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Cuando sir Arthur Conan Doyle convirtió en personaje popular su Sherlock Holmes, el público incondicional, habituado a leer novelas por entregas en los periódicos y revistas, demandó vorazmente nuevas historias ingeniosas y divertidas. Su autor, que sin duda prefería el relato corto a la novela de gran extensión, publicó varias decenas de nuevos casos para lucir la perspicacia de su detective y entretener los mejores ratos de sus lectores fieles.

Spending New Year’s Eve with her best friend Ben is nothing out of the ordinary for Robin Sawyer; he’s someone she knows inside-out. So when she asks him what his New Years’ resolution is, his response takes her completely by surprise, leaving her breathless.... And a little curious.

When Jake explains that he’s a dominant, and wants her to be his submissive, Beth suddenly has doubts. Beth Reed hates office parties, but her boss Paul Vincent has asked her to go and keep an eye on things - particularly his son, Jake, who is visiting for the holidays. The owner of a custom motorcycle shop, Jake has a bad reputation for being a womanizer, and possibly a criminal, but Beth has always had a bit of a crush on him. Wishing for a guy like Jake is dangerous, however, so she’s always kept her distance.

Helena Blake should be nothing but thrilled. She’s traveling from snow-covered Boston to the sunny Caribbean, where she’s set to be a bridesmaid in her best friend’s wedding. Still, she can’t help feeling a bit depressed - and a little embarrassed - that she’s attending the wedding alone, and certainly not for lack of trying.

Jace Rollini was my first kiss, my first boyfriend, my first everything. Gorgeous and tough, he was my high school’s bad boy. A motorcycle lover with a craving for danger, I thought I’d hold on to him as long as he let me. Fast forward 12 years.... I ended up with a man who was the wrong sort of trouble. The kind who hurt me. The kind who left me in the hospital with a traumatic brain injury that erased the last 12 years of my life. Now I’m back in the small town I ran away from. And Jace is here. And he’s sexier than ever.

An innocent night of drinking between friends turns into something not so innocent: the fulfillment of Krista's longest sexual fantasy - to have sex with her best friend, Danny. Will one night of passion ruin a lifetime of friendship? This audiobook contains very hot and explicit descriptions of erotic activity. Only mature readers should download this book.

The hunted has become the hunter. Anira is part of the Dragon Force, whose purpose is to protect the dragons, sacred to her people. The chieftain of her tribe intends to drain the power of the dragons and keep it for himself. Now he’s allied with shadow people, who ride the dragons - a feat none in the force has managed to achieve. Stopping the chieftain before he succeeds in destroying them all is more urgent than ever. He’s only getting stronger.

Muito Prazer é um curso de Português para estrangeiros que tem como objetivo capacitar o aluno ,de qualquer nacionalidade, a aprender o Português falado no Brasil e a comunicar-se com precisão e fluência. O livro apresenta o léxico e a gramática por meio de atividades estimulantes e contextualizadas, além de inúmeros exercícios com respostas.

Emily’s job is to find out what businesses are doing wrong, and tell them how to do it better - but at BruCom everything is perfect...including its irresistibly handsome owner, Mark Brume. With his immaculately tailored physical presentation and intensely blue eyes, Mark draws Emily to him like a moth to a flame - but he leaves her feeling unsure. She can’t tell whether he is being professionally courteous, or something more flirtatious...that is, until he invites her to an awards ceremony, where he makes his intentions perfectly clear.

A murderer, that’s who I’ve become. A serial killer. I rid the world of abusers. Someone must do it. Yet, my compulsion can drastically affect my family. My beloved husband, my children. The FBI is hot on my trail. One agent in particular. Do I break my rule and take out an innocent person? Do I shame my family and suffer the consequences of my actions? I’m a good person, but no one can protect these women, but me. It’s all on me!

The chieftain is plotting to steal the dragons' magic. Anira won't let that happen. All her life, Anira has hidden from her people. She can no longer remain in the shadows. It's the responsibility of her tribe to protect the dragons. The chieftain is up to his usual tricks. She'll have to enlist the help of the very soldiers tasked with killing her to stop him.

Ich hatte gedacht, meine Identität als Hexe auffliegen zu sehen und von den Dorfleuten gejagt zu werden, wäre bereits schlimm. Doch dann verkündet mir mein Lebensretter, dass ich seine Ehefrau spielen soll. Genauer gesagt, seine Seelengefährtin, die einzig wahre Liebe eines jeden Fae.

Zoe is a funny little crab who lives on the beach with her family and looks forward to making new friends. She is afraid of exploring the beach because she always needs to run away from humans and other predators. Surviving the dangerous situations is even more difficult for someone who walks sideways and needs help from others.

¡Hola! Soy Lola y aquí estoy de nuevo con mi hermano Toni y nuestra pediatra favorita, Lucía, dándole la bienvenida al verano. Juntos iremos a la playa, aprenderemos la importancia de echarnos crema para protegernos del sol y nos iremos de excursión a ver delfines. ¿Tú los has visto alguna vez? Pues en estos cuentos conocerás a Fermín el delfín y a la medusa Maruxa, que me picará y tendré que ir a ver a mi pediatra, Lucía, para que me cure. Ella me explicará un montón de cosas muy interesantes que seguro que te encantarán.

Sie gilt als das bestgehütete Geheimnis der amerikanischen Literatur. Lucia Berlin ist die Wiederentdeckung des Jahres und wird verglichen mit Raymond Carver, Richard Yates oder Grace Paley. Ihre Stories zeugen von einem unsteten Leben voller Brüche. Es sind Frauen wie sie, deren Schicksal sie festhält: Alleinerziehende Mütter, Alkoholikerinnen auf Entzug, Haushaltshilfen, Krankenschwestern und Sekretärinnen.

Join me, your host, Helena Lucia, every Thursday as we explore the topic of resilience from diverse points of view and many angles, with lovely guests who generously share their inspiring stories. The Finnish language has an amazing word Sisu that means resilience in the face of extreme adversity. In this podcast, we decompose the practice of resilience in our guest's lives, and the modalities they use to promote that beautiful resilience. We will also look at the science behind many of these modalities, as well as offering practical guides on how to test them out in your own life. Some topics...

As the turn of the twentieth century announced widespread social and political reform, women across countries, ages, relationships, and classes were reconsidering how their lives were structured. The work of Lucia Bronder is one of the clearest answers to these questions in the American context. Writing under the pseudonym of Lilith Benda—a choice perhaps made because she was still living with her parents and writing was largely considered a profession unsuitable for women—little information is known about her other than that she was a Brooklynite of Polish-Jewish descent from a ...

En Sherrington Lodge, elegante y austera mansión a las afueras de Blossom Creek, suceden episodios siniestros: armaduras que se trasladan solas, cuadros que caen sin motivo.... El terror de que la casa esté tomada por los espíritus y la inquietud del propietario, el mayor Trevor Sherrington, empujan a la cocinera de la finca a presentarse en la Agencia de Investigación Wright. Emily y Linda, las nuevas propietarias de la agencia, al principio rechazan el encargo. Pero el destino parece tenerles reservado un plan distinto....

The Joy at Work podcast offers time-poor professionals in their 40s, 50s and 60s ideas on how to increase their joy at work. Lucia Knight dives right to the heart of the value each guest offers so that you can make deliberate change to bring more enjoyment, satisfaction and fulfillment to your work. Beyond expert interviews, you'll get practical reflections following guest interviews, recommends on experiments to try this week and answers to call-in career questions from listeners.

Traitor’s Den was meant to be a prison. A punishment. A hellhole my daddy could never escape. Over the decades, however, hundreds of us have found a way to make it our home. We’ve learned to deal with the many bumps along the way with colorful cussing and a dash of humor—often roused by one too many at the saloon—and we’ve embraced the spell that turns us all into honky-tonk cowgirls and -boys.