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Quote from Albert Einstein: 'If you want your children to be smart, read them Fairy Tales. If you want them to be smarter, read them more Fairy Tales. Once upon a time... hundred's of years ago... many fairy tales were published throughout Germany and Europe... most notably by the Brother's Grimm, whose stories like Snow White, and Cinderella, are well known all over the world. However, many other authors also published their fascinating Fairy Tales during that time, with many of their stories never reaching the USA...they have remained buried on book shelves in old castles amid the fog of ...

Twenty-seven -year-old Abigail Gifford, a writer, raised in a London orphanage, travels to Big Bend Texas to meet her biological aunt, Miss Hannah Comstock, her only living relative for the first-time, to learn more about her mother’s family. However, it turns out that Auntie Hannah, an outspoken Texas native battle-ax, who has invited Abigail to stay at her house for the summer, had, in fact, left for Mexico before her arrival to pursue an old lover of hers, leaving Abigail on her own to do, or to discover her surroundings with only Maggie, her aunt’s feisty Irish housekeeper to keep ...

Quote from Albert Einstein: 'If you want your children to be smart, read them Fairy Tales. If you want them to be smarter, read them more Fairy Tales. Once upon a time... hundred's of years ago... many fairy tales were published throughout Germany and Europe... most notably by the Brother's Grimm, whose stories like Snow White, and Cinderella, are well known all over the world. However, many other authors also published their fascinating Fairy Tales during that time with many of their stories never reaching the USA...they have remained buried on book shelves, in old castles, amid the fog of...

Ten wonderful true short stories to ponder. A pulsating collection; sure, to please. Stories of courage, revenge, greed, and deception. Stories of hope, lies, dreams, and the paranormal.

Eighteen-year-old Carol Shandling, a beautiful young girl who works in a garment factory, has been repeatedly told by her mother that she must only marry a rich man, because her mother who had lived the life of a rich a socialite life prior to marrying her father, a poor man, had been disinherited from her family. After her father’s death, and due to her mother’s illness they were driven into severe poverty, where Carol had to provide for them both. Due to unforeseen circumstances where she works, a jealous co-worker, out for revenge, sets out to harm her in every way possible, because ...

Ellie Palma, a Texas heiress who owns a huge cattle ranch during the 1800s, must prove to her neighbors that she can run a ranch, when she accidentally runs into a handsome Texas Ranger, who is on a stake-out, camped out, next to a watering-hole. When she finds out that her cousin, a compulsive liar and gambler plans on killing her, so he can inherit her ranch, this handsome Texas Ranger comes to her rescue, amid all her other problems on the other side of the border, where she also owns a small ranch, and where a Mexican General plans to marry her no matter what. With two men in love with ...

Isabel Baker, an heiress to a huge Virginia farm called Hillock, marries a man she believes will love her with all his heart for the rest of her life. Sadly, she learns the truth of why her husband married her, just hours before her death and why he lusted after their maid with a passion, she does not understand. John, her husband, on the other hand, learns a valuable lesson about human behavior, although not quite what he expected. Passion, greed and jealousy all play a role.

After the death of her husband, Countess Katrina Dover, having purchased an old castle in Germany, leaves England with her son Peter, to live a secluded life. Carrying with her a serious secret she thinks she and her son are safe. Little does she know; her secret is not as safe as she thinks it is.

Adopted by a loving family who live in Texas, Angela, a recent graduate from college, along with her fiance are on a quest to find her biological parents. She has no idea that she is in fact an heiress to a huge fortune. Murder and mayhem ensue along the way until she learns the truth.

Tom Stanberry, a fifty year-old philosopher has not been the same ever since his wife died. The only woman he has been with is Josephine, a talented and savvy romance writer. But even Josephine isn’t enough to keep Tom happy. He needs a change of scenery, to get away from all the widows in town desperate to make him their next husband. Luckily, he knows just the place. It’s time to rewind the clock and return to his small hometown in the heart of Texas. Little does he know, that twenty-five years can change many things, and he’s got plenty to catch up on. However, reconnecting with ...

Bradford Thurman, a handsome surgeon and Harvard Graduate, must prove himself worthy of marrying Rosemarie Randolph, the beautiful daughter of Sir, Richard Randolph, a respected English Lord, during the American Revolutionary War. Believing that her father is an English loyalist, Rosemarie makes Bradford, the man she loves, promise not to join the patriots and to fight against the British, for fear it might anger her father and jeopardize their future. Vicious gossip and lies, further threaten to destroy their love, and for a time their future together, looks bleak - to the point where ...

Sophia, a Mail Order Bride from Texas, moves to New Orleans to be married. Where she accidentally becomes involved in the occult, without ever knowing she did. A short,funny tongue in cheek story, about Voodoo!

Riding through the Blue Ridge Mountains in a horse drawn buggy back in 1889, a young socialite and her father are injured during a horrific snowstorm. Rescued by a young and handsome doctor, unconscious, the young socialite is dragged to his cabin up on the mountain, where he nurses her back to health. For six long weeks these two strangers are forced to co-exist together, and what transpires, boggles the mind. Only fate, could have orchestrated such a happening.

Not since the days of Adam and Eve has anyone read stories this strange or weird. Strange facts and unusual forms of spiritualistic phenomena steep these pages in an atmosphere of terror and expectancy. Unforgettable scary stories, real or imagined, were told to people, by the people, as they sat around campfires at night. Stories that will make your skin crawl. The Haunted Mansion of Ashton Hall …… And Island Getaway …… Eavesdropping. The Barn Ghost…… A House of Demons……An Unwelcome Gift…. Fred Cunningham’s Narrow Escape…… Saddleback Lake…… A Promise Kept.

Lady Anne Glenshaw, the only daughter of an English Duke, a devout Episcopalian Vicar, does not believe in marriage or everlasting love, until she meets Andre Arnaut, a handsome, young and energetic French Count who is a Catholic. In love for the first time in her life, she and Andre are married in England, and quickly move to France, where for a time, she is blissfully happy. But then, things begin to change. Disillusioned for many reasons, her heart broken beyond repair, she withdraws into herself. She will not even look at her own baby. Her church and her belief in God all play a vital ...

A Sixties Love Story! Titled: "How I Got My Man!" A funny story about Sandra Watson and how she got Harry Wilson to the altar! When Sandra Watson, a young and beautiful actress, meets Harry Wilson, a New York bachelor, and world-renowned artist at her best friend’s birthday party, it’s love at first sight. Sandra swears she will marry Harry, or die trying, while Harry remains blissfully ignorant of her pursuit because he is too busy chasing after Isabella, an English opera singer. Harry is determined to paint this woman's portrait and make her his wife, a woman he has never met before. ...

Appalled and terrified, Dr. Lee comes face to face with a woman who is stricken with a strange ailment so gruesome he can hardly believe his eyes. After several other women suffer the same fate, Dr. Lee is determined to find out the cause. And what he discovers boggles his mind; his belief in the universe and all it stands for... supernatural forces are definitely involved. A supernatural force is punishing evil doers.

Fairy Tale * Bedtime Stories, for children. All fairy tales have a moral to the story, depicting good from evil. There are no gruesome tales in this book, making it ideal for any age group to read, or read to. Quote from Albert Einstein! If you want your children to grow up smart, read them Fairy Tales. if you want them to be smarter, read them more Fairy Tales.

When Mrs. Peck, a wealthy, widowed Texan grandmother is saddled with her three grandsons for the summer, she is anything but grateful. Luckily, both a young governess and a talented tutor are available, and she quickly hires them. However thrown together in such close proximity day after day, Heidi and Heinrich quickly discover a more-than a professional interest in one another. And though Heidi is reserved and Heinrich is cautious, their attraction only grows stronger by the day. Both know they may never find love like this again. However, if their association becomes known, they will lose...

Escape into a wonderful world of European Fairy Tales, where Kings and Queens lived in Big Castles. Where Wizards and Witches, cast both Good and Evil spells, and where Everyone with Good Morals live happily ever after. Suitable reading for all ages. Quote from Albert Einstein: If you want your children to grow up smart, read them Fairy Tales. If you want them to be smarter, read them more Fairy Tales.