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A dutiful lady's maid, Miss Madeline Atwater knows precisely what her future holds: countless nights of dressing her mistress in silk gowns, pinning her hair in elegant curls, and selecting the perfect pair of slippers before sending her off to the ball. But Madeline harbors a secret dream. Just once, she'd like to be the one who attends the grand party—and tonight could be her chance. All she needs to do is borrow her mistress's cast-off dress and sneak downstairs during the Twelfth Night Ball . . .

The world thinks Darren is dead. Now is the perfect time for him to build his strength and prepare to wage war on the heavens themselves. To prepare to attack the heavens, he will destroy the hells.

Auf der Flucht vor der Vergangenheit zieht die Tierärztin Shelly Makepeace mit ihren beiden Kindern nach Neuseeland, um ein neues Leben anzufangen. Doch auch in der neuen Heimat stößt sie auf Ablehnung. Zwischen ihrer Familie und der Nachbarsfamilie scheint ein mysteriöser Streit zu bestehen; die Ursache kennt sie nicht. Einzig der Farmer Josh Wood bleibt ihr zugetan. Eines Tages entdeckt sie auf dem Dachboden ihres neuen Zuhauses ein altes Bild. Das Bild einer wunderschönen jungen Frau.

Warm and witty blessings found within the struggles of our shared humanity, from the New York Times bestselling authors of Good Enough Blessed are you, the strange duck. You with the very intense hobbies. Or the collection of movies or mugs or sneakers. You with the hometown or home team that...

The year is 1950, and a great tragedy has struck the town of Crowford. Three local men have been killed in a storm, after their fishing boat the Mercy Belle sank. A mysterious fourth man, however, was rescued. Nobody knows who he is, or what he was doing on the Mercy Belle...and the man has lost his memory.

An indispensable guide in the bestselling Save the Cat! story structure series that reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any young adult novel a success, from an accomplished novelist and the author of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel. In Save the Cat! Writes a Young Adult Novel...

Be yourself, people say. But the last person Clare Palmer wants to be is herself—she's lost everything she once had and now can barely get through a bus ride without wanting to thump someone. (People who don't wear headphones, sniffers, fried chicken guzzlers). So when she discovers her resemblance to beloved reality TV presenter Jenna Cox, Clare jumps at the chance to become a lookalike, earn some cash, and get her life back together.

Brought to you by Penguin. *THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER* The deliciously dark new suspense novel from the international bestselling author of Strange Sally Diamond If my sister hadn’t been beautiful, none of it would have happened. Ruby Cooper and her sister, Erin, live an idyllic life in their...

Over 500,000 years ago, a single gene mutated. It spread over time, becoming critical in the journey transforming our earliest ancestors into fully modern humans, capable of navigating the entire planet and beyond. Then just a few thousand years ago, humans gradually outsourced knowledge to writing, and we displaced art and music from the heart of learning. This is the extraordinary story of the discovery of a supergene that makes us uniquely human. 

Brought to you by Penguin. The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller Motherhood is messy and beautiful, and hard and humbling. We adore our children, and sometimes we miss ourselves. Beautiful Chaos is a collection of raw, honest poems about motherhood - capturing everything from pregnancy to school...

Der Drehbuchautor Henry Sparrow erhält den Auftrag, eine TV-Serie über den „Baltimore Butcher", einen brutalen Serienmörder, zu schreiben, der bereits fünf Opfer gefunden hat und sich immer noch auf freiem Fuß befindet. Bei seinen Recherchen taucht Henry mehr und mehr in die Welt des Killers ein – bis er schließlich vor dessen Haustür steht und eingelassen wird. Als Henry die Schwelle übertritt, gibt es kein Zurück mehr.

Ken returns from the Elven World to another year at Haylon College. Yet, attitudes towards training have changed, the Naga attack has shifted priorities the world over and Ken finds himself and his fellow classmates pushed harder than ever before. The big four colleges no longer are going to focus on survival of their students, it’s time to push them and let the strongest shine. Which would be okay for Ken, if a new problem hadn’t cropped up. A monster that doesn’t appear in any of the records has been stalking him through the dungeon. The answer to it, might actually lie in Crimson’s past.

After years of grinding away, making little indie games and releasing them into the void with relatively little success while struggling to sustain himself on minimum wage nightmare jobs, he has finally produced a hit. And after nine solid months of work, Atticus is burned out. In a fit of spontaneity, he books a lakehouse on the shores of Lakeside, the quiet little town he used to visit over summer break with his family. Unsure of what he's actually going to do when he gets there, Atticus get settled and hopes that his life will at last calm down.

When Sylvia looks out her bedroom window at night and sees a child face down in the pond next door, she races into her neighbour's garden. But the pond is empty, and no-one is answering the door. Wondering if night feeds and sleep deprivation are getting to her, she hurriedly retreats. Besides, the fact that a local child has gone missing must be preying on her mind. Then, a week later, she hears the sound of a man crying through her bedroom wall.

The young ladies of the Fairchild family have just learned that their stepfather has absconded with their late mother's fortune. Ava, the eldest, decides to take matters into her own hands and hunts down the notoriously wealthy rakehell Jared Broderick, the Marquis of Middleton and heir to a dukedom. Much to her shock and delight, the marquis sweeps her into a whirlwind romance and proposes marriage. But after their passionate wedding night, Ava discovers Jared has ulterior motives of his own.

This meditation is designed to complement the sign of Gemini. Gemini is a mutable air sign. Its energies are always-alert, inquisitive, and ready to pivot. Busy thoughts, adaptability, and the importance of breath are all inherent to it. This meditation will help you to feel more at ease within your body and mind.

BECOME A MASTER AT NEGOTIATION AND COMMUNICATION Never go into an important conversation feeling unheard, unprepared, or uninformed again—apply the proven SISCO method for communication to become a master negotiator, trusted interviewer, and engaging conversationalist. No matter the...

Everything has changed for Atticus Archer. He's moved to the idyllic Lakeside. He's dating a millionaire author. And a divorced mother with too much time and energy on her hands. And his best friend. And a curvaceous forty year old looking to become a mother. And now it seems he's caught the attention of yet another cougar: the mysterious and exotic Vetra. As he begins a cautious romance with the mature woman, Atticus has to also tackle the new task of balancing his life of making indie games and dating four (five?) women simultaneously...

The second volume in the ground-breaking Library Trilogy, following THE BOOK THAT WOULDN'T BURN. We fight for the people we love. We fight for the ideas we want to be true. Evar and Livira stand side by side and yet far beyond each other's reach. Evar is forced to flee the library, driven before...

"What this charming, moving and fascinating collection proves is that the [letter] form itself - a scribbled note, a declaration of love, an outpouring of passion, a bitter word -has always been with us." - Mark Gatiss A good love letter can speak across centuries, and reassure us that the agony...