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From the Amazon bestselling author of Sleeping with Paris comes a spicy novella that will take you on a decadent and touching journey into the land of palm trees and sunshine… When talented DC photographer Natasha Taylor meets alluring investor Nicholas Reyes at her first exhibit, a harmless invitation to join him for a weekend in Los Angeles turns into a passionate love affair that awakens Natasha in ways she never could have imagined.

It is New York, 1904, and Dulcy Remfrey, despite an idiosyncratic, traveling childhood, faces the predictable life of a woman of the time. But all that changes when her eccentric father returns from his expedition to Africa without any of the proceeds from the sale of a gold mine. It seems he's lost his mind along with the money, and Dulcy's obsessive ex-fiancé (and her father's business partner) insists she come to Seattle to decipher her father's cryptic notebooks, which may hold clues to the missing funds.

Grace Smith has never been one to conform to society’s expectations. She flees small-town Indiana to seek adventure—and finds more than she bargained for when she’s hired by an eccentric millionaire to learn codebreaking. Soon she’s using those skills to help head the government’s fledgling cryptanalysis unit.

The elegant short fictions gathered hereabout the love of science and the science of love are often set against the backdrop of the nineteenth century. Interweaving historical and fictional characters, they encompass both past and present as they negotiate the complex territory of ambition, failure, achievement, and shattered dreams.

Traveling with children is always challenging, but for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder and/or mood and attention and distraction disorders it can be especially intimidating. How should parents of children experiencing meltdowns deal with clueless and judgmental onlookers? What are the best methods to alleviate motion sickness when your child might already be on a cocktail of drugs? Traveling Different: Vacation Strategies for Parents of the Anxious, the Inflexible, and the Neurodiverse answers these and many other questions parents may have.

This audiobook does not require a text. It is designed for eyes-free learning. Phrase in English, then French at normal speed, 3 repetitions SLOW SPEED, 2 repetitions normal speed. We have found this to be the best format to learn. The same 101 dialogues are then repeated at slow and fast speeds with a longer pause so the listener gets a chance to repeat them more.

Life has not calmed down for Delaney McPhearson now that she has become the ring bearer. For the last few months, she, Henry Chandler, and Jake Rogan have been finding the camps of the teenage potentials left behind by Amar. In their search, they've come across something they didn't expect: More children are missing, but these children are younger—much younger. One of the largest lines of investigation leads them to legends of an ancient race of giants. But are they getting closer to the missing children or heading down a path that will only lead them farther away?

Saint City has always been Dante Valentine's home. It's where she grew up, it's where her dead are buried, and it's where she learned to hunt. Now, one call from an old friend will bring her back to investigate a murder too close to home for anyone's comfort. But the one person she trusted has just betrayed her.

Auf einem verwilderten Grundstück steht ein mächtiger Davidsahorn, der drei geheimnisvolle Initialen trägt. Immer wenn sich der Todestag seiner Adoptivmutter jährt, legt Jan rote Nelken in seine Krone. Doch dieses Jahr wird er von der Besitzerin des Grundstücks überrascht und beschimpft. Was hat es mit dieser Frau auf sich, deren Rückkehr niemand in dem kleinen österreichischen Dorf begrüßt? Und was weiß sie über die Geschichte des Baums? Jan macht sich auf die Suche.

Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan’s mission is to bring closure to the families whose loved ones have vanished. She knows their anguish - her own beloved daughter, Bonnie, was taken from her when Bonnie was just seven years old. It is only recently that this mystery was resolved and Eve could begin her journey to peace. Now Jim Doane wants the same kind of answers that Eve always longed for. His 25-year-old son may or may not be dead, and he has only burned skull fragments as possible evidence.

Un couple de trentenaires partis faire le tour du monde. Une île déserte, entre la Patagonie et le cap Horn. Une nature rêvée, sauvage, qui vire au cauchemar. Un homme et une femme amoureux, qui se retrouvent, soudain, seuls. Leurs nouveaux compagnons : des manchots, des otaries, des éléphants de mer et des rats.

Long before Delaney McPhearson learned of her destiny, a brave group of women defended a heritage that would one day aid us all. The history of the forces working to protect the world extends far beyond the time of Delaney McPhearson. One of the first tests of those chosen to defend the good in the New World dates back to one of the uglier times in American history: the Salem Witch Trials.

In 2001, the face of the Earth changed forever in a nuclear firestorm. Generations after the apocalypse, Ryan Cawdor leads a courageous struggle for survival in a brutal world, striving to make a difference in the battle raging between good and evil. On sacred aboriginal land, Ryan Cawdor and his band of warrior survivalists discover Mount Rushmore still standing, a symbol of a long-gone power. Here, a charismatic baron and his followers force Ryan to breach the icy fastness of the mountain stronghold, which harbors a cache of 20th-century technology.

Anleitung zum Glücklichsein! Für unser Glücksempfinden ist zu 50 Prozent unsere Grundeinstellung verantwortlich, zu zehn Prozent sind es die Lebensumstände und zu erstaunlichen 40 Prozent können wir selbst aktiv Einfluss darauf nehmen. Zu dieser Erkenntnis kommt die renommierte amerikanische Psychologin Sonja Lyubomirsky in ihrem hier frisch überarbeiteten Standardwerk. Im Zentrum steht dabei ein wissenschaftlich fundiertes Modell, das uns hilft, aus zwölf Glücksaktivitäten die eigene Glücksstrategie zusammenzustellen.

Jessie is enjoying an evening run, grateful her life is finally back to normal. Starting the incline toward home, a sudden terror grips her. Someone is watching her. She picks up her pace, but he's hot on her heels - and he means to kill her. She narrowly manages to elude her pursuer and reach the safety of her house. The first one she calls for help is the man she has grown to love, Matt Parker.

Ensaadi Talitha of Ilios is the warlord’s heir who dreams of peace. Finally, she has the chance to broker a marriage between two feuding tribes, but her efforts are shattered when her besotted cousin claims the bridegroom. The treachery forces Talitha and her warriors to flee back to Ilios. Only through an uneasy alliance with a band of mercenary Dunedrifters and their enigmatic leader can her people hope to make it home.

Des femmes sont retrouvées mortes dans l’état de New York, leurs corps suspendus par des chaînes. Quand le FBI est appelé en renfort, ils n’hésitent pas une seule seconde devant la nature étrange des meurtres - et l’absence de pistes crédibles. Ils savent qu'un seul agent pourra résoudre l'enquête : l'agent spécial Riley Paige. Secouée par sa précédente affaire, Riley hésite. Elle est convaincue qu’un tueur en série - son ancien tourmenteur - la harcèle.

Social media is replete with images of 'perfection'. But many are unrealistic and contribute to a pervasive sense of never being good enough: not thin enough; not pretty enough; not cool enough. Try too hard and you risk being condemned for being ‘attention-seeking’, don't try hard enough and you're slacking. Rosalind Gill challenges polarized perspectives that see young women as either passive victims of social media or as savvy digital natives. She argues the real picture is far more ambivalent.

LA QUEUE ENTRE LES JAMBES est le troisième tome de la populaire série de thrillers RILEY PAIGE, qui commence avec SANS LAISSER DE TRACES (tome 1) - un roman disponible gratuitement sur de nombreuses plateformes. Personne ne s’étonne de retrouver des prostituées mortes à Phoenix. Cependant, quand la police s’aperçoit que ces meurtres sordides sont liés, ils réalisent qu’un tueur en série sévit dans la région et que l’affaire les dépasse. Devant la nature étrange des crimes, le FBI comprend qu’il devra faire appel à son agent le plus brillant : Riley Paige.

Pregnant at fifteen after gleefully losing her virginity to pansexual neighborhood strongman Francis Anthony Mozzarelli, she is robbed of her baby by a pack of nefarious nuns and her embittered papa has her sterilized without her consent (legal in 1935). With the help of a besotted Francis and her top-secret meatball recipe, a devastated Bella embarks on a riotous quest through Depression-era Coney Island sideshows, the tawdry world of peek-a-boo striptease routines, a queer mob marriage, and a tasty collection of wisdom-filled recipes to find her lost child, herself, and maybe even true love.