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Life should be perfect. I'm engaged to Owen Sharpe. We're having a baby. And my career is finally back on track. But there's one problem: the rookie player everyone's calling the future of the Houston Scythes? He's the man who destroyed my life once before. And now, his father is buying the team. Spencer Santos has always been dangerous. But with his daddy's money behind him, he's lethal. And he's made it clear: my silence comes with a price. I could tell Owen the truth. He'd burn down the world to protect me. But that's exactly what I'm afraid of.

Der Tod ist erst der Anfang – der Kampf um deine Seele geht weiter Genna ist sicher: Endlich ist der Albtraum vorüber. Schließlich hat sie gemeinsam mit Phoenix, ihrem Guardian und Begleiter durch die Jahrhunderte, den Anführer der Inkarnaten, Tanas, auf immer ins Reich des Todes geschickt...

In a 19th century unlike our own, the shadowy assassin known as the Bookman moves unseen. His weapons are books; his enemies are many. And when Orphan, a young man with a mysterious past, loses his love to the sinister machinations of the Bookman, Orphan would stop at nothing to bring her back from the dead.   

Laura Ballett verwöhnt den Hörer mit einem Lap Dance und Blow-Job in Strumpfhose und Nylon-Body. Es handelt sich um die originalen, ungeschnittenen Tonaufnahmen der 18-jährigen, die sie in ihrem Bett in ihr Handy gesprochen hat. Sie empfiehlt daher dem Hörer, ihrer Stimme auf die gleiche Art zu lauschen: Legen Sie das Handy oder Abspielgerät neben sich auf ihr Kopfkissen und genießen sie die Wärme und Erotik ihrer Stimme.

The name of your first-born. The face of your lover. Your age. Your address... What would happen if your memory of these began to fade? Is it possible to rebuild your life? Raise a family? Fall in love again? When Claire starts to write her Memory Book, she already knows that this scrapbook of...

Anna Karenina has been described as the perfect Russian novel. Trapped in a loveless marriage, Anna Karenina is defenseless against the power of her passions once they are unleashed by the adoration of Count Vronsky. Having defied the rules of 19th century Russian society, Anna is forced to pay a heavy price. Human nature, with all its failings, is the fabric of which this great and passionate work is composed.

Han vil gøre alt for at få hende … også lyve. Christian Harper er hævet over al moral. Kærlighed interesserer ham ikke. Han er et monster i et perfekt jakkesæt. En mand, der kan gennemskue alt – og få alt. Men én bestemt kvinde forbliver et mysterium: hans unge underbo, Stella Alonso. Hun er hans svaghed. Og han vil gøre alt for at få hende, ikke mindst skjule, hvem han er. Og bryde alle regler. Stella Alonso arbejder hårdt. Hun leder ikke efter et forhold, men da hendes fortid indhenter hende, tvinges hun i armene på Christian Harper. Med Christian føler hun sig set, elsket, ønsket.

Michael is branded a traitor as a child because of the murder of the king’s nine-year-old son, by his father David Kingman. Ten years later on, Michael lives a hardscrabble life with his sister Gwen, performing crimes with his friends against minor royals in a weak attempt at striking back at the world that rejects him and his family. In a world where memory is the coin that pays for magic, Michael knows something is there in the hot white emptiness of his mind. 

Considerato uno dei capolavori della narrativa vittoriana e molto ammirato anche da Virginia Woolf e George Eliot, Villette è l’ultimo romanzo di Charlotte Brontë, pubblicato nel 1853. Ispirato all’esperienza personale dell’autrice durante un soggiorno in Europa, racconta la storia di Lucy Snowe, una giovane donna che lascia l’Inghilterra per cercare indipendenza e lavoro nella città straniera di Villette, dove. trova impiego come insegnante d’inglese presso il Pensionnat di Madame Beck.

A collection of the year’s best short stories, selected by National Book Award finalist Min Jin Lee and series editor Heidi Pitlor. “Without stories, we cannot live well,” shares guest editor Min Jin Lee, describing how storytelling affects and nurtures readers. The Best American Short...

Where happy ever after is only a page away…A delightful new series set in a quaint old bookshop, for fans of Lucy Diamond and Jenny Colgan. Once upon a time in a crumbling London bookshop, Posy Morland spent her life lost in the pages of her favourite romantic novels. So when Bookend's eccentric owner, Lavinia, dies and leaves the shop to Posy, she must put down her books and join the real world. Because Posy hasn't just inherited an ailing business, but also the unwelcome attentions of Lavinia's grandson.

Asher, ehemaliger Rockband-Star und gefeierter Football-Spieler, hat gerade den Super Bowl gewonnen, als er die atemberaubendste Frau trifft, die er je gesehen hat. Eine leidenschaftliche Nacht endet jedoch jäh, und kurz darauf ist sie verschwunden. Zwei Jahre später führt das Schicksal sie wieder zusammen. Denn Wynter, die Frau aus jener Nacht, ist die neue Ärztin des Football Teams. Doch sie will nichts mehr mit Asher zu tun haben. Entschlossen, sich zu beweisen, lässt Asher nicht locker und ist bereit, alles für eine zweite Chance zu riskieren.

A cattle ranch stalked by the ultimate predator. A heifer gutted and beheaded by razor-sharp claws. A ranch hand crushed and shredded by powerful jaws. According to legend—foretold by Sioux Chief Red Otter—the attacks are an omen of terrible things to come. When a grizzly attacks a man or his property during a blue moon, it is a sign that the bear has been sent from someone on the other side seeking revenge against the man that killed him. And that man—the avenger’s true target—is Hunter Buchanon.

An irresistible compilation of five previously published stories by the NYT bestselling author of the Kate Daniels series; including Kate’s very first meeting with Saiman, some related adventures, two unforgettable “outside” excursions, and additional material from both Curran and Jim’s point of view.

Shakespeare’s history plays fall into two categories: political dramas and propagandistic pageants. The second category is comprised of the two plays in this presentation, Henry V and Henry VIII. These two plays have many elements in common. An underlying theme is the necessity and glory of...

Bloomsbury presents Illuminations by Alan Moore, read by Rory Kinnear, Laura Haddock, Nina Sosanya, Samuel Barnett, Toby Jones, Emilia Fox, Sian Clifford, Clarke Peters, Mark Meadows, Alan Moore and Matt Reeves. Toby Jones, Rory Kinnear, Sian Clifford, Emilia Fox, Laura Haddock and Nina Sosanya...

Poppy Pullman has her life all planned out. Her social media is carefully curated. Her list of extracurriculars is flawless. All so she can achieve her ultimate goal: Stanford. Her best friends say she’s missing out. But Poppy’s playing a long game. And the morning of her Stanford alumni interview, she’s positive everything is going to work out. 

This full cast presentation includes Part 1 and Part 2 of Shakespeare’s Henry IV. In 1598 appeared a Quarto with the following title: The History of Henrie the Fourth; With the Battell at Shrewsburie, betweene the King and Lord Henry Percy, surnamed Henrie Hotspur of the North. With the...

I draw the line at serving people grasshoppers for dinner. As luck would have it, on the same day I quit my job as head chef at Suzette’s, a fine-dining restaurant in Boston, I was offered an opportunity to open a restaurant at a castle in Scotland. But now that I’m here in Loren Brae, I’m not so sure this city girl can hack it.

Social media on the internet can be a nightmarish place. A primary shield against hateful language, violent videos, and online cruelty uploaded by users is not an algorithm. It is people. Mostly invisible by design, more than 100,000 commercial content moderators evaluate posts on mainstream social media platforms: enforcing internal policies, training artificial intelligence systems, and actively screening and removing offensive material. Roberts, an award-winning social media scholar, offers the first extensive ethnographic study of the commercial content moderation industry.