New Releases by Janet Shaw

A love thatA love that burned brighter than the sun can leave shadows darker than night." Charity and Francis met on September 8, 2022, their connection immediate, intense, and all-consuming. What began as a whirlwind romance, full of passion, devotion, and whispered promises of forever, soon became a world where love was as intoxicating as it was suffocating. For years, they shared laughter, dreams, and unshakable support, their lives entwined in a universe they believed would last eternally. But love, no matter how deep, carries the seeds of its own destruction. By March 21, 2025, the devotion that had once bound them became a venomous prison. Charity left Francis without remorse, shattering their world in a single, irrevocable moment. This story is a raw, unflinching exploration of love, obsession, betrayal, and the cruel truth that some hearts cannot be contained. Told from both perspectives, it delves into the intoxicating highs of passion and the venomous lows of heartbreak, revealing the fragility of human devotion and the scars that remain long after love walks away. For anyone who has loved completely, lost unexpectedly, or felt the sting of betrayal, Charity & Francis: Venomous Love is a haunting, unforgettable journey through the beauty and cruelty of the heart.

An unidentified woman is found dead with a set of false teeth mysteriously gripped in her hand. A young tutor finds himself accused of a bizarre art theft. A Russian refugee in hiding is helped by Watson''s wife Mary, and now Mary has disappeared. In these ten stories, Shaw reveals to us a mercurial and complex Holmes, a conflicted Watson, and a relationship between the two that is nuanced and psychologically rich. Here is a Sherlock Holmes you will welcome: true to form yet renewed; by turns infuriating and charming. Shaw suggests issues that resonate with a contemporary reader while deftly avoiding piety. In this debut collection, you will discover wry humour, Victorian pathos and of course, hansom cabs in a London fog.

Kaya''s beloved horse, Steps High, has been captured by enemy raiders. Kaya fears she''ll never see Steps High again, until she hears of a herd of spotted horses running wild in the mountains. As she travels with a hunting party into the mountains, Kaya is troubled by the smoke she smells on the wind - smoke from mountain fires. While searching desperately for Steps High, Kaya has to face a fear greater than any she''s ever known.

When her bragging earns her an unflattering nickname around her Nez Perce camp, Kaya desperately tries to lose it and gain the respect of a young warrior woman named Swan Circling.

When her bragging earns her a nickname around her Nez Perce camp, Kaya desperately tries to lose it and gain the respect of a young warrior woman named Swan Circling.

This keepsake boxed set features all six of Kaya''s beautifully illustrated books, filled with her inspiring stories about growing up in 1764. The box opens up to reveal a fun-filled Kaya''s Favorite Things board game! Girls will have fun earning points as they move around the board collecting cards that feature Kaya''s favorite things. Board game and pieces tuck into storage pouch that folds up with an elegant ribbon closure for easy storage. Includes Meet Kaya, Kaya''s Escape!, Kaya''s Hero, Kaya and Lone Dog, Kaya Shows the Way, and Changes for Kaya.

This keepsake boxed set features all six of Kirsten''s beautifully illustrated books, filled with her inspiring stories about growing up in 1854. The box opens up to reveal a fun-filled Kirsten''s Favorite Things board game! Girls will have fun earning points as they move around the board collecting cards that feature Kirsten''s favorite things. Board game and pieces tuck into storage pouch that folds up with an elegant ribbon closure for easy storage. Includes Meet Kirsten; Kirsten Learns a Lesson; Kirsten''s Surprise; Happy Birthday, Kirsten!; Kirsten Saves the Day; and Changes for Kirsten.

Kirsten''s six-book series is bound in one volume. Kirsten Larson is a Swedish immigrant girl growing up in 1854 Minnesota. "With quiet strength and an open heart, she discovers the true meaning of home -- and that love is the same in any language."--Cover, p.4

The inspirational true story of an adopted child who strives to be as ordinary as possible despite the onset of blindness but who can''t help accomplishing truly extraordinary things.

In the fall of 1764, after Kaya and her sister are kidnapped from their Nez Perce village by enemy horse raiders, she tries to find a way to escape back home. American Girls Collection/Kaya #2.

Kaya admires a courageous and kind woman in her village and wants to be worthy of her respect.

Reward for Josefina-When the entire family goes into the hills to collect piñon nuts, Josefina hopes to find the most in order to make Tía Dolores proud of her.

Ten-year-old Kirsten is proud and excited when she finds a bee tree full of honey, one of the natural treasures of her Minnesota frontier world, but she exposes herself to great danger by trying to harvest the honey by herself.

Nine-year-old Kristen and her family experience many hardships as they travel from Sweden to the Minnesota frontier in 1854.

Kirsten and her family celebrate their first Christmas in their new home on Uncle Olav''s farm in mid-nineteen-century Minnesota.