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The stern doctor of Vestry Lane never meant to lose his heart. But the moment sweet Miss Eloise came to him hurt and scared, he felt his world shift. Now making sure this sheltered young miss stays safe and in his arms is all that matters. But the lovely Eloise has been burnt by love and is intent on throwing herself in harms' way. It'll take all his patience—and maybe a few delicious spankings—to tame this reckless debutante.

The White Octopus Hotel follows Anna, an art valuer, who is asked by an old man to value a strange ornamental white octopus as his dying wish. As she investigates, she follows its trail to the wreck of a glamourous art deco hotel, once known for a collection of magical artefacts. Anna manages to track down a key, but when she uses it, she is transported through time to the White Octopus Hotel as it was during its heyday in the 1930s and is caught up in a scavenger hunt.

Makeup, party, post, repeat. That’s all my life is, until my world is turned upside down. One of my fans has gone a little overboard, deciding to cross that fine line and send me threats against my life. My safety comes into question when it becomes clear they are stalking me, intending to follow through on their deadly promises. Until they can be tracked down, I’m stuck with a babysitter to keep me safe. An unnecessarily handsome, ex-military babysitter, who looks impossibly attractive in a suit.

The horrors of Texas behind them, the travelers struggle to resolve past trauma as they seek out their next destination, Abby's home city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. However, elements within the government anticipate their next move and Abby may not like what she sees when she arrives.

Ten years ago, the first edition of A Dignified Life changed the way the caregiving community approached Alzheimer's disease by showing caregivers how to act as a Best Friend to the person. Firmly grounded in the latest knowledge about dementia, this expanded edition offers a wealth of tips and advice.

I slept with my trainer. And as it turns out, I’m not the only one. Apparently, he sleeps with all his clients. So I block him—the last thing I need is another a-hole in my life. Especially one as irresistibly charming and handsome as Ashton Vancroft. The catch? Three years later, our best friends, Emma and Marcus, get engaged, and we are both forced to play nice at their destination wedding in Florida. Is he really the self-centered playboy I’ve made him out to be? Or is there something more to this fitness-obsessed now-billionaire that I missed the first time around?

When reclusive art appraiser Eve Shaw shakes the hand of a silver-haired gentleman in her London office, the warmth of his palm sends a spark through her. His name is Max Everly—curiously, the same name as Eve’s favorite composer, born one hundred sixteen years prior. And she can’t shake the feeling that she’s held his hand before . . . but where, and when?

In this revelatory and enthralling book, award-winning historian Richard Bell reveals the full breadth and depth of America’s founding event. The American Revolution was not only the colonies’ triumphant liberation from the rule of an overbearing England; it was also a cataclysm that pulled in participants from around the globe and threw the entire world order into chaos. Repositioning the Revolution at the center of an international web, Bell’s narrative ranges as far afield as India, Africa, Central America, and Australia.

After a year on the run, Lucifer’s right-hand-witch finds herself knee-deep in the tawdry trenches of Hollywood, seeking refuge in the neon-lit chaos to escape the consequences of her actions. But her immortality comes with a price, and the Devil has come to collect: one soul for every year she has taken breath. Anything less and she can kiss this world goodbye.

Colton Henderson has been gone for years from his small Hill Country town. The former Special Ops soldier is finally back, but his family is shocked when he brings along his new fiancée. But Jennifer and Colton have a secret between them. She's running from a suddenly dangerous man and Colton isn't her fiancé. He's her bodyguard.

Ausgezeichnet mit dem Leipziger Lesekompass 2023. Superheldin mit Hörgerät. ÄTT MÄN ONA UBA MÄN? Das ist alles was Cece versteht, wenn sich die Nachbarjungen über Superhelden unterhalten. Schon als kleines Kind hat Cece ihr Gehör verloren. Seitdem trägt sie ein Hörgerät und hat gelernt, Worte und Sätze von den Lippen abzusehen. Aber Cece hasst das Hörgerät. Es ist riesig und Cece ist sich sicher, dass jeder sie deswegen anstarrt. Bis sie herausfindet, was das Phonic Ear noch alles kann. Denn als "El Taubinio" ist Cece damit selbst schon fast eine Superheldin.

Written from the heart, When Angels Speak of Love is a book of fifty love poems by bell hooks, one our most beloved public intellectuals, and author of over twenty books, including the bestselling All About Love. Poem after poem, hooks challenges our views and experiences with love—tracing the links between seduction and surrender, the intensity of desire, and the anguish of death.

Why do so many Black Americans—whether privileged or poor, urban or suburban, young or old—live in a state of chronic anxiety, fear, and shame? Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem breaks through collective denial and dares to imagine a more liberatory framework for understanding “self and identity in a world where loss is commonplace.” With visionary insight, hooks exposes the underlying reality that it has been difficult—if not impossible—for our nation to create a culture that promotes and sustains healthy self-esteem.

Beautifully wrought and staggeringly urgent , Fragile Minds documents Bella Jackson's time as a trainee mental health nurse, and the devastation and hope she encountered in winding corridors and behind locked doors. With compassion and care Bella introduces us to a vivid cast of staff and patients, prompting us to look closer, ask questions and demand more for them.

Er war einmal meine große Liebe – jetzt ist er meine größte Bedrohung. Seth Blackburn ist der Teufel in Menschengestalt. Und leider auch der Einzige, der meine Sicherheit gewährleisten kann. Der Preis dafür? Meine Seele und ein Eheversprechen. Kann ich wirklich mit dem Teufel tanzen, ohne dabei in der Hölle zu landen? Klappentext:. Seth. Ich bin das Ungeheuer, das du erschaffen hast. Du bist der Grund für die verdammte Dunkelheit in mir, die ich nicht vertreiben kann. Und jetzt stehst du vor mir und bittest mich um Hilfe, um meinen Schutz. Ich sollte Mitleid mit dir haben, kleine Hexe.

Sophia Abella has a good life, even if she is a little stuck. Not quite single, not quite married, she keeps men at a safe distance. But when her Marine husband returns to town and takes the job of chief of police, it might finally be time to get that paper work done once and for all. After all, most of her family already thinks she's divorced.

Dumped by her fiancée, Diana wants a life do-over. What she needs is a change of scenery and she just might find that in Starlight Hill. But when Diana is the victim of a fire and rescued by her teenage crush, she'll be forced to remind her heart frequently that she's sworn off men. Tough and wild Scott has changed from his days as a love 'em and leave 'em type, making it difficult for Diana to remember why she gave up on love in the first place.

Oh No! We’re Gonna Die is a compilation of short stories about close calls in Alaska involving the author and his friends and family. These stories are written in a humorous fashion, but still convey the apprehension, excitement and relief involved in life-threatening adventures. It shows how a relatively small mistake can become a major problem in the remote Alaska bush. It takes the listener on adventures throughout the state with a unique cast of characters who never seem to lack in questionable judgment or bad luck.

Cryptocurrency Investing for Beginners is a step-by-step guide designed for everyday people who want to invest with confidence, avoid costly mistakes, and start building long-term wealth.

November 2001: Chloe Harlow wakes up late, with hazy memories of the party the night before but no recollection of how she got back to her Brooklyn apartment. Ever since the terrifying and catastrophic terrorist attack, it seems she has been on a collision course with destruction. When she finally arrives at the exclusive Upper East Side art gallery where she works, she is immediately called into her boss’s office. A pair of NYPD detectives greet her, also very curious to know how her evening ended…because the host of the party, a rising painter and the gallery’s newest artist, is dead.