Even the least sensible woman knew, upon meeting his gaze, that here was a man who was more than he might at first appear, who might steal the heart of even the most resistant woman. But oh, what a lovely theft!
Masterful Woodturning: Projects & Inspiration for the Skilled Turner
The fine points of sanding, finishing, indexing, and designing; detailed dimensional drawings; and projects of breathtaking intricacy. You’ll acquire the turning techniques necessary to shape 33 fabulous items, including a thread dispenser with a surprise hidden drawer; a tall handled urn of lovely lightness and fragility; and a music box with a carved ballerina doll.
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I Knew You'd Be Lovely
Alethea Black's deeply moving and wholly original debut features a coterie of memorable characters who have reached emotional crossroads in thier lives. Brimming with humor, irony, and insights about the unpredictable nature of life, the unbearable beauty of fate, and the power that one moment, or one decision, can have to transform us, I Knew You'd Be Lovely delivers that rare thing—stories with both an edge and a heart.
The Marquis of Ruckford was enchanted. Vanessa was as delicately beautiful as the miniatures she worked so patiently to restore. She was like no other woman the Marquis had ever known. In fact, the more he saw Vanessa, the more he realized life without her would be unthinkable. Matrimony was not the solution. The Marquis had planned his future carefully. It certainly did not include marriage to an unknown artist's daughter--no matter how lovely. There was only one arrangement the Marquis could offer Vanessa. As she listened to him phrase it, Vanessa was torn between longing for the man she had grown to love_ and horror at what he was proposing.
