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In a world where the sword is falling out of favour, one family remains bound by an oath from times long past. For nearly two centuries, the Aven family has guarded a mysterious tomb and trained relentlessly to fulfil a duty lost to time. Cullen Aven, frustrated by a lifetime of unanswered questions, is convinced the truth lies within the tomb's sarcophagus, though uncovering it would mean breaking the very oath that defines his family. Sharael Maldeen, a woman marked by past failures, battles to restore an extinct order of wizards who once shaped the world.

Finding Beauty in and Out is a journey through discovery. Filled with unique insight and a lifetime of experience, this book shines a light on what truly makes us special. It is through this journey we all come to understand the hidden truths of who we are.

" Je vivais désormais de son battement de cœur, ce rythme maladroit et désaccordé qu’il avait directement gravé dans le mien. Nous étions le début et la fin d’une unique histoire – éternels et inséparables, Rigel et moi, lui l’étoile, moi le ciel, lui les griffures, moi les pansements, des constellations de frissons, ensemble. Ensemble depuis le début. Et tandis que je me brisais pour me recoudre avec des morceaux qui criaient uniquement et seulement son nom, pendant que tout s’effritait et qu’il devenait une partie de moi, je compris que, de toute ma vie, je n’avais jamais appartenu qu’à Lui. "

Trois suspects. Deux meurtres. Une seule victime. Vingt ans après l’enlèvement d’un bébé, une mort suspecte frappe une maison de retraite, révélant un lien inattendu entre ces deux drames. Quatre femmes aux secrets bien gardés se retrouvent alors impliquées dans l’enquête : Edith, une pétillante octogénaire résidente de l’établissement qui cherche à s’en évader et Patience, sa jeune et énigmatique aide-soignante. Clio, la fille d’Edith et Frankie, une mère en quête de son adolescente fugueuse. Le jour du meurtre, elles se retrouvent au mauvais endroit, au mauvais moment.

" Certains poisons n’ont pas d’antidote. Ils pénètrent ton âme, ils t’étourdissent avec leur odeur et ils ont les plus beaux yeux que tu as jamais vus. Pour eux, il n’existe aucun traitement. " Pour Nica, dix-sept ans, l’heure est venue de tirer un trait sur son passé. Son rêve est sur le point de se réaliser : un couple est venu l’adopter. Adieu l’orphelinat et sa terrifiante légende du fabricant de larmes. Mais dans sa nouvelle maison, Nica n’est pas seule. Rigel, l’orphelin agité et mystérieux avec qui elle a grandi, a lui aussi été adopté.

Les Falck sont l'une des familles les plus puissantes de Norvège. Après avoir fait fortune dans l'exploitation commerciale de bateaux, ils ont créé la fondation SAGA, qui veille sur la bonne conservation des archives historiques de leur pays et leur offre une place stratégique sur l'échiquier géopolitique. Si le clan est divisé entre ceux d'Oslo et ceux de Bergen, la réapparition de Connie Knarvick, une cousine éloignée, va aggraver les conflits existants.

The Howloween Festival in Vardo, Oklahoma, attracts thousands of tourists to celebrate Halloween in the quirky town because it's also home to the mysterious Owl Woman. With the haunting face of a barn owl and the body of a woman, the creature is known to swoop through the Halloween skies and descend on her victims with a vengeance.

For five friends vacationing on Block Island, it was a summer to remember. How could they forget it when only four made it back to the mainland? Now, half a decade after Zoe Gilbert’s unsolved disappearance, Callie Sutter invites estranged friends Meg, Tess, and Lindsey—the last to see Zoe on that fateful trip—to reunite on the anniversary of the mystery that tore them apart. Back on Block Island, Callie reasons, they can come together again, memorialize Zoe, allay old resentments and recriminations, and put the past to rest. But it won’t be so easy.

Un roman bouleversant sur l'amour absolu. Mia se sent responsable de la mort de Stan. Elle ne veut pas lui survivre. Alors, une dernière fois, elle se rend sur sa tombe. Pour se rappeler le couple fou d'amour qu'ils étaient. Pour demander pardon, aussi, d'avoir laissé la rancoeur et la douleur la submerger. Sur le banc du cimetière, elle est abordée par un inconnu qui semble tout savoir d'elle. La question qu'il lui pose va bouleverser sa vie. Et, par-delà la mort, celle de Stan... - Que seriez-vous prête à faire pour que revienne l'homme que vous aimez ? - Tout. Je serais prête à tout.

Um pesquisador de folclore, em visita ao Nordeste, assiste à encenação de um pastoril, que termina aos tapas, na casa de uma mulher misteriosa. Um estrangeiro vaga por São Paulo em uma noite de Natal, em meio à sacralidade dessa data e à profana São Paulo da década de 1910. Um jovem convence a família enlutada a fazer uma ceia, na qual o peru assado entra em disputa com a memória de um pai cruel.

“Gorgeous and a little unnerving. . .Reading it is a strange and wonderfully invigorating experience.”–The New York Times A woman confronts the afterlife of intimacy, in a deeply tender novel by one of our most acclaimed and inventive fiction writers The things that hold life in place have...

Un roman témoignage porté par le parler-vrai de Claire Cahen. La vie de Jessie lui échappe. Elle n'y arrive plus avec Marco, son fils de 15 ans. Chaque discussion dérape : des cris, des fugues. Marco a disparu depuis trois jours quand, un soir, il l'appelle. Il est à une fête. Il faut que sa mère vienne. Tout de suite. Inspiré d'une histoire vraie, Les hommes manquent de courage est un roman bouleversant sur les secrets que l'on transmet à nos enfants sans le savoir.

January 1942. The new year brings heartache for Bobby Bancroft. Not only must she say goodbye to her fiance Charlie as he is called up, she must also leave behind her job at THE TYKE magazine to join the war effort, as conscription of women is rolled out across the country. But there are hopeful times ahead as Bobby's friends, Topsy and Teddy, get engaged. And when Bobby finally names a date for her own nuptials, the village is cheered by the prospect of weddings to lift the gloom of wartime.

Meet Mr Willy Wood-Louse, the Proprietor of the Bugbox B & B Hotel and Dr Wreaking Havoc, Willy’s motivational guru and co-editor of Moon Moths Matter, Mate who are imminently expecting the arrival of thousands upon thousands of bugs, all flying in for their annual winter hibernation. The story begins with The Bugbox Hotel receiving their first ever complaint. The complaint goes viral. Panic ensues. Willy is in meltdown. Trumpitt Dumpitt a Chinese weevil beetle is in hiding. Roadie Toadie goes missing, presumed dead.

I first saw her on the platform on my way home from work a few weeks ago. She had an aura about her that made people stop and stare. Then I saw her again. And again. Our twice weekly commute into London Waterloo insync. She was always so poised, so pretty, so perfect. Everything I’m not.

In "Cursed at Birth," author Jenna Burda takes listeners on a poignant and gripping journey across the highs and lows of her life. Through vivid storytelling and raw emotion, Jenna recounts her experiences fending for herself, migrating to freedom, and navigating the complexities of love and loss. As she grapples with betrayal and heartbreak from the depths of despair to the heights of joy, Jenna's story invites listeners to join her on a journey of self-discovery, healing, and ultimately, redemption.

The Learning Progression Model (LPM) offers a flexible and effective framework focusing on improvement over time, emphasizes learning as a process rather than an endpoint, encourages academic risk-taking, and fosters positive student-teacher relationships. This model defines outcomes based on a limited number of skills, provides ample opportunities for formative assessment, and allows multiple attempts without penalty. The LPM also removes nonacademic factors from grading and uses descriptive scoring to decrease attempts to quantify performances.

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Lim Revin is awake. Over a century of memories from her past life have found their place in her mind, and her regrets may be outmatched only by her heartbreak. But she’s determined to move forward and find a way to release the magic inside all Jinns. Her memories aren’t the only things to return, however. Aiden’s mate won’t give him up so easily this time, and brings more than loss to Lim’s doorstep. New friends and foes appear with the return to the fae world, and Lim will question how much she’s willing to sacrifice for the ones she

Brian L. Ackerman MD, a highly respected psychiatrist who teaches brain education-based Mindfulness Classes, gained attention with his initial book ME, MYSELF, AND MY AMYGDALA, and now offers a course of home study to inform adults and children of the gifts and power of our brain, Using an entertaining and accessible form of instruction, he sets off fireworks of enthusiastic appreciation of our highly evolved brain's capacity that allows us to be our best selves.