A Mirthful Wish
A Mirthful Wish

Author: Kristy McCaffrey

Publisher: K. McCaffrey LLC

Published: 2023-12-14

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1952801338

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The Thatcher-Adler feud goes back generations. Despite this, Ellie Thatcher befriended Liam Adler when she was a girl. She even managed to get a job at the Adler Reindeer Farm while in high school, the very farm that had once belonged to her family. Now, with college and a stint working overseas behind her, she’s returning home to Reindeer Pass to open a photography studio. But the feud has been reignited and Ellie and Liam are about to get dragged into the middle of it. Liam Adler has returned to the Colorado town where he grew up to take over the family business after the sudden death of his father. It wasn’t the life path he’d planned, and now he must convince old Eustace Hapgood to sell his land to the Adlers and not the Thatchers. And his opponent is none other than Ellie Thatcher—no longer the sweet and funny little girl he remembers, but all grown-up and strikingly beautiful. Years ago, Eustace told a young Ellie and Liam about the Legend of Reindeer Pass, where a rare Arctic reindeer herd is rumored to have lived since the first Thatcher and Adler men settled in the valley in the 1800’s. When Ellie and Liam appear before the old man, Eustace tells them he will sell to the first to see the Vaadin, the largest of the elusive female reindeer. But there is more to the legend … only the pure of heart are presented with such a gift. And to a special few, true love is granted. When Christmas comes around, everyone has their own special wish. For some, those wishes are as simple as getting the perfect gift for that special someone. For others, those wishes are much bigger. Especially, when they wish for love. Everyone deserves the gift of love, but sometimes that's more complicated than it should be. This year is different. For those pure of heart, their wishes, even their wishes for true love, just might be granted. Wishing for Love is a heartwarming series about Christmas wishes of love coming true for those who have the purest of hearts. If you're looking for a feel-good read this holiday season, pick up A MIRTHFUL WISH to meet the authors of this heartwarming holiday romance series and find your next happy ever after.

The Starling
The Starling

Author: Kristy McCaffrey

Publisher: K. McCaffrey LLC

Published: 2022-08-02

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 1952801206

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Colorado 1899 Kate Ryan has always had a streak of justice in her. When she decides to apply to the Pinkerton Detective Agency, nothing will stand in her way. Initially hired in a clerical position, she quickly works her way up to field agent with the help of her mentor, Louise Foster. When Louise is injured, Kate gets her first assignment and the opportunity of a lifetime. Henry Maguire has been undercover in the household of wealthy entrepreneur Arthur Wingate. Employed as a ghostwriter to pen the man’s memoir, Henry is also searching for clues to a lucrative counterfeiting scheme. When Henry’s “wife” shows up, he’s taken aback by the attractive woman who isn’t Louise. Now he must work with a female agent he doesn’t know and doesn’t necessarily trust. And because he has another reason for coming into Wingate’s world, Kate Ryan is unavoidably in his way. The Starling features a fake marriage, mystery, adventure, and romance with light steam. Kate Ryan is the daughter of Matt and Molly from The Wren. The Starling is the first of five novels featuring the second generation of Ryans in the Wings of the West series. Although it’s Book 8 in the Wings series, it can most definitely be read as a standalone. While the series has interconnecting characters, each novel can be read as a standalone Book One: The Wren Book Two: The Dove Book Three: The Sparrow Book Four: The Blackbird Book Five: The Bluebird Book Six: The Songbird (Novella) Book Seven: Echo of the Plains (Short Story) Book Eight: The Starling Book Nine: The Canary Book Ten: The Nighthawk Book Eleven: The Swan (Coming Soon)

The Reindeer That Got Away
The Reindeer That Got Away

Author: Kristy McCaffrey

Publisher: K. McCaffrey LLC

Published: 2024-02-15

Total Pages: 85

ISBN-13: 1952801508

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Don’t miss this prequel short story to A MIRTHFUL WISH! “Liam and I are dating.” Her voice was so animated and her eyes so bright with excitement that when she met Liam’s gaze, he wished the fabrication were real. Young Ellie Thatcher has always been told to stay away from “those Adler boys.” The Thatcher-Adler feud goes back to her grandparents, and she’s never given it much mind. Until now. She’s searching for an elusive Arctic reindeer that may be roaming the Colorado mountains where she lives, and she’s convinced it might be found on Adler land. Liam Adler is amused by young Ellie Thatcher. His brothers have secretly defied the edict to stay away from the Thatchers and that’s how Liam finds himself helping Ellie search for the legendary white reindeer rumored to be living in the mountains near the town of Reindeer Pass. As he continues to cross paths with the girl through the years, his fondness turns to something more. But there’s still the issue of the family feud … When Christmas comes around, everyone has their own special wish. For some, those wishes are as simple as getting the perfect gift for that special someone. For others, those wishes are much bigger. Especially, when they wish for love. Everyone deserves the gift of love, but sometimes that's more complicated than it should be. This year is different. For those pure of heart, their wishes, even their wishes for true love, just might be granted. Wishing for Love is a heartwarming series about Christmas wishes of love coming true for those who have the purest of hearts. If you're looking for a feel-good read this holiday season, pick up A MIRTHFUL WISH (after reading The Reindeer That Got Away) to meet the authors of this heartwarming holiday romance series and find your next happy ever after.

Love,—and the Philosopher: A Study in Sentiment
Love,—and the Philosopher: A Study in Sentiment

Author: Marie Corelli

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-11-27

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13:

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"Love,—and the Philosopher: A Study in Sentiment" by Marie Corelli uses simple characters to tella relatable tale of life, love, and the process of developing and processing one's sentiments. The book uses philosophy and common observation to show the emotional state of a normal person, without analysis and excessive speculation that often plagued similar texts written at the time of Corelli's work.

Shandean Psychoanalysis
Shandean Psychoanalysis

Author: Françoise Davoine

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2022-12-30

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1000826538

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This unique book examines the psychoanalysis of madness and trauma through an extended discussion of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, the provocative eighteenth-century novel by Laurence Sterne. Françoise Davoine explores the entire novel—each of her chapters corresponding to a volume of the novel—viewing it through a psychoanalytic lens: the monologue by Tristram’s embryo in the opening chapter, the war traumas of Captain Toby and Corporal Trim and several key themes, including confinement, love and history. In parallel to her own analytic comments on these inventions, Françoise Davoine follows the writing of the novel itself, keeping the reader constantly aware that Sterne’s endeavour is a race against death—his own. Davoine points out that time acts as a major character in the novel, constantly upsetting chronology, and bringing about the same impasses as the psychoanalysis of madness and trauma does. The book presents Shandean wit as a valuable tool in therapeutic work. Shandean Psychoanalysis will be of great interest to psychoanalysts and to academics and students engaged in psychoanalytic studies, literary studies and trauma-related studies.

The Songbird
The Songbird

Author: Kristy McCaffrey

Publisher: K. McCaffrey LLC

Published: 2021-12-28

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 1952801168

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Join characters from the Wings of the West series in this novella set fifteen years after THE WREN. A fair in Denton, Texas, draws folks from far and wide, and Matt and Molly Ryan have come to close a horse deal while also enjoying a bit of rest and relaxation. It’s a family affair with Matt’s brother, Logan, and his wife, Claire, joining them, as well as Nathan and Emma Blackmore, and Cale and Tess Walker. Meet the daughters of the second generation—Katie and Josie Ryan, belonging to Matt and Molly; and Anna, Sarah, and Sophie Ryan, Logan and Claire’s girls. Ranging in age from eleven to fourteen, they attempt to help a boy falsely accused of theft, but in doing so they uncover a deeper secret. And the connection may lead back to Molly’s time with the Kwahadi Comanche when she was a child. This novella is meant to be read after Books 1 – 4. It features multiple point-of-views from the heroes and heroines of those novels. It has humor, mystery, and medium spice, and taps into Molly Hart Ryan’s background with the Comanche from Book One (The Wren). While the series has interconnecting characters, each novel can be read as a standalone Book One: The Wren Book Two: The Dove Book Three: The Sparrow Book Four: The Blackbird Book Five: The Bluebird Book Six: The Songbird (Novella) Book Seven: Echo of the Plains (Short Story) Book Eight: The Starling Book Nine: The Canary Book Ten: The Nighthawk Book Eleven: The Swan (Coming Soon)

The Canary
The Canary

Author: Kristy McCaffrey

Publisher: K. McCaffrey LLC

Published: 2023-07-25

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 1952801265

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Arizona Territory 1899 Sarah Ryan grew up in Texas digging up animal bones and potsherds, but she always dreamed of searching for the extraordinary dinosaur fossils in the American West. When a wealthy benefactress gives her the opportunity to join the team of esteemed paleontologist Dr. Allan Brenner, she eagerly accepts. But when she arrives in the wild and wooly town of Holbrook, Arizona Territory, ready to start digging, she’s faced with the very real obstacle of being a female in a world dominated by men. Dr. Jack Brenner is looking for his father who disappeared into the Painted Desert two months ago. Mounting an expedition to find him, Jack is suddenly saddled with Sarah Ryan, a young paleontology student hired as an intern to his father. When Jack’s guide refuses to let Sarah accompany them into the wilderness without a chaperone—and a colleague threatens her—he finds himself in a pretend marriage to protect the determined woman whose passion for paleontology was something he once possessed. But he has bigger problems than his beautiful new wife—his father is pursuing a controversial theory about the origin of birds, and it’s attracted the attention of men who would rather destroy evidence than excavate it. The Canary is a marriage-of-convenience romance with light steam set in the high-stakes world of paleontology at the end of the 19th century and can be read as a standalone. Sarah Ryan is the daughter of Logan and Claire from The Dove. While the series has interconnecting characters, each novel can be read as a standalone Book One: The Wren Book Two: The Dove Book Three: The Sparrow Book Four: The Blackbird Book Five: The Bluebird Book Six: The Songbird (Novella) Book Seven: Echo of the Plains (Short Story) Book Eight: The Starling Book Nine: The Canary Book Ten: The Nighthawk Book Eleven: The Swan (Coming Soon)

Kathie's Three Wishes
Kathie's Three Wishes

Author: Amanda Minnie Douglas

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2024-01-26

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 3385327296

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.