Marianne Willman

Robert Crawley is the scrawniest kid in school. Before a fight with one of the strongest kids in school, he wishes for a miracle that will save his face from being turned into a bloody pulp and change everything about the world he lives in. When his wish is granted, Robert quickly learns that the new world he created presents its own set of problems.

Four enchanting, new tales of castles, spells, and happily-ever-afters... "Spellbound" by Nora RobertsA bewitchingly beautiful lady casts a thousand-year love spell on the man of her dreams--and unleashes a nightmare that only true love can conquer. "Castle Doom" by Jill GregoryA Gypsy's prophecy spells love when an unlikely pair join to fight the unltimate evil--and find themselves in their own battle of hearts. "Falcon?s Lair" by Ruth Ryan LanganA young American travels to England to free her father's friend from a fatal curse...and discovers a helping hand from a charming, handsome spirit. "Dragonspell" by Marianne WillmanWith the help of a meddling sorceress, a brave young princess sets out to save her kingdom--and wins the heart of a dashing warrior along the way.

Widower Alistair McLean, the handsome and enigmatic master of Rossmor, finds himself drawn to the lovely Grace Templar, a penniless young woman whose visions of the world beyond could reveal the dark secrets that have plagued Alistair since the death of his first wife, or put her life and her growing love for Alistair in jeopardy.

Three Stories of Star-crossed Passion... — ALADDIN'S LAMP by Carola Dunn — There once was a threadbare young Oxford scholar named Alan Dinsmuir, who was enamored of a rich and beautiful lady of quality. Now only the genie who lived in an old brass lamp he'd bought could turn him into an eligible suitor. — THE ... more » It was bad enough that her father's will dispatched Lady Emily Marchmont on a quest for seven brothers she'd never heard of. Even worse, the key to their whereabouts lay with Sir Alexander Raven, once the object of her innocently bold overtures. And never did she imagine that his teasing eyes held the answer to her secret desires. THE EMPEROR'S NIGHTINGALE by Judith A. Lansdowne The ducal estate of Julius Caesar Crofton was overrun with visiting young ladies and their matchmaking mamas. But Julius didn't believe in love... until an enchanted nightingale gives him a change of heart.

Ever After by Nora Roberts Beautiful but scatterbrained Allena Kennedy is in Ireland, attempting to redeem herself in the eyes of her overachieving family by working for her sister’s tour-group enterprise. Unfortunately, just as she’s finally getting the hang of being “responsible,” she gets sidetracked by a curio store owner who sells her a beautiful star-shaped pendant. Through a series of slightly strange coincidences, she ends up stranded on a fairly secluded island with hunky, brooding artist, Conal O’Neil. Conal, it appears, is trying to fight fate: a family prophesy predicts that he will pledge his troth to his soulmate on Midsummer’s Night, a woman who is supposed to wear the exact same star-shaped pendant Allena has on. Catch A Falling Star by Jill Gregory Princess Lianna of Penmarren must marry Ambrose the Barbarian, Duke of Blackenstar, to save her war-torn country. Ambrose’s reputation is beyond black: not only is he a feared warlord, but he is rumored to have killed his first wife for failing to conceive, and there is talk of a curse hanging over Blackenstar. Lianna’s only hope is to have her cousin Constantine and his large army rescue her once he returns from a battle overseas. The Curse of Castle Clough by Ruth Ryan Langan Lord Robert Cameron is forced to sell his family heirlooms to pay off the fifteen million pounds his dead father borrowed from the husband of Robert's dead sister. Estelle Sinclair, a professional appraiser with a prestigious New York auction house, arrives at the Scottish castle to help Robert in this task before the one-month deadline is up. However, she encounters an antiquity her Ph.D. never prepared her for in the form of a ghostly boy named Jamie. Supernatural encounters aside, her professionalism is even more seriously jeopardized when she finds herself falling in love with Robert, and is slowly drawn into his struggle to pay his father’s debt. The only answer may be to find a legendary diamond called the Star of Scotland, which has allegedly been a Cameron heirloom for centuries. Starry, Starry Night by Marianne Willman Lily Kendall is rescued one stormy night in Cornwall by the handsome, brooding Rees Tregarrick, who brings her back to his house for shelter. However, when she wakes up the next morning, she finds herself in a museum, and the last Rees Tregarrick to occupy the house died a hundred years ago. Did Lily encounter a ghost? Or did she manage to travel back in time?

By the author of the classic The Snow Goose, a heartbreaking story about a young girl and her most unusual cat, who has magical powers that save her owner's life. Seven-year-old Mary adores her ginger cat, Thomasina, and is crushed when Thomasina falls sick, and Mary’s father, a grim, inflexible man who is the town vet, decrees that the only thing to be done is to put Thomasina down. Mary refuses to speak to her father, and then she herself contracts a life-threatening disease. In the meantime, however, Thomasina has been rescued—by the mysterious Lori, the Red Witch of the glen. Thomasina is now Talitha, the descendant of an Egyptian goddess, and she is coming back to seek revenge! Thomasina, like Jenny of The Abandoned, Paul Gallico’s other great feline heroine (Jenny is Thomasina’s great-aunt), tells her own story in her own way, witty, charming, divine, and sometimes as sharp as an unsheathed claw. Thomasina is a cat for the ages. Thomasina is a sheer delight.