Bücher von Sarah Wallace

The 21 poems captured in this book reflect moments in the author's life that ignited a spark of amazement, awe, and gratitude for life. Many people live their lives for the "big" things. As humans we tend to strive towards the next goal: a holiday, a summer vacation, a graduation. The big milestones are certainly worth acknowledging, but these poems celebrate the small things along the way. Each poem encourages you, reader, to take time to breathe, to notice, and to indulge in moments that are, all too often, fleeting. Enjoy!

Dear Bartleby, Tutting-on-Cress is so small as to be idyllic. Hate it already.Sent down from Oxford for playing one prank too many, Sebastian Hartford is well aware he's a disappointment to his family. Ordered to stay with two of his older siblings, Seb learns that what appears to be a punishment might actually be the fresh start he didn't know he needed. Perhaps Tutting-on-Cress will give him what he's wanted all along: sense of self, true friendship, his family's approval, and love.This epistolary romance is the fourth installment in Meddle & Mend, a historical fantasy series. It can be read in order or as a stand-alone.

He had never experienced possibilities - and it was a whole new feeling to have them.Pip Standish is in Newgate Prison, a predictable career finale for a London thief. So he is surprised when Lord Finlington, the dashing viscount he attempted to steal from months before, offers to get him out - on the condition that Pip agrees to leave town and start a new career in the country.Soon, Pip finds himself moving to the idyllic Tutting-on-Cress and a life he never thought possible. As he settles in with his new friends, he discovers a well-rounded education not only involves reading and magic, but how to be happy, how to trust others with your heart, and how to let go of pain.But when an attempt to settle an old debt reopens a dangerous wound, Pip will need to apply all of his hard-earned lessons to stop the past swallowing him - and his future - whole.This new adult fantasy is the third book in the Meddle & Mend series. It is a continuation of Pip's story from One Good Turn.

A reformed thief, a magical viscount,And one good deed that will change a life forever.In the underbelly of London, Nell Birks longs to escape the world of poverty and crime. When she rescues a wealthy gentleman from a gang of thieves, Nell is tasked with robbing the powerful spellcaster Viscount Finlington - as recompense for stealing a mark from a notorious crime lord.Confident that learning magic will improve her chances of a better life, Nell leaps at the opportunity to learn magic from the viscount. Soon, she finds herself immersed in a glittering social sphere, full of magic, luxury, and exciting possibilities.Dazzled by her new world, Nell quickly learns that with bigger dreams come bigger disappointments. And when her new friends decide to leave London behind, finding her place becomes more urgent than ever.When disaster strikes, everything Nell thought she knew about her old life is shaken to its core. But if magic is not her key to a better life, she's more lost than when she began. This new adult fantasy is the second book in the Meddle & Mend series. It takes place shortly after Letters to Half Moon Street but can be read as a standalone.

Bob Wallace had a stellar career, retiring as a Deputy Superintendent in NSW Corrective Services. Shortly after, he was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia. Sarah had the skills to care for her husband, having worked in the UK and Australian health systems but she could not have imagined the nightmare of dealing with the Australian aged care system. Sarah exposes an abusive and broken system, incapable of responding to Bob, or her needs as his carer. The Wallaces were dishonestly tricked into a residentially-based assessment, where Bob was given a drug that acted like 'ICE'. Sarah quickly signed him out. For fourteen months, with love and humour, they managed at home until, needing a break, she was persuaded to put Bob into two-week respite. He would never return home. We follow Sarah and Bob through hospital emergency wards, mental health units and dementia-specific 'homes'. Dismissive, uncaring 'professionals' took control of her husband, restraining him physically and through a cocktail of inappropriate drugs. This left Bob unable to communicate, hastening his death. Sarah's resolution and courage underpin a chronicle of systemic disaster. As she writes, this should never have happened - to anyone.

When shy and bookish Gavin Hartford is sent to London, he is prepared to be very bored and very lonely. But after he accidentally forms an acquaintance with dashing man-about-town Charles Kentworthy, his life is turned completely upside-down. Mr. Kentworthy seems determined to educate Gavin on how to enjoy city life. As Gavin opens up to Mr. Kentworthy-discussing poetry and magic, confessing his fears about marriage, and expanding his social circle to shocking proportions-he finds himself far outside his comfort zone. Will he have the courage to face his own growing feelings for his new friend?This epistolary Regency romance is the first in a historical fantasy series, Meddle & Mend.