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  Whittington's Cat - Is this...

  Lady Eleanor Smith

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  Lady Eleanor Furneaux Smith was born in Birkenhead, Merseyside in England on the 7th August 1902 into a privileged family steeped in titles and politics. 
   
  Part of her education was at Miss Douglas's school at Queen's Gate.  Here she met and befriended several other young women that the British tabloid press would later call the ‘Bright Young Things’, a group of bohemian young aristocrats and socialites in 1920s London. 
   
  Smith's paternal great-grandmother, was said to have been a Gypsy, and this sparked an early and life-long interest with the Romani people, she even went so far as to learn to read and speak the language, which she called ‘musical and broken.’ 
   
  Her life was full of adventure and mishaps.  A mistaken encounter with a man she thought could help her into the film business turned out to threats of marriage and death from a man wanted for the murder of his father.  She was even arrested twice.  Once for listing her career as a journalist and another, in Rome, for walking around in a sleeveless dress. 
   
  Smith began her career writing society gossip columns for various newspapers but later received an offer to write for the newly-formed Great Carmo Circus, with which she travelled for several years and was the source material for many of her books. 
   
  Her first novel, ‘Red Wagon’, was published when she was 28 and it was an immediate bestseller.  A prolific writer several of her works were also adapted for films. 
   
  Smith also wrote ghost stories and others flavoured with evil.  Her support for the Conservative party may be forgiven but her attributed quote to be a ‘warm adherent of General Franco’ less so. 
   
  Lady Eleanor Furneaux Smith died on the 20th October 1945 in Westminster after a long illness. She was 43.

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  Conceived Chaos

  Rori Bleu, Rosie Chapel

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  After ridding the world of her tormentor, and finding the love of her life, Sela Helsdatter could be forgiven for thinking she deserves a little peace. 
  No such luck! 
  Marriage to the God of Mischief is a walk in the park compared with the terror about to be unleashed from Valhalla. A diabolical edict from Odin himself sees the nine months pregnant, Sela fleeing from the entire Norse pantheon — with no clue why. 
  A price on her head and a target on her belly, the only person she can trust is her husband, who is keeping her in the dark. Does her unborn child hold the key to this Conceived Chaos?

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  Pillow Talk

  Nivashni Nair Sukdhev

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  Shona Shah's life is chaotic. She is shackled to a family obligation, has a casual relationship with childhood friend Senthil Aiyer, unfulfilled dreams and a heap of clothes at the bottom of her cupboard that she doesn't have time to hang up.
  In a bold move, Shona walks out of her family's tailoring business to forge her own path. But the beautiful bridal designer soon realises that, to move forward, she has to look at her family's past. Shona's journey of self-discovery is a whirlwind of humour and heartache as she learns to accept that her 'no pillow talk' rule with Senthil can be broken. Sen discovers that sometimes the greatest love stories can unfold right in the middle of the 'chaos' he has always tried to avoid.
  This is a modern story about love and friendship and embracing the unpredictable journey of life.
  Pillow Talk is the first of a series set in the fictional town of Rally in KwaZulu-Natal from the new queen of South African romance.

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  Belle

  Nyx Halliwell

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  Books, magick, and a beastly mystery will create havoc in Belle’s enchanted world! A fairytale retelling of Beauty & the Beast! 
  Books talk to me. Literally. It’s the best kind of magick I know. 
  If only book aficionado Leo Kingsley would open up to me, too. 
  I tell myself I only want to know him because his famous library calls to me. My witchy power yearns to discover what his collection has to say.  
  But the truth is, I find him just as fascinating. What will he tell me if and when I get him to trust me? 
  Things get interesting when I discover a "normal" book. As in mute. As in not speaking to me.  
  Searching for clues as to why, I approach Leo, unknowingly setting off a chain of events that leads to a beast of a secret and causes wild animals to suddenly attack our town. 
  Can I uncover the mystery of who is controlling them and why? Will Leo trust me with his hairy conundrum? Or will bringing the book’s truth to light cost me Leo along with my heart?

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  Mitchell's Untamed Mate

  s. e. smith

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  Survival will unite two species that were once enemies… Tracy Bearclaw, an anthropologist dedicated to studying the extinct human race, has explored the harshest and most remote locations on Earth. Her world is turned upside down when her brother discovers an injured human right in their backyard. Driven by her passion for humanity, Tracy ventures into the wilds of Olympic National Park in search of a reclusive human clan. 
  Mitchell grew up hearing tales of the brutal Great War between shifters and humans. As the leader of his clan, he must bury his personal feelings; their survival depends on him—and on staying hidden. His resolve to put his clan first is tested when he meets Tracy Bearclaw, a tenacious bear-shifter. 
  Forced into an uneasy alliance with Tracy, Mitchell faces a crucial decision that could either doom the last remnants of humanity or save them. It doesn’t help that Tracy has ignited feelings within Mitchell that he never thought possible—love for a shifter. 
  Can these former enemies find a love strong enough to bridge their differences, or will the greed of a deadly adversary shatter their fragile trust and destroy the last of the humans once and for all?

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  The Picture of Dorian Gray

  Oscar Wilde

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  The story revolves around a portrait of Dorian Gray by Basil Hallward, an artist impressed and infatuated by Dorian's beauty. Through Basil, Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, and he soon is enthralled by the aristocrat's hedonistic worldview: that beauty and sensual fulfilment are the only things worth pursuing in life. Newly understanding that his beauty will fade, Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul, to ensure that the picture, rather than he, will age and fade. The wish is granted, and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful; all the while, his portrait ages and records every one of Dorian's sins.

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