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The Calm Code is a revolutionary way to rewire your mind to be calm, happy, and balanced. It's a step-by-step method based on neuroplasticity. What the heck is that, you ask? "Neuro" means brain, and "plasticity" means easily shaped or molded. Your brain is reshaped with every thought, emotion, and action.

London, December 1940. It's Christmas for the Good Time Girls, and whilst London tries to inject some sparkle into the wartime rubble, the women of the Hammersmith Palais aren't looking forward to the festive season. Nancy continues her battle to keep control of the Palais as Ronnie and his thugs appear at every turn, determined to take what he lost back. Can she draw on all of her strength to keep everyone safe, even if it means sacrificing herself? Meanwhile, Betty and Violet have secrets of their own. Secrets which would cause certain ruin if they were discovered.

After overcoming the assault in Eternal Dominion by Abysses End's members, Alex/Xeal and his friend have shown that they can stand firm. Now they must navigate Abysses End's advances in reality without isolating themselves from the entirety of the VR gamming workshop community. While the nobles of Nium have begun to take a vested interest in Alex's/Xeal's progress. Will Alex/Xeal and his friends be able to navigate these diplomatic situations or will they find themselves dancing to the tune of others.

She's out of retirement – and out for revenge! When Georgina Garrett wakes in the night to find intruders in her house, she knows she must do everything she can to keep her children safe. But just when she thinks the ordeal is over, she realises something is terribly wrong. She arrives at her crime-lord husband David Maynard's London house to find a bloodbath. Six of David's best men lie dead and he is nowhere to be found. Georgina may have walked away from the game but she's still the best player on the street.

It only takes one defeat to topple an empire. With Britain still in the grips of World War Two, Georgina Garrett has her own battles to fight. She has made many enemies over the years, and with every victory she's only grown stronger. But following a bitter betrayal, Georgina must find a way to claw herself out of the depths of despair and back to the top position within London's criminal underworld. She'll do whatever it takes to secure her freedom and defeat those who'd rather to see her dead.

When Annie and her brother Cory are orphaned Hettie's mother takes them in. Hettie and Annie sell watercress on the streets of Victorian London to make a living. Annie's dissatisfaction grows and her reckless ambition takes her on a separate path. After she disappears in mysterious circumstances, Hettie sets out to find her. While searching for Annie, in the darkest and most dangerous part of London, she uncovers the corruption and depravity of Victorian society. Secrets are revealed that put both their lives put in danger. Can Hettie find her friend before it's too late?

Katt Annie never planned to be a nomad. She knew nothing at all about owning or towing a trailer. But she’s now been on the road traveling and camping full-time with her tiny trailer for more than five years. The nomadic lifestyle turned out to be satisfying beyond anything she could have expected. She had no idea she could enjoy life so much and be so calm and content, yet vibrant and alive at the same time. As she often says: “I’m always traveling, but I’m always at home.” This is the first book in a three-part series.

We live in unpredictable and unstable times. We have lived through recessions, scandals, pandemics, and natural disasters. How, as business leaders, do you continue to operate and grow a successful company, surrounded by so much uncertainty? This book identifies the four essential habits in surviving a zombie apocalypse (or other unimaginable events) so you focus your habit-forming skills on the actions that will have an immediate impact on your business, no matter what is happening. By practicing these habits, you will be able to take action when the next situation approaches.

It’s been five years since Ella Bancroft lost the love of her life, Harper Fortescue, and despite her friends’ encouragement, she’s still not been able to move on. The one thing keeping Ella smiling is the success of her hat shop, Ivella. As her hat shop flourishes, and the possibility of a new love appears when she least expects it, Ella finally dares to hope for a happy future. But storm clouds are gathering over the Black Country, and life might have other plans for the hat girl from Silver Street.

Tracey Tempest adores her husband, Terry. But when on his 50th birthday, tragedy strikes, Tracey must face the terrifying prospect of a future without him. Desperate for answers and boiling with rage, Tracey wants revenge. Together with her beloved sons, Ricky and Jamie, the Tempest family dig deeper into Terry’s past—who would want to kill him, and why? But what they discover changes everything they knew about the man they loved and risks tearing their own family apart.

Once bitter enemies, Samantha Reynold and Seb Stoker's powerful alliance enables their firms and casinos to go from strength to strength. With the families no longer in opposition, it seems that Sam and Seb are untouchable. But not everyone is happy with the new power couple of the club world. Unbeknownst to everyone, someone new wants to see Sam’s perfect life ruined. And they will stop at nothing to seek their revenge—even if it means destroying everything—and everyone—in their path. With tensions high, Sam and Seb must put their trust in each other completely.

Stealing from the rich is what Cara Kendall does for a living. She's twenty-four, bold and fearless, convinced that she'll never get caught. But everyone's luck runs out eventually. When she breaks into a house in Hampstead, she gets more than she bargained for—a body in the study and the law on the doorstep. As rumours start to circulate about her part in the killing, she finds herself under increasing pressure to give up what she hasn't got and tell a truth she doesn't know.

When Nell Draper leaves the workhouse to care for the five-year-old son of Lord Eversham, a wealthy landowner, she has no idea of the heartache that lies ahead of her. Robert can't speak. He can't tell her what makes him happy or sad. Nell has to work that out for herself. And not everyone is happy about Robert's existence. Can Nell save him from a desolate future, secure his inheritance and ensure he takes his rightful place in society?

Life in Cockney London was tough in the post-war years. The government's broken promises had led to a chronic housing shortage, rampant crime and families living in squalor. But one thing prevailed: the unbeatable spirit of the East End, a tight-knit community who pulled through the dark times with humour and heart. Drawing on both family history and her own memories of growing up in the 1950s and '60s, as well as her working life as a district nurse and local police officer, Jean Fullerton vividly depicts this fascinating part of London.

Maggie Bailey has not had an easy childhood. Her father, Michael, always too easy with his fists after spending the family’s rent money down the pub. Just sixteen, in love and blinded by promises, Maggie sees marriage to handsome Jack as her great escape. However, she soon finds herself abandoned with a beautiful baby when Jack disappears. Maggie is forced to seek a new life away from the East End of London and finds herself a job at a hotel in Yarmouth.

She should have been safe. But she never came home. Kath has lived on the same London estate for decades. Lately she’s become friendly with the little girl next door, who is often left alone for hours while her mum is at work. They have a system. When Mina gets home from school to the empty flat, she knocks on the wall three times. Knock, knock, knock. I’m home safe and sound. But one day Mina’s knock doesn’t come. Kath raises the alarm and the police begin the search. Kath was the only person looking out for Mina—now she might be the only one who can bring her home.

I lang tid var Luises liv meget svært. Hun følte sig dum, fordi hun ikke kunne læse lige så godt som de andre børn. Men efter hun har gået på specialkursus for børn med ordblindhed, går det hele meget bedre. Det er først, da der begynder at gå rygter om en række pyromanbrande, at det hele begynder at gå skævt for Luise igen... Karen Videbæk (1927-1997) var en dansk forfatter og oprindeligt uddannet som lærer. Karen Videbæk er kendt for sine børnebøger.

Den smukke og kloge Leonora Christina er Christian d. 4.s yndlingsdatter. Hun vokser op hos sin mormor, og som 15-årig bliver hun gift med Corfitz Ulfeldt, der hører til blandt kongens mest betroede medarbejdere. Fremtiden ser lys og lovende ud, men da Christian d. 4. dør, og Frederik d. 3. og hans dronning Sofie Amalie kommer til magten, ændrer alt sig ... Fortælling i to bind om kongedatteren Leonora Christinas skæbne. Herta J. Enevoldsen (1915-1997) er en dansk forfatter.

Camilla og Carsten er kærester - de har i hvert kysset hinanden mange gange, med tunge og det hele. Men da sommeren kommer, og Camilla skal på ferie, opdager hun, at landet er fuldt af dejlige fyre, som kan få en ellers kedelig ferie til at blive skøn! Men hvad så med Carsten? Kan han mon stadig få hendes hjerte til at banke hurtigere, efter ferien er slut? Den danske forfatter Lone Diana Jørgensen (f. 1947) har blandt andet skrevet en lang række ungdomsbøger. Hun er cand.mag.

"Jeg plasker naturligvis ikke bare lige ud i bølgerne. Jeg skal gå og finde ud af, hvor det ser ud til at være sikkert. Strømmen skifter, så det er ikke det samme sted hver dag. Men selv om faren er reel og havet skræmmende, så er det også dragende. Og det hører med, at jeg skal være alene. Det er afgørende. Vigtige øjeblikke kan jeg ikke godt dele med nogen." - Jytte Borberg Lise Johnsen har interviewet 14 kendte danske kvinder, der åbenhjertigt deler ud af deres livserfaring, holdninger og indsigt.