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After leaving her hometown for Stockholm, Ellinor has gained celebrity and acclaim as a TV anchor. In her 40's, although content in her career, she is reconsidering her childless single life. When she reluctantly returns home for Easter, a chance meeting with her old flame Tina stirs up long forgotten passions and seems to change everything Ellinor thought she knew. Katja Slonawski writes exciting and charged short stories about ordinary people in extraordinary situations.

All Lola wants is to be a STAR! All Issy wants is to be left alone, thank you very much. All Cass wants is to play her drums and for everyone to get along, if it isn't too much trouble. This doesn't seem at all likely when Lola secretly decides to do something which, at best, can only be described as unexpected: entering them into SongStarz, the television show, and heading them down a path that feels, to Issy, rather like an out-of-control juggernaut with no brakes. Even if they can break out of the high-security military base where they live, will Issy be able to do what Lola wants?

Bella watches as all the puppies in her litter are adopted until she is the only one left. When other animals in the shelter pick on her, Bella hopes that the perfect owner will come for her one day. Will Bella find her forever home? Find out in this fun, sweet story which shows the importance of believing in yourself and never giving up.

Seventeen-year-old Natalie feels like a stranger to herself. Since her dad’s death, she’s withdrawn from her mom, and her best friend Marisa hardly recognizes her. She loses her job. She’s failing half her classes. But Nat doesn’t ask for help, doesn’t want to burden anyone. Instead, she retreats to an off-limits riverside forest—known as the Acres—where she snaps photos and makes sketches, seeking peace. But one night, this peace is shattered by the nightmare of a lifetime. A young woman is shrouded in a tarp. Dead.

My fated mate and I are running out of time. The man who rejected me wants another chance, but before we can commit to anything, we have to evade the bounty hunters after us and find a way to keep from destroying one another. Hex's former bounty hunting coven has made catching Arsen and me their priority job. Our rare twin flame blood is in high demand among black market magic types. The bond we've forged gives us strength while also threatening to break under the pressure. Hex is doing what he can to help us stay balanced, but all he can do is try to buy us time.

Scottsdale’s favorite investigator, Laura Black, returns in a thrilling new romantic mystery. In her latest adventure, Laura Black has teamed up with Professor Mindy Parker. The professor thinks that she’s found a lost gold mine that’s full of ancient treasures. Unfortunately, the bad guys also know about the gold and will stop at nothing to get their hands on it.

From developing leadership skills to mastering communication and networking, Career Advancement for Women covers the key areas you need to focus on to succeed in today's competitive job market. Regardless of whether you're at the initial stage of your career or striving to elevate your current position, this audiobook serves as the ultimate handbook to empower you, boost your confidence, and help you attain a sense of fulfillment in your workplace.

During the kissing season, one kiss from Remy or her older sister Maggie will give the boy—or girl—good luck. Or so it has been for all the Holloway girls before. But this year, Remy's first season, she doesn't follow the rules, dooming the boy she kisses to bad luck that almost kills him and leaving Remy with a cursed kissing season. Now Remy is adamant about keeping her lips to herself. But the new boy in town is making it hard to keep her promise. Especially because he seems to really want to get to know her, and isn't just using her for the Holloway luck.

At 17-years-old, Lily Arthur was caught between an era of women's liberation and the draconian ideology that young women should be punished for deviating from society's "moral codes".

In seinem Buch "The Prophet" offenbart uns Kahlil Gibran zeitlose, universelle Lebensweisheiten, die auch heute noch im 21.Jahrhundert bemerkenswert zutreffend sind. Lily de Silva hat hiervon 18 Gleichnisse neu aus dem englischen Originaltext übersetzt und teilweise behutsam dem heutigen Sprachgebrauch angeglichen, um sie verständlicher zu machen. Kahlil Gibran wurde 1883 in Bisharri im Libanon geboren, doch noch während seiner Jugendzeit immigrierte seine Familie mit ihm nach Boston in Amerika, wo er dann im Jahr 1923 sein Buch "The Prophet" in englischer Sprache veröffentlichte.

Seriemördare - en person som mördar minst tre personer vid olika avgränsande tillfällen. Motivationen är så gott som alltid ett sökande efter psykologisk tillfredställelse. Så vad är det Ibrahim försöker uppnå när han kallblodigt mördar två personer i Stockholm? Vad är motivet? Vad är kopplingen mellan offren? Polisen jobbar hårt för att hitta honom så rättvisa kan skapas, och när en tredje person faller offer för Ibrahim blir jakten alltmer brådskande.

I februari 2010 i Värnamo hittar en granne Gerd Kveldstads hund springandes ute på gatan. Han följer hunden hem och hittar Gerds vuxna dotter Martina sovandes på köksgolvet, tydligt drogpåverkad. Morsan sitter på toaletten och sover säger hon, men när grannen går in till toaletten finner han Gerd upphängd i tvättstället, död. Martina tas snart in på förhör, och under förundersökningarna börjar polisen misstänka att Martina även ligger bakom en annan kvinnas död några månader tidigare.

"He locks the door behind them, grabs her waist and pulls her close. He moves his hand along the inside of her thigh, and it's all it takes for her to be ready. She pulls up her skirt, pulls down her stockings and lets him bend her forward over the sink. He grabs her buttocks, moves two fingers along her labia, back and forth towards her clitoris. The sensation spreads throughout her body like fire." When a new bar opens in her neighbourhood, she has to go there, and her passion is immediately brought back to life by a stranger in a suit.

In The Persistent Penguin Bedtime Stories for Kids, you will find stories that will stimulate your child´s imagination and take their creativity to another level.

In The Positive Panda Bedtime Stories Collection for Kids, you will find stories that will stimulate your child’s imagination, taking their creativity to another level.

Fourteen-year-old Jillian has no idea who her dad is but uses her banishment from summer parties in Toronto to isolation in Banff National Park to track him down. But it’s not easy. A reclusive log cabin, a grumpy aunt, few trips to civilization and seriously—no cell phone reception?

På Hemmet bredvid ån bor det en hel hög med människor. Översten, överstinnan som inte är hans, prostparet, fröken Johansson, docenten - ja, listan kan göras lång. Och ingen av dem har egentligen valt att bo med sina korridorsgrannar. Vad för livshistorier är det som gömmer sig bakom dörrarna? Rykten sprider sig så lätt. Frågan är bara vad som är sant. Föreståndarinnan Syster Sofia får knappt en lugn stund. Det börjar med att fröken Johansson får ett nervöst sammanbrott och inbillar sig att Herren själv besökt hennes rum.

Lily has tapped in to a timeless purity of childhood that can't help but warm your heart. Her poems are honest, original, and evocative. This is the experience of life for a young girl growing up in England, expressed with such charm.