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Determined to find the men responsible for her disgraced father's murder, Lady Arianna Hadley disguises herself as a man and contrives to be hired as a chef in one of London's aristocratic households. But when the prince regent is poisoned by Arianna's special chocolate dessert, she finds her own quest has become intertwined with a far more deadly intrigue. The earl of Saybrook is asked by the government to investigate. When someone tries to kill them both, they become reluctant allies in the hunt to discover what evil is afoot.

Now that peace reigns in Europe and Napoleon has been exiled to the island of Elba, Lady Arianna and her husband, the earl of Saybrook, are determined to put government sleuthing aside. But the head of British security has other ideas.... Rumors are rife that Napoleon may be plotting to take back the French throne and plunge the continent into another war. So when Saybrook learns that his Spanish cousin has gone missing on the island under mysterious circumstances, he and Arianna feel they have no choice but to undertake a secret mission to Elba.

Lady Arianna Hadley and her husband, the Earl of Saybrook, want nothing more than to savor a quiet life embellished by the occasional cup of the finest chocolate. However, when they receive orders to travel to Scotland and capture an elusive traitor, they feel their duty to the Crown must come first. In a laboratory in Scotland, they discover the corpse of a chemistry professor - and cryptic papers hinting at a dangerous new discovery now in enemy hands. Racing against time, Arianna and Saybrook pursue their most cunning and dangerous adversary

Lady Arianna, now the Countess of Saybrook, is settling into married life with her new husband. To celebrate his birthday, she finds the perfect gift: a rare volume of botanical engravings on Theobroma cacao - or chocolate - in an exclusive bookshop. But she is forced to fight off a stranger who tries to steal it way from her. Arianna forgets about the strange incident - until she and her husband attend an important government party on a country estate, where her assailant reappears and turns out to be a Russian diplomat.

With the hunt for a diabolical traitor finally over, Lady Arianna is looking for some peace and quiet in which to resolve lingering tensions with her husband over her daredevil exploits during the final chase. But an unexpected late night visit from The Dragon - Saybrook's feisty and independent great aunt - puts her in the middle of a very difficult dilemma....Constantina confesses that some very private personal letters, along with some sensitive diplomatic documents, have been stolen from her French paramour.

Delphi has spent years working at a vast and iconic theme park in California after fleeing a trauma in her rural hometown. But following the disturbing death of a beloved Hollywood starlet on the park grounds, Delphi is tasked with shuttering it for good. Meanwhile, two siblings with ties to the park exchange letters, trying to understand why people who work there have been disappearing. Before long, they learn that there’s a reason no one is meant to see behind its carefully guarded curtain.

A traumatic personal crisis has left Lady Arianna bedeviled by guilt and questioning whether she has lost her nerve. Her circle of friends can't seem to help rekindle her fire. Even a challenge from Lord Grentham, Britain's shadowy head spymaster, to undertake a vital mission to Russia in aid of her old friend, Tsar Alexander, fails to spark any interest . . . Until Grentham mentions that Arianna's half-brother has gone in her place and may be in mortal danger. Resentful of the minister's attempt to manipulate her emotions, she still refuses to be drawn back into the fray.

With the epic victory at Waterloo behind them, Arianna and Saybrook are looking forward to a quiet summer of scholarship, far from the turmoil of war and politics. But little do they know that an even more dangerous battle is about to test their mettle. The shocking news that Lord Grentham, the steely minister of state security, has been accused of treason and is on the run from arrest takes them and their close circle of friends by surprise. Arianna and Saybrook don't want to believe it. Despite their fraught past with the minister, they've developed a grudging friendship.

With the threat of war looming over the Continent now that Napoleon has reseized the throne of France, London is abuzz with intrigue as diplomats from the European powers gather to negotiate a military alliance against him. But Lady Arianna and her husband, the Earl of Saybrook, are intent on staying clear of the conflict, deciding it's a battle for nations and armies to fight. Until things turn very personal. When a Prussian diplomat is murdered, two items found in his pocket force Arianna and Saybrook to once again become reluctant allies with the shadowy head of British security.

The Sociopath’s Puppet tells the heart-wrenching memoir of Arianna's struggle when she finds herself stuck in a terrible relationship after leaving a 10-year alcoholic & abusive marriage. At first, Paige seemed to be the one person she had longed for, but as the situation unfolds, she realizes how she had been unwittingly trapped and entangled in his web.

Local weather reporter Suzanne Maretto craves nothing more than to transcend life at her suburban cable television news station and follow in the footsteps of her idol: Barbara Walters. When she concludes that her unglamorous husband is getting in the way of her dream of stardom, the solution seems obvious: Get rid of him. She seduces a 15-year-old admirer, Jimmy, and persuades him to do her dirty work. Mission accomplished, Suzanne takes to the airwaves in her new role as grieving widow, in search of a TV deal. If that means selling Jimmy down the river, she’s ready.

 Proper Princess Arianna vowed to stay on the straight and narrow after a disastrous decision years ago embarrassed both her and her royal family. When a marriage of convenience is proposed between her and Brazenbourg's ruling prince, she jumps at the chance for redemption. She doesn't believe in love anymore - at least she thought she didn't until she met her fiancé's brother, Prince Finn. 

Katherine Browne dreamed of being a doctor, but twenty years and two children later, Kat is a stay-at-home-mom, complete with a handsome husband and the perfect house. Despite her efforts to be satisfied with all she has, Kat finds herself resentful, and dreaming of the life she could have had. She longs for a little excitement, for something to spice up her long, lonely days.

Della Mala del Brenta tutti conoscono il boss indiscusso Felice Maniero, la sua sfrontatezza, le rapine e le fughe rocambolesche. Meno si parla del potere feroce imposto nel Veneto per vent'anni. In questo libro Arianna Zottarel spiega le origini e l'evoluzione di un'organizzazione criminale speciale usando fonti orali, atti giudiziari e decenni di articoli di stampa: dalle rapine miliardarie al controllo delle bische, dal traffico di droga alle armi. E poi ancora i sequestri di persona, gli omicidi e i legami con le altre mafie.

Вот ты и попала в Темное Царство: занимаешься расследованием гибели отца, работаешь магистром в Академии темной магии, стала невестой сына императора. Можно уже успокоиться и не искать новые приключения. 

Maria Martinez Villanueva, chirurgo plastico affetta dalla sindrome di Asperger, è rinchiusa in carcere con l'accusa di aver assassinato un sacerdote. Nella sua memoria nulla che riguardi l'omicidio, solo frammenti di passato sconnessi, informazioni, dati, formule che non ricorda di aver mai appreso. Le tessere che compongono la sua coscienza iniziano a incastrarsi grazie all'aiuto di Kurt, lo psicoterapeuta con cui cerca di ricostruire il proprio passato, ma il quadro che si delinea davanti ai suoi occhi è inatteso e inquietante.

È arrivata dal nulla, proprio nel momento in cui lui aveva più bisogno di lei... La voce di un angelo, un sospiro nel silenzio, l'unico appiglio a cui Nathan Kelly ha potuto aggrapparsi durante il periodo infinito della prigionia e delle torture, fino al giorno in cui è tornato a essere libero, pronto a ricominciare una nuova esistenza. Ma ora quella voce è scomparsa e lo ha lasciato a consumarsi nella solitudine, a rimettere assieme i pezzi della sua vita. A chi appartiene quella voce? È stata solo la sua immaginazione o là fuori c'è veramente qualcuno che lo chiama?

Oshiro Mariko è l'unica detective donna del Dipartimento della polizia metropolitana di Tokyo, ed è costretta a lottare per guadagnarsi ogni grammo di rispetto. Decisa a investigare sul narcotraffico della yakuza, si trova invece assegnata a un caso che sembra il meno promettente della sua carriera: il tentato furto di un'antica spada. Il proprietario della spada, il professor Yamada Yasuo, sostiene che sia stata forgiata dal leggendario maestro Inazuma: le sue lame, secondo alcuni, possiedono qualità magiche e hanno il potere di incidere sul destino di chi le impugna.

Qualifiche: elevata intelligenza, corpo duro come roccia, formazione militare. Missione: recupero ostaggi vittime di rapimento. Raccolta di informazioni. Lavora per conto del governo degli Stati Uniti. Nel corso degli anni, Donovan Kelly ha combattuto senza sosta per la giustizia: le donne e i bambini hanno sempre avuto un posto speciale nel suo cuore. Lavorando fianco a fianco con i suoi fratelli, Donovan ha pagato in prima persona il prezzo - fisicamente, mentalmente ed emotivamente - nel vedere la vita dei suoi cari in pericolo.

Un'isola, dove ogni cosa è trasfigurata dalla morbosità del desiderio di un solo uomo. Il capitano e la sua pupilla abitano in un castello da dove sono stati eliminati tutti gli specchi, perché la giovane Hazel non possa vedere il proprio viso. È prigioniera? L'infermiera Françoise, chiamata a curare la fanciulla, si troverà inabissata nel loro segreto, unica a poter ristabilire una verità difficile da accettare e non meno arbitraria di ogni finzione. Dove manca uno specchio a rivelare la realtà, una menzogna può reinventare un'intera vita, e forse anche più di una.