Showing results by author "Alexandra" in All Categories

First-Time Energy is the podcast about the awkward, chaotic, intimidating, hilarious, and weirdly empowering moments that happen when you do something for the first time.From panic ordering at unfamiliar restaurants and surviving airport security, to major life moments like buying a house, changing careers, starting over, or doing something that feels way bigger than you—this show dives into the stories, disasters, lessons, and laughs that come with figuring it out as you go.Hosted by Alex Braaksma, First-Time Energy is for anyone who has ever walked into a new experience thinking, “Cool. ...

Welcoming a new puppy into your life is a truly joyful experience, but it also requires careful preparation to ensure your home is safe, calm, and ready for their arrival. Puppies are curious, playful, and often a little overwhelmed at first—so creating a secure and comforting environment is the first step to building a successful life together. This guide will walk you through what to buy, how to prepare your space, and what to expect during those first few days—including special advice if you work away from home.

Puppy nipping is a common issue many dog owners face, especially during the early stages of their puppy's life. It’s a natural part of their development, but understanding why puppies nip and how to address it can lead to healthier relationships with our pets. In this guide, we’ll cover general puppy nipping, breed-specific behaviours (including the tendency for herding breeds to nip), troubleshooting common training issues, and explore the "timeout" and "ignore" methods.

Eloise De’Ath is meant to be a grieving widow. But if people knew the truth about her late husband, they’d understand why she can’t even pretend. Needing to escape, Eloise heads to Crete and the house her father-in-law Quinn left her, and slowly Quinn’s home begins to reveal its mysteries. In his office Eloise discovers his life’s work: the study of the Victorian excavation to find the Minotaur’s labyrinth. Fascinated by the diaries of a young woman from the dig, Eloise is drawn into Alice’s tale of lost love and her growing obsession with Ariadne, the princess of the labyrinth.

When seventeen-year-old Violet is left heartbroken by the captain of her school's ice hockey team, she vows to never date a jock again. But, in an attempt to prove she's moved on, she turns to the most unlikely person—her ex's biggest rival, the notorious captain of the Ransom Devils. Reed Darling is gorgeous, mysterious, and intimidating, both on and off the ice. Wild rumors constantly circulate about him, and the only thing people love to talk about more than his hockey skills are his exploits as a ruthless heartbreaker. Who better to serve as Violet's fake boyfriend?

When Caitlin King’s father collapses on the eve of the summer solstice, she’s drawn back into the tangled web of her already fragile family – and strange visions begin to haunt her. Visions of another life, another time and a woman who looks uncannily like herself. In Iron Age Britain, Cordelia is the third daughter of chief Lear Bladudsunu and a gifted shaman. But she is left grief-stricken when betrayal, ambition and patriarchal power threaten everything she holds dear. Linked across the centuries, Caitlin and Cordelia each face devastating choices.

Murder is AFOOT in this brand new murder-mystery series by leading adult crime writer, Alexandra Benedict. Perfect for fans of Robin Stevens and the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time with a puzzle hook for middle grade readers ‘Sometimes, to solve the toughest crimes, you need to...

Heard for the first time in audio, this story is read brilliantly by Kathryn Drysdale (Bridgeton, St. Trinian's) From Alexandra Potter, author of the bestselling Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up, dreams come true in Me and Mr Darcy – a fun, feel-good fairy tale about life, love and...

The Infinite Monkey Cage, the legendary BBC Radio 4 programme, brings you this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels. Join us on a hectic leap through the grand and bizarre ideas conjured up by human imagination, from dark matter to consciousness via neutrinos and earthworms. Professor...

In 1972, when Alexandra Fuller was two years old, her parents finally abandoned their English life and returned to what was then Southern Rhodesia and to the beginning of a civil war. By the time she was eight, the war was in full swing. Her parents veered from being determined farmers to being blind drunk, whilst Alexandra and her sister, the only survivors of five children, alternately take up target practice and sing Rod Stewart songs from sun bleached rocks.

Building confidence, trust, and calm behaviour through positive early experiences Socialisation is one of the most critical elements in raising a well-balanced and confident dog. It refers to the process of gradually introducing your puppy to a wide range of experiences, people, animals, environments, and sounds in a safe and positive way. Done properly, socialisation helps your puppy grow into a dog who is calm, friendly, and able to cope with the challenges of everyday life.

Sharing the ways we honor our ancestral practices through food, travel, art and community

Die letzte Person, mit der Dakota je etwas zu tun haben wollte, ist Beckett Atticus. Er ist nicht nur der jüngste Casino-Erbe in der Geschichte von Las Vegas – er ist der Mann, den Dakota für den Ruin ihrer Familie verantwortlich macht. Doch aufgrund ihrer Schulden bei ihrem Akrobatik-Ensemble bleibt ihr keine andere Wahl, als dem Auftritt bei der Re-Opening-Show seines Casinos zuzustimmen und dort zu trainieren. Das Einzige, was die beiden verbindet, ist ihr gegenseitiger Hass.

The ingenious new Christmas crime novel from Alexandra Benedict, the ‘Queen of the Christmas Mystery’ (Financial Times). When Edie O’Sullivan receives an invitation from an old friend to spend a pre-Christmas break in the picturesque town of Rye, she jumps at the chance to escape - and...

Alexandra Fuller won worldwide attention, popular acclaim, and critical accolades for her memoir of her childhood in Africa, Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight. This engaging follow-up explores Fuller’s parents’ childhoods and charts the trajectories of their lives through all the British couple’s experiences in war-torn Africa. With the same sharply etched narrative that has earned the author such immense praise, Fuller expands on and offers new insights into her family’s remarkable trials and successes.

Alexandra Wilson was a teenager when her dear family friend Ayo was stabbed on his way home from football. Ayo's death changed Alexandra. She felt compelled to enter the legal profession in search of answers. As a junior criminal and family law barrister, Alexandra finds herself navigating a world and a set of rules designed by a privileged few. A world in which fellow barristers sigh with relief when a racist judge retires: 'I've got a black kid today and he would have had no hope'. 

Peter Kent—newly inherited Duke of Stanhope—must become respectable. Between his radical politics and the time he interrupted a minor royal wedding with a flock of sheep—not his fault!—he's developed a scandalous reputation at odds with his goal of becoming guardian to his half siblings. For help, he turns to the cleverest and most managing woman of his acquaintance, Lady Selina Ravenscroft. Selina is society's most proper debutante, save one tiny secret: she runs an erotic circulating library for women.

1605. Bess Throckmorton is well used to cunning plots and intrigues. With her husband Sir Walter Raleigh imprisoned in the Tower of London, and she and her family in a constant battle to outwit Robert Cecil, the most powerful man in the country who is determined to ruin her, Bess decides to retreat to her beloved home, Crestwell Hall. But there she is shocked to hear talk of a new plot to murder the king. So, unbeknownst to their menfolk, the wives of the plotters begin to work together to try to stop the impending disaster.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Inside Vogue, written and read by Alexandra Shulman. Editor-in-Chief Alexandra Shulman kept a diary of British Vogue's Centenary year. And what a year. She reveals the emotional and logistical minefield of producing the 100th...

How far would you go for love? When new boyfriend Jack stands her up at the airport, Ruby Miller dries her tears, jumps on the Eurostar and heads to Paris. She thinks she's going there to visit an old friend and have a total break from romance. But the City of Love has other ideas. A locked apartment where time has stood still, a bundle of long-lost love letters and a flirtatious French lawyer sweep Ruby into a mystery that spans over 70 years.