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Pour Arlo, une seule règle : on ne touche pas à Tillie. À la fac de San Diego, depuis quatre ans, Arlo Sheridan est chez lui : ici, il respire vraiment. Enfin, il respirait jusqu’à ce que "Baby Tillie" ait l’âge de les rejoindre sur le campus, Colleen et lui. Colleen, c’est la grande sœur de Tillie et la meilleure amie d’Arlo. Ces deux-là sont liés par un truc indéfinissable, et rien ni personne ne pourrait passer avant leur amitié.

Este es un libro sobre la historia de los libros. Un recorrido por la vida de ese fascinante artefacto que inventamos para que las palabras pudieran viajar en el espacio y en el tiempo. La historia de su fabricación, de todos los tipos que hemos ensayado a lo largo de casi 30 siglos: libros de humo, de piedra, de arcilla, de juncos, de seda, de piel, de árboles y, los últimos llegados, de plástico y luz.

Charming, easygoing, and rich beyond belief, Xavier Castillo has the world at his fingertips. He also has no interest in taking over his family’s empire (much to his father’s chagrin), but that hasn’t stopped women from throwing themselves at him…unless the woman in question is his publicist. Nothing brings him more joy than riling her up, but when a tragedy forces them closer than ever, he must grapple with the uncertainty of his future—and the realization that the only person immune to his charms is the only one he truly wants.

There are many rules a priest can't break. A priest cannot marry. A priest cannot abandon his flock. A priest cannot forsake his God. I've always been good at following rules. Until she came. Then I learned new rules.

Life is busier than ever for Innkeeper, Dina DeMille and Sean Evans. But it’s about to get even more chaotic when Sean's werewolf mentor is kidnapped. To find him, they must host an intergalactic spouse-search for one of the most powerful rulers in the Galaxy. Dina is never one to back down from a challenge. That is, if she can manage her temperamental Red Cleaver chef; the consequences of her favorite Galactic ex-tyrant's dark history; the tangled politics of an interstellar nation, and oh, yes, keep the wedding candidates from a dozen alien species from killing each other.

Charming, easy-going, and rich beyond belief, Xavier Castillo has the world at his fingertips. He also has no interest in taking over his family's empire (much to his father's chagrin), but that hasn't stopped women from throwing themselves at him . . . unless the woman in question is his publicist. Cool, intelligent, and ambitious, Sloane Kensington is a high-powered publicist who's used to dealing with difficult clients. However, none infuriate - or tempt - her more than a certain billionaire heir, with his stupid dimples and laid-back attitude.

Maud Demille is a daughter of Innkeepers—a special group who provide "lodging" to other-planetary visitors—so she knows that a simple life isn't in the cards. But even Maud could never have anticipated what Fate would throw at her. Once a wife to a powerful vampire knight, Maud and her young daughter, Helen, were exiled with him for his treachery to the desolate, savage planet of Karhari. Karhari killed her husband, and Maud has spent over a year avenging his debts. She's sworn off all things vampire. Then she met Arland, the Marshal of one of the most powerful vampire houses.

Redefine el amor propio sin frases motivacionales ni rituales falsos. A pesar de practicar journaling todas las mañanas, meditar y enlistar las cosas por las que estás agradecida, ¿continúas exhausta y desesperada por encontrar paz? Probablemente sea porque caíste en las redes del autocuidado ficticio y diste soluciones superficiales a tus malestares. Hoy en día es imposible pasar un solo segundo sin ser hostigadas por nuevos productos que prometen cambiar nuestra vida.

Diese Gesamtausgabe enthält beide Bände der Smaragddrachen-Dilogie (Gemmas Reise & Tareks Schicksal). Zwei verfeindete Völker. Eine verbotene Liebe. Und ein Schicksal, so alt wie die Sterne. Gemma ist die wohlbehütete Prinzessin des Reiches der Grauen Küste. Ihr Leben verbringt sie in einem goldenen Käfig, doch eines kalten Wintertages nimmt ihr Schicksal eine folgenschwere Wendung. Sie wird von ihrem eigenen Vater an Antares, den grausamen König des Südens, verkauft. Fern ihrer Heimat wird sie zu einer Schachfigur im Spiel der Mächtigen.

Holland im Jahr 1637. Das Unglück bricht über die berühmte Tulpenkönigin und ihre Familie herein, als ihr Haus im beschaulichen Bruikelaar mit allen Besitztümern bis auf die Grundmauern niederbrennt. Mareikje und Wim Straaten stehen vor dem Nichts und entscheiden sich notgedrungen dafür, über den Tulpenhandel wieder zu Geld zu kommen. Seit drei Jahren investieren Holländer aus allen Schichten in die wertvollen Zwiebeln, die Preise sind ins Unermessliche geschnellt.

Oliver, un joven londinense con una peculiar situación familiar y una triste pérdida, hereda una casona colonial, Villa Marina, a pie de playa en el pueblecito costero de Suances, en Cantabria. En las obras de remodelación se descubre en el sótano el cadáver emparedado de un bebé, al que acompaña un objeto que resulta completamente anacrónico.

Tutta la verità. Ma obliqua. Intraducibile Emily Dickinson, se non con nuove figure, nuove immagini, una nuova storia. È quello che fa Elena Varvello con "Solo un ragazzo", che a sua volta è la risposta semplice e assoluta a una domanda che urge per tutto il libro: "Che cosa sei?" È ciò che chiedono i padri e che soffrono le madri di fronte all'enigma dell'adolescenza. Un'età che fugge e sfugge, un'età malvagia e innocente, che conserva e spreca: l'età della contaminazione.

The elves come for two things: war and wives. In both cases, they come for death. Three-thousand years ago, humans were hunted by powerful races with wild magic until the treaty was formed. Now, for centuries, the elves have taken a young woman from Luella's village to be their Human Queen. To be chosen is seen as a mark of death by the townsfolk. A mark nineteen-year-old Luella is grateful to have escaped as a girl. Instead, she's dedicated her life to studying herbology and becoming the town's only healer. That is, until the Elf King unexpectedly arrives... for her.

Alex Sebastian is the billionaire who knows exactly how to re-launch the pop career I walked away from to raise my little sister. He knows everything, apparently, about what’s good for me. For my image. Even for my lingerie. Everywhere I turn, he’s there, smirking. I cannot stand him. So why can’t we stop sneaking around?

The beloved World’s Worst series has captivated millions of readers. You’ve met the world’s worst children, the world’s worst parents, the world’s worst teachers and the world’s worst pets – but are you ready for the world’s worst monsters? If you don’t like ghosts, ogres, zombies, vampires, aliens, werewolves or mummies, DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS BOOK. Laugh along to these ten terrifying tales of marvellous monsters, brought to you by David Walliams.

Aidan Thomas is a hard-working family man and a somewhat beloved figure in the small upstate New York town where he lives. He’s the kind of man who always lends a hand and has a good word for everyone. But Aidan has a dark secret he’s been keeping from everyone in town and those closest to him. He’s a kidnapper and serial killer. Aidan has murdered eight women and there’s a ninth he has earmarked for death: Rachel, imprisoned in a backyard shed, fearing for her life.

Build an Empire lays the groundwork for creating, building, and defending an extraordinary career and marriage - an empire, based on the real-life, time-tested and proven principles used by Elena and Grant Cardone in their quest to help seven billion people worldwide. It provides actionable, tangible steps that anyone can take, no matter what their age or where they are in life, to begin the process of building their own personal empire, along with tools, tips, and techniques to stay focused along the way.

Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation has sent rescue ships to a newly-colonized planet in peril, as well as additional SecUnits. But if there’s an ethical corporation out there, Murderbot has yet to find it, and if Barish-Estranza can’t have the planet, they’re sure as hell not leaving without something. If that something just happens to be an entire colony of humans, well, a free workforce is a decent runner-up prize. But there’s something wrong with Murderbot; it isn’t running within normal operational parameters.

It has a dark past—one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen itself “Murderbot”. But it has only vague memories of the massacre that spawned that title, and it wants to know more. Teaming up with a Research Transport vessel named ART (you don’t want to know what the “A” stands for), Murderbot heads to the mining facility where it went rogue. What it discovers will forever change the way it thinks.

¡Es la hora de contar un cuento! Ella y Rishi son muy buenos amigos y juegan en la granja urbana Lellobee mientras la abuelita Mei les cuenta fantásticas fábulas que ha recopilado en sus viajes por el mundo. ¡Déjate llevar por los sonidos evocadores de la selva de Brasil con la historia del gato de Domingo y después escala el tallo de habichuela mágica con Jack! Diseñada para niños de tres a seis años, esta serie es una experiencia narrativa que muestra la belleza del entorno natural y de las diferentes culturas del mundo.