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A villainous, bloodthirsty heroine finds herself plunged into the dangerous world of power, politics and murder in the court of the vampire king in this dark romantic fantasy debut. Fate is a cruel mistress. The daughter of a powerful but disgraced Blood Worker, Shan LeC laire has spent her...

"- Vu l’ancienneté des faits, il sera sans doute compliqué de les faire établir, et vraisemblablement, votre père ne sera pas condamné… - Alors, il y a des faits plus récents, qui ont eu lieu à Nancy, à Nice, à Paris et à Tende, il y a deux ans. Ce serait peut-être plus facile… - Certainement. - Mais j’étais majeure. - Ça reste des viols par ascendant, madame. Et qui ont eu un commencement d’exécution quand vous étiez mineure.

Detective Louise Rick uncovers dark secrets swirling around an inn in a seemingly idyllic tourist town in this propulsive new crime novel from #1 Danish bestselling sensation Sara Blaedel. When innkeeper Dorthe Hyllested is found murdered, the police are surprised and puzzled to discover a...

A variety of work from one of the most quotable of all twentieth-century authors—the inimitable Dorothy Parker Author, poet, screenwriter and outstanding member of the legendary Algonquin Round Table, Dorothy Parker was known for her quick wit, keen observations, and remarkable insight into...

Heiress Clarissa Studley yearns to be loved for more than her fortune. Warmhearted, but plain and shy, she wishes to marry, but has two firm rules: no rakes and no fortune-hunters—her father was both, and she'll never forget the misery he caused.

A "gray rhino" is a highly probable high-impact yet neglected threat - kin to both the elephant in the room and the improbable and unforeseeable black swan. Gray rhinos are not random surprises but occur after a series of warnings and visible evidence. The bursting of the housing bubble in 2008, the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters, the new digital technologies that upended the media world, the fall of the Soviet Union...all were evident well in advance.

Inspired by classic fairy tales, but with a dark and sinister twist, Grim contains short stories from some of the best voices in young adult literature today: Ellen Hopkins, Amanda Hocking, Julie Kagawa, Claudia Gray, Rachel Hawkins, Kimberly Derting, Myra McEntire, Malinda Lo, Sarah Rees-Brennan, Jackson Pearce, Christine Johnson, Jeri Smith Ready, Shaun David Hutchinson, Saundra Mitchell, Sonia Gensler, Tessa Gratton, Jon Skrovron.

Spécialiste des rapports avec l'au-delà, la médium Patricia Darré aborde ici le cas des maisons "hantées" dans lesquelles elle est intervenue, non sans prudence ! Elle sait que l'esprit humain est capable de créer des visions qui sont davantage du domaine des psys que du sien. Toutefois, certaines âmes, restées bloquées après la mort, continuent d'errer dans des demeures dont elles se croient encore propriétaires, faisant vivre à leurs habitants un enfer. Dans ce récit passionnant, vous ne trouverez pas uniquement des "fantômes".

Tout a commencé par un rêve où me fut délivré un mystérieux message... Cette nuit-là, Patricia reçoit en songe la visite d'un templier : Jacques de Molay, le dernier grand maître du Temple, brûlé vif sur le bûcher le 18 mars 1314. Celui-ci a une mission à lui confier. Pour accomplir ce que l'ancien chevalier attend d'elle, il lui faudra multiplier les rencontres, canaliser de nombreux messages et révélations de l'au-delà, vivre une initiation et des synchronicités saisissantes qui l'amèneront à comprendre bien des mystères entourant cet ordre de moines-soldats dont le destin et la puissance n'ont cessé d'interroger à travers les siècles.

Jesus’ arrival on earth changed the course of history forever. Not only for those who lived in the first century, but for those of us in the twenty-first century as well. The miracle and marvel of the Advent season demonstrates that we are precious to Him. He’s not a distant God. He is...

Life in her traditional Mennonite community is peaceful, if a little dull, for 12-year-old Beth who dreams of being an artist. She goes to school, helps with the cooking and cleaning at home, and works with her parents at the local farmer’s market. One Saturday, however, excitement shows up in the form of a determined lawyer from New York City who insists she needs a family cookie recipe to win a multi-million-dollar lawsuit.

Single mother Alice Chow is drowning. With a booming online cloth diaper shop, her resentful teenage daughter Luna, and her screen-obsessed son Luca, Alice can never get everything done in a day. It’s all she can do to just collapse on the couch with a bottle of wine every night.

Two sisters navigate the thrilling, euphoric early days of California surf culture in this dazzling saga of ambition, sacrifice, and the tangled ties between mothers and daughters from the New York Times bestselling author of The Aviator’s Wife. “A shimmering rendering . . . pairs the surf...

Robin Morgan interviews best-selling author Carole Matthews and her friend Christine Emberson, whose true story is the inspiration behind Paper Hearts and Summer Kisses.

One night. One big mistake. One boy that changes everything. Britte Nichols has a plan. And it's a good one. College. Med School. Illustrious career. Then maybe a husband. Possibly children, but she doesn't want to get ahead of herself. Britte decided at a young age that she wasn't going to let love get in the way of her future. She has things to do. Places to go and all that. Until the night she has one too many drinks and lets lust override logic. Beckett Harris is gorgeous, talented, and completely bad for her. But she wasn't the only one feeling fireworks that night.

When faced with an unwanted marriage, Alice Rosemeyer accepts an invitation to the estate of Larkhall. Determined to earn her future security without a husband, she begins operating as the anonymous Ace of Hearts, writing letters and offering advice on behalf of the men eager to secure a match at the close of the London season. If she can manage to keep her identity secret, her reputation intact, and avoid the arrogant house guest, Mr. Thomas Herring, she might just call herself successful.

Die Ex-Profiskiläuferin Lizz Görgl und der Mentalexperte Michael von Kunhardt geben Antworten auf diese Fragen und begleiten die Leserinnen und Leser in die Welt von Top-Performern und Leistungsspitzen. Zahlreiche Erlebnisberichte lassen den Flow erlebbar werden und werden wissenschaftlich vertieft.

An outsider at her first English ball, Jewel is fascinated with the beautiful dresses and the lovely dancing, but she's vowed to save the Earl of Winchcombe from her cousin's marriage trap. When she first glimpses the handsome lord, her heart beats faster. As they plan to thwart her cousin's machinations, she discovers a kindred spirit in Oliver - even if he's a peer and she's a lowly colonist. Caught kissing the earl, the ball ends in disaster and Jewel's displeased uncle whisks her away to Scotland....

Lara, Domina of Terah, has mysteriously disappeared, and Magnus Hauk is frantic to find his beloved wife. When no trace of her can be discovered, he turns to two strong allies - Prince Kaliq of the Shadows and Ilona, the most powerful of the faerie queens. Meanwhile, Kol - the Twilight Lord - revels in his victory. The exquisite Domina is now in his possession, and her powers will soon help him to conquer first Hetar and then Terah. But Lara will not stand for his treachery, even as she is seduced by his charisma.

Postmodernism has become the buzzword of contemporary society over the last decade. But how can it be defined? In this highly engaging introduction, the mysteries of this most elusive of concepts are unraveled, casting a critical light upon the way we live now, from the politicizing of museum culture to the cult of the politically correct. The key postmodernist ideas are explored and challenged, as they figure in the theory, philosophy, politics, ethics, and artwork of the period, and it is shown how they have interacted within a postmodernist culture.