Emily Sullivan

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A sizzling Victorian historical romance where an overlooked business woman forms an unlikely alliance with the son of her family's coachman by faking a courtship to both get what they desire. Alexandra Atkinson's talent for spotting successful business ideas has helped enrich her father's company while leaving her with little time for a social life-and certainly nothing as silly as love. But when her father hints that Alex will need to marry as well if she ever wants to win the approval of the company's far more fusty board members, she hatches her most ambitious plan yet: a fake courtship that lasts just long enough to see an important deal through and secure her place at the head of the company. As the son of the Atkinson's coachman, Lucien Taylor grew up admiring the family from a distance-and pining for Winifred, the youngest sister. But when he finally accepts that she will never see him as anything other than a playmate, Lucien leaves home to make his fortune. Now he's back and in search of funding after his duplicitous partner ruins his business. Help comes from the most unexpected place when Alexandra, the eldest Atkinson sister known for her icy beauty and infamously brusque manner, makes a proposition: she will help him secure what he needs to start his business if he pretends to court her for a few weeks. Her offer is too good to pass up, but the more time they spend together, the more Lucien realizes that a fake courtship with Alex isn't enough. He wants something real.

When her student goes missing, an independent bluestocking must seek the help of the arrogant duke who spurned her in this sizzling tale of romance and intrigue, perfect for fans of Netflix's Bridgerton seriesPhoebe Atkinson is what society might call unconventional. Instead of marrying well like other women born to wealth, she chose to be a schoolteacher. Not to mention she lives in a leaky flat in an unfashionable part of town rather than stay in her parents' mansion. But when her most promising pupil goes missing she has only one option: beg her sister's best friend, the powerful Duke of Ellis, for help. The last thing William Margrave ever expected was to inherit a dukedom. But now that he has it, he's determined to act the part perfectly-and that includes marrying the perfect duchess. A bluestocking Bohemian schoolteacher is decidedly not duchess material. But he can't resist her plea for help regarding her missing student. As they fall further into the mystery, William discovers that he never got over his childhood crush on Phoebe, and he doesn't really want to. A "rising historical romance star." -Booklist, starred review

"When her student goes missing, an independent bluestocking must seek the help of the arrogant duke who spurned her in this sizzling tale of romance and intrigue, perfect for fans of Netflix's Bridgerton series Phoebe Atkinson is what society might call unconventional. Instead of marrying well like other women born to wealth, she chose to be a schoolteacher. Not to mention she lives in a leaky flat in an unfashionable part of town rather than stay in her parents' mansion. But when her most promising pupil goes missing she has only one option: beg her sister's best friend, the powerful Duke of Ellis, for help. The last thing William Margrave ever expected was to inherit a dukedom. But now that he has it, he's determined to act the part perfectly--and that includes marrying the perfect duchess. A bluestocking Bohemian schoolteacher is decidedly not duchess material. But he can't resist her plea for help regarding her missing student. As they fall further into the mystery, William discovers that he never got over his childhood crush on Phoebe, and he doesn't really want to."

Fans of Netflix's Bridgerton series will love this captivating? first book in a dazzling new Victorian historical romance series, perfect for fans of Evie Dunmore, Amalie Howard, and Martha Waters! Ever since unexpectedly inheriting a dukedom over a decade ago, William Margrave, the Duke of Ellis has strived to silence his critics and please his disapproving relatives by being the perfect aristocrat -even though that meant leaving behind the progressive ideals he once held. Now the time has come for Will to wed and he intends to find his duchess using the same relentlessly clinical approach that has led to his success thus far. The only problem? His old friend's unconventional younger sister keeps interrupting his carefully controlled life. And to make matters worse, Will discovers he rather likes it. The Atkinson sisters are known for two things: their father's self-made fortune and their disinterest in playing by society's rules. Middle sister Phoebe Atkinson revels in her role as the outspoken bluestocking Bohemian, much to the exasperation of her older sister Alexandra, the budding economist, and the amusement of her younger sister Winifred, the endlessly charming social butterfly. Though her parents would love to see her married to an upstanding member of the ton, Phoebe traded the ballroom for the schoolroom years ago and now spends her days teaching working class girls. But when her most promising student goes missing, Phoebe reluctantly turns to the most powerful man she knows, the Duke of Ellis. He was once the object of her girlhood affections until he ascended to the dukedom and left his old life behind. But as they search across London, she discovers that perhaps Will hasn't changed as much as she thought-and neither have her feelings.

Fans of Netflix's Bridgerton series will love this captivating second chance story-from the series that delivers "both emotional intensity and lush sensuality, and vivacious writing enhanced by ample measures of wit." (Booklist, Starred Review)Society darling Lady Georgiana Arlington spent years crafting her image as the ideal wife, but since her husband's unexpected death, she has lived mostly for herself while making desperately needed improvements to the businesses she inherited­­--and gaining a mysterious enemy in the process. With few people she can trust, Georgiana must rely on Captain Henry Harris, a former fortune-hunter turned private investigator who once claimed to love the woman beneath her carefully polished veneer. Time and experience have left a heavy mark on the dashing young officer she used to know, but she finds herself even more drawn to the dark and complicated man he has become. When Captain Harris left London eight years ago, he was heartbroken and nearly penniless. Now he has returned as a decorated naval hero with everything he could ever want. Everything except Lady Georgiana... As a careless young woman, she once shredded his heart when she married another man. But now she is as alluring as ever, with a newfound tenacity he can't help but admire. And the more he uncovers, the more nothing is as it seems, especially the woman he once swore to hate forever.

Fans of Netflix's Bridgerton series will love this enchanting story of a spy disguised as a charming rake who finds himself entangled with the most intriguing bluestocking-from the series that delivers "both emotional intensity and lush sensuality, and vivacious writing enhanced by ample measures of wit". (Booklist, Starred Review)Rafe Davies might seem like just another charming rake, but in reality, he is one of the crown's most valuable agents. As relentless as he is reckless, Rafe has never met a woman he couldn't win or a mission he couldn't complete. And when he encounters the intriguing yet prickly Miss Sylvia Sparrow, while on assignment at a Scottish house party, he's determined to charm her. Though most women would be thrilled to catch the eye of a tall, dark, and dangerously handsome man, Sylvia is through with that sort of adventure. She trusted the wrong man once and paid for it dearly. The fiery bluestocking is resolved to avoid him, but a chance encounter between them reveals the normally irreverent Rafe's unexpected depths-and a palpable attraction that's impossible to ignore.

In this irresistible historical romance debut, a seasoned spy sets out to rescue the childhood friend he once loved from a reputation-destroying rumor--only to discover that she is actually the source. After enduring five interminable seasons, Lottie Carlisle has had enough of shallow London society, her boring little life, and her uncle Alfred's meddling. When he demands she accept a proposal by the end of next season or else he will choose a husband for her, she devises a plan: create a scandal shocking enough to make her unmarriageable and spend her spinsterhood far enough away in the countryside where no one will ever recognize her. Alec Gresham hasn't seen Lottie since he left his childhood friend without a word five years ago. So he's not surprised to find her furious when he appears on her doorstep. Especially bearing the news he brings: her uncle is dying, her blasted reputation is still intact, and Lottie must return home. As they make the journey back to her family estate, it becomes increasingly clear that the last five years hasn't erased their history, nor their explosive chemistry. Can Lottie look past her old heartache and trust Alec, or will his secrets doom their relationship once again?

The majority of the world’s children grow up learning two or more languages. The study of early bilingualism is central to current psycholinguistics, offering insights into issues such as transfer and interference in development. From an applied perspective, it poses a universal challenge to language assessment practices throughout childhood, as typically developing bilingual children usually underperform relative to monolingual norms when assessed in one language only. We measured vocabulary with Communicative Development Inventories for 372 24-month-old toddlers learning British English and one Additional Language out of a diverse set of 13 (Bengali, Cantonese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hindi-Urdu, Italian, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Welsh). We furthered theoretical understanding of bilingual development by showing, for the first time, that linguistic distance between the child’s two languages predicts vocabulary outcome, with phonological overlap related to expressive vocabulary, and word order typology and morphological complexity related to receptive vocabulary, in the Additional Language. Our study also has crucial clinical implications: we have developed the first bilingual norms for expressive and receptive vocabulary for 24-month-olds learning British English and an Additional Language. These norms were derived from factors identified as uniquely predicting CDI vocabulary measures: the relative amount of English versus the Additional Language in child-directed input and parental overheard speech, and infant gender. The resulting UKBTAT tool was able to accurately predict the English vocabulary of an additional group of 58 bilinguals learning an Additional Language outside our target range. This offers a pragmatic method for the assessment of children in the majority language when no tool exists in the Additional Language. Our findings also suggest that the effect of linguistic distance might extend beyond bilinguals’ acquisition of early vocabulary to encompass broader cognitive processes, and could constitute a key factor in the study of the debated bilingual advantage.

If you or someone you know has ever struggled with your mental health, your relationship with food, your body or suffered with an eating disorder then this is your book of hope, healing and honesty. Stardust is a true account of life, love, laughter and living with an eating disorder and mental health illness. I share with you the truth behind the illness that nearly took my life at the age of 21. Follow my story from the very beginning and find the key to happiness, love and freedom. About the author: Emily is a Pilates teacher and mental health advocate. She strongly believes in creating a healthy, balanced life free from diet culture and full of self love After an almost decade long battle with an eating disorder and mental health illness Emily knew that she wanted to be part of the movement to free others - she works closely with clients to help heal their relationships with food, exercise and their bodies and is proud to speak out about her own experience in order to help others. A note from Emily: "I began Stardust as a Wordpress blog in order to get all the thoughts and feelings out that I was going through during recovery. It soon became a platform for people to share their own experiences and connect. It was read in over 30 different countries and had over 6000 views before I took it offline, enabling me to go to schools and universities to talk to students about mental health and eating disorders. A lot of people can relate to life with a mental health illness or an eating disorder and my hope is that they can read the words that I write and find hope and guidance to help them to become the person that they want to be and find true, inspired freedom. Others have loved ones that are going through similar experiences that I did but cannot understand the thoughts and feelings that people that are suffering with. One of the most frustrating parts of having a family member suffer with an eating disorder or mental illness is the fact that they don't know what is going through their loved ones' mind. This is what I want to help to uncover, so that those that know someone with a mental health or eating disorder can better understand in order to help. There is a huge sense of "lets not talk about this" when it comes to mental health. It has got better in the past few years but it is still a very taboo subject that people are afraid to talk about because they fear the way that others may react. I believe that there is a need and a purpose that those who have gone through experiences similar to mine, that I need to share and to speak out so that there is a voice that speaks for those that cannot find the words to speak for themselves. There is a revolution happening now. It is self love, it is positivity, it is hope, it is truth. We can open ourselves up to who we really are and shake off the bonds that society has built for us we just have to believe it."

Learn to strengthen your social media presence from five women who actively study and participate in the social media industry. Together they have created a simple and easy how-to guide that is structured around the design: the Strategic Social Matrix. Throughout this book you will learn to focus your research, define your brand, strategize and implement your campaign, and lastly to measure your success.