why Do You Hate Christmas?" becomes a wildly sprawling exploration of the Christmas holiday itself, how it's celebrated today and how his mother, his sister and his brother are living out theeevents and choices in their lives. After an animated segment on the the early church and its holidays, reminiscent of Terry Gilliam and Michael Moore, Carson visits his mother Dianne, once a successful caterer to the stars, now retired to the gated community Hosanna Hills, a wealthy Southern Californian enclave built and developed according to the next wave in evangelical mega-church luxury, evangelocalism, a cross between DIY craftmaking, Shaker communities and Whole Foods.The next year, it's on to a visit to his sister, Shannon, the one time rrriot girl and soft porn photographic muse once known as Tillie Harm. Having retired from a life of wasted glamor, Shannon now lives on a rural farm, making cheese and holding costumed solstice parties with her Neo-Iron Age earth-sculptor husband Ken. This years party intends to unveil Ken's latest eco-installment, the Solstice Alidade, a North American Stonehenge. Never mind the overcast weather: tractor lights will work.Finally, a trip to see his brother, Humphrey, the oldest. A runaway when Carson was younger, Humphrey lived on the streets in Seattle among anarchists and squatters, angry and revolutionary. When a tragedy strikes in the squatters camp, he goes to Peter, the innovative priest who ministered to the street kids. When Peter dies, however, Humphrey has no place to go with his grief but the neo-monastic order, Mashipan. Founded by the radical Father Archibald Solano as a sanctuary for lapsing priests, Humphrey is invited not as a believer but as the true non-believer, the questioner of faith, the holly king. His affect on the brothers – and sisters – of Mashipan leads to the complete reawakening of the monastery and its mission of engagement with the world. Carson's visit with his brother is a step-by-step retelling of his brother's remarkable journey.The Holly King is not the usual Christmas story. It is a surprisimg, funny, unexpected tale that covers a lot of ground: the dying cult of Mithras, the TV Christmas special of reality show/Jersey Shore-like star Pootie, the hallucinatory Wilde Jagd, Yule goats in Rio, Monty Python-like animated sequences, anarchists and squatters, gated Christian communities, Neo-Iron Age earth-sculptures, sleighs made of reindeer bones, Industrial Revolution couture, theorboes, devotional art lend-lease programs with the Vatican, lapsed monks and their secular monastery. In the satiric vein of Catch 22, David Foster Wallace, Kurt Vonnegut and Mark Leyner, "The Holly King" asks the question, Why is there Christmas?]]> Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:34:45 +0300 The Brooding Earl's Proposition https://shapeshifters.library.land/laura-martin/541188-the_brooding_earls_proposition.html https://shapeshifters.library.land/laura-martin/541188-the_brooding_earls_proposition.html The Brooding Earl's Proposition
Uncovering the mystery...
Of the brooding earl...
Arriving at the forbidding mansion on the Yorkshire moors, governess Selina Salinger is alarmed to find her new employer just as forbidding! Looking after his orphaned nieces, Selina gradually warms to Lord Westcroft. Their kisses make her dare to hope the ice around his heart is melting and a proposal could be a possibility. Instead he shocks her with a proposition so scandalous that no lady could ever accept!]]> Mon, 06 May 2019 10:56:41 +0300 Reunited with His Long-Lost Cinderella https://shapeshifters.library.land/laura-martin/478693-reunited_with_his_long-lost_cinderella.html https://shapeshifters.library.land/laura-martin/478693-reunited_with_his_long-lost_cinderella.html Reunited with His Long-Lost Cinderella
The Society lady
And the return of her first love...
Part of Scandalous Australian Bachelors. When widow Lady Francesca attends a masquerade ball, she's shocked to meet Ben Crawford again. She'd loved him once, before her awful marriage, before he'd been transported to Australia as a convict. Ben is now a wealthy landowner, and his contempt of her burns almost as strong as their attraction. She knows he believes she betrayed him—so she must put the past right, before it's too late...
Scandalous Australian Bachelors miniseries
Book 1 — Courting the Forbidden Debutante
Book 2 — Reunited with His Long-Lost Cinderella
Book 3 — coming soon!
"She immerses readers in the world and scandals of the ton with realistic settings, authentic dialogue and twists and turns that keep the action moving."
— RT Book Reviews on An Earl to Save Her Reputation
"Laura Martin has penned...]]> Fri, 15 Nov 2019 16:27:20 +0200 Courting the Forbidden Debutante https://shapeshifters.library.land/laura-martin/464762-courting_the_forbidden_debutante.html https://shapeshifters.library.land/laura-martin/464762-courting_the_forbidden_debutante.html Courting the Forbidden Debutante
Court a beautiful debutante... Or fulfill his quest for vengeance?
Part of Scandalous Australian Bachelors.
When Sam Robertson returns to London after making his fortune in Australia, he has one mission—revenge on the earl who'd had him wrongly convicted and sent away years before.
But upon meeting Lady Georgina, the earl's daughter, Sam's plan is thrown into disarray. Their admiration is mutual, but is his hunger for her stronger than his thirst for retribution?
Scandalous Australian Bachelors miniseries
Book 1 — Courting the Forbidden Debutante
Book 2 — Reunited with His Long-Lost Cinderella — coming soon
"An Earl to Save Her Reputation is a sweet and passionate romance ... a solid and engaging read"
—Roses Are Blue on An Earl to Save Her Reputation
"Laura Martin has penned another winner. She immerses readers in the world and scandals of the ton with realistic...]]> Wed, 14 Nov 2018 11:54:07 +0200 Her Secret Past with the Viscount https://shapeshifters.library.land/laura-martin/667676-her_secret_past_with_the_viscount.html https://shapeshifters.library.land/laura-martin/667676-her_secret_past_with_the_viscount.html Her Secret Past with the Viscount
Coming soon! Her Secret Past with the Viscount by Laura Martin will be available Sep 26, 2023.]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2023 21:50:59 +0200 Seed of the Arctic Ice https://shapeshifters.library.land/harry-bates/4659-seed_of_the_arctic_ice.html https://shapeshifters.library.land/harry-bates/4659-seed_of_the_arctic_ice.html Seed of the Arctic Ice
Seed of the Arctic Ice By Harry Bates]]> Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:19:00 +0300 Death of a Lady: A Regency murder mystery with a literary heroine (Jane Austen Investigations Book 1) https://shapeshifters.library.land/laura-martin/649364-death_of_a_lady_a_regency_murder_mystery_with_a_literary_heroine_jane_austen_investigations_book_1.html https://shapeshifters.library.land/laura-martin/649364-death_of_a_lady_a_regency_murder_mystery_with_a_literary_heroine_jane_austen_investigations_book_1.html Death of a Lady: A Regency murder mystery with a literary heroine (Jane Austen Investigations Book 1)
]]> Mon, 26 Jun 2023 21:11:37 +0300 The Housekeeper's Forbidden Earl https://shapeshifters.library.land/laura-martin/649363-the_housekeepers_forbidden_earl.html https://shapeshifters.library.land/laura-martin/649363-the_housekeepers_forbidden_earl.html The Housekeeper's Forbidden Earl
Enjoy this flirtation with the forbidden
A position too good to refuse...
A desire too strong to deny!
After being abandoned at the altar, housekeeper Kate Winters has finally found peace working at a grand house. Until her new employer, Lord Henderson, unexpectedly returns, resolved to sell his estate. Determined to remind the brooding earl of the beauty of his home, Kate's discovering the allure of the man behind the title. Scarred by her past, dare Kate risk her future by surrendering to this forbidden attraction?
From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.]]> Mon, 26 Jun 2023 21:11:36 +0300 The Monster Missions https://shapeshifters.library.land/laura-martin/592662-the_monster_missions.html https://shapeshifters.library.land/laura-martin/592662-the_monster_missions.html The Monster Missions

From the critically acclaimed author of Float and Glitch comes a new standalone adventure under the sea, perfect for fans of Gordon Korman and Dan Gutman!

Berkeley and her best friend, Garth, live on an old cruise ship, scavenging for supplies from the drowned cities left behind on the ocean floor after the sea swallowed up all the land. They think they've seen every kind of aquatic creature, but they never expected to find sea monsters...

After awakening a Hydra, Berkeley and Garth are sent to live on a submarine, where they study and hunt sea monsters. But the Hydra wants revenge on their home ship—and if it succeeds, their families will go down with it.

Berkley, Garth, and their crew must find a way to save the ship. But monsters aren't the only deadly things lurking in the ocean's depths.

]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2021 18:50:47 +0300 Falling for His Practical Wife https://shapeshifters.library.land/laura-martin/596263-falling_for_his_practical_wife.html https://shapeshifters.library.land/laura-martin/596263-falling_for_his_practical_wife.html Falling for His Practical Wife
A viscount-in-waiting
Finds a convenient wife
To claim his inheritance, Leo Ashburton needs a bride who accepts that he can offer her a title and a house, but not love. Annabelle Hummingford—whose scarred face has made her hide from society—seems like the perfect match. But as his shy wife blossoms into a confident, mesmerizing woman, Leo is torn. Falling for her risks being hurt again—but will burying his feelings mean losing her altogether?
From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
The Ashburton Reunion
Two estranged brothers find each other and two special women to love!
Book 1: Flirting with His Forbidden Lady
Book 2: Falling for His Practical Wife]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2021 17:55:04 +0300 A Pretend Match for the Viscount https://shapeshifters.library.land/laura-martin/624285-a_pretend_match_for_the_viscount.html https://shapeshifters.library.land/laura-martin/624285-a_pretend_match_for_the_viscount.html A Pretend Match for the Viscount
A sparkling Regency love story about two opposites in a pretend engagement
Rescued by the viscount
To save her from ruin!
Miss Eliza Stanley is the life and soul of her first Season—then she is scandalously compromised! Luckily, the brooding Viscount Thannock steps in to offer her a fake engagement, giving her time to find another suitor and prevent her disgrace. She's intrigued by this serious, honorable man... If only falling for him wouldn't mean giving up all she loves about her new life...
From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
Matchmade Marriages
Book 1: The Marquess Meets His Match
Book 2: A Pretend Match for the Viscount
Book 3: A Match to Fool Society]]> Sat, 19 Nov 2022 14:10:36 +0200 A Match to Fool Society https://shapeshifters.library.land/laura-martin/634401-a_match_to_fool_society.html https://shapeshifters.library.land/laura-martin/634401-a_match_to_fool_society.html A Match to Fool Society
A funny, heartwarming Regency romance.
A convenient arrangement...
...a complicated attraction
Jane Ashworth dreams of being an author, yet Society insists she become a debutante—so play the game she must! Jane finds an unlikely ally in notorious rake Tom Stewart. As a new guardian to his nephew, Tom is out of his depth and intent on remaining a bachelor. They agree to fool society with a pretend courtship, but both are unprepared when the lines of their agreement start to become blurred...
From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
Matchmade Marriages
Book 1: The Marquess Meets His Match
Book 2: A Pretend Match for the Viscount
Book 3: A Match to Fool Society]]> Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:56:30 +0200