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In a world so dark and seductive, expect nothing less than a triple-cross in the explosive all-new Ghostwalker novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan… In an underground club, a high-ranking public official spends his secret nights indulging in fantasies as exciting as...

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by an ensemble cast which includes the BAFTA award-winning actor Adeel Akhtar (Killing Eve; The Night Manager; Les Miserables), Adrian Scarborough (Gavin and Stacey; The King's Speech), Natalie Simpson (Outlander; Les Miserables), Emma...

Mildred Pierce had gorgeous legs, a way with a skillet, and a bone-deep core of toughness and determination. She used those attributes to survive a divorce in 1940s America with two children and to claw her way out of poverty, becoming a successful businesswoman. But Mildred also had two weaknesses: a yen for shiftless men and an unreasoning devotion to her monstrous daughter.

L'écrivaine raconte sa relation avec Rayya Elias, rencontrée en 2000 à New York. Les deux femmes sont inséparables pendant de nombreuses années puis leur amour l'une pour l'autre s'impose en 2016, lorsque Rayya apprend qu'elle est atteinte d'un cancer fulgurant. Dans ce récit, elle évoque les chemins parfois difficiles de la passion et donne des clés pour faire face au deuil.

Im Jahre 1084 flieht die Heilerin Meda von Trier mit dem jungen Gero nach dem Tod seiner Eltern Richtung Greifenfels. Dort hofft sie, ihn vor einem Anschlag auf sein Leben schützen zu können. Doch die allgegenwärtige Gefahr und die verbotene Liebe zu Sigrun von Greifenfels begleiten Gero, bis er sich seiner Verantwortung und seinem größten Feind im alles entscheidenden Kampf stellen muss! Ein fesselnder Roman über Vergeltung und Liebe an einer Zeitenwende.

Caroline Trent ist schon zu lange in der Obhut irgendeines entfernten Verwandten gewesen. In weniger als fünfzig Tagen wird sie zwanzig und kann ihr Erbe antreten. So lange wollte sie warten. Doch als ihr Vormund sie mit seinem ungelenken Sohn vermählen will, reicht es ihr. Caroline setzt sich zur Wehr und flieht – direkt in die Arme von Blake Ravenscroft, der sie offenbar für eine Spionin hält. Natürlich ist das absurd. Und Caroline beschließt zu schweigen, solange der attraktive Agent der Krone ihr nicht glaubt.

In a coming-of-age story, young Mattie and Kip tap dance and ride the rails during the Great Depression. Separated by a perceived betrayal and a train crash, the two friends lose each other for a lifetime. At ninety-nine, Mattie recalls the roving youth who set her life in motion and confides her deepest regrets to her granddaughter, who discovers lessons in the past for present challenges.

Tupolev est membre d'une troupe de cirque, Matcha, une douce aide-soignante, Triskelian, un sans-abri belliqueux, Soroban vit au Japon. Chaque chat mène une vie bien singulière et parfois très surprenante ! Découvrez le quotidien d'une quarantaine de félins pas comme les autres, une galerie de portraits qui va vous faire miauler de rire et ronronner de plaisir !

Nach einem Unfall in den Bergen glaubt Elory, dass Joe, der Mann, der sie gerettet hat, ihr verstorbener Ehemann ist. Joe, Goalie der Ice Wolves, versucht zunächst, sie aufzuklären, doch die Ärztin warnt ihn, Elory nicht weiter aufzuwühlen. Als Elory schließlich erkennt, wer Joe wirklich ist, droht ihre junge Liebe zu zerbrechen.

“The Queen of paranormal romance.” —USA Today A classic from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan, Lair of the Lion is a dark-edged and enthralling take on the beloved “Beauty and the Beast” fairy tale. It is the breathtaking story of a beautiful, penniless aristocrat...

#1 International Bestseller GMA Buzz Pick A Today Show Pick A People Magazine Pick “A riveting, unsettling crime novel that will keep you turning pages well past your bedtime. Is Anna O a sleeping beauty or a sleeping killer? Matthew Blake's tension-filled thriller is as elusive and...

Christopher and Hannah are a happily married surgeon and nurse with picture-perfect lives. All that’s missing is a child. When Janie, an abandoned six-year-old, turns up at their hospital, Christopher forms an instant connection with her, and he convinces Hannah they should take her home as their own.

Despite the death of a traitor and key conspirator, the plot to use the GhostWalker experiments to undermine the security of the US by foreign interests still exists. The GhostWalkers themselves must race against the clock to neutralize the danger.

Thirty years have passed since Christine and her father, Heinz, vacationed together. It was such a disaster - an exasperated Heinz left the moody teenager at a gas station to teach her a lesson - that Christine vowed never to travel with him again. But now her mother is insisting that Christine and her best friend, Dorothea, take Heinz along on what is supposed to be a relaxing girls’ trip to the beach. And she’s not taking no for an answer. Suddenly Christine and Dorothea have a chaperone, though high school is long since over.

Cautious Claire Shelton, employee at a Maine antique shop, is surprised when she’s recruited to catalog the treasures of reclusive Hanna Reeves, sole descendant of the state’s most colorful shipbuilders and industrialists. Hanna’s retreat from society years ago is just one of many mysteries behind the walls of Rose Hill, her fabled estate.

“A glorious showstopper of a novel! With its glittering characters, intricately woven plot and chapters full of gorgeous Dior dresses, The Paris Gown will be turning all heads this year.""--Natasha Lester, New York Times bestselling author of The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard From...

The last person Alice Shipley expected to see since arriving in Tangier with her new husband was Lucy Mason. After the accident at Bennington, the two friends—once inseparable roommates—haven’t spoken in over a year. But there Lucy was, trying to make things right and return to their old...

In the vein of Such a Fun Age, a whip-smart, compulsively readable novel about two upper-class stay-at-home mothers—one white, one Black—living in a ""perfect"" suburb that explores motherhood, friendship, and the true meaning of sisterhood amidst the backdrop of America’s all-too-familiar...

Christine Orban invite le lecteur à plonger dans la déchirante confession de Diana, pauvre créature sacrifiée à la royauté, et l’invite dans les coulisses d’un mariage somptueusement raté.

Margaret Lovell tries her best to love everyone. But when it comes to Lord Blackwell, she doesn't care to succeed. After the young Earl of Blackwell accused her father of cheating and tricked him out of his fortune, she has despised him for causing their disgrace and lack of security. So when she learns that Lord Blackwell is on his deathbed, she cannot help but feel a lack of sympathy. With her family's financial situation worsening, she doesn't have time to think of anything else, especially the man who caused it.