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When Deanne Wallace's life takes a devastating turn on a historical, celebratory night in England, known as Guy Fawkes Night, the fallout propels her into a relentless journey of revenge and redemption.

Une enquête doublée d'une quête intime, au coeur des montagnes, pour une jeune capitaine de police aussi brillante que décalée. Un commissariat morne que seul un délit de conduite en état d'ébriété peut sortir de sa torpeur, de nouveaux collègues plus calmes qu'un pré suisse à l'heure de la sieste, un voisin envahissant : voilà ce que Charlie, jeune capitaine de police angoissée et obsessionnelle, découvre alors qu'elle se retrouve parachutée dans un village de montagne après une enquête criminelle douloureuse qui lui a coûté son poste.

Police Chief Tess O’Rourke’s small town is still reeling from a devastating fire when the FBI asks for help: Could she shelter a witness in a high-profile human trafficking case? Initially reluctant to put the townspeople of Rogue’s Hollow at risk, Tess is swayed after she sees Pastor Oliver Macpherson’s genuine conviction to rescue those in need, a trait in him she’s coming to love more each day.

The book behind the hit BBC series. "Any other year, summer arrived with the swallows. But this year, the broken body of a bird, left on the porch, serves as an omen of deception, a shadow cast over the days to come"... Beth March’s life seems unexceptional: She and her husband, David, have a conventional, quiet marriage. The opening morning of the nightmare seems like just another day, aside from the unexpected body of the bird...but while Beth showers and prepares for the day, David drives his car at full speed into the path of a lorry.

Un'autrice amatissima dalla stampa e dai lettori "Deve scrivere nell'ombra. I libri sono il suo rifugio. Perché loro hanno tutte le risposte". A Vani basta notare un tic, una lieve flessione della voce, uno strano modo di camminare per sapere cosa c'è nella testa delle persone. Una empatia innata che Vani mal sopporta, visto il suo odio per qualunque essere vivente le stia intorno. Una capacità speciale che però è fondamentale nel suo mestiere. Perché Vani è una ghostwriter. Presta le sue parole ad autori che in realtà non hanno scritto i loro libri.

Author Alice Clark Platts joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss her latest novel, The Taken. Alice is a former human rights lawyer, and in this interview she discusses her author journey and the books that have inspired her.

Nicks Costello takes the reader with him from his hard-working roots in the Liberties of Dublin on a search for enlightenment that took him half way around the world to Hong Kong. There he discovered the human face of the Buddha in the friendliness and compassion of everyday people who were quietly and unobtrusively practising ancient eastern traditions of spirit, mind and body, cultivating a connection to the soul of the universe that exists in all of us and giving freely of their knowledge to all who ask so that the healing benefits can be experienced by everyone.

A step-by-step audio guide to gardening in lockdown. Gardener and journalist Alice Vincent talks you through turning a handful of seeds into your very first plants. Whether you've got a north-facing balcony, a sunny windowsill or a shaded nook, Alice will help you bring a little bit of green into your life. With clear instructions and expert insight, Alice will illuminate, engage and reassure first-time gardeners, whether you're confined to the indoors or just want to get in touch with the earth.

As most of us know from experience, the emotional baggage we have from our childhood can be difficult, if not impossible to get rid of. And for some of us, this weight can be so unbearable that it keeps us from moving forward and getting anywhere in life. The good news is…you can do things differently for your child. You can raise them to master their emotions—and be the master of their own destiny! —And with no fancy tools, tutors, or training required…just you, a little time and patience…and this book!

In a family that has everything, one tends to forget that some things are beyond even their control. After fate sends the family an unmistakable message, Christopher suddenly finds himself on the receiving end of a financial avalanche, yet fully incapable of managing or even understanding the full magnitude of it. In a world beset with vipers and jackals, he would be as helpless as a sheep led to slaughter in handling the family’s substantial financial assets.

Reaping darkness, the Shadow slicked steel with judgment and danced with death. Sixteen-year-old Aza inherited the power of shadow to rid the land of evil as Odriel's cold-blooded assassin. With her growing strength, Aza discovers the Shadow Plane—a realm of wraiths where screams haunt the winds, calling to her. Although her father forbids her from entering the dark realm, Aza can't ignore the beckoning whispers.

Despite her misgivings, Kate agrees to Trevor's risky proposal to join him in his work to find a cure for tuberculosis. As Kate begins to unlock the mysteries of Trevor's past, his hidden depths fascinate her. But a shadowy enemy lies in wait, and Trevor's closely guarded secrets are darker than she ever suspected. As revelations from the past threaten to destroy their careers, their dreams, and even their lives, Trevor and Kate find themselves in a painfully impossible situation. With everything to lose, they must find the strength to trust that hope and love can prevail over all.

Seventeen-year-old Lulu Li has her last summer before college all planned out. But her plans go awry when she learns that Kite Xu, her old next-door neighbor and childhood friend, will be returning home from South Korea.

In this extraordinarily intimate portrait of her mother - and herself - Fanny Singer, daughter of food icon and activist Alice Waters, chronicles a unique world of food, wine and travel; a world filled with colourful characters, mouth-watering traditions and sumptuous feasts. Across dozens of vignettes with accompanying recipes, she shares the story of her own culinary coming of age and reveals a side of her legendary mother that has never been seen before.

X è un romanzo e una lettera. Valentina scrive al fratello con cui non parla da anni per raccontargli quello che ne è stato di lei e soprattutto quello che non ha avuto il coraggio di dirgli in passato. Torna all'estate del 2010, l'estate della sua maturità. C'è una festa, alcol e nelle casse la musica degli ZetaZeroAlfa, band di riferimento di CasaPound.

Laissez-vous emporter dans un voyage sensuel où les mots, des plus innocents aux plus coquins seront vos guides. Dans ces récits sulfureux, sept femmes partagent leurs histoires, vous invitant à vivre avec elles leurs fantasmes, comme si elles vous susurraient à l'oreille ce qu'elles n'ont jamais raconté. Vous ne serez pas uniquement témoins, mais actrices des événements, invitées à partager des émotions aussi intimes qu'inavouables.

Christine has always felt she is just half: Half American, half Japanese. As a biracial Japanese American who was born in Tokyo but raised in the US, she knows all too well what it’s like to be a part of two different worlds but never feeling as though you belong to either. Now on the brink of adulthood, Christine decides it’s time to return to the place she once called home. So she sets forth on a year abroad in Tokyo, believing that this is where she truly belongs. After years of feeling like an outsider, she will finally be complete. Except Tokyo isn’t the answer she thought it would be.

Six acclaimed meditation teachers and visionaries show us how to transform ourselves, our communities, and the world.

Per Vani le parole sono importanti. Nel modo in cui una persona le sceglie o le usa, Vani sa leggere abitudini, indole, manie. E sa imitarlo. Infatti Vani è una ghostwriter: riempie le pagine bianche di scrittori di ogni genere con storie, articoli, saggi che sembrino scaturiti dalla loro penna. Una capacità innata che le ha permesso di affermarsi nel mondo dell'editoria, non senza un debito di gratitudine nei confronti dell'uomo che, per primo, ha intuito la sua bravura: Enrico Fuschi, il suo capo.

Set in Sante Fe, NM this romantic thriller is about Niccola Amato, a classical violinist who crosses over into the popular music genre and is everyone’s darling. Add Reed Redman, a gorgeous computer genius who owns Redman Cyber Securities and Protection Agency, and you have the ingredients for an erupting volcano.