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After seven hundred years of life, Marguerite Argeneau finally has a career. Well, the start of one, anyway. She's training to be a private investigator, and her first assignment is to find an immortal's mother. It seemed simple enough, until Marguerite wakes up one evening to find herself at...

Gemma is about to risk it all for the man she loves. Will she survive entering into a life of crime? Gemma has always been there for Nathan. He's the love of her life and she made a commitment to him, one she'd never consider breaking... until smooth-talking gangster Alfie Watson comes into their lives and changes everything. Alfie doesn't care about true love – he wants Gemma, and the gangster always gets what he wants. When Nathan ends up owing him money, Alfie gets payback by recruiting Gemma to carry out a jewelry heist. To everyone's surprise, she's a natural.

Are you walking through a relationship minefield? Too often, destructive patterns and harmful habits sabotage the love and connection we crave, leaving us hurt and confused. In Love Landmines, you’ll learn how to identify these hidden dangers and disarm them before they destroy your relationship. With practical advice, relatable examples, and actionable steps, Love Landmines equips you to transform unhealthy patterns into life-giving habits that build trust, intimacy, and lasting joy.

L'arrestation d'un boucher cannibale au Mexique, la disparition troublante de deux amants à Philadelphie, une mère de famille sans histoire violée et assassinée chez elle, un triangle amoureux qui se termine en carnage… toutes ces histoires réelles se sont déroulées des deux côtés de l'Atlantique et ont eu un retentissement important dans la presse nationale. Victoria Charlton et McSkyz, les deux voix incontournables du true crime francophone, unissent leur expertise pour vous offrir un éclairage croisé inédit, qui révèle les failles, les zones d'ombre et les vérités qui dérangent.

She broke the rules. Now he sets the consequences. Lera crossed the line when she disobeyed River’s orders and went over the Academy wall. Now River wants Lera gone - and Coal is just the officer to make her quit. For Coal, disciplining a wayward cadet is a matter of routine - but he may be in over his head with this fiery student. Leralynn is far stronger than she looks, and with her eerily familiar chocolate eyes and maddening curves, she’s bringing demons to the surface...demons that Coal thought long buried.

What is a life? A collection of memories? A series of glorious highs and heartrending lows? Is it a purpose, cumulative or singular? Or is it something more? Something beyond what is tangible or immaterial? Something beyond even what is found within us. Is it a million little touches? A thousand laughing smiles? Hundreds of shed tears and dozens of stolen kisses on a few desperate sighs? Is it the thread of yourself that you leave behind in those around you? The lives you're unknowingly fated to change simply by existing.

In this book, I become your Fairy Godmother, guiding you step-by-step to transform into the poised and magnetic woman you aspire to be. You know that feeling when you walk into a room and all eyes turn your way? That magnetic charm, that effortless confidence, that's the High Value Woman glow, and it's about time you discovered yours!

Catherine Birch is a lonely workaholic who hates Christmas. This year, she is being forced to celebrate with her best friend's family in the Highlands of Scotland. Having missed her flight, Catherine reluctantly ventures on a road trip with beautiful stranger Holly Daniels. Although polar opposites, the intense attraction between them is unmistakable. Just as Catherine begins to think spending Christmas with Holly might not be so bad, a raging snowstorm leaves them stranded in the middle of nowhere.

After seizing Europe, the Nazis begin to execute the final solution by conducting a census of Jews in each of the occupied countries that is driven by IBM technology. After the census in Holland, the Nazis murdered 75 percent of the Dutch Jews. After the census in France, 25 percent of the country's Jews are murdered. What made France different? At Vichy Frances National Statistical Service headquarters in Lyon, General René Carmille and his aide Miriam Dupré know spies are everywhere.

A four-step programme to help develop self-esteem, create time to do the things that nourish and fulfil you, discover a deep sense of calm, and achieve healthy control over your life, home and work, co-written by psychotherapist and relationship expert Jennie Miller and award-winning journalist...

I’ve been best friends with Beacon since we were kids. We shared everything, even our first kiss. Now that we’re adults, Beacon’s been cockblocking me on my quest to find Mr. Right. No matter how hard I try to find love, he’s always getting in the way. My shy, awkward exterior doesn’t help. After all, Beacon’s the cool one, not me - I play the cello at Carnegie Hall, and He’s a heartthrob. The famous frontman of the band famous Too Far From Grace. Every woman wants him, every guy...either wants to be like him or wants him too.

Eliza Thomson is back in Moreton after nearly 30 years away. Her best friend Connie is eager to introduce her to the villagers, but their excitement vanishes when they bump into the ill-tempered Mrs. Milwood. Days later, when Mrs. Milwood is found dead, the evidence confirms she was murdered...and there are no shortage of suspects. With the finger of suspicion pointing at a childhood friend, Eliza is keen to clear her name. But an inspector from New Scotland Yard has other ideas. He won't have her interfering with the investigation.

Open the Writers of the Future and be carried away by stories—and illustrations—that will make you think, make you laugh, and make you see the world in ways you never imagined. Twelve captivating tales from the best new writers of the year as selected by Writers of the Future Contest judges accompanied by three more from L. Ron Hubbard, Nancy Kress, S.M. Stirling.

Twenty-seven well-known writers, their imaginations unleashed by anonymity. 

Sarah would do anything for her friends. From babysitting to wedding planning, and even going beyond the call of duty for her patients, ‘no’ isn’t part of her vocabulary–until her body reaches a breaking point. When Sarah faints into the arms of the prettiest nurse in the ER, it could be a sign that it’s time to do something about the crush she’s had on Veronica for years. Instead, all Sarah gets is fluids and a lecture.

Princess Teddy Buckingham has felt the pressure of her destiny since she could first understand it, and finding someone to love when you’re an object of interest to the whole country is nearly impossible. Teddy learned that the hard way when her childhood sweetheart broke her heart by leaving when the attention became overwhelming. Summer Fisher congratulates herself on dodging a bullet as she watches Princess Teddy’s latest love affair hit the news. Teddy was her first love, and now that Teddy’s been with woman after woman, it appears Summer made a lucky escape.

Eliza Moss's intoxicating debut novel is a dark, intense, and compelling account of what happens when a young woman falls in love with the wrong kind of man. Enola is approaching 30 and everything feels like a lot. The boxes aren’t ticked and she feels adrift in a way she thought she would...

Nach der Flucht vor ihrem gewalttätigen Exfreund hat sich Sloane in den schottischen Highlands ein neues Leben aufgebaut. In einem malerischen Cottage hat sie für sich und ihre kleine Tochter Callie ein Zuhause gefunden. Mit ihrem Job im Ardnoch Estate und ihrem Lieblingshobby, dem Backen, ist sie in dem kleinen Ort beinahe wunschlos glücklich. Doch als jemand in Ardnoch auftaucht, der Sloanes Leben zerstören will, ist er der Erste, der da ist, um sie zu schützen.

An NPR Best Book of 2022 “A master class in family and political drama, in star-crossed love stories and in capturing the enormity of what home is.”—NPR When Isabel Perez travels to Barcelona to save her sister Beatriz, she discovers a shocking family secret in New York Times bestselling...

After a kid's party faux-pas, mother Janine anonymously vents about her father-in-law's behaviour on internet forum Am I The Villain Here? When the community is invited to take sides the post goes viral, with mild-mannered Roy ending up in the national newspapers and sparking protests at his local library. REASONABLE PEOPLE explores how judging others reveals our deepest, most unreasonable selves - with Hulse's trademark heart, humour and humanity.