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The queen has been assassinated. The Enchantments are under attack. The plot is unfolding. And our lovers, Silence and Mars, Cassius and Elena, True and Farah, and Aramus and Ha-Lah, are forced to separate as treachery and civil war sweep Triton. Not to mention, the Beast is still a threat to every breathing being on the continent, and it is the destined warriors and witches who must stop him.

Every Vampire Bloodline has a gift. Eyros Vampires can read and control minds. Kaly Vampires can raise the dead and command your very soul. Wyvern Vampires can teleport from one reality to another. And on it goes. But King Daemon has all of their gifts, plus one more. The Vampires call it Armageddon. No one knows what it is. Until now…

From award-winning dating coach and matchmaker, a practical guide for anyone holding on to the hope that true love exists, and ready to empower themselves to find it. We all know dating sucks. It hasn't gotten any easier since it was invented—in fact, some might say the advent of online dating...

From the award-winning author of Chemistry comes a sharp and poignant short story that follows a young medical student working in clinical research and grappling with the realities of a future in her chosen field.

In Kristen Ashley’s first anthology, listeners will find three short stories and two novellas taking them back to characters and series in the Kristen Ashley universe. This anthology includes: "No Clue", The Stars Aligned, "The Favor", More Than Everything, and "Rock Chick Renewal".

Internationally renowned actor Geraint Wyn Davies performs Dylan Thomas’ best-known and most beloved poems: “Fern Hill,” “Death Shall Have No Dominion,” and the eternal, “Do Not Go Gentle.” Also included are complete (and abridged) performances of the best selling "A Child’s Christmas in Wales" and "A Visit to Grandpa’s."

Piccoli scarti, partenze per nuovi continenti, geografici o sentimentali, tuffi nel passato: i personaggi di questi nove luminosi ed eleganti racconti attraversano a piccoli passi linee di confine, cambiando direzione alla propria vita. A Venezia una ragazza acquista per la Mostra del cinema un abito che non può permettersi, un'adolescente scopre l'amore in un'infuocata isola greca, una coppia apparentemente inossidabile si dice addio nel sud dell'India.

In 1912, scientist Marie Curie spent two months on the British seaside at the home of Hertha Ayrton, an accomplished mathematician, inventor, and suffragette. At the time, Curie was in the throes of a scandal in France over her affair with Paul Langevin, which threatened to overshadow the accomplishment of her second Nobel Prize. Performed by Kate Mulgrew and Francesca Faridany at the Minetta Lane Theatre, this play by Lauren Gunderson is an ode to two remarkable women.

Curated by journalist and author Angelica Malin, Unattached explores the nuances of being single today through the voices of 30 women, with personal essays from a multitude of game-changing voices, reflecting both the unique challenges of being single (hello, going to a wedding alone) and the glorious benefits of singlehood in a light-hearted way (goodbye, joint bank account). The single positivity movement is here, and this audiobook will turbo-charge the revolution.

Cloistered in a stone cell at the monastery of Saint Brigit, a sixth-century Irish nun secretly records the memories of her Pagan youth, interrupting her assigned task of transcribing Augustine and Patrick. She revisits her past, piece by piece—her fiercely independent mother, whose skill with healing plants and inner strength she inherited; her druid teacher, the brusque and magnetic Giannon, who introduced her to the mysteries of the written language. But disturbing events at the cloister keep intervening.

Tears trickling down her cheeks, she recognises her grandmother's writing scrawled across the manila envelope. Inside is an engraved key that sits heavy in her hand. Will the tumbledown cottage be the start of a new life–or will it tear her life apart?

"The 1000 essential words in Italian". Italian is a major European language, with 69 million native speakers and it is spoken as a second language by 16 million EU citizens. Including Italian speakers in non-EU European countries and on other continents, the total number of speakers is around 90 million. How to learn a language differently? Today, language learning is revolutionizing : you do not have to go to traditional language classes anymore. Our learning method : a selection of hundreds of phrases and essential words. You listen to them, you repeat them, and you speak.

Se un mostro è un corpo spaventoso perché fuori controllo, una donna mostruosa è una donna libera dal controllo dell'uomo. "Il mostruoso femminile" è un saggio sulla natura selvaggia della femminilità, che viaggia tra mito e letteratura, cronaca nera e cinema horror, mostrando la primordiale paura che il patriarcato nutre da sempre nei confronti delle donne.

Dagli autori del bestseller #1 del New York Times Definito dal Boston Globe la “bibbia dei genitori” per eccellenza È una guida senza tempo e indispensabile per i genitori che vogliono migliorare la comunicazione e il legame con i propri figli. Scritto da Adele Faber ed Elaine Mazlish, esperte di comunicazione genitori-figli riconosciute a livello internazionale, questo classico senza tempo combina decenni di ricerca, saggezza e consigli pratici.

When my best friend Jenny invited me on a trip to South Korea, the last thing I expected was to fall for someone. I’ve never left the small town I grew up in–an adventure this huge feels like more than I can handle. But freshly graduated from high school, I figure this is my last chance to dive into something totally carefree before my adult life begins.

Sono passati sette anni da quando una cometa ha colpito la Terra, oscurando il sole e trasformando il mondo in un paesaggio ghiacciato e desolato popolato da creature spaventose. Esseri famelici, che sembrano emersi dalle pieghe stesse della notte. Vampiri? O qualcosa di ancora più antico e terrificante? Nella campagna britannica, un manipolo di superstiti forma una resistenza nel rifugio antiradiazioni di un castello medievale.

Do you ever feel overwhelmed, like there just aren't enough hours in the day? Francesca Moi understands, and she's mastered the art of delegation to transform not just her time management, but her entire role as a business owner. In her latest book, The Power of Delegation Save Time, Save Money and Grow with Virtual Assistants, she shares this expertise.

"Le più belle fiabe e favole per bambini": Il gatto con gli stivali, Il baule volante, Pollicino, Raperonzola, Enrichetto dal ciuffo, Cappuccetto Rosso, Mignolino.

Kent, Gran Bretagna. In una tranquilla e lussuosa casa di riposo quattro improbabili amici si incontrano una volta alla settimana per indagare sui casi di omicidi irrisolti. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim e Ron, tra calici di vino e torte alla vodka, studiano i fascicoli della polizia segretamente acquisiti dalla leader indiscussa del gruppo, Elizabeth. Ma quando un brutale omicidio ha luogo proprio sulla loro soglia di casa, "Il club dei delitti del giovedì" si ritrova nel bel mezzo del primo caso in diretta.

Tutte le famiglie attirano guai, ogni famiglia li attira a modo suo. Amy Wheeler e suo suocero Steve non fanno eccezione. Lei per i guai è una vera e propria calamita, e di certo non l’aiuta il lavoro alla Maximum Impact Solutions, agenzia specializzata nella protezione di persone famose. Stavolta Amy si trova su un’isola privata al largo della Carolina del Sud per garantire l’incolumità dell’irriverente e ricchissima scrittrice Rosie D’Antonio, minacciata da un magnate russo a cui non è piaciuto riconoscersi in un personaggio del suo ultimo romanzo.