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Thirty-nine-year-old empty-nester, Megan Fallon is putting the fiance who left her well and truly out of her mind, and focusing on settling back into village life, and her new job. Meanwhile, her childhood friend, American, Jack Windsor, is renovating the old village school, and is looking for a four-legged friend to share his new home with. All is well in Bliss Bay until obituaries start appearing on the church noticeboard for villagers who are still very much alive, and the village is thrown into turmoil.

Thirty-nine-year-old Megan Fallon is in a pickle. Not only is she suffering from empty-nest syndrome, but she's lost the job she loved, and her fiance's run off with her hairdresser. A complete life change is what's called for, so when the opportunity to make a new start presents itself following news of a family celebration, Megan is lured back to her childhood home. However, what starts off as a leisurely break soon takes a chilling turn when members of the community start getting bumped off at an alarming rate.

Theodora Goss's first major short story collection showcases such stories as "The Rose in Twelve Petals," "The Rapid Advance of Sorrow," "Lily, With Clouds," "In the Forest of Forgetting," "Sleeping With Bears," and many more.

La idea de que las mujeres venimos al mundo a ser mamás nos parece normal, el colectivo lo anhela; pero muchas individualmente no lo sienten así. Es muy difícil decidir que no quieres serlo: nos da miedo arrepentirnos, perdernos de un gran regalo de vida, tener un bebé y no sentirnos plenas. Esther Iturralde —life coach espiritual y autora de Síndrome de un corazón roto— nos presenta en este libro un espacio íntimo que te llevará por la reflexión profunda de tu relación contigo misma, para explorar las posibilidades, los miedos, el fomo, la incertidumbre alrededor de ser o no ser mamá.

Beim Rinderhüten trifft Lucky Luke seinen Freund, den Pechvogel Jack Loser. Er bittet Luke, die Neuankömmlinge in St. Louis abzuholen und sie nach Chelm City in Montana zu bringen. Dabei wird er mit den Sitten und Gebräuchen der gläubigen Juden konfrontiert, die zum Beispiel sein Abendessen – frischer Hasenbraten – verschmähen, weil es nicht koscher ist.

Are you a medical professional preparing for the Australian Medical Council (AMC) exams? Do you feel overwhelmed, underprepared, or mentally drained by the journey? The AMC Mastery is your ultimate companion—a blend of personal mentorship, real-life insights, and proven mental strategies designed to guide you through one of the most pivotal challenges in your medical career.

Recently widowed, Laura has no intention of tying herself to any other man. She is finally free of the life she choose after leaving the orphanage. But when evil catches up with her, she is left with no option but to run to Clover Springs. There her friends will provide some protection and safety.

The fire crackles gently in the grate as my partner Finn fills my glass with red wine. Looking into his sparkling blue eyes, I feel a tug on my heart. Finn is my boss, and no one can know how hard we’ve fallen for each other. We thought this lighthouse keeper’s cottage on the wild Irish coast would be the perfect secret getaway. Then there’s a knock at the door…

Dos chicas de orígenes completamente diferentes se hacen inseparables durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial trabajando para las Fuerzas Aéreas Británicas. Pero en una misión de vital importancia, el avión se estrella, una de ellas es capturada por la Gestapo. Sometida a un durísimo y cruel interrogatorio, la Gestapo le concederá solo dos semanas para contar todo lo que sabe sobre el servicio de inteligencia británico.

Para Bryson Carter la única manera de pagar las deudas del rancho y que su padre alcohólico se rehabilite es aceptar la oferta de Eleanor Morgan, una representante musical que lo descubre cantando en la feria de su pueblo, y por la que acabará sintiéndose atraído. En los planes de Eleanor Morgan no está comenzar una relación con su nuevo representado, sobre todo, cuando su corazón continúa herido y la sombra de su ex, el gran productor Big Wright, sigue muy presente tratando de boicotear su trabajo y robarle a su nuevo artista.

Callum Keith nunca miraba a una mujer dos veces. Cuando obtenía lo que deseaba de ellas, pasaba a la siguiente. Pero desde que vio a Margaret por primera vez, no la ha podido sacar de su mente. Por eso, que lo haya rechazado e insultado, insinuando que se parece al malnacido de su difunto esposo, ha hecho que la odie con la misma intensidad que la desea. Margaret todavía no es capaz de superar los demonios que la atormentan tras su fatídico matrimonio. Ahora, es libre, y madre de un niño al que criar para que no se parezca en absoluto al monstruo que lo engendró.

Cuando Jaime Martínez empieza su nueva vida en Valencia, en un colegio diferente y lejos de sus padres, no espera que su mundo vaya a dar un giro como este. Una misteriosa carta de una desconocida dirigida a su nombre, un escándalo del pasado volverá para remover conciencias y un evento inesperado pondrá a Jaime en el ojo del huracán. En el mundo de las redes, como en el de las cartas, todo puede cambiar de la noche a la mañana, y una pequeña mentira puede escapar a nuestro control y volverse muy peligrosa.

Tengo quince años y he vivido toda mi vida en este antiguo faro. Mi hermano y yo vinimos a vivir aquí, con el abuelo, cuando yo todavía era un bebé. Es un sitio increíble, al borde del acantilado. Me gusta refugiarme del sol en la sombra de la fachada. Me gusta escuchar cada noche el canto de los grillos. A la zona del túnel prefiero no acercarme. No quiero que el hombre grillo me lleve a vivir bajo tierra. Ya le he oído dar golpes en la trampilla del terreno alguna vez.

Benny the Lovable: A Lesson in Honesty is a heartwarming short story that brings an important message to life through a lovable character and a simple, powerful situation. This story gently explores how even small lies can grow into bigger problems—and how honesty can fix what fear and hiding never could.

In this quick-hitting thriller set in Baltimore, during the waning years of the Cold War, Lussi Sim, a Norwegian physician, is the medical director of a newborn intensive care unit. Lussi had practiced pediatrics near her parents in Oslo until her father suffered a stroke. Growing up, Lussi experienced chronic mental trauma in the self-assigned role of her mother’s bodyguard. Ironically, her father’s stroke removed the physical threat to her mother and enabled Lussi to pursue her long-suppressed goal to train as a newborn intensive care subspecialist in the United States.

Idonea knows the only thing her human blood is good for is its role in strengthening the Star Elves when the comet returns every two hundred and fifty years. Her whole life has been meant for the moment she marries Olaug and finally gets it right, and not even the king can stop her perfect marriage. The day Idonea was chosen to be part of the Cometa Couple, King Nyrunn was condemned to watching the love of his life spend the rest of hers in the arms of someone else. And he is powerless to stop it.

Do you want your kids to learn German? Look no further! This English-German bilingual book will definitely entertain and teach your kids German!

Do you want your kids to learn German? Look no further! This English-German bilingual book will definitely entertain and teach your kids German!

Do you want your kids to learn German? Look no further! This English-German bilingual book will definitely entertain and teach your kids German! Your kids will learn about colors! And with frequent listening, they will be fluent in no time!

Do you want your kids to learn German? Look no further! This English-German bilingual book will definitely entertain and teach your kids German! Your kids will learn about animals! And with frequent listening, they will be fluent in no time!