Lesley: 835 books

Johnny Bey is a kid who likes to fix things. Mostly he wants to fix his family after his 13-year-old brother Brendan goes missing. Tracking Brendan to an old quarry, Johnny is amazed to find his brother—who’s transparent. A ghost. Brendan tells Johnny that for him to get home, they...

England in the early 19th century: a place of extraordinary happenings. War on the continent and political upheavals at home buffeted the lives of ordinary people, while arts and literature flourished under the Prince Regent and a glittering group of aristocrats led high society. It was a period of...

When a colony on a distant planet fails, it is open to plunder by invaders. What happens when the conciousness of the world decides to wake the leader of the original inhabitants? Will he aid to dying humans, or stand back and watch them destroyed?

Studying a broader period than its contemporaries, this comprehensive study reveals a neglected tradition of British women’s writing from the Victorian era to the sexual revolution of the 1960s. Outspoken Women brings together the many and varied non-fictional writings of British women on sexual...

Debut novelist Lesley Jørgensen delivers a rich, funny delight of a novel in which the “marriage plot” is on dazzling display. But as scandals, secrets, culture clashes, and misunderstandings abound—how will anyone find time for love?  Mrs. Begum is the doting, anxious mother of three grown...

Written in play format - A mother experiencing behavioural and emotional difficulties with her teenage daughter conjures a plan to save her daughter at the cost of another life. The story demonstrates classic similarities between generations, while providing humour and realism against a backdrop of...

johnny refuses to believe that he's dead even when the bullet that kills his friend, cutter, passes straight through him. now with a companion spirit to help him they set out to uncover how and why they were killed. a journey that could humanise johnny; he having failed to achieve it in life....

Freedom from slavery should have meant a peaceful life for Morgan, but fate has other plans.Rescued by the Outcasts, Morgan escapes a Nestine attack only to be bound to the task of retrieving a lost chalice by the Outcast god. Unable to fight the pull of the chalice, she is drawn toward the vessel...

Copper is now a fully grown Drakken, but despite his magical abilities, he is shunned and shamed by his pure-blood kin.Wandering despondent in the wilderness, Copper discovers a portal that reminds him of his lost crèche mate, left behind when the Drakkens fled their ancestral home. Knowing the portal...

"I'm not human, Case." She smiled. I thought a little shyly. We can understand the skepticism of Case Smithson, a self-described non-famous science writer and radio talk show host, when confronted by this revelation from a beautiful young girl he'd met in a bar only an hour before....

This is the last in a fantasy trilogy which began with Like Father, Like Daughter, and continued Arian Malcolm's adventures in Quarter Day. It takes place partly in the book town of Hay-on-Wye, in this world, and partly in the fantasy world of Ytir and the Six Duchies. Arian Malcolm is sent by the...

The first in a new picture book series featuring sweet felted creatures and a little village you won't soon forget! Welcome to Juniper Hollow! Meet Fox and Raccoon. They are best friends. They live next door to each other, and they spend every day together. Except for today! Fox is so busy...

Onverschrokken van Lesley Livingston The Gladiator & Spartacus meets Katniss & Tris Fallon is de dochter van een Germaanse koning, de zus van de legendarische strijder Sorcha en lid van de Cantii-stam, de gezworen vijand van Julius Caesar. Toen Fallon jong was vielen Caesars troepen haar land...

How Much is Enough? addresses this important question, looking at the reasons why therapy can go on for too long or can come to a destructively premature ending, and offering advice on how to avoid either, with a timely conclusion. Using vivid examples and practical guidelines, Lesley Murdin examines...