Author: Carrie Kablean
Publisher: eBook Partnership
ISBN: 1913227340
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 406
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England, 1813. Kitty Bennet lives in the shadow of her two elder sisters, both of whom have made excellent marriages. Left at home in rural Hertfordshire with a querulous mother and a father who dismisses her as silly and ignorant, Kitty is lonely and desperate to escape. So when her world unexpectedly expands to London and then to her sister Elizabeth's magnificent estate in Derbyshire, Kitty is overjoyed. Keen to impress this new society, she resolves to improve her mind and manners. She makes new friends, notably Georgiana Darcy, and attracts the attention of more than one eligible gentleman. All goes well, until one fateful night at Pemberley, when a series of events conspires to ruin Kitty's reputation and she is sent home in disgrace. Her hopes and dreams are dashed... but Kitty is resilient. She has learnt from her experiences, and what she does next will surprise everyone, including herself. Beautifully written in a style that evokes Jane Austen's spirit and time, What Kitty Did Next charts one young woman's struggle to overcome the obstacles of her era and truly find herself. This book is a must read for all Pride and Prejudice fans.
Author: Carrie Kablean
Publisher: eBook Partnership
ISBN: 1910453943
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 398
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England, 1813. Nineteen-year-old Catherine Bennet lives in the shadow of her two eldest sisters, Elizabeth and Jane, who have both made excellent marriages. No one expects Kitty to amount to anything. Left at home in rural Hertfordshire with her neurotic and nagging mother, and a father who derides her as "e;silly and ignorant,"e; Kitty is lonely, diffident and at a loss as to how to improve her situation. When her world unexpectedly expands to London and the Darcy's magnificent country estate in Derbyshire, she is overjoyed. Keen to impress this new society, and to change her family's prejudice, Kitty does everything she can to improve her mind and manners-and for the first time feels liked and respected. However, one fateful night at Pemberley, a series of events and misunderstandings conspire to ruin Kitty's reputation. Accused of theft-a crime almost worse than murder among the Georgian aristocracy-she is sent back home in disgrace. But Kitty has learnt from her new experiences and what she does next does next will not only surprise herself, but everyone else too.
Author: Trisha Bora
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9352644484
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269
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'Engaging, funny and witty . . . the perfect read for a weekend in. With freshly baked cookies of course!' - Pooja Dhingra 'Witty, clever and ridiculously relatable.' - Janice Pariat This is that rarest of contemporary voices - witty, sharp, clever, and ridiculously relatable.- Janice Pariat, author of Boats on Land Engaging, funny and witty - the perfect read for a weekend in. With freshly baked cookies of course!- Pooja Dhingra, Founder of Le 15 Patisserie Romance, drama, suspense - What Kitty Did is the perfect holiday read.- Esha Mahajan, Harper's Bazaar Kitty Roy has more troubles than she can count on her fingers. Her love life is wonky, her paycheck is shit. She has badly behaved hair and struggles with a sugar addiction. To top it off, her pushy mother has set her up with a gorgeous but stuck-up guy who is sending her mixed signals.When a diplomat's celebrity wife, Roxy Merchant, falls dead during dinner at their posh central Delhi bungalow, Kitty's boss gives her a chance to write a profile piece and the hint of a promotion. As she works on her article, Kitty realizes there's more to Roxy Merchant's death. She's on to something big, and it can, perhaps, change her current life forever. But Kitty also has a knack for bungling things up majorly. Set in the winter of her discontent, What Kitty Did is an irresistible caper zipping through the streets of Delhi.
Author: Carrie Vaughn
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0446558591
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
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In this fast-paced monster mash-up, creatures of the night face the fight of their lives when they square off against one another on TV's first all-supernatural reality show. Talk radio host and werewolf Kitty Norville is expecting cheesy competitions and manufactured drama starring shapeshifters, vampires, and psychics when she signs on for TV's first all-supernatural reality show. But as soon as filming starts, violence erupts, and Kitty suspects that the show is a cover for a far more nefarious plot. When the cameras stop rolling, cast members start dying, and Kitty realizes that she and her monster housemates are -- ironically -- the ultimate prize in a very different game. Stranded with no power, no phones, and no way to know who can be trusted, she must find a way to defeat the evil closing in . . . before it kills them all.
Author: Kate Griffin
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571315216
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 502
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Summer 1881: the streets of Limehouse are thick with opium... and menace. At eighteen Kitty Peck has inherited Paradise, a sprawling criminal empire on the banks of the Thames. Determined to do things differently to her fearsome grandmother, she now realises that the past casts a long and treacherous shadow. Haunted by a terrible secret and stalked by a criminal cabal intent on humiliation and destruction, Kitty must fight for the future of everyone she cares for...
Author: Julie Buxbaum
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0553535714
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
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"What to Say Next reminds readers that hope can be found in unexpected places." –Bustle From the New York Times bestselling author of Tell Me Three Things comes a story about two struggling teenagers who find an unexpected connection just when they need it most. Nicola Yoon, the bestselling author of Everything, Everything, calls it "charming, funny, and deeply affecting." Sometimes a new perspective is all that is needed to make sense of the world. KIT: I don’t know why I decide not to sit with Annie and Violet at lunch. It feels like no one here gets what I’m going through. How could they? I don’t even understand. DAVID: In the 622 days I’ve attended Mapleview High, Kit Lowell is the first person to sit at my lunch table. I mean, I’ve never once sat with someone until now. “So your dad is dead,” I say to Kit, because this is a fact I’ve recently learned about her. When an unlikely friendship is sparked between relatively popular Kit Lowell and socially isolated David Drucker, everyone is surprised, most of all Kit and David. Kit appreciates David’s blunt honesty—in fact, she finds it bizarrely refreshing. David welcomes Kit’s attention and her inquisitive nature. When she asks for his help figuring out the how and why of her dad’s tragic car accident, David is all in. But neither of them can predict what they’ll find. Can their friendship survive the truth? Named a Best Young Adult Novel of the Year by POPSUGAR “Charming, funny, and deeply affecting all at the same time.” –Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star “Heartfelt, charming, deep, and real. I love it with all my heart.” –Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places
Author: Carrie Vaughn
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 142995597X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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The latest novel in the Carrie Vaughn's New York Times best selling urban fantasy series featuring werewolf Kitty Vaughn On the heels of Kitty's return from London, a new werewolf shows up in Denver, one who threatens to split the pack by challenging Kitty's authority at every turn. The timing could not be worse; Kitty needs all the allies she can muster to go against the ancient vampire, Roman, if she's to have any hope of defeating his Long Game. But there's more to this intruder than there seems, and Kitty must uncover the truth, fast. Meanwhile, Cormac pursues an unknown entity wreaking havoc across Denver; and a vampire from the Order of St. Lazaurus tempts Rick with the means to transform his life forever. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author: Susan Coolidge
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
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What Katy Did at School is the second novel in the series. The book follows Katy as she attends a boarding school with her sister Clover where they befriend an adventurous girl named Rose Red. Sarah Chauncey Woolsey, who wrote under the pen name Susan Coolidge, was a prolific children's author. Coolidge is now most famous for writing the classic coming of age stories featuring Katy Carr and her family. The books are considered semi-autobiographical as Katy Carr is based off of Coolidge's childhood and Katy's siblings are based off of Coolidge's brothers and sisters.
Author: K. L. Going
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698408772
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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From award-winning author K. L. Going comes a happily-ever-after story of a girl who discovers the true secret to all good writing--through an unlikely friendship, some well-intentioned matchmaking, and little bit of science. Jane Brannen wants nothing more than to become a famous author like Jane Austen--she just needs to figure out the key to literary success! Her chance to uncover the secret arrives when bestselling author J. E. Fairfax visits her tiny town of Whickett Harbor. Unfortunately, a hurricane rolls in and Jane gets stuck with the author's snobbish son, Devon, instead. But when the skies clear, Jane realizes the wind has blown in something worse than annoying boys: Her mother, Susan, and Susan's new fiancé, Erik, have flown all the way from Hollywood to file for custody and bring Jane back to California. Now she needs to find a mate for her marine biologist father and figure out what's truly important about Whickett Harbor, so she can prove to her mother that this is where she's meant to stay.
Author: Carrie Vaughn
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0446511161
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 165
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In this action-packed story of supernaturals, a werewolf talk show host for the supernaturally disadvantaged has bitten off way more than she can chew. Kitty Norville is a midnight-shift DJ for a Denver radio station. She's also a closeted werewolf. Her new late-night advice show for the supernaturally disadvantaged is a raging success, but it's Kitty who can use some help. With a sexy werewolf-hunter on her tail -- and a few homicidal undead following her every move -- Kitty's about to face the fight of her life.
