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It’s been twenty-six years since the accident, but Helen still lives on autopilot, going through the motions of work and motherhood. Her one wish is for her daughter Julia to settle down with her own family - so Helen can let go. Julia has dealt with her mother’s emotional distance by looking for love in all the wrong places. But when her latest choice drives away her best friend, Claire, Julia realises she’s on her own.

Ricky’s life takes a wild turn when he discovers a magical animal preserve hiding in the heart of Manhattan. When he learns that his mother isn’t dead after all, and that she may even be trapped there, he summons the courage go. And suddenly, he’s not just an ordinary foster kid anymore; he’s a denizen student learning to channel powers he barely understands, powers he must learn to master—and soon—because the denizen world is anything but safe.

SOUTH AFRICA, 1989. In a deeply divided country on the brink of change, two women from vastly different backgrounds share an unlikely friendship. Sofia Levantis, a Greek-Cypriot immigrant, longs to keep her family close, but when her children want to leave South Africa, the future she’s imagined begins to slip away. Meanwhile, Grace Molepe, Sofia’s housekeeper and trusted friend, pins her hopes on her son’s education and a future where he’ll no longer be treated like a foreigner in his own country.

Bianca Best is an award-winning executive, coach, thought leader and mother of four, who has learned how to succeed without compromising body, mind or soul. After years of burnout, she mastered how to blend ambition with wellbeing. And then a funny thing happened, her impact and happiness soared! This is her practical, proven and invigorating roadmap: just 8 essential strategies to holistically shift from stress and struggle to empowered rising and achieving.

Georgina Wilcox, a wallflower with hidden musical talents, is furious when her reclusive older sister—the recently widowed Viscountess—refuses sorely needed help from the Duke of Torrance, the only gentleman who has shown kindness to the bereft Wilcox sisters. Georgina decides to get back at her sister and shock the Viscountess by kissing the first willing stranger she meets in the enchanting gardens of Anya House. Unfortunately, her sister is not the sole witness. A group of reporters and the ton's leading gossips catch Georgina in a passionate embrace with a reticent composer.

Depuis son retour de l'armée, le prince Damian enchaîne les scandales en tout genre. Qu'importe la volonté de sa famille, impossible de le faire rentrer dans le rang. Il fait régulièrement la une des tabloïds, jetant le discrédit sur la couronne. Alors quand le roi décède et que le prince héritier est appelé à monter sur le trône, c'est toute la monarchie qui est ébranlée. La seule manière de sauver les apparences ? Un mariage, avec celle que sa mère lui a choisie : Ophélia St John, une future épouse obéissante et malléable. En somme, parfaite pour le rôle.

Après Une écharpe dans la neige, Viveca Sten nous entraîne à nouveau dans les somptueuses montagnes du Jämtland, où enquête le duo Hanna Ahlander/Daniel Lindskog, aussi détonant qu’attachant.

Der vierte Band der Mafia-Academy-Reihe von Bestsellerautorinnenduo P. Rayne An der Sicuro Academy halten Russen und Italiener Abstand voneinander - sie sind schließlich erbitterte Feinde. Umso schockierter ist Polina Aminoff, als ihr Bruder verkündet, dass sie Dante Accardi heiraten soll, den...

Ripple: An Intimate Exchange of Urgency and Hope Between an Ecologist and His Daughter is a narrative of letters written by an ecologist dad to his daughter upon her coming-of-age. Drawing upon his personal history, family anecdotes, and shared memories, Powers envisions a path for humanity's reintegration with nature, and a chance to save the life force that runs through all of us.

Em A herdeira, o universo de A Seleção entrou numa nova era. Vinte anos se passaram desde que America Singer e o príncipe Maxon se apaixonaram, e a filha do casal é a primeira princesa a passar por sua própria Seleção. Ela não acreditava que encontraria, tal como seus pais, um amor verdadeiro durante o concurso. Mas alguns candidatos conseguem abrir rachaduras nas muralhas que Eadlyn construiu em volta de si mesma, principalmente de seu coração. Aos poucos, os Selecionados se tornam seu porto seguro, ao mesmo tempo que a fazem enxergar como é a vida fora da bolha em que vive.

Das Meer verändert sich. Es ist ständig in Bewegung – so wie unser Leben. Manchmal stürmisch, wild und ungezähmt. Manchmal sanft, leise oder so klar und still, dass wir uns darin spiegeln können. Keine Woche gleicht der anderen, kein Tag, nicht einmal eine Stunde. Sophie hat genug von ihrem alten Leben. Nach einem tiefen Schicksalsschlag und den endlosen Erwartungen der Geschäftswelt lässt sie Frankfurt und ihre Vergangenheit hinter sich – und wagt in den ungezähmten Weiten Kanadas einen Neubeginn. Doch die Stille der Wälder bringt auch längst vergessene Ängste zum Vorschein.

America era a candidata mais improvável da Seleção: se inscreveu por insistência da mãe e aceitou participar da competição só para se afastar de Aspen, um garoto que partira seu coração. Ao conhecer melhor o príncipe, porém, surgiu uma amizade que logo se transformou em algo mais... No entanto, toda vez que Maxon parecia estar certo de que escolheria America, algum obstáculo fazia os dois se afastarem. Um desses obstáculos era Aspen, que passou a ocupar o posto de guarda no palácio e estava decidido a reconquistar a namorada.

Per ereditare l'immenso patrimonio del defunto prozio, Asdrubale deve assolutamente sposare una strega. Una condizione assurda: al giorno d'oggi chi crede più all’esistenza delle streghe? Non ci crede neppure la famiglia Zep, dove è appena nata la settima bambina. Gli Zep sono moderni e istruiti. Nessuno di loro quindi fa caso a certe strane caratteristiche della piccola Emilia. Solo Asdrubale, diventato per necessità esperto nell’arte di riconoscere le streghe, nutre qualche sospetto.

Does 'me time' sound mythical? Is 'having it all' an exhausting joke? Are you forever seeking space to breathe? "Flourish" provides you with a simple plan to avoid burnout, maintain balance and live life as your most productive, fulfilled and happiest self. Whether you're after that business win, seeking more quality family time, at a transitional point in your life or just want to stop collapsing into bed at the end of each day, the Energy-SCAPE model will help you hop off life's treadmill and achieve rapid success in the areas of your life that matter most.

It;s not so easy being Rosemary Goode and tipping the scales at almost two hundred pounds —especially when your mother runs the most successful (and gossipiest!) beauty shop in town. After a spectacularly disastrous Christmas break when the scale reaches an all-time high, Rosemary realizes...

Explains how to use prominent emotional and physical symptoms to determine the core existential stress underlying one’s chronic condition Introduces five, seminal existential questions correlating with both the five miasms of homeopathy and the Five Phases of Traditional Chinese...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author and “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory—a dazzling new novel about the intriguing, romantic, and maddening Mary, Queen of Scots. Fleeing violent rebellions in Scotland, Mary looks to Queen Elizabeth of England for sanctuary...

De port en port se répand sa légende, celle d’un fils de pêcheur qui a réchappé aux tempêtes les plus dangereuses. Alors qu’il est sur le point d’obtenir tout ce dont il a toujours rêvé – son propre navire, un équipage et une licence faisant de lui l’un des premiers marchands des Goulets – il fait la rencontre d’Isolde, une jeune plongeuse de la mer Sans Nom au passé trouble... Plus il se sent attiré par elle et plus il met en péril ce pourquoi il a tant travaillé. Il va devoir choisir entre l’amour et ses superstitions sacrées qui lui ont valu le nom pour lequel il est connu – Saint.

It doesn’t matter if you are a complete beginner, have no experience, or have tried every other Italian learning program out there without success; this audiobook learning program will finally get you on the fast track to mastering the Italian vocabulary in no time!

An average, honest guy, Richard Lewis, "accidentally" steals millions of dollars in hard cash. Only one problem: The money was from the mob to pay the cartel. As they blame each other, looking for the weasel what took it, the police join the hunt that was already in play by the IRS looking for Rich's back taxes.