Showing results by narrator "Joanna Lee" in All Categories

Controlling the feelings does not imply containing them and driving them deep inside since this is how people develop anger management issues. This guide will teach you how to understand and channel your emotions so that they do not negatively affect you or those around you.

A case of mistaken identity lands Penelope Campbell in the Duke of Salisbury’s household as governess to his six-year-old twin niece and nephew. It isn’t long before Penny falls in love with her employer, but his past comes calling in the form of a very beautiful and elegant French lady with sinister motives.

Laura's brother, Johnny, and his pals have great fun clearing the local tidal pool of some unwelcome visitors; and Laura gets to grips with some strange "goings-on" while camping with her friends on an Island just a few miles off the coast from her favourite beach. Could the unexplained events on the island be linked to the arrival of two mysterious birdwatchers in Stokey's Woods? Strangers in the Woods is the second book in the Laura McNaughty Adventures series for kids, teenagers and grown-ups alike.

Lady Abigail is a spoilt and selfish noblewoman who thinks everyone should bow to her every whim and desire! In trouble and friendless, an unexpected meeting with shadows from her past shines a light on her selfishness. Will the lady turn or continue in her selfish trajectory?

A magical adventure awaits young listeners in Boo Who?, when a precocious girl named Gracie, her dog Sniggles, and their friends Bob, a crotchety crow, Lucy, an eccentric cat, and an anxiety-filled squirrel named Ziggy befriend a fearful little ghost, Boo Montague, at the Hocus Pocus Pumpkin Patch. Boo was shunned by the other ghosts because he’s cheerful, not spiteful and frightful. Gracie invites Boo to join them for Halloween. All is well until Sully the snail, who delivers the mail, arrives with a note from Annie Mc Fannie that reads, “Halloween has been canceled!”

Laura and her friends meet Mystic Marge, the barge lady, at the local canal festival. One of Big Sue’s llamas becomes ill, and Blackjack, the travelers’ horse doctor, is called into action to save him. The bad-tempered canal lock keeper gets more than he bargained for when Laura and her friends get their revenge in the dark, cold waters of the harbor. And what ghostly phantom lurks above the organ in the village church?

A collection of short stories depicting the everyday lives of Whisper and Cooper and their grumpy cat sister, Dana.

The lost and nearly forgotten years of 1950s childhood can be experienced as the author cleverly immerses you into their world. This is a real treat for any listener, young or old, who fancies a bit of time travel back to when kids could literally be kids. Laura McBean lives in the middle cottage of three with her brother Johnny and her mum, on the edge of Stokey's Woods. Laura was quite a mischievous girl when she was growing up, and that is how she got the nickname of Laura McNaughty.

Laura McBean lives in the middle cottage of three with her brother Johnny and her mum on the edge of Stokey's Woods. Laura was quite a mischievous girl when she was growing up, and that is how she got the nickname of Laura McNaughty. She doesn't get into as much mischief now because she is that little bit older; but if she finds out that someone has been cruel to animals then that person, whoever he or she maybe, will have Laura and her friends to contend with.

Mildred wants to play in the rain. She is so excited, but she has to wait for the rain. Finally, the rain comes and she goes outside. Mildred plays for a little while, and then there is a downpour. How can Mildred get her perfect rainy day? Have you ever wanted something and were discouraged by the outcome? How did you handle it? I hope you can learn from Mildred.

Lillian Craig has been governess to the twin boys for only one week, when their parents are killed in a fire that destroys their home. Having no other living relatives that are known, the church offers them temporary refuge.

Matilda Weldon refuses to marry the husband that her parents have chosen for her. She will, she says, marry the ugliest man in London rather than become the wife of a man she loathes. Her three loyal friends are determined to help her, but how does one advertise for an ugly husband? Then, one day, a solution appears.

St. John Bennington has tolerated his father’s debauchery for decades, but this latest outrage jeopardizes the reputation of his darling sister, who is preparing to make her society debut. Little does John realize that a scandal of his own will soon walks through the stage door, a talented young actress named Nell Dorchester.

Plain Leticia Holmes becomes an heiress to vast wealth when her grandmother dies. Suitors are in plenty but she rejects them all. Lettie is determined to fulfil her grandmother’s dying wish to find true love. Posing as a governess, she ends up on Lord Alistair Thurmond’s estate in Great Yarmouth, taking care of his little niece, Nancy. The manor is filled with dark secrets that she’s determined to uncover because she’s fast falling in love with the handsome but seemingly reserved duke.

Twins Lady Olivia and Lord Oliver Maddox are in a quandary. Their parents, who are members of the beau monde, have just lost a fortune at cards. In order to fend off disaster, the twins realize that marriage is the only option for them.

Jane Lloyd has loved her esteemed neighbor, Edgar Payton, since they were children. When Edgar’s father dies, leaving his eldest son the title of Duke, Jane’s younger sister, the beauty of the family, sets out to catch Edgar and grasp his fortune.

Abandoned but holding tight to her integrity and her faith, Antoinette Martineau seeks to right the dastardly wrongs perpetrated by her unscrupulous father. Sometimes honesty does not pay, or so it seems.

For Clara Andrews, death is a season. Daily she visits the grave of her late husband, Tom, who died so soon after their brief marriage. Her grandmother fears that Clara’s grief will make death more appealing than life and that her granddaughter will fall into a decline. When she suggests that Clara accompany her on calls to a friend, Clara agrees out of a sense of obligation.

Rupert, the Marquess of Mercat is the new master of what remains of a once-glorious estate. His father Henry’s misconduct of his life and his land have left Rupert with no choice but to sell as much as possible to pay off his father’s debts and provide for his mother. But the aristocracy all believe that his father’s misdeeds are Rupert’s own, and he is ostracized by them and called ‘the prodigal marquess’.

Spring had sprung, as this adventure had begun. One day in May, Gracie, her dog, Sniggles, Bob the crow, Lucy the cat and Ziggy the squirrel, met a caterpillar named Mo. He wasn’t like the other insects, he felt different. He had feelings deep down inside that sometimes made him cry. All he could do was crawl, but that wasn’t all; he wanted to fly, but he didn’t know why.