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Everyone knows Ruby Devereaux's books. But no one knows her story. Until now. From a teenager in wartime England to a veteran of modern-day London—via 1950's New York, the Swinging Sixties, Cold War Berlin, Venice and Vietnam—Ruby Devereaux has lived one hell of a life: parties, scandals and conflict zones, meeting men and adventure along the way. In a writing career spanning seven decades and more than twenty books, she's distilled everything into her work. Or has she?

All Richard Hadlow wants is a happy family and a peaceful home. Having built the perfect house deep in the Kent countryside, now all he needs is a wife. He's about to discover, however, that even the most perfectly-laid plans can go horribly and tragically wrong. The year is 1689 and England is in the grip of turmoil. A pretender is trying to take the throne, but Richard has no interest in the affairs of his country. He only cares about finding the perfect wife and giving her a perfect life. But someone–or something–at his newly-built house has other ideas.

Fr. Robert Spitzer, President of Gonzaga University and a highly regarded spiritual teacher and writer, presents a practical, yet rich guide for helping busy people develop a regular and deeper prayer life. Based on many successful retreats and seminars he has given over the years, this brilliant Jesuit priest presents five essential means through which the contemplative and active aspects of our lives can be fused together for a stronger spiritual life.

For those who love country-fried cozy mysteries filled with action, quirky characters, and a side of romance, you're going to love the trouble-magnet portrait artist and amateur-sleuth Cherry Tucker. From The Wall Street Journal bestselling and international award-winning author Larissa Reinhart and read by the fabulously funny Joan Dukore.

Una obra de referencia sobre la orden religioso-militar más esotérica, misteriosa y sorprendente de todos los tiempos. Desde su fundación en el siglo XII, los templarios han fascinado a todo aquel que ha sabido de su existencia. La disolución de la Orden hace 700 años, lejos de relegarlos al olvido, incrementó el interés por estos enigmáticos caballeros religioso-militares.

Seis amigos están reunidos en casa de la señorita Marple. En un momento dado, alguien propone que cada uno de ellos deberá exponer un problema o crimen real, y los demás deberán competir para solucionarlo. Deciden juntarse una vez a la semana y llamarlo el Club de los Martes.

Invitados por Japp, Poirot y Hastings deciden pasar el fin de semana con él en la pequeña localidad rural de Market Basing. Mientras disfrutan de un buen desayuno, son interrumpidos por un agente de la policía local, que le pide ayuda a Japp con un problema: Walter Protheroe, el solitario propietario de una gran mansión local, Leigh House, ha sido encontrado muerto en su casa. Supuestamente se ha suicidado, pero el médico local sostiene que es imposible.

Best friends from college. Plus-ones since med school. A chance for something new... Jace Crawford heals hearts for a living. More than that, medicine is his life. To become the leading cardiothoracic surgeon on the West Coast, he’s made sacrifices. No social life. He barely has time to sleep. Love? Forget about it. But when everything goes horribly wrong on his table, and he unexpectedly loses a patient, Jace is suspended from work. When a man has nothing but his job, what does he do when that’s gone?

Christian Wolfe is Hollywood’s It actor. If the magazines are to be believed, he’s the sexiest man on earth. He’s preparing for the biggest movie role of his life, and his agent has booked him in a hot new ski lodge in Montana, tucked away from crazy fans. He can’t wait for the break. But what Christian isn’t prepared for is Jenna. With a face that could easily co-star with him in a movie and her ambition to put her stamp on Cunningham Falls, he can’t stay away. But even more intriguing than her beauty is the fact that she’s not at all impressed with his celebrity status.

Today, there is more science-based evidence for God, the soul, and life after death than ever before. Then why are scores of people turning to unbelief because of “science”? The answer is simple: they do not know the science. Science at the Doorstep to God presents in depth the latest evidence to turn the rising tide of unbelief. Father Robert Spitzer, S.J., synthesizes eight recent studies confirming an intelligent creator of physical reality as well as a transphysical soul capable of surviving bodily death.

Sommer 1975 in Ost-Berlin. Anni und ihre Familie leben in der DDR. Als Anni ihre Tante Gundula wie so oft zum Grenzübergang Tränenpalast begleitet, verliert sie ihr geliebtes Notizbuch. Der Finder des Büchleins ist Emil, ein junger Mann aus dem Westen, der ab und an beruflich nach Ost-Berlin reist. Um ihr Notizbuch wiederzubekommen, lässt Anni sich auf eine Verabredung mit ihm ein. Dabei hat sie sich geschworen, nie so eine zu werden, die sich einem Westdeutschen an den Hals wirft.

Eve’s War is a series of twelve novellas. Each book contains approximately 20,000 words and a complete story. Kindly note that the price throughout the series will be set at the minimum level and that Eve’s story arc will be concluded at the end of the series.

La historia comienza con Hercule Poirot disfrutando de un tranquilo día al aire libre en el campo cuando es interrumpido por el sonido de un disparo. Al investigar, descubre a un hombre, el Sr. Harrington Pace, aparentemente intentando matar avispas con una pistola en su jardín. Poirot, intrigado por la situación, decide investigar más a fondo. Hablando con el Sr. Pace, Poirot descubre que hay tensiones entre él y su vecino, el Sr. Davis, debido a una disputa sobre la propiedad. El Sr. Davis había acusado previamente al Sr. Pace de robo.

La historia comienza con la narradora, que es invitada a una fiesta en la casa de su amigo, Guy. Durante la fiesta, Guy le cuenta a la narradora sobre un extraño suceso que ocurrió en la piscina de la casa. Una mujer, que nadie parecía conocer, fue encontrada ahogada en la piscina durante una fiesta anterior. A pesar de las investigaciones, nunca se descubrió quién era la mujer ni cómo llegó allí. La narradora se siente intrigada por el misterio y decide investigar por su cuenta. A medida que indaga, descubre que la mujer ahogada tenía conexiones con varios de los invitados de la fiesta, incluido Guy.

Bestselling author Herminia Ibarra presents a model for career reinvention that flies in the face of everything we've learned from "career experts"—and is tailor-made for changing careers in today's uncertain world. Career transition is not a linear path toward some predetermined identity, according to Ibarra, but a crooked journey along which we try on a host of "possible selves" we might become. Successful reinvention comes not from deciphering and analyzing our past, but from inventing and testing our possible futures.

El exquisito lord Torlundy cree desfallecer cuando le presentan a doña María, la sosa, insípida y poco agraciada hija del marqués de la Eras. Y es que aquella dama gris y aburrida viste como cien años atrás y es tan desagradable como un dolor de pies. Doña María no creía posible que en el atuendo de un caballero cupieran tantas cintas, lazadas y plumas hasta que le han presentado al afectado lord Torlundy, ayudante del almirante Carlton en la Oficina de la Guerra.

Dame Joan Collins has always believed that one should retain some mystery in life and hide a knowing smile behind one’s shoulder pads. In her new book, she returns in dazzling form to share her most memorable moments from her eclectic and vibrant life—in and out of the limelight. Behind the Shoulder Pads will take you on a spectacular journey from her early years as a young star in Hollywood to stamping her stilettos in Dynasty; from the glittering heights of Saint-Tropez to the busy Oscars seasons in LA over the years.

On a hot, muggy afternoon in Eden, a tiny, rural town deep in southeast Louisiana, two boys make a grim discovery: They unearth the decades-old remains of a child, strands of hair and clothing still attached to the bones. Meanwhile on the other side of the country, in California, forty-one-year-old Evelyn Yates, a single mother is struggling to maintain psychological equilibrium despite problems with alcohol, a difficult teenage daughter, and her own traumatic past.

Oli and Joe are identical twins. But they will never be the same. Lizzie Truman gives birth to her sons at thirty-one weeks. From the start, the differences between the twins are clear. Oli is bigger, stronger, healthier. Joe is small and much less robust, his future inexorably altered by the trauma of his premature delivery. As soon as the boys are well enough, Lizzie checks out of the maternity hospital and leaves her old life behind. By the time Oli and Joe are grown, Beth has a new name, a thriving business, and she has successfully raised her sons alone.

From the 1880s to the 1950s, the Harvey Girls went west to work in Fred Harvey's restaurants along the Santa Fe railway. At a time when there were "no ladies west of Dodge City and no women west of Albuquerque," they came as waitresses, but many stayed and settled, founding the struggling cattle and mining towns that dotted the region. Interviews and historical research help recreate the Harvey Girl experience. The accounts are personal, but laced with the history the women lived.