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In 1807, a dark stain marred British society. It wasn't Napoleon or the War. The slave trade divided Britons along economic and moral lines. In Westminster Halls is a tale that unites Longbourn, Pemberley, and Matlock in a mission to end the trafficking of human souls. Powerful forces are determined to silence Bennet, while Wickham is sent to manipulate Darcy. Amidst mystery, danger, and politics, Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy navigate mutual prejudice and willful pride, striving for a future in a world where all are free. Their journey is a testament to love’s power.

Weiterhin in der Gilde trainieren oder meine Sachen packen und mich vom Acker machen, bevor die Orks die Stadt belagern und sie einnehmen? Wenn ich nur die geringste Ahnung hätte, wie ich diese und andere Fragen beantworten soll! Es wäre auch schön, wenn die Grünhäute die einzige Bedrohung wären. Zumindest bin ich inzwischen gut genug, um allen Herausforderungen, mit denen mich das System konfrontiert, mit einem Lächeln zu begegnen. Es ist also höchste Zeit, ein bisschen Spaß zu haben! P. S.: Wann kann ich endlich herausfinden, wie ich ein Elf sein kann?

The Bertram family of Mansfield Park is forced to retrench and retreat to Purvis Lodge when the baronet’s heir, Tom Bertram, bankrupts the family with his extravagant spending and expensive debauchery. Oblivious to their ruin, their new neighbor Mrs. Bennet finds an agreeable friend in the indolent Lady Bertram, and hastily forms designs on the two Bertram sons for her daughters.

Darcy's got the wealth and wit, but Elizabeth's heart is already spoken for. Cue the romance and shenanigans, because the game of love is about to get serious. **Elizabeth Bennet** It was supposed to be simple: come back to Derbyshire, see childhood friends, maybe fall in love. But that was before I realized George Darcy, the boy I’d set my heart on when I was just thirteen, was engaged to Lady Lucilla.

Hollywood 1969... comme si vous y étiez ! Rick Dalton – Il fut un temps, Rick avait son propre feuilleton télé. Aujourd'hui, c'est un acteur rincé, condamné à jouer les crapules à la petite semaine, qui noie son chagrin dans les whisky sour. Un coup de fil de Rome : sauvera-t-il son destin ou le scellera-t-il ? Cliff Booth – Doublure cascade de Rick, il est l'homme à la réputation la plus sulfureuse de tous les plateaux de tournage – car il est le seul à avoir (peut-être) commis un meurtre et à s'en être tiré.

"Tu veux pas écrire un roman sérieux ?" a conseillé Lisa à Alan, avant de le quitter pour un universitaire spécialiste de Ronsard. Depuis, Alan cherche un sujet de "roman sérieux". Il veut profiter de l’été qui commence pour se plonger avec la discipline d’un guerrier samouraï dans l’écriture d’un livre profond et poignant. Ça et aussi s’occuper de la piscine des voisins partis en vacances. Or bientôt l’eau du bassin se met à verdir, de drôles d’insectes appelés notonectes se multiplient à la surface.

Somehow, I fell in love with the man who kidnapped me from my husband over a stupid gambling debt. My name is Urvi, and this is my story.

Jonah Bennett wasn’t like his family. The mafia business was firmly what his brothers did, not him. That changed the day a rival family killed his fiancée.

Cut off from his family’s fortune because he refuses to marry the woman his father has selected for him, Fitzwilliam Darcy takes up the only employment he deems tolerable, that of bookseller. Darcy is determined to support himself and to marry for love, but his powerful relations use their clout to keep customers and fashionable young ladies away. Worse, Darcy’s absence from Pemberley allows treachery to flourish. Determined to see her older sister marry as well as possible, Elizabeth Bennet orchestrates their removal to London.

Forever You, is the highly anticipated sequel to USA Today’s best seller Forever Black. Connor Black’s life consisted of his company and his use of multiple women. There was never going to be love, relationships, or a fairy-tale life. Emotionally dead and damaged after a personal tragedy, Connor Black vowed never to love or fall in love with a woman - until Ellery Lane walked into his life by accident and changed him forever. He starts experiencing feelings and emotions he never felt before and finds himself being drawn into her world.

Award-winning author Benjamin Percy presents an explosive and deeply layered literary thriller set in the American West. They live among us. They are our neighbors, our mothers, our lovers. They change. When government agents kick down Claire Forrester's front door and murder her parents, Claire...

A preeminent physicist unveils a field-defining theory of the origins and purpose of life. Why are we alive? Most things in the universe aren't. And everything that is alive traces back to things that, puzzlingly, weren't. For centuries, the scientific question of life's origins has confounded...

Waverley women pursue their aspirations no matter what the obstacle. They may marry if the cause seems to suit the purpose, or they may flirt until their heart is content - or, perhaps, until the gentleman who has proven to be the most elusive of all is clearly within reach. No matter what the obstacle, none is too big for a Waverley woman. These are books of dreams, lessons, fanciful thoughts, and, most of all, tales of girls grown now to women who won't settle for anything less than their full dream, impossible as it may seem at the outset.

Derrière chaque porte se cache un secret. Oserez-vous pousser celle du 19, River Street ? " Je sais ce qu'il s'est passé sur La Dernière danse. Josephine est en vie. Demain, 22 heures. Venez seule. " Ces simples mots, notés sur un bout de papier, confirment ce que Maddie a toujours su : sa fille est vivante, quelque part. Douze ans plus tôt, lors d'un séjour en plein océan Pacifique, la petite Josephine disparaît mystérieusement durant la nuit, son corps ne sera jamais retrouvé. Face à ce deuil insurmontable, la famille implose, et Maddie reste seule dans sa grande demeure, au 19, River Street, à Seattle.

In an England where monsters have spilled into the world out of myth, only London is magically protected from the monstrous threat. The University runs the city, allowing family of graduate Hunters, Healers, Scholars, and Artificers to live behind the wards.

Love, in its many forms and complexities, weaves through this collection by Amy Bloom, the New York Times bestselling author of Away. Bloom's astonishing and astute new work of interconnected stories illuminates the mysteries of passion, family, and friendship. Propelled by Bloom's dazzling...

El Príncipe es la más famosa de las obras de Maquiavelo; da instrucciones muy claras, precisas y realistas sobre cómo ganar y mantener el poder, la fortuna y la gloria, a veces a expensas de otros. Escrito en 1513, es uno de los tratados políticos más temidos y odiados, considerado como la primera obra en la que el efecto que el líder desea lograr es tomado como más importante que cualquier ideal abstracto o valor ético que pueda impedirle tomar medidas inmorales.

'And breathe...' With meditation and relaxation, without stress, anxiety or fear - you have control within that moment of breath.... With 'and breathe...', you’ll uncover the true value in that moment of conscious breath. With mindfulness meditation proving to benefit thousands of people around the world, 'and breathe...' is your solution to less stress and a happier life.

After a risk is taken and a confession is made, one relationship heats up while another hangs in the balance. When everything rests on shaky ground, we find the stability we need tangled up in each other. Guards are let down and trust is repaired, but all vulnerability comes with a side of weakness. And the betrayal that hits us is one we never saw coming. Revenge is a dangerous game, especially when fueled by jealousy. We’ll do whatever it takes to protect our own, even if it means seeking help from unlikely sources.

I'm the Don's daughter. A mafia princess. He's my father's right-hand man. When Carlo catches me taking my clothes off in a strip club, he wants to haul me into my father's office. I suggest an alternative–one more pleasurable for both of us. He can handle my punishment. Dominate me the way he's always wanted. Take care of my needs and, most importantly, keep my secret. But we're playing with fire. Every day, I fall a little more for the underboss - and if my father finds out...