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Marry him…or end up broke. It was an obvious choice for me. Marry me…or lose an entire lifetime’s work. The choice was pretty obvious for him too. Never in a million years did I think that I’d be flying to Vegas. Not to get drunk. Not for a bachelorette party. But to get fake married to the man every woman on the planet wants. He’s hot, he’s smart, he’s everything except for my real husband.

This wickedly candid memoir that Ava Gardner dared not publish during her lifetime offers a revealing self-portrait of the film legend's life and loves in Hollywood's golden age. Ava Gardner was one of Hollywood's great stars during the 1940s and '50s, an Oscar-nominated leading lady who co-starred with Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster, and Humphrey Bogart, among others. But this riveting account of her storied life and career had to wait for publication until after her death, so concerned was Gardner with its frankness.

Riley Thomson believes every woman can be her own superhero. When he meets Sadie McGuiness, he’s even more sure of it. The sassy quilter might not fight good and evil, like he depicts as a comic book artist, but she leaps tall buildings in a single bound. He sees it in her brave quest to locate her long-lost sister and the way she champions his motherless daughter.

To raise credits for the local creature shelter, I enter Interstellar Chef. If I win? I'm awarded the catering job of a lifetime and prize money I can donate to the shelter. It won’t be easy—contestants must prepare exquisite meals in dangerous alien locations, and fellow chefs have been known to attack the others. Some competitors don’t make it home alive. All I have to do is avoid my stiffest competition, Thrombuka Nargoth, the brutishly handsome, golden-skinned alien who once left me stranded without my undies in a secluded hallway of a dive bar on Quazar 3.

This deal was supposed to be simple: take a shuttle to the space station; connect with an alien in need of Slaking—their term, not mine. One week between the furs with no hearts involved, something I’m determined to avoid after being burned. I’ll return to Earth, and nine months from now? I’ll deliver a scaly bundle of joy.

Set in Iran, this extraordinary debut novel takes listeners into the everyday lives of the Kurds. Leila dreams of making films to bring the suppressed stories of her people onto the global stage, but obstacles keep piling up. Leila's younger brother Chia, influenced by their father's past torture, imprisonment, and his deep-seated desire for justice, begins to engage with social and political affairs. But his activism grows increasingly risky and one day he disappears in Tehran. Seeking answers about her brother's whereabouts, Leila fears the worst and begins a campaign to save him.

Lila, die gezwungen ist, sich mit ihrer restlichen Truppe von Piraten und ihren Drachen vor der Armee der Toten zurückziehen, beginnt daran zu verzweifeln, dass ihr Volk je etwas anderes sein wird als ein zusammengewürfelter Haufen. Selbst mit der Meereskrone von Roskilde kann sie die Piraten nicht einen - es scheint, dass sie nicht diejenige ist, die Danus geliebte Prophezeiung Wirklichkeit werden lassen soll.

In the days leading up to Christmas, Dómhildur delivers her 1,922nd baby. Beginnings and endings are her family trade; she comes from a long line of midwives on her mother’s side and a long line of undertakers on her father’s. She even lives in the apartment that she inherited from her grandaunt, a midwife with a unique reputation for her unconventional methods.

When the elderly duchess I cared for dies, her slimy son—my ex—tells me he wants me back. Um, no. I flee, and at the Intergalactic Employment Agency, I'm offered a job teaching an alien warlord sophistication so he can woo a mate at the upcoming Match-Mating Soiree. If anyone can domesticate a brute, it's me. In between teaching Forje how to converse politely and dance without crushing his partner's tail, he shares his battle scars and unusual poetry.

As the reigning country-pop princess, I've had everything this life has to offer, especially fame and fortune. But not what really matters. A minute to catch my breath and reevaluate my life. So when my world comes crashing down, I run to a place where no one knows me. A small mountain town where I can hide from my past. Only I don't get far. My first day in town, I'm assigned a babysitter. Ford Montgomery. A man who drives me crazy with his rude, broody attitude and his backward baseball caps. A man who's my new boss for the summer.

Der zweite Fall für Geheimagentin Emma Makepeace. In London wird ein MI6-Agent ermordet in seiner Wohnung aufgefunden: getötet mit Nervengift. Er hatte gegen zwei russische Oligarchen ermittelt, die verdächtigt werden, mit chemischen Waffen zu handeln. Emma Makepeace, Agentin der geheimen Regierungsorganisation »Agency«, erkennt sofort, dass der Mörder ein Profi war – und dass es einen Maulwurf in der britischen Regierung geben muss. Um die Wahrheit herauszufinden, wird Emma undercover auf die Superjacht eines der Oligarchen eingeschleust und gerät in tödliche Gefahr.

Fashion model Zane Stryker needs money - badly. At almost 30, his glory days are behind him, and he needs capital to start over. When his luggage is switched with a bag containing contraband he's forced to deliver, it's either the worst thing that's ever happened to him...or the best. Enter Sebastian Gigoni, formerly of the British Special Forces, who has to decide just where Zane's loyalty lies and why. Sizzling attraction erupts between them, but that doesn't mean they can trust each other.

As the bold daughter of the Raider leader, Lila yearns to transform her people’s plundering ways into something noble. Her dream? To unite the Raiders with dragons as mercenaries defending merchant fleets and kingdoms. But fate has other plans. When Lila bonds with a wild, untamable dragon, their partnership sets her on a path of danger and discovery. A desperate plea from the West Witches sends Lila and Danu, a novice magician, to the Isle of Sebol to uncover a threat looming over the Western Isles. What they find could spell doom for all.

Brodie: My rock band has reached the pinnacle of success but fame has its price. Sooner or later, people let you down or sell you out. Except Ivan Cross. My manager, my muse, my obsession. There’s nothing in this world that I want more than Van. And I always get what I want.

On every visit to Madame Delacroix's brothel, Nathaniel Travers requests the same man. Stunningly handsome and highly skilled, Jasper not only shares Nate's fondness for wickedly erotic games and black leather corsets, but he has become a trusted confidant. And Jasper's the only person who knows Nate longs for a committed relationship with his childhood friend, Peter Edmonton. Unrequited love hurts, but it hurts even more when the object of affection is in love with another.

"Ava Rani creates the perfect mix of romance and drama!" — People To make her ex jealous, an ambitious young surgeon recruits a charming star soccer player to be her date to a lavish Parisian wedding—but love might have a game plan of its own, in this stand-alone romance from the USA Today...

A visionary and atmospheric gothic fantasy about necromancy, vengeance, and soul-consuming love, the first in a duology from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning and Lady Macbeth Once there was an island where the dead walked the earth, and seven noble houses ruled by...

Jordan Bishop fue el amor de mi vida. Hasta que me apartó y me dejó sin una explicación. Con el corazón roto, me mudo de Montana a Los Ángeles para estudiar medicina. A medida que se acerca mi año de prácticas, me ofrecen un puesto como residente en la Universidad de Colorado, en la pequeña ciudad de Flake Falls. Una vez allí, debo ocuparme del equipo universitario de hockey sobre hielo. El problema es que Jordan Bishop es el capitán del equipo. Y no está nada contento de volver a verme. Pero, ¿por qué? ¿Por qué me odia tanto?

Duke Evander Ravenwood is barely back on his feet after the catastrophe at the Royal Institute when he is dragged before Parliament to answer for the chaos that followed. But political scheming is the least of his concerns. The elusive mastermind he and Viggo Stonewall have hunted for months continues to tighten his grip across Europe—and their new mission to track down the legendary Crimson Codex is about to thrust them straight into his path.

The plan is simple: avoid detection by the enemy, stop a hostile takeover, and keep an errant earl and a mischievous debutante out of the trouble served up on every passing platter at a party like this one. Joe and Ember are about to learn that at Blackcove, even the sharpest players can’t rig every game—and when hearts are on the table, all bets are off.