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La vida no es justa, y eso Logan lo sabe muy bien. Después de una dolorosa pérdida, su corazón se ha vuelto hermético, frío e inquebrantable. Por eso no le importa que todos crean que es el malo de la historia. Leah nunca se ha sentido la protagonista de la suya. Vive con la cabeza enterrada en los libros, intentando pasar desapercibida, y se refugia en la gran comunidad de lectores que tiene en internet. Leah no es el tipo de chica que Logan está buscando. Y Logan es la clase de chico que Leah trata de evitar.

Two lost souls. One chance at love. From battlefields to bookshelves, Captain Jane Reed is on a mission to help a world-renowned author, Veronica Cooper, reclaim her passion. Seeking solace from the hustle and bustle of Venice, the two head to a tranquil countryside villa, where Jane discovers more than just the beauty of nature. As fate would have it, Jane crosses paths with David, Veronica's mysterious and brooding son. He too carries the weight of his past, but can Jane break through his walls and find the love they deserve? Or will their scars prove to be too deep to mend?

It’s completely natural to want to avoid pain, because it feels “bad,” we instinctively resist it, ignore it, override it, and generally try to get rid of it as quickly as possible. Sometimes, we try to numb ourselves or escape–through painkillers, drugs, or alcohol; through distractions like shopping and overworking; or even through exercise or spiritual practices–because those are the only tools we know for dealing with it.

When Izzy discovers the body of a teenage runaway under her conservatory, she knows that someone in this village buried a very dark secret. Who is the girl? How was she able to vanish in a place like Seahouses? And why was her grave filled with salt?

It starts innocently enough. Four kids—three girls, one boy—are at one of their houses, playing games. One of them has read about "Bloody Mary" and the idea that if you look into a mirror and say her name thirteen times, she will show you the future. Some legends say she'll show you your one true love or a skull to mark your death within five years. Others say that conjuring Bloody Mary will bring her into your world.

What do artist models think about while posing nude on the stand? Do they watch you as much as you watch them? Are they musing about their misadventures or what they want to do when they put their clothes back on and go home? Is it possible that they are living, breathing bodies who are reminiscing about their trips to Europe, Morocco, or New York City? What were the union rules for those in the San Francisco Model's Guild? What about the world of theatre? Is it very different from the world of artist modeling? The answers to all these pressing questions are in this memoir....

The Funeral Cryer long ago accepted the mundane realities of her life: avoided by fellow villagers because of the stigma attached to her job and underappreciated by her husband, whose fecklessness has pushed the couple close to the brink of breakup. But just when things couldn't be bleaker, she takes a leap of faith—and in so doing, things start to take a surprising turn for the better.

Tras el primer caso de la inspectora gitana Adela Palazuelo que vive y trabaja en Pan Bendito, ahora le han asignado un caso muy complicado. Una antigua amante del Rey Emérito ha fallecido en Madrid, el CESID se ha hecho cargo de la investigación, pero el Ministro de Interior quiere que un cuerpo especial de la policía haga la suya propia.

Helen Shiller went from radical anti-war activist in Wisconsin, to a member of a collective of white allies of the Black Panther Party in Chicago, to an elected city council person who helped break the back of the racialized opposition to Harold Washington, Chicago's first Black mayor. Shiller participated, when few others did, in the historic fight against the gentrification of a unique economically and racially mixed Chicago community on the Northside.

Legenderna om Ramsjögården talar om en förbannelse som vilar över ägorna. Den blodröda vallmon som frodas på den gamla gårdens marker varslar enligt sägnen om olycka och död. Berättelserna sätter skräck i folket som bor kring sjön, och när den förmögne Göran Blessing kommer till trakten för att rusta upp gården väcks minnen, skvaller och onda aningar åter till liv. Snart märker byborna att vallmon kring gården blommar kraftigare än någonsin tidigare.

Det är 1899. Elvaåriga Elin Andersson och hennes familj har det inte lätt. De riskerar att förlora sitt torp om inte styvfadern har råd att behålla det, och då måste familjen emigrera till Amerika. Det skulle innebära att Elin aldrig får träffa sin bästa vän igen, och det kan hon inte låta hända. Elin lägger därför upp en plan. En plan som kanske kan rädda familjen, och deras hem. Hon tänker ge sig av i smyg och sedan tillbringa sommaren med att samla in tillräckligt med pengar för att kunna behålla familjetorpet.

1832. The morning after her father's funeral, Prudence Merryfield wakes to the liberating thought that this is the first day of her new life. At thirty-five and unmarried, she is now mistress of her own fate. But a cruel revelation at the reading of her father's will forces Prudence to realise that taking only the most drastic action will set her free. Present day. Eliza is gifted a family heirloom by her aunt—a Georgian pocket book, belonging to her ancestor, Prudence Merryfield, whose existence reverberates through the lives of generations of Eliza's family, the Ambroses.

Patiente et intrépide, Agnieszka parvient toujours à glaner dans la forêt les baies les plus recherchées, mais chacun à Dvernik sait qu'il est impossible de rivaliser avec Kasia. Intelligente et pleine de grâce, son amie brille d'un éclat sans pareil. Malheureusement, la perfection peut servir de monnaie d'échange dans cette vallée menacée par la corruption. Car si les villageois demeurent dans la région, c'est uniquement grâce aux pouvoirs du "Dragon".

When Detective Jackie Cooke is called out to the scene, she’s expecting a routine check. The bottle of pills on the kitchen table, next to the note with the single word SORRY written in a shaky hand, make it seem obvious what’s happened. But Jackie is shocked when she recognises her old schoolfriend Claire--and she is convinced Claire would never take her own life.

In dieser scharfen Kurzgeschichte von Marguerite Nousville geht es ordentlich zur Sache! Auf einem Kurztrip nach New York stößt die Protagonistin auf eine Anzeige für einen Selbstbefriedigungskurs. Anfangs fragt sie sich, ob dies wirklich das Richtige für sie ist – onanieren inmitten einer Gruppe Fremder? Doch bald fallen sämtliche Hemmungen und Hüllen, und sechs Frauen begeben sich zusammen auf eine Entdeckungsreise der Leidenschaft.

'Tis the season for finding love... and the perfect book! With just two weeks until Christmas, everything in Clove Lore should be perfect. But the latest holidaymaker to the Borrow a Bookshop is feeling far from festive... Icelandic ex-bookseller Magnús Sturluson might be surrounded by love stories in the Bookshop, but he’s nursing a sadness that not even fiction can fix. When Alexandra Robinson winds up stranded in Clove Lore, she finds a safe place to hide from heartbreak. After all, all that’s waiting for her at home is a cheater boyfriend and the memories of her parents.

Die Trennung von ihrem Freund wäre nur halb so schlimm, wenn nur diese Geilheit nicht wäre. Auf der Suche nach einem guten Porno, kommt sie in Kontakt mit einem Webcam-Girl - und ist plötzlich selbst online. Von der Lust getrieben, liefert sie dem Online-Publikum eine heiße One-Woman-Show und dann steht plötzlich auch noch ihr Ex vor der Tür.

Detective Inspector Arthur Gredge of Scotland Yard is a changed man, and not for the better, it seems. The prime suspect in a terrible crime he did not commit, Gredge launches an impassioned defense. The problem is that he does not know if he is guilty or innocent. Midnight Gunn must uncover the cause of Gredge’s unsettling behavior before the inspector loses his mind, his job, or very possibly his life. It is a task that must be conducted with the utmost caution, as Midnight’s own conduct comes under close scrutiny from all directions, putting him and those he loves at risk.

For Skye Thistle, one look through a mysterious spyglass changed everything. Catapulted to a strange world and into a war she doesn’t understand, she suddenly has a whole new set of problems. Should she hold on to everything she has always believed in, or let go of old prejudices and do whatever it takes to save her new friends? A dark shadow is growing in the south, and the goblins are at war. Can Skye trust them, or is there a traitor threatening to undermine everything she’s working to achieve.

In the first part of The Romantic Travel Adventures of Stan & Jane, both are individually recalling their time with Guinevere, who was the mother of Jane and foster parent of Stan. But somehow both had different relations. In the past, Stan and Jane have been together. They were best friends but with opposing personalities. In their teenage years, Stan fell in love with Jane. But Guinevere's death distanced them. Now after years, he decides to follow the road map from Guinevere's diary as he had once promised her. For that, he finds Jane, and the adventure begins.