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Piper fled Olympus Station with a broken heart, finding solace in the far reaches of the galaxy as an exobotanist breeding rare plants. She left behind an unspoken love and a cruel sister, who enjoyed making her suffer. Eight years later, the last person she expects to hear from is her sister’s husband, Weston Templeton—especially bearing the news her estranged sister is near death, and her baby needs a womb to continue developing after Pippa’s passing.

Veinticinco años después de Sobre la fotografía, Susan Sontag regresó al estudio de la representación visual de la guerra y la violencia. ¿Cómo nos afecta el espectáculo del sufrimiento ajeno? ¿Nos hemos acostumbrado a la crueldad? Para ello, la autora examina la serie de Goya Los desastres de la guerra, las fotografías de la guerra civil estadounidense y de los campos de concentración nazis, y las horribles imágenes contemporáneas de Bosnia, Sierra Leona, Ruanda, Israel y Palestina, así como de la ciudad de Nueva York el 11 de septiembre de 2001.

I'm torn between three men that I swore I wouldn't get involved with. I know it's wrong, but part of me loves it. Craves it. Everyone thinks I'm the good girl, but what they don't see is that my carefully crafted persona is crumbling around me. My mask is cracked. I'm hanging on by a thread. We all have weaknesses. Mine just make me a glutton for punishment.

My goddess is reborn. The mouthy peacock shifter I find is not the woman I knew. She's somehow more. More human. More lovely. More sinful. And I want her more than I ever have before.

My back end spins out as I pull down an alley that's nearly too tight for the car to pass. My grip on the stick shift tightens as I drop gears. Trash cans hit the bumper and fly over the top of the vehicle, but I can't stop. The pointé is not the only thing I'm balancing over. I'm in too deep this time, and they are coming after me. I arrive at the door of the only person in the world I trust, but it's not my old dance teacher who answers my call. It's her son. Diego.

I, Candice Winters, am a big-city event planner, who just volunteered to save Evershift Haven’s Thanksgiving festival. I’m not even sure magic exists yet—and I’m already falling hard for a wolfish lycan, who thinks fur is always in season.

Secondo Lepre, la Repubblica sorge non solo dalla Resistenza, ma anche dalla crisi dello stato-nazione costruito dal fascismo. L'inizio dei bombardamenti sulle città, alla fine del 1942, segnando il primo incrinarsi del consenso al regime, determina anche l'inizio del processo di costruzione del nuovo stato italiano.

His eyes stick to me, burning my skin as I twirl across the stage. My legs ache with exhaustion, and my head spins, but his hunger pushes me to excellence. His voice echoes in my mind with each step, reminding me that my best isn't enough anymore. This Christmas, he's the only thing between me and rock bottom.

Bella ha quindici anni e un problema enorme: non sa come sopravvivere alle mille difficoltà che affollano la sua adolescenza. Per allentare la tensione Bella ha trovato un rimedio: l'alcol. Da quel momento, per lei arriverà il momento di affrontare la realtà. Ricoverata in un centro di riabilitazione in mezzo al deserto dell'Arizona, Bella incontrerà ragazzi come lei, spaventati, a pezzi, costretti ad affrontare se stessi e le proprie paure, e a ottenere almeno una vittoria: sopravvivere.

Faerie was a nightmare—twice kidnapped, magically bound, and held captive by my fated mate. But Eversus? That’s where the real party starts. And yes, I RSVP’d like an idiot. Sadie’s gone. Vanished without a trace. And the only lead we have points to a realm no sane person dares to enter: a pit of smoke and ash, ruled by demons and forgotten gods. A place no fae survives. Eversus. Vareck—the fierce, brooding King of Faerie—is determined to be my plus one into the twin hells. He says we’re bonded. That I belong to him. But I didn’t ask for a mate.

Nach einem verheerenden Feuer liegt Ruby O'Neals Welt in Trümmern. Die Farm ihrer Eltern ist zerstört – durch ein Verbrechen, das ihren Glauben an die Menschheit erschüttert. Die Gefühle übermannen sie, gelten sie doch einem Mann, der aufs Engste mit demjenigen verbunden ist, gegen den sie in Adelaide vor Gericht aussagen muss. Hat diese Liebe eine Chance oder wird sie wie einst schon Alices Glück unter der staubigen Erde des australischen Outbacks begraben?

Meditaciones de Marco Aurelio es una obra filosófica que recoge una colección de apuntes y reflexiones personales del emperador romano. Es un testimonio íntimo de su incansable búsqueda de significado, conocimiento y virtud. A través de sus escritos, Marco Aurelio nos invita a explorar las profundidades de nuestra propia existencia, ofreciendo una guía que sigue siendo relevante en la actualidad por su tratamiento de temas universales.

One moment, Eva is on Earth, helping restore the destroyed planet, and the next, she’s whisked to a far-off galaxy, away from her parents and the other cyborgs and humans. She arrives in the middle of a mating ceremony for the two newest rulers, Vander and Virgo. The gorgeous green men are pure temptation, especially since they seem to believe she’s meant to be their mate, but Eva wants to go home. She controls her own destiny, not a blobby peach alien.

Ideal para quem busca importantes conselhos sobre a arte do bem viver, este livro reúne 365 ensinamentos dos mais célebres representantes do estoicismo, entre os quais Zenão de Cítio, Heráclito, Sêneca e Marco Aurélio. São saberes que ultrapassam as barreiras do tempo e se mostram tão importantes na atualidade quanto foram há séculos.

A god wants me dead. My ancestors stole half his soul then imprisoned him in Tartarus, thinking he'd be forgotten. That he could never return. They were wrong. The day he rips open a portal between our worlds, my life is over. As the current guardian of his cursed soul, my head is on the chopping block, but there's a snag in his plan. This dark god believes he's my fated mate. We're not, but he refuses to take no for an answer. When he kidnaps my cousin, I'm forced to make a deal. To rescue her, I have to spend six months in Tartarus. Pretending to be his mate. His queen.

Joséphine Olinsky, avocate sûre d'elle et sans scrupules, déteste Noël et tout ce qui s'y rapporte. Surtout ce concentré de sentiments mielleux et dégoulinants de niaiserie. La seule chose qu'Aaron Starck, auteur à succès et séducteur, déteste encore plus que Noël, c'est cette garce d'avocate qui a réussi à lui extorquer la moitié de sa fortune lors de son divorce. Pourtant, ces deux-là vont devoir passer les fêtes de fin d'année ensemble suite à un (mal)heureux coup du hasard.

Tida como uma obra única na história da Filosofia, Meditações contém as mais profundas e reveladoras reflexões espirituais e éticas já registradas. Apresentados de maneira direta, os insights reúnem os fundamentos do Estoicismo que guiaram os pensamentos do imperador filósofo Marco Aurélio, um dos líderes mais inteligentes e bem-sucedidos de sua época. Uma obra-prima essencial para gestores, curiosos e qualquer pessoa que já tenha enfrentado momentos difíceis, porém, sem deixar de cultivar a esperança em dias melhores.

Jody has started to settle into her new job as sheriff of the magical town of Harrow Bay. After two months, maybe she's figuring out this magic thing, and the town has been peaceful. Willa starts a new job and realizes something she never expected, while Isabel continues her campaign of terror against the Senior Center tyrant and her quest to really learn magic - at least until the nightmares start. The residents of Harrow Bay are short-tempered, tired, and grumpy after a spate of nightmares haunts their dreams.

Months after losing her mother, Kinsey is in Brazil to have the trip her mother always dreamed of taking. Her own roots are in the area, too, from a father she never met. From Carnival to the Pantanal, the exotic location is everything she imagined, and when she meets Faron Rocha, she is enamored. Spirited away to his coffee fazenda, it doesn’t take long to fall for him, but he has secrets.

This poetry is all about love, music, journeys, stories, and documentaries. It even contains some translations from Swedish originals, which probably have never been translated before. There are some biographical ingredients as well, mainly about composers and a lot of philosophy, but love is the main theme throughout.