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Catrin Geddings is just an ordinary girl. An ordinary girl whose thoughts can sometimes stop the rain or move the clouds. Nothing extravagant, just something she does. Or so she thinks. Until a strange man shows up in a coffee shop. A stranger who belongs to a secret organization she's never heard of that's out to see her dead.

"Sa robe caresse le sol. À cet instant, nous sommes comme les pierres des voûtes, immobiles et sans souffle. Mais ce qui raidit mes frères, ce n'est pas l'indifférence, car ils sont habitués à ne pas être regardés ; ni non plus la solennité de l'entretien - tout ce qui touche à Aliénor est solennel. Non, ce qui nous fige, à cet instant-là, c'est sa voix. Car c'est d'une voix douce, pleine de menaces, que ma mère ordonne d'aller renverser notre père." Aliénor d'Aquitaine racontée par son fils Richard Cœur de Lion.

With insight into the historical, cultural, political, legal, and economic processes that shape our use of animals as food, Fitzgerald provides a holistic picture and explicates the connections in the supply chain that are obscured in the current mode of food production. Bridging the distance in animal agriculture between production, processing, consumption, and their associated impacts, this analysis envisions ways of redressing the negative effects of the use of animals as food.

Grace Peterson è disperata: vive in clandestinità, in una perenne fuga da uomini malvagi e pericolosi determinati a sfruttare la sua straordinaria capacità di guarire gli altri. Il dono che la rende speciale - un'infallibile abilità telepatica che condivide con la sorella - è svanito nel nulla, lasciandola ora completamente sola e vulnerabile. La missione di riportare a casa Grace sana e salva è affidata a Rio, misterioso e implacabile membro del KGI, un uomo freddo e risoluto ma del tutto impreparato di fronte a quella donna ferita e confusa, che ne scalfirà la dura corazza.

È arrivata dal nulla, proprio nel momento in cui lui aveva più bisogno di lei... La voce di un angelo, un sospiro nel silenzio, l'unico appiglio a cui Nathan Kelly ha potuto aggrapparsi durante il periodo infinito della prigionia e delle torture, fino al giorno in cui è tornato a essere libero, pronto a ricominciare una nuova esistenza. Ma ora quella voce è scomparsa e lo ha lasciato a consumarsi nella solitudine, a rimettere assieme i pezzi della sua vita. A chi appartiene quella voce? È stata solo la sua immaginazione o là fuori c'è veramente qualcuno che lo chiama?

Unica testimone di un omicidio a sangue freddo compiuto dal fratellastro, Sarah Daniels è costretta a nascondersi. L'uomo ha agito per proteggerla e lei, sopraffatta dal senso di colpa, decide di far sparire le proprie tracce. Quando la CIA inizia a indagare sul caso chiede l'intervento del KGI, la squadra speciale composta dai fratelli Kelly. Il compito di tenere d'occhio Sarah, nel tentativo di risalire all'assassino, viene affidato a Garrett. Il fratellastro della donna è un nemico giurato del KGI, e Garrett ha un conto in sospeso con lui.

Katy Walton spent her life trying to be a good girl, or at least giving the appearance of one. When she marries into a long family line of Southern Baptist preachers, it becomes her job to maintain the image of the perfect family in the perfect church with a perfect future ahead. When the facade starts to crumble and even her best intentions fail to fool anyone, she finds herself alone and abandoned. It's not until she realizes how much living in the shadows of secrets and shame has damaged her daughter, Ivy Rose, that she learns to let go of all she once held.

Jonathan is a mystic who specializes in killing poltergeists. He is a haunted spirit himself, having lost both parents, as he travels around the country, entering haunted houses and killing the evil spirits inside. He is then hired to enter a haunted building, one that has killed many a mystic before him...but inside he finds a ghost that he has never encountered before...a woman covered in blood who was killed over 30 years earlier...

The Crows of Ticklewick is an upbeat prelude to the Amelia Hart series. Told from a crow's prospective, it introduces a magical new world called Ticklewick.

Months ago, billionaire Nate Porter lost his home and the love of his life in a fire. Certain that it had been no accident, he finds himself making a deal with an unlikely ally; a demon who demands one thing out of him. She wants to know what love is, and she will help him find out who ruined his life. Hanna Townsend opts to come along on the Porter family vacation to Puerto Rico. It's her first time leaving the home ever since she made the contract with Nate Porter. Things start out fine, until the two get into the bedroom.

Die Familie Hansen, ein Künstlerhaushalt bestehend aus Omi, Vati, Mutti und den drei Kindern Claudia , Tom und Christine, lebt in der Stadt. Als Omi zu ihnen zieht, wird in ein Haus am Stadtrand umgezogen. Damit beginnen die Probleme, wie längere Anfahrt zur Arbeit, Autokauf usw. Aber Familie Hansen wäre nicht Familie Hansen, wenn Sie nicht alles irgendwie meistern würde.

With a bullet flying through the air headed directly towards Kaydon, you wonder if it found its target. Is it possible that Lexi can bounce back from her nervous breakdown or will she continue to be a shadow of herself? Did Gail really change, or is she still the hater and trouble maker that she was before, especially after she learns that she will have to deal with a life-threatening health issue? Demarco's childhood crush might not be strong enough to handle his, "baby mama drama."

As a high-class call girl in New York, Kara's had her share of generous, and sometimes odd, clients. But she's never had one like this before. From buying out an entire night to showering her with gifts, he's set up a night far beyond anything she's experienced before. But who is this mysterious man, whose name she doesn't even know? And what does he want from her?

An exhilarating two-story bundle of wolf shifters and lion shifters. This steamy collection of five books will keep you on the edge of your seat and craving to hear more.

Lexi is planning her wedding with lesbian lover Steevie as she is haunted by a secret that she's afraid may ruin their perfect relationship. Seaira is confused as she battles an identity crisis trying to figure out who she is and what she wants in a partner. Jametta seeks the attention of Kaydon, a playboy stud who has no intentions of settling down. Gail, who is envious of Kaydon, sets out to sabotage her friendship with Steevie. Josh is missing DC as he has uprooted his family to NY following a major career promotion.

When Emma is ruthlessly attacked by a serial killer werewolf, she knows her job as a simple beat cop just got complicated. She survives thanks to graffiti artist and illegal annoyance Devlin Tate. She's arrested the rogue wolf for his illegal street art more than once, but she needs his help if she's going to take down the wolf turned serial killer before the next full moon. Will they succeed before the monster kills Emma?

Despite Dimitri's sudden departure, Kara's determined to get through the rest of the night. She's a professional, after all, and leaving early is bad for business. What she doesn't realize is that the night has another twist still in store, and it's nothing she's expecting....Afterward, she's not sure that she wants to see Dimitri again. But lust is a powerful thing, and she's going to find it hard to stay away for long.

Two estranged sisters who show up at their missing mother's estate to settle her estate and collect the proceeds. But as they sift through her belongings, they find a board game that holds a connection to their mother's disappearance...and deadly consequences for anyone who plays it.

Quasi tutti giocano secondo le regole. Ma Gavin e Liz non sono come gli altri... Vincere a ogni costo. Questo è sempre stato il mantra dell'agente sportivo Liz Darnell. Ora ha tirato le cose troppo per le lunghe e rischia di perdere il cliente più importante: il giocatore professionista di baseball Gavin Riley. Liz sa che avrà bisogno di alcuni inning extra per riconquistarlo e che potrebbe non essere facile, perché ha una cotta per lui da quando l'ha visto per la prima volta.

Dog trainer Jacky Applebaum is focused on one thing - making up for a grave misunderstanding that damaged her relationship with her 15-year-old stepdaughter, Sophie. They are suffocating under the pressure of hurt and guilt. Old wounds begin to heal between them when a spirited beekeeper named Brooke Hastings contracts Jacky to train her overly-protective dog, Bee. A mutual affinity grows instantly between them, an affinity Jacky won't allow herself to embrace. But, the heart knows what it needs.