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Salo’s queen has finally accepted his desire to be a mystic despite taboos concerning men’s use of magic. But her acceptance is not support; it is strategy. Under a disguise of the queen’s making, Salo enters Jungle City as a pilgrim to the Red Temple, only to find a magical barrier barring his entrance. Left at the mercy of the warring political factions that run the city, Salo faces a series of obstacles wrought by an unseen hand, knowing he cannot return home without completing his pilgrimage. But Isa, King of the Saire clan, has her own plans for Salo.

The last thing Dakota Mitchell wanted to do was go on the romantic cruise she was supposed to take with her cheating now-ex fiancé. But it’s nonrefundable, and there are worse things than a couple of weeks in paradise, right? The last thing Dakota ever thought she would do was have a one-night stand with a smoking hot stranger. But what’s the harm in just one night, right? The mysterious and sexy Kade Ryan isn’t so easy to forget, especially when they’re trapped on a private island together. Is Dakota cruising for love, or will discovering Kade’s secret scare her off?

Lady Roslyn Barrett’s launch into society was delayed by her foolish brother’s untimely demise. It makes a lady wish she’d been born an only child… All right, she did love the nitwit, and didn’t wish him to die; however, that doesn’t negate her irritation. Now she is at a disadvantage and the ton won’t let her forget her family’s scandalous past. She has a secret though, one that she won’t confess under any circumstances: Roslyn has already met the man she wants, but he doesn’t appear to return her feelings.

Rae Donovan thought she had love all figured out … until, after a tragic accident, her high school sweetheart Luke left town, breaking her heart. In the decades since, Rae has put the past behind her, content with her quiet life working at the local bakery her family started in the charming mountain town of Alpine Ridge. But when Luke returns, Rae's world is turned upside down. Luke McMillan never forgot his first love, even as duty took him far from home, and tragedy made him a single father.

Lady Portia North is in love with her brother’s friend. She fell in love with him when she first met him years earlier and hasn’t been able to set those feelings aside. He’s always been kind to her, but nothing remotely amorous. She’s already had three seasons, and turned down several proposals. If she doesn’t let go of her dream of the Earl of Lyonsdale, she’ll end up a spinster.

Three busy women with one thing in common—no time for love. Meet sensible Grace Hale, predictable Peyton Parkes, and career-minded Sloan Patrick. Their lives were exceptionally mundane, especially in the man department. But what happens when fate crosses their paths, wearing a killer smile? Well...some might say things for them are about to become far more interesting.

Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence | Named a Best Book of 2023 by Library Journal and Debutiful An eerie, irresistible debut story collection about the bonds and bounds of community and what it means to call a place home, “perfect for readers of Margaret Atwood and Carmen Maria...

In Business Spotlight Audio 01/2023 für Januar hören Sie Artikel und Interviews aus der Welt des Business-Englisch. Mit Übungen verbessern Sie Ihre sprachlichen und kommunikativen Kompetenzen. In Business Skills erhalten Sie Tipps für eine perfekte Kurzpräsentation. Weitere Themen sind ein Startup, das menschliche Überreste nach dem Tod dem natürlichen Kreislauf zuführt. In Interviews erfahren Sie, wie Sie mit Rollenspielen bessere Ergebnisse erzielen und welche Auswirkung berufliche Veränderungen auf eine Karriere hatten. In einem Quiz geht es um das Profil des Arnold Schwarzenegger.

In "Business Spotlight Audio 09/2022" für September hören Sie Artikel und Interviews aus der Welt des Business-Englisch. Mit Übungen verbessern Sie Ihre sprachlichen und kommunikativen Kompetenzen. In Business Skills erfahren Sie, wie Sie schlechte Nachrichten per E-Mail übermitteln. In Interviews geht es um die Methode des Startups Treeconomy, CO2 zu binden, um das Erlebnis einer Fotografin und Werbetexterin an ihrem ersten Arbeitstag und um die Frage, ob ein bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen eine gute oder schlechte Sache ist.

Stories Worth Re-Reading is another treasure house of inspiration originally compiled by Review and Herald in 1913 to provide children and youth with worthwhile stories. The purpose of this book is to provide children and youth with stories worth hearing; stories relating incidents of history, missionary effort, and home and school experiences. These stories will inspire, instruct, and entertain the listeners. Nearly all of these have appeared in print before, and are republished in this form through the courteous permission of their writers and publishers.

In "Business Spotlight Audio 06/2022" für Juni hören Sie Artikel und Interviews aus der Welt des Business-Englisch. Mit Übungen verbessern Sie Ihre sprachlichen und kommunikativen Kompetenzen. Eine Personalvermittlerin berichtet, welchen Verlauf ihre Karriere genommen hat. Sie erfahren Einzelheiten über die Arbeitssituation von Menschen mit Behinderungen in Jamaica und erhalten Tipps, wie Sie Probleme am Arbeitsplatz lösen und wie Sie mit unterschiedlichen Arbeitsweisen innerhalb eines Teams umgehen. In einem Dialog zu "English for" geht es um eine neue Firmenkantine.

Darfur, Sudan. 2009. Two doctors employed by NGOs stumble across a strange metallic cylinder, which has been embedded for perhaps millions of years in desert rock. Mystified by the object, they gather four of the world’s leading experts in science and technology a computer scientist, a physicist, a biochemist, and a genetic researcher and head to London to study it thoroughly. The six have barely begun running tests on the cylinder, when they suddenly disappear telling family members not to go looking for them.

When you’re almost killed, not once, but twice, finding out your father is a mafia boss doesn’t seem so bad. What is bad, though, is the feelings I’m trying to hide toward John, my father’s personal assassin. With his brooding, bad boy aura and intense blue eyes, I know he could command anything from me and I would obey. Even though my father took him in and molded him into what he is today - a merciless killer - my father will be even more merciless when it comes to his only heir. Nothing but a brutal and violent death will be waiting for John if my father ever finds out.

Father Peyton of the Holy Cross Fathers wanted to inspire his country with a radio program. Footing the expense of the show himself, he arranged for some of the biggest names in radio and film to donate their services, and for a network to provide the broadcast time. The series that resulted featured heartwarming stories for audiences nationwide. The commercial breaks were filled only with an earnest, non-sectarian appeal for family prayer, reminding listeners that "The family that prays together stays together."

Left unchaperoned and stranded, Lady Lillian Lancaster has no choice but to find her way home and, quickly, before her reputation is ruined. Betrayed by those closest, she’s forced to trust the daring rogue who rushes to her rescue. When the Dark Duke reveals his identity and proposes a false engagement in exchange for further protection, Lillian is concerned and intrigued yet enamored by the shadows which haunt his eyes and fuel the horrid whispers behind his back.

These short stories by Missy Wood were all written when she was between the ages of 12 and 18. When a lesson in Missy's daily learning at home requested she write a research paper, or essay, or a persuasive paper, etc., she would rather be inclined to bring that lesson into a story format. Consequently, here are the results in this little booklet.

Marilynne Robinson discusses her Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times best-selling second novel, the lyrical, luminous, unforgettable story of minister John Ames, as told poetically in a long letter to his young son. His powerful story spans three generations from the Civil War to the twentieth century. This is a book that is being passed hand to hand and that booksellers nationwide are recommending.

Father Peyton of the Holy Cross Fathers wanted to inspire his country with a radio program. Footing the expense of the show himself, he arranged for some of the biggest names in radio and film to donate their services, and for a network to provide the broadcast time. The series that resulted featured heartwarming stories for audiences nationwide. The commercial breaks were filled only with an earnest, non-sectarian appeal for family prayer, reminding listeners that "The family that prays together stays together."

When Sheriff Mapes is summoned to a sugarcane plantation to find a dead Cajun farmer, he knows who committed the crime. Mapes finds himself powerless, however, when nearly 20 elderly black men confess to the murder. Can justice be served, or will the dead man's brutish father pass judgment his way?

My next-door neighbour, Jenson, is a chef and a successful businessman. He's also a single daddy to the cutest six-year-old girl. I'm only here as long as it takes to get my parents' old house ready for sale. Then it's time for me to make a fresh start, away from the tragic events of late. Trouble is, now I've had a taste of this hot daddy's sauce, I want more.