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Detective Kylie "KC" Cassidy's career wilts like a thirsty poinsettia in the Florida heat. When a councilman is found dead during Christmas week, KC must solve this high-profile case before the New Year's Eve fireworks or face unemployment. As she delves deeper, more bodies surface like unwanted gifts. KC is running out of time, the clock ticking down as though in a twisted Advent calendar.

Belonging isn’t something you need to earn or prove. Yet, somewhere along the way, we were taught to chase it—believing we weren’t enough just as we are. Avive la Vie is your invitation to reconnect with the magnificence and worth within you and embrace who you truly are beneath all the noise. Follow Rowan and the crew on an unforgettable journey of self-discovery. Break free from stifling expectations and nurture authentic, meaningful connections. Together, we are on the verge of discovering what true belonging really means.

On Board: The Modern Playbook for Corporate Governance is the ultimate guide for corporate directors, executives, governance professionals, and students navigating today's fast-evolving business landscape. Written by a seasoned corporate director, investment banker, and expert witness in corporate litigation, this essential resource delivers a historical perspective, data-driven insights and stories from inside boardrooms on board leadership, fiduciary duties, CEO issues, regulatory compliance, and governance best practices.

Lord Artingham ermordet! Nach fachmännischer Diagnose handelt es sich einwandfrei um Mord, der zwischen fünf und sieben Uhr angesetzt werden muss. Kurz darauf wird Lady Van Duys, die von Unbekannten erpresst wurde, in den Räumen von Scotland Yard ermordet aufgefunden. Die Beamten von Scotland Yard bieten alle Kräfte auf, um die Kriminalfälle zu lösen, doch erst zwei Schweizer Freunden gelingt es nach und nach, Licht ins Dunkle zu bringen.

What am I, a senior executive with one of the country's largest money managers, doing hailing down strangers at night on the streets of New York City?“Are you Catholic?” my friends and I ask. “Would you like a rosary? Would you like to go to confession here tonight?”“Are you kidding?” responds one man. “Been there, done that!” says another. “God, no!” chimes in a fast-walking atheist. “You Catholics are all pedophiles!” yells one angry woman. Another hands us a bag of dog poop. Sixty-year-old Michael even has advice: “Why don’t you evangelize out in the Middle East, where they need you?

Quelques années seulement se sont écoulées depuis la fin de la guerre froide lorsque Patrick Coonan est rappelé à l'ordre... Cette fois, il s'agit d'éliminer un dangereux exécuteur du GRU ex-soviétique qui travaille maintenant pour la mafia russe !

In this transformative one-hour audiobook, you'll discover a refreshing and realistic path to natural anti-aging through science-backed wellness practices that support your body from the inside out. Rewind The Clock explores how to slow aging, boost vitality, and glow with renewed health - no matter your age.

In Micro-Habits for Big Change, you’ll discover how tiny, intentional actions can transform your life in ways you never imagined. Instead of relying on willpower or overwhelming resolutions, this book provides a simple, science-backed approach to building lasting habits that stick.

The Finnish Front Line is a historical biography of Urho Kekkonen, the eighth and longest-serving president of Finland. Gordon F. Sander focuses on Kekkonen's pivotal first term as president, which was bracketed by two crises that together formed the template for both Finland's relationship with the Soviet Union from 1956 through the fall of the USSR, and Kekkonen's own "special" relationship with Moscow: the Night Frost crisis of 1957, which derived from the Kremlin's desire to exert greater influence on Finnish politics.

In a world increasingly shaped by secularism, Understanding Atheism: The Rejection of God, Faith & Religion offers a compelling, balanced, and deeply thoughtful exploration into one of the most significant worldview shifts of our time.

Sandy et Luke, meilleurs amis, ont grandi dans une communauté profondément religieuse où les femmes ne sont que des objets. Mais Luke, après s'être enfui, est mort. Et sans son protecteur, Sandy se retrouve enfermée dans un mariage violent avec Trevor et une vie cauchemardesque au sein de cette communauté fanatique. Jusqu'au jour où elle tombe sur des lettres qu'elle n'a jamais reçues. Et si Luke était en vie ? Pourrait-elle trouver refuge auprès de lui, au sein des Bloody Tigers ? Sauront-ils même lui venir en aide ? Ces lettres sont tout ce qu'il lui fallait pour reprendre courage.

Les relations entre l'Empire du Nikan et la Fédération de Mugen ont toujours été conflictuelles. Lorsque l'Empire se retrouve affaibli, la Fédération en profite pour l'envahir. Deux Guerres du pavot sont nécessaires pour vaincre et repousser l'ennemi mugenais vers le large. Des siècles plus tard, au sud du Nikan, la jeune orpheline Fang Runin, qui n'a connu que la misère, se retrouve fiancée contre son gré. Pour échapper au mariage, elle se lance à corps perdu dans la préparation du Keju, un exigeant concours qui lui ouvre les portes de l'élitiste Académie de Sinegard.

June Hayward et Athena Liu ont étudié ensemble à Yale, ont déménagé à Washington après avoir obtenu leur diplôme et sont toutes les deux écrivaines, mais les similitudes s'arrêtent là. Athena est une étoile montante de la littérature, et June n'est personne. Après tout, qui s'intéresse de nos jours aux histoires d'une fille blanche aussi banale qu'elle ?

One year after they worked together to capture a fugitive necromancer, Nella Dormanni is thrilled to welcome her colleague Mainu back in New Montres. To her surprise, the dashing lieutenant isn't merely in town for a leisurely visit, but to track down a wealthy socialite who's gone missing—and what's more, he asks Nel to help. The two of them embark on what Nel assumes to be a routine investigation, only to find there's much more to the story than her partner let on.

When the dowager countess receives her first assignment as a private inquiry agent from Tuchinsky, an East End gangster, she immediately throws herself into the case with gusto. Meanwhile, Lord Langley hires Tabitha and Wolf for an assignment that takes them deep into London's Jewish neighbourhood. Is there a connection between the two investigations? More importantly, can the two investigative teams work together?

While Wolf contemplates whether or not to continue investigating, it seems that the dowager has taken matters into her own hands and is investigating a case independently. But why has she gone missing from her home for two nights, and what mischief has she gotten herself into? Tracking down the elderly woman takes Tabitha and Wolf into some of the darkest, most dangerous corners of the city. What on earth is the exasperating dowager caught up in that she seems to have become entangled with London’s prostitutes?

Dora is always aware of the line between fact and fiction. As a fact checker at an online magazine, her job depends on it. And as a woman outrunning her secrets, so does her life. But when a colleague decides to pursue a story about a murder in her hometown, one linked to a deadly fire at a cult compound twenty years prior, suddenly all of Dora's carefully spun deceptions are at risk. And if she can't stop the story, her entire life is on the line.

Tabitha and Wolf have just arrived back in London after their relaxing stay in Corfu. They haven’t thought about murder investigations for almost two months. However, any hopes they have that this respite might last a little longer are shattered when the groom’s father, Clarence Williams, the Earl of Warwick, is accused of murder just before Tobias’ wedding day to Lady Lily. Can Tabitha and Wolf clear the earl’s name in time for the wedding to proceed as planned? And what on earth is the dowager doing teaming up with Uncle Duncan, of all people?

Tabitha and Wolf are hoping to spend a quiet Christmas at Glanwyddan Hall, the Pembroke estate in Wales. However, before they even leave London, they receive unsettling news of disturbing pranks happening on the estate. Is this just some local youthful mischief, or is something more sinister afoot? Moreover, why is the dowager countess so determined that they not cancel their visit? With the dowager guarding a secret, Tabitha and Wolf are thrust into a desperate quest to uncover the truth. As danger looms, they must navigate treacherous paths to safeguard their loved ones.

Read by Peter Kenny, award-winning narrator of the Culture series by Iain M. Banks. In a ravaged near-future England, a private detective with psychic powers might be the last hope standing between mankind and total collapse. Mindstar Rising is the first cyberpunk thriller in Peter F. Hamilton's...