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Alternate France, 1871. Art historian Veronica Devine dreams of putting her husband's betrayal behind her. So she's grateful for the somewhat distracting mission to transport a valuable collection from a French chateau across the Atlantic. But before her voyage even begins, she's attacked by thieves and saved by a mysterious stranger. Luc, the Marquis de Monceau's, fate is bound to an enchanted ancestral painting. So when the beautiful woman he saves insists she has permission to remove his portraits, he has no choice but to escort her aboard a luxury airship.

Rose Jones is twenty-two, and has followed in her mother's footsteps working with horses as a champion barrel racer. Hard on the heels of being dumped by her fiance comes Rose's determination to chart her own path in life from now on. But meeting handsome bull rider Ty Parker wasn't part of the plan. After bonding at the Joneses' family Christmas, Rose accepts Ty's offer of a quaint country cottage on his outback station as a bolthole to focus on her writing and sorting through her feelings.

Eine Woche Klassenfahrt ans Meer, da freuen sich Sprotte, Frieda, Melanie und Trude schon lange drauf. Wären da bloß nicht Die Pygmäen! Die vier Jungs versuchen ständig den Wilden Hühnern mit ihren albernen Streichen eins auszuwischen. Aber das unheimliche Gelächter nachts auf dem Flur und die rätselhaften Fußspuren im Zimmer – damit hat die Jungsbande ausnahmsweise mal nichts zu tun. Stimmt es am Ende tatsächlich, was sich die Leute auf der Insel vom Geist des alten Strandräubers Jap Lornsen erzählen? Und schon sind Die Wilden Hühner wieder mitten in einem neuen Abenteuer.

El estado machista y sus decisiones, el covid-19, la crisis económica subsecuente y la violencia brutal se han ensañado con las mexicanas. Ante esto, la palabra y la sororidad, los datos irrefutables, la explicación, la inteligencia y el diálogo son sus armas. En esta obra, seis periodistas de primer nivel coordinadas por Nayeli Roldán ofrecen reportajes que retratan, con sensibilidad combativa, la situación actual de las mujeres, las consecuencias de las políticas públicas vigentes, el estado de las luchas feministas y los escenarios que se avizoran.

Publishing veteran and best-selling author J. Thorn reveals his proven system for writing delicious scenes based on his legendary "Supercharge Your Scene" challenge successfully completed by thousands of authors. This tight yet comprehensive book teaches you what you absolutely must know about writing snappy scenes, whether you're a plotter or pantser, short story dynamo or lifelong novelist, rock star indie or a trad pub professional. Developed from decades of classroom experience and used to revise millions of words, Thorn teaches you how to use simple tools to master your craft.

Will you find me, if I lose myself? Stille. Nach dem tödlichen Unfall ihrer Eltern war Stille Maisies ständiger Begleiter, denn jahrelang hat sie kaum ein Wort gesprochen und nur langsam ihre Stimme wiedergefunden. Als Weston Campbell in dem Kindergarten, in dem sie jobbt, auftaucht, bringt er sie völlig durcheinander. Wann immer die beiden aufeinandertreffen, schlägt die Anziehung zwischen ihnen förmlich Funken. Bis Weston Maisie im Streit etwas an den Kopf wirft, das ihre Gefühle für ihn für immer zum Schweigen bringen könnte.

La pornografía es un tema tabú entre muchos cristianos hoy, especialmente entre las mujeres. Sin embargo, las mujeres pueden volverse y, de hecho, se vuelven esclavas a la pornografía. Imágenes impuras, novelas calientes, incluso series de televisión pasadas de tono cautivan nuestra mente y nuestros corazones. Este minilibro redefine la pornografía en términos bíblicos y explora sus peligros. Aprende cómo la Biblia expone el corazón del problema y provee abundante esperanza de libertad.

As you listen on, you will come across struggle, survival, disappointment, and hope. You will laugh, and you will cry; you will reflect, and you will remember, but most importantly, you will learn, grow, and be transformed by the stories of these resilient women. When a small group of career women met at a Let’s Grow Sip & Paint event in January 2020, they joked that 2020 was the only time they were all going to have 20/20 vision, and they should embrace it and create a legacy for the new decade.

A dangerous man from her past. A handsome duke in her present. Secrets that threaten their future. After tragedy hits and danger moves in, Pauline Danahue flees London, searching for sanctuary and a way to start over. A job at a small university becomes the perfect refuge. Her new life's mission - keeping recalcitrant professor, Edward Bailey, on task after a shattered heart renders him broken and destroyed. But Fate isn't done with Pauline. The same vicious man from her past sets his malicious sights on her, shattering her safe haven.

Guillermo Trejo y Sandra Ley ofrecen en este libro una teoría novedosa y necesaria sobre la violencia criminal, que enfatiza la influencia crucial de la política. A diferencia de estudios previos, que ven a los grupos de crimen organizado como empresas económicas libres que operan en oposición a las autoridades estatales, Trejo y Ley los conciben como grupos ilegales íntimamente relacionados con el Estado. Por tanto, estos grupos responden al cambio político: el crimen organizado no puede existir ni operar con éxito si no cuenta con algún grado de protección estatal.

The docks are a scary place for Jane Parker, her mother, and young brother after her father dies suddenly. Rough men and danger lurk in the night. Tragedy continues to strike the family when Jane is almost attacked, and her mother and brother take ill. As her world collapses, Jane finds work as a dockside maid, happy to be off of the London streets. As the years pass by, Jane is unaware of the danger that is following her. When she meets the kind Hugh Brewer, she believes her heartache days are over when he offers her a maid position.

This poem is about culture, diversity, gun violence, and a mom's fear and concern of her son operating in today society without being victimized and ridicule from the act of police brutality, racial segregation, and oppression.

Mary fought for a place as a professional artist without having to live as a tragic heroine. She married George Reid, Canadian muralist, and while their relationship was more equal than most, this was still the Edwardian age. How do you find time to paint when you need to get to the market to buy a chicken for dinner?

In The Intrepid Meditator, poet and Reiki master Alicia Cahalane Lewis shares her spiritual journey by unpacking what it means to live in balance. To Alicia, Earth is advanced energy and a matrix of potential. We can either choose to fight or cooperate with the planet's polarity. By incorporating her techniques for attaining harmony, Alicia offers experience, compassion, and heartfelt strategies to help listeners find grace while navigating the deep highs and lows of grief and fear.

The only place to hide could be behind the truth. No one can lie to Louisa Cobb. It's her gift. Her curse. Unfortunately, her stepfather forces her to use it to help him gain the upper hand in business. Comfortable in her luxurious lifestyle and high society position, she hasn't minded. Until now. Louisa wants nothing to do with her newest assignment, Patrick O'Connell, the Irish tinkerer and scoundrel who stole a kiss - and her heart - years ago . Problem is, if she betrays her stepfather and sets Patrick free, she'll be cut off without a penny to her name.

Since the pandemic, Sybil Crewes hasn’t left home. She stopped her duties as an Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) agent. But then, she got a disturbing phone call. Her friend, Harry Brown, has been kidnapped, and this forces Sybil out of her house. Soon she uncovers an illegal lab where they created a deadly COVID-19 variant that turns its victims into skinned zombies. She contacts the ATU to resume her duties as an ATU agent to stop the new threat and save the world from its undoing.

Will you catch me, if I fall? Das gemütliche Café inmitten der Gassen Edinburghs, Musik und ihre kleine Schwester - Amelia sagt sich jeden Tag, dass sie für ein glückliches Leben nicht mehr braucht. Bis ausgerechnet Jasper Haven, der überaus erfolgreiche und begehrte Bestsellerautor, einen Espresso bei ihr bestellt. Mit seinem unwiderstehlichen Lächeln stiehlt er sich in Amelias Herz. Als Jasper sie zu einem Roadtrip durch die schottischen Highlands einlädt, lässt sich das Knistern zwischen ihnen nicht länger leugnen. Doch dann kommt Jaspers Vergangenheit ans Tageslicht.

Mom-life is wacky. Between the kids, work, housework, schoolwork, sports, activities...having a feeling of overwhelm is inevitable. We look at the moms around us and feel inadequate. We see the pictures on social media and feel like everyone else "gets it". So what is wrong with us? The answer is - nothing! Everything that you need to rock the mom-life is in you right now - and with a little perspective and some strategies in your big mom purse, you can knock that overwhelm right out.

Was, wenn aus besten Freunden plötzlich mehr wird? Juno Bailey hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, ihre Freunde und Familienmitglieder zu verkuppeln. Und endlich hat sie auch die perfekte Partnerin für ihren Sandkastenfreund Colton gefunden. Erst als Colton bereits mit der wunderschönen Französin verlobt ist, merkt Juno, dass sie selbst in ihn verliebt ist. Zwischen Anzugfittings, Tanzstunden und Kindheitserinnerungen muss sie sich entscheiden: Kann sie Colton vergessen oder soll sie um ihre Liebe kämpfen.

Cuando ella cree haber dejado atrás su pasado, pero al bajar de un avión y verse inundada por el calor del Mediterráneo y los recuerdos su corazón... Bum. Cuando él parece pasar de todo, pero la repentina e inesperada luz de una habitación se le clava en el pecho y... Bum. El fin de una era.