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Celia, Juliette and Nadia are complete strangers with one thing in common: they have all been wronged by Ellis Cobain. A wealthy philanthropist on course for a knighthood, Ellis' public persona is bulletproof—but lurking beneath this veneer is a sinister side that only the women closest to him have seen. When they meet at a boutique hotel on the Cornish coast, brought together by the blind arrogance of their tormentor, they realize what connects them and form a pact: to blackmail him and free themselves from his grasp.

When Beatrice wakes in a magical swamp called Ebenezer, she's met with the baffling wit and curious whims of the swamp's single other human inhabitant, the boy "king," Tom. But something is haunting Ebenezer, and Beatrice must solve the mystery of the swamp before a lurking terror devours them both.

Für Nachwuchsschauspielerin Lucy Younger ist es die Chance ihres Lebens: Ihr erster Film auf Hazel Island - und vielleicht die Aufmerksamkeit ihres berühmten Co-Stars. Als Carter vorschlägt, ihren Fake-Freund zu spielen, um ihren Co-Star eifersüchtig zu machen, sagt Lucy aus Trotz zu. Nach einer Schulterverletzung ist Carters Saison vorbei. Carter wollte nie wieder Gefühle riskieren, doch Lucy bringt ihn an seine Grenzen.

Nunzia non ha ancora vent’anni. È andata via dalla Sicilia, studia lettere classiche a Milano, conosce il greco, come sognava suo padre, che non c’è più e ha lasciato lei e sua madre con una pescheria da gestire. Maddalena di anni ne ha di più, quasi quaranta, viene da un passato difficile, ma ha saputo laurearsi in ingegneria, ha sposato Luca, violinista di buona famiglia, e ora dall’esterno è indistinguibile da quelle giovani donne eleganti cui sognava di assomigliare, quando frequentava un liceo popolato da ragazze più ricche di lei.

27 millones de lectores en todo el mundo. ¿Estabas en el tren de las 8.04? ¿Viste algo sospechoso? Rachel, sí. Rachel toma siempre el tren de las 8.04 h. Cada mañana lo mismo: el mismo paisaje, las mismas casas... y la misma parada en la señal roja. Son solo unos segundos, pero le permiten observar a una pareja desayunando tranquilamente en su terraza. Siente que los conoce y se inventa unos nombres para ellos: Jess y Jason. Su vida es perfecta, no como la suya. Pero un día ve algo. Sucede muy deprisa, pero es suficiente. ¿Y si Jess y Jason no son tan felices como ella cree?

It’s 1850, and the Noble family have travelled to the other side of the world to start a new life after scandal drove them from their native England. Pippa Noble is determined to reclaim their honour by making her father’s plan for an outback farm a reality, although her ambition is frowned upon by a society that has very set ideas about a woman’s place. Pippa learns the hard way about the unforgiving nature of the bush, sometimes with devastating consequences.

After a spell of amnesia, Angeline, Chloe, and Evelyn meet on a Chicago subway train and learn that they’re long-lost sisters with magical powers. But this revelation comes with a catch: The empress of nightmares wants to tear apart their minds to uncover a secret spell buried in their subconscious. To make matters worse, the hero destined to defeat the empress is dead. Now instead of starting college, they’re whisked away to a world bursting with magic. Romantic Angeline is singing siren songs, bookish Evelyn is reading minds, and feisty Chloe is fighting foes.

En esta reconfortante novela feel-good japonesa con una encantadora ambientación navideña, la magia y el destino intervienen, junto a deliciosos postres y gatos muy sabios, para que las personas que más lo necesitan encuentren su camino.

La justicia de las palabras. Tras las huellas del asesino literario. Oviedo. Octubre de 2015. Marta visita Oviedo para testificar en un juicio y disfrutar unos días alejada del trabajo. Hace semanas que un imitador está llevando a cabo los asesinatos narrados por el novelista Leopoldo Cornejo en su última obra, La pluma roja. La llegada de la inspectora es una oportunidad para explorar las profundidades de la mente del escritor, y se aloja en una pequeña aldea en las montañas asturianas.

Figure out what your baby is thinking from the moment they are born. Your baby has a strong desire to communicate, but it isn’t always easy to work out just what they are trying to tell you. In this fascinating, research-led book, parenting author Tanith Carey and Clinical Psychologist Dr...

Samara Chrysos has assumed the title of princess of her father’s kingdom. Hiding in plain sight to shield herself from those who would see her executed simply for existing. She once longed for adventure, now she simply hopes to survive. To the empire, her sister, Odessa occupies the palace in their father’s absence. Only Samara and a few infuriatingly stubborn guards know the truth. Odessa is gone, scouring the farthest reaches of the kingdom for a way to survive the looming prophecy that would usher in the end of everything she holds dear.

Following on from The Bedtime Book of Impossible Questions, this audiobook provides EVEN MORE answers to the weird, wonderful and sometimes downright dumbfounding questions that buzz around kids' brains at bedtime – covering topics such as philosophy, science, nature, animals, geography, culture and more. With fascinating but short, succinct answers and inviting sound effects, it really is the ideal listen for curious kids.

The truth can have deadly consequences... On a sunny morning, when the Mediterranean is dead calm, Captain Paul Thomas embarks on a dive to the wreck of the Zenobia, off the coast of Larnaca, Cyprus. Within hours, he has taken his final, gasping breath in an accident below the surface. A new...

To save one life, she risks many others. Working for the Royal Military Police, Major Helen Scott is used to rapid change. On a posting to Paris she oversees security for a NATO summit in the city, yet has barely begun before her presence is demanded at Interpol headquarters in Lyon. Helen's...

TO EKSKÆRESTER, ÉN LEJLIGHED. HVAD KAN EGENTLIG GÅ GALT? Olivia har en helt klar plan: Topstilling i Wall Street, inden hun bliver 32, ægteskab og to børn (helst tvillinger, fordi #effektivitet). Hvad der ikke indgår i hendes plan? At miste de fleste af sine ejendele på grund af en vandskade i lejligheden og være nødt til at bede sin eks om hjælp. Og hvad der helt sikkert ikke indgår i hendes plan? At flytte ind hos ekskæresten og se ham gå rundt med bar overkrop, mens han bager cupcakes til hende og kigger på hende med det der glødende blik, som ... Stop, vent! Hvad er det, hun har gang i?

Kris tilbød ham 10.000 dollars for at forføre hendes fars golddigger-kæreste. Nate gjorde det for pengenes skyld – for dem havde han desperat brug for. De er fra hver deres verden.

Emmas Leben gerät aus den Fugen. Ein Fremder sieht sie auf einem Konzert tanzen, sieht, wie sie ihre Hüften und ihren Hintern aufregend zu Rockmusik bewegt und wagt es, ihr an den Hintern zu grapschen. Er ist ein Macho, sie will ihn ohrfeigen, aber sie hält inne. Der Fremde und sie schauen sich wie gebannt in die Augen. Er ist ein Mistkerl, denkt sie, er ist nicht gut für mich. Oder irrt sie sich? Sie irrt sich nicht, er ist ein Dreckskerl, aber er weiß, was sie will. In einem heruntergekommenen Hotel, in einem Strudel aus Lust und Begierde, lässt sie sich von dem Macker übers Knie legen.

Velkommen tilbage til Avalon Bay, hvor sommerluften er fuld af flirt og hemmeligheder. Cassie har ikke tilbragt en sommer i Avalon Bay i årevis. Men nu hvor familiens strandhotel skal sælges, rejser hun tilbage for at mærke sandet mellem tæerne en sidste gang. Hun har også store planer om at få sig en sommerflirt. Allerede den første aften finder hun den perfekte kandidat: Tate Bartlett, byens player med et hjerte af guld. Fra det øjeblik Tate ser Cassie, ved han, at en uforpligtende sommerflirt ikke er nok. Cassie er smuk, sjov og den sejeste person, han har mødt.

Every Christian culture has given us touching legends and charming stories of the wondrous deeds of the Child Jesus. Many of these tales reveal to children the generous ways He helps them when they're unhappy or afflicted. More than a century ago, A. Fowler Lutz collected the best of these legends. Although they spring from lands as various as France, Norway, and Greece, Germany, Syria, and China, these stories have many excellent things in common. Each has the simplicity of goodness, and each is rich with the faith of ordinary people who aren’t surprised by miracles.

Shirley Whitaker, a brilliant postgraduate student at Oxford, thought she had everything—a loyal fiancé, a promising career, and a future built on trust. But when a hot mic during a virtual lecture exposes a betrayal too cruel to ignore, she doesn’t cry. She strategizes. In a world of elite ambition and quiet deception, Shirley turns heartbreak into a calculated game of social chess—one move at a time. As her ex spirals and the girl who wronged her reaches for dreams built on lies, Shirley orchestrates their fall with precision only a scholar could master.