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Dr. Jane Leonard is the GP and cosmetic doctor who you may have seen on Channel 4's flagship Embarrassing Bodies series in 2022. The podcast came about after Jane's experience as a practising GP and while running her own Harley Street clinic, when she realised self-confidence is something the nation is lacking. In the series, Dr Jane will be talking to huge TV stars, famous faces and entrepreneurs, all who have had to overcome their own confidence battles in a bid to succeed in their chosen industries. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjaneleonard/

Simon Weatherly is recovering from a bad breakup with his boyfriend Luke and in a rut. A knock at the door brings Chris Ross into his life, a man who, like him, was involved with Luke, both as his employee and lover. Cheated of his wages, Chris has taken a valuable book from Luke, which he offers to sell to Simon, a collector, an offer Simon accepts without realising the consequences.

Considered by many critics to be Jane Austen's finest achievement, Emma is the witty classic about youthful hubris and matchmaking gone awry. Emma Woodhouse, a privileged young lady with little to occupy her time, imagines that she dominates those around her in the small town of Highbury, but her inept matchmaking creates problems for herself and others.

Rich and sophisticated Arthur Tracy returns to Tracy Park after several years abroad confused and mentally unstable. Initially claiming that Gretchen accompanied him on the boat and train back he then expects her to arrive at any moment. Meanwhile a child is found at the side of a woman frozen to death in the Tramp House nearby. Arthur's brother Frank believes he knows the child's identity but keeps it a secret fearing that his elaborate lifestyle could be in jeopardy. This is a heartwarming story with just the right mix of suspense and romance.

Fiction merges with history in this novel taking place during the turbulent times of the civil war and the horrors it entailed. Holme's silly, coquettish yet kind-hearted Rose will pull you in from the start. The sweet and pious Annie, the noble Tom Carleton, the motherly widow Mrs. Simms, the young and courageous Isaac, the mischievous rebel working for the south, and the brash, uneducated Bill Baker are just a few of the unforgettable characters who grow with every chapter.

When Matilda's husband James dies, she marries rich Dr. Kennedy thinking he will provide a good home for her daughter Maude. However, the doctor is a miser and assumes that Matty will be his housekeeper. They have a little boy who is crippled and the doctor ignores him. Maude is totally devoted to him and on her mother's deathbed promises to look after him always. The story then evolves with Maude meeting her stepsister Nellie's cousins JC and James. Nellie has set her sights on JC who is after her money while Maude develops strong feelings towards James.

If you're a fan of mid-19th Century melodramas with many twists and turns you will love this book. Acclaimed as Holmes greatest commercial success the charming heroine of this tale is Lena Rivers whose mother died when she was a baby. The father is unknown, and she is brought up by her grandparents in the New England mountains. When the grandfather dies, she and her grandmother are uprooted to live with her uncle in Kentucky. His wealthy wife and 3 spoiled children are not at all happy about taking in these poor relations and do all they can to make them feel unwelcome.

Am I Lying To Myself? helps listeners squelch the tendency to let their own and others’ Denial rule their lives. This book takes listeners through a series of real-world scenarios in which people find themselves mired in Denial. It will help you not only recognize Denial’s sneaky voice, but you will come away from each chapter with a useful skill that will help you address the Denial in your own life. After listening to this book, it will become second nature to talk back to Denial with clarity and strength. This book will teach you how to do that. You will never lie to yourself again.

Emma is a novel about youthful hubris and romantic misunderstandings. It is set in the fictional country village of Highbury and the surrounding estates of Hartfield, Randalls and Donwell Abbey, and involves the relationships among people from a small number of families. The novel was first published in December 1815, with its title page listing a publication date of 1816. As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian—Regency England. Emma is a comedy of manners, and depicts issues of marriage, sex, age, and social status.

Mr. Watson is a widowed and ailing clergyman with two sons and four daughters. The youngest daughter, Emma, the heroine of the story, has been brought up by a wealthy aunt and is consequently better educated and more refined than her sisters. But after her aunt contracted a foolish second marriage, Emma has been obliged to return to her father's house. There she is chagrined by the crude and reckless husband-hunting of two of her sisters, Penelope and Margaret.

This self-help guidebook blends Vaudeville antics and Roman mythology, inspiring us to live a more adventuresome and fulfilling life. It will encourage and motivate women of all ages to step out of the box, take more risks, pursue uncommon dreams, and communicate more boldly with friends, family, lovers, and colleagues.

Taken from the poverty of her parent's home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank and with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally. During her uncle's absence in Antigua, the Crawfords arrive in the neighborhood bringing with them the glamour of London life and a reckless taste for flirtation. Mansfield Park is considered Jane Austen's first mature work, with its quiet subtle examination of social position and moral integrity.

Luna Lycan, the rock band, will have to disband if Hunter can't write any new songs. His creative well has been dry for months, and he wonders if his songwriting days are over. As soon as Kim appears in his life, the songs start to flow from his fingertips again. Hunter is sure Kim is his muse, but it doesn't take him long to realize she is also his mate.

Der Pianolehrerin Carmen da Silva eilt ihr Ruf voraus. Man erzählt sich, dass sie eine Koryphäe auf ihrem Gebiet sei und ihren Schülern das Klavierspiel so schnell und effektiv wie keine andere beibrächte. Dies habe jedoch einen hohen Preis, welcher sich nicht ausschließlich auf die horrenden Unterrichtsgebühren bezöge, sondern auch auf ihre Strenge und Unnachgiebigkeit. Sich als Schüler in ihre Hände zu begeben sei das reinste Spiel mit dem Feuer. Trotz dieser Tatsache hat sich Daniel Bachmann getraut, den Unterricht bei ihr in Anspruch zu nehmen.

It was meant to be Caitlin's perfect summer, but betrayed by her best friend and her boyfriend, she finds herself hitchhiking home alone, heartbroken, and penniless. When a smiling family pulls up on the roadside to help her on her way, she's relieved at first - they seem friendly, normal. And when they offer her a warm bed in their cottage for the night, she's grateful - it's not safe for young women travelling alone in the dark, and she's in no rush to get home, where she knows a grave secret is due to blow her family apart.

How long can Fran and Dora live in a world they were not born to? How long can the sisters hold on to their lives in the 1800s before the universe takes charge and returns them to their rightful places? These are the questions they both fear, as well as the husbands they love so dearly.

SPD, also known as sensory processing disorder, tends to show itself within children at an early age. However, it is not always easy to understand what is wrong with the child without the proper tools, techniques, or methods. Within this audiobook, SPD will be looked at, explained, and the right activities will be given in order for parents to gain the proper understanding needed to help their child move effortlessly through childhood and into adulthood.

First published in 1813, Pride and Prejudice is the most polished of Jane Austen’s novels, with a humorous and upbeat mood. It was written at a time when the author’s narrative powers were fully developed and the story flows with an ease that conceals the skill of its construction. The plot line follows the sequence of a love relationship apprehended, misunderstood, and finally realized, which has since become a standard format of the romcom genre. However, Austen complicates the action by involving not one but four romantic relationships in the plot.

What if the villain of your childhood turned out to be someone really rather extraordinary? A disgraced politician, Sir James Hastings is living out his retirement in a secluded Surrey village. He is unmoved by his centenarian mother's death - a woman he emotionally buried upon her abandonment. Raised by his father, a charismatic war-hero turned racing driver, the young James, torn between self-blame and longing, eventually dismissed her.

Secrets shared can bind hearts, but secrets concealed? That's a tale of its own. The year is 1884. Robert Cooke and his pregnant wife Freya tragically lose their two sons to scarlet fever, sending Freya into self-imposed isolation for the safety of their unborn child. Cut off from each other, their shared grief becomes a silent, destructive foe. A decade later and now a successful businessman, Robert conceives a poignant tribute to his lost sons - a pleasure garden. But in withholding his vision from Freya, he widens the gulf between them.