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When Aurelie Harcourt's father dies in debtor's prison, he leaves her just two things: his wealthy family, whom she has never met, and his famous pen name, Nathaniel Droll. Her new family greets her with apathy and even resentment. Only the quiet houseguest, Silas Rotherham, welcomes her company. When Aurelie decides to complete her father's unfinished serial novel, she must keep her identity as Nathaniel Droll hidden while searching for the truth about her mother's disappearance - and perhaps even her father's death.

Do you want to speak English fluently in various situations abroad? Listen to "English in Situations - Holiday Travels - New Edition". This audio course at intermediate level masters the conversational skills required to communicate freely in everyday situations. Each lesson presents a new subject of typical conversations and teaches how to form sentences independently - ask questions, make requests, pass on information and solve every day problems connected with travelling and going abroad.

Ein neuer Mann, Eine neue Liebe, Eine neue Erfahrung. Sie weiß nicht, dass in ihr eine Sklavin steckt. Schritt für Schritt und mit viel Einfühlungsvermögen erweitert er ihre Schmerz- und Lustgrenzen. Fühlen Sie das Vertrauen und die Nähe zwischen Dominanz und Unterwerfung.

Das Erfolgsdebüt aus England. Dorset an der Küste Englands, 1928: In einer stürmischen Nacht wird ein Blauwal angespült. Nach dem Gesetz gehört alles Strandgut dem König – doch die zwölfjährige Cristabel Seagrave hat eigene Pläne. Sie ist wild entschlossen, aus den Walknochen ein Theater am Strand zu errichten. Eine Bühne für all die Geschichten, die sie heimlich in der staubigen Familienbibliothek gelesen oder denen sie im Verborgenen gelauscht hat. Geschichten, die nicht für ihre Ohren bestimmt sind und in denen Mädchen wie sie keine Rolle spielen. Doch nun ist Cristabels Zeit gekommen.

Published in 1894, The Untempered Wind catapulted Joanna Wood to international acclaim, quickly establishing her as Canadas highest-paid fiction writer. This poignant novel paints a vivid portrait of village life, weaving together a rich tapestry of characters—from the refined to the rough, the humble to the self-righteous, the virtuous to the wicked. At the heart of the narrative is Myron Holder, a young unwed mother deemed a ‘fallen woman’ by the judgmental villagers. An early reviewer likened Wood to Canada’s Charlotte Brontë for her empathetic portrayal of a woman striving for ...

OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD A must-have resource for anyone who lives or works with young kids, with an introduction by Adele Faber, coauthor of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, the international mega-bestseller The Boston Globe dubbed “The Parenting Bible.”...

Ellery Hathaway ist Polizistin in Woodbury, einem verschlafenen kleinen Ort in Massachusetts. Was niemand dort weiß: Als Kind wurde sie zum Opfer des berüchtigten Serienkillers Francis Michael Coben. Und sie war die Einzige, die überlebte. Das ist lange her. Doch seit drei Jahren erhält sie seltsame Geburtstagskarten, die auf diese Vergangenheit anspielen - und jedes Mal verschwindet danach eine Person aus ihrem Ort spurlos. In ihrer Verzweiflung wendet sie sich an den einzigen Menschen, der ihr helfen kann: den FBI-Agenten, der sie damals gerettet hat.

The Daily Beast Podcast is as wildly exciting, energizing, and entertaining as the topics it covers. Hosted by Joanna Coles, Chief Content Officer of the Daily Beast, every episode brings you more of the people, politics, and pop culture coverage you need straight from the Daily Beast newsroom. Amazing conversations have included Amber Ruffin, Tiffany Haddish, Mika Brzezinski, Don Lemon, John Oliver and more! New episodes every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday; early drops on YouTube. If you’re not already a subscriber to The Daily Beast, it’s easy! Just go to thedailybeast.com to sign up.

I stepped into the Shadow Court to save my brother. I didn't expect to walk out as the bride of the monster who killed the man I loved. Kaan is the ruthless Lord of Shadows—ancient, merciless, and terrifyingly beautiful. He murdered Aslan with a smile on his lips and my name on his tongue. Then he claimed me as payment for a blood debt. Now, I'm his wife in black silk and silver chains. Owned. Caged. Watched.

Unsere neue Lieblings-Serienmörderin! »Erfrischend originell und zum Totlachen komisch.« Clare Mackintosh Claire ist eine ganz normale junge Frau – zumindest, wenn man einmal davon absieht, dass sie ab und an lästige Mitmenschen über die Klinge springen lässt. Gerade hat sie es auf Lucas abgesehen, der noch nichts von seinem Glück ahnt. Eine unbedachte, falsch getippte E-Mail hat ihn ins Fadenkreuz dieser extrem reizbaren Serienkillerin gebracht.

"Dolly könntest Du kurz einmal einen Selbstmord begehen?" Im Winter 1940 verschlägt es den Theaterregisseur Robert Warner für die Premiere seines neuesten Stücks nach Oxford. Gemeinsam mit einem bunt zusammengewürfelten Haufen rund um die provokante Schauspielerin Yseut Haskell, reist er für die Proben an. In der Truppe ist sie mehr als unbeliebt und sorgt für Unruhe in der ebenso verschworenen wie zerstrittenen Gemeinschaft. Kurz darauf wird sie erschossen in einem hermetisch verschlossenen Raum aufgefunden.

A lonely young heiress becomes the poorest wealthy woman in Victorian England when her father dies without telling anyone where he hid his fortune. Can Tressa and the no-nonsense estate manager find the fortune before the greedy relatives get to it first? Tressa Harlowe's father did not trust banks, but neither did he trust his greedy extended family. He kept his vast fortune hidden somewhere on his estate in the south of England and died suddenly, without telling anyone where he had concealed it.

Möchtest Du den englischen Wortschatz so weit beherrschen, um in verschiedenen Situationen frei Gespräche führen zu können? Dann solltest Du mit dem Fortgeschrittenenkurs "English Vocabulary Master - 150 Phrasal Verbs" lernen, dessen Hauptziel darin besteht, über 150 in Alltagsgesprächen und schriftlichen Texten am häufigsten auftretende Verbphrasen zu lernen und Dir einzuprägen.

From the outside, it looks like model and influencer Mason Nash has it all—beauty, fame, and fortune. With his star rapidly rising, and a big contract up for grabs, Mason’s on the verge of hitting the big time. When an opportunity arises to co-host a gardening slot on daytime TV with his ex’s brother, Owen Hunter, Mason is definitely on-board. And he intends to use every trick in the book to make the show a hit—including agreeing to his ruthless producer’s demand to fake a ‘will-they/won’t-they’ romance with his co-host…

Do you want to speak English fluently in various situations? Listen to "English in Situations. 1-3 - New Edition". These practical audio courses at intermediate level master the conversational skills required to communicate freely in everyday situations. Each lesson presents a new subject of typical conversations and teaches how to form sentences independently.

An urgent and practical book that helps parents and their boys navigate important topics like sex, drugs, bullying, power, consent, and more in a way that helps them grow their emotional intelligence, while also building connection and a closeness that can last a lifetime. Talk to your Boys is a...

Do you want to master the vocabulary required to conduct conversations freely in various situations? Listen to "English Vocabulary Master - 150 Phrasal Verbs". This audio course on an intermediate/advanced level is aimed to teach and consolidate knowledge of more than 150 phrasal verbs that occur most frequently in everyday conversations and written texts. Learning takes place through the association of meanings in contexts.

Dr Joanna McMillan cuts through the nonsense, bust the myths and misconceptions and translates the extraordinary emerging science the gut-brain link, that explains just how your food choices impact your health and happiness. Each episode explains the everyday science, but also tells you exactly what you should be eating to improve your brain performance.

"Glorious.... Every scene in this book is a treasure."—The New York Times “A Victorian queer love story that will have you giggling and blushing… This book is full of charm and low-stakes adventure, just the warm and soft romance many of us are looking for.”—NPR An NPR Best Book of...

The challenges we face can be difficult even to think about. Climate change, the depletion of oil, economic upheaval, and mass extinction together create a planetary emergency of overwhelming proportions. Active Hope shows us how to strengthen our capacity to face this crisis so that we can respond with unexpected resilience and creative power