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Miss Amelia Fleming has a very good reason to hate the Earl of Langley. A year ago, her father drowned in the Thames after losing a fortune to Langley at cards. Now her family is broke, her fiance has broken their engagement, and the debt still hasn't been paid. Someone has to deal with the earl, but Amelia's brother doesn't have the nerve and her mother has fled to France. It's no business for a gently bred young lady, but the Earl of Langley is about to learn that Amelia Fleming is not your typical young lady . . .

Bridie arbeitet hart und verkauft auf den Straßen Londons Streichhölzer, um ihre Familie zu ernähren. Als sie nur noch drei Streichhölzer übrig hat, entzündet sie diese, da ihr so unendlich kalt ist. Durch magische Wirkungen jedes einzelnen Streichholzes sieht sie Zukunftsvisionen von sich selbst. Auf diese Weise erkennt Bridie, dass sie die Macht hat, ihr eigenes Schicksal zu verändern. Voller Tatendrang und Leidenschaft führt sie die Arbeiterinnen in einen Streik und lässt die schrecklichen Zukunftsvisionen so, eine nach der anderen, in Rauch aufgehen.

Wenn deine Seele heimatlos ist - wo kommst du zur Ruhe? Miles Fitzpatrick versteht nicht, wie es seinen Bruder von New York in das abgelegene Nest Paradise verschlagen konnte. Der Ort birgt vor allem eines für ihn: die schmerzliche Erinnerung daran, wie zerbrochen seine Familie ist. Von Unruhe angetrieben und entwurzelt kehrt er dennoch immer wieder dorthin zurück - und übernimmt schließlich aus einem Impuls heraus den einzigen Pub von Paradise. Allerdings haben die Besitzer eine Bedingung: Mindestens ein Jahr lang darf er Nica nicht vor die Tür setzen.

"Quando si ha un amico, non si ha paura di niente!". Ogni bambino sa che Piccolo Orso e Piccolo Tigre sono grandi amici. Insieme sono meravigliosamente forti: forti come un orso e forti come una tigre. Stanno bene nella loro casetta accogliente in riva al fiume. Un giorno Piccolo Orso trova una cassetta che odora di banane da cima a fondo, su cui c'è scritto "Panama". Così Piccolo Orso e il suo amico, Piccolo Tigre, partono per il paese dei loro sogni.

Daisy is a black baby adopted into a white family in rural 1970’s England. Alienation and loss of identity dominate her childhood. After discovering she was conceived through child rape, she begins a lifelong mission to find and prosecute her birth father using the only irrefutable evidence left. Her own DNA. But justice isn’t just for her birth mother. She too, is a victim, and when the world around her doesn’t agree, she is forced to reckon with external and internal powers out of her control.

Harper King is like most humans - she works hard at her job and does her best not to think too much about the Krinar. The mysterious aliens took over her planet five years ago, and since then, rumors have surrounded them...whispers of super strength and speed, incredible beauty, and advanced technology. Harper should hate them, since her parents died the day they invaded, but something about the infamous Krinar fascinates her. Little does she know that the sinfully gorgeous drifter who rescues her from a bar fight will give her the close encounter she's always dreamed of.

I don’t care what other people think as long, as they leave me alone to focus on my research on soil microbiology. Plus, I walk with a cane thanks to a childhood accident. I have scars on my face. And if that isn’t enough to scare people off, my bad attitude and general grumpiness seal the deal. Which is just the way I like it. Except, I’ve been short listed for one of the most prestigious academic fellowships around. To win it, I’ll have to give a series of speeches. On a stage. With an audience. While being filmed.

Abigail Haddock is stunning, sensible, and some would say...stuffy. But it's not really her fault. She was raised in one of Wessco's oldest, most affluent, aristocratic families - "stuffy" is their middle name. So is successful. Abby's working overtime to distinguish herself as a top-notch physician, just as her family legacy demands. She doesn't have time for nonsense. Tommy Sullivan's all about nonsense.

A witty, steamy contemporary romance about a commitment-shy player who meets his match — in the third irresistible novel in the Tangled series from New York Times bestselling author Emma Chase. Includes the bonus short story “Holy Frigging Matrimony!” Sexy, smart, and irreverent, this...

Envy has stolen every single power in his kingdom. Through magic, he devours all those with magic, stealing it for himself. But the one power he has never managed to steal is the one that can see his future. So when an oracle appears in his kingdom, he knows he has to steal her for himself. Lilith has grown up in a circus. Traveling throughout all of the kingdoms, she has seen much and predicted even more prophecies than ever before. Until a certain demon king waltzes into one of her performances, and all she can see is darkness in his future.

Coercive control is a form of domestic violence experienced by millions of children. It involves a perpetrator using a range of tactics to intimidate, humiliate, degrade, exploit, isolate, and control a partner or family member. Some coercive control perpetrators use violence, others do not. Drawing on interviews with children and mothers who have experienced coercive control-based domestic violence, this book sheds light on the impacts of coercive control on children, how it is perpetrators who must be held accountable for those impacts, and how resistance by children and mothers occurs.

Ganz klar muss es sich um eine Verwechslung handeln, als der gutaussehende Patrick mit den auffällig blauen Augen auf Lili zuläuft und sie sogar anspricht. Zwischen ihnen entwickelt sich eine Freundschaft. Niemals könnte mehr daraus werden, davon ist Lili überzeugt. Doch das Kribbeln wird immer stärker, und bald schon kämpft sie gegen ihre Gefühle an. Patrick weckt Unsicherheiten, die zuvor nicht da waren, und dann ist da noch die Sache mit der Öffentlichkeit. Kann Lili damit leben? Oder ist er etwa doch eine Nummer zu groß für sie?

Dame Emma Thompson, DBE, is one of Britain's most acclaimed actresses and scriptwriters. In this collection we hear - in her own words - about her early career as a comic and scriptwriter. She discusses some of her most famous works, including Fortunes of War, Sense and Sensibility, Remains of...

Emma Mitchell has suffered with depression - or as she calls it, "the grey slug" - for 25 years. In 2003, she moved from the city to the edge of the Cambridgeshire Fens and began to take walks in the countryside around her new home, photographing, collecting, and drawing as she went. Each walk lifted her mood, proving to be as medicinal as any talking therapy or pharmaceutical. In Emma's diary, she takes us with her as she follows the paths and trails around her cottage and further afield, sharing her nature finds and tracking the lives of local flora and fauna.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A mysterious former Sith wanders the galaxy in this stunning Star Wars tale, an original novel inspired by the world of The Duel from the Star Wars Visions animated anthology. The Jedi are the most loyal servants of the Empire. Two decades ago, Jedi clans clashed...

When renowned novelist Ally Swift goes to help a friend out of a jam, she finds herself thrust into a world she previously thought only existed in the paranormal books she wrote. A world of vampires, magic, and mind-blowing sex that she could never have dreamed was possible. Caught between five powerful vampires, she is trapped between the strength of their hands, the fire in their touch, and the ache in her skin for the thrust of their teeth. She is the key to their survival, and for the four she denies, their lives will be forfeit.

Faith Benson isn’t your emergency contact, she’s the party-girl friend you call for a good time. She's the gal-pal who loves mimosas at brunch and martinis at Happy Hour. But her carefree lifestyle threatens her job at a top Seattle ad agency; there’s no one better at landing big accounts (when she shows up). But now her boss demands she take a leave of absence to get her head on straight.

In ancient Rome, all the best stories have one thing in common—murder. In one 50-year period, 26 emperors were murdered. But what did killing mean in a city where gladiators fought to the death to sate a crowd? In A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Emma Southon examines a trove of real-life homicides from Roman history to explore Roman culture, including how perpetrator, victim, and the act itself were regarded by ordinary people. Inside ancient Rome’s darkly fascinating history, we see how the Romans viewed life and death and what it means to be human.

Pendant combien de temps peut-on supporter deux amours inconditionnelles ? Pendant combien de temps une femme peut-elle vivre écartelée entre une passion amoureuse et un amour absolu pour ses enfants ? Dans ce nouveau roman, Emma Becker regarde en face et dévoile sans complaisance les moments les plus dangereux, les plus intenses et les plus beaux d'une vie. Elle ausculte ici le mal joli, cette traversée des plaisirs incandescents et des peines inavouables qui scandent un amour interdit.

Der Tierarzt strahlte sehr viel Ruhe aus, kraulte und streichelte Benny und gab ihm ein Leckerli, um das Vertrauen des Tieres zu gewinnen und ihn zu beruhigen. Dann setzte er ihn auf den Behandlungstisch.„Was fehlt dem kleinen Benny denn?“, wollte er direkt wissen und fragte weiter: „Haben Sie den Heimtierpass dabei?”„Ähm, was ist das?“, fragte sie erstaunt.„Das ist ein Dokument, in dem alle Impfungen aufgeführt sind. Das brauchen Sie auch, wenn sie mit dem Hund ins Ausland fahren. Eine Art Personalausweis für Hunde“, lachte er.