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"For dock lovers and daydreamers"One wealthy family.One beautiful cottage.Many summers of secrets.More than a decade after tragedy strikes, Colin Montgomery returns to the Wynward's Muskoka cottage to spend one last summer with the marvelous Miss Elizabeth. As a child, he was saved by the Wynward family. Ultimately it's Colin who saves the Wynwards.Shy, orphaned Colin Montgomery appears to finally have it all: an ivy-league education, a century-old, lakeside cottage in Muskoka, and a benefactor in the marvelous "Miss Elizabeth" Wynward, the shrewd, champagne-swilling mistress of Pittsburgh's Wynward Steel. Colin spends idyllic summers of the 1970s alongside the spirited yet troubled Wynward grandchildren. They swim, they sail, they fall in love, they ride in glossy wooden launches. But when tragedy strikes, the Wynwards are ripped away from the lake, away from each other. Fifteen years later, with the grand lady's health failing, it's up to Colin to bring them together. With help from old family photographs, he must take on the charming force that is Miss Elizabeth to unravel family secrets and uncover what really happened.By welcoming him into the family as a child, the Wynwards rescued Colin. Ultimately it's Colin who rescues the Wynwards.loriknowles.comPRAISE FOR SUMMERS WITH MISS ELIZABETH!"For dock lovers and daydreamers."-Wendie Donabie, Muskoka Author & Artist "This novel is a must-read, powerful tour de force. Knowles skillfully explores the strength and fragility of the human condition, effortlessly weaving themes of love & loss, family, class, and the destructive power of secrets. The writing is rich and lush, taking you on a compelling whirlwind journey of discovery that will leave you breathless."-Cindy Watson, award-winning and best-selling author of The Art of Feminine Negotiation and Out of Darkness"With unforgettable characters, Summers With Miss Elizabeth is an emotionally charged saga in which to lose yourself.-Beverley Brewer, author of Dance Into The Light: a memoir

A brilliant photographic journey taken across beautiful, diverse Hastings County -- a south central Ontario gem that rolls north from its scenic Bay of Quinte shores to rugged, eternal Canadian Shield water, rocks, trees and skies.

A remarkable creative journey taken by seven acclaimed Canadian landscape painters to the famed Group of Seven 'Solemn Land', the timeless, breathtakingly beautiful Montreal River and Lake Superior North Shore regions of Ontario. Includes stunning en plein air works and the beautiful photography of internationally renowned Gary McGuffin.

A beautiful depiction of Ontario's iconic Prince Edward County, with four accomplished regional photographers portraying The County in all of its Four Season landscape beauty.

Let the summery vibes of this laugh-out-loud small-town romance remind you that nice people can finish first.

All the animals are awake and ready to explore the province of Ontario and the Great Lakes in this early concept alphabet book.Make a splash in Muskoka, skate outdoors on Ottawa's Rideau canal, help turn sap into maple syrup, grab a grilled lunch with some sea gulls, and peek through the pines at a welcoming campsite in one of the province's many beautiful parks. Jocey's vibrant and whimsical illustrations showcase a selection of the regional diversity found throughout this province, and of the many birds and animals that call Ontario home.

Charley Scott is thrilled to be running a summer pop-up gallery in cottage country. But when her friend's husband is found dead, the investigation threatens the gallery's opening.

Sarah Martin is bored. Thanks to her father's transfer from an inner-city police division to a small-town detachment, she is forced to to live in Muskoka - no friends, no mall, no life.But when Sarah does make a new friend - Mindi - life gets c