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Demi has a curse. Plants and flowers call to her. They tug at her soul and she has no idea how to control it. But Demi has it all figured out, she's going to ignore it and become a ballerina just like her mother wants. Since the dance studio is the only place she feels like she fits in, it’s the perfect plan. Until darkness calls and tugs her away to a new land and a castle with secrets. There she meets Dylan, a boy with a similar gift. He shows Demi the path to discovering who she is and what fate holds for each of them.

The gender gap reaches beyond the workplace: it also impacts medical diagnoses! While 13% of boys are diagnosed with ADHD, only 4.2% of girls are, and it’s not because girls don’t have it: it’s because we are misdiagnosed! To make matters worse, the older we get, the harder it is for medical professionals to diagnose and treat us properly. Often the only time a medical professional will notice it is if we have children who are diagnosed. By then, you’re used to living in the chaos of your home and brain!

Historians, even historians of philosophy, have tended to dismiss Stoicism lightly, and popular opinion has taken the cue. No doubt, relevant reasons abound. The riches of Socrates, Democritus, Plato, and Aristotle served to accentuate the comparative poverty of the next age.

Christina Halvorsen reluctantly inherited the 600-year-old family role of Keeper to a village of magical wood carved beings that dwell in the attic of the old family house. Believing she can care for and protect the Villagers, she also pursues a career in a prestigious marketing firm in Duluth, Minnesota. Nicholas, the leader of the Village, constantly reminds Christina that her work schedules cause her to neglect her responsibilities to them.

Lala has been roaming Europe with a band of gypsies, only stopping to spend cold winters behind the safe walls of Monte Rosa. She's embraced the nomadic life, discovered freedom in travel. She’s finally found her niche in the world.

Slowpoke convinces the Guardians of Atopa to let his sister, Sunny, join the mission to save baby sea turtles from vultures waiting for them to hatch. Slowpoke must believe in Sunny’s gift of understanding birds to defeat the vultures and save the baby sea turtles—even if two sloths make the team really, really slow.

Apprenez à vivre votre meilleure vie, pour votre épanouissement personnel tout comme celui de votre entourage. Quel comportement adopter face à l'adversité de la vie et comment réagir face à ce qu'il nous arrive, qu'il s'agisse de bonnes ou de mauvaises expériences ? Relever les défis et accepter les opportunités, assurer son succès et sa carrière, élever ses enfants ou prendre soin de ses parents... tout en inspirant les autres et en contribuant à sa propre communauté, voilà la promesse de ce livre audio. Vous apprendrez à vivre votre meilleure vie et ce, quel que soit votre âge.

This is the story of an old man who is given special powers that he never asked for and the adventures he encounters while trying to use them to save the people that are dear to him. It is 1965, and the beautiful Taino named Guabonito finally meets with Dr. Domo again. She helped him 30 years earlier when he was a young navy diver, lying unconscious in a hospital bed in Puerto Rico after an underwater attack by a menacing sea monster. While on a school trip to the Dominican Republic, she lures the professor away from his university students and his wife.

The Heat Wave drew a violence that was swift and efficient at breaking humanity. Abraham’s people have come to the rescue—only for those they deem worthy. Banished with the task of culling this planet and others, Abraham is pressured to meet his quota while the population on Earth dwindles. He is disturbed by what he witnesses. Until he meets Nova. Twice. She’s refused his offer of sanctuary because the promise of a floating city in the sky sounds absurd, even if it does offer safety and relief from the sweltering heat.

It’s not the 1930s you were taught. Trench fighting of "The Great War" has raged on for decades. During the carnage of a German/Russian counter-offensive, Pvt. Pepper witnessed the slaughter of his comrades. When death presses in on him, he is saved by a mysterious Knight with a magical shield.

Sixteen-year-old rising tennis star Mitchi Conrad's world falls apart when she vanishes on her way home from a school dance. After 11 days, she is found with no memory of her missing time. Once home, she becomes plagued with eerie visions and mysterious blackouts. After a bizarre incident at school, her mother places her into a special program to help her cope with her trauma. Meanwhile, two more vanishings spark the interest of local celebrity and news reporter, Sammy Samuels. When her investigation ignites, tempers flare and sparks fly.

Anny's parents are dead. In an instant, she is alone, forced to face an impossible question that has shadowed her existence since she was a child. But the answer to this question will not be found above ground. Far beneath the surface, there is another world, a secret world. A nocturnal society where magic is not dead, and where the fine line between fact and fairy tale is dangerously undefined. Amidst inexplicable wonders and nightmarish monsters, Anny will discover the truth about her past. Far from the city and all that she knows, deep below ground in the Goblin Market.

Jez and the crew of the Ungovernable are injured, exhausted, and out of time. Their long-time nemesis, Evka, has finally perfected the weapon the crew has been desperately fighting to stop for months—a protocol that will allow her to track down and kill anyone in the system with the click of a button. And the lives of the crew, and of everyone they love, are on the line. With their backs to the wall and no more tokens up their sleeves, they’ll need every bit of skill and ingenuity they possess.

A graduate student is drawn into an adventure to another world she never dreamed existed. Deandra discovers things about her past and the person she is destined to become. Impossible fantasies become her new reality as she battles with unseen forces and enemies she has never met. Ultimately, she must choose which fate to embrace. All she wanted was to return to the safety of her previous life until she makes new friends and follows her heart in a different direction.

Since the first appearance of a vampire in Robert Southey’s Thalaba the Destroyer, we mortals have endured a morbid fascination with these peculiar creatures of the night. They come in many forms: charming and seductive; ghastly and terrible. Join us as we explore a number of classic yarns concerning the various guises of the vampire, from Aleksey Tolstoy’s horrifying description of a vampiric family to Robert E. Howard’s tale of a creature loosed from bondage after having been buried for over three centuries. Thank the gods these creatures are fictitious…aren’t they?

With the mafia after their heads, ex-smuggler pilot Jez and the crew have two choices - run or fight back. Problem is, there’s nowhere in the System to run. So instead, they’re going to take the entire crime syndicate down. But pulling a sting on the mafia - and living to tell the tale - is going to take a hell of a lot more than just good intentions. And when you can’t even trust the people you’re working with - well, let’s just say they’ll have to master the art of subterfuge, or die trying.

Gestohlene Heiligtümer, eine unbekannte Macht mit einem teuflischen Plan und Verbündete, von denen nicht klar ist, auf welcher Seite sie stehen. Die brennende Notre Dame, der Raub des Turiner Grabtuchs und Terroranschläge auf die legendären Meteoraklöster sind erst der Anfang. Europa hält in Angst den Atem an. Tom Wagner ist auf einem Wettlauf gegen die Zeit, um eine Katastrophe zu verhindern, die Europa in ihren Grundfesten zerstören könnte. Und er kann niemandem trauen.

At the aurorium of the Firelord, Ignis, Kaijin Sora finally feels a sense of belonging for the first time in many years. But when a conspiracy befalls the clergy, Kaijin is once again tasked with making things right. His journey will take him through his homeland of Aransiya, across the sea, and into the harsh desert lands of Ankhram, where he must find and stop the traitor. Faced with choices, darkness, and even death, Kaijin assumes the role of his master’s chosen and realizes that the fire that burns in his heart will become the true purveyor of justice.

Riley Jones dives deeper into the secrets of Wildewood. Will she be able to handle what she finds? If you thought A Deadly Affair put you on the edge of your seat, go ahead and buckle up for another ride. Murder, mystery, magic, and the supernatural are waiting for you.

A tragic past comes back to haunt the present in The Ash Tree. When Sir Richard Fell inherits Castringham Hall, it comes with a curse that has caused the mysterious deaths of the previous owners.