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Lifestyle journalist Ella Skye remembers every celebrity she interviewed, every politician she charmed, and every socialite who eyed her with envy. Her husband. But what she can’t remember is the tragic car accident that ripped her unborn child from her. Ella can’t even recall being pregnant. Hoping to find the memories of a lost pregnancy that’s left her husband devastated and their home empty, Ella begins delving into her past when she’s assigned an exclusive story about Nathan Donovan, a retired celebrity adventurer who seems to know more about her than she does him.

After years of dealing with a heart condition and an overprotective mother, Airin Delaney is finally having her first taste of freedom in Waikiki - and it's intoxicating. But it's nothing compared to the out-of-this-world attraction between her and astronaut Hunter Bryce. Airin is determined to shoot for the stars and experience her first real kiss. All Hunter has ever wanted is to explore the universe. That is, until a certain black-haired, wide-eyed beauty shakes him to the core.

Kat and Doug felt like Aurora Village was the perfect community. Minutes from the city, affluent without pretension, low crime with a friendly vibe - it’s everything Kat never had, and that she’s determined to provide for her infant daughter. But everything changes overnight when Kat finds a scrawled note outside their front door. That wasn’t very neighborly of you. As increasingly sinister and frighteningly personal notes arrive, each one stabs deeper into the heart of Kat’s insecurities, paranoia, and most troubling, her past.

Jenny Turner needs to get her life together. She knows it, everyone knows it, and she’s going to do it. Soon. But one night when she catches her sometimes “boyfriend” cheating on her in the middle of a summer camping trip, she winds up at a quaint inn on the north shore of Lake Haven that is closed. This presents a problem. She can’t go home - her dad has a new woman in his life. With no place else to go, Jenny must convince the gruff but very hot innkeeper - who is wearing a kilt for some reason - to let her a stay a night...or ten.

Anti-shifter sentiment is at an all-time high when Kayla's transormation to werecat is captured on video and uploaded for the world to see. Suddenly, she becomes a symbol of the werebeast threat and - along with fellow cat Yoshi, lion-possum Clyde, and human Aimee - a hunted fugitive.

The adopted daughter of two respectable human parents, Kayla is a werecat in the closet. All she knows is the human world. When she comes out to her boyfriend, tragedy ensues, and her determination to know and embrace her heritage grows. Help appears in the lithe form of sexy male werecat Yoshi, backed up by Aimee and Clyde, as the four set out to solve the mystery of a possessed antique carousel while fielding miscast magic, obsessive strangers, and mounting species intolerance.

Feyre regresa a la Corte Primavera, decidida a reunir información sobre los planes de Tamlin y del rey invasor que amenaza con destruir Prythian. Para esto deberá formar parte de un peligroso, e incluso letal, juego de engaño.

Una scrittrice in crisi cede alle richieste via via piú insidiose dell'anziana vicina, con inaspettate ricadute sul suo romanzo. Una promessa della danza scopre con il suo maestro le possibilità del proprio corpo, e del proprio piacere. Mentre un aereo si schianta contro un grattacielo, una ragazza di «bella presenza» ma dai denti strani progetta la fuga dalla villa degli zii, ben difesa da una schiera di nani da giardino, e da un arsenale di armi nell'armadio.

Ebla è cresciuta nell'entroterra somalo. L'anziano padre, astronomo e divinatore tradizionale, le ha insegnato l'arte interdetta alle donne di leggere le stelle. Per sfuggire a un matrimonio combinato, si ritroverà nella Mogadiscio degli anni Trenta, complice il camionista poeta Gacaliye. Con lui avrà due figli, Kaahiye e Sagal. La vicenda di Ebla si intreccia con quella di Clara, sua figlia di latte, nata da genitori italiani residenti in Somalia.

¡No hay nada como leer un cuento antes de dormir! Y con este libro interactivo, si estás muy cansado, podrás simplemente escucharlo apretando un botón. ¡Disfruta de uno de los mejores clásicos de la literatura infantil!

Elisabeth creció en una de las bibliotecas mágicas de Austermeer, pero ahora vive en casa de Nathaniel... y bajo la atenta mirada de los periodistas, ávidos de cotilleos sobre el hechicero más poderoso de la ciudad y la bibliotecaria que le ha robado el corazón. Que la enorme finca esté llena de secretos no es una sorpresa.

At twenty-five, activist Cristina Moon faced an impossible task: preparing for the possibility of arrest and torture inside military-ruled Myanmar. Her response? Learning Buddhist meditation. So began what would become a decades-long spiritual path—eventually leading her to a Zen temple and martial arts dojo in Hawai'i with a timeless method of warrior Zen training.

Now more than ever, we all face trying situations. The hope we need and hunger for is not a strategy or state of mind, but faith in Jesus. He stands secure for us in the face of every trial, from loss to sickness to injustice. Through 20 short prayers, 10 personal stories of miraculous transformations, and Biblical teachings, Hope in 60 Seconds will help you take the first steps towards a journey of security in the hope of Jesus.

100 anni fa nasceva James Baldwin, un immenso scrittore americano. Nero e omosessuale, ha raccontato la lotta per i diritti civili come pochissim_ altr_ negli USA e fa parte di un pantheon ideale cha va da Rosa Parks ad Angela Davis, da Martin Luther King a Malcom X. In occasione del centenario della nascita di quest’autore ancora troppo poco conosciuto in Italia e molto amato all’estero e da chi lavora nel settore editoriale, Nel nome di James è il podcast dove sette importanti intellettuali italian* lo raccontano da diverse prospettive.

Tras realizar una visita a Avonlea, Ana vuelve a Ingleside, la que es ahora su casa. Han pasado seis años desde que ella y Gilbert dejaran atrás la Casa de sus Sueños y el joven matrimonio se ha transformado en toda una familia con cinco hijos.

O conjunto de contos chamado Brás, Bexiga e Barra Funda, de Antônio de Alcântara Machado, faz um registro do dia-a-dia dos imigrantes italianos na cidade de São Paulo durante a década de 1930. Mostra seus hábitos, crenças e costumes. Descreve seu jeito de falar e de vestir. Como pano de fundo, aparece a cidade de São Paulo, na época já vibrante, com seus primeiros automóveis, que se desenvolvia impulsionada por uma miscelânea de raças, credos e costumes.

Talk, Read, Play offers a basic guide to help steer the best way through raising children. In this book, Cristina outlines a strategy that involves total concentration, in 25-minute bursts, across three areas of engagement: talk, read and play. This method gives us the opportunity to make the greatest impact in the time we spend parenting. It seeks to free the full-time parents to take regular breaks and the full-time working parent from the guilt that hangs over them when they are not engaging with their child.

After Kai is taken up the hill as punishment for his curiosity, eight-year-old Sy learns an ultimate, unspeakable truth: Her goddess Rem is not all-powerful, and may not even be real at all. Spurred onward by this forbidden knowledge, Sy, now twenty, joins the order of Rem as a fledgling priestess, hoping to uncover the truth about her restrictive settlement. Rem controls every aspect of life, from production of children to daily tasks, forbidding her followers from close relationships and enforcing her will by manipulating their senses if they disobey.

Franci and Lottie may be identical twins, but that’s where the similarities end. Franci has always been the stable one, while Lottie has bipolar disorder, constantly battling depression and mania. After years of taking care of her sister, Franci moves across the country to build a life for herself. Now, all the two share is distance. But when Lottie gets in an accident, Franci reluctantly steps back into her familiar role as protector. She returns to find her sister’s life in complete disarray and makes a shocking discovery: Lottie has an infant daughter she never told Franci about.

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