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How can you be together in a world that wants you apart? Can love survive being kept in the dark? Kaiya chased her dream all the way to LA, never expecting to fall into the orbit of Jihoon—a KPop Idol who lives his life under the relentless glare of the spotlight. But the more her feelings for...

Alexandra Reinwarth trifft ihre Entscheidungen rational. Also einigermaßen. Das dachte sie zumindest, bis sie sich intensiver mit der Frage beschäftigte, ob das 17. Paar schwarze Schuhe im Schrank wirklich nötig war. Jetzt weiß sie: Der Verstand hat nichts zu melden. Regelmäßig wird man von anerzogenen Denkfehlern in die Irre geführt. Scharfsinnig und witzig zeigt Alexandra Reinwarth, wie man diesen Fehlern auf die Spur kommt und endlich kluge Entscheidungen trifft.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Inside of a Dog and The Year of the Puppy, an eye-opening, informative, “entertaining, and enlightening” (BookPage) celebration of the human-canine relationship for the curious dog owner and science-lover alike. We keep dogs and are kept by...

The Hague, 1672: A prize of 100,000 florins is offered to the person who can produce a perfectly black tulip - a feat considered impossible. But at the very moment when Cornelius van Bearle is on the brink of achieving the impossible feat, he is imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit. The story of his delicate tulip’s tumultuous journey to The Hague is absolutely riveting, and an event you don’t want to miss.

Featuring dual narration from Nicola Barber and Christian Coulson! From Alexandra Bracken, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lore, comes a stunningly original adult fantasy. Set in a sumptuous world ruled by magical perfume, this achingly romantic, slow-burn love story will shatter...

L'homme à tout faire porte bien son nom, pourtant, dans ces 8 nouvelles, ce sont les femmes qui se révèlent être capables de tout. Elles se libèrent des normes et des tabous pour leur plus grand plaisir et ceux de leurs partenaires. Elles savent ce qu'elles veulent et prennent le droit de l'obtenir, avec parfois beaucoup d'autorité. Elles découvrent diverses manières de mener la danse, tantôt avec passion et fermeté, tantôt avec sensualité et tendresse. Quel que soit leur choix, aucune cible n'échappe à leur pouvoir de séduction.

This audio edition is brilliantly and hilariously read by Sally Phillips, known for her performances in Bridget Jones's Diary and Smack the Pony. More Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up: the laugh-out-loud sequel to the hilarious, WTF AM I DOING NOW?! runaway bestseller! 'The new Bridget...

The highly anticipated continuation of A World Apart. More romance, more drama, and even higher stakes. Kaiya and Jihoon's story is far from over. Kaiya once crossed the world for her dream of becoming a music producer, but when reality set in, she realised she wasn't sure what that dream was...

Coached by Joan of Arc book is a dialogue between the listener and Joan of Arc, the woman Mark Twain called “easily and by far the most extraordinary person the human race has ever produced.” As we explore her virtue-infused life, this astonishingly modern woman takes us by the hand, coaches us, whispers wise advice and lessons in noble leadership in our ear. Far from being anachronistic, her way of life and virtuous example is eternally new, for she follows precepts that are above human weakness. Joan is for all of us – men and women of today, living and working in the midst of the world.

From the No.1 New York Times bestselling author of THE DARKEST MINDS comes a high-octane story of power, destiny and redemption. A lifetime ago, Lore Perseous left behind the brutal, opulent world of the Agon families - ancient Greek bloodlines that participate in a merciless game every seven...

Heard for the first time in audio, this story is read brilliantly by Kathryn Drysdale (Bridgeton, St. Trinian's) From Alexandra Potter, author of the bestselling Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up, dreams come true in Me and Mr Darcy – a fun, feel-good fairy tale about life, love and...

‘Alongside the sexiness and absurdity (and the sexy absurdity) in Yield Under Great Persuasion is a tender, resonant story of second and third chances and being loved when we need it most and feel we deserve it least. Evocative, emotional and endlessly entertaining’ – Jules Arbeaux, author...

Le XIXe siècle en France est un âge d'or littéraire, marqué par des courants très affirmés comme le romantisme, le réalisme, le naturalisme ou le symbolisme, et une évolution moderne de la poésie et du roman qui donna naissance à des chefs-d’œuvre en nombre inégalé. Cette collection de citations présente la pensée de sept figures incontournables du XIXe siècle sous forme concise et accessible.

If Vasily Grossman's 1961 masterpiece, Life and Fate, had been published during his lifetime, it would have reached the world together with Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago and before Solzhenitsyn's Gulag. But Life and Fate was seized by the Russian KGB. When it emerged posthumously, decades later, it was recognized as the War and Peace of the 20th century.  

It’s Christmas Eve, and Lara anxiously anticipates the arrival of her sister, Cleo, so she can reveal a shocking family secret that has been haunting Lara since their mother’s death. By confronting revelations about their grandfather’s shameful past, Lara is hopeful that she and Cleo can make reparations and exorcise this ghost from their lives. The ghost, however, won’t be appeased so easily....

From the internationally bestselling author of the “fascinating epic” (Associated Press) Between Love and Honor comes a rich, sweeping tale based on the captivating true story of the Mata Hari of Russia, featuring a beautiful aristocrat fighting for survival during the deadly upheaval of the...

The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume Five is the fifth instalment of our wide-ranging classic collections. Volume Five features 14 essential works that reach across Europe, America, and Russia - from Twain to Dostoyevsky to Austen - to bring together some of the most influential authors of the 18th and 19th century. Read by a cast of incredible narrators, this is a chance to expand your listening by going deeper into some of your favourite authors' works and find your new favourite piece of classic literature.

Experience Alexandra David-Neel's captivating and inspirational journey to become the first Western woman to reach the Tibetan holy city of Lhasa and be received by the Dalai Lama. Enduring backbreaking travel, threatening militaries, disease, and countless other dangers, David-Neel's journey is an epic demonstration of perseverance and courage.

Tel le yin et le yang, l'ombre et la lumière, à la fois différents et complémentaires, nous n'avons pas eu le choix. Dès notre rencontre plutôt mouvementée, où notre attraction a explosé, notre sort était scellé. Si j'ai d'abord été déroutée par l'aura sombre et mystérieuse de Trender, je n'ai pu lutter contre cette attirance. L'un comme l'autre, nous nous sommes laissé emporter et j'ai plongé tête baissée, au risque de me perdre dans les méandres de son passé. J'ai tout de suite senti qu'Angie était différente, qu'elle avait le pouvoir de m'atteindre.

La Tulipe noire est un roman issu de la collaboration entre Alexandre Dumas et Auguste Maquet, paru en 1850. En 1672, le peuple de Hollande renverse la république des frères Jean et Corneille de Witt pour rétablir le stathouderat et le confier à Guillaume III d'Orange-Nassau. Indifférent à ces événements politiques, le filleul de Corneille de Witt, Cornélius van Baerle, ne songe qu'à confectionner une tulipe noire, pour laquelle la Société Horticole de Haarlem a promis une récompense de cent mille florins (voir " tulipomanie ").