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Jodie and Harper are destined to be on the West End stage side by side. They've lived and worked on that dream all their lives but, in a split second, their world divides. Harper is left disabled after a black taxi ploughs into her and Jodie has to return to her stage career alone. After the accident, the doctors tell Harper she will live, but she'll be a wheelchair user. Jodie vows to never leave her side, but Harper knows that's not what she needs.

Mariana, narradora de esta novela comparte su vida familiar a través de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y su lugar de residencia, México. Cuando su padre, el duque, es llamado a combatir al frente durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Mariana emprende un viaje junto con su madre y su hermana hacia un destino colorido. Atrás han dejado París y su encanto de cuento de hadas, y en México encuentran un país lleno de contrastes.

All she wanted was to improve her skills when it came to the C.I was the girl next door…with a few extra pounds. My job was demanding and kept me on my toes, but when I was deep in a case, it left me little time for relationships. And because of that, I had some complaints in the bedroom.

Environmental activist Ashley Barris never thought she’d partner with an oil executive. Hello, never. Sparks ignite—then explode—in book two of the To Be Continued trilogy when the impassioned science teacher and her rival, the philosophical Luke Dalton, not only join forces to run a STEAM nonprofit but also unguard their hearts and dare to explore a surprising and incendiary love. When Ashley learns of Luke’s company’s plans for Arctic drilling, she leaves him, but her heart insists on this generous man.

Brooklyn is a fierce, no-nonsense woman who is about stacking paper and building a good life. Meeting the handsome Jihad was pure coincidence, but she quickly catches feelings for this smooth-talking brother. A whirlwind romance develops between them, and before you know it, Brooklyn is thrown in a love triangle she was not aware of. Common sense and her Ivy League education couldn’t prepare her for what is to come in her once quiet life.

Quattro gatti, tutti diversi eppure amici. Quattro donne che pensavano di salvare dei randagi e invece ne verranno salvate. Quattro storie che diventano una, in un valzer di incontri, amicizie fortissime e amori inaspettati, legami che si creano e rinsaldano grazie alla presenza, silenziosa e potente, dei gatti. In un giorno di pioggia di primavera Miyu cammina lungo i binari della ferrovia mentre torna da lavoro e si imbatte in un gattino abbandonato dentro uno scatolone. Decide di portarlo a casa, dove lo ribattezza Chobi.

Love. Anyone who has ever loved knows that love kills. Sometimes quickly. Sometimes slowly. Sometimes in pleasure, but more often in the agony of unbearable pain. The victim of love loses the ability to think rationally. Trying to predict your own death is pointless. The Silver Island is the first in a series of fantasy fairy tales for adults with not necessarily happily ever after: about passionate love on an island that does not exist.

Die Musik verbindet ihre Seelen. Das Schicksal trennt ihre Herzen. Die Balletttänzerin Leah hat das Gefühl, nirgendwo hineinzupassen. Bis sie den Cellisten John kennenlernt. John, der ihren Traum an der Juilliard zu studieren teilt. Doch nicht nur seine Musik lässt ihr Herz höherschlagen, sondern auch seine eisblauen Augen lösen ein verbotenes Kribbeln in ihrem Bauch aus. Verboten, weil Leah einen Freund hat. Der Cellist John hat bisher nur für die Musik gelebt und sich zu verlieben gehörte nicht zu seinen Plänen.

This is a language course teaching the basics of the Romanian language quickly and efficiently. This includes a focus on words and phrases that are frequently used and can be put to daily use, such as questions, numbers, foods, introductions, and many other frequently used topics. Review modules are also included if you won't be putting your new language skills to use immediately. This is an ideal way to rapidly build an understanding of the Romanian language with a focus on the words and phrases that you really need.

The coffin-maker Yakov is shocked by his wife's illness, with whom he lived for 52 years. An understanding suddenly came to him that the woman had never seen love or affection from him for the entire time of family life. But only accusations and abuse. The husband, who fell into extreme stinginess, forbade her to drink tea, and the unfortunate woman was forced to drink empty boiling water. Her whole life was spent in work and utmost need in the tiny hut where Yakov stored, ready for sale, coffins.

Discover how Meghan Truman, Sandy Bay's latest resident and new bakery owner, navigates her way through three murder mysteries as she gets to know the quirky characters in her adopted hometown after failing to make a career as an actress in Hollywood. She's finally started a relationship with Jack Irvin, a detective, but will she find time to build a romance while she has to deal with betrayals, ungrateful staff, culture clashes, and murder? Three complete best-selling cozy mystery stories in one boxset!

Il magistrato Elena Macchi, con a fianco il fidato commissario Torrisi, si ritrova a dover indagare su una serie di misteriosi omicidi, avvenuti nell’altrimenti placida provincia di Varese. Il tutto ha inizio con l’assassinio di una modella, Eva Borghi, vista poche ore prima in casa del pittore Claudio Murro. Un altro delitto, stavolta a Milano, porterà Elena a collaborare con la questura meneghina assieme a una psicologa e una criminologa del capoluogo.

What Did Not Kill Me, Made Me is the second in a trilogy after the best-selling and award-winning book Girl, Taken: A True Story of Abductions, Captivity and Survival.

Meghan hates goodbyes, but she knows she has to say her farewell to some people and situations in her life. She's left anxious and confused when a know-it-all neighbor is found dead under questionable circumstances. Was their final farewell natural or calculated? Meghan has her hunches. She's determined to find out, even though she knows she'll be putting her life at risk, along with the most precious person in her life. In her quest for the truth, will she be successful or end up the victim of a ruthless killer who's determined to have the last laugh?

Eine abenteuerliche Reise vor der malerischen Kulisse der grünen Insel und die Suche nach der wahren Bestimmung – Band 2 der brandneuen Trilogie erstmals auf Deutsch! Breen Kellys Herz ist zerrissen, denn die junge Lehrerin steht vor einer schweren Entscheidung.

After a hot day in South Africa’s Mpumalanga bushveld, Noko, a young crested porcupine with a big heart, scurries out of his burrow to meet up with his many friends at night school. But just before he leaves, his parents summon him back with exciting news. He’s going to be a big brother! Unfortunately, Noko isn’t nearly as thrilled as his mother and father. Noko is the baby of the family, and he thinks it should stay that way. Feeling sad and dejected, Noko dashes off into the darkness before his parents can say another word.

"Life in Questions and Exclamations" is a short story by the Russian writer and playwright Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904). Written and first published in 1882 in the journal Alarm Clock under the pseudonym Antosha Chekhonte, the short story "Life in Questions and Exclamations" is written in an unusual form of a collection of key phrases—memoirs for each stage of a man's life—childhood, adolescence, youth, the period "between 20 and 30 years", "between 30-50 years", and old age.

Alice is a detective with a bizarre ability. She can take out criminals with her powerful static shocks. Sounds like an impressive weapon? It should be, but she’s been banned from using this power by her bullying chief inspector. Working with her partner, Max Greenstick, Alice investigates a spate of kidnappings and finds herself in a dramatic situation. With thugs closing in and an officer down, she uses her static to gain an advantage and is inevitably suspended from duty. Alice’s only option is to continue investigating undercover.

Il corpo in cui sono nata è una sorta di memoir in cui Guadalupe Nettel, fortunata autrice messicana de La figlia unica, ripercorre la propria infanzia e adolescenza tra Messico e Francia in seno a una famiglia progressista che, suo malgrado, si trova a fare i conti con gli anni ‘70 e la fine dell’utopia. La protagonista si confronta con la sua infanzia segnata da un neo bianco sulla cornea che l’ha costretta a portare per anni un grosso cerotto sull’occhio che la porta a sviluppare fin da piccolissima un profondo senso di estraneità nei confronti del mondo che la circonda.

"I metodi tradizionali con me non hanno funzionato. Sono uscita dal liceo dopo tredici anni di inglese con ancora tanto, troppo, da imparare. Il mio modo di comunicare era basico e meccanico, il che mi faceva sentire spesso a disagio. Sognavo di esprimermi liberamente, senza rinunciare a tutte le sfumature che una lingua possiede e stabilendo connessioni più profonde con le persone, ma non ci riuscivo. Mi ci è voluto del tempo per capire che dovevo lasciar perdere la traduzione letterale e iniziare a pensare in inglese.