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When Niccolò Silvestri broke my heart three years ago, I swore I'd never speak to him again. But he's back, and he's prepared to do anything to reclaim me as his. Growing up as the daughter of a don, I always knew I'd have to enter an arranged marriage. After meeting Nicco, I thought my fate would go another way, then it was all ripped right out from under me—by him. Nicco might have been the love of my life in college, but I've changed since then. I'm no longer the naive girl who will do anything for him.

A sultry, romance novel about two people fighting against their fate for their love. Ever since Isabella was a child, she knew she wasn't going to allow herself to fit into the expectations of her family and community. Though bound to an arranged suitor, she didn't let that define her fate and went against the societal norms to do something for herself solely. She learned about the different cultures and lives that existed outside her village and it fueled on her desire to walk off the path her family chose for her.

An engrossing and revolutionary biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain who sponsored Christopher Columbus's journey to the New World, established the Spanish Inquisition, and became one of the most influential female rulers in history Born at a time when Christianity...

Here is the first full-length biography of a much maligned but astonishingly colourful Queen of England. In Newgate Street, in the city of London, stand the meagre ruins of Christ Church. On the same site once stood a royal mausoleum set to rival Westminster Abbey in the 14th century. Among the many crowned heads buried there was Isabella of France, Edward II's queen - one of the most notorious femme fatales in history. But how did she acquire her evil reputation? And is it justified?

Gli amori, le avventure, il coraggio di una grande donna in grado di plasmare il futuro della sua terra. L'incredibile ascesa di una delle regine più amate della storia. La prima regina della Spagna unita, grazie al matrimonio con Ferdinando d'Aragona; la donna che mise in fuga i Mori e riconquistò Granada; la regina che sostenne l'impresa di Cristoforo Colombo e aprì al Vecchio mondo la via del Nuovo; la sovrana che prese in mano le redini della Chiesa diventando nota come "la Cattolica".

« Petites chinoiseries entre amies », c’est la rencontre de deux femmes engagées dans l’étude et la transmission de la pensée chinoise qui se retrouvent chaque mois autour d’une tasse de thé fumante. Dans une ambiance conviviale et pleine de bonne humeur, nous explorons ensemble des thèmes de société, de bien-être et de philosophie de vie. À travers nos conversations, nous partageons de petites astuces et rituels simples à intégrer dans le quotidien, pour apporter équilibre et sérénité. Notre intention : transmettre avec douceur les bases de la pensée chinoise, en...

China has become deeply integrated into the world economy. Yet, gradual marketization has facilitated the country's rise without leading to its wholesale assimilation to global neoliberalism. This book uncovers the fierce contest about economic reforms that shaped China's path.

FBI Special Agent Nina Guerrera escaped a serial killer’s trap at 16. Years later, when she’s jumped in a Virginia park, a video of the attack goes viral. Legions of new fans are not the only ones impressed with her fighting skills. The man who abducted her 11 years ago is watching. Determined to reclaim his lost prize, he commits a grisly murder designed to pull her into the investigation...but his games are just beginning. And he’s using the internet to invite the public to play along.

In the compelling sequel to The King Has Fallen, the Fallen Angels have arrived to interfere in mortal lives. And one in particular is determined to claim Yilan for himself…. Enjoy a heavenly romance of celestial proportions from the bestselling serial author, Aimee Lynn, in which Archangels are the enemy, and a thief is the world's last hope.

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A big event has Isabella ready to leave home at the crack of dawn. But that's a motion her parents aren't likely to pass. After a two-to-one vote, it's decided that some things need to happen before Isabella can leave the house - like eating breakfast and brushing her teeth! If her house is going to work like a democracy, Isabella knows what she has to do; call an assembly and campaign her way out the door!

Isabella, or the Pot of Basil is a Romantic narrative poem of 63 stanzas. Written in 1818 and first published in 1820, it is adapted from a story in Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron. It tells the tragic tale of Isabella and her love for Lorenzo, an employee of her two brothers. John Keats (1795-1821) was one of the foremost English Romantic poets. Despite his early death from tuberculosis at the age of 25 he had a considerable poetic output.

"Isabella and Gabriel: A Love Beyond Eternity" is a deeply emotional romantic novel about two souls brought together by fate and tested by time, illness, and loss. Through tenderness and pain, this story explores what it means to love when everything is fragile—and how true love can transcend fear, death, and even eternity. A haunting, intimate journey into devotion, memory, and the bonds that never fade.

Cuando Isabella tropezó —literalmente— con Gabriel en una librería, jamás imaginó que ese encuentro torpe y accidental sería el inicio del amor más profundo de su vida. Un amor hecho de pequeños gestos, de rituales cotidianos, de risas que curan y silencios que acompañan. Durante años construyeron un refugio, un mundo propio donde bastaba el roce de las manos para sentirse a salvo. Pero la vida, impredecible y frágil, tenía preparada una prueba devastadora: una tos mínima, un dolor ignorado… y un diagnóstico que amenaza con arrebatarles todo. Esta es la historia de un amor ...

”Isabella och Gabriel: En kärlek genom evigheten” är en hjärtskärande och djupt berörande berättelse om två själar som förenas av kärlek – och prövas av livets mest obarmhärtiga verklighet. Isabella och Gabriel lever ett stilla, kärleksfullt liv fyllt av små rutiner, skratt och en trygghet som bara sann kärlek kan ge. Men när Gabriels hosta förvandlas till något mer än en enkel förkylning, börjar en resa som kommer att förändra deras värld för alltid. När läkarnas ord faller tungt och sanningen blir omöjlig att fly ifrån, kastas paret in i en kamp mot tiden, ...

Lady Isabella Scranton scandalized London by leaving her husband, notorious artist Lord Mac Mackenzie, after only three turbulent years of marriage. But Mac has a few tricks to get the Lady back in his life, and more importantly, back into his bed.

A female-centred collection of four dramatisations celebrating Jane Austen’s classic novels - plus bonus series When I Met Jane Austen On 16 December 1775, a literary icon was born. Jane Austen’s groundbreaking novels pioneered the romantic comedy genre and put women front and centre...

La Despedida te sumerge en la montaña rusa emocional de esta pareja, mientras desentrañan los errores de una década compartida. Entre risas, lágrimas y un recuerdo de lo que solía ser, te sumergirás en su viaje, una historia de encuentros en el momento equivocado y la valiente lucha por mantener vivo el amor.

For every woman struggling with exhaustion, gut issues, inflammation or hormonal imbalance who’s been told it’s ‘just part of being a woman’ – this audiobook is your turning point. In this transformative guide, hormone health coach and somatic healing expert Isabella Mainwaring reveals...

An everyday visit to the library becomes an unexpected adventure through the pages of classic children's book favorites! Like Goldilocks, Isabella searches for a book that is juuust right. Should she host a silly tea party in Wonderland with the Mad Hatter? Take a Technicolor trip through Oz with the Cowardly Lion? Or have a swashbuckling good time with the Lost Boys?