Maggie Brown

Studying the past hasn’t prepared Daisy Parker—anthropologist-turned-matchmaker—for her latest client. Finding Lindsey Jamieson-Ford a life partner isn’t exactly a simple exercise. Not only hasn’t Lindsey dated for years, the prickly reclusive scientist relates better with her robots than with people. Lindsey has no idea what matchmaking involves when she hires Daisy. She’s never met anyone quite like the bubbly matchmaker and doesn’t know how she’s going to survive the infuriating woman. Now her life has lurched onto a roller coaster that just won’t damn well stop. Guiding Lindsey through the courtship process is a challenge. Before the reticent scientist can move forward, Daisy has to teach her to leave the past behind. But another problem soon enters into the mix…How can Daisy stay detached when her body seems to be answering Lindsey’s mating call?

Reinventing Lindsey

Corporate lawyer Winter Carlyle is the first to admit that she's become jaded with romance after a very messy public breakup. When her bossy aunt asks her to visit a high-end nightclub to check on her young cousin, Winter reluctantly agrees. Poking her nose into her cousin's love life is the last thing she wants to do. So what if he has a giant crush on Pandora, a lounge singer thirteen years his senior? The cougar just might teach him a thing or two. For Pandora, the sultry siren with the slinky low-cut gown façade is all an act. It's showbiz. She dislikes the adulation and the numerous advances, especially from the Russian gangster and the aging playboy. Besides, she has an ulterior motive for being at the club, and romance is definitely off the agenda. But uptight, reserved Winter is a complication she hasn't foreseen. And even with the best intentions, love has a way of striking at the most inopportune times.

Pursuing Pandora

Hollywood star and the nation's favorite daughter, Eleanor Godwin wants nothing more than time by herself, especially from the persistent press. What better place to recuperate after a particularly gruelling round of interviews than a picture-perfect exclusive island resort in the Great Barrier Reef? Political reporter Sophie Marsh is used to digging up dirt. When her editor underhandedly snags her the position as Eleanor's housekeeper for two months, she reluctantly agrees to spy on the star. After all, her hard-won position at the paper is on the line. Against the background of the breathtaking island, passions run high. As secrets are revealed, the assignment becomes Sophie's worst nightmare-- write the article or lose her job. She knows that succumbing to temptation can't be an option. But tell that to her heart...

Playing the Spy

Two strong-willed women are fighting for survival in a primitive wilderness of venomous snakes, stinging insects, and crocodile-infested swamps. Too bad those are the least of their worries. After being severely wounded in a covert operation, ex-Australian Secret Service officer Vivian Andrews has built a quiet life for herself in a small fishing village in Northern Queensland. Or so she believes, until she discovers a rotting corpse in the mangroves. An angry crocodile drags the body away, but not before Vivian snags the man’s money belt which contains nearly $75,000--and a phone number that Vivian knows all too well. At the police station to report her discovery, Vivian finds two government agents who are looking for her. A young man has gone missing and they need an experienced guide to help them negotiate the terrain to find him. Vivian knows they aren’t telling her the whole story but is attracted to the idea of returning to action--and to behavioral scientist Claire Walker. When Claire’s partner is injured, tough, resilient Vivian and smart, intuitive Claire must use every skill they possess to complete their mission despite nearly impenetrable walls of vegetation, trails that lead to deadly traps, the damp simmering heat--and another kind of heat neither of them wishes to acknowledge. Could the woman sleeping next to you be a master thief...or worse?

In the Company of Crocodiles

Leni Hanson

What if you're a nerdy med student and a womanizing rock star wants you as her next conquest--then leaves you totally humiliated. Now fast-forward eleven years. Sexy and magnetic, Australian rock star Austen Farleigh is at the height of her spectacular career. Her penchant for one-night stands is as famous as her many songs. American Dr. Merritt Harrington now works for Doctors Without Borders and is at a crossroads in her life. Her last assignment in the Andes Mountains was harrowing, and her love life at a dead end. No one has been able to ignite even a tiny spark since Austen--damn her. When they meet again in Australia, Merritt is desperate to keep Austen at arm's length. But temptation whispers in her ear. From the US to Peru to Australia and the highlands of Papua New Guinea, their desire for one another is on an uncontrollable collision course--with a force they may no longer be able to ignore.

The Last Time We Met

Hollywood star and the nation’s favorite daughter, Eleanor Godwin wants nothing more than time by herself, especially from the persistent press. What better place to recuperate after a particularly gruelling round of interviews than a picture-perfect exclusive island resort in the Great Barrier Reef? Political reporter Sophie Marsh is used to digging up dirt. When her editor underhandedly snags her the position as Eleanor’s housekeeper for two months, she reluctantly agrees to spy on the star. After all, her hard-won position at the paper is on the line. Against the background of the breathtaking island, passions run high. As secrets are revealed, the assignment becomes Sophie’s worst nightmare—write the article or lose her job. She knows that succumbing to temptation can’t be an option. But tell that to her heart…

Dr. Addison Greenway is used to a bit of turmoil as a human rights activist, but direct threats are a new experience. When a good friend is murdered and a bomb discovered in Addison’s office, she refuses to accept the police protection that’s offered. When Federal Agent Ruth Davis is ordered to protect her, Addison insists on being left alone. Soon investigating officer Detective Rachel Anderson devises a plan that will allow Ruth to stay close to Addison without giving away her true role. What better way than to pretend to be her sister’s friend? As they race against time in search of migrant girls who are being trafficked into Brisbane, the last thing Addison needs is the attraction she’s feeling toward her sister’s friend—and love, lies and murder are a very dangerous combination...

The Flesh Trade

Corporate lawyer Winter Carlyle is the first to admit that she’s become jaded with romance after a very messy public breakup. When her bossy aunt asks her to visit a high-end nightclub to check on her young cousin, Winter reluctantly agrees. Poking her nose into her cousin’s love life is the last thing she wants to do. So what if he has a giant crush on Pandora, a lounge singer thirteen years his senior? The cougar just might teach him a thing or two. For Pandora, the sultry siren with the slinky low-cut gown façade is all an act. It’s showbiz. She dislikes the adulation and the numerous advances, especially from the Russian gangster and the aging playboy. Besides, she has an ulterior motive for being at the club, and romance is definitely off the agenda. But uptight, reserved Winter is a complication she hasn’t foreseen. And even with the best intentions, love has a way of striking at the most inopportune times.

Introduction 1. -- Alex Mahon and Ian Katz - New Brooms Appointed, and the Relocation Decision 2. -- No Escape From Big Brother's Embrace Yet 3. -- Radio Adventure 4. -- The Rise of Fixed Rigs 5. -- Channel 4's Online adventures 2007-2010 6. -- The Andy Duncan Sacking. Luke Johnson over ruled. 7. -- The David Abraham appointment 8. -- After Chucking Out Chintz, and Bidding For Channel Five 9. -- The Challenge as Abraham picks Jay 10. -- Jay Hunt in charge 11. -- Attack The Hunt - Advertising Revolt Foiled 2011-13/14 12. -- Gogglebox and Success, Factual and Onwards 13. -- Paralympics 14. -- Racing 15. -- Data 2010-2017 and how 4oD became All 4 but not all right. 16. -- Drama Hopes Dashed 17. -- Comedy and no Black Mirror 18. -- Film4 19. -- News 20. -- Current Affairs 21. -- Privatisation 22. -- 2016 ? The Great British Bake Off snatch, the Hunt for CEO? 23. -- The Big Move North 24. -- Conclusion.

A History: from Big Brother to The Great British Bake Off

Channel 4

Traces the history and development of Channel 4, one of the UK's best loved and most controversial TV channels. Identifies key figures and signature programmes such as 'Brookside,' 'The Big Breakfast' and 'Wife Swap,' as well as successful American imports including 'Friends' and 'Sex and the City.'

The Story of Channel 4

A Licence to be Different

This collection comprises of mainly love and inspirational poetry, much of which I channel from Spirit, exploring all aspects of love. Many too explore the philosophy of life and are designed to uplift and challenge the reader into looking at life and love from a different point of view. I have written these verses from the heart and I hope they will touch yours This book is for those, who are about to fall in love, for those who are deeply in love, those who were in love, lost loves and those who always will be and for the deepest love of all "Soul mates" Dear 'J' For the deepest love I have ever known Through the pain my soul's enriched and I have grown

Poetry from the Soul

Dear 'J'

Bryan Brown

Bat Care News

Rescue and First Aid for Grounded Bats and General Bat Care

Bat Rescue Manual

This book covers a dramatic decade in the fortunes of Britain's quirkiest broadcaster. It opens in 2009, with the realisation that Channel 4's biggest money spinner, Big Brother, had become a toxic asset and would have to be discarded, at the same time as advertising revenues were shrinking in the wake of the 2008 financial crash. Maggie Brown's compelling narrative, which draws on interviews with key players in Channel 4's story and unique access to the broadcaster's archives, takes us inside the boardroom battles, changes in senior management and commissioning teams, interventions by the media regulator Ofcom, and the channel's response to a rapidly-changing media and political landscape. Brown describes how the channel, under its new chief executive David Abraham, successfully fought off the threat of privatisation, which became a reality after the Conservatives' general election victory in 2015. The price for remaining publicly funded was a substantial relocation of Channel 4's operations, with Leeds announced in 2018 as a new 'regional hub'. The Channel 4 story is also one of ambitious and innovative programming, with a new director of content, Jay Hunt, instigating radical changes in commissioning and scheduling. Brown traces programming hits and losses during this period, with the departure to competitors of celebrity chefs, Black Mirror and Charlie Brooker, horse racing and Formula 1, and a reappraisal of the remit of institutions such as Channel 4 News and Film 4. But there were successes too, with the 2012 Paralympics helping to restore a public service sheen, and new programmes such as Gogglebox in 2013 connecting with younger audiences, and, in 2016, the coup of taking The Great British Bake Off from its home at the BBC.

When Sarah Phillips lands on top of Harriett Roberts in an overturned car it’s not an ideal first meeting. The overwhelming confusion she feels threatens her plans for a fresh start as a doctor in the inhospitable Australian Outback. Veterinarian Harry Roberts doesn’t need some city girl-pretty girl rocking her world. The Outback is no place for lightweights—and no place for women who ask too many questions. One touch, one unguarded look…The future could be promising, if neither of them had a past.

I Can't Dance Alone

Dr. Addison Greenway is used to a bit of turmoil as a human rights activist, but direct threats are a new experience. When a good friend is murdered and a bomb discovered in Addison's office, she refuses to accept the police protection that's offered. When Federal Agent Ruth Davis is ordered to protect her, Addison insists on being left alone. Soon investigating officer Detective Rachel Anderson devises a plan that will allow Ruth to stay close to Addison without giving away her true role. What better way than to pretend to be her sister's friend? As they race against time in search of migrant girls who are being trafficked into Brisbane, the last thing Addison needs is the attraction she's feeling toward her sister's friend--and love, lies and murder are a very dangerous combination...

Flesh Trade

Abby Benton thought she’d have the last laugh when she painted her competition portrait of the arrogant Victoria Myers. In her opinion, the beautiful, poised mining magnate needed to be taken down a peg. When their paths cross again it’s Victoria’s chance to turn the tables. There’s no way the struggling artist can refuse the job Victoria has for her, not when it comes with a breathtaking paycheck. Six months doesn’t seem so long for Abby to have to put up with the insufferable Ms Myers. Not when it means giving her dependent mother a better life. Victoria might think she’s in charge, but Abby is going to pipe her own tune…

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