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Amber is highly amused at the sight of the pompous Lord Richard Clarington The Third, Earl of Suffolk. Until she realizes that her father and stepmother intend to marry her off to him. A grand scheme ensues, cooked up by Amber and her maid. Amber will become a Mail Order Bride. Her flight west to meet Rufus Bradley is interrupted by an unusual meeting on the train. One that will affect their lives for decades to come.

Meghan Truman is enjoying the wave of attention her presence on social media is attracting to her bakery. Particularly her lemon tarts which are getting the most likes, shares, and comments. Meghan is happy to donate some of her lemon tarts to celebrate a local Sandy Bay police officer who is soon retiring. Things go awfully wrong when the night of celebration ends in the murder of a thorn-in-the-flesh of almost everyone in town. But who would dislike the murdered victim so much to want to end a life?

Join Ruby Murphy on her quest for true love. As a young orphan used cruelly by her aunt and cousins, she is kicked out into the street and left to fend for herself. Homeless and unable to find employment, she turns in desperation to the Western Matrimonial Agency and answers a complete stranger’s advertisement for a bride. Alone on the long trip west, she wonders, will the groom turn out to be all that he appears? Will she find a love in which she’ll never be mistreated or abandoned again?

Helping her aunt grow her floristry business has given a new purpose to Tracy’s life. She’s delighted to be introduced to a young entrepreneur who plans to open the trendiest restaurant in the Pacific Northwest. The addition of her lily arrangement transforms a dull-looking room into a swanky functional space that has everyone responding in awe and admiration. On the opening night of the restaurant, things take a sour turn when the jovial atmosphere is ruined by a rival restaurateur. Things go from bad to worse when the spouse of this rival is found dead.

The happiest day of Seth’s Macleod’s life on earth was the day he marries Constance. Their happiness is interrupted by a terrible misfortune that sends Seth West in search of his fortune. The search becomes an obsession that very nearly leads him to lose all that is precious. When he comes to his senses and sends for Constance to join him, she arrives with a surprise in her arms that all the riches of the Montana mountains could not buy.

Meghan Truman is honored to be invited to serve her signature tarts at the Governor’s ball. A night of glitz and glamour in the company of the handsome detective Jack Irvin is ruined for her when she experiences, firsthand, the ungracious attitude of a prominent figure that she once looked up to. Things take a turn for the worse when this insolent guest is found dead after eating a dish of ice cream. Meghan is sure she had nothing to do with it as her desserts were rejected by the deceased.

Christmas is that season...that season of pleasant surprises...delicious smells...and family and friends to share the holidays with. This Christmas, Sandy Bay’s lovable bakery owner, Meghan Truman, gets a whole lot more than she bargained for...plus a dead body at the door of her favorite restaurant. Some people would rather sweep this murder under the carpet but something smells awfully fishy about the events surrounding it. Will Meghan join Detective Irvin to find the murderer or will this event serve to etch unpleasant memories of this most wonderful time of the year?

The end-of-year Sandy Bay Festival is an opportunity for the town to display its history, promote local businesses, and attract visitors to the best-kept secret in the Pacific Northwest. There's just one problem. This year, a stranger with an unknown identity is found dead during the fireworks display. With the town on the brink of a riot and no forthcoming clues to help Detective Jack Irvin in his murder investigation, will Meghan Truman, a new resident in Sandy Bay with a successful bakery, provide the spark that unlocks this murder mystery?

Meghan Truman is ecstatic when she discovers she’s won an all-expense paid trip to Paris for a food and baking convention. She’s never been to Europe and is looking forward to the sights, smells and people. Her trip takes a very sour turn when one of the chief conference speakers is reported missing and subsequently found dead in her hotel room. Meghan is shocked when she’s informed she has been identified as a person of interest who the police want to speak to.

We all long to experience the extraordinary, yet so many of us seem content to settle for mediocrity and suffering. Why? Perhaps because we’ve allowed our “little voices,” the ones who say we’re not smart enough, pretty enough, good enough, to lead our actions and temper our desires. Kelly Resendez is determined to change all that. She believes that life begins when you become aware of who you truly are. You can write a new story. You can have a Big Voice.

Venezuela, il tramonto del chavismo. La crisi di Caracas in sei articoli di Repubblica: Venezuela, un piano Marshall contro il regime, di Omero Ciai; Venezuela, così lo sconosciuto ingegnere Juan Guaidò diventò leader per caso, di Alessandro Oppes; La rabbia degli italiani dimenticati a Caracas: così Roma non ci aiuta, di Marco Mensurati; Venezuela, tra la folla del "cabildo" che acclama Guaidò: "Ora basta sofferenze", di Barbara Schiavulli; Venezuela, guerra fredda a Caracas, di Federico Rampini; Venezuela, la partita di Trump, di Vittorio Zucconi.

When a beautiful stranger sashays into a birthday party, Meghan Truman, along with other guests, is surprised to discover her relationship to the birthday celebrant. This beautiful stranger attracts more shady characters to Sandy Bay. When one of these characters is found dead in an alley, the whole town is set on edge. Will Meghan’s attempt to link the owner of a golden antique gun to the murder prove helpful to hunky Officer Irvin’s investigation, or will the discovery of a buried secret lead to more murders?

Antonio martire d'Europa. La storia del giornalista italiano morto a Strasburgo in sei articoli di Repubblica: Braccato da 720 agenti il killer di Strasburgo: "Chérif è già in Germania", di Anais Ginori; Antonio e la passione per l'Europa: "Gli ha sparato puntando alla testa", di Marco Mensurati e Giampaolo Visetti; Si spegne la speranza: Antonio è morto nella strage di Strasburgo, di Marco Mensurati; Strasburgo, addio ad Antonio che credeva nell'Europa dei fratelli, di Concita De Gregorio.

Manovra, la retromarcia gialloverde. Il calvario della finanziaria in sei articoli di Repubblica: Un anno di quota 100 e "reddito" limitato: le condizioni di Bruxelles al governo, di Claudio Tito; La grande retromarcia gialloverde "Ora si tratta con sindacati e imprese", di Paolo Griseri; Pensioni d'oro, tagli dal 10 al 40%, di Valentina Conte; Manovra, la bandiera bianca del deficit al 2,04 per cento, di Massimo Giannini; Manovra, dal balcone alla rivolta della base: "Vi siete rimangiati tutto", di Concetto Vecchio; La stagione dei due governi, di Claudio Tito.

Le spine del governo. E quelle dell'opposizione. La settimana politica in sei articoli di Repubblica: Boccia: "Rischio recessione, noi imprenditori in campo per Tav e crescita", di Roberto Mania; Lo scontro tra il governo e la scienza, di Luca Fraioli; Orfani del femminicidio e congedo di maternità, se il governo punisce le donne, di Maria Novella De Luca; Minniti: Ritiro la candidatura per salvare il partito democratico, di Claudio Tito; Renzi e l'ipotesi scissione per correre alle europee, di Goffredo De Marchis; Eutanasia, l'ultima tappa del partito democratico, di Stefano Cappellini.

Il Pd a pezzi. La crisi del Partito Democratico in sei articoli di Repubblica: Renzi e l'ipotesi scissione per correre alle europee, di Goffredo De Marchis; Minniti: "Ritiro la candidatura per salvare il partito, chi se ne va fa un regalo ai populisti", di Claudio Tito; Renzi, l'azzardo fra destra e sinistra, di Stefano Folli; Congresso Pd, Matteo Renzi si tiene le mani libere su scissione e nuovo partito, di Giovanna Casadio; Congresso Pd, Matteo Renzi e il partito: un amore mai sbocciato, di Marco Damilano.

Un futuro per l'Italia? Racconti di quotidiana resistenza in sei articoli di Repubblica: Il nuovo civismo senza odio, di Ezio Mauro; Manifestazioni, la nuova politica fatta dalle donne che la Sinistra non vede, di Lavinia Rivara; Il canto libero della pallavolo, muro all'ipocrisia, di Mattia Chiusano; Bentornata satira con la Tv delle ragazze: "Far ridere oggi è una vera sfida", di Silvia Fumarola; La seconda generazione debutta nel cinema italiano con "Bangla", di Arianna Finos; Cervelli in fuga negli atenei tedeschi, il primato degli italiani che ci dispiace, di Tonia Mastrobuoni.

Il lato nascosco della manovra. La finanziaria giallo-verde in sei articoli di Repubblica: Fisco, da Regioni e Comuni più tasse per due miliardi, di Valentina Conte; Pensioni di cittadinanza con sorpresa: in 500 mila avranno solo 138 euro, di Valentina Conte; Gli investimenti immaginari, di Sergio Rizzo; Privatizzazioni, ecco i 18 miliardi. Ma in 900 anni, di Sergio Rizzo; Con quota 100 assegno ridotto ma per più tempo di Valentina Conte; Condono fiscale, dietrofront del governo, di Tommaso Ciriaco e Carmelo Lopapa.

When Sandy Bay’s crème de la crème congregate to raise money for charity, Meghan Truman is proud to have her tasty desserts the talk of the party. She’s not so proud when the wealthiest couple in Sandy Bay are discovered dead and rumors circulate around town that her brownies are the cause of this tragedy. This murder case casts a dark shadow over Meghan’s budding romance with handsome Officer Irvin who’s disappointed that she’s once again at the center of another murder investigation.

Le sfide dell'economia contemporanea, in sei articoli di Repubblica: Dimmi come ti chiami (ma in ideogrammi) e in Cina venderai di più, di Filippo Santelli; Versace e il futuro del made in Italy per soli ricchi, di Natalia Aspesi; Se un metal detector fa sognare: "Ecco la nostra caccia al tesoro" di Anna Maria Liguori; L'uomo che raccoglie la canapa light: "Così mi sono inventato un lavoro", di Giuseppe Baldessarro; Civita, il borgo che muore salvato dai turisti cinesi, di Paolo G. Brera; L'ultima sfida di Instagram, il social dei sogni che vale oro, di Jaime d'Alessandro.