Anna and Ivan, two young newlyweds, escape poverty and hardship in Ukraine to start a new life on the Canadian Frontier. As they struggle to establish themselves, World War I breaks out, and Ivan is taken prisoner as an enemy.

Ruth the healer gives a young girl named Heart a magical silver thread to help Heart protect her beloved unicorn from cruel Lord Dunraven.

To the disgrace of his family, an illustrious London shipping merchant has taken his own life. But his niece Rhia Mahoney believes her uncle has been murdered to conceal the secrets of his trading partners. And as she begins to investigate his death, her fears are realized when she is arrested for a crime she didn't commit. Convict Michael Kelly's sentence is almost ended, but his plans are interrupted when a woman he has known since childhood, Rhia Mahoney, arrives in Sydney harbour aboard a prison hulk. And Michael cannot allow the men who falsely imprisoned him to condemn this young woman to the same fate...

Talvi Marinossian has slain maenads and fought off vampire attacks, but nothing has prepared him for getting involved with one of these forbidden 'Modern Girls'. When he finally tracks down Annika it's obvious that she's changed since her recent adventure in his homeland. It's also clear that she's not ready to embrace the next chapter in her life. He tries to persuade her to open up to him, but she finds it difficult since he won't even explain how he earns a living, why he has a secret cell phone, or the reason he keeps another woman's handkerchief in his pocket. Instead of relying on Talvi to help her adjust, Annika delves into her music and her job, and it isn't long before the new lovers find themselves completely out of sync with one another. Just when they start to find their rhythm, Talvi is called away on business and whisks Annika off to Paris for what is supposed to be a working vacation. But one bad decision leads to another, and the chaos that ensues may cost someone their life.

Jewelry artist Jeanne Rhodes-Moen demystifies the process of making filigree jewelry in this clear and thorough guide. Packed with dazzling full-color photos, Silver Threads features detailed, illustrated instructions for twelve stunning projects that range from simple pendants to more complex necklaces. The author also includes tips for planning original filigree designs.This is a re-release of the original 2006 book by the original author after Kalmbach books closed their jewelry division, and the rights returned to the author.

Australian artist Melanie Jamicson feels her life is on a one-way trip to nowhere. Since the unexpected breakup of her six-year relationship with the author of the children's books she illustrates, Melanie has been unable to drag herself out of an ever-deepening depression. To make matters worse, because she and her ex-lover shared mutual friends and moved in the same circles, Melanie is constantly running into Terry and her new girlfriend. Wavering between anger and despair, Melanie decides to leave Melbourne and visit her family in Queensland. Once there, she discovers that both her divorced parents are leaving on long trips with their spouses. In an effort to keep Melanie's mind off her to stay with their former neighbor, Crys Hewitt, who needs help to make ends meet on her farm. Unknown to Melanie's mother, when her daughter was a shy, confused teenager, she had an incredible crush on Crys, and now feels she made a complete Fool of herself trying to win the woman's attention. Despite her initial reluctance, Melanie finds herself back on the farm -- and back in the life of the attractive and sensuous older woman.

After the Great War took both her beloved brother and her fiancZ, Violet Speedwell has become a "surplus woman," one of a generation doomed to a life of spinsterhood. She is drawn into a society of women who embroider kneelers for the cathedral. When forces threaten her new independence and another war appears on the horizon, she fights to put down roots in a place where women aren't expected to grow.grow.