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This is a podcast that paints a picture for the gentle women out there: the issues we face as women with all our success and challenges in career (read money), marriage and motherhood. The aim here is to talk crap while solving problems because WHY NOT? Life is too stressful to be serious all the time. Join in on the fun and let’s put a smile on that face.

Di ritorno da Londra, Agatha ritrova il suo amato villaggio di Carsely e soprattutto James, il suo fascinoso vicino, che tuttavia non sembra proprio in...

In den Cotswolds herrscht Feierstimmung: Agatha Raisins lang ersehnte Hochzeit mit ihrem Nachbarn, dem stets korrekten James Lacey, steht vor der Tür. Doch dann taucht urplötzlich Agathas tot geglaubter Ehemann Jimmy im Standesamt auf. Die aufgebrachte Agatha geht Jimmy an die Gurgel, der gedemütigte James sucht das Weite, die Hochzeit platzt. Als Jimmy am nächsten Tag ermordet im Straßengraben liegt, sind Agatha und James prompt die Hauptverdächtigen.

Tras una larga temporada en Londres, Agatha Raisin regresa a su querido pueblo de Carsely y a su deseado James Lacey, el apuesto coronel retirado que no parece precisamente encantado de tener a su vecina de vuelta. Sin embargo, Agatha apenas tiene tiempo de elaborar nuevas estrategias de conquista cuando se produce un espantoso asesinato. La víctima es la joven y animosa Jessica Tartinck, conflictiva líder de un grupo de excursionistas enfrentada a los relamidos terratenientes locales al reclamar el derecho de paso de los miembros de la asociación a través de sus tierras.

Have you ever felt like following Jesus meant trying harder, doing better, or figuring everything out on your own? Wondering why God sometimes feels distant? Have seen people make decisions in Jesus’ name that seem directly opposed to who Jesus is? You’re not alone. Many sincere believers, and even pastors and ministry leaders, experience church leadership burnout, spiritual exhaustion, or spiritual abuse that comes from carrying faith, decisions, and responsibility alone.

Seven years after the events of A Dose of Power, Trianna Von Drake finds herself burning through her resources and coming up empty handed trying to track down the man responsible for her current condition. She must overcome her own personal demons and confront her past to finally move forward and get revenge on Bach and his new position of power.

The realm whispers of ruin. Mythical creatures choose humans to bond to, warriors and powers that intrigue them. Dragons, unicorns, gryphons, and more. Cursed bloodlines fight to right wrongs. Prophecies and danger. Into this chaos rises a girl who already died once and refuses to die again. Phoenix fire blazes in her veins, carrying her back to the moment everything changed. This time, she will not be a pawn. This time, she will not kneel. This time, she rises.

Although C. M. Kornbluth died an untimely death at age 34, in his short career he managed to write dozens of short stories and a number of novels, often collaborating with other writers. The five stories in this collection are all his own, and show a writer at the height of his powers.

Ein mächtiger König strebt nach Vermehrung seines Reichtums - dafür ist ihm jedes Mittel recht. Dabei gerät er in die Fänge eines ägyptischen Alchemisten, der ihn mit seiner scheinbar allmächtigen Zauberei überzeugt. Des Königs Gesinnung wird auf die Probe gestellt, indem ihm mit praktischen, magischen und transzendentalen Erlebnissen vor Augen geführt wird, was im Leben wirklich wichtig ist.

Dieses düstere High-School-Romance-Sammelband enthält die komplette Burberry Prep Serie: Verdorbene reiche Jungs, Böse Blaublütige, Neid der Idole und In den Armen der Elite. Tauchen Sie ein in die süchtig machende, spannende Saga von Marnie und ihren Jungs, die von den Lesern als „sündhaft gut“ bezeichnet wird!

Imagine that every aspect of your daily life has been overseen by one of the many Aspects of Nature. Now, imagine that, when you die, one of the Aspects of Nature chose you to record the living. Abby George is new to the Afterlife. She and her mentor, Gregory Peel, visit the living and record their dreams for the Aspect of Dreams. As Gregory is showing her around her new plane of existence, and what it takes to be a Dream Recorder, the unthinkable happens. Gregory and Abby are pulled into the Dreamscape with no idea how they got there or how to get out.

Increíble pero cierto. James Lacey, el soltero más deseado de los Cotswolds, se ha rendido al encanto de su vecina, la chispeante y cincuentona Agatha Raisin. El día de su matrimonio amanece brillante y despejado, pero el cuento de hadas dura poco: en el momento en que los tortolitos están a punto de darse el sí, Jimmy, el ex marido de la novia, al que creía muerto hace tiempo, irrumpe en la ceremonia... y Agatha intenta estrangularlo. Furioso, James rompe el compromiso.

"No matter what," she said, "tomorrow ends with blood." Adrien's master plan has been revealed and the battle lines are drawn. With the ashes of the Boulevard still hanging in the air, Hannah and team must race to prepare their ragtag army before the full might of Arcadia descends upon them. While Karl works to whip his troops into shape, Parker invades the belly of the beast, and Hannah and Ezekiel head on diverging paths to seek help.

The pirate lioness Mazalaen has survived by pretending to be a man, a murderer and a thief... and fears she has become those things in truth. Until she meets a fearless princess in battle. Could this woman be her salvation? Originally published in Anthrolations.

In this volume our classic authors conjure up all sorts of damnations and destructions in literary assaults testing our will to survive and our ingenuity to overcome situations where the outlook is bleak at best and the total extinction of us at worse.

Alex and Stacey are looking for a nanny who can do all of the traditional nanny things. But it's essential that she's open to doing more than that. In this spicy sister wife romance, all parties in this love triangle are going to get much more than any of them bargained for.

When Professor Anne Kerrigan invited William to her office for a conversation on his inappropriate behavior, she had no idea she would set in motion a series of events that would change her perspective of "normal" forever. What started as a bit of illicit fun has turned into a freak show, but she has to play along, or her career is over.

Une série de lettres anonymes sème le trouble à Lochdubh. Truffées d’accusations farfelues, elles pourraient prêter à rire, mais lorsque la receveuse des postes est découverte pendue, un message cruel sous ses pieds ballants, la petite ville bascule dans l’horreur. Persuadé qu’il s’agit d’un meurtre, Hamish Macbeth ameute la presse. Son attention est toutefois détournée par une amie de son ex-fiancée venue semer la zizanie dans son ex-couple, et par la journaliste Elspeth Grant, prête à tout pour élucider l’affaire...

John Heppel, écrivain aussi célèbre que prétentieux, est récemment arrivé à Lochdubh. Entre deux livres, il anime des ateliers d’écriture, se délectant d’anéantir les ambitions littéraires de ses élèves. Quand on retrouve son corps sans vie, la langue enduite d’encre, après un empoisonnement à la naphtaline, Hamish s’interroge : certes, Heppel était détestable et détesté, mais qui aurait eu intérêt à le tuer ? L’affaire attire les médias, entraînant dans leur sillage l’inspectrice en chef Heather Meikle, une mangeuse d’hommes qui a un faible pour les policiers célibataires...

Quelque chose ne tourne pas rond dans le village écossais de Stoyre. Lors d'une visite de routine, Hamish Macbeth trouve le pub vide, l'église étonnamment pleine et les ouailles animées d'une étrange ferveur. La maison de retraite l'inquiète aussi : en échange de moyens de paiement pour le moins douteux, elle propose des services très efficaces, à en juger par le taux de mortalité... explosif !