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Lancashire 1934. Three years after her husband's sudden death, Stella comes into some money unexpectedly and decides to make a new start in the country. She settles on Ellin Valley, where she quickly begins to make friends. She falls in love with a cottage in Birch End, but an unscrupulous man...

Book One in beloved author Anna Jacobs' brand new Birch End series. Jo Melling has arrived in Birch End from Australia, still grieving her father's recent death. She's not intending to stay long, but after tracking down her distant family, Jo becomes more involved in village life than she could...

Secrets can be buried, but bones can speak.... After standing witness to a murder on the streets of the Caribbean island of Camaho, young Michael 'Digger' Digson is recruited into a unique plainclothes homicide squad, an eclectic group of semi-official police officers, led by the enigmatic DS Chilman. Digger becomes enmeshed in Chilman's obsession with a cold case, the disappearance of a young man. But Digger has a murder to pursue, too: that of his mother, killed by a renegade police squad when he was a boy.

In this classic tale of good and evil, Snow White is pursued by a revengeful Queen who is jealous of her natural beauty and goodness. When the Queen learns of Snow White's hiding place with the Dwarfs in the woods, she prepares a plan to poison her with an apple. Join Snow White as she journeys into the world of the Evil Queen, Udo the Huntsman, the Magic Mirror, the Prince, Deidre the Dove, Albrecht the Owl, and the Deep Dark Woods.

The Best Role in Roleplaying! Whether you're a new game master or a seasoned vet looking for a new angle to shake up your game, these 19 essays by expert game masters help construct your campaign from the ground up - and keep your players engaged until the dramatic conclusion. Complete with discussions on plotting, tone, branching storytelling, pacing, and crafting action scenes, you'll find all the tips and advice you need to take on the best role in role-playing - and become an expert game master, too!

A podcast discussing and analyzing the lore and stories of the League of Legends universe, and other properties set in the world of Runeterra.

Raine Kendall has everything a woman could want…almost. Sexy, tender Dom Liam O'Neill is her knight in shining armor, but Raine keeps pinching herself. Is he too good to be true or is this growing connection one that could last a lifetime? She's constantly torn by her abiding feelings for her commanding boss, Macen "Hammer" Hammerman, especially in the wake of the mind-blowing night he cast aside the barriers between them and ravaged every inch of her body.

Ein kleiner Dorfladen am Fuße des Taunus: Ein Ort voller Geborgenheit und Wärme, das Herzstück der Dorfgemeinschaft, wo jeder Unterstützung und Rat in allen Dingen des Lebens erhält. Der kleine Dorfladen von Marthe Haller ist das Herz des Örtchens Dingelbach am Fuße des Taunus. Hier kauft man ein, erfährt die neuesten Nachrichten und findet Unterstützung in allen Lebenslagen. Marthes Töchter greifen ihrer Mutter unter die Arme, wo es nur geht. Doch Frieda, die Mittlere der drei, hat große Träume: Sie hat sich in den Kopf gesetzt, Schauspielerin zu werden – zum Entsetzen ihrer Mutter.

Apesar disso, o clima na Vila dos Tecidos é de otimismo. Paul Melzer voltou do front e, após a morte do patriarca da família, assume a administração da fábrica, determinado a fazer com que ela volte aos dias de glória. Marie também pode finalmente realizar um sonho antigo: ter o próprio ateliê de moda. Até Elisabeth parece ter deixado o ressentimento de lado e estar mais animada com a vida – e com um novo amor.

Simplicissimus, der tumbe Tor aus dem Spessart, ist der bekannteste Schelm der deutschen Literaturgeschichte. In der Zeit des Dreißigjährigen Krieges, in der sich die gesamte abendländische Welt in Auflösung befindet, treibt es ihn durch ganz Europa. Er lebt bei einem Eremiten, wird Hausnarr und Knecht, Soldat und Bauer. Mal ist er unermesslich reich, mal bitterarm, doch stets vergnügt und zu jedem Abenteuer bereit.

Ganz unterschiedliche Lebenswege warten auf die Schwestern vom Dorfladen – doch ihre Heimat wird ihre Herzen für immer verbinden … Dingelbach, am Fuße des Taunus, 1925. Der kleine Dorfladen der Familie Haller ist nach wie vor der Dreh- und Angelpunkt, das Herzstück, des ganzen Ortes. Aber Einiges hat sich doch verändert. Frieda besucht weiterhin die Schauspielschule in Frankfurt und steht kurz vor ihrem Abschluss. So ganz loslassen kann sie ihre Heimat allerdings nicht, hängt sie doch sehr vor allem an ihrer kleinen Schwester Ida.

The idea was deceptively simple: New York Times bestselling author A.J. Jacobs decided to thank every single person involved in producing his morning cup of coffee. The resulting journey takes him across the globe, transforms his life, and reveals secrets about how gratitude can make us all...

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, written by herself is an autobiography by Harriet Ann Jacobs, a young mother and fugitive slave, published in 1861 by L. Maria Child, who edited the book for its author. Jacobs used the pseudonym Linda Brent. The book documents Jacobs's life as a slave and how she gained freedom for herself and for her children. Jacobs contributed to the genre of slave narrative by using the techniques of sentimental novels "to address race and gender issues.

Une petite fille, appelée Blanche Neige car elle a la peau blanche comme la neige, s'enfuit de chez elle pour échapper aux mauvais traitements de la nouvelle femme de son père. Blanche Neige trouve refuge dans une cabane, cachée au fin fond de la forêt.

Augsburg, 1920. In der Tuchvilla blickt man voller Optimismus in die Zukunft. Paul Melzer ist aus russischer Kriegsgefangenschaft zurück und übernimmt die Leitung der Tuchfabrik, um der Firma wieder zu altem Glanz zu verhelfen. Seine Schwester Elisabeth zieht mit einer neuen Liebe wieder im Herrenhaus der Familie ein. Und Pauls junge Frau Marie will sich einen lang gehegten Traum erfüllen: ihr eigenes Modeatelier.

Why would the first family of oil so ardently support environmental climate research and activism? Join author and researcher Jacob Nordangård as he uncovers the whole sordid truth.

On the outside, Dr. Jeremy Balint is a pillar of the community: the youngest division chief at his hospital, a model son to his elderly parents, fiercely devoted to his wife and two young daughters. On the inside, Dr. Jeremy Balint is a high-functioning sociopath - a man who truly believes himself to stand above the ethical norms of society. As long as life treats him well, Balint has no cause to harm others. When life treats him poorly, he reveals the depths of his cold-blooded depravity.

Feeling disconnected in a world obsessed with connection? This book reveals why traditional networking fails—and how modern relationships demand emotional clarity, personal discipline, and strategic openness. If you’ve ever felt invisible, misunderstood, or stuck on the outside of meaningful circles, this is your roadmap back in. You’ll learn how to build trust, tell your story, and create a network that doesn’t just look good—it feels real. Don’t wait. Every day without these tools deepens the gap between you and the life you’re meant to live.

“Finding Treasures in the Trash” Because in the muck lives the gold. Hosted by executive coach and meditation teacher Cari Jacobs-Crovetto, this podcast explores how transformation happens—personally and collectively—when we’re willing to face what’s uncomfortable, messy, or ignored. Created for high-achieving, soul-seeking humans, this show helps us look directly at the shadows—personal, relational, and global—that shape our lives. From disowned parts of ourselves and experiences we are ashamed to include to the cultural and emotional trials we’d rather ignore, Cari asks a ...

When a long-awaited princess is born, she is blessed by 12 fairies with every good gift imaginable. But an uninvited 13th fairy delivers a curse: on her 15th birthday, the princess will prick her finger on a spindle and fall dead. The spell is weakened, not broken—death becomes a 100-year sleep, and an entire kingdom is drawn into stillness with her.